Insect farming startup raises $9.3M, builds North America’s largest mealworm facility east of Seattle December 11, 2020 at 10:44 am Beta Hatch CEO Virginia Emery, center, wields a shovel during a ceremonial groundbreaking in September with officials from the city of Cashmere, Wash., U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, right, and Malachi Salcido, second from right, whose next-door cryptocurrency mine will provide heat for Beta Hatch’s new production facility. (Beta Hatch Photo) Beta Hatch is planning to grow more than insects east of Seattle in Cashmere, Wash. The 5-year-old startup is growing its enti...