AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 minutes agoEducation Funding: Woodward Hines Education Foundation is stepping in with $800,000 to cover Mississippi’s FAITH Scholarship gap after about 170 foster students were denied full-ride awards, while colleges and universities coordinate backup aid so students can still enroll this fall. State Politics: Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch launched her 2027 governor campaign, pitching a platform of affordability, public safety, and economic growth, and emphasizing her ties to the Trump administration. Workforce & Innovation: East Mississippi Business Development Corporation named Charlie Ballou as its new director of economic development, bringing experience from U.S. Rep. Michael Guest’s office. Defense & Tech: Integer Technologies and the University of Southern Mississippi won a $9.8 million Navy contract modification to advance intelligent autonomous systems for seabed warfare. Energy/Markets: W&T Offshore reported second-quarter results and declared a $0.01 dividend for the third quarter. Local Business: D’Iberville is moving forward on plans to bring Texas Roadhouse into a long-vacant Promenade Parkway restaurant space.
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