By Susan Schrack Wood, Director of Communications, The League In a city where history lives on every block, Mural Arts Philadelphia has transformed Philadelphia into something even more extraordinary: The…
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State College… More Than PSU Football Weekends
BY Chiluvya Zulu, DEIB Director, State College Borough; Jess Whitley, Assistant Manager, State College Borough; Lesley Kistner, Public Relations Director, Happy Valley Adventure Bureau; and Elton Hayes, Community Engagement Manager,…
Public Art: The Conversation Starts with LOVE
BY Gloria J. Daudier, Senior Relationship Manager & Senior VP for Government Banking, Wells Fargo For me, thinking about public art in Pennsylvania begins and ends with the “LOVE Sculpture”…
Experience Erie: A Four-Season Destination
By Mary Wassell, Media & Public Relations Coordinator for the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs, City of Erie Picture this: you’re walking down the street on a sunny summer day,…
Is Your Municipality Prepared: Key Lessons from Cumberland County Planning
BY Kirk Stoner, Director of Planning, Cumberland County “Happy people don’t attend night meetings,” my internal voice whispered as I pulled into the overflowing municipal parking lot. Judging by the…
Data Centers: A Transformative Opportunity for Pennsylvania’s Economy and Communities
BY Jon Anzur, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Pennsylvania stands at an inflection point. Towns across the Commonwealth have seen industries…
The Public Private Partnership Opportunity of a Lifetime: Thoughtful Data Center Development, Investing in Local Infrastructure and Strengthening Communities
BY Igal J. Feibush, Founder and CEO, Pennsylvania Data Center Partners Across Pennsylvania, state and local government officials are steering their communities through a period of profound challenges. According to…
Reshaping Energy Infrastructure to Support Pennsylvania’s Digital Future
BY Melissa Raymond, Associations Manager, Constellation Energy As Pennsylvania’s digital economy continues to expand, local governments across the Commonwealth are increasingly affected by the rapid growth of data centers and…
River Basin Commissions and Data Centers: Planning for a Growing Industry with Intensive Water Demands
BY Andrew Dehoff, P.E, SRBC Executive director, Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E. DRBC Executive Director and Mike Nardolilli, ICPRB Executive Director For the Commonwealth’s regional water resource managers, the catchphrase of…
Data Centers and Gas-Fired Power Plants: A Dangerous Combination
Submitted by Brigitte Meyer and Donna Kohut, Penn Future State leadership and policymakers have declared data centers as the “future” of Pennsylvania’s economy. Unfortunately, this short-sighted plan locks Pennsylvania into…