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Dallas – September 21, 2026 -- The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $1.2 billion to produce Increment 2 of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), following a second flight test that demonstrated the missile's ability to engage moving maritime targets.

Contract moves PrSM Increment 2 from testing into full production

The IDIQ covers initial procurement, future orders, follow-on production and continued development of PrSM Increment 2. Work will be performed at Lockheed Martin facilities and across the company's U.S. industrial base.

Houston – – September 21, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has broken ground on a $6.5 billion manufacturing site in Houston, Texas, that will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients for Foundayo (orforglipron), the company's first synthetic oral GLP-1 medicine for weight management.

Houston site becomes Lilly's fifth domestic API facility since 2020

The plant is one of ten U.S. manufacturing sites Lilly has announced since 2020 and the fifth dedicated to producing active pharmaceutical ingredients domestically. The investment falls under Lilly's broader $50 billion initiative to reshore medicine production in the United States and export American-made drugs globally.

Drayton Valley – September 21, 2026 -- Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) has committed $1 million in multi-year investment to Drayton Valley, Alberta, marking the first Canadian community selected for its Thrive rural-development program.

Weyerhaeuser designates Drayton Valley as first Canadian Thrive community

The investment will be deployed over several years with input from local officials, business leaders, nonprofits and employees. Weyerhaeuser has operated a sawmill in the town of roughly 8,000 people, located 90 minutes southwest of Edmonton, for nearly 40 years, following a $23 million production-upgrade investment announced in 2013.

Warren, N.J. – September 21, 2026 -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) has completed its acquisition of ST-920, a BLA-stage, one-time AAV gene therapy for Fabry disease, from Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.

PTC targets Q4 2026 completion of rolling BLA submission for accelerated approval

The company confirmed that a rolling Biologics License Application submission to the FDA seeking accelerated approval of ST-920, also known as isaralgagene civaparvovec, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Toronto – September 21, 2026 -- Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) will have 8,000,000 Class A Non-cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 10R issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2026, after a share conversion process eliminated its floating-rate Series 11QR class entirely.

Taipei – September 21, 2026 -- EVA Air secured three No. 1 titles at the 2026 SKYTRAX World Airline Awards -- World's Best Premium Economy Class, World's Best Premium Economy Class Airline Amenities, and World's Most Family Friendly Airline -- while logging 18 Top Ten rankings overall and retaining its SKYTRAX 5-Star Airline rating for an 11th consecutive year.

Carrier sweeps premium economy categories as segment growth accelerates

SKYTRAX CEO Edward Plaisted noted that EVA Air introduced Premium Economy in 1992, positioning the Taiwanese carrier as an early mover in what he described as aviation's fastest-growing cabin category. The airline's win in the family-friendly category recognizes measures aimed at easing travel for passengers with children, according to SKYTRAX.

Winnemucca, Nev. – September 21, 2026 -- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) is finalizing technical assessments for underground development at its high-grade Brimstone and Vortex systems while evaluating a restart of heap leach operations at its Nevada mine. The Company paired the update with a rebranded corporate identity and redesigned website as it evaluates multiple pathways to unlock shareholder value in the second half of 2026.

Austin, Texas – September 21, 2026 -- 360training.com, Inc. has acquired select assets from Atlantic Training, adding 305 workplace safety, OSHA, HR compliance and soft-skills courses to its commercial training portfolio.

Deal adds two decades of workforce compliance expertise

Atlantic Training, founded in 2005, has served more than 10,000 clients and delivered over 5 million courses to organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. The acquired assets include the company's course catalog across dozens of industries and its WAVE EHS management software.

Denver – September 21, 2026 -- EverPeak Insurance has launched a direct-to-customer workers' compensation insurance offering in Georgia, with policies starting at $18 a month and instant certificates of insurance issued upon purchase.

Georgia marks EverPeak's first state expansion of its direct digital insurance model

The move extends a channel built on EverPeak's Colorado-based partnership with Pinnacol Assurance, bringing an online quote-and-purchase process to Georgia small businesses without phone calls or paperwork delays. EverPeak said it plans to launch the direct channel in additional states.

Franklin Lakes, N.J. – September 21, 2026 -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), listed on the NYSE under BDX, has appointed Arthur (Art) Hu as executive vice president and chief information and digital officer, effective September 30.

Hu Joins BD From Lenovo's Solutions and Services Group

Hu departs Lenovo Group, where he served as senior vice president, global chief information officer and chief technology and delivery officer for the Solutions and Services Group. He brings more than 25 years of experience in global technology, digital and business transformation. Prior to Lenovo, Hu spent over a decade at McKinsey & Company advising organizations on technology, operations and strategy.

Appointment Follows Retirement of Longtime BD Technology Chief

Hu succeeds Denise Russell Fleming, who will retire from BD at the end of 2026.