AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoRetail and Jobs: The Children’s Place has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close Alabama stores and its Fort Payne distribution center, putting 593 jobs at risk beginning Jan. 5. Consumer Protection: Family Dollar will pay $63 million to settle allegations it overcharged shoppers at checkout; Alabama joined the multistate case, and the company must adopt an independently assessed pricing-accuracy program. Workforce Development: Jasper’s new $100 million Heman Drummond Center of Innovation is open, offering career and technical training for up to 2,100 high school students. Technology and Research: Google and Meta are helping launch an Alabama data-center trade group, while the University of Alabama’s new supercomputing center is set to support research statewide.
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