AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoGulf Coast Bank expansion: Gulf Coast Bank & Trust reported first-half 2026 net income up 15.8% to $20.7 million, with assets rising to $3.86 billion and loans up 9.3%, while opening new Alabama offices in Orange Beach and planning more Gulf South growth. Sports betting fight: Alabama AG Steve Marshall joined a multistate push against proposed CFTC sports prediction-market rules, arguing federal overreach could weaken states’ control over gambling. Alabama education athletics funding: The AHSAA Central Board approved $2.2 million in 2025-26 Steve Savarese grants to member schools and kept dues waived for a 35th straight year. University of Alabama baseball shakeup: Brad Bohannon was fired after an ESPN report raised questions about suspicious wagering tied to Alabama baseball games, with an interim coach named. Local safety and housing: Tuscaloosa’s student complex “The Walk” declared multiple units uninhabitable over mold, and a Mobile fair ride incident left a young girl traumatized after a seatbelt wasn’t secured. Defense and industry: Lockheed Martin won a up-to-$58.6B Patriot interceptor contract as the U.S. boosts missile output amid stockpile concerns.
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