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NEWS

April 10, 2024 -- A Transformative Venture Is Coming To The North Country in New York State

October 16, 2023 -- CEI has entered into a marketing, sales, and distribution agreement with D’Arrigo Brothers of California.  D’Arrigo is the largest grower of leafy vegetables in the US and a leading distributor of fresh produce.  They are well known for their Andy Boy brand.

March 2023 -- Armando Suarez-Romero, Horticulturist and Former Vice President-Cultivation CRESCO Labs, Inc.  joins CEI as Vice President-Operations

Oct. 2022 -- Dr. Gene A. Giacomelli
Professor & Former Director CEAC, Department of Biosystems Engineering at The University of Arizona, joins CEI Advisory Board

Sept. 2022-- USDA classifies CEA as organic.

Q3, 2022--Peter D’Arrigo, President of New England Produce Center, joins CEI Advisory Board.

​Q2, 2022 CEI selects Havecon as developer of its Advanced Technology Greenhouse complex

Q2 2022—New York Power Authority, Epri “the world's
preeminent independent, non-profit energy research and development organization”, and CEI enter into a tri-partite research agreement on energy to operate CEA greenhouses.

Q3-2022---New York Green Bank awards CEI with term sheet covering $160 mil in project financing.

Q4-2020---Formed an Opportunity Zone fund, the ” Advanced Agriculture Opportunity Zone Fund” to offer federal tax savings.

​2019--CEI concludes seed-round funding with Point Positive investors

2019--CEI leases 79 acres from Arconic for the exclusive right to construct Hydroponic greenhouses on its campus.

2019---Gov. Cuomo of New York approves Preservation Power allocation for NYPA to supply low-cost power to CEI

2019--CEI enters into a contract with Beardsley Architects + Engineers, Malone, NY for professional design services for a large commercial greenhouse project in Massena, NY.

2019—Empire State Development (New York State) awarded CEI a $1.22 million Economic Development grant.

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