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| Monday, March 19, 2012 |
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Eugene-based bulk tea supplier Mountain Rose Herbs will begin selling its teas in compostable and recyclable boxes.
The tea business is intensely competitive, vice president Shawn Donnille acknowledged. But he said the Mountain Rose Herbs brand already has a following among natural food shoppers, and he’s hoping that the sustainable package will be the competitive edge to get the company’s teas on store shelves. According to the company’s research, Mountain Rose Herbs’ boxes are the only tea packaging made completely from post-consumer waste — board made from 100 percent recycled newspapers, Donnille said. Read more at The Register-Guard. |

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From Oregon Translational Research and Development Institute: OTRADI today announced its plans to open and operate a 13,000 square-foot multi-tenant bioscience complex in the Willamette Wharf building at 4640 SW Macadam Avenue. Slated to be complete in spring 2013, the OTRADI Bioscience Incubator (OBI) will house up to six companies.
MEDIAmerica, publisher of Oregon Business and Oregon Home magazines, announces a new retail website: HalfOffOregon.com. The website offers lodging, dining, recreation and many other items at half off their regular cost.
As you probably know by now, The Vernon Company is a national leader in the promotional products industry with annual sales of over $60 million. We are a family owned business, led by the fourth generation of the Vernon family.
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