弗吉尼亚州RINGGOLD – Elected officials from Pittsylvania County and the City of Danville, along with Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Virginia Secretary of Agriculture Bettina Ring and other state and community leaders, joined AeroFarms representatives on Thursday for a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest 136,000 square foot indoor vertical farming facility in Ringgold – the world’s largest aeroponic vertical farm.
AeroFarms是一家获得认证的B公司，也是垂直农业领域的领导者，该公司开发了自己的专有种植技术，能够全年种植农产品，年生产率是传统田间农业的390倍。 Once completed, the new facility, located in the Cane Creek Industrial Centre, will be the largest and most sophisticated aeroponic vertical farm in the world, and is part of AeroFarms’ expansion plans to address some of our most pressing agriculture and environmental challenges.
“We congratulate AeroFarms on launching construction of its state-of-the-art facility in Cane Creek Centre,” said Governor Ralph Northam. “The Commonwealth’s history is rooted in agribusiness, and the completion of the world’s largest and most advanced indoor vertical farm will enhance this booming industry. We thank AeroFarms for choosing Southern Virginia, and look forward to supporting its success.”
“We are excited to join AeroFarms in officially breaking ground in the Commonwealth,” said Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball. “As a leader in agricultural innovation, this company will create quality jobs for the hardworking citizens of Southern Virginia and expand economic opportunities in Danville-Pittsylvania County.”
“Innovation and new technologies have always been the driving forces behind the success of Virginia’s largest private sector industry, agriculture,” said Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Bettina Ring. “By choosing to establish their largest production facility to date here in the Commonwealth, AeroFarms is ensuring that Virginia is a leader in indoor vertical farming."
在Ringgold的这个项目中，AeroFarms投资了5300多万美元，创造了92个就业岗位。
“We are excited to begin construction on our next farm and bring our great tasting leafy greens to new markets and customers,” said David Rosenberg, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AeroFarms. “Danville-Pittsylvania County is the perfect location to introduce our next-generation Model 5 farm that will be able to serve the more than 1,000 food retailers in the region with our exceptional, great tasting products. When operational this time next year, this farm will be the world’s largest indoor vertical farm using aeroponics technology that will make our sustainably grown, pesticide-free and always fresh leafy greens available to the approximately 50 million people located within a one day’s drive. 通过我们的技术进步，我们已经能够推动卓越的单位经济，使我们能够扩大业务规模，为丹支持人民币的博彩平台-匹兹堡县带来可持续农业、新的就业机会和经济发展机会。 We look forward to partnering with this great community.”
AeroFarms开发了获得专利并屡获殊荣的室内垂直农业技术，为健康的植物茁壮成长提供了完美的条件，将农业的精度、食品安全和生产力提升到一个新的水平，同时使用零农药，比传统的田间农业节水高达95%。 通过在当地招聘并创造全年就业机会，AeroFarms能够全年增长，为其社区提供高质量的产品，提供最佳的营养和独特的风味。
"I am extremely excited that work is beginning on AeroFarms' new, state-of-the-art indoor vertical farming facility in Ringgold," said Joe Davis, Supervisor for the Dan River District, where the Cane Creek Industrial Centre is located. "I want to thank AeroFarms for their commitment to investing in Pittsylvania County and providing high quality jobs to many in our region. AeroFarms是我们在丹河区和宾夕法尼亚州蓬勃发展的工业社区的完美补充。 Having another innovative, industry-leading company like AeroFarms choose to establish what will be the largest aeroponics vertical farm in the world right here in Ringgold shows me that Pittsylvania County – and our entire region – is a great place to do business. It's the investments from companies like AeroFarms that will continue to move both Pittsylvania County and Southern Virginia forward.”
“This day is a milestone moment for AeroFarms, the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County," said Alonzo Jones, Mayor for the City of Danville. "As we celebrate this milestone, let us also celebrate the partnerships in place that brought us to this point. Together, we are building a better future for our citizens, and we are excited that an innovative and technically advanced company such as AeroFarms is part of our future.”
弗吉尼亚州经济发展伙伴关系与弗吉尼亚州农业和消费者服务部、匹兹堡县、丹支持人民币的博彩平台市和南弗吉尼亚地区联盟合作，确保了弗吉尼亚州的这个项目。 Governor Northam approved a $200,000 grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund, as well as a $200,000 grant from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund, to assist Danville-Pittsylvania County with the project.
弗吉尼亚烟草地区振兴委员会已批准烟草地区机会基金为该项目拨款19万美元。 AeroFarms有资格获得由弗吉尼亚州住房和社区发展部管理的弗吉尼亚州企业区计划的国家福利。 Funding and services to support the company’s job creation will be provided through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program (VJIP).
Ringgold的Cane Creek工业园区是由丹支持人民币的博彩平台宾夕法尼亚州地区工业设施管理局开发的，这是宾夕法尼亚州县和丹支持人民币的博彩平台市之间的联合经济发展倡议。
“I am pleased AeroFarms is investing in Southside Virginia and bringing meaningful employment and quality job opportunities including scientists, engineers, operations professionals, and technologists,” said Congressman Bob Good (VA-05). “We welcome their innovative efforts to expand the nation’s fresh produce supply for distribution locally and globally. The decision to invest in the area demonstrates the strength of Southside Virginia’s workforce.”
“I was impressed by AeroFarms and their leadership when they first announced their plans to come to our region," said Senator Frank Ruff. "Their innovative concepts of getting fresh, high quality greens to consumers and families will be a great asset to our area as well as families throughout the several state area they will serve.”
“It is exciting to see an innovative company like AeroFarms open their first Virginia location here in Southside,” said Delegate Danny Marshall. “Attracting a company like this to our region shows that the effort we have put into developing a top-notch business climate is paying off. We welcome AeroFarms and their team to Danville[1]Pittsylvania County and wish them great success as they move forward with building and hiring."
Tobacco Commission Executive Director, Evan Feinman said, "It is great to see AeroFarms get started on this project. 烟草委员会一直致力于为我们所服务的地方带来新的收入，像匹兹堡县这样的创新项目就是南弗吉尼亚可以吸引的行业领先公司的一个很好的例子。 这个农场将是同类农场中最大的，将提供高质量的产品和92个新的就业机会。 I look forward to seeing AeroFarms get hiring underway and wish them the best as they join our Southern Virginia business 社区.”
关于AeroFarms
自2004年以来，AeroFarms一直在室内垂直农业领域处于领先地位，并倡导农业转型创新。 AeroFarms是一家经认证的B公司，其全球总部位于美国新泽西州纽瓦克，以种植最好的植物来改善人类生活为使命。 Named one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company two years in a row and one of TIME’s Best Inventions, AeroFarms patented, award-winning indoor vertical farming technology provides the perfect conditions for healthy plants to thrive, taking agriculture to a new level of precision, food safety, and productivity while using up to 95% less water and no pesticides versus traditional field farming. AeroFarms使当地的产品一年四季都能安全生长，使用垂直农业来提升风味。 此外，通过其专有的种植技术平台，AeroFarms已经建立了从政府到主要财富500强公司的多年战略合作伙伴关系，以独特的方式帮助解决农业供应链需求。 For additional information, visit: https://aerofarms.com/.
2021年3月26日，AeroFarms宣布与Spring Valley Acquisition Corp.（纳斯达克股票代码：SV）达成最终业务合并协议。 Upon the closing of the business combination, AeroFarms will become publicly traded on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol "ARFM". 有关交易的其他资料可在此浏览： https://aerofarms.com/investors/
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