Nearly $5 million in federal funds slated to protect Arkansas wetlands and forests

Arkansas Times— It's Earth Day, which means it's a great time to celebrate the approximately $5 million in the pipeline from Washington, D.C., to protect and restore over 22,000 acres of wetlands and forests in Arkansas.

ETtech.com—Go Desi funding: Ice popsicles maker Go Desi raises $5 million in funding led by Aavishkaar Capital. Bengaluru-based packaged foods startup Go Desi on Thursday said it has raised Rs 41 crore (about $4.9 million) in equity investment from Aavishkaar Capital.This marks the seventh investment from the Aavishkaar India Fund VI, a $150-million vehicle investing across impact sectors such as financial inclusion, sustainable agriculture, climate, consumer and healthcare in India.The Series B round also saw participation from existing investors Rukam Capital, Roots Ventures and DSG Consumer, as per a...

WRFA-LP 107.9 FM—TCC Receiving $3 Million in Federal Grant Funding. The Chautauqua Center is receiving over $3 million in federal grant funding. Congressman Nick Langworthy said TCC will receive $3,179,348 as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Center Program. TCC officials say this funding is part of the base grant for Federally Qualified Health Care Centers. The monies will fund […]

GQ—A Watch Found on the 'Titanic' Just Sold for Nearly $1.5 Million. On April 15, 1912, John Jacob Astor IV, one of the world’s wealthiest men, helped his young, pregnant wife, Madeleine, into lifeboat No. 4 on the deck of the Titanic. Having asked whether he could board with her, he was told that only women and children were allowed. Astor is said to have calmly kissed his wife, handed her his gloves, and retreated to the deck to smoke a cigarette with American journalist and mystery writer Jaqcues Futrelle. The ship sank at 2:20 a.m. When Astor’s body was...