AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoURI & Blue Economy: The University of Rhode Island cut the ribbon on a new 32,000-square-foot Ocean Robotics Laboratory at its Narragansett Bay Campus, part of a $300 million campus revitalization backed in part by $145 million in voter-approved bond funding. Local Politics & Environment: Former state senator James Sheehan says he’s running for the District 31 seat after Rep. Julie Casimiro announced retirement, framing his campaign around stopping a suspended Quonset Development Corporation pyrolysis proposal tied to “sludge.” Food Safety: The FDA put a nationwide recall of more than half a million bags of Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips at its highest risk level over possible Salmonella contamination. Community Giving: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to 20 charities ahead of their reported Madison Square Garden wedding, including a $1 million gift to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Business Expansion: T.F. Morra Tree Care was acquired by Bartlett Tree Experts, expanding Bartlett’s Rhode Island footprint to two offices (East Providence and North Kingstown).
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