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HudsonAlpha Wiregrass presentation spotlights innovation center and a local artisan’s small-business launch
Summary
City staff and HudsonAlpha Wiregrass representatives highlighted three mission areas for the Wiregrass Innovation Center—agricultural genomics, workforce training and entrepreneurship—and local maker Orin Scruggs described launching a spoon-making business and upcoming classes.
City officials on Jan. 20 welcomed a presentation about HudsonAlpha Wiregrass and the Wiregrass Innovation Center and heard from a local entrepreneur who used that space to grow his business.
The city manager introduced HudsonAlpha Wiregrass and said the initiative will focus on three mission areas at the Wiregrass Innovation Center: using DNA research to develop more drought-tolerant and disease-resistant crops for farmers; training future…
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