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CB_700_SC t1_j3yh5sa wrote

Reply to comment by LootTheHounds in Good Karma shuts down cafe after saying $17,000 was 'embezzled' from Center City location by MCgrindahFM

I’m a small business close to greensgrow. I also had a large check stolen 4 months ago. It has impacted a bunch where I’m picking bills to pay. For my business and for someone who is already bad in debt I could see it causing them to close. If you can’t pay your employees, vendors or rent you don’t last long.

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LootTheHounds t1_j3yhnsn wrote

It doesn't change the suspect timing. if they were working with authorities, they had options. I'm also familiar with how they treated their employees prior to letting them all go. I can't give them full benefit of the doubt.

Greensgrow also received several grants over the course of 2022. Instead, they've let their website expire and the locations to rot.

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CB_700_SC t1_j3ymgwj wrote

True. Businesses don’t go under due to one stolen check.

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LootTheHounds t1_j3yqj93 wrote

The city also owns the land they're on, Greensgrow is a project the city itself invested in. It just casts a shadow over their claims.

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MisterAlaska t1_j3ywgny wrote

Happened to another West Philly nonprofit too. It’s a legit problem in the neighborhood.

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