Poplar Bluff, Mo. – September 12, 2026 -- The Inner Circle has named Dr. Cindy A. Okolo a Pinnacle Professional of the Year, citing her work in patient care and advanced nursing practice.

Okolo built a clinical career spanning internal medicine, family practice and critical care

Dr. Okolo has treated patients in medical, surgical, neurological, transplant and cardiology intensive care units over the course of her career. Her practice covers internal medicine, family practice and ICU nursing, positions she has used to manage complex and acute patient cases.

Irvine, Calif. – September 12, 2026 -- WNC & Associates, Inc. has closed a $66.3 million affordable housing fund in California, its 23rd consecutive state-focused vehicle for institutional investors, as the family-owned firm marks 55 years of operations.

Fund CA23 finances six new-construction properties totaling 650 homes

WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund X California Series 23, L.P. will help four developers complete projects across Los Angeles, San Benito, and San Diego counties. All six properties target families using 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, with 25 units backed by Section 8 rental assistance vouchers.

WNC's 23 California funds have raised nearly $1.5 billion since inception

The consecutive fund series has supported 161 affordable housing properties representing 15,573 homes and $4.2 billion in total development costs, spanning 34 counties across urban, suburban, and rural communities in the state.

Reston, Virginia – September 12, 2026 -- Leidos-built autonomous surface vessels Sea Hunter and Seahawk have logged more than 200,000 nautical miles and 14,000 hours of autonomous operation across the company's maritime portfolio, marking over a decade of at-sea autonomy development.

Sea Hunter completes 2,000-nautical-mile autonomous transit during RIMPAC 2026

Sea Hunter served as the exercise's only Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV), operating autonomously from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego, California, a distance exceeding 2,000 nautical miles. The vessel demonstrated autonomous surveillance and manned-unmanned teaming, functioning both as part of a larger naval force and as a stand-alone platform.

Topeka – September 12, 2026 -- A new 60-bed Behavioral Health Unit at the Shawnee County Jail in Topeka, Kansas, opened on August 24 following a three-year, $21 million construction project, expanding specialized care for pretrial detainees with mental health and substance use needs.

VitalCore Health Strategies backs 23,279-square-foot expansion

The addition was built to serve individuals awaiting trial who require mental health treatment, substance use support, suicide prevention, competency restoration, and other specialized services. VitalCore Health Strategies provides healthcare services at the facility under a partnership with the Shawnee County Department of Corrections that began in 2024.

Santa Clara, Calif. – September 12, 2026 -- Everpure (NYSE: P) will join the S&P 500 effective before trading opens on Monday, September 21, 2026, the storage and data management company announced.

Everpure secures a seat among America's 500 largest publicly traded companies

The S&P 500 tracks 500 leading U.S. companies across major economic sectors and is the benchmark index for large-cap equities. Inclusion criteria cover market capitalization, trading liquidity, and financial performance, factors index committees use to gauge a company's scale and stability within the broader market.

Bellingham, Wash. – September 12, 2026 -- PLACE, a real estate and financial services technology company, has appointed Chad Smith as CEO of Envoy Mortgage and President of its Mortgage and Financial Services division, deepening the lender's integration into PLACE's homeownership platform.

Smith joins after driving 2.5x revenue growth at Better.com

Smith brings more than two decades of mortgage leadership experience, most recently serving as COO and President of Better.com, where funded loan volume and revenue each grew 2.5x since the first quarter of 2024. He previously served as CEO of Mission Loans and President of Direct Lending at loanDepot.

Linköping – – September 12, 2026 -- Shareholders of Sectra AB (STO:SECTB) approved a combined dividend of SEK 2.30 per share at the medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company's Annual General Meeting held September 8, 2026.

Sectra sets record date for SEK 2.30 combined payout

The AGM resolved to distribute an ordinary dividend of SEK 1.30 per share plus an extraordinary dividend of SEK 1.00 per share, with remaining funds carried forward. The record date is September 10, 2026, and payment through Euroclear Sweden AB is expected September 15, 2026.

New York – September 12, 2026 -- Host Digital Infrastructure LLC has secured a 15-year take-or-pay lease for approximately 43 megawatts of critical IT load, worth roughly $1.25 billion over its base term, ahead of a reverse merger that will take the company public through Healthy Choice Wellness Corp. (NYSE American: HCWC).

Host Digital Secures 43 MW Lease Worth $1.25 Billion Before Public Listing

The lease, signed August 7, 2026, covers an existing northeast Oklahoma facility of nearly 80,000 square feet with load already above 45 megawatts. Annual rent escalators apply, and delivery to the tenant is expected in the first half of 2027, with no revenue recognized under the lease to date. The agreement is expected to carry a backstop from a U.S.-based, investment-grade global technology company; total contracted revenue could reach approximately $3.2 billion if all renewal options across a possible 30-year term are exercised.

Helsinki – September 12, 2026 -- F-Secure and AMD Silo AI have jointly developed a routing technology that decides, per piece of data, whether AI processing happens on-device or in the cloud, aiming to secure consumer digital journeys as autonomous AI agents take over tasks like shopping and payments. The upcoming F-Secure TrustPath solution, built on this approach, is scheduled to enter beta in the fourth quarter of 2026 and reach production in 2027.

Consumer trust in AI has collapsed to single digits

F-Secure research cited in the announcement found that 84% of consumers worry AI makes it impossible to distinguish what is real online, while 44% are wary of using AI itself. Only 17% of consumers currently say they are ready to let AI act on their behalf, a gap the companies frame as a commercial risk for brands deploying agentic AI.

Irvine, California – September 12, 2026 -- Kind Lending's third-party origination business recorded a 44% year-over-year increase in funded volume through August 2026, as the wholesale lender simultaneously wound down its joint venture with Success Lending.

Kind and Success Lending mutually agree to dissolve joint venture

The two organizations made a strategic decision to close their partnership, with Kind Lending Founder and CEO Glenn Stearns citing the momentum built during the collaboration while confirming the company's focus shifts to its own 2027 growth plans.

Retail channel expands under newly appointed SVP Jonathan Engler

Kind's Retail division is scaling under Engler's leadership, with Chief Production Officer Delfino Aguilar stating the appointment is intended to attract talent, increase production and strengthen the company's nationwide presence alongside continued Wholesale growth.