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What we’re seeing in infrastructure
Perspectives on data centers, energy, and the economics and politics of building at scale.
The limits of top-down expansion: what Utah’s primary election teaches the data center industry
AI infrastructure needs a social license to operate. Projects pushed past local control drew a backlash; projects built with county officials got permitted.
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Governor Spencer J. Cox on Operation Gigawatt
Utah’s strategy for energy abundance: advanced nuclear, geothermal, natural gas and storage, and the state as a future energy exporter.
Northern Utah Labor & Demographic Profile 2026
Alpen’s research for NUEA across Davis and Weber Counties: 3% unemployment, a pharmaceutical cluster at 3.3 times the national concentration, and an energy cluster projected to grow 15% in five years.
Deliver projects faster with AI
Capital project delays don’t just slow work, they destroy value. How pairing Foresight’s predictive AI with Alpen’s delivery teams helps owners and contractors get ahead of risk before it hits the schedule.
Rocky Mountains: building the nuclear backbone of the U.S. economy
How the Mountain West is positioning itself for the next generation of American nuclear power.
The age of gigascale: why rural towns are the new frontier for AI infrastructure
Alpen’s impact study of a 1.5 GW rural Utah campus found nearly 11,000 trade jobs a year during buildout and county revenue equal to 134% of its general fund.
Alpen Associates rebrands as Alpen Systems
The new name reflects deeper AI delivery capability, anchored by Alpen’s role as Foresight Works’ official consulting partner.
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