AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSouth Dakota Cybersecurity: Rapid City says it’s dealing with a cyber incident tied to a wastewater facility, describing it as a denial-of-service style attack and pointing to the “human firewall” problem—password habits and phishing—as a major security weak spot. Entrepreneurial Engineering: South Dakota Mines mechanical engineering professor Cristian Vargas-Ordóñez earned a national KEEN Rising Star award for teaching an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering, pushing students to ask whether they’re solving the right problem and creating real value. EV Education: High schoolers at a Utah State University EV academy built electric vehicles from kits and toured electrified roadway tech, showing how NSF-backed research centers are turning STEM into hands-on career pathways. Energy Storage Boom: Antora Energy raised $550 million to scale thermal battery systems that store electricity as heat for data centers and industry, including a South Dakota deployment tied to fast charging and multi-day storage. Health & Agriculture: South Dakota’s white mold risk is still a concern for soybean growers if wet soils cool down, while a separate national push highlights appendix cancer awareness and research funding. Policy Watch: South Dakota’s Brand Board will hold an Aug. 5 public hearing on raising the livestock ownership inspection fee to $1.45 per head. Weather: July 2026 is on track to be the warmest month on record in the contiguous U.S., with heat domes continuing to drive dangerous conditions.
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