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A Rural Colorado Coal County Was Struggling. Then A Tech Company Brought New Jobs

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Johnny Olivas recently got an offer to return to the valley's last remaining coal mine. But he turned it down, deciding the boom and bust nature of the work was too hard on his family. (Meredith Rizzo/NPR)
Johnny Olivas recently got an offer to return to the valley's last remaining coal mine. But he turned it down, deciding the boom and bust nature of the work was too hard on his family. (Meredith Rizzo/NPR)

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