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A group of five, black entrepreneurs plan to build a 1.6 million square-foot indoor hemp farm in the south suburbs and hire 250 people. Photos by Wendell Hutson

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Proposed cannabis farm aided by consulting firm

A startup business was able to secure $144 million in funding for a proposed hemp farm in the south suburbs thanks to a Homewood-Flossmoor entrepreneur and his Chicago consulting firm.