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Rowland+Broughton Welcomes Four New Team Members to Aspen and Denver Studios

Rowland+Broughton Architecture / Urban Design / Interior Designannounced the addition of four new team members to their Aspen and Denver studios. Nikola Gradinski joins as project manager/project architect in Aspen, Andrea Orrego joins as project architect/project manager in Aspen, Jacob George joins as visual artist in Denver, and Julie Gillespie joins as executive assistant in Aspen.

Nikola Gradinski joins as project manager/project architect in Aspen, bringing with him over 18 years of experience in architecture, interior design and the built environment. Project types and program requirements include luxury hotels, resorts and destination spas, restaurants and clubs, flagship retail, high end residential, and product design. Prior to moving to the Roaring Fork Valley in 2019, during which time he worked on designing projects such as renovations to the Maroon Creek Club, he lived and worked in New York City for 17 years where he collaborated with several notable firms and designers, including pre-eminent hospitality designer Adam D. Tihanys Tihany Design. During his tenure there, he collaborated with top hospitality brands on international projects in New York, London, Cape Town and Seoul.

Andrea Orrego joins as project architect/project manager in Aspen. A third-generation architect with over seven years of experience, she brings a diverse skillset, from developing brand aesthetics to delivering successful commercial projects and designing private residences that execute the clients personal vision. The Chair and Founder of the Atelier Home Design App, Orrego most recently worked as an architect at Manchester Architects in Snowmass Village.

Jacob George joins as visual artist in Denver. A 3D artist and visualization specialist, he brings a background in lighting design and a diverse project history ranging from multi-family to healthcare and retail. Most recently, he worked with Davis Partnership Architects in Denver as a lighting designer and architectural designer.

Julie Gillespie joins as executive assistant in Aspen, bringing a variety of skills including client experience, administration support, community engagement and office administration. Her key objective is keeping the Aspen studio on track, organized and running smoothly while managing the daily flow of client interactions, team requests, and principal support. She previously worked for the City of Aspen at the Wheeler Opera House, providing support for the executive director while managing the year-round City of Aspen Grants program.

About the influx of new team members, R+B Principal Sarah Broughton shares, We are thrilled to welcome these talented professionals to the R+B team in our Aspen headquarters and Denver LoDo studio. Their combined national and international experience, including with some high-profile studios, firms and clients, adds significantly to our overall capabilities and expands our range moving forward. Welcome all as we come together to design and execute so many exciting new projects in 2021!

Dan Meitus appointed President of theDenver Metro Building Owners and Managers Association

Dan Meitus

Dan Meitus, a Denver real estate professional and president and CEO of Elevate Real Estate Services, has been named the president of the Denver Metro Building Owners and Managers Association for 2021 (BOMA). In this role, Meitus will head the excellent volunteer leadership of BOMA, who help the staff deliver the value BOMA provides to the industry. BOMA includes advocacy, education, networking, and service to the community, while supporting its members to be the best professionals they can be and continue to make a positive impact on the local economy.

Denver Metro BOMA provides important resources and support to building owners, managers and vendors throughout the metro area, something that has become especially true during the challenges of the past year, said Meitus, who owns and operates his own property management company, Elevate Real Estate Services. As we look forward to 2021, the commercial real estate industry will continue to confront unique challenges that we havent experienced before. It will be critical for all of our members to work together and find solutions that will benefit the industry as a whole. Its my goal to help BOMA become an even greater resource to all of its members.

As the oldest commercial real estate association in the Denver area and one of the citys oldest nonprofit organizations (founded in 1920) Denver Metro BOMA is a nonprofit trade association representing owners and managers of commercial office and other commercial buildings. It provides information, advocacy, educational programs and networking to all members and is governed by a thirteen-member Board of Directors. It is one of the largest membership associations in the region, representing over 90,000,000 square feetor nearly 80 percentof Denvers commercial real estate.

Andy Gordon promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Encore Electric

Andy Gordon

Encore Electrichas named Andy Gordonchief operating officer at Encore Electric. As a 15-year Encore Electric employee, Andy has a history of contributing to the organizations success through a number of roles in Colorado and Wyoming, starting as a journeyman electrician, moving to superintendent and other leadership positions.

As we have grown, it has become increasingly more important to develop this role for the consistency of operations in our business, said Encore Electric President Willis Wiedel. Having Andy take on this role is great news for Encore. Andy lives our core values and has been a big part of establishing and helping to proliferate our culture. Ive watched him work with our craftspeople, our support services, our leadership, and our customers, and Im confident in his ability to take on the responsibilities of this new role.

Having the opportunity to work in multiple locations in the organization, I have developed a deep respect for the Encore Electric craftspeople and a strong understanding of our operations, said Gordon. I know there is much work ahead of me and many more relationships to build, and Im honored to have this opportunity to continue my career in this capacity.

Andy was previously the Director of Wyoming and Northern Colorado for Encore Electric, where he led client development and helped Encore Electric customers execute the most challenging construction projects. Known for his strong business acumen and use of advanced construction planning practices, Andy delivers results, whether in business development, project management, vendor relations or acting as a customer liaison.

As Chief Operating Officer, Andy will have the opportunity to bring his electrical construction expertise and business knowledge to the operations of the Encore Electric organization. He will work closely with business unit leaders from all over Encore Electric operations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, as well as provide continuing value to the many customer relationships he has cultivated in prior roles.

Andy is a graduate of Western Michigan University in Electrical Engineering and Michigan State University in Electrical Technology. He earned his MBA in Business Administration from Colorado State University. He is a recent graduate of the Encore Electric Summit 2019 Leadership Program.

In 2017, he was selected by the National Independent Electrical Contractors Association for their Emerging Leaders Award. Andy was also recognized as a member of the 2017 Class of Northern Colorado BizWests 40 Under Forty.

Cecilia Hanover joins theDesign Studio Interior Solutions team

Cecilia Hanover

Design Studio Interior Solutions (DSIS), a Boulder-based team of interior design experts for the residential and commercial real estate industry, is pleased to welcome Cecilia Hanover to its growing team of professionals. Cecilia joins the company as an interior architect and will be responsible for the design process in pre-construction, client relations, and new business development.

Were pleased to provide our clients and partners with the most talented design professionals in the industry, and the addition of Cecilia to our already outstanding team continues to bolster that effort, said Judy Goldman, founder and CEO of Design Studio Interior Solutions. We are providing services and a team of professionals that are highly respected in the industry.

DSIS provides working design documents, with architectural detail included, from which clients can actually build. The firm also has a procurement process that enables clients to fine-tune costs before any work begins, helping to avoid cost surprises, overruns, and delays.

Cecilia grew up in Northern Mexico where she developed a love for everything from Pre-Hispanic, to Colonial, to contemporary Mexican art and architecture. Through strong family and friendship bonds, she learned the enriching value of community and how all aspects of design contribute to this value. She majored in Architecture at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, later focusing on architectural and commercial interiors, with the goal of improving the life experience of her clients through aesthetics.

Norris Design Appoints New Principals in Denver and Frisco Offices

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Norris Design, a national planning, landscape architecture and branding firm, hasannounced the promotion of Mike Saucedo to principal in the Denver office and Megan Testin to principal in the Frisco Office.

Megan has over 16 years of professional experience in landscape architecture and parks andrecreation planning in the mountains of Colorado, specializing in high-alpine design. Meganfocuses on the health benefits of outdoor public spaces and third places, designing for activeoutdoor communities located in Summit County, Eagle County and throughout the RockyMountains.

Her current projects include Summit Sky Ranch, Maryland Creek Ranch Park, the Frisco ParksMaster Plan and the Haymaker Trailhead Area Master Plan.An advocate for active lifestyles and a supporter of the arts, Megan is a member of Make Frisco,a mountain art collective.

With more than 17 years of experience, Mike has spent most of his career building brands andcreating multi-channel advertisements and promotions in the consumer packaged goodsindustry for companies like Kelloggs, Coca-Cola, P&G, Nestle, Osprey, Blue Moon, Miller-Coors and Kohls. Mike led teams of brand strategists, creative designers, copywriters, projectmanagers and client service managers at The Integer Group, Resource Ammirati and DaymonWorldwide.

Since joining Norris Design, Mike has introduced an integrated design approach to NorrisDesigns projects, spearheading the practice of creating places with a singular expressivevision. Integrating Norris Designs research and analysis, visioning, brand positioning, brandidentity development and brand activation services into every aspect of design, Mike enablesboth clients and designers to tell stories through a singular, cohesive brand.

Mikes current projects in Colorado include Arras Park, Footes Rest, Proximo at Pena Station,The Water Valley Company and Millers Landing.

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Movers and Shakers Week Ending 01.22.21 - milehighcre.com

QUINCY (WGEM) -- Tuesday marked the first day of indoor dining for restaurants across West Central Illinois.

This comes after the state announced Region 3, which includes Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, and Scott counties will move out of Resurgence Mitigations toPhase 4of the Restore Illinois Plan late Monday evening.

This allows bars, restaurants, and theaters to reopen with capacity limits. It also allows for gatherings of 50 people.

Local establishments said it's a day they've been waiting months for.

Dunnbelly owner Brad Dunn said he got chills when he seated his first customer.

"It's amazing," he said. "We've been waiting for this for a very long time."

Dunn said they're cutting no corners when it come to safety, requiring masks when people aren't at their table, ramping up cleaning and more.

"We've been doing extra sanitizing in the dining room, rearranging tables and stuff," he said. "Obviously with restrictions in terms of space we have to have 25 percent capacity so our seating is about the same."

Staff said a reopened dining room will be good for their bottom line.

Kitchen manager Leslie Fonza said they did see a dip in business when the dining room closed.

"I don't think a whole lot of people like to sit outside," he said.

But he said that should change.

"With it being open now, business is starting to pick up," Fonza said.

Dunn said with things starting to return to normal it's crucial people do what they can to keep things that way.

"Let's enjoy indoor dining and hopefully you know, onwards and upwards with the vaccine and everything," he said. "There's light at the end of the tunnel and this is proof of that."

Region 5 in southern Illinois will also move out of Resurgence Mitigations to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan.

IDPH officials added that Regions 8, 9, 10, and 11 will move from the most restrictive Tier 3 to Tier 2. In addition, Region 1 and 6 have met the metrics to move to Tier .

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COLRAIN Residents are invited to learn about New England Craft Cultivators LLCs proposal to open a marijuana cultivation and marijuana product manufacturing facility on West Leyden Road during a virtual community outreach meeting on Tuesday.

The virtual meeting, set for 5 p.m., is an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions. Residents may also submit questions in advance by email to Matt Allen of New England Craft Cultivators at matt@necraftcultivators.com. All questions submitted ahead of time will be answered on Tuesday.

This is our sole cultivation venture, at this moment at least, Allen noted.

Allen, as well as New England Craft Cultivators co-founders and Co-CEOs Wes Ritchie and Ture Turnbull, said their company is committed to partnering exclusively with locally owned small cultivators, small manufacturers and micro-businesses to bring the highest quality craft cannabis products to the market. They said they were drawn to Colrains history as a family farming community as they sought a location to grow cannabis outdoors.

Were excited to partner with the property owner they represent the exact kind of partner were looking for, Allen noted.

The property, at 108 West Leyden Road, belongs to Colrain resident Dennis DePaolo, and is currently used to grow hemp. Allen said New England Craft Cultivators looks to partner with DePaolo for a Tier 11 outdoor marijuana cultivation facility which, in accordance with Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission guidelines, allows for up to 100,000 square feet of canopy.

Allen said he knew DePaolo before joining the New England Craft Cultivators team in December. He approached DePaolo about using his property because the farm exemplifies the small craft growers and businesses the company wants to work with.

Allen, Ritchie and Turnbull said they are looking forward to Tuesdays meeting so they can introduce themselves to the Colrain community. The meeting will allow them to address technical questions that area neighbors may have regarding anything from security and traffic impacts, to the types of jobs that may become available at the site.

They also noted that outdoor cultivation is unique, as many companies in Massachusetts have opted to build indoor cultivation sites. Allen explained outdoor production is more sustainable and energy efficient, while indoor cultivation uses lots of electricity due to the use of grow lights to stimulate the flowering process. Typically, the trio explained, the natural change in daylight causes marijuana grown outdoors to flower once a year, in the fall.

The site would grow and harvest cannabis for distribution and sale at New England Craft Cultivators dispensaries and other retail locations. Currently, Ritchie said, they are focused on two retail locations that have been approved to operate in Dracut and Pepperell. Construction in Dracut started Jan. 14, he added.

Following preliminary discussions, New England Craft Cultivators will need to go before the Colrain Selectboard and enter into a host community agreement with the town. Then the company will continue to seek its required licensing through the Cannabis Control Commission.

According to Town Administrator Kevin Fox, Colrain already has three host community agreements with different marijuana companies, making this, potentially, the towns fourth. The three agreements currently in place all call for the town to receive 3 percent of gross sales as the community impact fee. Fox also noted that two of these agreements are tied to the property at 108 West Leyden Road.

Tuesdays community outreach meeting can be accessed by phone or online via video chat at bit.ly/3nztLX7. To join by phone, dial 1-321-209-6910 and enter Conference ID: 436 230 476#.

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A complaint from local movie house operator and his landlord is prompting the City of Lawton to rewrite city code to allow small drive-in movie theaters.

Justin Hackney, who operates the Vaska Theater at Northwest 17th Street and Northwest Ferris, outlined his complaints to the City Planning Commission in November when that group was weighing changes in city code because of a request to give C-5 General Commercial District zoning to a commercial tract between 1902 and 1930 NW Ferris. C-5 is the citys least restrictive commercial zoning and commissioners said it is unsuitable for property adjacent to residential areas. But, property owner Jeff Sadler said that was what had been suggested to him as a way to allow two existing businesses (a body piercing facility and Hackneys Vaska drive-in) to operate. at that location.

The indoor theater wasnt a problem, but another successful project was: projecting movies onto the west side of Vaska, allowing a limited number of patrons (Hackney estimated no more than 50, under social distancing protocols) to sit in their vehicles in the parking lot and listen to the movie by tuning into a radio station. Hackney said the Vaska has been showing movies on its outside west wall for four years, without problems, until late last year.

It has not been an issue for anyone in the neighborhood, he said at the time, adding some nearby residents set up chairs in their yards to watch the movies and that city restrictions now being imposed on what he could do doesnt fit todays reality. You have outdated notions of a drive-in.

City planners were tasked with analyzing the idea of adjusting city code to make room for what Hackney said was todays outdoor movie theater reality: a small setting with a limited number of people that tune their car radios to a specific station for audio.

There is no effect on anyone around us, Hackney said, in November.

Last week, city planners who have been working on a proposed ordinance for weeks had their draft efforts vetted by CPC members.

Charlotte Brown, the citys planning and subdivision administrator, said the proposal sets an indoor movie theater as a permitted use in C-1 Local Commercial District (the most restrictive commercial zoning) and allows those theaters to have outdoor movie theaters as an accessory use (meaning, the outdoor venue is not the primary use, the indoor theater is). The process still would require the applicant to hold an annual permit to conduct that activity.

Now, drive-in theaters are Use Permitted on Review (meaning, they need special permission) included under C-5 zoning.

Commissioner Deborah Jones, a retired planner for the City of Lawton, lauded the city staffs efforts, explaining the proposed ordinance puts a lot of protection for adjacent property owners.

The staffs draft ordinance will return to the planning commission in late January for action, before being presented to the City Council in February.

The code will define drive-in as an outdoor movie theater where patrons view movies on a screen from their vehicles, and specifies that drive-in may be an accessory use to an indoor theater under specific circumstances. The code also has a new section to govern drive-in movie theaters as that accessory use, including the requirement for an annual permit from the city. Required information would include a layout plan of the parking and location of the movie screen, with the new permit to cost $50 and renewals, $25 per year.

Operational requirements include: may not use sound amplifying equipment outside, except for emergency situations; audio is to be transmitted on the radio or other mobile device provided by the permittee; no separate concession stand is allowed, but the operator may use the indoor theaters concession stand and food products may be delivered to patrons; the permittee is responsible for limiting light trespass (meaning, light visible from the movie) onto adjacent properties and for limiting noise emanating from the theater property. A maximum of 30 vehicles would be allowed.

The code also sets a complaint process, to include action to revoke the drive-ins operational permit after five verified complaints within any three month consecutive period. If the permit is revoked, that location will not be eligible for a new permit for one year.

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Drivers and Restraints

The growing automobile industry, worldwide, with the increasing sales of automotive alongside the rising penetration of ambient lighting, provide a push to the market growth of automotive interior ambient light systems. The advent of innovative technologies to enhance safety and performance, along with the plummeting prices of components, has improved the sales of automotive interior ambient lighting products. The global market for automotive interior ambient lighting is majorly driven by the increased popularity of ambient lightings. Ambient lighting products comprise products such as light rings, diffuser lenses, and LED pin spotlights, which are broadly used in interior components such as instrument panels, door panels, and seat frames. The usage of this interior ambient lighting gives a pleasing effect to the driver and facilitates enhanced functionality and comfort, thereby illuminating necessary functions to be performed in the dark.On the other hand, Factors such as sluggish growth of vehicle sales in BRIC nations, high costs of LEDlights, high research, and expansion costs are projected to restrict the market growth of global automotive interior ambient lighting. Nonetheless, along with technological advancements in vehicles, the consumption of these lights is growing gradually which is anticipated to encourage the market growth over the forecast period.

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Segmental Analysis

The globalmarketfor automotive interior ambient lighting has been segmented based on vehicle type, product type, technology, and region. Based on technology, the market has been segmented as LED, halogen, and Xenon. Among this, LED is likely to lead the global market by technology, in 2016, in terms of market revenue. The growth of LED can be accredited to influential factors such as a more significant number of features such as enhanced energy efficiency in comparison to the previous lighting technology and the phasing out of the formerly used halogen bulbs.

Regional Analysis

Geographically, the global market for automotive interior ambient lighting has been analyzed in major regions such as Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, and Rest of the World. The North American region leads the global automotive interior ambient lighting market with its fast-growing market. Burgeoning automotive industry and modernization brought about in the lighting technology provide impetus to the growth of the regional market. Also, the rapidly rising disposable income and increasing new vehicle registrations support the market growth in the region.

The US is the primary manufacturer of automotive lighting technologies, dominates the market in the region. Besides, the presence of chief market players is anticipated to drive the market in the country and thus, the market growth of the regional market.

The European region, with its established automotive industry, is assessed as the second-largest market for automotive interior ambient lighting. The presence of several giant automobile manufacturers in the region is the crucial driving factor acting as a fuel to the market growth. Undoubtedly, the resurging economy is also fostering market growth, since it contributes to the increasing purchasing power of consumers.

Asia Pacific region has the fast-growing automotive industry in countries such as China, South Korea, and India and is thus projected to show substantial growth in the automotive interior ambient lighting market. Growing automotive production, along with the adoption of energy-efficient lighting sources, is driving the growth of the automotive lighting industry is escalating rapidly, allowing the APAC market to become a profitable landscape. Emerging nations across APAC are currently displaying increasing economic growth, which is consequently propelling the market growth and improving the purchasing power of consumers.

Competitive Analysis

The prominent players in the globalautomotive interior ambient lighting marketinclude Federal-Mogul Corporation (U.S.), Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (Germany), GE Lighting (U.S.), Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan), OSRAM Licht AG (Germany), Grupo Antolin (Spain), Magneti Marelli S.p.A (Italy), Valeo (France), Zizala Lichtsysteme GmbH (Austria), Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan), Ichikoh Industries, Ltd. (Japan), OSRAM Licht AG (Germany), and others.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2 SCOPE OF THE REPORT

2.1 MARKET DEFINITION

2.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

2.2.1 DEFINITION

2.2.2 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

2.2.3 ASSUMPTIONS

2.2.4 LIMITATIONS

2.3 RESEARCH PROCESS

2.3.1 PRIMARY RESEARCH

2.3.2 SECONDARY RESEARCH

2.4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION

2.5 FORECAST MODEL

3 MARKET LANDSCAPE

3.1.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS

3.1.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS

3.1.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES

3.1.4 SEGMENT RIVALRY

3.1.5 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS

3.2 VALUE CHAIN/SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS

4 MARKET DYNAMICS

4.1 INTRODUCTION

4.2 MARKET DRIVERS

4.3 MARKET RESTRAINTS

4.4 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

4.5 MARKET TRENDS

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The new 80 Acres Farms, powered by Infinite Acres, held a ribbon cutting Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in Hamilton. The new $30-million-plus, 62,000-square-foot vertical farming building will be able to grow more than 10-million healthy servings of fresh food each and every year," according to 80 Acres Farms CEO and co-founder Mike Zelkind. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

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For comparison, a football field is 57,600 square feet. But in this complex, that space is broken into 10 growing levels, stacked atop each other.

Company officials compared the complex to the first commercially viable automobile: It wasnt the first time somebody put a motor on a four-wheeled vehicle, but after a lot of hard work and refinements, there was a car that could be sold.

Pests are not a problem because cameras inside the complex detect tiny spots on plants before human eyes can. When the spots appear, those plants are removed.

People in the industry who know realize this is an incredible facility, it is one of a kind, and theyre coming to coming to visit, Zelkind said. We have a pretty dance card. COVID is slowing it down a little bit, but its filling up, as soon as the vaccine allows, and travel restrictions ease a bit.

Tisha Livingston, the president and cofounder of Hamilton-based 80 Acres and CEO of its Europe-based Infinite Acres, said a variety of officials are interested in the Hamilton facility.

We have governments that are interested in shoring up their food supply, and that are looking to invest their sovereign wealth into technology that will provide healthy food and jobs, and infrastructure, she said. We have retailers from all over the world.

People from Jungle Jims International Market, including founder and CEO Jungle Jim Bonaminio, were impressed by a half-hour tour.

Freights five times what it used to be, Bonaminio said. Freight cost more than the product. So then youve got the labor, and now, boom: They come up with this. Forget about bringing it in from California, well grow it right here. Its healthier, its nutritional.

The 80 Acres complex can offer job opportunities for local people who want to learn about this form of factory farming, and perhaps help launch similar farms across the country.

The growers use algorithms they have created, variations in light they provide the plants and factory-sized things like 35,000-gallon water-supply tanks to tend the plants. They produce plants that can be more fragile and tasty than the ones shipped many days from places like California.

Asked to predict how many facilities there may be a few years from now, Zelkind said: In five years? Twenty, 30, 50. A lot.

This is going to change the world, predicted Phill Adams, director of development for Jungle Jims. Theyre going to be wanted everywhere, because you no longer have to worry about weather, temperature, bugs.

What we are here to celebrate today is an automated farm that can grow a variety of fruits and vegetables not just leafy greens and lettuces but soon, tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers, and berries, in the same system, year-round, without any pesticides, using 97 percent less water, Zelkind said.

That automation and growing abilities are largely because of patented technologies from Infinite Acres and other partners.

What youre seeing here today is a new standard being set for food quality, way beyond the organic, which was the best until today, Zelkind said. A farm that smartly removes much of the back-breaking labor through innovation, creates high-quality jobs, a farm that is designed for food-safety and quality, a farm that is built to keep workers safe and customers healthy.

A machine on Wednesday transplanted seedlings to larger containers at 80 Acres Farms' indoor growing farm so the plants would have more room to grow. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Ohio is showing the world what future farms can look like, DeWine said.

Mayor Pat Moeller said the future visited Hamilton, Ohio, a couple years ago when 80 Acres came to town. And the future has now put down even more roots, and Hamilton is very, very grateful.'

Alex Miller works at the transplant station at the new 80 Acres Farms, powered by Infinite Acres, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in Hamilton. The new $30-million-plus, 62,000-square-foot vertical farming building will be able to grow more than 10-million healthy servings of fresh food each and every year," according to 80 Acres Farms CEO and co-founder Mike Zelkind. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

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Paul Chvez did not know that the sculpture they had requested of his father, union and civil rights leader Csar Chvez, would end up in the White House.

Just this week he decided to loan a bronze statue to President Joe Biden and rushed to pack it up and deliver it to him from across the country, California. It came as a surprise to him when he saw Biden at his new desk in the Oval Office, with the bust of his late father behind him.

We still have a smile from ear to ear, Paul Chvez said in an interview.

During his campaign, Biden promoted unity and racial justice, and Chvezs son said the new president appears to be trying to advance those ideas through a series of decorative changes in his office.

He noted that the presence of the statue in the White House marks the beginning of a new day after the administration of Donald Trump, with his policies against immigration. Chvez Jr., who is president and director of the board of directors of the foundation that bears his fathers name, predicted that under the new government the contribution of workers, immigrants, and Latinos will be taken into account.

Every time Biden is seen at his desk, the farm union leader will be there.

The changes in the Oval Office were first seen when Biden signed a series of decrees and other measures in his first hours as president.

The most notable change is a blue carpet with the presidential seal in the center, which was last worn by Bill Clinton and replaces a colorful carpet installed by Trump. Biden also decided to use the gold curtains from the Clinton era.

In addition to the Chvez bust, there are also other civil rights fighters Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, as well as a sculpture of President Harry Truman. Biden removed a bust of Winston Churchill.

On the wall in front of Bidens desk there is a picture with a collage of photos of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt which also includes another father of the country, Alexander Hamilton.

Conspicuously absent is a portrait of President Andrew Jackson, a Trump favorite who signed a law that led to the expulsion of tens of thousands of Native Americans from their lands.

Biden retains the Resolute desk, built from oak from the British Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute. But he got rid of the red button Trump installed on his desk to call a butler to bring him Diet Coke, his drink of choice.

All presidents change the dcor of the Oval Office at the beginning of their administrations to reflect their personal taste or promote certain ideas.

The White House has in its warehouses an extensive collection of furniture, paintings, and other artifacts. Presidents can also borrow items from the Smithsonian and other museums.

The White House curator oversees everything and the renovation is done within hours, after the departure of the outgoing president and before the arrival of his successor.

Biden also replaced some military flags that Trump used for decorative purposes and replaced an American flag and another with the presidential seal. They are both behind your desk.

He also selected a dark brown leather chair to replace Trumps russet chair.

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After what will go down as one of the most contentious presidential transitions in American history, January 20, 2021, marks the start of President Joe Bidens term. While theres been plenty of focus on both the outgoing presidents departure and the Biden administrations agenda for its first 100 days, there are plenty of design components to Americas grandest political tradition worth taking note offrom cleaning the countrys most famous residence to projects marking the historic occasion.

A Brief Interregnum and the Bidens Moving Plans

Protocol dictates that a new presidents personal effects cant be loaded into the White House until after he is officially sworn in. As during other inaugurations, that means that a 90-person moving team will remove the last of the Trump administrations possessions and load in the Biden familys belongings, some of which have been waiting in a Maryland storage facility, in a matter of just five hours.

A compressed transition period, an abandonment of certain transitionary traditions, and the realities of a pandemic have made matters even more challenging for the incoming first family. As The New York Times reports, the Bidens didnt have the chance to meet the White Houses residence staff and prepare for their arrival, missing out on an opportunity to plan out life at their new home. Though the briefer transition timeline and lack of logistical coordination pose definite challenges, theres hope that the Bidens familiarity with the White House could make the move at least a little easier.

No Decorator? No Problem!

The Times also notes that the Bidens have no current plans to consult an interior decorator to help them bring the new administrations White Houses aesthetics to life. However, the White House curators will help the first family avail themselves of the executive mansions permanent collection of furniture if they so choose, sharing information about inventory and White House room layouts with the Bidens.

The West Wing Gets a Deep Clean

With last year proving that the president and various others in the West Wing arent magically immune from COVID-19, wiping the slate clean between presidents will feature an unprecedented level of deep cleaning throughout all 55,000 square feet of the White House.

In a statement shared with ABC News, the Government Services Administration says it will thoroughly clean and disinfect the building spaces between the administrations and ensure that everything is up to standard, including all furniture and flooring, not to mention any conceivable surface that could bear a trace of the coronavirus. Government contracts indicate that $127,249 is earmarked for 2021 Inaugural Cleaning, with an additional $200,000-plus allocated for an uptick in janitorial and housekeeping work at the White House.

A Big Budget for Carpet and Curtains

In addition to that unprecedented spending on hygiene, it sounds as if the WhiteHouses carpeting is going to get cleaned up and made over. ABC News cites a $115,000 government contract to correct the current floor condition for West and East Wing offices, plus the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, by installing new carpeting. Thats on top of a reported $44,000 earmarked for Inauguration Carpet Cleaning, and another $29,523 for curtain cleaning. Though that number might seem astronomical out of context, it tracks with a $42,000 carpet cleaning contract from January 2017, two weeks before Trumps inauguration.

Joe May Not Be Riding His Peloton to D.C.

Like the rest of us, Joe Biden has had to get creative with his exercise routine amid the pandemic. But some worry that Bidens Peloton spin classes could pose a national security threat. If he wants to bring his Peloton with him (and who wouldnt?), it might require some modification to meet cybersecurity standards. That would likely mean removing the camera and microphone, as well as keeping the bike away from sensitive areas where important government business takes place. If hes the kind of guy who pedals and talks to people, that could be problematic, former deputy NSA director Richard Ledgett Jr. told the Times.

The Inaugural Gift of Crystal

Though Biden will no doubt receive congratulations and presents from various heads of state in the days and weeks ahead, the first official gift marking their time in office will come from much closer to home for the former Delaware senator. As it has since the inauguration of George H.W. Bush, Lenox Corporation will present an inaugural gift of crystal for the incoming president and vice president. Both gifts are the work of Pennsylvania craftsman Peter ORourke, who used archival illustrations to create 17-inch crystal vases depicting the White House (for Biden) and the Capitol (for Harris) over a working period of five months.

Corning Glass Museum Celebrates a Shattered Glass Ceiling

Once she takes the oath of office, Kamala Harris will go down in history as Americas first female vice president. To commemorate the occasion, the Corning Museum of Glass released a congratulatory video that features the shattering of a (literal) glass ceiling, only for the pieces to be swept up and transformed into something else. May that positive transformation be a sign of things to come.

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