<p>Houweling's recently broke ground on its future greenhouse site in <B>Mona, Utah</b>.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Casey Houweling was joined by Utah Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox, representatives from Rocky Mountain Power, and other interested parties for the <B>official groundbreaking</b> at Houweling's Tomatoes' future site, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img width="500px" class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/houwelling.jpg" alt="Houweling's Breaks Ground on Utah Site" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Over 100 people were in attendance for the ceremonial first shovels. Lt. Governor Cox expressed his excitement over the <B>positive impact</b> that the project will have in rural Utah. The new greenhouse is bringing <B>jobs</b> and <B>economic development</b>, as well as an advanced partnership to utilize wasted heat and CO2 for growing tomatoes sustainably without negative impacts to efficiency.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Houweling's <B>28.3 acre greenhouse farm</b> is being built this year, and Houweling's will have locally grown tomatoes available in late 2014 with nearly all of the production planned for sale within a 500 mile radius.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By partnering with Rocky Mountain Power, a supply of traditionally wasted <b>heat and CO2</b> will allow for <b>year-round growing</b>. The patented Ultra Clima semi-closed greenhouse design gives the ability to optimize conditions effectively and efficiently, even during times of extreme variations in climate.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img width="500px class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/houwelling2.jpg" alt="Houweling's Breaks Ground on Utah Site" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The project is expected to bring around <b>280 new full time jobs</b> to Juab County. The company is also expecting to expand the greenhouse farm over the next 5-10 years with 3 more phases to reach a <b>final size of 113 acres</b> after the full build-out.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Prior to the official turning of soil, Casey Houweling, Houweling’s Tomatoes President and CEO addressed the crowd. With sincere intentions to ensure his company becomes part of the local community and shared the company’s history.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Congratulations to Casey Houweling and Houweling's Tomatoes on beginning this ambitious and innovative project.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.houwelings.com/" target="_new" class="btn"> Houweling's Tomatoes</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
