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'Negotiating the pennies left in the couch,' data centers outpacing West Virginia's outdated revenue model

(WOWK) -- West Virginia could be falling behind its neighbors if it stays committed to the decades-old revenue models for taxing multi-billion-dollar data center developments. One by one, West Virginia's neighbors, even previous leaders in data center development, have been rolling back incentives for the industry.

'Negotiating the pennies left in the couch,' data centers outpacing West Virginia's outdated revenue model

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(WOWK) -- West Virginia could be falling behind its neighbors if it stays committed to the decades-old revenue models for taxing multi-billion-dollar data center developments.

One by one, West Virginia's neighbors, even previous leaders in data center development, have been rolling back incentives for the industry.

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(WOWK) -- West Virginia could be falling behind its neighbors if it stays committed to the decades-old revenue models for taxing multi-billion-dollar data center developments. One by one, West Virginia's neighbors, even previous leaders in data center development, have been rolling back incentives for the industry.

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