DUBLIN, Va. — It's not hard to guess why Nelson Banes, of Max Meadows, was sitting at a table inside Red Sun Farm's job fair at New River Community College: He needs work.
Like many of the job seekers who flocked to hear about opportunities at the region's newest major employer, Banes is a longtime gardener and jumped at the chance to work at Red Sun's new high tech greenhouse.
With plans to get the first crop in the ground by July, director of operations Jay Abbott said Red Sun is about to go on a hiring spree. Pretty soon, he expects to employ between 75 and 100 people.
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