Turning the Data Center Boom into Long-Term, Local Prosperity
September 21, 2026

Turning the Data Center Boom into Long-Term, Local Prosperity

The standard data center model delivers short-term construction jobs and revenue, but little durable local upside.

Turning the Data Center Boom Into Longterm Local Prosperity

"The standard data center development model—speedy dealmaking and opaque negotiations—delivers short-term construction jobs and revenue, but little durable local economic upside."

Urban Impact Advisors Senior Consultant Daniel Goetzel co-authored this analysis with Brookings Metro's Mark Muro and Shriya Methkupally.

Read the full article at Brookings →

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/turning-the-data-center-boom-into-long-term-local-prosperity/

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