But in growing the venture, the 36-year-old plant, which breeds wide-mouthed bass and other freshwater species, hopes to become a revenue generator for sparsely populated Sumter County and a new tourism magnet for Central Florida.
The plant also anticipates new commercial development will be attracted to the site area, five miles south of Tarrytown, FL on Country Road 471. Bushnell, the county seat, is 60 miles west of Downtown Orlando.
Richloam officials project the expansion, with the state as a partner, would generate an estimated $2 million in new revenue to Sumter County and produce $109,000 a year in additional business taxes.
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