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If you’ve been wondering what Ramel Bradley’s been up to lately, he’s been helping put Eastern Kentucky to work. The former UK point guard is one of the investors behind AppHarvest, a $50 million greenhouse on 70 acres of reclaimed mining land in Pikeville, Kentucky. According to the Courier-Journal, Bradley, AppHarvest CEO Jonathan Webb, and chief operating officer and fellow UK alum Seth Norat plan to hire 130 workers in Appalachia at $12/hour or more to grow tomatoes, bell peppers, and other vegetables. Right now, the unemployment rate in Pikeville is 8.