AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUS Social Trends: AARP’s 2025 Friendship Study finds only 22% of adults have a close friend at least 15 years older or younger, down from 37% in 2019—while most people still say they want deeper connections. Kansas Rural Tech & Business: Abilene won an $89,787 USDA Rural Business Development grant for a year-long Rural Business Accelerator, offering hands-on help for small rural firms, including planning, tech/AI support, workforce coaching, and assessments. Kansas Data Center Transparency Fight: Emporia resident Jay Vehige says he’s still waiting on Kansas Open Records Act answers after paying $1,740 for city communications about a proposed hyperscale data center—raising questions about timelines and document releases. Health Tech (Cardiology): New ESC Congress data says transcatheter tricuspid valve repair plus optimal therapy cuts heart-failure hospitalizations and all-cause death for severe tricuspid regurgitation patients, with quality-of-life gains lasting up to 3 years. RNAi Drug Updates: Alnylam presented new ESC Congress results reinforcing RNAi-powered vutrisiran’s cardiovascular benefits across ATTR-CM groups and settings. Local STEM for Kids: Great Bend’s Kansas Wetlands Education Center is taking registrations for Turtle Tots (ages 3–5), a free monthly nature program starting Sept. 4. AI & Kansas Higher Ed: Newman University named Bekah Selby-Leach associate director of its Institute for AI & the Common Good, aiming to build AI bootcamps and statewide education partnerships.
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