Today’s 14th of MacRo AI Series post examines the growing concerns surrounding data center development in Frederick County, asking whether the industry is being fairly evaluated—or whether broader infrastructure challenges are being attributed to a single, highly visible use. Over the past year, data centers have moved from being a largely invisible part of the...
In this the 13th MacRo AI Series and follow-up to Part 1 on how AI is reshaping land values, we examine how power — not location — is becoming the primary driver of industrial land value, forcing a rethink of traditional real estate valuation models in the AI era. In Part 1, we explored how...
Today is the 12th post in the MacRo AI series. This is Part 1 of 2 which explores how artificial intelligence is creating a new kind of infrastructure demand—one driven by massive computing power and energy needs that is rapidly reshaping industrial land values. For decades, industrial land values followed a predictable path. Growth was...
This, the 11th article in the MacRo Report’s AI series introduces Catellus Development Corporation and its Senior Vice President Michael Kuykendall, explaining the company’s history of redeveloping complex industrial sites and how that experience led it to take over development of the Quantum Frederick data center campus. As Frederick County continues to discuss the growth...
This is the 10th article in MacRo’s AI series. This posting discusses how the concepts outlined in last week’s column apply locally, showing how data centers at Quantum Frederick are using state-of-the-art cooling and water-conservation methods to support AI and cloud computing while minimizing strain on local water resources. In the previous article, we explored...
This is the 9th in a series of AI CORNER articles, which explains why modern data centers generate significant heat, how cooling systems work, and why water use has become a central issue—while highlighting the technologies now reducing water demand across the industry. As data centers become the physical backbone...
Today’s post is the 8th in the MacRo AI series. Here we begin the discussion of the fiscal tradeoffs surrounding data center growth—examining how these projects generate revenue for Frederick County and whether they can truly not only pay for themselves but also produce benefits for the community. A Frederick County government “Listening Session” was...
This is the 7th article in MacRo’s AI series. A proposed Frederick County data center moratorium has broad conceptual support within the delegation, but Senators and Delegates raised serious concerns about its legal authority, drafting language, unintended consequences, and potential impacts on local land-use control and economic development. At a recent meeting of the Frederick...
The 6th of the AI CORNER articles suggest that the City of Frederick, which is now considering proposals to build data centers within its jurisdictional boundaries, the powers to be in City Hall may want to review the hard work that its county has recently adopted. So, let’s delve into the details of recently passed...
In this the 5th article of the MacRo’s AI Corner, we cover what was once a dormant industrial relic that is now becoming one of Maryland’s most strategically important digital assets—positioning Frederick County squarely in the path of 21st-century innovation. The story of the former Eastalco Aluminum Works is, at its core, a story about...