Bradley K. Sherman
2024-08-13 11:55:36 UTC
|
| As a venture capitalist, JD Vance repeatedly touted his
| guiding principles for investing in a company: A business
| should not only turn a profit, it should also help American
| communities.
|
| That's why, he said, he invested in AppHarvest, a startup
| that promised a high-tech future for farming and for the
| workers of Eastern Kentucky. Over a four-year span, Vance
| was an early investor, board member and public pitchman for
| the indoor-agriculture company.
| ...
| Last year, facing hundreds of millions of dollars in debt,
| AppHarvest declared bankruptcy.
| ...
| Despite promising local jobs, the company eventually began
| contracting migrant workers from Mexico, Guatemala and
| other countries, numerous former employees told CNN.
| ...
<https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/politics/kentucky-startup-appharvest-jd-vance/index.html>
--bks
| As a venture capitalist, JD Vance repeatedly touted his
| guiding principles for investing in a company: A business
| should not only turn a profit, it should also help American
| communities.
|
| That's why, he said, he invested in AppHarvest, a startup
| that promised a high-tech future for farming and for the
| workers of Eastern Kentucky. Over a four-year span, Vance
| was an early investor, board member and public pitchman for
| the indoor-agriculture company.
| ...
| Last year, facing hundreds of millions of dollars in debt,
| AppHarvest declared bankruptcy.
| ...
| Despite promising local jobs, the company eventually began
| contracting migrant workers from Mexico, Guatemala and
| other countries, numerous former employees told CNN.
| ...
<https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/politics/kentucky-startup-appharvest-jd-vance/index.html>
--bks