AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSBA Awards & Local Growth: The U.S. Small Business Administration will honor Vermont’s 2026 Small Business Persons of the Year on June 11 in Burlington, spotlighting Rigorous Technology’s robotics push plus veteran- and woman-owned winners. Cross-Border Trade: The UK and the GCC have concluded a landmark free trade deal, projected to lift UK-GCC trade by nearly 20% and add about £15.5bn a year, with tariff cuts and easier services and data flows. AI + Enterprise Spend: Pivot raised $40m (€34.4m) to expand its agentic procurement platform, aiming to give enterprises real-time visibility into committed spend. Data Center Buildout: Google is investing $15bn in Missouri data centers, contracting over 1GW of new capacity and supporting hundreds of permanent jobs. Energy Policy Watch: Venezuela has started circulating draft oil regulations tied to its new hydrocarbons law, outlining how private firms would operate as the country loosens state control. Tech Dealmaking: Tenstorrent is drawing early takeover interest, with reported talks involving Intel and Qualcomm.
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