AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEnergy & Data Centers: Veolia says it will run and maintain a 350-megawatt microgrid in New Albany to power a data center campus, underscoring how Massachusetts-area energy providers are getting pulled into the data-center buildout. Cyber & Elections: Massachusetts lawmakers let deepfake election bills die in the Senate, leaving the state an outlier on synthetic-media rules and disclosures. IT Asset Management: Blancco will demo and panel at the ITAD Summit in Las Vegas, pushing a “one-step” approach to erasure and processing to cut costs. Manufacturing (MedTech): CereVasc opened a Wilmington facility to support assembly and testing for its eShunt system, backed by a Massachusetts Life Sciences Center tax incentive. Housing & Zoning: Healey signed major changes to G.L. c. 40A that lower the variance standard to “practical difficulty,” giving zoning boards more discretion and reshaping decades of case law. Infrastructure Resilience: A new statewide report warns Massachusetts infrastructure is barely above failing grades for climate readiness, with water systems a key concern. Central Mass. Health Grants: The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts awarded $1.0M+ in capacity-building grants to 10 nonprofits.
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