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Community Engagement is Key for Companies Aiming to Support and Impact Local Communities

Companies that invest in genuine community engagement see measurable returns on their community investment and stronger long-term business growth. Building local relationships and prioritizing community impact creates sustainable value for both organizations and the communities they operate in. Authentic engagement strategies, rather than transactional approaches, are key differentiators for companies in the engineering and construction sector.

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Prioritizing local relationships drives measurable returns on community investment

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Authentic community engagement supports sustainable business growth in engineering and construction

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Companies that embed community impact into their strategy outperform those with transactional approaches

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Corporate responsibility is under the microscope but Applied Digital readily stands out for its positive impact on local communities. As part of the broader discussion on community engagement and economic development, there are several things companies can do to contribute to local prosperity.

For a special episode for Applied Digital, Nick Phillips, EVP of Hosting Operations and Public Affairs at Applied Digital, discussed the multifaceted benefits the company brings to the areas where they operate. He further provided some brief insight into their commitment to high-paying jobs, local hiring practices, and respectful engagement with community members.

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There's a few great things for the communities. One, we bring high paying jobs, so we're well above the average income for all the communities that we're in. We bring a lot of construction workers. We work really hard to make sure that those construction workers respect the town in which they're in. We get lots of great positive feedback from the communities on that. We try to really make sure that we are hiring people locally where we can. We're bringing in local contractors who might not have opportunities to work with things, whether that means gravel pits, concrete, trucking, you name it. If we can find it local, that's what we want to use because it just works a lot better for everybody.

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