AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoNuclear Investment: The Energy Department offered Constellation a conditional $5 billion loan for plant upgrades, including work at Byron, backing Illinois nuclear power as demand grows. Banking: Mattoon-based First Mid agreed to acquire Evergreen Bancshares, adding an Illinois location and expanding into the Indianapolis market. Clean Energy: Arevon secured $120 million in tax equity for its Big Muddy solar project in southern Illinois; Standard Solar also bought a 43.3-megawatt Illinois community-solar portfolio. Farm Supply: A southern Illinois fertilizer plant expansion received $34.9 million in federal funding, part of a wider push to boost domestic fertilizer production. Trade: A new survey from Chicago-based Livingston International found 84% of U.S. importers plan to source from outside North America, while 62% are passing at least some tariff costs to consumers.
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