AGP Executive Report
Last update: 23 minutes agoAuto Labor: Windsor Ventra Assembly workers (UAW Local 251) voted 99% to authorize a strike over wages and cost-of-living demands, raising the stakes for cross-border auto parts production. Manufacturing & Permitting: Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park Michigan in Marshall cleared a revised air permit after design changes, following public review through EGLE’s MiEnviro Portal. Energy & Courts: A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration’s emergency order to keep Michigan’s J.H. Campbell coal plant running, saying DOE exceeded its authority—another blow to coal’s comeback amid data-center power demand. Tech & Local Economy: Wells Fargo says U.S. data-center moratoriums jumped to 374, with Michigan among states seeing the most local restrictions as communities push back on electricity, grid capacity, and water use. Student Entrepreneurship: University of Michigan students launched Ticko Tickets, a verified app for buying and selling student tickets with identity checks. Fuel Prices: GasBuddy reports midgrade gas hit a low of $4.35 in Bay County for the week ending Sept. 5, with Michigan averages easing slightly.
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