♼ RECYCLING: Brightmark wants your difficult-to-recycle plastics. The California waste solutions developer is seeking more than 1.2 million tons per year of postconsumer plastic #1 through #7 to convert to usable materials at its upcoming...
Good Thursday afternoon! The Midwest is in the grips of a heatwave and that naturally turns attention to cooling off at beaches. But the water near those beaches can get a bit...
♼ RECYCLING: Waste solutions provider Brightmark has completed a boat shrink wrap collection pilot program near its Ashley, Indiana, plastics renewal facility, which is slated to come online later this year. It will move on to the...
Good afternoon, readers! This will be the last Centered post for the week, as we observe the July 4th holiday tomorrow. I hope you have a safe and enjoyable holiday. Today I’m...
Rheaply connects organizations buying and selling equipment. A Chicago tech company whose online marketplace helps find a new life for research equipment has created a new platform to help connect healthcare workers...
Smart sensors and controls consider the building’s HVAC operations holistically and support new CDC air quality guidance. Today's headlines: 🎉 PRODUCT LAUNCH: EarthTronics, based in Norton Shores, Michigan, has released an energy-efficient emergency backup power...
Like many people, I’ve been thinking more about contaminants in water since the Flint, Michigan, crisis a few years ago. I’ve learned an awful lot about the problem, but a few days...
The Yonder app uses mixed reality to get kids comfortable before their first dentist visit. Happy Monday readers, The thought of going to the dentist makes a lot of people cringe. The...
The free program focuses on preparing South and West Side residents for entry-level tech sales jobs. Happy Friday, More companies are paying attention to hiring individuals underrepresented in tech, but getting hired...
A Minnesota entrepreneur uses her medtech experience to help people with upper limb weakness use their arms. Happy Thursday readers, My favorite thing about speaking to Midwest entrepreneurs is that I learn...
