AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAmazon Antitrust/Consumer Protection: The FTC and 22 states, including Illinois, sued Amazon over alleged “secret ad surcharge” practices that they say inflated prices for more than 1 million advertisers by tens of billions of dollars, with Amazon denying wrongdoing. Healthcare Policy: Kennedy is asking the public to weigh in on CMS’s concerns about the AMA’s control of CPT codes, as regulators consider how billing codes affect costs and patient care. Illinois Economy & Finance: Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs reported $1.45 billion in FY2026 investment earnings and nearly $759 million for local governments via Illinois Funds. Chicago Business & Community: Chicago launched a Neighborhood Market Grant Program offering up to $10,000 to small food businesses and farmers markets in low-access areas. Energy & Power: Invenergy is proposing two natural gas plants in Wisconsin’s Calumet County, a reminder of how regional power demand and data centers are reshaping energy plans. Real Estate/Construction: James Hardie (Chicago operations) agreed to sell Fermacell’s European flooring business to Holcim for about €840 million ($980 million). Fraud & Enforcement: A Champaign business owner was charged with failing to pay employment taxes and allegedly misusing COVID relief loans.
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