The Foster Student Innovation Center hosted the oral presentations for our Green Products Competition on Thursday. We had four student teams compete for the top prize of $5000 toward starting a new business.
Justin Jamison (pictured above receiving his certificate) and Brooks Einstein took top place for their plan, Local Food Solutions. They propose to set up a microprocessing facility for organic milk to supply the Greater Bangor Region. Both are MBA students. Justin has several years of experience in agricultural management and Brooks has experience in store leadership with Whole Foods Market, currently the world leading retailer of organic and local foods.
Second place went to Willis Beazley for his plan to make soaps from glycerin that is a byproduct of making biodiesel.
We look forward to working with these students as they continue to evaluate their plans!
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