AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFood Safety: FDA says Midwest Poultry Services is recalling nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs from Texas after routine testing flagged possible Salmonella Enteritidis; the eggs were sold at Kroger and Brookshire stores across Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and more, with no illnesses reported. Energy & Utilities: SWEPCO signed the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge, promising not to raise electricity bills tied to new AI data center construction and pushing for separate pricing for large data-center loads in its Arkansas service area. Higher Education & Supply Chain: University of Arkansas launched the Contested Logistics Consortium, aiming to strengthen supply chain resilience and convene a “Made in America Contested Logistics Summit” in Bentonville this fall. Local Business & Real Estate: Little Rock’s Loblolly Creamery is seeking to buy North Little Rock’s former central fire station for $825,000, with a due-diligence period before any final deal. Agriculture Tech: U of A Extension helped fund a drone program for irrigation and plant-health checks in rice/soy country, including a Weiner-area case where floods wiped out most soybean acres and the tech helped cut irrigation costs. Public Health & Cost of Living: A GAO report finds working Americans in Arkansas and other states are increasingly forced onto Medicaid and SNAP, underscoring how low wages are pushing families toward taxpayer-supported benefits. Education & Community: Economics Arkansas added Hytrol CFO Daniel McAdoo and educator leader Dr. Megan Duncan to its board to expand economic and financial literacy in PreK-12 classrooms.
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