AGP Executive Report
Last update: a minute agoManufacturing Deal: Saint-Gobain is buying EGFA’s Lexington glass fiber operations in North Carolina, adding control of supply for CertainTeed and bringing about 90 employees to the ADFORS business; the deal is expected to close July 31. Local Business & Jobs: Truist is winding down some consumer lending, including stopping marine/RV loan originations and cutting other indirect auto lending, ahead of CEO Mike Lyons taking over Sept. 1. Healthcare Policy: Medicare’s new GLP-1 “Bridge” program covers weight-loss drugs for eligible Part D beneficiaries with no upper age limit, raising a key policy question for clinicians and care organizations. Legal/Compliance: A North Wilkesboro home-care owner, Brenda Wymer, was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $973,727 in restitution for failing to remit trust fund taxes. Politics & Education: Wake County School Board races are heating up as incumbents step aside and voters decide multiple seats in 2026. Public Safety: North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement and local partners ran a mobile crackdown in Nash County that led to arrests, firearm seizures, and charges after a high-speed pursuit. Antitrust/Drugs: Glenmark reached a multistate $29.6M settlement over alleged generic drug price-fixing and competition restraints. Community & Housing: Renew NC helped an Asheville resident return home after Helene damage, with Gov. Josh Stein joining the welcome.
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