This week’s headlines spotlight a growing national reckoning over the power, land, and local control issues tied to the explosive growth of AI-fueled data centers. In Washington, federal regulators rejected Amazon and Talen Energy’s request to revisit a ruling that blocks a co-located data center from ramping up power use at a Pennsylvania nuclear plant—further signaling increased scrutiny of behind-the-meter energy arrangements. At the state level, Arizona’s utility regulators launched a formal review of grid […]
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Zoning In
In this week’s Zoning In, a $5 billion data center project in Georgia has ignited a jurisdictional dispute between Newton County and the city of Social Circle. Originally planned as “Newton Technology Park,” the project was opposed by county officials, prompting developers to rebrand it as “Social Circle Technology Park.” However, county records do not confirm the land’s annexation, and legal teams are now reviewing the conflicting claims. Meanwhile, Douglas County, GA, has enacted a […]
Hurricane Electric Adds Point of Presence in New Mexico at Oso Grande in Albuquerque
Second location in New Mexico will provide organizations throughout Albuquerque and the Southwest with access to Hurricane Electric’s high-speed, reliable IP transit February 24, 2025 09:22 AM Eastern Standard Time ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced today that it has deployed a new Point of Presence (PoP) at Oso Grande in Albuquerque, NM. The new PoP is located at 725 6th Street NW, Albuquerque NM 87102. The Tier 3, 60,000+ square-foot facility […]
Milldam’s President Joins The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast to Discuss Data Center Community Relations and Engagement
Our President, Adam Waitkunas, was recently a guest on The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast to discuss data center community relations and tactics that data center developers can leverage to strengthen their relationships with local communities throughout North America. The discussion also focused on Milldam’s new Data Center Community Relations Service, which designs tailor-made community relations campaigns that utilize support at the local level. Check out the Episode to hear Adam’s conversation with Matt Vincent and David […]
Milldam’s President Talks to Bisnow About Data Center Community Relations
Milldam’s president, Adam Waitkunas, recently spoke to Bisnow’s Dan Rabb about the data center industry’s continued challenges with community relations. He also discussed Milldam’s new Data Center Community Relations Service, helping data center developers seamlessly navigate community engagement across North America. You can read the full article here.
Milldam’s President Talks to Bisnow About Data Center Community Relations and Community Engagement
Recently, MPR’s President, Adam Waitkunas spoke with Dan Rabb from Bisnow about the growing opposition to data center developments from various communities. Adam provides some suggestions for strategies and how the industry should be implementing data center community relations and engagement, while educating the general public about data centers. You can read the full Bisnow here Data Center Community Relations Data Center Community Engagement Data Center Government Relations
Data Center Public Relations Newsletter Released
Earlier this week, Beverly Hills Public Relations firm, Milldam Public Relations released its November newsletter. The theme of the newsletter discusses the importance of not overlooking new office or geographic expansion announcements. Many dismiss these announcements as not necessary, but there are different angles to leverage when promoting an expansion: Localize it Highlight how your customers/targets will benefit Include who will be leading the new office Mention the reason for the expansion Highlight customers/partners in […]
Bisnow Quotes Milldam President Adam Waitkunas About The Importance of Data Center Community Relations and Engagement
In a recent article covering the rejection of Amazon’s Northern VA data center project, Milldam’s President Adam Waitkunas is quoted discussing the current perception of data centers and emphasizing how data center projects need to have a community relations aspect to them. From the article: “Community relations is going to have to be the new normal for the data center industry because, especially with the development of the edge, it’s going to be nonstop data center growth,” Waitkunas […]
7×24 Exchange Southern California Chapter to Host First Annual Charity Golf Tournament
The Serverfarm 7×24 Exchange SoCal Charity Golf Outing will support Children’s Health Orange County (CHOC) March 14, 2022 04:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–7×24 Exchange Southern California Chapter today announced that it will host its first annual charity golf tournament on April 11th at Tijeras Creek Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita. The proceeds from the tournament will benefit Children’s Health Orange County (CHOC). “I am thrilled to announce that 7×24 Exchange Southern California is hosting […]
Photo Editorial: Images from 7×24 Exchange In-Person Event
Milldam Public Relations President Adam Waitkunas attended the 7×24 Exchange in-person event “Managing a World Class Data Center” last week. There were many guest speakers at the event discussing data centers. Dave Eastman, VP of InCommand Services at Serverfarm Realty, discussed DCIM and monitoring, Hannah Seeger presented “Making Data Centers an itty bit Better,” Chris James of DCIMpro360 presented “The Evolution of DCIM to DMaas” and Amanda Garcia gave an update on 7×24’s April 11th golf […]