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In quite a few places in the rural US (especially the mountain west), people are asking for that. Those companies usually build out a lot of needed infrastructue (power, water, even roads) as part of the deal, and it provides job opportunities (a ton up front, and some (though fewer than many people realize[1]) in perpetuity).

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46498947



50-100 jobs long term for a town, for noise and environmental effects in perpetuity, plus tax cuts as incentive from the locale to hire a handful of mechanical/handyman type jobs. Likely the skilled labor will be imported.




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