St. Louis, MO - (February 4, 2026): Award-winning renewable energy PR leader KAOH Media is proud to announce new division Fieldwise Civic Engagement, one of the nation’s largest and most effective turnkey community engagement networks. Fieldwise is designed to support efficient land use, infrastructure development, brownfield reclamation, and clean energy projects with trusted, on-the-ground local insight and meaningful engagement. The network will also offer support for Tribal Nations initiatives on previously impacted or underutilized lands.

Fieldwise boasts a network of 2,000 trained field consultants and community liaisons positioned across the United States, and delivers a scalable, people-centered model to meet the growing need for real-world public engagement in project host communities.

“When I first saw Fieldwise’s approach, I was struck by the scale and its simplicity,” says Andy Davis, lead for Project Permitting, Stakeholder Engagement & Regulatory Affairs at Fieldwise Civic Engagement. “In a moment when land use for energy and infrastructure projects consistently faces rising public scrutiny, Fieldwise has figured out how to get hyper-local at scale. The ability to mobilize trusted community liaisons anywhere in the country gives developers a strategic advantage you just can’t replicate with traditional outreach.”

The Fieldwise network offers a new level of expertise in civic engagement for the development sector. Built on a foundation of transparency, field-based intelligence, and trust-centered communication, Fieldwise offers an innovative approach for developers as a comprehensive community-engagement resource unmatched in scale or precision.

“Fieldwise Civic Engagement was created to fill a critical gap in development where local trust, early communication, and authentic human connection often determine whether a project succeeds,” says Brad MacAfee, CEO of Fieldwise Civic Engagement. “The rapid growth of KAOH Media over the past decade has clearly shown the urgent demand for a grounded, community-first approach. Developers today need more than digital outreach; they need respected local influencers embedded in the community who can listen, learn, and help build shared vision from day one.”

Fieldwise provides clients with a full suite of localized engagement services, including early-stage education campaigns, landowner outreach, facilitation of good-neighbor agreements, and supports complex critical infrastructure projects, including utility-scale solar, wind, nuclear, and advanced geothermal energy, along with data centers, battery storage systems, and electric transmission.

“As the clean energy and data infrastructure landscape accelerates, communities are demanding real transparency and genuine connection from developers,” says Fieldwise Co-Founder Allan Hug. “Fieldwise Civic Engagement is built for this moment — bringing the right people, the right approach, and the right local perspective to help projects move forward with trust, alignment, and shared understanding.”