Bell Aquaculture Company Profile: 'Yellow Perch at Sea in the Cornfields of Indiana'

Quoting from the company profile by Robert Puro:

"What’s makes Bell Aquaculture stand out, aside from the fact that it is the nation’s largest producer of yellow perch, is the company’s dedication to sustainability throughout every link in its operation. Even before Bell built its innovative aquaculture facility and harvested its first fish, sustainability was priority one.

To insure efficient and sustainable water usage in its aquaculture operation, Bell uses an indoor state of the art Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS), which was developed at the Freshwater Institute in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. On a flow basis Bell’s RAS reuses 99.8% of the water in the system. Additionally, the water that the fish are farmed in is purified on-site and held to almost the same standards as the municipal water supply. 'We want to make sure that we are good stewards of everything we do including the water that we use,' said McCowan. Having an indoor system also insures against danger from outside environmental contamination of any kind."

Link to the Seedstock Company Profile of Bell Aquaculture

Inside Line: "Fundraisers brimming with success"

Quoting Joanne Davidson's column in the Denver Post:

"The Cat Care Society celebrates its 30th year by hosting Tails of the Painted Cats at Green Gables Country Club on June 5. KOA's April Zesbaugh will emcee the 4 p.m. dinner and auction of 16 fiberglass kitties that have been painted by such artists as Jane Dorsey, Claudia Roulier and Irlene Owada."

Gallery of all the Painted Cats: http://www.catcaresociety.org/paintedcatsgallery.html

Link to Joanne's column

Colorado Bolsters Funds for New Bioscience Companies, Job Creation

Industry supporters gathered at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science May 26th to celebrate Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper's signing of The Innovation Reinvestment Act, Senate Bill 47. The announcement is made by Holli Baumunk, President & CEO of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), who says the bill was initiated during the 2010-11 legislative session by the CBSA in partnership with the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) and sponsored by Senator Rollie Heath, Representative Cheri Gerou, and Representative Jim Riesberg.

"Colorado's bioscience community is simply thrilled that, beginning in 2014, up to $2 million annually will be added to our state's Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program," Baumunk says.

Video - signing ceremony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC5AuUlete8

Video - Gov Hickenlooper's remarks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuW18m0kRxI

Video - Rep Cheri Gerou's remarks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOkrlER1PWY

Audio Download - Steve Orndorff's remarks:
http://tinyurl.com/OrndorffRemarks

Link to the Business Wire release

Denver's Cat Care Society Celebrates 30 Years of Service to the Community

The Cat Care Society (CCS) is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. The announcement is made by Shari Shiffer-Krieger, CCS Executive Director, who says the milestone is being officially commemorated June 5th at Green Gables Country Club with the auction of 17 painted fiberglass cats, each about 28" tall and painted a different theme by local artists. Link to buy tickets.

"Our 30th anniversary art event, 'Tails of the Painted Cats,' has been in progress for more than a year now to raise awareness of our past 30 years of growth and the work going on every day for the cats being helped by our cageless shelter and other related projects in the community," Shiffer-Krieger says.

Link to the 30th Anniversary Milestones pdf

Link to the PR Web newswire

Denver's Cat Care Society Celebrates 30 Years of Service to the Community

We're thirty years old this year - celebrating our milestones 1981-2011:

Denver's Cat Care Society - 30th Anniversary Milestones Overview.

Link to the Cat Care Society website

Plus don't forget to join us at the Tails of the Painted Cats Celebration Dinner and Auction on June 5th! Link to order tickets ($75 each)

FETCH: John's Davidson's Pet Focused Blog at the Denver Post Website Shares News About The 30th Anniversary Cat Care Society Painted Cats Collection

Quoting from John Davidson's May 8th Pet Calendar:

"Denver’s Cat Care Society is celebrating its 30th Anniversary with the “Tails of the Painted Cats” art event, showcasing 16 local artists who have painted a large fiberglass cat with a special theme — Carousel Cat, Tutan-KHAT-mun, Georgia O’Kitty and more.

To see all of them, the Painted Cat Gallery is found at:
http://www.catcaresociety.org/paintedcatsgallery.html.

On June 5, the Painted Cats will be auctioned at a Dinner/Auction Gala at Green Gables Country Club. Tickets for the Gala are $75 each."

Link to the posting - scroll down to the Pet Calendar

2010-11 Legislative Initiatives Extend Colorado's BDEGP Program to 2018 & Increase Grant Funds by $26 Million through 2018, totaling $53 million

The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) has been fortunate to have passed/supported four financing bills through the 2010-2011 Legislative Session that will help the bioscience community grow in Colorado. The state has extended the BDEGP program to 2018 and increased grant funds by an additional $26 million through 2018 for a total grant program of $53 million. Quick overview:

SB 159: Distribution of State Share of Limited Gaming Revenue (CBSA supported) - HB1001's BDEGP program receives its funding from gaming and we were able to retain our funding at a slight decrease to $5.25 million per year.

HB 1283: Extending the Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program (HB 08-1001) CBSA bill - Extends the sunset date of the program from 2013 to 2018.

SB 47: Innovation Reinvestment Act (CBSA /Colorado Cleantech Industry Association bill) - Provides additional funding for the BDEGP program. It takes the net increase in State Corporate Income Tax Withholdings within the Bioscience and Clean Tech industry sectors and splits it out 50% to the General Fund, 25% to Bioscience and 25% to CleanTech. Bioscience's 25% will go to the BDEGP program which is estimated at approximately $2 million of additional monies per year. This will go into effect in 2014.

HB 1045: Innovation Investment Tax Credit (Colorado Software and Internet Association bill, CBSA supported) -provides up to $20,000 for individual angel investors that invest in a minimum of $25,000 per company. Currently identifying funding for the program.

Link to the CBSA's Advocacy webpage