AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoConsumer Sentiment & Inflation: A new look at confidence shows “Main Street” feeling worse even as markets stay strong, with workers’ share of the economic pie shrinking while corporate profits rise. Auto Trade Rules: The Trump administration is pushing USMCA revisions that would raise North American vehicle content to 82% (with 50% made in the U.S.), a shift that could reshape Michigan’s auto supply chains. Clean Energy Manufacturing: A new report says the U.S. clean energy factory buildout is supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs, with Michigan highlighted for battery manufacturing. Michigan Business & Growth Tech: Blaize and Winmate are bringing rugged edge AI to COMPUTEX after debuting at Michigan’s Defense Expo, signaling continued Michigan-linked industrial tech momentum. Local Infrastructure: MDOT is investing about $780,000 to repair the I-75 Business Spur in Sault Ste. Marie, with lane closures starting June 5. Food Safety: The FDA issued warning letters to an Illinois sprout producer and a Michigan pet treat maker over sanitation and preventive food safety failures. Small Business Spotlight: Buchanan’s Chunk’s Ice Cream reopened a 1916 pump house as a community walk-up shop, celebrating its second anniversary next week. Sports Business Angle: Tigers’ Drew Anderson’s return is being framed as a trade-relevant move as Detroit’s season outlook shifts.
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