Tanimura & Antle To Host Ribbon Cutting For New Employee Housing
July 13, 2016 | 2 min to read
SALINAS, Ca. – A ceremonial ribbon cutting is to be held on July 13, 2016 at 11:30 AM in recognition of the completion of the Tanimura & Antle Agricultural Employee Housing Project: Spreckels Crossing. Approved on September 1, 2015, the projects goal is to provide an affordable, safe, and comfortable housing option for the companys seasonal employees, and to address the labor shortage impacting Monterey County. The first residents of Spreckels Crossing moved in for the 2016 Salinas harvest season on April 15.
The employee-only residential housing complex consists of 100, two-bedroom, two-bathroom units with the capacity to accommodate up to eight employees per unit; though if preferred, they have the option to rent a room with fewer occupants. Each apartment is provided to employees fully furnished including an on-site store and lounge with access to computers, laundry room, recreation room, baseball and soccer fields, and communal barbeque and picnic areas.
The residential community makes a positive impact on more than quality of life for employees: adaptive reuse of Spreckels Sugar Site, traffic is favorably impacted as workers live onsite and are transported by bus to their worksite each morning, and the company hopes the completed project will serve the industry as an example for others to follow suit. Tanimura & Antle believes that all employees are entitled to a healthy community with affordable housing. With employee housing, Tanimura & Antle will meet 2016 labor needs with domestic workers.
CEO and President, Rick Antle stated, Spreckels Crossing is a true testament to what can be accomplished when business and local government work together in cooperation. Rarely does one have the opportunity to improve the community as this project has. Not only have we addressed the critical affordable housing need of our community, we have changed lives.
About Tanimura & Antle:
Tanimura & Antle is an industry leader whose commitment to premium quality produce has remained strong since its formation in 1982. The Tanimura & Antle families combined more than 50 years of experience and knowledge to establish a produce company unrivaled in its quality products, innovation and dedication to growers, customers, consumers and employees. Today, as one of the largest independent lettuce growers in the United States, Tanimura & Antle farms more than 30,000 acres of rich, fertile farmland and ships a full line of premium fresh produce products throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
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