Eric Adams Goes to Wisconsin to Pitch Data Centers, Gets Booed
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Community pushback in Wisconsin is a reminder that data center expansion is now a political project, not just a zoning exercise. If your AI roadmap assumes cheap land and fast permits, start mapping local sentiment and incentive structures as hard constraints, not afterthoughts.
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