CHICAGO (AP) - Construction has begun on what will soon become Chicago’s largest agricultural greenhouse - a project many hope will breathe new life into a historically underdeveloped neighborhood.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined community leaders Thursday to break ground on the 140,000-square-foot (13,006-square-meter) greenhouse. The facility will be run by Gotham Greens, a New York-based produce company that uses clean energy to grow fresh produce year-round.
Emanuel says the greenhouse will continue the “economic renaissance” in Chicago’s South Side Pullman community. The $12.6 million complex is expected to create 60 permanent and 70 construction jobs.
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This is Gotham Greens’ second facility in the Pullman neighborhood. The company also runs a 75,000-square-foot (6,968-square-meter) rooftop greenhouse that provides fresh produce to local and national grocery stores across the Chicago area.
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