A $75-million greenhouse project about to start production in Southwest Middlesex is only the beginning of what the company, Ontario Plants Propagation, has planned for the site.
A producer of tomato, cucumber, and pepper starter plants for greenhouse growers in Canada and the United States, Ontario Plants has three more phases planned for the 120-acre property in Glencoe. Each phase will add about 13 acres of greenhouse to the 13 acres that have already been completed, along with 40 to 50 jobs.
"From an economic development perspective we're absolutely thrilled to have them here," said Cara Finn, director of economic development for Middlesex County and co-chair of the Ontario Food Cluster.
Finn said the company's decision to locate its high-tech complex in Middlesex County bodes well for drawing similar types of innovative agri-business industries.
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