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Economic development report highlights record turnout at innovation challenge and outreach for opportunity zone support letters
Summary
Lou Paris reported a record 55 applicants for the Evolution Innovation Challenge and urged municipalities to submit state opportunity zone support letters before the May 1 deadline; he described the winning product, a water-filled tarp bag designed to replace heavy sandbags.
Lou Paris of Bush County Economic Development said the Evolution Innovation Challenge drew a record 55 applicants and nearly 300 attendees at the final competition, with six finalists and first and second place winners. "We had a record number of applicants —5," Paris said.
Paris described the winner as a patented water-based…
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