Which Minnesota companies are benefiting from the AI-driven data center construction boom, and how?

Several large Minnesota companies—including 3M, Ecolab, and nVent—are experiencing significant growth due to booming demand for data centers driven by artificial intelligence; they are supplying products and services for the construction and operation of these data centers, with nVent becoming the fastest-growing large public company in Minnesota partly because of its data center products.

How do the CEOs of these Minnesota companies respond to criticism about data centers' environmental impact?

While data centers face criticism for high energy and water consumption, the CEOs of these firms emphasize that their products play a key role in improving efficiency.

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Ecolab, 3M, and nVent report growth supplying products for AI data centers, emphasizing efficiency despite high energy and water consumption concerns.

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