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Funding board approves $2.8M in Fast Track grants for Little Leaf Farms facility in Coffee County
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The Tennessee State Funding Board on July 21 approved two Fast Track grants totaling $2.8 million to Little Leaf Farms to support a new controlled-environment agriculture facility in the Manchester Industrial Park in Coffee County.
The Tennessee State Funding Board on July 21 approved two Fast Track grants totaling $2.8 million to Little Leaf Farms to support a new controlled-environment agriculture facility in the Manchester Industrial Park in Coffee County.
Alan Borden, deputy commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, told the board Little Leaf operates indoor greenhouse campuses and that the Tennessee site will become the company’s largest and most advanced facility in North America. "They have actually committed to create 318 net new jobs and make almost a $75,000,000 capital investment within 5 years," Borden…
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