AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoData Center Investment: Amazon plans up to 21 data centers in West Richland after paying $264 million for the site, a major expansion of Eastern Washington’s digital infrastructure. Workforce: Alaska Airlines is cutting 121 jobs across Spokane, Seattle and Renton amid high fuel costs. Comcast plans nearly 160 Washington layoffs, while manufacturer NIC Global will cut 103 jobs near Seattle and move production east. Agriculture & Health: A Yakima County resident’s death from bird flu linked to dairy cattle is the first U.S. fatality reported this year, as infections spread through Central Washington dairies. Energy & Transit: Early returns showed Kitsap voters rejecting a public-power measure amid rising utility bills; Seattle voters backed a sales-tax increase expected to bring in $138 million a year for bus service. Infrastructure: ABB will supply propulsion systems for a third hybrid-electric Washington State Ferries vessel, and a $40 million project is planned for the Deception Pass Bridge.
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