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Is Vertical Farming Falling Flat?

Enterra Insights

But this innovation comes with higher upfront costs and a larger carbon footprint.”[4] Footnotes [1] Scott Pruden, “ A Delaware vertical farm sees itself as the future of urban agriculture. But indoor farming comes with a higher price tag. Can it succeed? ” Smart Cities Dive, 26 October 2021. [2]

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What are America’s Most Inventive Cities?

QAD

From Nikola Tesla to Bill Gates to Elon Musk and beyond, the modern world has been shaped by the innovations produced by some of the most inventive minds humanity has ever seen. . Given the extent to which decades of invention have shaped QAD and our customers, let’s take a deep dive on invention and innovation. Regional Innovation.

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Sustainable Forestry: Can We Get It Right?

EcoVadis

Deforestation for palm oil plantations in Indonesia averages to about 300,000 hectares (about half the size of Delaware) each year. Soybean and palm oil cultivation along with timber production and cattle rearing are major contributors to deforestation; and these economic commodities have been getting a lot of attention recently.

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The Box That Changed The World with Richard Danderline

The Logistics of Logistics

Richard is the Co-Founder and CFO of Staxxon , a shipping container company that has developed an innovative shipping container that is poised to revolutionize the space. Staxxon , LLC is a Delaware Limited Liability company based in New Jersey. Richard Danderline and Joe Lynch discuss the box that changed the world. About Staxxon.

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How The Dow-DuPont Merger Will Impact The Chemicals Industry

Elementum

The company’s headquarters will be in Michigan and Delaware, where the two entities are currently based. The Food & Water Watch (FWW) argued that it could curtail innovation, raise prices, and reduce cultivation choices for farmers, consumers, and the food system. What Lies Ahead? Public interest groups have been urging the U.S

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

And it follows the company’s announcement in April 2022 that it would bump up annual salaries for truck drivers to up to $110,000 and launch the 12-week development program for supply-chain associates in Dallas, Texas, and Dover, Delaware, to earn their commercial drivers licenses.

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History Repeats Itself Without Supply Chain Leadership

Supply Chain Shaman

My ex-husband decided that we were going to move to Delaware. My job, as the plant engineering manager, was to drive innovation and implement technology improvement. It is also a story for a young supply chain manager attempting to make a difference, but feeling stymied. Sharing My Experience. The year was 1982. As he spoke, I groaned.