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San Diego – September 30, 2026 -- Halozyme Therapeutics (Nasdaq: HALO) has appointed James "Jim" Daly to its Board of Directors, returning a veteran biopharmaceutical commercial executive to help steer the company's drug-delivery technology expansion.

Daly rejoins board after prior tenure, bringing three decades of launch experience

Daly previously served on Halozyme's board and has held senior commercial leadership roles at Incyte Corporation, Amgen and Glaxo Wellcome/GlaxoSmithKline. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Incyte from 2012 to 2015, following a decade at Amgen where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, North America Commercial Operations, Global Marketing and Commercial Development. Earlier, he spent more than 16 years at Glaxo Wellcome/GlaxoSmithKline, including as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the U.S. respiratory business.

Chicago – – September 30, 2026 -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) has appointed Trent Ziegler as Chief Financial Officer-Designate, effective October 19, 2026, with formal succession to the CFO role on November 6, 2026.

Ziegler replaces Sonia Jain, who transitions to Executive Advisor through March 31, 2027

The staggered handover is designed to ensure an orderly transition of financial leadership at the automotive marketplace operator. Jain will remain available to the company in an advisory capacity for nearly five months following the formal changeover.

Houston – – September 30, 2026 -- Vortex Companies has acquired the business and operating assets of Torrent Drainage Services Limited, a UK-based trenchless rehabilitation contractor, expanding the field capabilities of its UK subsidiary McAllister Group ahead of the sector's AMP8 infrastructure investment cycle.

Torrent's field team joins McAllister to boost self-perform capacity

Torrent provides cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining, patch installations and repairs, sewer cleaning and CCTV inspection, and robotic lateral reinstatement. The team has previously worked alongside McAllister on UK rehabilitation projects, giving Vortex an established operational base to expand from.

Houston – September 30, 2026 -- Financial Software Solutions (FSS) has released the FSS Intelligence Engine, an AI-powered tool designed to automate document review for bankruptcy trustees and fiduciaries. The technology targets one of the most time-intensive steps in case preparation: reviewing and analyzing multiple documents including ECF emails, bank statements, tax returns, and document checklists.

New engine extracts and prioritizes case data the moment paperwork arrives

The system automatically reads, analyzes, extracts, matches, and prioritizes information as soon as documents are uploaded, operating without manual intervention. FSS states the goal is to give trustees faster access to critical information and help move cases forward more efficiently.

Costa Mujeres – September 30, 2026 -- Seguritech will exhibit at booth #21 during the 19th NENA 9-1-1 International Congress for Emergency Call Centers, running October 7-9 in Costa Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Seguritech targets Latin American emergency centers with integrated AI and robotics tools

The company will demonstrate AI-powered analytics that process incoming emergency data and prioritize the most urgent events for call-takers and supervisors. Its computer-aided dispatch (CAD) platform merges dispatch operations, field personnel, video intelligence, and sensor networks into a single operating picture for unfolding incidents.

Stuart, Florida – September 30, 2026 -- Health In Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIT) has launched HitRix, an AI-powered platform built to automate large-group self-funded health insurance submissions, while cutting its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $33 million, roughly flat against 2025.

HitRix automates census, claims and plan document processing for brokers

The platform uses AI-powered document intelligence to ingest, extract and structure census information, claims data and plan documents that brokers previously had to manually compile across multiple formats. Brokers can then manage submissions across multiple carriers and managing general underwriters, track market activity and compare proposals within a single environment, replacing workflows that historically relied on spreadsheets, emails and separate insurance portals.

Sunnyvale – September 30, 2026 -- Synopsys projects fiscal 2027 revenue of $11.15 billion at the midpoint of guidance, a roughly 15% year-over-year increase, the company told investors at its 2026 Investor Day in New York.

The chip-design software maker also plans to repurchase approximately $1 billion of its own shares over the coming months, part of a broader commitment to return up to 50% of free cash flow to shareholders after reinvesting in the business.

Hayward, Calif. – September 30, 2026 -- Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT) appointed Alexander Davern to its Board of Directors effective September 28, 2026, adding more than three decades of industrial and technology leadership experience to its governance ranks.

Davern spent nearly 30 years at National Instruments, rising through CFO, COO and CEO roles

During his tenure at National Instruments, Davern helped scale the company's operations across more than 50 countries, gaining direct oversight of finance, operations and global expansion in a technology-manufacturing environment.

Boston – September 30, 2026 -- Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE: HAE) will publish its second quarter fiscal year 2027 financial results at 6:00 am ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026.

Haemonetics sets investor call for 8:00 am ET on November 5

The medical technology company will hold a conference call with investors and analysts two hours after the earnings release to discuss results and answer questions. Participants can access the call via teleconference after completing registration, which provides a dial-in number and personalized PIN.

Live webcast replay to remain available for one year

A live webcast of the call will be accessible on Haemonetics' investor relations website. The company will maintain a replay of the conference call and webcast for one year beginning November 5, 2026 at 11:00 am ET, using the same webcast link.

Stoughton, Mass. – September 30, 2026 -- TeamBonding has rolled out three new Q4 corporate team-building programs designed around specific workplace personality types, the company announced.

Reality TV format drives new trust-building exercise

"Friend or Foe," modeled on the show The Traitors, splits participants into teams to complete missions while hidden "Foes" work to sabotage progress from within. The live event concludes with a debrief linking in-game suspicion to real-world workplace communication and trust dynamics.

Virtual and in-person option targets social-media-driven teams

"Teams Gone Viral" pits groups against each other in viral-style challenges, AI-inspired missions, and synchronized performances, with highlights streamed to a private live feed and leaderboard. The program requires no social media expertise and is available both virtually and in person.

Torrance – September 30, 2026 -- Neros Technologies has received an order for 14,000 drones and explosive payloads through the Department of War's Drone Dominance Program, under the Gauntlet II competition, in a deal valued at over $100 million.

Neros drone ranks #1 in Close Quarters Battle and #3 in Deep Strike trials

The award follows Neros' performance in Gauntlet II mission testing, where its Archer platform placed first in Close Quarters Battle scenarios and third in Deep Strike missions. The company says it is the only manufacturer to rank in the top three across both mission categories using a single drone platform.

Versailles, Ohio – September 30, 2026 -- Midmark RTLS has added its CareFlow RTLS Staff Duress solution to the Epic Toolbox in the Staff Duress category for 2026, integrating real-time, location-aware caregiver duress alerts directly into Epic's electronic health record system.

Badge-based alerts feed directly into Epic's push notification framework

CareFlow Staff Duress connects to Epic using HL7 FHIR-based APIs, allowing Midmark RTLS badges already worn by caregivers to trigger duress alerts with a discreet button press. When activated, Epic receives the staff member's identity and real-time location and notifies designated security and informational response groups through its push notification system. Responders can acknowledge or decline alerts within Epic itself, keeping emergency coordination inside existing clinical software.

Seattle – September 30, 2026 -- Washington Permanente Medical Group (WPMG) has named Taejoon Ahn, MD, MPH, as its new CEO and executive medical director, placing him at the head of an organization that oversees more than 1,200 clinicians serving over 550,000 Kaiser Permanente members across Washington state.

Ahn succeeds interim leader Dorian Reid, who held the role since September 2025

Dr. Ahn takes over an independent, physician-owned medical group that works exclusively with Kaiser Permanente to deliver care in the region. The leadership transition closes a one-year interim period under Dorian Reid, MD.

San Francisco – September 30, 2026 -- Kong Inc. has launched Volcano, an AI-native platform that consolidates durable compute, branchable databases, file storage, authentication and real-time services into a single developer environment for building and deploying AI agents and web applications.

Kong unifies fragmented AI infrastructure into one platform

Volcano addresses a core pain point for developers building AI agents: assembling separate providers for compute, databases, authentication, storage and observability, each with distinct configuration, billing and failure modes. Marco Palladino, CTO and co-founder of Kong Inc., said the platform lets teams move from a single prompt to a production-ready agent, removing the need to stitch together infrastructure manually.

New York – September 30, 2026 -- Whop introduced Economic Intelligence, a new intelligence layer that pushed combined sales up 31.8% among more than 14,000 businesses during a one-month beta test.

Beta users saw double-digit gains across key metrics

Businesses using Economic Intelligence for one month, compared with the prior month without it, recorded a 26.3% increase in unique paying customers and a 26.5% rise in transaction count, alongside the 31.8% sales growth, according to Whop.

Boston – September 30, 2026 -- UpperEdge, an independent IT sourcing and vendor negotiation advisory firm, has formed its first-ever Advisory Board, bringing together five executives with decades of combined experience in technology, finance, operations and large-scale transformation.

Five executives join as enterprises reshape cloud and AI contracts

The board includes a former biopharma CIO, two former senior leaders from Accenture and EY, a former consumer products President and CFO, and a procurement and supply chain executive. Their appointment comes as large enterprises confront major platform transformations and shifting pricing and contracting models for enterprise software, cloud and AI services.

San Francisco – September 30, 2026 -- Kong Inc. has unveiled a roadmap of six new capabilities for its Kong Konnect platform, aiming to give enterprises unified governance over AI agents, models and APIs across on-premises, edge and cloud environments.

Kong adds six capabilities spanning agent connectivity, credentials and cost control

Announced at the API + AI Summit, the roadmap includes a Webhook Engine for event-driven integration, a Registry & Catalog for discovering AI agents and MCP assets, and a Token Vault that brokers downstream credentials for AI agents without exposing them directly. It also adds Context Mesh to connect agents to enterprise tools at scale, AI Cost Management within the AI Gateway to track spend origin and drivers, and Advanced AI Observability to monitor and troubleshoot AI conversations.

Boston – September 30, 2026 -- Boston Globe Media and Tufts Health Plan have renewed their branded content partnership for a sixth season of "Turning Points: Navigating Mental Health," a five-episode podcast series debuting new installments every Wednesday starting October 7, 2026.

Studio/B produces the series as branded content separate from newsroom operations

The podcast is created by Boston Globe Media's branded content division, Studio/B, in collaboration with Tufts Health Plan, a Point32Health company. The Boston Globe's news and editorial departments have no role in the production, the companies confirmed.

Season six tackles parenting, loss and news-cycle anxiety

The new season addresses parenting in the age of social media, starting over after loss, and managing mental health amid a constant news cycle. Clinical social worker Frantzes Lys returns as host, interviewing guests about personal mental health turning points.

Charlotte – September 30, 2026 -- Clean Team, a 30-year-old commercial janitorial services provider based in Toledo, Ohio, has received an investment from Austin-based private equity firm Blue Sage Capital to fund continued expansion. BlackArch Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to Clean Team on the transaction.

Clean Team operates 18 branches across 13 states in the Midwest and Southwest

The Company provides recurring janitorial services, specialty cleaning and consumable hygiene products to commercial clients in healthcare, manufacturing, distribution/fulfillment, education, government and office sectors. Clean Team has grown through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions since its founding in 1996 by CEO Bob Armbruster.

Virginia Beach, Va. – September 30, 2026 -- Arcadis joined the City of Virginia Beach to break ground on the Windsor Woods Pump Station, a key infrastructure piece in a citywide flood-resilience network covering the Windsor Woods, Princess Anne Plaza and The Lakes neighborhoods.

Pump station anchors a broader drainage improvements program funded by voters

The facility forms a cornerstone of the Windsor Woods, Princess Anne Plaza and The Lakes Drainage Improvements Program, designed to reduce flood risk from heavy rainfall, high tides and storm surge. The project is financed through Virginia Beach's voter-supported Ripple Effect Flood Protection Program and extends earlier investments into a coordinated citywide flood-defense system.