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The Story Starts in the Field: Inside Loveland’s Root Shoot Malting
Every great pint and every pour of whiskey starts somewhere. For a growing number of Colorado brewers and distillers, that somewhere is a family farm in Loveland. Root Shoot Malting grows its own barley, wheat, rye and corn at Olander Farms, then turns that grain into award-winning craft malt in a malthouse right on the property. The Olander family has farmed in Loveland for five generations, and in 2016, Todd Olander launched Root Shoot to keep the farm’s grain connected to the people who brew and distill with it. Today, that malt finds its way into beer and spirits across Colorado and beyond, including the family’s own Root Shoot Spirits, whose American Single Malt Whiskey was named Spirit of the Year at the 2026 London Spirits Competition.
Reuters
Black Hills plans $1.8 billion investment to power Google's data center
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Black Hills Corp said on Tuesday it signed agreements to power a proposed Google data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and plans to spend $1.8 billion from 2027 to 2029 on new generation capacity, as tech firms race to secure electricity for power-hungry AI data centers.
capcity.news
Planning Commission punts generator code updates while awaiting utility company input
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Without having the input of utility companies Black Hills Energy and High West Energy, the Cheyenne Planning Commission was uncomfortable taking a vote on an amendment to Cheyenne’s Unified Development Code to enforce stricter regulation on emissions from on-site power generation stations and postponed the decision another month.
Wyoming News
Power generating facility, data center UDC amendments postponed at Planning Commission
CHEYENNE — Members of the city’s Planning Commission postponed consideration of two proposed Unified Development Code (UDC) amendments Monday that would establish new regulations for power generation facilities and data centers. The reason for the postponements, commissioners said, is the complexity of the proposals. They requested additional information from utility providers, further discussion of noise and water regulations, and consideration of how different sizes of data centers and power generation facilities should be treated under city zoning rules. Power generating facilities The commission postponed the proposed power generation facilities text amendment item until its Nov. 2 meeting. The proposal was previously postponed Sept. 8 due to concerns about potential loopholes involving small-scale power generation, environmental impacts and the possibility of multiple facilities being combined to avoid regulations. Under the revised proposal, the city would consolidate power generation separately. Community power generation would be exempt from certain review requirements if it is no larger than 2.5 megawatts and does not produce discernible noise or primary pollutants. The amendment would also establish rules for emergency backup generators, including allowing them to operate for up to 144 hours during an emergency. Commissioner Boyd Wiggam questioned whether that time limit would be sufficient during
coloradobiz.com
Hensel Phelps breaks ground on loveland headquarters
LOVELAND, Colo. — Hensel Phelps broke ground Sept. 30 on a four-story, 143,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Loveland. The building will be located within Avenue South at Centerra, Realberry‘s mixed-use development near Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34. Designed by Gensler, the headquarters will include flexible workspaces, training rooms, collaboration areas and ground-floor retail serving employees and the surrounding community.
1310kfka.com
Promenade Shops at Centerra To Welcome New Tenants
Galway Companies, Inc., the Wisconsin-based real estate firm that purchased Promenade Shops at Centerra last year, is adding nine new retailers and restaurants to the sprawling shopping center by next spring, part of a broader investment in the shops that also includes renovations to existing vendors and amenities. According to the Loveland Reporter Herald, n ew tenants include MINISO, Christopher & Banks and Windsor opening this fall, followed by JD Sports, Hot Topic, BoxLunch, Cabinet IQ, Hot Pot Grill and Los Dos Potrillos, all anticipated by spring 2027.
Wyoming News
Cheyenne City Council advances Orchard Hills data center items ahead of final vote
CHEYENNE — Industrial development took center stage at a Cheyenne City Council meeting Monday evening with nine items related to two confirmed data center development projects on the agenda. One of these is the Orchard Hills data center project proposed to be located west of South Greeley Highway, south of West College Drive, and southwest of and adjacent to the intersection of Apple Street and York Avenue. It is adjacent to the existing Meta data center campus. Members of the council advanced plans for the proposed 162-acre data center development in south Cheyenne, approving its annexation and two zoning measures on second reading despite ongoing objections from residents in the area, and the city’s Planning Commission’s previous denial of the project. The data center campus is being developed by Dallas-based Trammell Crow Company. The council approved an item annexing the land, and then subsequently rezoned the property to agricultural zoning. A separate ordinance changed the Orchard Hills property from agricultural to light industrial zoning. The council also voted to overrule the Planning Commission’s unanimous denial of a related future land-use map. A separate resolution changing the property’s future land-use designation from mixed-use residential to mixed-use employment was postponed until Oct.