PITTSBURGH, PA — Iron City Data Corporation, Pennsylvania’s premier AI hyperscale data center developer, is honored to announce its participation in the inaugural David McCormick–sponsored Energy and Innovation Summit, hosted at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
This exclusive, invitation-only summit gathers the world's most influential leaders across energy, technology, and public policy to shape the future of America’s energy independence and digital infrastructure. Iron City Data is proud to stand alongside global CEOs of major energy companies, top technology innovators including Mark Zuckerberg, and keynote speaker President Donald Trump — all united in a vision to propel the United States to the forefront of global innovation.
At the summit, Iron City Data will present its pioneering Pennsylvania-born model: transforming brownfield sites into world-class AI hyperscale and edge data centers that deliver resilient energy solutions, drive job creation, and catalyze local economic revitalization.
“This is about rebuilding smarter, cleaner, and stronger. We’re putting Pennsylvania steel back to work — in digital form,” said Rochelle A. James, Director of Sustainability & Innovation at Iron City Data.
With five flagship campuses in development and 5,090 acres secured across Pennsylvania, Iron City Data’s strategy directly supports the state’s industrial revitalization goals. By integrating on-site natural gas generation, returning surplus power to the grid, and fabricating modular data center components locally, the company ensures both environmental stewardship and regional energy security.
A Pennsylvania-Built Blueprint for American Innovation
Iron City Data’s approach exemplifies the spirit of Pennsylvania’s industrial heritage while setting a national standard for next-generation digital infrastructure. With more than $10 billion in private capital aligned and a leadership team hailing from global data center giants like Equinix, Digital Bridge, and Cloud Capital, the company is positioned to drive scalable, future-proof growth.
In addition to advancing energy resilience, Iron City’s projects generate thousands of local skilled jobs, support in-state manufacturing, and transform legacy industrial zones into thriving economic engines.
“We’re honored to engage with leaders like David McCormick, President Trump, and global technology and energy CEOs to share how Pennsylvania can lead America’s next industrial renaissance,” said Christof Hammerli, Managing Partner of Iron City Data Corporation.
About Iron City Data
Iron City Data is a Pennsylvania-born data center developer redefining what it means to build digital infrastructure in America’s industrial heartland. Founded by a team with deep generational ties to Pennsylvania — many of whom studied at Carnegie Mellon and Penn State — Iron City is a homecoming with purpose.
Its mission: transform decommissioned brownfields into clean-powered AI and hyperscale campuses that create local jobs, strengthen regional energy independence, and revitalize communities. Through in-state fabrication and embedded ecological restoration, Iron City Data is proving that growth and sustainability can go hand in hand.
Just as Pennsylvania’s industrial pioneers once transformed America, Iron City Data is leading the next era — one driven by energy innovation, digital scale, and local pride.
chammerli@ironcitydata.com
Media Contact
Name
Iron City Data Corporation
Contact name
Christof Hammerli
Contact phone
813-766-1889
Contact address
177 Thorn Hill Road
City
Warrendale
State
PA
Zip
15086
Country
United States
Url
http://www.ironcitydata.com/
