Economy, environment and culture: How do they combine and interact in Mid-Missouri? We’re here to find out and we want you to join the conversation.
Emily Rau here, one of the five-member team that makes up GoGreen573. In the next few months, we’ll show you what businesses in and around Columbia are doing to take steps toward sustainability…for the sake of the environment and their bottom line. Running a green business doesn’t mean making the decision to be profitable or tree hugging and earth loving. Why choose when you can have both!?
Right now it seems as though business leaders have only one environment in mind…the economic kind. We found a great program in Columbia that is helping businesses get through tough financial times while they are making their operation more sustainable. It’s called the Missouri Market Development Program. Look forward to a GoGreen573 ‘webisode’ on the project, but until then, here’s the scoop…
Missouri has an entire agency devoted to providing monetary support for efforts to protect the environment and save energy. They work with the department of Natural resources and Economic Development to inform companies about the benefits (financial and environmental) of using recycled materials. That’s not all though, they help the companies find and incorporate recycled materials in their products and services.
Best of all, there is no charge to participate! The experts that work with the program have $50,000 at their disposal for the, “purchase and installation of specialized equipment needed to use recovered materials in manufacturing.”
Want to know more? We do too. Stay tuned for details and information on how you can get involved.
That’s all for now,
Emily and your GG573 team
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