Data centers are N.J.’s next redevelopment fight. Atlantic City shows what’s at stake.

Data centers are N.J.’s next redevelopment fight. Atlantic City shows what’s at stake.

New Jersey has seen this story before. Government officials promise that redevelopment will bring investment, jobs and renewed prosperity. Private property becomes part of a larger vision. And the people who own that property can find themselves standing in the way of a plan they had little role in shaping.