AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWorkplace Dispute: A federal judge let former John Deere workers’ severance claims move into discovery. They allege the company manipulated performance ratings to reduce payouts. Agribusiness: ADM beat quarterly estimates and raised its annual profit forecast, citing stronger processing margins. Logistics Growth: Logistics Property Company acquired a 74-acre industrial site in Joliet, while SAMPA USA plans a 62,000-square-foot distribution facility in Bartlett. Chicago Enterprise: ChiFresh Kitchen, founded by five formerly incarcerated women, has grown into a worker-owned food business generating $2.5 million a year and is expanding into cooperative housing. Power and Manufacturing: Illinois consumers could face $2 billion in data-center grid costs, advocates warn, as the state’s manufacturers prepare to gather for an AI summit in Downers Grove on Nov. 12.
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