Thousand Oaks – October 19, 2026 -- Anchor Loans, a Pretium majority-owned private real estate lender, has closed $58.5 million in vertical construction financing for two build-to-rent communities in Deltona, Florida, adding 279 rental homes to the pipeline of repeat borrower Agador Spartacus Development.

Two adjacent loans split $30.2 million and $28.3 million

The larger loan, about $30.2 million, funds Magnolia Cottages at Deltona, a 153-home community. The remaining $28.3 million goes to Magnolia Villas at Deltona, a 126-home community on an adjacent parcel.

The combined projects will include cottages, duplexes and townhomes. Both are planned with dog parks and clubhouse amenities.

Waltham – October 19, 2026 -- Lumicell, Inc. has promoted Chief Commercial Officer Marnie Curbow to Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, less than a year after she joined the fluorescence-guided cancer surgery company.

Curbow rose from VP of Sales to CEO within roughly 12 months

Curbow joined Lumicell in October 2025 as Vice President of Sales. She was then promoted to Chief Commercial Officer, with responsibility for sales, marketing, reimbursement and clinical applications. Lumicell credits her with building its commercial organization and strengthening its go-to-market strategy.

Before Lumicell, she served as GM & VP Sales Diagnostics for the Americas at Rhinomed, where she launched a novel diagnostic and secured a SPARK accelerator award from BARDA. She brings nearly two decades of experience across breast oncology, surgery, diagnostics and therapeutics.

San Mateo – October 19, 2026 -- Helix will present three-year outcomes from CDC Tier 1 genomic screening of 527,000 participants at the opening plenary of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2026 Annual Meeting, held October 20-24 in Montreal. The company says its GenoSphereTM resource now holds more than 620,000 paired EHR, claims and genomics records.

Helix Research Network supplies the plenary data from 17 health systems

The plenary study draws on the Helix Research Network (HRN), which Helix describes as the world's largest precision health network. All 17 member health systems offer CDC Tier 1 primary screening to every patient who enrolls in research. The study examines how surfacing previously undiagnosed genetic risk can improve screening and preventive care across diverse health systems.

Cassie Hajek, MD, Medical Director, will deliver the talk on Tuesday, October 20, from 5:57 to 6:15 p.m. ET in Room 517.

Washington – October 19, 2026 -- Tigerlily Foundation will hold two events at the Grand Hyatt Washington on Saturday, October 24, 2026, marking 20 years of operations: the 4th Annual BEACON Symposium and the 20th Anniversary EmPOWER Ball.

BEACON Symposium runs 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET on clinical trials and drug pricing

The daytime program, titled "Transformation with Patients Leading in Healthcare," will run under the theme "From Access to Action: Scaling Patient-Led Solutions for an Equitable Future." It will gather patient advocates, healthcare leaders, providers and scientific experts.

Two topics anchor the agenda: building more equitable, community-centered clinical trials, and how drug pricing policies affect patients and access. Organizers say collaborative sessions are designed to move participants from identifying problems to contributing potential solutions.

Lincoln – October 19, 2026 -- Ameritas is expanding advisor recruiting and business development through Ameritas Investment Company (AIC) and Ameritas Advisory Services (AAS), which together support more than 550 financial professionals and oversee $22.2 billion in customer assets.

AIC and AAS manage $13.7 billion in assets under management

As of Dec. 31, 2025, the two units held $13.7 billion in assets under management alongside the $22.2 billion in total customer assets. Financial Planning's IBD Elite 2026 survey ranked both firms among the nation's top 20 independent broker-dealers in wealth management by annual revenue.

Athens, Tennessee – October 19, 2026 -- DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee, Inc. (DMAT) has donated about three acres to the Athens-McMinn Family YMCA for a new early learning center, backed by a $2.5 million federal grant.

YMCA targets 2027 groundbreaking and 2028 completion

The two organizations have finalized the land transfer. The YMCA expects to break ground in early 2027, with construction due to finish by early 2028. The center will house a preschool and childcare services open to families across the community.

The parcel lies southwest of DENSO's Athens campus, close to Interstate 75 and other large employers.

London – October 19, 2026 -- The global green ammonia market, valued at USD 150.8 million in 2025, is projected to reach USD 5.10 billion by 2035, a 42.22% compound annual growth rate, according to Credence Research. All market sizes, segment shares and regional allocations are Credence Research model estimates, not audited supplier sales totals.

Asia Pacific holds 60.2% of 2025 value, Latin America grows fastest at 54.11%

Asia Pacific accounted for 60.2% of modeled 2025 value, reflecting early Chinese plant output and demand. Europe followed with 26.7%, Middle East and Africa with 8.0%, North America with 3.3% and Latin America with 1.8%.

Latin America posts the fastest modeled regional growth, from a small base. Chile and Brazil have strong renewable resources and potential fertilizer or export demand. In North America, some producers favor carbon capture on conventional plants, keeping electrolytic ammonia a small share of supply.

London – October 19, 2026 -- Global connected vehicle sales will rise from 68.3 million units in 2026 to 84.6 million by 2032, according to Frost & Sullivan, creating a larger addressable base for AI-powered in-car assistants as automakers adopt generative AI and intelligent voice interfaces to differentiate their vehicles.

The analyst firm's Frost Radar™: AI-Powered In-Car Assistants, 2026 benchmarks nine technology providers on growth performance and innovation capabilities: Cerence AI, Google, Amazon, Apple, SoundHound AI, Microsoft, OpenAI, Perplexity and iNAGO.

Nine providers span automotive specialists, consumer tech groups and general-purpose AI firms

The field combines automotive-focused technology specialists, established consumer technology companies and general-purpose AI providers, each with a different approach to the market.

London – October 19, 2026 -- The global 3D through-silicon-via (TSV) and 2.5D packaging market will grow from USD 9.46 billion in 2025 to USD 21.50 billion by 2035, according to Credence Research. That implies a compound annual growth rate of 8.50% for 2026-2035. The figures are the firm's proprietary model estimates, not audited supplier sales totals.

HBM and data centers account for the largest share of spending

High-bandwidth memory (HBM) and other memory made up 46.0% of 2025 application revenue. Data centers and high-performance computing held 55.0% of end-use spending. By technology, 2.5D integration led with 38.0% of 2025 value, and die-to-wafer integration accounted for 48.0%.

Dallas – October 19, 2026 -- Ethos Support, a global customer experience and business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, has named co-founder Anne Kirby as Chief Executive Officer, elevating the operations chief who scaled the company from a startup to a team of more than 200 professionals.

Kirby co-founded Ethos Support in 2022 as Chief Operating Officer, ahead of its official launch in 2023. She brings more than 20 years of experience in customer experience, employee experience and outsourcing.

COO tenure added four service lines and two Philippine offices

Under Kirby as COO, Ethos Support expanded its customer support, technical support, trust and safety, and back-office capabilities. The company now operates two physical offices in the Philippines. It also recently achieved SOC 2 Type II certification.

Ethos serves high-growth brands in e-commerce, travel, hospitality, SaaS and technology.