AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAuto Manufacturing: GM raised its 2026 outlook as Flint prepares to build next-generation heavy-duty trucks, while the automaker’s Brownstown battery plant is set to close and its Detroit hydrogen site will be repurposed. Energy Costs: Consumers Energy plans to seek another natural-gas rate increase shortly after regulators approved a $139 million hike, adding pressure on Michigan businesses and households. Industrial Growth: Automation Alley secured a $7.5 million Army contract to advance distributed manufacturing, and FANUC opened its largest U.S. automation training center in Auburn Hills. Infrastructure: Michigan signed 23 broadband expansion agreements backed by $1.447 billion, with projects aimed at extending access statewide. Agriculture and CBD: Hemp advocates warn proposed federal restrictions could squeeze Michigan’s CBD market as state legislation to ease farmers’ costs remains stalled.
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