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Puffin Drinkwear makes a line of coozies that look like tiny coats and jackets for bottles and cans.

More infill sites across the Valley are being developed as demand increases for retail and mixed-use space. Here is a proposed list of tenants that could be making plans to locate at an infill site close to the Arizona Cardinals stadium in the West Valley.

A vegan protein ball company is looking to add wholesale accounts as part of a slow and intentional growth strategy that looks to avoid many of the pitfalls of consumer packaged goods startups.

Philadelphia-based Plants on Fire was launched in 2019 as a wholesale and direct-to-consumer business and has since landed in local retailers like Riverwards Produce, South Philly Food Co-op, specialty grocery store Salt and Vinegar, and Herman’s Coffee.

Founder Danielle Kocher, who has had a longtime…

The United States Department of Agriculture is partnering with Texas State University to create a larger and more diverse workforce for the agriculture industry.

USDA is giving out grants to Texas State, and dozens of other schools across the country, to help recruit new students into the workforce. Texas State will receive $5 million over the next five years to accomplish this project. In total, the federal agency is investing $262.5 million into the program.

Fifty-five students every year will…

Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati President Justin Wyborn is the guest on “Above the Fold,” the podcast by the Cincinnati Business Courier.

The brewery will be Australian-themed as an ode to the manager and co-founder's background.

This week's hospitality news.

Also, Taco John's presence in Milwaukee is expanding and Gray Jett cafe is planning a grand opening for its restaurant on Marquette University's campus.

The Williamsville bar/restaurant expects to begin construction this fall on expansions at both its restaurant and a second location that houses its commissary. Plus, updates on Bratts Hill and Tewksbury Lodge in Buffalo and This Little Pig in Clarence.

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