AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoData Center Ratepayer Fight: Trump expanded his Ratepayer Protection Pledge with 200-plus new signatories, adding major utilities and data-center firms and framing it as a way to stop households from absorbing AI buildout costs. Ohio Manufacturing & Jobs: Youngstown broke ground on a renovated Innovation Hub for Aerospace & Defense, aiming to add advanced manufacturing space and shared equipment to grow the region’s supply chain. Broadband Buildout: altafiber is partnering with Westerville to deploy a fiber network over three years, targeting 15,000 locations and using the city’s community data center as a long-term base. Food Safety Shock: The CDC expanded a cyclospora outbreak to more states tied to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms; Taco Bell is running $1 “lettuce-free” promos to win back customers. Local Governance & Infrastructure: Hancock County commissioners backed a plan to study Brown’s Island as part of a Market Street Bridge replacement route. Energy Policy Pressure: FERC warned PJM stakeholders to agree on governance reforms by September or face regulator action, amid rising scrutiny over transmission costs tied to demand growth. Retail & Community: Perrysburg Township approved ballot language for a five-year fire department levy, while a new Blair & Bloom boutique is set to open at Eastwood Mall.
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