Data Center Risks and Myths: A real-world look at taxes, TIDs and local impacts of data centers

Name: Data Center Risks and Myths: A real-world look at taxes, TIDs and local impacts of data centers
Start: 2025-12-15T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-15T19:30:00-06:00
Location: Hedberg Public Library - Program Room

Schedule

Mon Dec 15 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Hedberg Public Library - Program Room | Janesville, WI

SNOW Janesville announces Data Center Risks and Myths: A real-world look at taxes, TIDs and local impacts of data center development with Prescott Balch. Prescott is recently retired technology executive with 38 years of experience in large corporate software development and financial services. He currently resides in Caledonia and was involved with the economic evaluation of Caledonia’s proposed data center.
His recent community work includes:
https://www.widatacenterfacts.org/
https://biztimes.com/viewpoints-caledonias-microsoft-rejection-the-other-side-of-the-story/
What this presentation IS:
-A real-world evaluation of risks and myths associated with data center development from someone who spent years in the technology industry.
-A look at financial impacts of data center developments for small cities and towns considering them.
What this presentation IS NOT:
-A walking advertisement for the data center industry;
-A complete denial of the potential benefits of this type of development.
THIS EVENT IS FREE and OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY (no membership fees required for access to information). Join us for an evening of information on a pivotal community project!

This program is in no way affiliated with Hedberg Public Library. Please contact the event organizer for more information.