AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCompany Branding: Fastweigh, a bulk-materials software provider founded in 1988, rolled out a refreshed brand and new website as it pushes further into cloud-based plant, dispatch, billing and reporting for aggregate, asphalt and waste operators. AI + Power Markets: A market commentary highlights how AI data-center demand is reshaping the power business, with early Bitcoin miners like Bitzero described as positioned to benefit from low-cost electricity supply. Immigration Detention Procurement: DHS chief Markwayne Mullin told lawmakers the Trump administration’s $1B warehouse conversion plan lacked proper due diligence, and DHS is now reviewing 11 purchased warehouses to decide what can realistically be converted. Healthcare Policy: Express Scripts and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association filed new lawsuits challenging Tennessee’s Fair Rx Act, which bans PBMs from owning pharmacies. Housing Negotiations: Redfin data shows seller concessions rising to 46.2% of U.S. home sales, signaling a more negotiation-heavy summer as buyers ask for closing-cost help and repairs. Local Business + Growth: Memphis’ Sterick Building redevelopment is moving ahead via a new nonprofit public market effort, while East Memphis prepares a new Sonic at a former Wendy’s site. Agriculture: VINE Foods began its first harvest of vine-ripened tomatoes in Memphis, aiming to scale a new local food production model.
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