AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoEnergy and Data Centers: Federal officials pledged up to $42 million to advance permitting for the stalled Constitution natural-gas pipeline, while Pennsylvania residents pushed back against proposed data centers and developers’ $10,000 household payments. Medical Manufacturing: STERIS agreed to buy Pittsburgh-area surgical products maker Xodus Medical for $2.1 billion, expanding its operating-room and patient-safety business. Agriculture: Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a 10-year plan to support an industry that includes 48,800 farms and drives $153 billion in annual economic output. Ports and Logistics: Hyundai Glovis plans to join Philadelphia’s port expansion and operate a vehicle terminal. Jobs: A Manheim Township snack plant is slated to close in December, costing 67 jobs; Camp Hill-based Republic Amusements plans 81 layoffs after Pennsylvania’s skill-games ban. Life Sciences: Merck committed $2.9 billion to expand vaccine and medicine manufacturing in Montgomery County.
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