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Citizens seek answers on solar farms Wilkin responds to public outcry A standing-room only crowd of concerned citizens from Highland and Clinton counties, along with local and state public officials, met at the Lynchburg Area Joint Fire & Ambulance Tuesday, May 4 to discuss area solar farms. (Photos by David Mayer.) State Rep. Shane Wilkin answers questions at the May 4 meeting. • • A standing-room only crowd of concerned citizens from Highland and Clinton counties, along with local and state public of...

Little Leaf Farms in Devens raises $90M for East Coast expansion DEVENS — Greenhouse-grown lettuce producer Little Leaf Farms has raised $90 million in debt and equity financing to build new East Coast sites to satisfy growing demand for its lettuce.   After opening in 2015, Little Leaf Farms has quadrupled in size. The company recently doubled its hydroponic greenhouse-growing capacity from 5 to 10 acres in Massachusetts and plans to continue growing by building more greenhouses across the East Coast. Equilibrium Capital led the latest round of fundraising. Coppermine Capital, foundin...

Little Leaf Farms raises $90m to further scale hydroponic greenhouse-grown lettuce Hydroponic lettuce grower Little Leaf Farms has raised $90m in a recent funding round led by Equilibrium Capital to fully fund its East Coast expansion and build out new greenhouse sites in the region. Other investors in the latest funding round include Coppermine Capital, investor Bill Helman, and Pilot House Associates. Bank of America has also committed more than $20m to date, with an additional $20m planned in financing to support Equilibrium CEO David Chen, who will be joining ...

Des Moines Register While supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, some of his supporters in Des Moines gathered in the Iowa State Capitol. "Stop the steal! Drain the swamp!" the crowd of over 100 people, carrying Trump flags and wearing "Make America Great Again" hats and other Trump apparel, chanted throughout the noon event in the Capitol rotunda. A social media posting branded with a "Drag the Interstate" logo in the shape of Trump's face advertised the event as "Operation Occupy the Capitol."   "Thousands, not hundreds, of patriots MUST convene at th...

Des Moines Register While supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, some of his supporters in Des Moines gathered in the Iowa State Capitol. "Stop the steal! Drain the swamp!" the crowd of over 100 people, carrying Trump flags and wearing "Make America Great Again" hats and other Trump apparel, chanted throughout the noon event in the Capitol rotunda. A social media posting branded with a "Drag the Interstate" logo in the shape of Trump's face advertised the event as "Operation Occupy the Capitol."   "Thousands, not hundreds, of patriots MUST convene at th...