



This announcement supports the State's nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal of reducing carbon emissions 85 percent from 1990 levels by 2050. The M-Corps program will connect startups scaling goods that lower greenhouse gases or reduce energy consumption with local supply chain partners, manufacturers, and suppliers while prioritizing connections in underserved communities. Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $3.7 million to bring innovative climate technology or climate tech manufacturing and products to New York State. A Capital Campaign is underway to fund the project over several phases of improvements.Program Will Connect Startups to Local Supply Chain Partners to Scale Climate Technologies Our design team has prepared renovation plans to bring Empire Market to the next level. Other features of the project include small offices spaces for lease, community gardens, and event spaces. The Empire Market has 20-25 vendors each week, all selling items they have made or grown themselves. It is an economic and community centerpiece that strengthens and engages the entire city – a vibrant four-season market where you can find the best of what the Joplin region has to offer: produce, meats, cheeses, wine, beer, crafters, artisans and any number of other vendors, set up in a collection of permanent and rotating stalls. The Empire Market is a growing food-centric public market that opened April of 2018. garage as the new four-season Empire Market. Downtown Joplin Alliance has re-purposed this historic building and its attached 11,000 sqft. The primary structure, built in 1907, is located at 4th and Railroad. In December of 2016, the Empire District Electric Company donated to the Downtown Joplin Alliance over 33,000 square feet of buildings on 3.34 acres in the center of Joplin.
