AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoData Center Policy: Cheyenne’s council committee advanced Cox Ranch annexation and rezoning to business park status, clearing the way for a proposed data center—after earlier postponements tied to developer activity and city water infrastructure questions. AI & Power Demand: A Bloomberg report says Alphabet and Blackstone’s “Project Braid” cloud venture is delaying major data-center sites, including a Cheyenne plan that was scaled down after permit and transformer supply issues. Agriculture & Fed: UW Extension’s John Hewlett helped organize a Sept. 24 Federal Reserve agricultural roundtable in Cheyenne, bringing Wyoming producers to discuss transportation, irrigation, and marketing realities. Small Business: The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index slipped in August, with uncertainty still elevated even as owners remain more positive about their own businesses. Energy/Environment: The National Elk Refuge draft plan would reduce winter feeding but keep it in place; comments are open until Oct. 13. Local Business/Community: Sweetwater County School District No. 2 approved new e-bike rules on school grounds and moved ahead on a greenhouse bid.
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