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Salvation Army offers grocery assistance for Easter Salvation Army offers grocery assistance for Easter By Bernadette Heier | March 1, 2021 at 11:47 AM CST - Updated March 1 at 6:45 PM MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Mankato Salvation Army is accepting applications for Easter grocery assistance. Head of households will get $25 plus $5 per person in that household, with a six person limit. In hopes of meeting any dietary restrictions some may have, vouchers are for all groceries, not just meat and dairy like before. “So they can buy bread or just vegetables. Whatever is going to be easier f...

Local shelter sees steady use amid winter season Local shelter sees steady use amid winter season By Bernadette Heier | February 18, 2021 at 7:33 PM CST - Updated February 18 at 10:35 PM MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Amid the cold blast, local shelters say they’ve seen a steady flow of people in need. The Salvation Army shelter in Mankato has served a total of 200 people since the beginning of February. With some days at almost capacity with about 18 to 20 people using the day shelter. “We’ve had almost a record number this season, with a couple days of being at almost 90 percent capacit...

Financial assistance programs available to help keep the heat on Financial assistance programs available to help keep the heat on By Bernadette Heier | February 9, 2021 at 6:17 PM CST - Updated February 9 at 7:19 PM MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) — With frigid temperatures among us and the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, people may be struggling to keep their homes warm this winter. “Parts of this program include paying for portions of your heating bills, we can also help you if you have a disconnect notice,” Minnesota Energy Assistance Program Director Michael Schmitz said. Th...

Air Protein yet to disclose when first product could be launched US agri-food giant Archer Daniels Midland and the VC arm of Google owner Alphabet have taken part in the Series A round of Air Protein, a US start-up making meat from the elements of air. California-based Air Protein has raised US$32m, funding it said would help invest in R&D and in commercialising a business that combines oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen with water and other "mineral nutrients". A probiotic production process uses cultures to convert the elements into food. Central to Air Protein's premise is the prediction...

Share it Big investors are putting their money toward a company making a meat substitute out of thin air. ADM Ventures, Barclays and GV (formerly Google Ventures) led a $32 million funding round for Air Protein, a startup that uses fermentation to make a meat alternative out of elements in the air. The company, founded by former strategy consultant Lisa Dyson, who also has a doctorate in physics, is built around 1960s-era NASA research about how astronauts could convert carbon dioxide into food.  “With this funding, we will be able to accelerate our work towards providing innovative, envir...