# Chicago entrepreneur turns empty downtown office space into vertical gardens

- Source: NPR Business
- Published: 2026-11-03T20:52:02+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.npr.org/2026/11/03/nx-s1-5944524-e1/chicago-entrepreneur-turns-empty-downtown-office-space-into-vertical-gardens
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/chicago-entrepreneur-turns-empty-downtown-office-space-into-vertical-g-9e9cfa/

The pandemic changed how and where the world works, leaving behind a lot of empty office space. One entrepreneur is starting to plant the seeds of a partial solution.

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