Microsoft Invests $17.5 Billion In India's AI Future
Big news from Microsoft as they set their sights on India, pouring billions into a tech landscape buzzing with potential.
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Microsoft to Require 3 Office Days, Should The Rest of WA Follow?
Microsoft is putting its foot down and making working from the office, at least three days a week, mandatory starting in 2026.
Helion Starts Fusion Plant Construction in Chelan County
Helion Energy started site work on its first fusion power plant in Malaga, aiming to generate electricity by 2028 for a Microsoft power deal.
Chelan PUD Approves Lease for Helion Fusion Power Plant
Chelan PUD commissioners approved a lease allowing Helion Energy to build a fusion power plant of up to 80 acres of district-owned land.
The lease authorizes a 20-acre parcel of land for a 100 megawatt generator facility, with up to 60 more acres in reserve until 2038...
Chelan PUD Approves Power Contract for Microsoft Data Center
Chelan PUD approved a contract to supply power to Microsoft's data center campus in Malaga.
Commissioners approved the contract at their meeting Monday.
“Chelan PUD has a long history of managing local hydropower in the best interest of customer-owners,” said General Manager Kirk Hudson. “We’re con...
Chelan PUD Eyes Energy Plan for Malaga Microsoft Campus
Chelan PUD is exploring ways to keep energy affordable to their customers despite increased load to Microsoft's new data center campus in Malaga.
According to a release, PUD commissioners considered contract terms supplying power to the campus while protecting reliability and stable rates for existing customers...
Microsoft Contributes $45,000 to WVC Scholarship Fund
Wenatchee Valley College Foundation receives a boost to the Microsoft Technology Scholarship.
The college scholarship fund says Microsoft contributed $45,000 to the scholarship. The multi-year scholarship began in 2023 with an initial $25,000 investment...
Wenatchee Valley Fire Department To Re-Open Malaga Station
The Wenatchee Valley Fire Department (WVFD) will reopen its fire station in Malaga later this year.
The WVFD's Station 17 Complex at 3760 West Malaga Road has been unstaffed since 2020, following the closure of the nearby Alcoa Wenatchee Works plant...
Royal City K9 Unit Receives Ballistic Vest
Royal City Police Department's K9, "Ollie," has new protection.
Thanks to local efforts from Grant County PUD and the Grant County Industrial Alliance (GCIA), Ollie now has a ballistic vest to guard him.
In early January, GCIA's Chuck Sutton and Lisa Karstetter, along with Grant PUD's "Pay-it-Forward" program representative Chuck Allen, presented $2,500 in donations to help pay
Data center jobs are up and Washington state.
Washington saw the eighth-biggest increase in data center employment between the first quarters of 2018 and 2024, notching 106% growth.