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New York – September 13, 2026 -- Avo has expanded its MEDITECH Alliance partnership, adding Chart Assist and Ask Avo to its existing AI Scribe integration, giving MEDITECH Expanse health systems access to its full clinical AI platform inside the EHR.

Avo adds two AI tools to its MEDITECH Alliance partnership

Chart Assist synthesizes patient charts, flags care gaps, evaluates discharge readiness, and automates documentation across inpatient, emergency department, and outpatient settings. Ask Avo pairs live patient data with DynaMed medical evidence to answer clinical questions and draft documentation at the point of care. Both now join AI Scribe, Avo's ambient documentation tool that converts patient-provider conversations into structured, reimbursement-ready notes.

Boston – September 13, 2026 -- Clearway Health has appointed Rishi Seth as chief operating officer, adding a 20-year healthcare operations veteran to its executive leadership team as the specialty pharmacy sector undergoes rapid change.

Seth brings two decades of healthcare integration experience to Clearway Health

Seth most recently served as senior vice president of integration at Millennium Physician Group, one of the largest independent physician groups in the United States, where he led integration of new provider groups and strategic partnerships. He previously held senior leadership positions at Optum Health and Privia Health, focusing on multidisciplinary scalability across clinical operations, finance, technology, human resources and revenue cycle functions.

Chino, Calif. – September 13, 2026 -- Specialty Enzymes & Probiotics has published dual-track research showing its ingredient SlimSEBTM reduces post-meal blood sugar spikes by 16.90% in a controlled human clinical trial, providing formulators with clinically backed data for glucose-support supplements.

Clinical trial confirms 16.90% reduction in glucose AUC

In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial, subjects supplemented with SlimSEBTM showed a 16.90% reduction in Area Under the Curve (AUC), a standard measure of post-prandial glycemic response. The result demonstrates statistically significant improvement in blood sugar control following meals.

Beijing – September 13, 2026 -- Cheche Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CCG) has signed a non-binding term sheet to make a strategic investment in Long Way Fortune, a residential solar-plus-storage operator active in Australia and Singapore, at an implied equity value of $490 million.

Cheche targets initial 20% stake with option to reach 51% ownership

The proposed stock-for-stock deal would give Cheche an initial 20% minority position in Long Way Fortune, with the option to raise its stake to as much as 51% over time subject to performance milestones and agreed conditions. Cheche's consideration will be stock-linked and released on a delayed schedule over several years.

Point of Rocks, Md. – September 13, 2026 -- Canam Steel Corporation (CSC) has launched CrossBite, a proprietary pneumatic side lap connection tool designed to cut jobsite labor costs by requiring fewer total connection points than screws or welds on steel deck installations.

CSC pairs joists and decking with a new proprietary fastening tool

The launch gives CSC a single-source package combining joist fabrication, deck manufacturing, and now CrossBite, a tool built specifically for steel deck applications facing high shear and stiffness demands. Michael Martignetti, Chief Commercial Officer of CSC, said the tool lets the company offer deck solutions in areas with high lateral loads while allowing customers to economize designs by reducing connection counts or lightening deck gage.

Westminster, Colo. – September 13, 2026 -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) has appointed Darlene J. Nicosia, CEO of Maker's Pride, and Sherry L. Buck, former CFO of W. L. Gore & Associates, to its board of directors, adding decades of manufacturing, procurement and finance expertise ahead of the company's push for profitable growth.

Nicosia brings 30 years of food and beverage operations experience

Nicosia spent much of her career at The Coca-Cola Company, where she served as President of Canada and Northeast U.S. and Chief Procurement Officer. She began her career at PepsiCo and Kraft Foods Group, and previously chaired the Audit Committee at Foot Locker, Inc. from 2020 to 2025. At Ball, Nicosia will join the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and Finance Committee.

Cork, Ireland – September 13, 2026 -- Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock, the board announced.

Board sets Oct. 16, 2026 payout date for shareholders of record

The dividend is payable on Oct. 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 21, 2026.

Company extends 139-year unbroken dividend streak

Johnson Controls has paid a consecutive dividend since 1887, a track record spanning through multiple economic cycles. The Cork, Ireland-based firm operates in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency and decarbonization, serving sectors including data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing and higher education.

Houston – September 13, 2026 -- US oil production hit a study-period high in 2025, but reserve replacement fell below 100% for the first time since 2021, according to an annual benchmarking study released by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US).

Oil reserve additions declined 11% while production climbed to a record

The EY US Oil and Gas Reserves and Production Benchmarking Study analyzed five years of data from the 30 largest publicly traded US exploration and production companies, representing about 43% of combined US oil and gas production. Oil reserve additions from extensions and discoveries fell 11% year over year and failed to fully replace production volumes, while combined oil reserves declined by less than 1%.

Vancouver – September 13, 2026 -- Century Lithium Corp. has submitted its Mine Plan of Operations and Nevada Reclamation Permit Application for the 100%-owned Angel Island lithium project in Esmeralda County, Nevada, starting the federal environmental review clock on one of the largest known sedimentary lithium deposits in the United States.

Company files 5,379-acre plan with U.S. Bureau of Land Management

The Plan of Operations was submitted September 3, 2026, to the BLM's Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office, by wholly owned subsidiary Cypress Holdings (Nevada), Ltd. The document, prepared under 43 CFR Subpart 3809 and Nevada's NAC 519A regulations, will serve as the basis for the BLM's National Environmental Policy Act analysis. The Project Area covers 5,379 acres of BLM-administered public land, with approximately 2,364 acres of proposed disturbance.

Austin, Texas – – September 13, 2026 -- La Luce Cristallina has launched a 0.5-micrometer silicon-based quantum paraelectric strontium titanate on insulator (QP-STOI) wafer platform, giving researchers and national laboratories a new tool for building next-generation cryogenic and quantum devices.