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Upward Farms to Bring World's Largest Indoor Vertical Farm to Pennsylvania

The 250,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin operating in early 2023.

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What Food Tech Companies Need to Know About Valuations Before Going Public

High valuations and recent successful IPOs indicate continued investor attention in the food tech sector. But they come with risk. This piece covers several valuation requirements that leaders must consider.

ESI Group, Cattlemen's Heritage Bringing Major Beef Processing Plant to Western Iowa

The 500,000-square-foot facility just south of Council Bluffs will harvest 1,500 head per day and create up to 750 jobs.

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NASA Offers $1M for System that will Produce Food for Deep Space Missions

This 2018 photo shows Jeff Frank on his farm near Auburn, Iowa.

Farmers' Real Estate Boom Outpacing Hot Residential Values

Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on April 21, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

U.S. Regulators Take Aim at Illegal, Anticompetitive Mergers

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Ingredients Supplier Parker Food Group Acquires Missouri Baking Factory

Expanding Opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

Expanding Opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

The Export-Import Bank of the United States offers a number of tools to assist all U.S. manufacturers, and works to ensure that these opportunities are readily available to businesses owned by minorities and women. Watch video to learn more.

Welch's Expanding in Michigan With $26M Investment

A project to add a new bottling line for single-serve beverages in Lawton will add 57 jobs.

Monster to Acquire CANarchy Craft Brewery for $330M, Enter Alcoholic Beverage Market

CANarchy, a craft beer and hard seltzer maker, will bring the Cigar City, Oskar Blues, Deep Ellum, Perrin Brewing, Squatters and Wasatch brands to the Monster portfolio.

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ConAgra Expanding Slim Jim Plant in Ohio, Adding 100 Jobs

The company plans to invest $60 million at its plant in Troy.

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Cold Storage Provider Lineage Acquires 3 Dutch Logistics Firms

The additions significantly grow Lineage Logistics' presence in the Netherlands, adding 250,000 cubic meters of capacity.

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2021 Ends With Strong Uptick in Food & Bev Facility Project Activity

December was the second-best month in a year that moderately trailed 2020's pace of facility investment activity.

Cultivated Dairy Startup Remilk Nets $120M in Funding

Hanaco Ventures led the Series B round that will help the Isreal-based company scale production of its dairy-identical milk protein for commercial use.

Cablevey Conveyors Privately Acquired

Iowa-based Cablevey is known for its enclosed conveyance systems that serve the food manufacturing sector and material handling applications.

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Ska Fabricating Acquires Fellow Beverage Packaging Line Solutions Provider GR-X Manufacturing

GR-X specializes in providing depalletizing and palletizing equipment systems for consumer products and food and beverage industries.

The Company’s new Food Solution Center will prioritize community engagement and sustainable economic growth in the West Side of Chicago community, as it serves aspiring food entrepreneurs.

Univar Solutions Opens Food Solution Center & Innovation Hub in Chicago

The Hatchery Chicago is one of the largest food and beverage incubators in the United States.

Simmons Foods Plans $100M Expansion in Arkansas

The poultry, pet and animal nutrition products supplier expects the project to result in 100 new jobs.

Crown Bakeries Acquires WI Plant for Croissant Expansion

Crown bought a 200,000-square-foot facility from Gold Standard Baking in southeast Wisconsin, where it will make over 10 million croissants per week.