DATA CENTERS: State Legislation Seeks to Capitalize on Data Center Boom

From navigation to investing to shopping, data centers are now the backbone of nearly every transaction in the modern economy. The recent explosion in AI capabilities and the coming data needs of autonomous vehicles and other new information-driven frontiers mean that the need for more data centers will only continue to escalate.

Data center facilities represent incredible economic development opportunities for communities large and small. Not only do they support high-wage jobs but, of particular importance to cash-starved governments with citizens upset about higher property valuations, they generate significant new tax revenue to support education, public safety, parks and other essential government services.

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