Governor helps open Bowery Farming’s largest vertical farm yet, in Bethlehem
Published in LehighValleyLive.com
May 26, 2022
The largest vertical farming company in the United States, Bowery Farming, located to land once home to Bethlehem Steel located in Bethlehem, PA Bowery Farming is the largest, most technologically advanced, and most sustainable “Smart Farm” in the state. Bowery started its first Pennsylvania vertical farm in the Lehigh Valley with help from the Governor’s Action Team. As part of the Neighborhood Assistance Program, the Department of Community and Economic Development offered Bowery a $210,000 Pennsylvania First grant and a $250,000 Enterprise Zone Tax Credit. As a result of this support, Bowery has built a 150,000 square-foot facility on 8.7 acres that will create and retain at least 70 new, full-time jobs over the next three years. The company will invest over $30 million in this project. Read […more]
