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August 12, 2019
Loan Supports Barrett Petfood Expansion
The Initiative Foundation has joined local lenders to help fund construction of a 165,000-square-foot Barrett Petfood Innovations (BPI) manu…
July 22, 2019
Governor's Visit Puts Child Care Needs in Spotlight
The Initiative Foundation continued its advocacy role to address the statewide child care crisis when it served as host to a roundtable disc…
June 27, 2019
Nonprofits Receive More Than $746,000 in First-Quarter Grants
The Initiative Foundation and its Partner Funds are pleased to announce that 108 grants totaling more than $746,000 were awarded during the …
May 6, 2019
Social Enterprise Program Expands to 41 Counties
The Initiators Fellowship, launched in 2016, is expanding to include the regions of Southwest Initiative Foundation and West Central Initiat…
April 30, 2019
Enterprise Academy Graduates Eight Entrepreneurs
Congratulations to the April 2019 Enterprise Academy graduates! Eight students participated in the 12-week course, which included sessions o…
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