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Back of the Yards Quality of Life Plan Job Fair
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Back of the Yards’ First 5K Race Dedicated to Victims of 9/11
It was a day of remembrance, as the first annual “United We Run, Healthy We Stand” 5K run commenced on Sunday, Sept. 11 with an opening ceremony dedicated to the lives lost in the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers 10 years ago. Gathered at the Firemen’s Memorial in the Stockyards, the [...]
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“The Plant” Owner John Edel Chooses Stockyards to House Industrial Vertical Farm
As the Stockyards continue to become a place for innovation and sustainability projects (Testa Produce opened a green distribution center earlier this year), John Edel, 41, has joined the movement, working in the neighborhood he has always found fascinating. He calls himself an industrial history buff and said that as a lifelong Chicagoan, understanding the [...]
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