Lower Makefield greenhouse project receives financing

The money will go toward constructing a greenhouse which will produce up to 500,000 pounds of fresh produce every year and is expected to create up to 10 jobs when completed.


From Phillyburbs.com: BrightFarms, which has plans to build a greenhouse in Lower Makefield that will sell locally grown produce to McCaffrey's and other markets, has received $1.26 million in financing from The Reinvestment Fund.

The fund is a Philadelphia-based community development financing institution, which uses public and private funds to invest in community development initiatives that are often ignored by conventional lenders.

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