AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoShipbuilding: Hanwha is reportedly in final talks to buy Austal USA, a move that could bring the Alabama shipbuilder into the South Korean company’s expanding U.S. shipbuilding business. Manufacturing: Italian supplier Vulcaflex broke ground in Auburn on a $70 million synthetic-leather plant expected to create about 130 jobs. Small Business: Birmingham Business Alliance is offering $30,000 grants to help local firms grow, while Alabama HBCU founders won nearly $20,000 in a statewide pitch competition. Food and Agriculture: Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative opened We All Eat Market, the Birmingham neighborhood’s first grocery store in nearly 70 years, with a community kitchen for local food entrepreneurs. Workforce: UAH opened applications for federally funded cybersecurity scholarships for fall 2027, supporting students who commit to government service after graduation.
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