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Lincoln, Neb. – September 19, 2026 -- Nelnet, Inc. (NYSE: NNI) has appointed Angie Klein and Ed Pallesen to its board of directors, expanding the panel to 10 members.

Apple executive Klein joins after nearly 25 years at Verizon

Klein currently serves as head of U.S. consumer channels for Apple, overseeing sales and distribution partnerships with retailers including Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, Target and Costco. She spent nearly 25 years at Verizon, holding roles as chief content officer, senior vice president of growth marketing, and inaugural president of Verizon Value, where she led a multi-brand prepaid portfolio serving millions of customers. Klein will sit on Nelnet's Nominating and Corporate Governance, People Development and Compensation, and Compliance committees.

Frisco, Texas – September 19, 2026 -- Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock, the company announced.

Dividend Payment Set for October 9, 2026

Shareholders of record as of September 28, 2026 will receive the payout on October 9, 2026. The dividend will be paid in U.S. dollars.

Board Approves Continued Shareholder Return

The declaration comes from Keurig Dr Pepper's Board of Directors, maintaining the company's quarterly cash distribution program for common stockholders.

San Jose del Cabo – September 19, 2026 -- Pacaso has sold six of eight ownership shares in Playa Linda, its newest co-owned residence in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, with one-eighth stakes priced from $872,000.

Playa Linda anchors a fully furnished five-bedroom home in Palmilla Norte

Located along the San Jose Corridor in Palmilla Norte, one of Los Cabos' most established beachfront communities, the 4,892-square-foot property has five bedrooms and six bathrooms with views of the Sea of Cortez. The home is Pacaso Design Certified and includes an infinity pool, jacuzzi, palapa lounge and kiva-style outdoor fireplace.

Nashville – – September 19, 2026 -- BMI Imaging Systems, Inc. sponsored a four-man team for the 10th Annual Steve Tidwell Shoot for the Troops, a sporting clay tournament held August 29, 2026, at the Nashville Gun Club, marking the company's third consecutive year backing the event.

Tournament proceeds fund 13 local veteran families through Adopt a Hero program

The event, hosted by the Nashville Chapter of the Joshua Chamberlain Society (JCS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, directs all tournament proceeds to severely wounded veterans and families of fallen service members in Middle Tennessee. Since 2013, the Nashville chapter has supported 13 heroes and their families through its Adopt a Hero program, with donations staying entirely local.

Pittsburgh – September 19, 2026 -- An inventor from Blue Jay, Calif., has developed a patent-pending tie down strap engineered to apply constant tension and eliminate loosening caused by load shifting, InventHelp announced.

Design targets slack-related failures in cargo securing

The strap addresses a common failure point in existing tie down systems: unseen slack that develops as a load shifts during transport. The inventor stated the goal was to create a design that maintains steady tension throughout transit, reducing the risk of load displacement.

Product targets multiple vehicle and equipment categories

The invention, named EXTREME TIE DOWN, is built for durability and ease of use, targeting owners and operators of trailers, trucks, cargo carriers, dirt bikes, jet skis, boats, light aircraft, and RVs.

Reston, Va. – September 19, 2026 -- The U.S. Department of the Navy has awarded Leidos $926 million for the second option year of its Next Generation Enterprise Network Service Management, Integration and Transport contract, correcting an earlier figure of $875 million issued in a prior release.

Leidos secures $926 million to manage networks for 650,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel

Under the award, Leidos will continue managing more than 425,000 devices across over 2,500 sites worldwide, supporting user access, IT operations and transformation activities on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), the Outside the Continental United States Navy Enterprise Network (ONE-Net) and the Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN).

Boston – September 19, 2026 -- Maverick Corporation will lead engineering and construction on the largest municipal curbside EV charging buildout in the United States, a New York City contract calling for 600 new chargers across all five boroughs over three years.

NYC and NYPA select it's electric to replace pilot charging infrastructure citywide

The City of New York and the New York Power Authority officially selected it's electric in August to build the permanent PlugNYC network, procured through a contract with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Maverick, a 30-year-old Make Ready design and construction firm, will handle installation and utility coordination for the rollout.

Bel Air, Md. – September 19, 2026 -- Maryland American Water conducts nearly 1 million tests and measurements annually at American Water's state-of-the-art research laboratories as part of a structured Source Water Protection Program safeguarding rivers, lakes, reservoirs and aquifers.

Utility ties testing regime to AWWA's Source Water Protection Week, September 27 to October 3

The company is highlighting its year-round monitoring and treatment operations ahead of the American Water Works Association's annual observance, themed "Protect the Source" in 2026. Maryland American Water serves approximately 32,000 people as a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK).

New York – September 19, 2026 -- Medisights, an AI-native platform for life sciences, has completed a study showing purpose-built AI agents can compress months of qualitative physician research into days while tracking the fast-shifting multiple myeloma treatment landscape.

AI moderators sustain 45-to-60-minute physician interviews to map CAR-T referral logic

Medisights' clinical-grade AI conducted adaptive, humanized conversations with specialists, with interviews routinely running 45 to 60 minutes -- longer engagement than traditional researchers typically secure with physicians. The extended dialogue captured prescribing rationale and geographic variation in CAR-T referral pathways for multiple myeloma, a disease marked by rapidly evolving treatment practices.

Cleveland – September 19, 2026 -- KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) and its banking affiliates have raised their prime lending rate to 7.00 percent from 6.75 percent, a 25-basis-point increase effective Sept. 17, 2026.

KeyCorp lifts benchmark rate by 25 basis points starting Sept. 17

The rate hike applies across KeyCorp's banking affiliates and takes effect immediately following the announcement date. KeyCorp operates as one of the largest bank-based financial services companies in the United States, holding approximately $191 billion in assets as of June 30, 2026.