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Martha's Table Launches Community Kitchen to Support Local Entrepreneurs

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Today, Martha's Table launched a new Community Kitchen program that will provide five aspiring food business owners with access to its state-of-the-art commercial kitchen facility.

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  • Today, Martha's Table launched a new Community Kitchen program that will provide five aspiring food business owners with access to its state-of-the-art commercial kitchen facility.
  • “At Martha's Table, we believe in investing in our neighbors so they can fulfill their highest aspirations,” said Tiffany Williams, CEO of Martha’s Table.
  • "We are excited to partner with Martha's Table in launching the Community Kitchen initiative," said Alexandra Samaniego, Small Business Development Program Manager at LEDC.
  • For more information about the Martha's Table Community Kitchen program, visit marthastable.org/communitykitchen .

Leading Edge Data Centres Announces Use of Schneider Electric’s Prefabricated, Certified Edge Data Centre Infrastructure

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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Looking for sustainable, agile solutions to meet the companys evolving customer needs, LEDC has enlisted Schneider Electric to design, build, commission and maintain its Tier III edge data centres.

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  • Looking for sustainable, agile solutions to meet the companys evolving customer needs, LEDC has enlisted Schneider Electric to design, build, commission and maintain its Tier III edge data centres.
  • Leading Edge Data Centres was founded in 2019 with a mission to bridge the digital divide in Regional Australia, says LEDC CEO and Founder, Chris Thorpe.
  • With Schneider Electrics certified edge data centre, which can be quickly replicated in multiple regional sites across Australia, we are finally giving customers a more sustainable, cost-effective option and the ability to reliably access the cloud.
  • With support and innovation from Schneider Electric, LEDC will design and build a reliable prefabricated, replicable, and certified edge data centre, that will save its customers up to 80% of that cost.

Neogen Ceremonially Breaks Ground on $70 Million Lansing Expansion

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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LANSING, Mich., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) held a ceremonial groundbreaking in anticipation of approvals on a $70 million expansion of their Lansing, Michigan, food safety facility.

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  • LANSING, Mich., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) held a ceremonial groundbreaking in anticipation of approvals on a $70 million expansion of their Lansing, Michigan, food safety facility.
  • This expansion, along with the merging of 3M's Food Safety business with our existing operations, will lead Neogen into a new era of growth.
  • I want to thank the City of Lansing and the Greater Lansing area for continuing to support Neogen, and we are excited to continue growing together."
  • "Neogen's $70 million investment in Lansing will further Michigan's leadership in the life sciences and agribusiness sectors," Governor Gretchen Whitmer said of the project.

Odd Burger Secures Land for New 50,000 sq. ft. Food Manufacturing Facility

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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The 5.5 acre parcel of land was purchased from the City of London and approved by City Council on July 5, 2022.

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  • The 5.5 acre parcel of land was purchased from the City of London and approved by City Council on July 5, 2022.
  • "Odd Burger is an innovative addition to our thriving proteins cluster in London," said Kapil Lakhotia, President & CEO of LEDC.
  • Mallot Creek is one of Canada's premier food and beverage manufacturing experts and has been involved in some of Canada's largest industrial food projects.
  • Securing Area Representative Agreements in territories throughout North America provides Odd Burger with contractual growth targets.

Capital Impact Partners and the Nourish DC Collaborative Award $400k to BIPOC-Owned DC Food Businesses to Grow an Equitable Food System in Washington, DC

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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"Investing in our local businesses is one of the strongest ways we can impact our communities," said Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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  • "Investing in our local businesses is one of the strongest ways we can impact our communities," said Mayor Muriel Bowser.
  • "We're proud to support these nine food businesses in the District, and are excited to continue working with Capital Impact Partners and the Collaborative partners to build a more inclusive food system."
  • More than 180 businesses applied for the first round of Nourish DC catalytic grants, and nine awardees were selected through a review process involving all of the Nourish DC Collaborative lending and technical assistance partners.
  • Together, the Collaborative provides flexible loans, technical assistance and catalytic grants to emerging and existing locally owned food businesses.

Minnesota Nonprofits Launch Minnesota Inclusive Growth Fund

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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Minnesota small businesses can now apply for low interest financing of up to $200,000 from the Minnesota Inclusive Growth Fund (MIGF).

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  • Minnesota small businesses can now apply for low interest financing of up to $200,000 from the Minnesota Inclusive Growth Fund (MIGF).
  • The five community lenders that have envisioned the Minnesota Inclusive Growth Fund have shown incredible leadership in support of our BIPOC small business communities.
  • The Minnesota Inclusive Growth Fund will be a much-needed new source of funding.
  • The Minnesota Inclusive Growth Fund (MIGF) increases access to flexible and affordable capital and support services for small businesses across the State of Minnesota, with an emphasis on long-term recovery, growth, and businesses in low-to-moderate income or underbanked communities.

JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Million to Help Close Wealth Gaps for Black and Latina Women

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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This year, the firm sourced proposals for projects designed for and by Black and Latina women to address racial and gender wealth gaps.

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  • This year, the firm sourced proposals for projects designed for and by Black and Latina women to address racial and gender wealth gaps.
  • Starting with Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD, JPMorgan Chase will award winning collaborations across six U.S. cities a total of $30 million in philanthropic commitments.
  • These proposals will help drive solutions to support Black and Latina women who have been disproportionately impacted by the effects of COVID-19.
  • However, Black and Latina women are often left behind with heavy housing financial burdens or a lack of information and training.

City of Lockhart Supports Iron Ox with Incentives for Expansive New Facility

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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The City of Lockhart recently approved incentives for local expansion by Iron Ox , a farming innovation company with deep expertise in plant science, robotics and artificial intelligence.

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  • The City of Lockhart recently approved incentives for local expansion by Iron Ox , a farming innovation company with deep expertise in plant science, robotics and artificial intelligence.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220104005263/en/
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    Iron Ox has already made a great impact in the City of Lockhart at their state-of-the-art facility on Reed Drive, said Lockhart Mayor Lew White.
  • By voting on November 16 to commit $200,000 toward the construction of water and wastewater utilities, the Lockhart City Council provided incentives for Iron Ox which in April 2021, broke ground on a 535,000-square-foot facility on Reed Drive to expand its footprint in the city.
  • Those incentives also include the five-year City property tax rebate incentive to Iron Ox, once its expansion facility on South Commerce Street is finished and a certificate of occupancy has been granted.

Aslaug Magnúsdóttir’s KATLA Brand Partners With Truepic to Pilot Provenance Technology to Track Fashion Supply Chains

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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KATLA , a sustainable, made-to-order fashion brand founded by Aslaug Magnsdttir, the co-Founder and former CEO of leading fashion e-tailer, Moda Operandi, announced its deployment of Truepic technology to increase transparency in its global supply chains.

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  • KATLA , a sustainable, made-to-order fashion brand founded by Aslaug Magnsdttir, the co-Founder and former CEO of leading fashion e-tailer, Moda Operandi, announced its deployment of Truepic technology to increase transparency in its global supply chains.
  • We believe that secure provenance imagery will become a staple in global supply chains, and we are excited to introduce it into the fashion industry, said Aslaug Magnsdttir, KATLA founder.
  • KATLA is reimagining the fashion value chain to create a holistically sustainable brand with a financially and environmentally superior model.
  • Katla is an eco-friendly fashion brand that is built on the core values of respect for people, animals and the environment.