TEMPLE, Texas, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Revol Greens BB #:358676, a Minnesota-based producer of greenhouse lettuce, has plans to locate a new a manufacturing operation in Temple, Texas.
Pending final negotiations with Bell County Commissioners Court, the company plans to construct a 40-acre advanced greenhouse as part of an investment representing over $110 million.
This includes two phases, of what will ultimately be a four-phase expansion, expected to be the largest lettuce greenhouse globally at full build out. Revol Greens will add 150 competitive, family-wage jobs with benefits over the next three to four years.
The facility will be financed by Equilibrium Capital, the leading investor in the greenhouse and controlled environment sectors in North America. In addition to investments with AppHarvest in Kentucky, Houweling’s in California and Utah, and Finka in Mexico, Equilibrium’s Controlled Environment Foods strategy investments also include Revol’s existing faciliti
/PRNewswire/ Revol Greens, a Minnesota-based producer of greenhouse lettuce, has plans to locate a new a manufacturing operation in Temple, Texas. Pending.
BELTON â The Belton City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday in support of House Bill 523 â legislation that would designate a portion of Loop 121 as âDeputy Sheriff John Rhoden Memorial Highwayâ if passed.
Rhoden lost his life in the line of duty in April 2020 while he was attempting to lay spike strips along northbound Interstate 35, near the FM 93 exit ramp, when a tractor-trailer struck him. He was 31.
The proposed legislation would also instruct the Texas Department of Transportation to design, construct and erect markers at the end of each section of highway showing the designation.
Belton Mayor Wayne Carpenter â who wrote a letter to State Rep. Hugh Shine, R-Temple, expressing the cityâs support for the measure â said it is incredibly important to memorialize âone of our local law enforcement heroes.â
BELTON â Three Bell County residents will continue to represent the county on mental health matters after being reappointed to their positions Monday.
The Bell County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Monday to continue having its three current members of the Central Counties Services board of trustees stay on for another term. The three locals will complete their current term, starting their new one in September.
The countyâs three returning representatives are Steven Wick, Rita Kelly and Dr. Adrejs Avots-Avotins.
Central Counties Services is an organization comprised of representatives from six counties and helps those with mental issues and disabilities.
âWe are all about providing services to the children and the underserved,â Avots-Avotins said. âSchools do what they can and health care facilities do what they can but many of them fall through the cracks. In particular some of these counties with small school districts and small supporting staffs