October 17, 2023
Island Institute Receives $87,000 from USDA Rural Development
Funds Will be Used for Revolving Loans to Rural Coastal Businesses
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rockland, ME – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) in the amount of $86,988 to Island Institute, a Rockland-based community development organization focused on island and coastal communities. The money will be put to work in Island Institute’s Tom Glenn Community Impact Fund to provide direct financial assistance to small businesses working in Maine’s island and coastal communities. “Small businesses up and down Maine’s coast are the heart of our…
August 4, 2023
40HP Electric Boat Demonstration “Launched” in Rockland
Island Institute/Pendleton Yacht Yard partnership part of a larger effort to electrify Maine’s working waterfront
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rockland, ME – At a gathering in Rockland Maine yesterday, Pendleton Yacht Yard (PYY) of Islesboro unveiled its…
July 19, 2023
Island Institute Welcomes Jennifer Seavey as Chief Programs Officer
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROCKLAND, ME (July 19, 2023) Island Institute is pleased to announce that Jennifer Seavey, Ph.D., has…
May 16, 2023
New Law Expands Opportunities to Protect Maine’s Working Waterfront
Maine’s Land Trusts Now Eligible to Hold Working Waterfront Protection Covenants
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Augusta, ME – A bill sponsored by Representative Morgan Rielly of Westbrook (LD574: An Act to…
April 10, 2023
Island Institute Welcomes Kimberly Hamilton as Next President
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROCKLAND, ME (April 10, 2023) Island Institute is pleased to announce that Kimberly Hamilton, Ph.D. has…
September 15, 2022
ISLAND INSTITUTE AND LUKE’S LOBSTER COMPLETE FIRST OF ITS KIND CARBON ASSESSMENT
Encouraging Data Informs Further Carbon Reduction Plans for Maine’s Fisheries
MEDIA CONTACTS: Sam Belknap, Senior Community Development Officer, Island Institute (207) 992-7726; sbelknap@islandinstitute.org Ben Conniff, Chief Innovation Officer, Luke’s Lobster (860) 391-4123; ben@lukeslobster.com PORTLAND, ME – The Island Institute,…
August 16, 2021
Archipelago celebrates summer in Maine with new gallery show, “Currents and Channels”
ROCKLAND — Join Archipelago, the Island Institute’s store and gallery, for its summer gallery show, “Currents and Channels: Four Coastal Maine Artists,” currently on display through September 25th. “Currents and Channels” looks at…
July 14, 2021
Island Institute hosts evening of climate-focused films in Rockport July 28
ROCKPORT – The Island Institute, a community development nonprofit based in Rockland, will host a special, climate-focused film event at the Shotwell Drive-in, 40 West Street in Rockport, on Wednesday, July 28th…
February 17, 2021
Island Institute President Rob Snyder announces departure
ROCKLAND, ME – After 18 years of dedication to furthering the organization’s mission and values, with eight of those as president, Island Institute President Rob Snyder has announced that he will be…
November 17, 2020
Island Institute joins DOE-led effort to bridge gaps in island energy resilience
Partner network will work with remote and islanded communities to reduce vulnerabilities
ROCKLAND — The Island Institute is one of five organizations in the country recently awarded a contract for the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP), a new partnership sponsored by…
