LIMA – Ohio could become the next state to join the growing list that has legalized recreational marijuana. The past decade has brought sweeping reform of marijuana laws across the country. Nineteen States, as well as Guam and Washington, DC, have legalized recreational marijuana, or are in the process of …
Read More »NSW COVID Update: NSW Records 1,331 New Cases as State Surpasses 50,000 COVID Cases | Canberra weather
news, latest news, NSW has recorded more than 50,000 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, as the state continues to report deaths linked to the virus. There were 1,331 other locally acquired coronavirus cases confirmed on Saturday, and six people with the virus died in the last …
Read More »Apple and Google remove ‘Navalny’ voting app in Russia
The Russian government has been increasingly blunt in recent days about its willingness to use threats of arrest to prevent use of the app. “With the participation of Apple and Google, specific crimes are committed, the scale of which can only increase in the coming days”, declared Thursday Vladimir Dzhabarov, …
Read More »Mark Phelan: Buying a new car? Watch out for hidden $ 2,000 footnotes fees |
As if semiconductor shortages and COVID-19 haven’t pushed car prices high enough, automakers are increasing a hidden charge most buyers ignore – and no one seems to understand. Respect the destination charge, also known as the second to last line on the window sticker, the shipping charge, and that $ …
Read More »International Harvester was the cornerstone of Irvington
Driving southeast on Brookville Road in Irvington, there isn’t much to see. On the right, the old International Harvester now Navistar factory has disappeared, leaving only cracked cement with weeds on one half of the property and newly transformed land prepared for potential construction on the other. A large sign …
Read More »Jay’s board adds rules to adult marijuana use ordinance
JAY – The board of directors set the distances between marijuana growing and manufacturing operations and property lines and schools on Monday. These businesses must be 200 feet from property lines and 1,000 feet from schools. The ordinance authorizing and regulating adult-use marijuana grow operations and adult-use marijuana product manufacturing …
Read More »Marijuana Arrests Drop 90% in the Richmond Area Since New Virginia Cannabis Law came into effect on July 1 | Richmond Local News
âWe have worked very hard to make sure that we let our community know about changes in the law,â Katz said. “It was important for them to understand the nuances of the law, because the law is very confusing. And to comply with it, they had to understand it first.” …
Read More »Sometimes you have to “Stop it Karen!” “
Have you ever had a job you enjoyed coming to? There is an old adage, “If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life.” I have to admit I have had some really good jobs over the years. A job was in the US …
Read More »Plano participates in the national effort to restore the pollinator population
Over 75% of the world’s flowering plants and 35% of the world’s crops depend on pollinators; however, many are now endangered or extinct. (Courtesy of Gary Bendig / Unsplash) Plano residents now have the opportunity to help restore the local population of pollinators through a popular activity known as Pollinators …
Read More »Plant in your grow zone (hardiness) | News, Sports, Jobs
What is your growing area? Why is it even important? Can’t I just buy what’s in the store and stick it in the ground? These are questions you might not be thinking about, especially if you are a summer / hot weather gardener. Many times we simply blame the failures …
Read More »How a billion dollar agricultural start-up stumbled, then reorganized
When a Boston-based tech startup showed John Creighton one of the best prices for his corn he had seen in years, the farmer pledged to sell 75,000 bushels through his network. Months of headaches followed. The company’s paperwork, which farmers rely on to track grain quality and deliveries, was a …
Read More »Fisker EV’s plans for underused Foxconn site collide with Wisconsin auto sales rules
Former President Donald Trump at the grand opening of the Foxconn manufacturing plant at Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, in June 2018. AFP via Getty Images Fisker Inc.’s intention to make low-cost electric vehicles in the United States with Foxconn has raised hopes that the Taiwanese giant’s massive industrial site in Wisconsin …
Read More »British economy: how English gardens transformed the British economy in 350 years
Sarah Green Carmichael: You are an economic historian and author of “England’s Magnificent Gardens: How a Billion-Dollar Industry Transformed a Nation, from Charles II to Today” (published in the UK under the title “An Economic History of the English Garden.” ) In the book you claim that gardening as a …
Read More »7 lavender fields in the northwest to visit this summer
Summer in the Northwest. It can bring blue skies and hot days, but it also brings something just as beautiful: lavender! Of course you could fly to Provence to see the majestic purple fields – or you can stay close to home and travel to a few areas of western …
Read More »The 10 Best Places to Visit in Sarnia & Lambton County, Canada
Sarnia and Lambton County have plenty of offers, and soon Michigan residents will be able to travel there again as Canada reopens the border to non-essential traffic. Mark Perrin, executive director of Tourism Sarnia-Lambton, said the organization has more than 300 retail outlets, restaurants, attractions and accommodations in Lambton County. …
Read More »Latest Coronavirus: Microsoft to Require Covid Vaccination for All US Office Workers
San Francisco and six other Bay Area counties have reinstated a universal mask mandate for indoor public places. The requirement goes into effect Tuesday and will require individuals to wear face coverings when indoors in public places, regardless of their immunization status. A climber wears a mask at the Planet …
Read More »North American cast-in-place concrete flooring market to reach $ 4.5 billion by 2027; Global Market Overview Inc.
Some of the major players in the cast-in-place concrete flooring market in North America are Twintec Group, Kalman Floor Company, Fluor Corporation, Proform Management Inc. and CoGri USA Inc., among others. Selbyville, Delaware, August 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Global Market Insights Inc. recently added a new report on the …
Read More »Amid pandemic, California strawberries dominate 2020 top crop list
As the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep the country in early 2020, Monterey County’s agricultural industry was under siege from all sides. Lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage were not eaten as contracts were canceled or suspended. Thousands of people from the region farm workers got sick, and the county government …
Read More »Soham Lodge caregiver’s funeral will be a ‘celebration’ of his life
The funeral will be a celebration We finally have a date for Emma’s Thanksgiving service . It will take place at 2 p.m. at St Andrews Church in Soham on Friday July 30. Everyone is invited to come and celebrate Emma’s life and work. The family will first attend a …
Read More »Nature’s Fynd Raises $ 350 Million In Series C To Create Mushroom Protein Nutritional Platform, Gears Up For Late 2021 Launch
The round was led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 and joined by new investors including Blackstone Strategic Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Hillhouse Investment, EDBI, SK Inc. and Hongkou with continued support from existing investors, the CEO said. Thomas Jonas. âOver the past year we have shown that we can grow …
Read More »Ayala Land unit considers geothermal power for green power option – DoE
DirectPower Services, Inc., a subsidiary of AYALA Land, Inc., will largely provide 360 ââmegawatts (MW) of clean energy from geothermal facilities for the Green Power Options (GEOP) program of the government, the Department of Energy announced last week. The Renewable Energy Management Office (DoE-REMB) of the Ministry of Energy said …
Read More »Ablaze with grills and cool art, plants and skin care
It’s summer, and that means BBQ! Spoil yourself and try the new five-course barbecue boxes from Irish company DropChef. The quality is exceptional and we love that they use Irish produce and locally sourced wonders like FX Buckley Irish Beef Burgers with Buns, Clonmel Halloumi Burgers and a selection of …
Read More »Rakesh Jhunjhunwala buys stake in PSU metal company
Indian investor and trader Rakesh Jhunjhunwala bought a stake in PSU Steel Authority of India (SAIL), as the company’s shareholding model shows its name to appear in the June 2021 quarter. of âBig Bullâ as well as âWarren Buffettâ in India, Jhunjhunwala’s investments are closely monitored by market players. In …
Read More »Hershey Gardens wins hundreds of plants and some special features, thanks to donations
Hershey Gardens is presenting four new features this season, all thanks to donations. The first is a collection of hundreds of tropical plants that Longwood Gardens donated to Hershey in March while freeing up space for its massive $ 250 million veranda renovation, which began earlier this year. The second …
Read More »56% of UK carriers ‘plan to move operations to the EU’ to tackle border delays and driver shortages – Operations and Logistics
Brexit is causing more and more problems for carriers (Image: Fotolia) A perfect storm of paperwork, driver shortages and other Brexit issues threaten the retail, food, agriculture and gardening sectors as transport demand increases 120% in 2021 – and carriers are considering moving to the EU to fix the issue. …
Read More »What is Delta-8 THC? – Is Delta-8 THC legal?
Delta-8 THC, a trendy new cannabinoid billed as “marijuana lite”, has managed to squeeze its way through a legal loophole and onto the shelves of CBD stores, head shops and convenience stores across the country. “A lot of people are interested in Delta-8 THC because it seems like it has …
Read More »How to graft a fruit tree
While Luther Burbank experimented with the plants in his home and garden in Santa Rosa, he did most of the work at Gold Ridge, his 11-acre property in Sevastopol. It was there that he grew the famous tree on which 500 different varieties of cherries have been grafted. He made …
Read More »DPR seals 30 gas stations and eight gas plants in Akwa Ibom
The Department of Petroleum Resources sealed 30 gas stations and eight liquefied petroleum gas outlets for various offenses in Akwa Ibom. DPR state operations controller Victor Ohwodiasa said this during an interview with Nigeria’s news agency in Eket, the seat of the state’s Eket local government area on Thursday. Ohwodiasa …
Read More »Indian billionaires clash in the race for solar domination
By Sudarshan Varadhan, Nidhi Verma CHENNAI (Reuters) – Indian magnate Mukesh Ambani’s $ 10 billion entry into renewable energy could lower solar tariffs and spark bidding wars with fellow billionaire Gautam Adani, industry analysts say. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and CEO of Reliance Industries, attends a convocation ceremony at Pandit Deendayal …
Read More »Plant economy is a growing business for the man who wanted to bring black representation to gardening
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Many people reconnected with nature during the pandemic. For a Detroit subway man, his plants became his therapy – then – his business that grew faster than he had ever imagined. The plant economy is a growing business for the Metro Detroit man Many people reconnected …
Read More »Fujifilm will close 4 SC factories in 2020; construction spending collapses in May |
Fujifilm cuts 400 jobs at SC GREENWOOD – Japanese photography giant Fujifilm Corp. is closing several factories in South Carolina as more than half of its employees in the state will lose their jobs. Fujifilm will close four sites in Greenwood by September 2022, shedding 400 of the state’s roughly …
Read More »Foley Weekly Automotive Report – June 2021 – 5 | Foley & Lardner srl
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help them meet challenges and opportunities. Key developments New light vehicle sales in the United States in June should reach a SAAR from 15.8 to 16.4 million units, estimated by JD Power and LMC Automotive, and Cox Automotive, …
Read More »Kittery and Maine City Council delay vote on retail marijuana store
KITTERY, Maine – A potential vote on Kittery’s smoldering retail marijuana ordinance has been postponed after city council heard calls from local suppliers of medical marijuana. In lieu of a vote at Monday night’s meeting, council will meet with planning council and city staff for a workshop on the ordinance …
Read More »Media Bites June 28: Ocado, Morrisons, Food Shortages | New
An Ocado co-founder made a “large payment” to settle a dispute with online grocer FTSE 100 in a case involving allegations of commercial espionage, searches of hotel rooms, stolen documents and “burner” phones (The Times £). One of Ocado’s co-founders admitted to obtaining and using confidential information about the online …
Read More »Smithton’s Brooke Forsyth Opens Botanical Haven, Burnie’s First Houseplant Store | Avocado
news, local news, Brooke Forsyth readily admits that she tends to be “impulsive.” But spontaneity seems to have paid off for the 25-year-old Smithton woman, who has managed to turn an obsession with all things green into a physical store. A little over a year ago, she was working as …
Read More »Selfridges starts garden center and sells tools, plants and gnomes – WWD
LONDON – Selfridges has unveiled a not-so-secret garden inside the Oxford Street store as homebound Britons flock to the outdoor spaces and cultivate their plots of greenery, large or small. The garden center sells tools, seeds, indoor and outdoor plants, pots, Selfridges branded compost and dwarfs in the store’s signature …
Read More »“Oligopoly” in livestock marketing demands action, senators say
Senator John Thune denouncing an “oligopoly” in the beef industry, a handful of senators on Wednesday called on Congress to give beef producers fairer treatment when they send their stocks to market. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley growled at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing that assurances that low livestock prices will …
Read More »AgroFresh announces global licensing agreement with Know
PHILADELPHIA, June 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global leader in product freshness solutions, today announced an exclusive global license agreement with Know Hub Chile to test and potentially commercialize technology in patent pending for the control of superficial burns in apples and pears. The agreement continues …
Read More »Richest school districts to receive biggest funding increase in Ohio Senate budget: The Wake Up for Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Subscribe to the alarm clock, cleveland.comfree morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox on weekdays at 5:30 a.m. It will be unusually cool today, with high temperatures ranging from the low to the mid-1960s. It will be cloudy at first but eventually become mostly sunny. Nighttime temperatures will drop to 50 …
Read More »Saudi Aramco representative Yasir Al-Rumayyan could serve on Reliance Industries board, reports say
Mukesh Ambani announced in August 2019 talks to sell 20% stake in O2C company New Delhi: Saudi Aramco Chairman and Governor of the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) Yasir Al-Rumayyan could be inducted into the board of directors of Reliance Industries, the precursor to a $ 15 billion deal, according …
Read More »“Everything must be pretty” – The Gisborne Herald
Catherine McGreivy’s home is a haven of greenery, clean air and comfort. As the popularity of indoor houseplants soars, Catherine spoke to Sophie Rishworth about the tips she’s learned over three decades as a florist. Walking into Catherine McGreivy’s house is like stepping inside the pages of a magazine. OK, …
Read More »Retail parks are well positioned to withstand closures
June 19, 2021 TIMES WERE difficult for offline retail before covid-19. Rising costs and weak sales growth had reduced margins; online shopping was stealing market share. According to the Center for Retail Research, an analytics company, at the start of 2020, shopping streets had about 50,000 fewer stores than a …
Read More »Customized Energy Solutions Ltd. in Philadelphia helps power wind and solar power
About three decades ago, Stephen Fernands underwent a religious conversion, gave up his Army ROTC scholarship at Penn State University, and earned a degree in economics on his own in just three years. Then he enrolled at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago to learn how to be a missionary. …
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