The American Infrastructure Alliance has launched a nationwide labor-business coalition seeking enforceable, locally tailored guardrails for data center development. Its inaugural members include unions, technology companies, developers, private equity firms and infrastructure businesses, including OpenAI, SoftBank, Blackstone, QTS, CoreWeave, Digital Realty and major building-trades organizations. The coalition's initial operating states are Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Indiana and South Carolina. AIA says it is not focused on the upcoming election and will work with state and local officials before and during the 2027 legislative sessions. Its proposed principles call for water and resource protections, developers to fund required energy and infrastructure, high-wage jobs, visible benefits for schools and communities, and binding oversight of operators. The group says its polling found support for data centers improves when projects offer enforceable commitments on resource use, electricity costs, jobs and tax revenue. The alliance enters a debate that has included moratorium proposals and changing positions from officials including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.