MASHANTUCKET, CT — Bozzuto's Inc. drew strong attendance to its 2021 Merchandising Marketplace, held Aug. 3-4 at the Fox Tower at Foxwoods, here.

Fresh produce from a variety of companies around the country was well represented, as always.

"This is the most produce booths we've ever had," said Greg Veneziano, vice president of perishables at the wholesaler grocer. "You can feel the life in here. There are a lot of customers and old friends we haven't seen in a year or two."

Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report, released today. Many of the changes observed in the climate are unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years, and some of the changes already set in motion — such as continued sea level rise — are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years.

Endurant Energy and Bluehouse Greenhouse Inc. announced a strategic partnership to form Bluehouse Energy. Endurant, a full-service developer, owner and operator of innovative, reliable, and resilient clean energy infrastructure solutions, will invest up to $30 million in the development of an on-site 13.2 megawatt quad-generation (Quadgen – providing electricity, hot and chilled water, and CO2) Energy Center.

Brighter Bites, a nonprofit program working to provide children with nutrition resources and fresh produce, completed a successful 2020-21 school year in the Washington, DC/Prince George’s County areas by providing 2,872 families boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables along with hundreds of nutrition education resources.

The repercussions of this summer's heat wave, which included a string of triple-digit temperatures, are still being felt by the local farming community of Walla Walla, WA.

The Giant Co. announced Pennsylvania customers who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will now be able to shop online for both grocery pickup and delivery via Giant Direct and Martin’s Direct using their Pennsylvania EBT ACCESS card. The Giant Company plans to begin accepting SNAP benefits in the other three states where it operates stores — Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia — later this month.