AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUS-Canada Trade Friction: Washington lawmakers react to a stalled US-Canada trade negotiation and new tariffs, with Lt. Gov. Denny Heck calling the relationship “materially damaged” while Rep. Michael Baumgartner says a long-term deal is still likely. Local Jobs: Pacific County’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in July, the lowest for that month since at least 1990, while Washington’s statewide jobless rate edged down to 4.5%. Aviation & Travel: WestJet cut 27 US routes amid softer cross-border travel demand, with Vancouver seeing the biggest share of cancellations. Airline Network Changes: Alaska Airlines plans to cancel seven routes and bring back a popular intra-California service, including dropping three Puerto Vallarta routes. Tech & Chips: NVIDIA’s record quarter underscores how AI value is flowing to chipmakers and infrastructure suppliers, with AWS receiving new Vera CPU/GPU hardware in Seattle. Moon Mining Push: Seattle startup Interlune says it recreated 15,000 years of solar-wind exposure on Moon soil in four hours to help test helium-3 extraction tech. Agriculture: Grant County’s apple orchard acreage keeps rising, with Quincy highlighted as a major apple-growing hub. Sports Betting (Washington-facing): Polymarket and Kalshi updated referral codes for MLB and golf, including codes active for readers in the US.
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