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The Economic and Fiscal Benefits of a Major Data Center Investment in Abilene
Report Published on February 21, 2025

The Perryman Group recently examined the economic and fiscal benefits to the Abilene area of Project Prism and Project Radiance, two phases of a proposed major Artificial Intelligence (AI) data center initiative under consideration in Abilene. These resources would also offer significant diversification and expansion in the local business complex. The data center campus will generate substantial economic benefits during construction and once operational, in addition to significant tax revenues.

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How prevalent is AI in the business world?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on June 15, 2026

Dr. Perryman discusses AI usage in the business world.

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How is artificial intelligence impacting workers?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on December 11, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses the impact of AI on the workforce.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Job Market
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on September 04, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses the impact AI may have on the job market.

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Powering Progress
Column Published in syndication June 10, 2026

The phenomenon that is AI, while certainly explosive, can only expand as rapidly as its essential fuel allows. With available land and opportunities to generate electricity, Texas is emerging as a primary center for the massive data centers that enable AI. Approximately one-fourth of all new activity (some 140 projects) is presently ongoing in the state, which is rapidly displacing Virginia as the epicenter of this activity.

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Ay‑Yi‑Yi AI
Column Published in syndication June 03, 2026

It seems that everywhere you look these days, there's a new headline related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its implications. Billions of dollars in data center construction are generating economic benefits in communities across the country, initial public offerings for major players are garnering headlines, and chipmaker Nvidia's market valuation is topping $5 trillion. AI is having multifaceted and massive effects, and there's no end in sight.

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Disruption
Column Published in syndication August 13, 2025

"Creative disruption" is a process by which the invention of one very useful thing brings major changes for many others. It is related to "creative destruction" (the rapid obsolescence of some activities as new mechanisms emerge) which dates back to sociologist Werner Sombart over a century ago and was brought into mainstream economic thought by Joseph Schumpeter in the 1940s. These phenomena happen frequently in niches across the economy. For example, telephone switchboard operators largely went away due to automation. These disturbances are healthy and, indeed, essential to progress, but can engender very difficult transitions.

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