.bodytext {float: left; } .floatimg-left-hort { float:left; margin-top:10px; margin-right: 10px; width:300px; clear:left;} .floatimg-left-caption-hort { float:left; margin-bottom:10px; width:300px; margin-right:10px; clear:left;} .floatimg-left-vert { float:left; margin-top:10px; margin-right:15px; width:200px;} .floatimg-left-caption-vert { float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; font-size: 10px; width:200px;} .floatimg-right-hort { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 300px;} .floatimg-right-caption-hort { float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 300px; font-size: 10px; } .floatimg-right-vert { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 200px;} .floatimg-right-caption-vert { float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 200px; font-size: 10px; } .floatimgright-sidebar { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 200px; border-top-style: double; border-top-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black;} .floatimgright-sidebar p { line-height: 115%; text-indent: 10px; } .floatimgright-sidebar h4 { font-variant:small-caps; } .pullquote { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 150px; background: url(http://www.dmbusinessdaily.com/DAILY/editorial/extras/closequote.gif) no-repeat bottom right !important ; line-height: 150%; font-size: 125%; border-top: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid;} .floatvidleft { float:left; margin-bottom:10px; width:325px; margin-right:10px; clear:left;} .floatvidright { float:right; margin-bottom:10px; width:325px; margin-right:10px; clear:left;} Maxon Holdings LLC, a leading energy and environmental development company, today announced a partnership with Earthpark, a center for science literacy and the environment proposed for a site near Pella. Maxon will provide $10 million of in-kind financial and technical support toward the completion and opening of the project.

Maxon’s contribution will facilitate ongoing support for and involvement with educational and research efforts in the areas of global sustainability and restorative living practices.

Earthpark is planned for a 240-acre site that will demonstrate sustainable and restorative solutions to ecological threats, using state-of-the-art educational tools and online communication with schools, communities and governments worldwide.

Earthpark proponents hope to include four acres of tropical rain forest, a 600,000-gallon aquarium and more than 1,000 species of plants and small animals in a re-created ecosystem.

“Maxon is truly honored and energized to be part of this remarkable project,” Marc O’Connor, president and CEO of Maxon Holdings, said in a press release “Earthpark will be a model of efficient and sustainable development, and an educational cornerstone that will be the driving force for environmentally conscious development worldwide.”

Ted Townsend, founder of the Earthpark project, said, “We are working with other innovative companies to join us in helping Earthpark improve our world through its novel scientific and educational efforts.”

Maxon develops, finances, constructs, operates and maintains energy service projects for the industrial, commercial, institutional and governmental markets.