Nature Fresh Farms has announced a large-scale investment in northwest Ohio. The company plans to begin construction on a 175 acre greenhouse facility in Delta, Ohio in the spring of 2015.
Contingent upon acceptable levels of incentives from the State of Ohio, other government authorities, as well as utility rates agreeable to Nature Fresh, the company would be poised to ship its first case of vegetables in December 2015. The greenhouse project will be completed in several phases over the next seven years with a total investment approaching $200 million by the year 2022.
“The company plans to employ more than 300 people by the last phase of the project and its payroll at the Fulton County location will be nearly $12 million annually. We welcome Nature Fresh Farms to Fulton County and will work diligently to meet the company’s needs & complete the project successfully,” said Matt Gilroy, executive director of the Fulton County Economic Development Corporation.
The Delta, Ohio site was selected due to its easy access to current and future customers as well as proximity to the company’s headquarters. Nature Fresh Farms is also exploring a partnership with Northstar/Bluescope Steel to utilize carbon dioxide and waste heat from their operations. This partnership would be one of the first of its kind anywhere in the United States.
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