AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoData Center Pushback: Kansas voters are adding to the national backlash against large AI facilities. Emporia approved a 10-year ban on high-impact data centers and battery storage, while Ottawa voters backed a hyperscale data-center ban. New governors in several states, including Kansas, campaigned on pausing development, putting projects and power demand under greater scrutiny. Manufacturing and Jobs: Fuller Industries has ended production in Great Bend, while AmericanMaid Plastics plans to bring more than 200 jobs to Fort Scott’s former Timken building. Agriculture: NativeSeed Group acquired Sharp Brothers Seed Company assets, expanding Great Plains seed-cleaning operations. A cattle-on-feed report also pointed to a bullish market. Fuel Costs: Kansas diesel averaged $6.02 a gallon for the week ending Oct. 31, down from the prior week; Sedgwick County’s reported low for regular gas was $3.50.
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