SBO Dispatch: Portland's new $20M social venture fund + Cleantech's best of the BEST

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September 12, 2013

Top Stories Portland social venture investors to unveil $20M fund A $20 million social impact fund, tied to the business education firm TenX, is set to hit the ground in Portland this fall.   Meet the future business stars: Students' solar and aquaponics ventures share cleantech prize (Photos) Two companies that aim to produce solar industry items and restaurant-aimed aquaponic farming systems have split a $25,000 cleantech prize.   FoodCorps set to add jobs, fortify schools programs A Portland food-focused AmeriCorps program is adding jobs as the schools-based initiative picks up steam.   Covanta amps waste-to-energy efforts, re-ups Oregon contract (Photos) Covanta Energy and Marion County have extended a partnership that effectively converts garbage into energy and prevents more waste from entering landfills.   Connect with us More Headlines Q-and-A: Why urban trees are more than just ornamental Indow's newest insets: 'Blackout panels' could be a sound investment Happy Organically Grown in Oregon Week Powin to supply chargers to Kanematsu

This week's SBO poll What influences your food purchasing habits most? Green Jobs Incentives Assistant, PECI Manager of Contracts and Administration, SERA Architects Application Development Manager, PECI Program Manager, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Sustainability Supervisor, GloryBee Foods Event Calendar Featured Event: Ocean Renewable Energy Conference Join Oregon Wave Energy Trust, industry and community leaders as the future of clean, renewable ocean energy is discussed at the eighth annual Ocean Renewable Energy Conference, held in Astoria, Oregon. September 15-26 | Astoria  Register here >>   Sept. 17: SBO Network - OMSI Renewable Energy exhibit Sept. 12: Oregon BEST FEST Sept. 18: Get Plugged-in With Electric Vehicles, Portland State University Sept. 25: Sustainable Food Footprint, University of Oregon, White Stag Block Sept 26: Sustainable Product Design, University of Oregon View full calendar

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