AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTech & Health Innovation: WSU researchers unveiled an electronic “skin” for prosthetic limbs that can detect temperature and pressure, aiming to give amputees more natural touch feedback. Farm Labor Policy: A UCLA study questions whether Washington’s H-2A guestworker program has grown beyond growers’ needs, arguing it displaces local immigrant farmworkers and strains vulnerable communities. Retail & Logistics: Spokane startup BuyWander is relocating its HQ to the Seattle area as it expands its warehouse network for auctioning returned and overstock retail goods. Consumer Protection: Costco shoppers in Washington have until Aug. 24 to claim payouts from a $14 million settlement tied to alleged misleading commercial emails under Washington’s CEMA law. Sports Business & Local Economy: Seattle’s Seahawks extended cornerback Devon Witherspoon for four years and $132 million, resetting the market and raising expectations for how the defense uses him. Regulation & Markets: Kalshi is asking a King County judge to revisit restrictions that block Washington users from parts of its prediction markets as the legal fight with regulators continues.
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