It's retaliation, yes, because these workplaces were supposed to bring benefits for their surrounding neighborhoods (and in some cases got tax breaks/etc on tha

It's retaliation, yes, because these workplaces were supposed to bring benefits for their surrounding neighborhoods (and in some cases got tax breaks/etc on that basis) but they're actually bubbles that don't enrich the area very much while contributing to traffic (as employees commute in from far away).