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- Square Roots told staff it was closing most of its locations and cutting jobs, two former staff said.
- One farm in Grand Rapids will remain open to service business partners, a source told Insider.
- Square Roots told local news it plans to reconfigure some locations and may eventually re-open them.
Square Roots, a tech farming startup that was cofounded by Elon Musk's brother, Kimbal, shut down the majority of its remaining locations on Tuesday and laid off most of its staff, two employees who were laid off as a result of the closures told Insider.