AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoData Center Debate: Grove City farm families are resisting an AI campus near Columbus, while Cleveland prepares to extend its data-center moratorium. In a separate project review, an independent consultant found no apparent major air or noise impacts but said more data is needed in some areas. Pharma Investment: Bayer plans a $2.2 billion New Albany manufacturing campus, expected to create about 600 permanent jobs and 1,500 construction jobs; production is slated to begin in stages from 2031. Steel and Solar Manufacturing: Ohio approved a permit for Cleveland-Cliffs’ $1 billion Middletown Works project. Another Ohio factory is melting 150 tons of glass a day for a solar-panel component, in a first for the U.S. Energy and Skills: Senators visited Centrus in Piketon to discuss nuclear investment, as Oklo pledged $4.5 million to support Ohio State’s nuclear engineering program. State leaders also say skilled-trades training is crucial to meeting manufacturers’ workforce needs. Freight: Einride has begun daily driverless freight operations in Ohio, bringing automated trucking into the state’s logistics network.
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