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July 27, 2022

The Air Force Academy broke ground Monday on a $40 million visitor center in Colorado Springs, Colorado Public Radio reported. “[T]his is going to be a physical, multi-story front door drawing people in and highlighting the country’s premier institution for developing leaders of character,” said Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark….

Bitzero Blockchain Inc. is buying and redeveloping the former Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex at Nekoma, North Dakota, KFGO reported. “This is fantastic news for Cavalier County and our entire state, putting this iconic pyramid on the prairie to innovative use and further solidifying North Dakota’s status as a global hub for data center development,” Gov. Doug Burgum (R) said.

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July 27, 2022

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