AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoLocal Retail Expansion: Morabeza International Food Market is set to open Sept. 4 on Broadway in Norwich, aiming to bring Cape Verdean and Portuguese staples to the area. Housing & Real Estate: Rhode Island’s median single-family home price rose to $525,000 in July, while sales fell, underscoring the state’s ongoing supply crunch. State Housing Transparency: Gov. Dan McKee’s new Housing.ri.gov dashboard tracks 155 state-incentivized developments (8,305 units) across 32 municipalities, including 7,017 classified as affordable. Construction & Jobs: Rhode Island prosecutors filed criminal charges against three business owners tied to unpaid wages, bounced final checks, and uninsured job sites. Surveillance & Privacy: Cumberland residents pressed the town to end its Flock license-plate camera contract, citing security flaws and a pending lawsuit; other towns are also weighing similar tech. Defense & Tech: Taiwan is partnering with Rhode Island startup Vatn Systems on modular underwater vehicles for AI-enabled command and control. Business Costs Watch: Rhode Island’s unit-pricing “orange tag” rule is highlighted as a way to spot shrinkflation when package sizes quietly drop.
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