DT #691 Data Centers, AI, and the Future of Economic Growth With Gene Marks
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DT #691 Data Centers, AI, and the Future of Economic Growth With Gene Marks

B1IntermediateSeptember 9, 202628 min

Are data centers the next essential piece of America's economic infrastructure? In this episode of Develop This!, Dennis Fraise sits down with Gene Marks to explore the growing debate around data centers, AI, and the infrastructure needed to support the digital economy. Gene compares today's data center expansion to the development of America's railroads, arguing that major technological advances often face resistance before becoming essential parts of everyday life. The conversation also examines concerns surrounding electricity, water usage, environmental impact, incentives, and local opposition. Gene discusses the challenge of balancing community interests with...

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Welcome to Develop This, the number one podcast for economic and community development professionals with your host, Dennis Frazee. Welcome back to another edition of the Develop This podcast. This is Dennis and today I'm continuing my series of why does everyone hate data centers.

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And to do that, I found a gentleman I think is going to be incredibly interesting. That's Gene Marks, who is a nationally recognized AI and economic trends keynote speaker and author of Columnist, does a lot of things as business owners. So Gene, welcome to Develop This.

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Thank you, Dennis. I'm glad to be on. Yeah, thank you so much for joining me. So, you know, I've been doing this series and then I came across your article in USA Today, the column, you know, that essentially said, you know, that sorry, data centers, data center haters, you're on the wrong side of

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