Analytics
-
Through effective data governance, state and local governments are working to improve decision-making, public trust and equity efforts, by creating shared languages and collaboration across departments. -
Joshua Martin, who oversaw the development of Indiana’s first statewide data strategy and data literacy training, will be leaving his role in January.
-
Metro Atlanta faced an onslaught of data center development projects in 2024, but it seems the busy year for high-tech computer storage facilities saved its largest proposal for last.
More Stories
-
New York City’s latest migration from 2D to 3D records helps remove frustrating delays and ambiguity in the complex property tax system.
-
Once several were damaged, local officials decided they needed to clarify what these sensors were and weren’t. Last year, the town posted a small sign beneath many clarifying their function.
-
Michigan lawmakers have approved a bill that exempts data centers which make at least $250 million in capital investment from sales and uses taxes on equipment through at least 2050.
-
The site plan for the addition, a five-building facility, was approved by the town’s planning board, but the approval is pending upon the company’s compliance with sewer and noise issues.
-
The city and county of Denver has chosen to hire from within for the role, which was created this summer. Sean Greer, Denver's IT director of service delivery, was selected and started work this week.
-
Court access advocates and journalists laud the benefits of allowing the public to remotely view court records, saying it increases transparency and accommodates timely reporting on newsworthy events.
-
A company planning to build a new data center in Denver will no longer seek a $9 million tax break from the city after the proposed deal raised questions among officials about water and energy usage.
-
New York City is using automated data feeds and streamlined processes to improve transparency. The innovative approach offers lessons for other governments seeking to avoid costly legal battles and promote public trust.
-
With a total of 85, the Phoenix area has the second-biggest concentration of data centers in the entire country, second only to northern Virginia, according to mapping by Iron Mountain Data Centers.
-
After guiding the Texas county through the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Philip Huang, its health director, pushed for collaboration and long-term strategies to prepare for future crises. Data modernization proved to be crucial.
-
A proposed tax break for a new data center in north Denver is facing questions from city leaders concerned about the project’s water and energy needs in a city trying to reduce emissions and conserve water.
-
An executive order requiring telematics for NYC's fleet vehicles enabled better monitoring of driver habits like speed and seatbelt use, reducing crashes and improving safety citywide.
-
By midyear, data center construction had increased 76 percent in the Atlanta market compared to the same time last year, the most among any of its peers, data from real estate services firm CBRE showed.
-
A data-building initiative by United Way Metropolitan Dallas and Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation allows groups to visualize community vulnerability across 26 clinical and socioeconomic indicators.
-
Cook County, Ill., has launched an innovative dashboard mapping certain deaths by cause — gun violence, opioids and extreme weather — to reveal hidden patterns and direct resources where they're most needed.
-
By building a software package based on the music of Taylor Swift, researcher Jake Thompson laid the groundwork for a free tool that makes diagnostic classification models easier to use for student assessments.
-
The company is seeking financial incentives from the city of Cedar Rapids to build a massive $750 million data campus near Google's planned $576 million data center in southwest Cedar Rapids.
-
A multimillion-dollar data farm is growing in Lowell and the local planning board there recently heard neighbor concerns with noise and pollution emanating from the facility during a meeting.
