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Scoop: Sprouts to permanently close Will Vill store Sept. 4

The closure ends plans for the grocer to return after redevelopment.

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The Sprouts Farmers Market at Williams Village in Boulder will permanently close, ending plans for the grocer to return after the site&#x27;s redevelopment.The big picture: Sprouts is the second business to abandon plans to return after the Williams Village II redevelopment, following <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the Dark Horse&#x27;s move to Louisville" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boulder/2026/04/15/dark-horse-bar-louisville" data-vars-content-id="7633d9e4-9b00-47de-b2a1-2603c5d74105" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Sprouts to permanently close Will Vill store Sept. 4" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boulder/2026/04/15/dark-horse-bar-louisville" target="_self">the Dark Horse&#x27;s move to Louisville</a>.

Colorado eyes medians for deadly stretch of U.S. 287

State officials say the project could reduce deadly crossover crashes.

The state is weighing medians as a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="long-requested safety upgrade" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denver7.com/news/our-colorado/boulder-county-residents-call-out-high-number-of-traffic-deaths-on-us-287" data-vars-content-id="a7c80f8d-ff3a-4e7a-83c9-b64f04fa2b81" data-vars-headline="Colorado eyes medians for deadly stretch of U.S. 287" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denver7.com/news/our-colorado/boulder-county-residents-call-out-high-number-of-traffic-deaths-on-us-287" target="_blank">long-requested safety upgrade</a> for U.S. 287 in Boulder and Larimer counties.Why it matters: Boulder County&#x27;s deadliest road has been the site of years of fatal head-on crashes, fueling calls for change.

AI boom drives states to rethink data center water use

New research shows states taking different approaches to managing data center water use.

Individual states are scrambling to regulate data centers&#x27; growing water demands as AI-driven growth outpaces federal standards, according to a University of Colorado Boulder report.Why it matters: AI&#x27;s water appetite is forcing states to balance the economic promise with mounting environmental concerns, especially <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="in the drought-stricken West" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/05/snowpack-west-washington-oregon-snow-drought-water-supply-climate" data-vars-content-id="d07666aa-c7f0-4930-8e65-0220a4b83781" data-vars-headline="AI boom drives states to rethink data center water use" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/05/snowpack-west-washington-oregon-snow-drought-water-supply-climate" target="_self">in the drought-stricken West</a>.

Sierra Space lands $800M Golden Dome satellite contract

The Louisville aerospace company will build 18 missile-warning satellites.

Boulder County-based Sierra Space has landed one of its largest defense contracts yet, winning nearly $800 million to build missile-warning satellites for the Pentagon&#x27;s planned <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Golden Dome missile defense system" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/13/golden-dome-huntsville-industry-trump" data-vars-content-id="f88bdb65-f63e-4c67-8937-368de1d4f82f" data-vars-headline="Sierra Space lands $800M Golden Dome satellite contract" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/13/golden-dome-huntsville-industry-trump" target="_self">Golden Dome missile defense system</a>.Why it matters: This award further cements Colorado as a hub for one of the Trump administration&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="signature national security initiatives" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/22/trump-guetlein-golden-dome-interceptors" data-vars-content-id="f88bdb65-f63e-4c67-8937-368de1d4f82f" data-vars-headline="Sierra Space lands $800M Golden Dome satellite contract" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/22/trump-guetlein-golden-dome-interceptors" target="_self">signature national security initiatives</a>.

Boulder-based Gloo evaluates AI on faith values

The company says AI should strengthen spiritual and mental health.

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Boulder-based <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Gloo" data-vars-click-url="https://gloo.com/" data-vars-content-id="6905bdc8-6e4f-4c34-b13c-e02643cb74d5" data-vars-headline="Boulder-based Gloo evaluates AI on faith values" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://gloo.com/" target="_blank">Gloo</a> is trying to answer a new question in the AI age: Can chatbots help people flourish?Why it matters: As large language models (LLMs) gain traction in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="churches" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/12/christian-ai-chatbot-jesus-god-satan-churches" data-vars-content-id="6905bdc8-6e4f-4c34-b13c-e02643cb74d5" data-vars-headline="Boulder-based Gloo evaluates AI on faith values" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/12/christian-ai-chatbot-jesus-god-satan-churches" target="_self">churches</a>, nonprofits and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="schools" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/21/google-anthropic-microsoft-education" data-vars-content-id="6905bdc8-6e4f-4c34-b13c-e02643cb74d5" data-vars-headline="Boulder-based Gloo evaluates AI on faith values" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/21/google-anthropic-microsoft-education" target="_self">schools</a>, and increasingly field questions once reserved for pastors or counselors — Gloo argues AI should strengthen mental, relational and spiritual health — not just automate tasks.