AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAir Travel: A nationwide FAA ground stop caused more than 2,000 cancellations and left delays lingering into the weekend. Officials blamed overloaded, aging communications equipment, renewing calls for a major system upgrade. Construction Safety: After a Brooklyn building collapse killed eight people, including two children, Mayor Zohran Mamdani widened the probe to 160 construction sites. Excavation next door is a focus as residents and officials question safety oversight. Manufacturing: GlobalFoundries broke ground on a $10 billion semiconductor plant in Saratoga County, while New York awarded more than $62 million to prepare industrial sites for power-hungry projects. Retail Rules: New York City became the second U.S. city to ban surveillance pricing, restricting businesses’ use of personal data to set different prices. Mamdani and President Trump also agreed to give retailers 90 more days to comply with new SNAP rules. Finance: IBM CEO Arvind Krishna won a new term on the New York Fed’s board through 2029.
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