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San Francisco – September 17, 2026 -- Knak, the AI production layer for enterprise marketing, has launched Mobile Message Builder, bringing SMS and Rich Communication Services (RCS) production into the same environment enterprises already use for email and landing pages.

Enterprise campaigns keep missing deadlines over production bottlenecks

Knak's study of 333 enterprise marketers found that 85% missed at least one planned campaign launch last year due to production constraints, citing approvals, creative production and cross-team coordination as the leading causes. The company argues that while AI has made drafting content nearly free, the operational work of finishing, approving and shipping an on-brand asset has not kept pace.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 17, 2026 -- The global pipette calibration services market is projected to more than double to USD 834.8 million by 2031 from USD 383.2 million in 2026, a 16.9% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets.

North America controls half of global demand as regulatory pressure mounts

North America held a 50.6% share of the pipette calibration services market in 2025, underpinned by dense pharmaceutical and biotechnology infrastructure, federal biomedical research funding, and strict laboratory equipment qualification requirements. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Eppendorf, and Sartorius operate significant service footprints across the region, supporting clinical labs, academic institutions, and drug manufacturers requiring traceable measurement accuracy.

Plano, Texas – September 17, 2026 -- Boeing and American Airlines have completed the first landing gear exchange for a 737 MAX aircraft, extending a decades-old spare-parts program to Boeing's newest single-aisle platform.

Boeing validates end-to-end gear swap process for the 737 MAX fleet

The exchange delivered a fully overhauled, Boeing-certified main and nose landing gear assembly with installation kits, excluding wheels, tires and brakes. The transaction tested the complete cycle -- technical overhaul, certification paperwork and delivery -- confirming the process can be applied consistently across the MAX fleet.

Plano, Texas – September 17, 2026 -- Ericsson and Nex-Tech Wireless have signed a four-year agreement to modernize approximately 85 percent of Nex-Tech Wireless' Radio Access Network across rural Kansas, deploying a cloud-native 5G Standalone Core and adding network hosting capabilities for other mobile operators.

Deal extends prior Ericsson-Nex-Tech partnership to cover RAN and Core

The agreement builds on an existing collaboration between the two companies and expands Nex-Tech Wireless' competitive position as a regional carrier serving more than 40 counties in central and western Kansas. The upgrade targets improved network performance, reliability, and continued subscriber growth in markets outside major metropolitan areas.

New York – September 17, 2026 -- A composite enterprise deploying Robin by Atera achieved $7.3 million in risk-adjusted benefits against $1.7 million in costs over three years, yielding a 321% return on investment and $5.5 million in net present value, according to a new Total Economic Impact study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Atera.

The study found payback occurred in less than six months, with Forrester interviewing four enterprise decision-makers and modeling their combined experiences into a single composite organization: a 2,500-employee enterprise generating $800 million in annual revenue with a 30-person Level 1/Level 2 service desk team.

Robin's autonomous ticket resolution rate climbs from 60% to 90% over three years

Forrester's model forecasts Robin autonomously resolving 60% of manual service desk tickets in Year 1, rising to 90% by Year 3 as system integrations matured and Robin's knowledge base expanded.

San Ramon, Calif. – September 17, 2026 -- SnippetSentry has entered a partnership with Knox Systems to pursue Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authorization, targeting federal agencies that need compliant capture of mobile messaging communications.

Federal agencies must archive mobile messages but lack purpose-built tools

Government agencies are legally required to preserve mobile communications for records retention, audits, investigations, litigation, and eDiscovery. Most existing compliance tools were designed for email and have not adapted to how federal employees now communicate via mobile apps.

Tavares, Fla. – September 17, 2026 -- A signed 1952 Topps baseball card collection assembled by Destiny Family Office Founder and CEO Tom Ruggie has been named the 2026 PSA Baseball Set of the Year, selected from more than 157,000 registered sets on the PSA Set Registry.

Ruggie has secured PSA-authenticated signatures on 406 of the 407 cards in the original 1952 Topps set

The set includes signed cards of Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Yogi Berra. Card #342, featuring Al Benton, remains the sole missing signature after a pursuit Ruggie says has spanned five decades.

PSA presented Ruggie with a one-of-one canvas artwork embedding an authenticated Mickey Mantle cut autograph

The award was given at the 2026 PSA Set Registry Awards Dinner in Rosemont, Illinois, during the National Sports Collectors Convention. The piece was created by artist Murray Henderson.

New York – September 17, 2026 -- Northwind Group has originated a $219 million first mortgage construction loan for 100 Wall Street, a 29-story, 463,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan's Financial District, retiring existing debt and funding conversion of floors 2 through 11 into 168 residential rental apartments.

Conversion targets base floors while upper office space stays nearly full

Floors 15 through 29 will remain office space and are already more than 95% leased and cash-flowing, according to Northwind Group. The joint venture behind the project, formed by Lloyd Goldman's BLDG Management and David Werner Real Estate Investments, acquired the building in July 2024 and relocated office tenants from lower floors to the top of the tower to clear space for residential conversion.

Lake City, Colo. – September 17, 2026 -- Green Builder Media has launched COGNITION Smart Data Subscriber Portal, a decision intelligence platform built to help housing and building-products companies identify market opportunities before they become mainstream trends. The platform has already been adopted by Panasonic, Carrier, Mohawk Flooring, Weyerhaeuser, LP Building Solutions, Sekisui House, Beazer Homes, and Alair Homes.

Alameda – September 17, 2026 -- Alveo Technologies has signed a distribution agreement with Alliance Global (AGBL) to deploy its on-farm avian influenza diagnostic across Africa, Central Asia and select Eastern Mediterranean countries, as global bird flu outbreaks have infected at least 633 million domestic birds worldwide, including more than 208 million in the U.S. alone.

Alveo Sense Poultry gains distribution rights across three continents

Under the deal, AGBL secures rights to distribute Alveo's palm-sized molecular diagnostic platform to farmers, integrators and public health officials throughout Africa, Central Asia and portions of the Eastern Mediterranean region. AGBL operates as a biomedical distribution group with offices in more than 17 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.