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== Economy == [[File:Tomatoes being transported in Leamington, Ontario.jpg|thumb|right|Tomatoes being transported in Leamington. The smoke stack of the former Heinz processing factory can be seen in the distance on the left.]] The [[H. J. Heinz]] company established a factory in 1908 in Leamington. The Heinz products are shipped from the city with both English and French labels, mostly to the United States. Ketchup and baby food are the main products. In November 2013 Heinz announced that it would close the Leamington plant in 2014, meaning job losses for 740 employees at the plant and hundreds more support workers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/heinz-to-close-leamington-ont-plant-hundreds-of-jobs-lost-1.1543663 |publisher=CTV News |date=November 14, 2013 |title=Heinz to close Leamington, Ont. plant; hundreds of jobs lost|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref> Regional and local businessmen worked to save the plant. A campaign was conducted on Facebook to raise support and funds. As a 54-year-old law in Canada bans the use of tomato paste in tomato juice, thus requiring fresh tomatoes, they arranged a deal whereby Highbury Canco took over the plant in 2014.{{Clarification needed|reason=who arranged? what does the law have to do with the ownership agreement?|date=August 2023}} It produces tomato juice and other products for Heinz. Around 250 workers still process canned products at the over 100-year-old factory.<ref name="Austen">{{cite web|last1=Austen|first1=Ian|title=How Leamington, Ont. β where the tomato is king β rallied to save its Heinz plant|url=http://business.financialpost.com/executive/how-leamington-ont-where-the-tomato-is-king-rallied-to-save-its-heinz-plant|website=Financialpost.com|publisher=National Post|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>{{As of when|date=August 2023}}<!-- Needs more explanation of what prompted the headline - How did it? --> Leamington has also been known for its [[greenhouse]]s. It now has the largest concentration of commercial greenhouses in all of North America, with {{convert|1969|acres|ha}} of greenhouse vegetable production in the general area.<ref>[http://ontariogreenhouse.generatordesign.com/default/assets/File/2013%20January%20Fact%20Sheet(1).pdf Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers 2013 Fact Sheet]{{dead link|date=November 2018}}</ref> Major products of the greenhouse industry, in addition to tomatoes, are [[Capsicum|peppers]], cannabis, [[cucumber]]s, [[rose]]s, and other [[flower]]s. [[Hydroponic]] farming has been very successfully adopted by many greenhouse operators in Leamington. Historically, [[tobacco]] was an important crop in the area. Tobacco production declined in the 1960s and today is virtually nonexistent. Migrant workers, mostly [[Mexican people|Mexican]] and [[Caribbean]] [[Seasonal workforce|seasonal labourers]], annually arrive in the region to work in Leamington's greenhouses and farms. Several Mexican and [[Jamaica]]n shops and a Mexican [[consulate]] have opened to serve the migrants. Leamington became a production site of [[Aphria (company)|Aphria]], one of Canada's largest medicinal and recreational [[marijuana]] greenhouse operators. A [[Mergers and acquisitions|merger]] in December 2020 with [[Nanaimo, British Columbia]]-based [[Tilray]], led to the closure of Tilray's production site in Leamington and operations were consolidated at the former Aphria site under the name Tilray.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/leamingtons-pot-giant-aphria-loses-name-in-blockbuster-company-merger |title=Leamington's pot giant Aphria loses name in blockbuster company merger |last=Schmidt |first=Doug |date=December 17, 2020 |access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>
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