AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMississippi Business & Jobs: Canada-based Gould Industries plans a roughly $14 million Pike County, MS expansion, buying and modernizing an existing site and adding new production lines, with about 65 jobs expected. Energy & Industry: A DOJ move seeks to keep xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines running near Black neighborhoods in north Mississippi, arguing power is needed for national security; residents and civil rights groups say it’s an overreach in Clean Air Act enforcement. Food Safety: The FDA flagged a Walmart recall of Great Value Hawaiian Roll 4-packs in 26 states after an oily/sticky substance was found on packaging surfaces; no injuries reported. Public Finance & Health Care: Mississippi Insurance Department fired top examiner Chad Bridges after a credit union embezzlement scandal tied to his wife; the department says he had no access to public funds. Aquaculture & Research: USM is joining NOAA’s CIFARM effort with about $13.5 million to expand safer, more cost-effective domestic seafood production. Infrastructure & Construction: Tutor Perini won major contracts totaling $800+ million, including a $114 million Ole Miss academic building project and a $652 million Guam Navy base power-lines job. Local Delta Life: Indianola organizers launched a kickball league to keep Delta kids active this summer.
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