AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMaritime & Manufacturing: REGENT completed its 255,000-square-foot Seaglider Manufacturing Facility in North Kingstown, positioning the site as a global production hub and citing a defense business ramp alongside commercial orders. Maritime & Composites: Moore Brothers Co. (Bristol) is joining the 40OF yacht racing team as the North American build partner, using composites expertise tied to prior REGENT work. Housing Construction: Woonsocket marked a milestone on the new George T. Nasuti Elementary School at Barry Field with a “capping-off” steel beam signing by local students. Tech & AI: Brown alumnus Louis Castricato’s Overworld is betting AI’s next frontier is real-time “world models,” not just text generation. Consumer Tech & Privacy: New state privacy rules are pushing businesses to reassess data practices, with extra focus on impact assessments and disclosures around automated decisions and sensitive data. Public Health & Retail: Attorney General Anne Lopez welcomed Shopify’s move to ban all e-cigarette sales on its platform, citing youth access concerns. Energy & Policy Watch: Rhode Island is among states in the federal fight over prediction markets, as the CFTC targets state crackdowns.
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