This is in direct contradiction to the numerous articles showing these kinds of economically disadvantaged areas giving so many tax credits that the companies will pay basically nothing in taxes to put a DC there. I'd say that these municipalities are so desperate for jobs of any sort they're willing to take almost nothing in taxes just to have a big DC show up by some big name tech company once and give blue collars jobs for even a year or so. You're not going to see big cities be able to do that kind of a desperate move for jobs, but for a lot of rural areas they might be able to swing the money.
Thing is that Nevada doesn't have a state income tax, so the hope is that the working age population in the area won't be discouraged enough to completely leave. Random towns in Texas are similar due to no income tax at state level. North Carolina, however, does have a mixed income of state taxes, moderate sales tax, and fairly low real estate taxes.
Meanwhile, start-ups and small businesses in general will get almost none of the same kind of treatment, so companies that are struggling to grow due to lack of capital are forced into areas closer to their investors, whom being wealthy, tend to gravitate toward higher cost areas of living.
Thing is that Nevada doesn't have a state income tax, so the hope is that the working age population in the area won't be discouraged enough to completely leave. Random towns in Texas are similar due to no income tax at state level. North Carolina, however, does have a mixed income of state taxes, moderate sales tax, and fairly low real estate taxes.
Meanwhile, start-ups and small businesses in general will get almost none of the same kind of treatment, so companies that are struggling to grow due to lack of capital are forced into areas closer to their investors, whom being wealthy, tend to gravitate toward higher cost areas of living.