AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoLocal Business Awards: Brockville’s Chamber of Commerce named finalists for its Community Excellence Award, including Brockville Rowing Club, Sherwood Park Manor and RNJ Youth Services, plus separate contenders for Tourism, Small Business and Business Person of the Year. AI & Infrastructure Push: Turkey is pitching its fast-growing tech and AI economy at GITEX Ai Türkiye 2026, citing a US$58B ICT market target by 2031 and plans for $3B in data center/AI investment and 1 gigawatt of capacity by 2030. Workforce & Formalization: Ghana’s DTI, with the Mastercard Foundation, graduated 1,593 master craft persons and SME owners under its Precision Quality program, aiming to move informal businesses toward finance and contracts. Fraud & Small-Business Lending: Massachusetts prosecutors arrested Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña over alleged misuse of more than $1.5M in COVID small-business loans for personal and political expenses. Disaster Relief for SMBs: FEMA approved disaster aid for the San Carlos Apache Tribe, with SBA low-interest recovery loans for tribal businesses and members. Tax Policy Watch: Florida submitted revised, stripped-down Amendment 3 ballot language after a judge ruled the original wording defective, with potential big shifts in local property tax revenue. Cyber Risk for SMBs: A new warning highlights how AI is speeding phishing and how “forgotten” digital assets like old domains can still be exploited.
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