Infused Element Signs Host Community Agreement with Holyoke

Holyoke, Mass. (December 22, 2021) — Infused Element, co-founded by Holyoke natives and EforAll Holyoke Alumni Isaias Rosario and Ezra Bleau, is proud to announce the signing of its host city agreement with the city of Holyoke, along with a letter of intent at One Cabot Street, situated along the Connecticut River. The cannabis-infused consumer products company will occupy 9,000 square feet to produce edibles, beverages, rosin cartridges and other products on the second floor of the same building that houses the same cannabis company former Boston Celtic Paul Pierce is teaming up with the Hub Craft to launch his own line of recreational products.

Infused Element will be one of the first fully operational Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) Social Equity Program members to produce food and beverage items. Additionally, Isaias and Ezra received additional support and guidance during their tenures at EforAll Holyoke, a nonprofit organization that partners with communities to help under-represented individuals successfully start and grow a business through intensive business training, mentorship and an extended professional support network.

“If programs like the CCC Social Equity Program and EforAll did not exist, we would not have had a fighting chance to get Infused Element to where it is today, just a few short months from creating what we believe to be the most delectable edibles in the region and the ability to share them with cannabis enthusiasts throughout Massachusetts,” said CEO and Co-Founder, Isaias Rosario. “And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the support from the team at Foley Hoag, whose commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion helped propel us to making our entrepreneurial dreams become a reality as well.”

Isaias and Ezra were both cohorts in the EforAll Holyoke program in 2021. Isaias was in the early stages of conceptualizing his Infused Element business, and Ezra was looking to capitalize on the early success of his non-alcoholic beverage company, NA Brews. They formed a friendship right from the onset and shared similar trials and tribulations of growing a business in the cannabis space. EforAll Executive Director Tessa Murphy-Bomboletti, along with Isaias and Ezra’s respective EforAll mentors John Snyder and Tanner Holbrook, noticed the natural synergy and budding friendship between the two as well, and suggested they combine forces.

"We're really proud of Ezra and Isaias on this big milestone for their business and love to see the partnership that has been formed between these two EforAll alumni who met each other in our program a year ago,” said Tessa Murphy-Bomboletti, Executive Director at EforAll Holyoke. “Their tenacity and commitment is unmatched, and it's great to see them apply the lessons they've learned from our business accelerator in order to get this endeavor off the ground. This is why our program exists, and we can't wait to see what they'll do next."

“We crossed all of the hurdles, and we have a determined network of partners, mentors and supporters just as passionate to see us succeed,” added Ezra Bleau. “Hard work and dedication to your craft will eventually pay off, and we can’t wait to fully introduce our products to the cannabis community in the spring.”

For more information, please visit Infused Element at www.infusedelement.com, www.instagram.com/infusedelement and www.facebook.com/elementinfused.