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Little Leaf Farms receives $18M in financing to double in size in 2020

Little Leaf Farms produces over 1 million boxes of fresh greenhouse-grown baby green lettuce a month to major supermarket chains in New England year-round.
December 5, 2019
Little Leaf Farms, Devens, Mass., received $18 million in financing from Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., to double in size in 2020, and expand outside of Massachusetts into New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.
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ASHRAE, Smart Cities Council to collaborate on advancing sustainable built environment

The agreement defines parameters on how ASHRAE and the Smart Cities Council will promote mutual interests of their respective members and stakeholders.
December 5, 2019
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Atlanta, and the Smart Cities Council, Washington, D.C., announced plans to collaborate on a commitment toward the advancement of a more sustainable built environment.
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Index report shows globalization is holding up under pressure

The report shows that shrinking international capital flows caused global connectedness to dip slightly in 2018.
December 5, 2019
DHL Express, Plantation, Fla., and NYU Stern School of Business, New York, released the 2019 update of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI), which highlights key developments in international flows of capital, trade, information and people.
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Blue Star Foods acquires Coastal Pride

Coastal Pride Co. specializes in importing pasteurized and fresh crabmeat primarily from Mexico and Latin America.
December 5, 2019
Blue Star Foods Corp., Miami, Fla., through its operating subsidiary John Keeler & Co., Inc., acquired Coastal Pride Co., Inc., a Beaufort, S.C.-based seafood company that specializes in importing pasteurized and fresh crabmeat primarily from Mexico and Latin America.
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Thai Union Group invests in Aegir Seafood Co.

This investment will support the growth of the cod liver business for Thai Union’s King Oscar brand.
December 5, 2019
Thai Union Group PCL, Bangkok, made a strategic investment in Aegir Seafood Co., an Iceland-based producer of cod liver.
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Study: Next-generation supply chain market to hit $75B by 2030, driven by AI, blockchain, IoT, robotics and more

Major drivers of a digital supply chain include demand for greater visibility and transparency in supply chain data process, faster adoption of IoT, increasing investment in supply chain innovation and rising demand from e-commerce.
December 4, 2019
The next-generation supply chain market is scheduled to reach $75 billion by 2030, up from $32 billion in 2019, according to “Next-Gen Supply Chain Market – Global Forecast to 2030,” a study released by LogisticsIQ, Singapore.
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Report details how supermarkets can move beyond plastics in 2020

The report outlines examples from around the world — throughout store aisles to the checkout counter — of supermarkets moving beyond single-use plastics and packaging.
December 4, 2019
Greenpeace USA, Washington, D.C., released a report that walks readers through “The Smart Supermarket,” a hypothetical store that moved beyond single-use plastics and packaging.
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