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"description": "The panel called on the data center industry to work together to address community concerns ",
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"textContent": "WASHINGTON, April 20, 2026 – Growing opposition to data centers around the country was viewed both as a nuisance and an opportunity during a panel discussion at the Data Center World conference on Monday.\n\nThe growing frustration with NIMBYism for **Carl Braun** , CEO of the Data Center Group, a commercial real estate group under Coldwell Banker Commercial, and the \"misinformation\" climate around data centers, led him to a stark conclusion.\n\n“We're dealing with cave people,” Braun said. “They're citizens against virtually everything, and sometimes there is no logic behind them.”\n\nLearn more about the Broadband Community...\n\n\n Start Your Broadband Journey Here\n \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
"title": "Panelists Struggle to Find Solutions to Community Opposition on Data Centers",
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