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This Marketplace episode examines the aftermath of Big Tech data centers moving into rural Crook County, Oregon, 15 years after they promised economic revival. The reporting questions whether the long-term payoff for local communities matches the initial enthusiasm. The episode also covers Abbott Laboratories' plan to spin off its baby formula unit and Elon Musk's exploration of merging Tesla and SpaceX.
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Fifteen years after Meta and Apple built massive data center complexes in Crook County, Oregon, the once-welcomed investment is facing local skepticism about whether it was truly worth it.
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