Amazon Announces the Next Alexa Fund Recipients: Musaic and Rachio

Amazon today announced two new recipients of the Alexa Fund, Musaic and Rachio. The Alexa Fund will provide up to $100 million in investments dedicated to supporting developers, manufacturers, and start-ups of all sizes who are passionate about creating new experiences designed around the human voice. Musaic and Rachio are the latest additions to the growing portfolio of Alexa Fund recipients, and join the seven previously funded companies announced in June.

Decoding the Carton: How To Buy Clean & Humane Eggs

While it’s well-documented that industrial egg farming is a controversial business (cue Food Inc), and there are a slew of egg purveyors who are rushing to do better with USDA organic options, there’s still a lot of murkiness around how laying hens are actually treated, and the conditions in which they are raised.

How one company is trying to make ‘pasture-raised’ the new egg standard

How one company is trying to make ‘pasture-raised’ the new egg standard

In 2006, Michael Cox, a chicken farmer in northwest Arkansas, faced a choice that many farmers do: Grow or die. His family had been raising chickens for three generations, first for agriculture behemoth Cargill and then for themselves. Even with 800,000 laying hens, Cox was not big enough to compete: “If you’re growing or dying,” he said, “we were planning our funeral."

LRI Energy Solutions Opens West Coast Office

LRI Energy Solutions Opens West Coast Office

Gambrills, Maryland – June 2, 2014 – LRI Energy Solutions (LRI), a leading provider of lighting and water efficiency services, is pleased to announce the opening of a West Coast office in San Jose, CA, on July 1, 2014. The office will be led by Paul Bassett, Senior Vice President of Water Savers, and will have a full team including business development, engineering, and project management professionals incorporating lighting, lighting controls, water, water management and other efficiency measures.

Drexel Metals Aquires Metal-Fab Manufacturing - Acquisition Expands Product Capabilities and Expands Geographic Reach

Ivyland, PA – October 31, 2011 – Drexel Metals Inc. (“Drexel Metals”), a leading provider of equipment, materials, engineering and warranties for the production of standing seam metal roofing systems,announced today the acquisition of Metal-Fab Manufacturing, LLC (“MetFab”), a provider of custom metal roofing and architectural sheet metal solutions in the greater D.C./Maryland/Virginia region. 

Arborview Capital Announces the Acquisition of Drexel Metals in Partnership with Management

Arborview Capital, a private investment firm that makes growth equity investments in clean energy companies, has completed the acquisition of Drexel Metals Inc., a provider of energy efficient standing seam metal roofing systems, in partnership with the Company’s management.

Lighting Retrofit, Inc. (LRI) Announces the Addition of Water Savers, LLC to Bolster the Company’s Position as a Leader in Energy & Water Savings Solutions

LRI announces today that it has created a new sister company that will be known as “Water Savers, LLC” which will allow LRI to provide expanded lighting and water efficiency services solutions to their existing national customers.