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Ag nonprofit launched by Gates Foundation opens HQ in Cortex, grows to 30 employees

9 months 1 week ago
Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovation, which operates as Gates Ag One, said Friday it has opened an office in the Cortex innovation district to serve as its headquarters. Gates Ag One, a nonprofit subsidiary of the Gates Foundation, seeks to advance agricultural research and innovation to help smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Nathan Rubbelke

Union drive at St. Louis cannabis company could have major impact on national labor law

9 months 2 weeks ago
A push by workers in a St. Louis marijuana facility to form a union could have national ramifications on labor law, with the company hoping to block their effort by asking the federal government to intervene. At issue is a group of “post-harvest workers” at BeLeaf Medical’s Sinse cultivation facility in St. Louis. They have been trying to form a union since September but have thus far been blocked by their employer’s continuous legal challenges. The company argues the employees at its Sinse…
Rebecca Rivas