AI Sovereignty Council

🏆 Ranked #1 Fastest-Growing AI Economy in the U.S. — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. Sheridan, WY, saw a 254.2% surge in custom programming shops since 2019—driven not by cloud infrastructure, but by independent developers deploying open-weight LLMs on local hardware. This isn’t a Silicon Valley story—it’s a global movement toward AI sovereignty. The data is real: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-12-ai-tech-igrow-541511-msa. What does this mean for your AI stack? Are you building with the cloud—or with control? Let’s discuss. Fastest-Growing AI Hubs by Metro, 2026 (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 Sheridan, WY <- this market #2 Dover, DE #3 Stockton-Lodi, CA #4 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA #5 Urban Honolulu, HI #6 Naples-Marco Island, FL #7 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC #8 El Paso, TX #9 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL #10 College Station-Bryan, TX Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-12-ai-tech-igrow-541511-msa View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. MIT, Nvidia, Google & IBM-Trained. Cross Domain-Expert: Quantum, AI, Ethics, Sovereignty, Intelligence, Philanthropy. Solepoint Planning. VUI AI Cloud Architect. AI Certifications Development. Quant/AI Instructor. Castor Venture Club Member. Associate Broker. George Arnold Alexander III, MPA Director, ALEX Companies Associate Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574878-B · Broker License #565194-BB Broker, ALEX Real Estate · North Carolina License #367733 Independent Broker, ALEX Real Estate · Colorado License #II.100112456 [email protected] · +1 713.918.9951
Source data: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2019 and 2022, NAICS 541511 (Custom computer programming services) · ALEX Intelligence computation
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