AGP Executive Report
Last update: 26 minutes agoManufacturing: A High Point furniture factory closed after just 10 months, as shifting U.S. tariffs undermined its owner’s effort to bring production home. Energy & Data Centers: Duke Energy’s push to expand natural-gas capacity advanced with a 4–3 vote approving an LNG storage site near Lexington, despite local and environmental opposition tied to land use and pollution concerns. Small Business: NC State, Cisco and the state IT department have launched a free AI-powered cybersecurity tool to help small businesses spot vulnerabilities and improve protections. Agriculture: U.S. turkey production is forecast to rise 3% this year after two years of decline; North Carolina is among the leading producing states. But drought is pressing farmers in central and eastern North Carolina to conserve water. Rural Industry: Gov. Josh Stein honored Grady-White Boats founder Eddie Smith, highlighting the state’s manufacturing legacy and rural industry.
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