AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEnergy Prices: AAA says crude-driven volatility pushed the national regular gas average up 3 cents to $4.10, the highest on this date, with crude still in the $80s amid Strait of Hormuz uncertainty; Mississippi Business & Jobs: North Little Rock HVAC firm Powers sold four territorial divisions—covering Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Oklahoma—to Albireo Energy, a building controls and energy services provider; Defense Contracting: The U.S. Navy awarded General Atomics a $42.9M order for EMALS and AAG spare parts, with Tupelo, Miss. set to do most of the work; Agriculture & Food Supply: Tyson Foods is shutting two beef plants (Iowa and Utah) and selling a Washington facility, cutting about 3,200 jobs as cattle supply hits a 75-year low; Cybersecurity: Medusa ransomware has now hit more than 500 organizations in critical infrastructure, according to a new CISA/FBI/HHS advisory; Workforce & Education: Mississippi’s HBCU athletics leadership story: Ashley Robinson was named Texas Southern’s athletics director after six years at Jackson State.
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