[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING MOSS GREENHOUSES

 Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, as a member and former chairman of 
the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each month 
I recognize and celebrate the American entrepreneurial spirit by 
highlighting the success of a small business in my home State of Idaho. 
Today, I am pleased to honor Moss Greenhouses located in Jerome as the 
Idaho Small Business of the Month for February 2020.
  Moss Greenhouses is the largest wholesale plant producer and 
distributor in Idaho. Founded in 1952 by Ed and Ruth Adams, their hobby 
of growing orchids in their small greenhouse quickly became a budding 
business as they provided flowers, orchids, and flowering crops to 
their local grocery stores and flower shops. The family-run business 
quickly developed a reputation for its outstanding service and quality 
products.
  Today, Moss Greenhouses is owned and operated by the family's third 
generation, Kevin and his wife Dana. Their 300,000 square feet of 
covered greenhouse and three acres of growing space allow them to serve 
customers from throughout the Mountain West. Their success and growth 
has created dozens of jobs for the Jerome community. As the company 
continues to serve the Jerome area, they hope to eventually welcome the 
family's fourth generation into the business.
  Congratulations to Kevin, Dana, and all of the employees at Moss 
Greenhouses for being selected as the Idaho Small Business of the Month 
for February 2020. You make our great State proud, and I look forward 
to your continued growth and success.

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