As neighboring states sour on data centers, will Indiana cash in?

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  1. There is not meaningful, lasting job growth from data centers locating in your town. It’s construction jobs which leave when the work is done. The massive tax incentives we are offering make absolutely no sense.

    That said, if a data center wants to build here and pay the costs for increased power generation (instead of the existing customers), let them.

    https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/172680-data-centers-and-local-labor-markets-evidence-from-the-texas-experience

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