
Richard Geddes
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Apr 14, 2026
Episode 314- How Data Centers And AI Are Redrawing U.S. Infrastructure
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Richard HelppieHOST
Maybe what's going smoothly and what areas are we finding more challenges in?

Rick GeddesGUEST
So keep in mind that the permitting of projects takes place at both the state and federal level.

Rick GeddesGUEST
And if a state chooses not to take federal support, the main role of the federal government in most civil infrastructure, it's an important thing for the listeners to realize that the federal government actually does not own very much civil infrastructure.

Rick GeddesGUEST
But when you talk about the stuff that you and I are interested in, which is both civil, networked infrastructure that's part of a network, like you drove on a road from Florida all the way up to your home, and that is a connected network of roads that is a continuous, smooth surface, is an amazing network.

Rick GeddesGUEST
And that's civil or networked infrastructure, but there's also what we call social infrastructure.
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Richard HelppieHOST
And, you know, when you think about legislation, federal, state, local, the big, beautiful bill, anything in those legislations that are really good help or anything in there that are really detrimental?