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Sun Center FCU is a Lagrange, OH-based company in the Financial Services sector.
Spokane Federal Credit Union is a Spokane, WA-based company in the Financial Services sector.
Credit Unions are not for profit financial cooperatives built to improve the financial lives of the members they serve. Unlike banks, we have no outside stakeholders, so we operate solely for the benefit of our members. Because of this structure and focus, we typically charge fewer fees than banks, in addition to having competitive rates. A recent independent study revealed we save members an average of $353 per year as compared to banks in our markets. Hoosier Hills Credit Union grew from the break room of the GM Central Foundry in Bedford, Indiana in 1968. It was formally organized the following year as Bedford Independent Federal Credit Union. Fifty years from its humble beginnings, Hoosier Hills Credit Union has grown to more than half a billion dollars in assets, serving nearly 30,000 members with the same mission–the financial wellness of its members.
Genetically modified foods (GM foods, or biotech foods) are foods produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), specifically, genetically modified crops. GMOs have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These techniques are much more precise than mutagenesis (mutation breeding) where an organism is exposed to radiation or chemicals to create a non-specific but stable change. Other techniques by which humans modify food organisms include selective breeding and somaclonal variation. Commercial sale of genetically modified foods began in 1994, when Calgene first marketed its Flavr Savr delayed ripening tomato. Typically, genetically modified foods are transgenic plant products: soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. These may have been engineered for faster growth, resistance to pathogens, production of extra nutrients, or any other beneficial purpose. GM livestock have also been experimentally developed, although as of July 2010 none are currently on the market. While there is broad scientific consensus that food on the market derived from GM crops pose no greater risk to human health than conventional food, critics have objected to GM foods on several grounds, including safety issues,ecological concerns, and economic concerns raised by the fact GM plants (and potentially animals) that are food sources are subject to intellectual property law.
David Taylor is a Tewksbury, MA-based company in the Financial Services sector.