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The<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Emerging Business<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> award finalists included AnswersNow and Naborforce, both excellent companies in their own right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRichmond is thriving city with an exciting startup ecosystem. We\u2019re lucky to be a small part of it. Winning the Emerging Business of the Year is a great honor for our company. Since making Richmond our home in 2021 it\u2019s clear this community is really supportive of local businesses and it\u2019s fantastic to see. We\u2019ve built a great team that calls Richmond home and we\u2019re excited to continue developing our sustainable, vertical farming products here.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RVA Tech awards are presented each year in September by the Richmond Technology Council, which advocates, celebrates, and educates the public and private sectors about technology to promote successful ventures in the greater Richmond region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Babylon Micro-Farms<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babylon Micro-Farms builds its farms at its state-of-the-art facility in Richmond, VA. Babylon has developed patented technology to power our indoor hydroponic farms and farming service that enables businesses and communities to have a year-round supply of ultra-fresh produce. Babylon makes farming accessible to everyone through technology integrations and excellent customer support. 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