Manheim (NY) Poised to be Site of Natural Gas Hub

MANHEIM Plans have been initiated in the town of Manheim to possibly become a natural gas hub – but not via hydrofracking. Boston-based Xpress Natural Gas has proposed a compressed natural gas filling site on farmland, drawing from the Iroquois … Continued

Pay by hashtag: Twitter wants to get inside your wallet

January 29, 2014, 2:16 PM — Twitter is reportedly working on an e-commerce project powered by Stripe, a company that acts behind the scenes to process payments for sharing-economy startups such as Lyft, Postmates, and Sidecar. What that social-shopping initiative … Continued

Cleantech Investment in Illinois Tops $45 Million in 2013

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cleantech Group™, provider of the i3 market intelligence platform and global consulting services, today announced preliminary 2013 results from its i3 data product. The firm reported that in Illinois, clean technology venture investment during 2013 totaled $45,537,437. … Continued

Chirpify Lets Viewers Buy With Hashtags

Marketers now use social media expertly to “engage” audiences? But, whilst such schemes are good top-of-funnel branding mechanisms, what about sealing the deal with an actual purchase? Chirpify is a start-up hoping to close that circle, by letting consumers buy … Continued

Leading the Way With Natural Gas

PRESQUE ISLE: The Aroostook Medical Center (TAMC) is among the nation’s alternative energy pioneers. A.R. Gould Memorial Hospital, TAMC’s largest facility, is the first in the state and the second in the country to convert its heating and cooling system … Continued

Chirpify lands its biggest round yet

Chirpify’s social media purchasing technology continues to attract investors. The Portland company announced Wednesday that it has raised an additional $4 million and closed its $6 million Series A round. Chirpify said it raised the additional capital from new investors including Saturn Partners … Continued