AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBridge & Construction: Crews are installing the center span of the new Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing, Iowa, with the free car ferry shut down and river traffic restricted until 6 p.m. Friday. Energy & Environment: The EPA and the Mississippi River/Gulf of America Hypoxia Task Force say states have surpassed a 2025 interim nitrogen-reduction goal, cutting total nitrogen loads to the Gulf by 28% (phosphorus still lagging). Forestry & Trade: Texas A&M Forest Service launched Wood Flow South, a tool tracking the “what, where and when” of forest-products imports and exports across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina. Transportation & Infrastructure: MDOT project updates continue across central Mississippi, including major work on State Route 19 in Neshoba County and bridge replacements on U.S. 51. Workforce & Industry Education: Northeast Arkansas schools are building a “shop floor pipeline” to feed industrial hiring tied to the region’s steel boom. Public Safety & Weather Research: NRL is leading a NASA mission to study wildfire-driven pyrocumulonimbus storms that can disrupt firefighting and aviation. Local Business: Toyota of Meridian cut the ribbon on a new dealership on Highway 39. Agriculture Watch: Kentucky ag officials say no New World screwworm cases have been found yet, but monitoring and movement rules are in place.
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