AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoRare Earth Supply Chain: The Pentagon is backing a $500 million rare earth processing push, with Phoenix Tailings’ Exeter, N.H. and Burlington, Mass. facilities feeding a planned “Freedom Facility” to boost U.S. midstream capacity for magnet materials used in defense and EVs. Diplomacy & Energy: The U.S. and Iran signed a peace memorandum at Versailles, with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. lifting a naval blockade—an effort aimed at ending the war and easing energy-price pressure. NH Courts: New Hampshire courts are piloting a way to verify defendants’ income for court-appointed attorneys by checking confidential wage records, after concerns about potential misuse. Local Business & Jobs: Sertex Broadband Solutions acquired Maine’s TrenchWorks to expand fiber work across northern New England, adding crews and equipment for broadband buildouts. Food & Community: Dover chef Evan Hennessey won the James Beard “Best Chef in the Northeast,” while a Holderness shoreline restoration project is tackling runoff and erosion to protect Squam Lake. Public Safety & Environment: NH Fish and Game is urging backyard poultry and bird-feeders owners to use electric fencing and avoid bear attractants to reduce human-bear conflicts. Sports Business: Caroline Harvey, a New Hampshire native, went first overall in the PWHL draft to Vancouver.
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