Free Economic Development Webinars

Understand the Economic Implications of Data Centers

Data center development is accelerating across the United States, creating new opportunities and new questions for communities competing for investment. While these projects can bring substantial capital investment, tax revenue, and economic activity, their broader effects on employment, energy demand, local industries, and regional growth can be more difficult to assess. 

Join Golden Shovel Agency and Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI) for a webinar that demonstrates how dynamic economic modeling can help economic development professionals evaluate the full economic implications of data center projects on a region. Using REMI’s analysis tools, the presentation will:

• Explore Impacts on employment, gross regional product, personal income, industry output, population, tax revenues, and other key indicators;
• Consider factors such as construction activity, ongoing operations, and electricity demand; and
• Demonstrate how communities can use economic impact analysis to compare development scenarios, communicate potential benefits and tradeoffs to stakeholders, and provide decision-makers with a more complete picture of what a proposed data center could mean for their community.

Who is this for:

Economic development professionals who want to better understand the impact of data centers in their community.

Date:

Thursday, September 24

Time:

Noon (Central)

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Be Impossible to Overlook Simple Strategies for Appealing to Site Selectors

Corporate location decisions have become increasingly complex, and the margin for error when you’re trying to win investment is smaller than ever. In some cases, the difference between success and failure can be as simple as a website that showcases information in an accessible way or an RFI that is filled out completely based on the site selector’s instructions.

Economic development organizations that win investments are proactive groups that:

• Understand what they want and are prepared to pursue opportunities when they arise,
• Have websites that anticipate site selectors’ questions make answers easy to find,
• Know what sets them apart from other communities and tell their unique story at every opportunity,
• Combine data and storytelling to highlight opportunities and success stories, and
• Find every opportunity to remove friction that might cause site selectors to look elsewhere.

Join Golden Shovel Agency President Bethany Quinn at Noon CT on Tuesday, Oct. 6 for a free webinar that highlights insights from our latest whitepaper and offers straightforward tips that will make it easier to appeal to site selectors and win investment.

Who Should Attend:

Anyone who has struggled to attract investment or is looking for ways to increase their success rate by better appealing to site selectors. 

Date: 

Tuesday, Oct. 6

Time: 

Noon CT

Register Today!