AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoKratom & Consumer Health: Mississippi’s AG Alan Wilson urged people to file claims tied to a multistate settlement over allegedly inflated generic drug prices, while separate coverage keeps spotlighting kratom after two Ole Miss student deaths, including arrests tied to alleged kratom sales and ongoing toxicology work. Manufacturing & Jobs: A Perry County re-entry training center in Alabama opened to expand welding and heavy machinery skills for people on parole or probation, aiming to reduce recidivism. Steel Investment & Trade: U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick credited steel tariffs for Essar Group’s planned $15B integrated steel complex in Iowa, with workforce questions already surfacing for the region. Housing & Rates: Ocean Springs reported first-time buyers facing mortgage rates topping 7%, but said higher rates may be shifting leverage toward buyers as listings linger. Business Growth: Refuel sold 41 convenience-store locations for $261M and will lease them back, including Mississippi properties, while Third Wave Insurance named Awan Sikri as CIO. Education & Talent: Jackson State University welcomed Dr. Denise Jones Gregory as president amid a major campus transformation, and Ole Miss celebrated its August 2026 finance graduate class. Environment: A new analysis estimates atrazine contamination at harmful levels may span nearly 860,000 river miles, renewing scrutiny of the herbicide.
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