MANCHESTER, Tenn. (WKRN) — A lettuce company is establishing its first Tennessee greenhouse in Coffee County, bringing more than 300 jobs to the area.
Gov. Bill Lee was on hand for the announcement at Manchester Industrial Park Monday morning.
Little Leaf Farms will create 318 new jobs over five years and invest nearly $75 million in Manchester, according to a release. The company’s operations will be growing and manufacturing facilities that have the capacity to produce and distribute packaged leafy greens throughout the southeast and midwest.
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Little Leaf Farms is recognized as the country’s No. 1 brand of packaged lettuce sustainably grown through controlled environment agriculture…