Athian closes $4M Series A, pays farmers $18M for verified emissions cuts. Connects food companies to on-farm insets for Scope 3 targets.

Sortera secures $45M for AI-powered aluminum recycling expansion to Tennessee, boosting domestic supply & cutting emissions for auto & aerospace.

Ryan Rybolt, CEO of Payload, shares lessons from farm work to IPO, building bootstrapped fintech in Cincinnati and disrupting payments with embedded bank rails.

Kerry Duggan, founder of Energy Security Partners, champions Midwest climate resilience, translating policy expertise into action for clean tech and sustainable solutions.

EMU launches Empowerment Program for low-income entrepreneurs in SE Michigan, offering coaching, $6K funding, and skills training for small businesses.

Midwest Meets Europe connects US/EU institutions and Series A startups during Global Entrepreneurship Week for transatlantic market access and co-investment.

Rockwell Automation plans a new 1M sq ft Wisconsin factory as part of a $2B U.S. expansion, emphasizing smart manufacturing and robotics.

Purdue & Google expand AI research, education, and workforce initiatives in Indiana. All students face a new AI competency requirement.

Are our ecosystems helping the one commodity we can't do without: founders? Scarcity and misaligned incentives may be impacting even the most resilient entrepreneurs.

Raising a kid & a company share tough, yet rewarding, parallels. Michelle Erikson os Straylight Capital makes the parallel of growth, love, and resilience.