This is such a basic question but any help would be much appreciated!
Essentially, I need something that would create a very localised, gentrified environment. It can be in a city or a rural area (rural preferred). Most importantly, though, it needs to be something that would make the family in charge VERY rich, having initially come from nothing, but would also make the area in general pretty rich. Although I guess this could go along with gentrification. It's a family owned ish company, but the patriarch is in charge. It's difficult to replace them, something that is wrapped up in the individual and the family (maybe through land or home ownership). The problem is, I don't want a multinational corporation necessarily; I initially had mines in mind (or mills), but it's not the 1980s anymore and it feels like those kind of areas have gone completely to outsourcing. That's the other - and perhaps most difficult? - part: it needs to be something at the peak, or almost at the peak, of its powers. They are rich, but also influential. Are there any industries who even work like this on a local scale anymore and could create both wealth and influence?
Essentially, I need something that would create a very localised, gentrified environment. It can be in a city or a rural area (rural preferred). Most importantly, though, it needs to be something that would make the family in charge VERY rich, having initially come from nothing, but would also make the area in general pretty rich. Although I guess this could go along with gentrification. It's a family owned ish company, but the patriarch is in charge. It's difficult to replace them, something that is wrapped up in the individual and the family (maybe through land or home ownership). The problem is, I don't want a multinational corporation necessarily; I initially had mines in mind (or mills), but it's not the 1980s anymore and it feels like those kind of areas have gone completely to outsourcing. That's the other - and perhaps most difficult? - part: it needs to be something at the peak, or almost at the peak, of its powers. They are rich, but also influential. Are there any industries who even work like this on a local scale anymore and could create both wealth and influence?
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