AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMassachusetts Business & Economy: A new state-backed housing push is underway in Taunton, where Greystar is using $3.8M in Massachusetts funding to redevelop the long-vacant Whittenton Mills site into a 390-unit apartment complex using modular construction. Public Health & Consumer Safety: The FDA continues investigating the ongoing Cyclospora outbreak tied to Taylor Farms lettuce, with guidance for diners as officials say the likely source remains under scrutiny. Finance & Payments: Ramp rolled out stablecoin accounts and payments for businesses, aiming to let companies hold, earn yield on, and pay with USDC/fiat in one system with familiar controls and accounting. Life Sciences Dealmaking: Repligen agreed to acquire BioLife Solutions in a roughly $1.5B transaction, expanding cell therapy capabilities. Corporate & Legal: Attorney General Ford challenged the Warner Bros./Paramount merger and urged regulators to deny banking charters for high-risk fintechs. Local Business & Culture: Waltham’s Gore Place will host its annual Corn Roast Aug. 13 with local corn, live music, ice cream, and a beer garden. Tech & Data Privacy: 3Aware and John Snow Labs partnered to embed multimodal de-identification inside the 3Aware Evidence Vault for privacy-protected clinical research.
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