Agriculture and food are important contributors to the regional economy. Learn why Zach Sarkis, co-founder of Flower City Solutions and NYHempLab, and Michele Liddle, founder of The Perfect Granola consider the Finger Lakes to be an ideal location to start a company

Agriculture and food are important contributors to the regional economy. We are blessed with natural resources and intellectual capital so that this sector will continue to lead the region’s economic recovery.

Learn why Zach Sarkis, co-founder of Flower City Solutions and NYHempLab, and Michele Liddle, founder of The Perfect Granola consider the Finger Lakes to be an ideal location to start a company producing innovative granola bars and seize a leadership position in the burgeoning hemp industry.

Our guests will share their stories and explain the reasons why they chose to invest in Rochester. Their insights will enlighten and could help to frame our conversation about economic development differently.

Presenters:
Zach Sarkis-co-founder of Flower City Solutions and NYHempLab
Flowercitysolutions@gmail.com https://www.flowercitysolutions.com

Michele Liddle: founder of The Perfect Granola info@theperfectgranola.com https://www.theperfectgranola.com

Interviewer:
Alex Zapesochny alex.zapesochny@icardiac.com

Special Thanks to our sponsors:
Complemar (mailto://info@complemar.com) 
3 City Center: matt.ward@morgancommunities.com https://3citycenter.com

Video Production:
Paul Tracy of Envision Productions paul@enprod.com http://www.enprod.com

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