Adrian man with troubled financial past seeks millions from public for mushroom leather project
In early December, Tim Stephenson laid out why a Malheur County agency should give him $1 million.
He explained to public officials that his company, Vale Textiles, would revive the defunct mushroom plant in Vale.
The new company would create jobs with hourly starting pay of $30, making Vale a manufacturing hub.
The company would make fake leather out of mushroom roots.
“The demand for a leather alternative is high as the traditional leather market…
