AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMiddle East Shipping Security: The U.S. shot down Iranian drones aimed at the Strait of Hormuz and struck coastal radar sites on Qeshm Island and elsewhere, as Iran warned it could widen the conflict and interceptors reported missile and drone activity over Kuwait and Bahrain. Energy Infrastructure: Delfin Midstream secured $5B financing for a first floating LNG terminal off Louisiana, targeting 4.4 million tons annually at start-up and positioning the Gulf Coast for more export capacity. Labor & Logistics Economy: The U.S. added 172,000 jobs in May (unemployment 4.3%), but transportation/warehousing saw job losses while hospitality and local government led gains—an uneven signal for freight demand. Industrial Real Estate: Central Ohio’s warehouse boom may look plain, but it underpins roughly 300,000 jobs tied to manufacturing and trade/transport/utilities. Auto Supply Chain: Ford is testing a 2027 all-electric midsize pickup while GM faces pickup production pressure after a supplier strike, and Novelis plans to restart its Oswego hot mill to ease aluminum supply constraints. Training & Workforce: NWTC Aurora added a path to a Wisconsin Class B commercial driver’s license, aiming to feed local trucking needs.
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