AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoData Center Rules: Minneapolis City Council advanced sweeping regulations for data centers, setting new conditions for a fast-growing industry’s local expansion. Clean-Energy Manufacturing: Mountain Iron-based Heliene and California’s Caelux say their high-efficiency tandem solar modules have entered commercial-scale production in Minnesota. Technology: Minneapolis-based Nortech Systems won two patents for optical interconnects designed for MRI and aerospace environments. Energy Costs: Great Plains Natural Gas is seeking a 12.7% rate increase that would affect 18 Minnesota communities. Corporate Accountability: 3M agreed to pay more than $7 billion to settle claims over “forever chemical” contamination. Jobs: Minnesota maintained a top-three ranking in a national jobs study.
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