Who benefits when a mining
boom comes to town?
Not exact matches
TELLURIDE, Colo. — When I first
came to the Telluride Film Festival in 1980, screenings were held in Quonset huts and city parks, the old Nugget theater on Main Street, and in the faded glory of the tiny Sheridan Opera House, built when this was a
boom town in mining days.
With oil prices now below $ 50 a barrel, I think it's safe
to say that TV has missed its chance
to come up with a relevant, compelling drama about the Bakken shale
boom and the fascinating rush mentality it brought
to small cities and
towns in North Dakota and eastern Montana.
With this remake
came new features; among them were a new chapter, a new character, a
boom town reminiscent of VII's, an inter-party talk command similar
to Dragon Quest VII, and the ability
to turn off the artificial intelligence for party members.
These items can be displayed in a special museum that will
come under the ownership of the protagonist; NPCs will be attracted
to the museum once it has exhibits, reminiscent of the
boom town featured in other titles.
It's a story as old as cities themselves: prosperity
comes to town and triggers a building
boom.