AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoData Centers & Local Impact: Okmulgee residents pressed Fluidstack at a public open house over property values, water use, health concerns and electricity, while the developer said it won’t seek property tax incentives and expects to pay full taxes plus $7 million for local education. Utility Affordability: Oklahoma ranked third nationally for utility cutoffs for nonpayment in 2024, with 572,480 disconnections—another pressure point for households already facing rising bills. Industrial Jobs: USG will close its century-old Southard gypsum plant this fall, ending operations and leaving 250-plus workers searching for new work, with state partners lining up CareerTech and workforce support. Food Safety: Taylor Farms expanded a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce tied to a cyclospora outbreak across 27 states including Oklahoma; the FDA later said a test result was a false positive, but the recall remains in effect. Energy & Manufacturing: Century Aluminum welcomed a Trump executive order that reduces tariffs for approved firms investing in new primary aluminum production; the company’s planned Inola, Okla. smelter is positioned as a major domestic capacity boost. Workforce & Education: An Oklahoma-bound “AI school” called Alpha School says it will run two hours of virtual AI learning daily with entrepreneurship workshops, opening in August.
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