AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHealth Care: Boone County commissioners unanimously approved the sale of Boone Health to Tennessee-based Ardent Health. Ardent says it plans to retain about 2,300 employees and maintain services. Hemp Businesses: New Missouri restrictions on intoxicating hemp products are pushing some shops to close or shift to state-authorized marijuana sales. Manufacturing: Conagra plans to close its Macon ingredients plant Jan. 15, eliminating 442 jobs; production will move mainly to Arkansas. French auto supplier OPmobility also plans manufacturing operations in Riverside. Energy: Sen. Josh Hawley is seeking a nationwide pause on new data centers until Congress guarantees they will not raise customers’ utility bills. Ameren, meanwhile, plans three more battery plants in Missouri. Consumer Finance: Missouri and Kansas joined a $183.5 million multistate settlement with rent-to-own company Acima, including $43 million in consumer restitution and $130 million in lease forgiveness.
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