AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoJobs & Local Economy: Sapporo USA plans to cut 220 jobs at three Stone Brewing sites in Escondido, with production shifting to Firestone Walker’s Paso Robles brewery and Duvel Moortgat’s Boulevard brewery in Kansas City, Missouri. Education Policy: Stanley County Public School District starts classes today with a new rule banning student cell phone use during the school day, using Yondr bags and an office phone line for emergencies. Missouri Cannabis: Missouri’s final round of marijuana microbusiness licenses is set to draw from nearly 900 applications for 77 licenses, after earlier rounds saw rule changes and revocations. Workplace Rights: Springfield cannabis workers secured Missouri’s second union contract after a four-year wait, bringing wage increases, bonuses, and more time off. Agriculture & Community Training: Missouri’s Jefferson Farm and Garden Extension and Education Center in Columbia will hold a ribbon cutting Aug. 27, expanding hands-on programming for agriculture, gardening, conservation, and workforce development. Culture: Motown early songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs, a Missouri native and co-writer of “Money (That’s What I Want),” has died at 87.
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