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mk  ·  2684 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is Project Tim?

My guess is that those 800 workers are going to be watching robots.





ThurberMingus  ·  2683 days ago  ·  link  ·  

At a whopping 1.5 robot-watchers per acre, it illustrates why "bringing manufacturing back" won't do shit to help employ manufacturing workers.

thenewgreen  ·  2684 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    A 220-acre beet farm owned by Durand farmer Levi Zdunic is part of the 850 acres of land purchase options a real estate broker has amassed for "Project Tim," a large-scale industrial development.
Why a beet farm? The world needs more beets.