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California Grocers Association President and CEO Ron Fong To help emphasize the importance of vaccinating grocery workers, California Grocers Association (CGA) President and CEO Ron Fong was appointed to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, which is tasked with providing input into the distribution and allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine.  “This is a tremendous opportunity to have a seat at the table as the vaccine begi...

POLITICO Why Silicon Valley could become tomorrows Detroit The San Francisco Bay Areas tech business models and government relationships will face challenges from all sides in 2021. The YourCoast app is displayed on a smartphone Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in San Francisco. | Eric Risberg/AP Link Copied Welcome to POLITICO’s Global Tech Spotlight — an extension of the Global Translations newsletter. Each week we track major issues facing the globe. Sign up here. Dozens of tech hubs around the...

Amazon to buy wind, solar power SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle-based Amazon.com, Inc. has signed agreements to purchase energy from 26 wind and solar projects around the world, claiming it is now the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy. The deal moves the e-commerce giant five years closer to its goal of powering all of its operations with renewable energy, The Seattle Times reported.  

Elanco HQ: How the deal was done By Mickey Shuey INDIANAPOLIS — The state’s pitch to keep Elanco Animal Health in Indiana for the long term began with a dinner at the Governor’s Residence two years ago, after state officials got wind that the company was considering plans to acquire German conglomerate Bayer AG’s animal health division. The dinner, attended by Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons and other company leaders, was an opportunity for Gov. Eric Holcomb to offer a full-throated commitment ...

The Naperville, Illinois, Amazon Fresh store — the first in the Midwest — was festooned with balloons on its grand-opening day of Dec. 10. The first Amazon Fresh store in the Midwest opened, in Naperville, Illinois, on Dec. 10, just after dawn. It was, indeed, the dawn of a new grocery era in the Chicago area, as curious shoppers began lining up about a half-hour before the doors were unlocked at 7 a.m. A round of enthusiastic applause from the Amazon Fresh store team — and a bouq...