Coverage of the development of data centers in West Virginia has generated a great deal of discussion over their role and impact, but little has been reported as of yet about their expected revenue benefits to local government.
One of the fears that some share about their development in West Virginia comes from the history of industrialization between the Civil War and World War I. Industrial Revolution development in West Virginia focused mainly on “upstream” development, including the extraction of timber and coal resources, mostly for use elsewhere.
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