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FILE - This April 9, 2014 photo shows employment signs inn the city of Hobbs, N.M., which are competing for workers to keep up with development in the midst of an oil boom. The Census Bureau reports that the community of Hobbs, was the second fastest-growing in New Mexico from 2012 to 2013. Hobbs and other communities in southeastern New Mexico’s oil-rich Permian Basin are enjoying significant population growth in large part because of increased oil production from advances in drilling technologies. (AP Photo/Jeri Clausing, file)

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FILE - This Feb. 24, 2014 photo shows Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway addressing a recent community meeting in Carlsbad, N.M. The Census Bureau reports that the community was the second fastest-growing in New Mexico from 2012 to 2013. Hobbs and other communities in southeastern New Mexico’s oil-rich Permian Basin are enjoying significant population growth in large part because of increased oil production from advances in drilling technologies. (AP Photo/Jeri Clausing, file)

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I learned about them through news reports. (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)

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FILE - In this April 1, 2014 file photo, General Motors CEO Mary Barra testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. Barra is preparing for a return trip to Capitol Hill as an internal investigation into the company’s safety problems nears a close. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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US Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the media during a press conference after a meeting with Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, at the U.N buffer zone in Ledras palace in Nicosia, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Biden is in Cyprus for an official, two-day visit to the ethnically divided island. Biden underscored Cyprus’ potential to become key provider of natural gas to Europe, saying that newly discovered offshore reserves of the fossil fuel represented a unique opportunity for the divided island nation. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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FILE- In this file photo provided by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, Buxton Beach is shown in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Cape Hatteras is sixth on the list of Top 10 Beaches produced annually by coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach," director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, File)

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The "Bakken Strong" theme was prevelant as Tommy Nusz, left, chairman and CEO of Oasis Petroleum; Harold Hamm, second from left, chairman of Continental Resources Inc., and and Jim Volker, chairman and CEO of Whiting Petroleum, speak Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the 22nd Williston Basin Petroleum Conference oil expo in Bismarck, N.D.. At right is Ron Ness, of the North Dakota Petroleum Council. (AP Photo/Kevin Cederstrom)

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This March 25, 2014 photo shows a Best Buy store in Philadelphia. Best Buy reports quarterly financial results on Thursday, May 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Gov. Scott Walker talks with InSinkErator president Tim Ferry on the factory floor at an event in the InSinkErator Racine plant, 4700 21st St. in Racine on Thursday morning, May 22, 2014. InSinkErator is increasing its manufacturing operations by leasing a 160,000 square-foot building in the Business Park of Kenosha and will also renovate its facility in the City of Racine in a $65 million project wthat is expected to retain 1,000 employees and add approximately 165 more jobs. The first production line in Kenosha is expected to be operational by mid-2015. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has authorized up to $15.5 million in tax credits through 2018 through its Enterprise Zone program, which is designed to assist businesses that have major expansion projects or are relocating major business operations from other states. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Scott Anderson)

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Gov. Scott Walker delivers a speech at an event in the InSinkErator Racine plant, in Racine on Thursday, May 22, 2014. InSinkErator is increasing its manufacturing operations by leasing a 160,000 square-foot building in the Business Park of Kenosha and will also renovate its facility in the City of Racine in a $65 million project wthat is expected to retain 1,000 employees and add approximately 165 more jobs. The first production line in Kenosha is expected to be operational by mid-2015. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has authorized up to $15.5 million in tax credits through 2018 through its Enterprise Zone program, which is designed to assist businesses that have major expansion projects or are relocating major business operations from other states. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Scott Anderson)

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Gov. Scott Walker greets InSinkErator employees on the factory floor at an event in the InSinkErator Racine plant, in Racine on Thursday, May 22, 2014. InSinkErator is increasing its manufacturing operations by leasing a 160,000 square-foot building in the Business Park of Kenosha and will also renovate its facility in the City of Racine in a $65 million project wthat is expected to retain 1,000 employees and add approximately 165 more jobs. The first production line in Kenosha is expected to be operational by mid-2015. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has authorized up to $15.5 million in tax credits through 2018 through its Enterprise Zone program, which is designed to assist businesses that have major expansion projects or are relocating major business operations from other states. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Scott Anderson)

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US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a statement before a meeting with Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, at the U.N buffer zone in Ledras palace in the divided capital Nicosia, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Biden is in Cyprus for an official, two-day visit to the ethnically divided island. Biden underscored Cyprus’ potential to become key provider of natural gas to Europe, saying that newly discovered offshore reserves of the fossil fuel represented a unique opportunity for the divided island nation. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)