081925 ~ In Defense of Data Centers - Phil Santer & Keith Gipfert


Author: Cumulus Media Detroit August 19, 2025 Duration: 26:27
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081925 ~ In Defense of Data Centers - Phil Santer & Keith Gipfert

August 19, 2025 ~ Lucy Ann Lance is joined by Phil Santer, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff for Ann Arbor SPARK & Augusta Township Trustee Keith Gipfert. Data centers are the nerve center of our digital lives. These secure, high-tech facilities store and process data for cloud services, artificial intelligence (AI), e-commerce, banking, entertainment, logistics, and much more. They are also a hot button issue for many communities including in Washtenaw County where a number of Data Centers are being considered.

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