Lawyers who put Zelenka Farms, a plant grower for big-box retailers including Lowe's Cos., Kmart, Shopko and Home Depot Inc., into bankruptcy could get permission to sell its operations at a hearing on Tuesday.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Barbara Houser is scheduled to look over the top purchase offer for the Irving, Texas- based company, which is operated by BFN Operations LLC. It employs 1,519 people at farms located in Tennessee, Oregon and other states.
Zelenka Farms filed for chapter 11 protection on June 17, blaming financial troubles on an unexpectedly rainy April and May that left it without enough money to pay down part of a loan before a June 3 deadline.
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