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Milldam Public Relations Offers Complimentary Data Center Community Engagement Workshop

Milldam Public Relations Offers Complimentary Data Center Community Engagement Workshop

in Client News, Milldam News, Press Releases

Share One-hour in-person or remote session provides data center developers, operators, engineering firms and industry partners with practical strategies for navigating community engagement, local media relations, and community benefit agreements BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Milldam Public Relations, a leading strategic communications and community engagement firm specializing in the digital infrastructure sector, today announced the availability of a complimentary, one-hour Data Center Community Engagement Workshop designed to help organizations navigate the growing challenges surrounding community engagement, media scrutiny and […]

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Milldam's Adam Waitkunas Joins NewsNation to Discuss Data Center Community Engagement and $10,000 Resident Offer

Milldam’s Adam Waitkunas Joins NewsNation to Discuss Data Center Community Engagement and $10,000 Resident Offer

in Article Placement, Client News, Interviews, Milldam News

Adam Waitkunas recently joined NewsNation to discuss the growing community debate surrounding data center development, including a controversial proposal in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, where a developer has offered $10,000 to eligible households if its proposed data center project moves forward. The offer is part of a broader community benefits package that includes $45 million in direct household payments, $15 million for community programs and $105 million for township services. During the segment, Adam discussed why […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

in Client News, Milldam Minute, Milldam Monthly, Milldam News

This week’s Zoning In shows just how quickly the data center debate is moving from community concern to concrete political and regulatory action. California enacted seven new data center laws, Texas expanded its permitting pause, Prince William County ended new by-right development, and communities from Chicago and Oakland to Colorado, Oregon and New Hampshire are considering or adopting moratoriums. Maryland, meanwhile, is building community engagement, transparency and community benefits directly into its statewide review framework. […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

in Client News, Milldam Minute, Milldam News

This week’s Zoning In points to a more challenging environment for data center development — and especially community engagement. The headline number is hard to ignore: a new UMass Amherst poll found that just 11% of Americans support an AI data center in their community, while 65% oppose one. Perhaps more significant, that opposition cuts across political and demographic lines and is driven largely by tangible local concerns around natural resources, land use, disruption and […]

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Data Center Backlash Is Becoming a Financial Risk

Data Center Backlash Is Becoming a Financial Risk

in Milldam Minute

As lenders scrutinize community opposition, developers may increasingly need to demonstrate community readiness before securing capital By: Romi Blackstone For years, community engagement in data center development was largely viewed as a public affairs issue. Developers needed to explain their projects. Residents needed an opportunity to ask questions. Local officials needed to understand the economic benefits. And communications professionals were brought in to help navigate the conversation. But that equation is changing. As opposition to […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

in Client News, Milldam Minute, Milldam Monthly, Milldam News

This week’s Zoning In shows just how quickly the rules around data center development are changing. From moratoriums and rejected projects to lawsuits, tougher NDA policies, and new requirements around community benefits, public opposition is increasingly driving public policy. Massachusetts may offer a glimpse of what comes next, with new rules requiring community benefit agreements and effectively giving host communities a greater say over whether projects move forward. Unless the industry takes the bull by […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

in Client News, Milldam Minute, Milldam Monthly, Milldam News

This week’s Zoning In shows how quickly data center opposition is moving beyond local zoning fights and becoming a financial, political, and industry-wide risk. Banks and investors are beginning to factor in community resistance, project delays, and even uncertainty about long-term AI demand into financing decisions, while Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel publicly acknowledged the growing pushback. At the same time, President Trump’s criticism of data center opponents drew bipartisan rebukes in Kentucky, and voters […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

in Client News, Milldam Minute, Milldam News

This week’s Zoning In is another reminder that data center projects are increasingly being judged not only on their own merits, but on the missteps of projects hundreds of miles away. NDAs, poor communication, noise complaints and permitting disputes are feeding a broader narrative of distrust — and that baggage can follow developers into a community before a project is even introduced. At the same time, opposition groups are sharing tactics, hiring attorneys, holding their […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

in Client News, Milldam Monthly

From small-town Maine to Arizona, Pennsylvania and Nevada, communities across the country are hitting the brakes on data center development with moratoriums, tougher regulations and, in some cases, outright bans. Pennsylvania’s sweeping new requirements around transparency, community engagement, infrastructure costs and community benefits are particularly significant — turning many of the practices once considered industry “best practices” into formal expectations and mandates. Perhaps most notable, however, is how quickly the issue is moving beyond zoning […]

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Milldam Public Relations’ Adam Waitkunas to Lead ACEC Training on Data Center Community Engagement

Milldam Public Relations’ Adam Waitkunas to Lead ACEC Training on Data Center Community Engagement

in Client News, Milldam News, Press Releases

90-Minute Data Center Community Relations Session Will Cover Media Relations, Community Benefit Agreements, Town Hall Strategy, and Other Tools for Navigating Public Engagement BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Milldam Public Relations, a leading public relations and community engagement firm specializing in the digital infrastructure space, today announced that its President, Adam Waitkunas in collaboration with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), will host a 90-minute virtual training session on August 21 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EST, focused on helping […]

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