Slashfood reports that plans are on the table for a huge, 30 story tall vertical farm right here in Las Vegas.  More:

This $200 million project would be able to feed 72,000 people for a year and would grow everything from apples to winter squash. Of course, all of the products would be distributed directly to the casinos and hotels, who will be funding the project in the first place. The farm could potentially make up to $25 million a year, plus $15 million in potential tourist revenue. That means that it would eventually recoup the enormous start-up costs, especially with it’s projected $6 million per year operating costs.

Remember, the Valley’s population recently passed over the 2 million people mark.  Any project that spends $100 million per person who lives in the region — and recoups its investment in about 10 years when accounting for projected operating expenses — is going to put some people to work.  Furthermore, if this goes according to plan, it is almost inevitable that someone will want to build another, even bigger one.  That’s just how we do things in Vegas.

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