When we wrote about Lee Cole back in 2020, he was retiring as CEO of Santa Paula-based fresh produce distributor Calavo Growers, and the stock was close to an all-time high. We inaugurated him into the Business Times Hall of Fame and heralded him as the John Wooden of Ventura County agriculture. Three years later,…
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