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KY Chia wins First Place at Idea State U
Kentucky Chia took home first place in the graduate business plan track at Kentucky’s own Idea State U, hosted by the Cabinet for Economic Development. This competition is only open to teams currently enrolled in a public Kentucky university, and in total, eight schools participated.
The Huffington Post Highlights KY Chia
Zack Pennington, President of Kentucky Chia, was recently interviewed by Joe Satran, for an article in the Huffington Post about the growing demand for chia seeds and the future of the industry. We were excited to see that the article points to our company as the future of the American chia industry.
This article is definitely worth reading. We strongly believe in the value of chia seeds and of the future of the chia industry, so we’re happy that both are receiving more media attention. You can read the complete article here.
KY Chia wins Rice University Venture Shark Round
We just participated in the Rice University Business Plan competition and were extremely impressed by the professionalism and elegance of the program. Managing 42 teams and hundreds of judges can’t be easy, but the Rice University team pulled it off seamlessly.
CNN Money is rooting for Kentucky Chia
We were honored to see Kentucky Chia mentioned by CNN Money as a company worth watching in the upcoming Rice University Business Plan Competition.
Kentucky Chia wins $10k at Stu Clark in Manitoba
We had an absolutely wonderful time participating in the 2012 Stu Clark Investment Competition. Not only did this competition showcase talented teams from all over the world, but it also was a chance for us to try out the sport of curling! There were lots of falls, lots of laughs, and some bruises the next day, but it was such a unique and fun experience for our team.
KY Chia wins First Place at UC Competition
Kentucky Chia won first place at the 8th Annual 2012 University of Cincinnati (UC) Spirit of Enterprise Graduate Business Plan Competition, taking home the Cincom Systems $10,000 Champion Award and an automatic invitation to the 2012 Venture Labs Investment Competition (formerly Moot Corp).
Kentucky Chia wins The Ballard Morton Competition
We’re excited to announce that we recently won first place at the Ballard Morton Business Plan Competition. This is the 15th year that the University of Louisville has hosted this competition, and it’s the first of several competitions that we will be participating in over the next six months.