May 2026

Monumental Public-Private Initiative Forms to Permanently Close America’s Protein Gap

May 27, 2026 /3BL/ — On the eve of World Hunger Day, a broad-based coalition of farmers, protein producers, hunger advocates and others announce the Coalition to Close the Protein Gap, a $40 million public-private initiative to permanently close America’s 800-million-pound annual charitable protein gap and deliver up to 3 billion protein-rich meals to American families every year.

Capital Roots Celebrates Transformational Investment From KeyBank to Expand Cut Local Produce Program

KeyBank Foundation presented Capital Roots with a grant of $750,000 over three years in support of the organization’s Cut Local Produce Program, a regional initiative increasing access to fresh, nutritious, locally sourced food across the Capital Region while strengthening opportunities for local farms and food producers.

The announcement was made during a special celebration and facility tour held at Capital Roots’ Food Hub and Community Room at 598 River Street in Troy.

Educating the Future of Trade: Why Skills and Opportunity Are the Foundations of Sustainable Supply Chains

The future of global trade will be shaped not only by infrastructure, technology or investment – but by people.

As supply chains grow more complex and digital, the demand for new skills is accelerating across logistics, technology, sustainability and engineering. Yet millions of young people around the world still lack access to the education and opportunities needed to participate in the global economy.

For a company at the center of global trade, investing in education is not just a social initiative. It is a strategic investment in the future of supply chains.

To Walk Is To Create

By Susan Illman

Charles Dickens did it. So did Darwin, Beethoven and Goethe. They took long walks to foster creativity. Aristotle debated his students while walking. Sigmund Freud conducted walking analyses with patients. More recently, President Barack Obama, KPMG Communications head Sorrelle Harper, and media mogul Arianna Huffington all revealed they take walking meetings. Mahatma Ghandi did, too. In fact, research studies show that walking can increase creativity by an average of 60%.

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