AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoManufacturing Workforce: Central Oregon Community College broke ground on an $8 million Redmond campus expansion, adding welding and fabrication space and upgrading labs to train students on equipment used by local manufacturers. The project is expected to open in winter 2028. Oregon Robotics: Salem-based Agility Robotics won shareholder approval for its business combination, with about $465 million in expected funding to support commercial deployments of its humanoid robots. The company expects to begin trading on Nasdaq Nov. 5. Environmental Research: A study of 111 food samples from the Portland area found microplastics in 88%, including samples across all 16 protein types tested; switching brands or stores may not avoid contamination. Climate Science: Oregon’s extreme climate hazard days have quadrupled over two decades, according to a study highlighted this week, underscoring growing risks from heat, smoke and other hazards.
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