AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAerospace & Defense Jobs: Redwire will expand its Huntsville campus by 164,000 square feet, adding about 150 high-skilled jobs and speeding production of systems like Stalker UAS and Octopus gimbal payloads, with construction targeted to finish by late 2027. Manufacturing Investment: Doncasters (DPC Holdings) is opening a second Alabama facility in Auburn, a $50M project expected to create about 70 jobs over three years, boosting precision casting and superalloy output for aerospace and energy. Workforce & Economy: Alabama hit a record 2,224,200 wage-and-salary jobs, while unemployment rose to 3.2% in June, according to the state Department of Workforce. Food Safety: The FDA walked back a Cyclospora link in the Taylor Farms lettuce testing, calling the earlier result a false positive while the company’s recall remains in effect; Alabama health officials report cases including in Mobile and the Tuscaloosa area. Public Health & Compliance: FDA inspections in Alabama during June focused heavily on Food and Cosmetics, with Fresh Seafood Distributors LLC receiving the most citations. Local Infrastructure: Wildwood begins a $1.2M downtown and central pavement rehabilitation project, with phased work and temporary lane impacts expected. Workforce Training: BluWorkz is rolling out Phase 2 of its VR forklift simulator program across Alabama, adding 17 simulators to expand career-ready training.
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