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Finsbury Glover Hering is representing Land O’Lakes food cooperative on agricultural sustainability and rural broadband issues.
The Arden Hills, MN, based company has been working with Microsoft and Watch Communications to address the rural broadband gap, which affects more than 18M Americans, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
Sixty percent of farmers say they lack the necessary connectivity to run their business.
Land O’Lakes, which generated $14B in 2019 revenues, also is working to bridge the digital divide with awareness and advocacy through its American Connection Project.
FGH has Grant Leslie, head of its food practice; Karla Thieman, ex-chief of staff to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during the Obama administration; and Kevin Bailey, a policy advisor to Vilsack, working the Land O’Lakes account.
WPP is majority owner of FGH.
Land O’Lakes in October broke a consumer campaign tagged “Eat It Like You Own It” that was timed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the company.
Battery, a creative shop of Havas Media, developed the advertising.
Flock Safety has hired Off Hill Strategies, a boutique lobby firm that boasts of its commitment to conservative principles.
Ballard Partners has signed South Korea’s SK Americas unit for representation on US semiconductor policies and developments.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
