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AppHarvest Names Julie Nelson EVP, Operations to Build Industry-Leading Manufacturing and Supply Chain Capabilities and Drive Performance Across Network of Farms
AppHarvest to leverage Nelson’s proven experience at PepsiCo, McKinsey to drive productivity across the company’s network of high-tech indoor farms and optimize operations to support profitable growth
AppHarvest: Management Estimates Vs. The Market
APPH's management projects appealing unit economics and a long runway for future growth. If management's projections are accurate, in five years APPH will be generating over $100mm in annual free cash flow and be able to reinvest 100% of that cash at a rate of return over 15%.
Agtech Company AppHarvest Has Secured A $91m Financing Arrangement With Sustainably-Focused Investment Firm Equilibrium Capital To Fuel The Future Construction of 12 High-Tech Indoor Farms by 2025
Agtech company AppHarvest has secured a $91m financing arrangement with sustainably-focused investment firm Equilibrium Capital to fuel the future construction of 12 high-tech indoor farms by 2025.
AppHarvest Taps Amazon Veteran Mark Keller To Operationalize AI-Informed Farm Operating System
AgTech leader AppHarvest, a public benefit company and certified B Corporation focused on farming more sustainably using 90% less water than open-field agriculture and only recycled rainwater, has named Amazon veteran Mark Keller as its SVP, Software Applications Platform.
AppHarvest: Firing On All Cylinders
AppHarvest has three quality characteristics that show it is stronger than most of its agtech competitors
[WEBINAR] Women In Agriculture Panel - Greenhouse Grower & Indoor Ag-Conversations
Greenhouse Grower & Indoor Ag-Conversations Present Women In Agriculture Panel - Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 2-3 pm | EST
Is Hydroponic Farming Actually Sustainable?
If you've ever wondered how sustainable hydroponic farming really is—or what exactly is involved in vertical farming—this article is for you.
The World's Largest Indoor Farm Is Creating 300 Jobs In Kentucky
The 2.76-million square foot controlled environment agriculture facility is based in Morehead, Eastern Kentucky. A region where unemployment is 44 percent higher than the national average. AppHarvest aims to develop this area into an agricultural technology hub
Martha Stewart, J.D. Vance And Impossible Foods’ David Lee Join Board of AgTech Leader AppHarvest
Company adds executives from The Carlyle Group, Impossible Foods and raises new round from sustainability-focused investors such as Jeffrey Ubben and James Murdoch as COVID-19 heightens need for more resilient domestic supply chains
Why Locate In Appalachia?
Kentucky native Jonathan Webb is turning his dream of a high-tech farming hub in Appalachia into reality with AppHarvest