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Melissa Hughes: “We are not becoming a data center economy in Wisconsin, and…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Wisconsin governor candidates on data centers future

Published | Video Starts at 02:53

So we don't want to lose out on that. But I think we also, I think David was touching on this. We also need to recognize that our economy is incredibly diverse. We are not becoming a data center economy in Wisconsin, and we have a long way to go before that happens. But to have the opportunity to have some of these data centers land here in Wisconsin, provide incredible property tax and revenue for the communities that are really determining how to pay their bills, how to build new schools, how to build new fire departments. (02:53–03:00)

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Asserts that Wisconsin is not currently transitioning to a data center-focused economy.

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