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(Site Selection Magazine) Local Capital, Greenhouses Lure Plant Science Investment
October 25, 2019
St. Louis had all the ingredients, including — perhaps to some observers’ surprise — the money. It’s fair to say Missouri’s on a life sciences […]
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(Brookings Institute) Rethinking Cluster Initiatives: St. Louis Agriculture Technology
October 14, 2019
Brookings Institute sites St. Louis as a leader in agtech cluster creating economic growth. Core elements of the agtech cluster include a specialized research center […]
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(St. Louis Business Journal) Not A Startup Anymore
October 4, 2019
Benson Hill’s rapid growth poses a question: Is it still a startup? Benson Hill, with 155 employees and $133M in funding, fights to maintain the […]
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(St. Louis Business Journal) Eight Startups Selected For New Pitch Contest
September 30, 2019
The Yield Lab Institute, the think tank arm of St. Louis-based startup accelerator The Yield Lab, has selected eight companies to participate in the first-ever […]
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The STL: Planting Seeds
September 23, 2019
Angi Taylor found meaningful work in St. Louis’s growing agriculture industry. Thousands of St. Louis residents are finding similar satisfaction as they take positions within […]
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Welcome to 39 North: Plant Science Companies Bloom In St. Louis’ Growing AG Tech Innovation Division
September 23, 2019
When a farmer plants a cover crop in between the year’s two cash crops, it protects and enriches the soil, but that off-season crop typically […]
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