AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAutonomous Flight: Aerospace firm Merlin has moved its U.S. flight operations from Quonset to North Central State Airport in Smithfield, expanding space for testing its autonomous-flight system across aircraft types. Surveillance Technology: Gov. Dan McKee extended the pause on new license-plate readers while lawmakers consider statewide safeguards. A Providence audit found more than 3 million searches of the city’s camera data in a year, over 95% from outside the police department. Biotech: Rhode Island-based Nabsys launched RepX, a tool for analyzing repeat expansions, ahead of a major genetics conference. Housing Innovation: Providence is among 14 cities receiving Bloomberg Philanthropies funding to adopt proven approaches to speed housing development. Offshore Wind: The Trump administration is again challenging federal approval for an offshore wind project, as its efforts to halt the industry continue to threaten New England’s clean-energy buildout.
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