AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSkilled-Trades Push: Ford CEO Jim Farley and JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon backed a $2 billion push to train for the country’s growing skilled-trades gap, warning the problem is too big for any one company or state to solve. NC Education & Mental Health: UNC Chapel Hill’s mental health first-aid training is set to expand across more college campuses with state funding, aiming for earlier support for students. Campus Makerspace: NC State opened a battery and energy storage makerspace on Centennial Campus to feed North Carolina’s fast-growing battery workforce tied to Toyota’s major plant plans. Courts & Faith Community: A Word of Faith Fellowship leader in North Carolina received probation in an assault case after an Alford plea, with a long legal timeline stretching back years. Lottery Win: The NC Education Lottery awarded a local man a $859,725 prize from a Fast Play ticket in Winterville. Culture & Community: Victoria Monét announced a 2026 North American tour that kicks off Oct. 27 at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater. Local Life Stories: A Raleigh woman, now 108, celebrated her birthday by dancing—her family says she’s spent her life caring for others. Helene Remembrance: Volunteers dedicated a memorial bench in Avery Square honoring seven people lost in Hurricane Helene two years ago.
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