Naples biochar company to receive county incentives, expand to Immokalee

Author: Aisling Swift, Gulfshore Business
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A clean technology company that turns clean, green wood debris into an environmentally friendly charcoal product will receive Collier County job incentives to create 14 new jobs once it builds a headquarters in Immokalee.

The Board of County Commissioners, without discussion on Jan. 28, unanimously approved ArborX Inc. as a qualified applicant to the county’s Basic Industry Growth Promotion Incentive Program, agreeing to provide $49,000 in job incentives. Under state statutes, the company applied confidentially under the name “CARBO” and was approved under the county’s Fast Track Program in September; the vote makes its plans public.

“The project’s operation and directly related employment will support the diversification of Collier County’s economy and growth in manufacturing jobs,” Cormac Giblin, the county’s director of Housing Policy & Economic Development, wrote in a memo to commissioners, noting ArborX plans to invest about $2.5 million in capital expenditures.

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