Bell Aquaculture's Yellow Perch Farm Is 1st In Indiana To Receive 'Excellence in Progressive Farm Practice' Award

Indiana Lt. Governor Rebecca S. Skillman and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) have recognized Bell Aquaculture LLC for excellence in progressive farm practices. The announcement is made by Norman McCowan, President & CEO, who says Bell Aquaculture recently completed the voluntary ISDA Certified Livestock Producer Program (CLPP) in order to qualify for the review and is the first aquaculture facility in Indiana and one of only a few in the nation to receive this type of designation.

"We are thrilled that our operation has received this recognition," McCowan says. "The yellow perch that we’re raising, the Bell Perch™, is a higher quality product from the standpoint that there is no real possibility of contaminants entering into their food chain during their growth. We have absolute control over our water supply, since they are raised in-house there is no opportunity for bird predation, pesticides or herbicides to get into the flesh of the fish that you and I might sit down to eat.”

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Food Industry Today: Indiana's Joseph Decuis, First Indiana Restaurant Invited to Serve at NY's Prestigious James Beard House, Takes Bell Perch™ Along

"When guests sit down to dine at New York’s prestigious James Beard house tonight, Bell Aquaculture Bell Perch™ will be on the m...enu in the “Perch Ceviche with Crispy Rice Cake, Lime Air & Chili Pepper” hors d’oeuvres offering. Joseph Decuis is the first restaurant in Indiana to be invited to serve at New York’s prestigious James Beard House."

Link to the posting about last night's event

Joseph Decuis, First Indiana Restaurant Invited to Serve at New York's Prestigious James Beard House, Selects Bell Perch™

When guests sit down to dine at New York's prestigious James Beard house tonight, Bell Aquaculture Bell Perch™ will be on the menu in the "Perch Ceviche with Crispy Rice Cake, Lime Air & Chili Pepper" hors d’oeuvres offering. The announcement is made by Norman McCowan, Bell Aquaculture's President & CEO, who says, "We've simply been on cloud nine since Joseph Decuis' Executive Chef Aaron Butts advised we'd be on the menu at their James Beard House event. We just can't contain our Indiana pride."

Butts explains, "We partner with Bell Aquaculture regularly, as one of the Indiana 'Like Minded Farms,' sharing our belief that quality is more important than mass-produced foods, and that family farming is in the blood. Each of our partners believe in natural, drug-free, humane, practices. We’re proud to use these Indiana farm-raised products to bring excellent tasting, healthy food to diner's plates – both at our restaurant and at their homes." Learn more at http://www.josephdecuis.com/farm/like-minded-farms.

As reported in Fort Wayne's The News-Sentinel, "The man who set things in motion for the invitation is John Garr, a resident of Converse [IN] and frequent patron at Joseph Decuis. Garr, who says he loves good food, has been a member of the James Beard Foundation for years and attends events there three to four times a year. On one visit, he told Izabela Wojcik of the foundation about Joseph Decuis. That led to a phone conversation between her and Butts and eventually to the invitation."

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Link to a pdf of the full menu

CU Professors Interview on Business For Breakfast Radio Show About the ReTool Renewable Energy 4-Part Certificate Program, starting Aug 27

Reminder: the first of four monthly sessions begin Friday, August 27th: "RETool: Developing Business Careers in the New Energy Economy."

"The rapid growth of renewable energy is a bright spot in a troubled economy. Clean energy companies are expanding, especially in Colorado, and federal stimulus funds are flooding the industry. Now is the time to identify attractive opportunities in this rapidly evolving industry.

Get ahead of the curve - take an intensive, four-day certificate program offered by the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at CU-Boulder that provides an in-depth look at renewable energy technologies and policies.

All courses will be held at the Leeds School of Business on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Each course will be led by CU faculty with expertise in clean technology development, and will include a panel of industry experts. Schedule and topics:

Friday, Aug. 27 Renewable Power
Friday, Oct. 1 Understanding Smart Grids
Friday, Nov. 5 Renewable Transportation Energy
Friday, Dec. 3 Energy Efficiency

Participants may take all four courses to earn a RETool Renewable Energy Certificate, or may take courses individually."

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Link to the Business For Breakfast radio interview, recorded Aug 20th

From the Matt Howell Blog: "A visit to Bell Aquaculture"

"I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Bell Aquaculture recently. They are a client of Fusework Studios (Muncie & Indianapolis). I met with Mark Kelly who proceeded to give me a grand tour of the processing facility outside Redkey, Indiana."

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The Holben Hay Balzer Denver CPA Firm Now Has Its Facebook Branded URL

Holben Hay Balzer CPAs in Denver now has its Facebook branded url - http://www.facebook.com/DenverCPAFirm. The page was launched June 21 at the announcement of the firm name change.

More information about HHB is found at these postings:

Name Change Rollout: http://www.prweb.com/releases/Holben_Hay_Balzer/06/prweb4166214.htm

Sheila Balzer CSCPA Board Appointment: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/07/prweb4234394.htm

In addition to Facebook, HHB is also found at these social media sites:

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DenverCPAFirm and http://www.twitter.com/ColoAccounting

Blogger: http://denvercpafirm.blogspot.com/

Link to the Holben Hay Balzer Denver CPA Firm Facebook Page

Coming in October: Colorado's First Cleantech Awards Celebration

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association is pleased to announce the inaugural Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration. This celebratory luncheon will honor the companies and entrepreneurs driving Colorado’s thriving cleantech industry.

Mr. Ira Ehrenpreis, General Partner with Technology Partners in Palo Alto, CA, will keynote the luncheon event. Ira has been with Technology Partners since 1996 and was investing in cleantech before it was considered as an industry. The majority of the firm's investments are in early stage companies and 50% of those are in cleantech. Ira leads the firm's Cleantech investment practice, investing in Energy Technology, Water Technology, and Advanced Materials opportunities and is an investor in Colorado's Abound Soar, as well as in Tesla Motors.

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