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2024 Green Check Awards set for Sept. 18

Come celebrate the 2024 Green Check businesses and learn how to involve your business or...

Green Check members tour FoodChain

On Tuesday, July 16, members from Green Check businesses toured FoodChain. The Lexington nonprofit...

Green Check Program looking for new businesses

The deadline for Green Check is approaching! Apply by Jan. 31 to join other Lexington businesses...

Welcome Incoming 2022 Green Check Members!

The seventh class of Green Check businesses has officially begun the certification process! These...

Scorecard Highlights: Permeable Pavement

Permeable pavement is a system that allows water to drain through it’s porous surface into an...

Scorecard Highlights: Waste Reduction

When Green Check businesses begin their certification process, waste reduction is usually the first...

Scorecard Highlights: Energy Efficiency

As summer has officially set in, Lexington businesses are working to ensure their workspaces are...

Scorecard Highlights: Green Living Roofs & Walls

Green living roofs are becoming a growing trend in many large cities across the U.S., with a few...

Support Green Check Businesses During COVID-19 Shutdown

Now more than ever local businesses need your help! Below is a list of a few of our Green Check...

Meet the 2019 Green Check Businesses!

The fourth year of Green Check businesses have completed certification! These nine local businesses...

Green Check Business Tour: Wastewater Treatment Plant

Last week, Green Check businesses were given the opportunity to tour Lexington’s Town Branch...

Town Branch Tree Experts: Go For Gold

As the new class of Green Check businesses near the final months of completing their scorecard...

Green Check Businesses Tour Recycling Center

Recently, many businesses have asked how changes to recycling markets are affecting regional...

Green Check Businesses Tour Solar Farm

Last week, Green Check-certified businesses had the opportunity to go on an exclusive tour of East...

Lexington Explores Bike Share with Green Check Business

You’ve probably seen one of them recently—since their introduction about a month ago, bright orange...

Minglewood – Plastic Sucks

Five hundred million plastic drinking straws are used each day in the United...