Every 2nd and 3rd tier place that stalls on economic development in certain industries plays this game. Texas, Florida, Estonia, Canada, etc. It doesn't matter.

Every 2nd and 3rd tier place that stalls on economic development in certain industries plays this game. Texas, Florida, Estonia, Canada, etc. It doesn't matter. It's always the same playbook: - Announce government incentives to lure the types of workers and companies you lack. - Pretend that you don't need these incentives to lure people. No, you're just leaning into an existing organic trend. - Invest in PR that cites superficial stats arguing everyone is leaving X incumbent place and moving to you. - Get a tiny bit of mileage from these efforts which quickly stall out, but pretend it's going well. Fake it until you make it. - Never address the root causes of why your economy failed to develop in the first place and needed to try these gimmicks. - Wait a few years and try again after everyone forgets about the last time you tried and failed at this.