AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoDefense & Industrial Base: The Senate Armed Services Committee approved its FY2027 NDAA version, with South Dakota-specific funding including $3.23B for B-21 Raider procurement, $4.25B in R&D, and support for Air and Army National Guard maintenance and materials/manufacturing research at South Dakota Mines. Medical Manufacturing Expansion: Idaho’s LiveFree Emergency Response is launching a medical face mask division, aiming for up to 800,000 surgical masks and similar N95 volumes per month, adding as many as 70 jobs to strengthen domestic PPE supply. Supply Chain & Chips: Apple is reportedly lobbying the Trump administration to approve purchases of memory chips from blacklisted Chinese firm CXMT as AI-driven memory costs squeeze margins, following Apple’s recent price hikes. Food Safety & QA: Two infant botulism outbreaks tied to organic whole-milk powdered formula were linked to the same ingredient supplier, raising questions about how the U.S. tests for the pathogen in powdered products. Power & Data Centers: A new investor-focused report argues the U.S. faces a widening electricity gap driven by AI data centers, putting pressure on utilities and power providers. Local Jobs: U.S. Steel will invest $75M in Alabama to add a premium thread line at Fairfield Tubular Operations, while Altec plans a Mount Airy expansion creating 100 jobs. Regulatory Watch: The EPA soot rule rollback bid failed in appeals court, keeping tighter fine-particle limits in place for industrial sources and power plants.
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