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Beam Circular outlines regional bioeconomy plans, highlights workforce grants and local pilots
Summary
Representatives from Beam Circular told Riverbank council they have brought more than $45 million into the North San Joaquin Valley and are pursuing a California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus; presenters emphasized workforce training, grants and local pilot companies and invited residents to a Nov. 5 summit at Stanislaus State.
Beam Circular, a Modesto‑based nonprofit focused on converting agricultural and food waste into marketable bio‑based products, presented its regional strategy and local activities to the Riverbank City Council on Oct. 14. Crystal Assurpta, Beam Circular’s vice president of public policy and development, said the organization was created out of a county economic development planning process to grow a circular bioeconomy in the North San Joaquin Valley.
"We've already brought in more than $45,000,000 in public and private capital into the region," Assurpta told council members, and she…
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