AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoWorkforce & Economic Development: Kevin Taylor takes the helm at Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT), continuing a decades-long mission that has trained about 1.06 million job seekers for 5,822 companies statewide. Energy & Grid Planning: TVA board member Randy Jones says incoming data centers will face a new power rate structure, with customers expected to spell out how they secure, pay for, and move electricity across TVA lines. Healthcare & Research: UAB vice president Chris Brown leads a $2.8 million NSF grant to build a for-credit research administration curriculum across 21 universities, including six in Alabama. Agriculture & Food Safety: Alabama Extension and Auburn researchers are tackling tomato spotted wilt virus in the Chandler Mountain region, while the FDA reports a GreenWise frozen blueberry recall tied to E. coli illnesses in multiple states including Alabama. Rural Energy Politics: Electric Cooperatives of Alabama PAC endorses Rep. Rhett Marques for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District ahead of the Aug. 11 special election. Connectivity & Growth: GoNetspeed plans a $4.5 million, privately funded fiber expansion to Parlin, with construction starting this winter and first connections targeted for winter 2027.
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