> 5. There won't be 2,000 jobs to build a datacenter, that's wildly exaggerated. And there's no way in hell that the average construction worker is making even half of the number you just stated.
Most union tradespeople make at least $35/hr in MN, a handful make over $40. My company pays the union about $75/hr for a journeyman electrician, which is their full rate with benefits included. Most (or all?) the labor on this project will be union labor, a GC isn't going to take a chance on a non-union sub with 600 million on the line.
> 2. Why would a datacenter increase land value? This isn't a corporate headquarters, it's a datacenter.
Data centers require backbones to provide their services. Becker sits outside the range of most ISP's, in addition to no fiber connection; Monticello being the closest with fiber. I suspect there will be a substantial contract for laying fiber here, thus further increasing value of the land.
Most union tradespeople make at least $35/hr in MN, a handful make over $40. My company pays the union about $75/hr for a journeyman electrician, which is their full rate with benefits included. Most (or all?) the labor on this project will be union labor, a GC isn't going to take a chance on a non-union sub with 600 million on the line.