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This week’s Green Scene column in Crain’s Chicago Business: 11 wealthy families team up to invest in clean tech

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Judith Nemes

Eleven wealthy families are now scouting for investment opportunities in the clean-energy sector – and the investment syndicate they’ve formed has already inked some deals. The Cleantech Syndicate was created in 2010 but only announced its formation late last month after it … Continue reading →

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This week’s Green Scene column in Crain’s Chicago Business: Angel investors nurture local-food seedlings

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Judith Nemes

Seven Chicago angel investors — mostly former derivatives traders and entrepreneurs — have formed an investment network to create financing opportunities for small businesses and startups in the local, sustainable food distribution system. Members of SLoFIG, short for Sustainably Local Food Investment … Continue reading →

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