AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoCybersecurity Training in Huntsville: The FBI is showing off its Kinetic Cyber Range, a 22,000-square-foot replica town on its Huntsville campus with a hospital, businesses, traffic signals, and 200+ servers to let agents practice real-world cyberattacks; it opened in Feb. 2025 and has trained 1,400+ students. Healthcare Costs & Transparency: The Trump administration warned more than 500 hospitals to post clearer pricing or face penalties up to $2 million annually, arguing patients can’t shop costs for tests and procedures like blood work and imaging. Defense Supply Chain & Rare Earths: REalloys says it secured preferential access to Appalachian rare-earth feedstock tied to a Pentagon deadline to reduce Chinese-origin materials, targeting magnet metals used in defense and high-tech. Coastal Alabama Aquaculture: Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s Gulf nearshore aquaculture platform has harvested its first redfish batch, reviving a project that had been stalled on permits and agreements. Mobile Aerospace Deal: Arcline Investment Management agreed to buy Continental Aerospace Technologies’ holding company for about $535 million, adding another major Alabama industrial investment. Food Safety Recall: Rich Products recalled Farm Rich Pizza Cheese Crunchers sold in 21 states due to possible metal contamination. Local Business/Legal Watch: Neighbors expanded a lawsuit over Birmingham’s proposed 300-megawatt “AI factory,” alleging rapid land transfers inflated the price from about $20 million to roughly $90 million.
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