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Eric Adams Gets 'Bronx Cheer' in Wisconsin over Data Center
The meeting moved to a larger room after 80 seats filled, and more than 50 protesters outside raised concerns about water use and climate impact.
- On Saturday, Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited Wisconsin Rapids to promote a data center project, facing intense opposition from local residents during the public meeting.
- Development company PNK Group aims to build a data center on the 220-acre former Rapids Mill site, leveraging existing electrical capabilities that attracted industry interest by early 2026.
- Protesters gathered outside the 248-person Fine Arts Center while attendees booed Adams inside, as a petition opposing the project reached over 3,380 signatures by August 3.
- City officials postponed a subsequent meeting to August 10 at the Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School, emphasizing that no legal partnership with the developer has been finalized.
- PNK plans further public information sessions in the near future, though the city requires permits and public hearings before construction can begin on the proposed facility.
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Eric Adams pitched a data center to a Wisconsin town of 18,654 people. Then residents shouted, 'You belong in prison!'
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams traveled to Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, this past weekend to promote a data center project to local residents. The town has a population of 18,654 people. Adams spoke at the Wisconsin Rapids municipal library on Saturday afternoon. A video from the event shows him being heckled by community members who oppose the project. The data center is being proposed by the PNK Group. It would be built on 209 acres of …
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