fingertips through all four seasons," he said.
"I really think this advantage will allow us
to continue scaling our headquarters here
in Salmon Arm."
But he also admits that that opinion isn't
universally shared. Some of the investors
that
4AG Robotics courted weren't on board
with the small-town vision. "We lost out on
investments from other international ven-
ture capital funds—they didn't believe we
could build a globally successful company
in Salmon Arm," he said. "We're incredibly
grateful that we found investors who see
not only the opportunity for
4AG Robot-
ics, but the value that we can receive from
Salmon Arm in the coming years."
Eventually, O'Connor sees the company
branching into other industries as well:
"We're going to become a global leader in
harvesting crops in the indoor agriculture
space, solving the growing labour issues in
these industries that are critical for food
security and bringing fresh food closer to
large populations." —N.C.
The
Innovators
"
We're going to become a
global leader in harvesting crops
in the indoor agriculture space,
solving the growing labour issues in
these industries that are critical for food
security and bringing fresh food closer to
large populations."
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