PAJARO – A 1995 flood that inundated its San Juan Road greenhouses and caused $1 million in damage didn't kill 2G Roses.
Nor did a 1991 free trade pact that brought tough competition, tightened margins and drove many other growers out of business.
But Eugene Tsuji and sister Arlene, who ran the company started 41 years ago by their parents, struggled to recover from the recession. A lawsuit filed by an employee alleging sexual harassment by another worker was the last straw.
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