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BEST Business Center

From: Elliot Ward
Length: 04:47

A new city of Portland service helps businesses go green Read the full description.

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Playing: BEST Business Center
From: Elliot Ward

Default-piece-image-2 Businesses are a big source of carbon emissions. They use a lot of energy and generate a lot of waste. So helping them find, fund, and implement sustainable policies is a good way to reduce their environmental impact. This piece looks at the city of Portland's BEST Business Center and its impact on local food distributor Prov Vista.

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Piece Description

Businesses are a big source of carbon emissions. They use a lot of energy and generate a lot of waste. So helping them find, fund, and implement sustainable policies is a good way to reduce their environmental impact. This piece looks at the city of Portland's BEST Business Center and its impact on local food distributor Prov Vista.