Central Florida kids, teens show business savvy at Sanford showcase
Orlando Sentinel 15 hrs ago Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel © Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel Crissel Torres, right, buys a Black, Brown and Beautiful coloring book from Lauryn Jones, 12-years-old, left, during the Orlando Children’s Business Fair, showcasing the entrepreneurial genius of the children, hosted at Academy of Excellence School in Sanford, Fla., Saturday, July 24, 2021. The children were in charge of creating a product or service, developing a brand, building a marketing strategy and selling to customers during the one-day event.
Lauryn Jones has been drawing her whole life, starting with pencil and paper and later creating digital art using a tablet and stylus. Just a couple months ago, she created a coloring book entitled, “Black, Brown & Beautiful,” a collection of characters and affirmations aimed at girls of color.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Outstanding Hereford youth were recognized for their achievements during the 2021 VitaFerm®Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Kansas City, Mo., on July 8. The National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) and National Hereford Women work together to offer educational programs and contests for Hereford youth each year. The prospect and golden bull award program recognizes junior members for their involvement in the Hereford and agriculture industry as well as their communities. Prospect awards are given to the top students in third through eighth grades and the junior golden bull awards recognize the highest achieving students in ninth through 12th grades.
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Alliant Energy plans to plant 1 million trees
Madison-based Alliant Energy announced it will plant 1 million trees across Wisconsin and Iowa as part of efforts to promote sustainability and transition to clean energy. The utility would be the state s first corporate partner to help Wisconsin fulfill its pledge of planting millions of trees in the next decade, Wisconsin Public Radio reported.
The utility announced the initiative as part of its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report, which outlines Alliant’s progress on reducing carbon emissions and advancing renewable energy.
Alliant will partner with the WI DNR on the effort. Gov. Tony Evers pledged on Earth Day that the agency would plant 75 million trees by 2030. The utility plans to plant the trees primarily on public land in rural and urban areas within its service territory as part of reforestation and preservation projects identifi