This first phase of the project will create 82 full-time jobs – 42 year-round and 40 seasonal – with an annual payroll of $2.9 million. The completed facility would create 400 jobs with an annual payroll of $15 million. On behalf of the great majority of our citizens, we are thrilled to have Golden Fresh Farms here in Wapakoneta.” Although the city respects the views of all of our citizens, as usual we are hearing only the opinions of a few. “I have personally spoken with dozens of our citizens, all of whom are thrilled that we have finally landed a ‘big fish’ for our industrial park. “We could not be more pleased with the relationships we have formed with the owners, Lois Chibante and Paul Mastronardi,” he said. Wapakoneta Mayor Tom Stinebaugh said the city is happy to have the farm as part of the community. The lights are not in operation 24 hours a day, the company said. The company said Golden Fresh uses lights at the facility beginning in the early morning until about 4 p.m., and the lights make it possible to ensure plant growth during cloudy days and winter months. We are confident it will help open the door to other major projects selecting Wapakoneta,” said Greg Myers, Wapakoneta economic development director. It has moved our West Central Ohio Industrial Center from a hypothetical to a real industrial park. “One of the most important aspects of the Golden Fresh Farms project is its proof to other companies that Wapakoneta is the right location to choose. Golden Fresh Farms, a Canadian-based division of Red Sun Farms, opened its $22.5 million, 20-acre greenhouse about an hour north of Dayton near Interstate 75 and U.S.
The company said the farm has “natural barriers of woodlots” on two sides of the facility. This news organization initially reported the concerns of local residents who said the greenhouse creating too much artificial light before sunrise.Ĭompany officials told this news organization that the location was picked with the help of city officials because of its access off the highway and the remote location – away from residential areas. However, some local residents are complaining about the “overwhelming” glow created from the lights used to grow the produce.
Golden Fresh Farms, a Canadian-based division of Red Sun Farms that owns a high-tech hydroponic greenhouse operation, is now growing more than 200,000 tomato plants in Wapakoneta.
WAPAKONETA - Officials for the Golden Fresh Farms said the company has worked closely with Wapakoneta officials on the planning and development of the massive greenhouse in the area, and addressed the criticisms of some residents who said the business impacting their quality of life.
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