The midterm 2026 election that ushered in a Democratic-controlled Congress sent a strong message from voters on a number of topics and .one of them – AI and data centers – had already emerged as a potentially important political issue in a recent survey conducted by the Center for Energy and the Built Environment. The survey of 1,289 U.S. adults, conducted in August, found that AI and data center views could become a ballot-box issue in November. While the survey did not ask

An overflow audience engaged in in-depth discussion about the Pittsburgh region’s growth, strategies for continuing to attract new businesses, and the challenges and opportunities that data center development presents at the Oct. 20 “New Horizons” conference presented by the W&J Center for Energy and the Built Environment. Experts in economic development, construction, real estate, energy and law talked about how the development of data center projects is being accomplished,

Corey Young, executive director of W&J College’s Center for Energy and the Built Environment, was recently honored as one of “20 People to Know in Energy” by the Pittsburgh Business Times . Dr. Young has led the newly renamed center, which was formerly the Center for Energy Policy and Management, since 2016. He is a 2011 W&J graduate who went on to earn a master’s degree from Clemson University and a Ph.D. from West Chester University in public administration. “I’m grateful f