AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTranscat’s Costa Rica link: Transcat reported 18% Q4 revenue growth to $61.6M and 19% full-year growth to $331.9M, citing higher-margin rentals and acquisitions; its San José-based SCM Metrology and Laboratories gives it an operational foothold in Latin America. Costa Rica health alert: Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health is investigating a Salmonella outbreak tied to a commercial establishment in Ciudad Colón de Mora; 47 people have an epidemiological link, 12 tested positive, and one death is possibly connected, with INCIENSA analyzing samples and SENASA reviewing traceability. Energy policy shock: Costa Rica’s electricity market reform is at risk after the PLN said it will vote against the harmonization bill, blocking the supermajority needed for approval and leaving the future of the energy model uncertain. Pollinator science in Guanacaste: Reserva Conchal launched a bee genetics pilot to build climate-resilient pollinators, using an applied lab approach (including queen artificial insemination) to strengthen colonies against heat and drought. Deep-sea discovery: Scientists near the Galápagos identified a tiny, blue octopus species at about 5,900 feet deep, using CT scanning instead of dissection to study a single specimen.
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