Come exploit us, Wal-Mart!

With population near 10,000, Calera seeks big-box stores

Jeez, the city of Calera actually commissioned a study to show that the Census Bureau underestimated their population in order to draw "big box" stores to the community. I guess wages weren't low enough or something.

Because big-box retailers extend a community's trading area, Robicheaux said, it's not surprising Calera is aggressively seeking to attract them.

"People would drive from 30 miles outside of Calera to come to a Home Depot or a Wal-Mart," Robicheaux said.

But... but... I thought that the whole point was to show that there were enough people in Calera to support a Wal-Mart already.