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Boston – September 30, 2026 -- ArcLight Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in IATP, a 5.4 GW power portfolio spanning 11 infrastructure assets across North America, with Invenergy retaining the remaining 50% ownership and continuing to operate the platform.

Portfolio combines contracted revenue with dispatchable generation for AI-driven demand

IATP pairs a substantial base of existing contracted revenue with near-term recontracting opportunities and potential expansion projects, targeting electricity demand growth from AI, data centers and broader economic electrification. The portfolio includes four combined-cycle facilities: Grays Harbor Energy Center in Washington, Nelson Energy Center in Illinois, Lackawanna Energy Center in Pennsylvania, and St. Clair Energy Centre in Ontario.

Atlanta – – September 30, 2026 -- Landis+Gyr has made its Revelo E370 grid-edge sensor commercially available, adding compatibility with its Gridstream RF Mesh network protocol to the Revelo sensing platform.

New sensor adds RF Mesh to existing Wi-SUN and Mesh IP support

The Revelo E370 now supports three network protocols -- Landis+Gyr RF Mesh, Mesh IP and Wi-SUN -- with Wi-Fi included as a standard feature. Roque Martin, Senior Vice President of Connected Platforms at Landis+Gyr, said the design gives utilities greater visibility and intelligence at the grid edge to detect and respond to safety events faster.

Newark, N.J. – – September 30, 2026 -- Panasonic Eco Systems North America (PESNA) has signed a strategic builder partnership with 1st Choice Development to install its OASYS whole-home indoor air quality system in new construction near Downtown Houston, targeting a market where humidity and ozone routinely degrade indoor air.

ICU nurse-turned-developer embeds health standards into first duplex and single-family build

Byron Holman, an ICU nurse and co-founder of 1st Choice Development, is integrating OASYS into the company's first duplex and single-family home currently under development. Holman said the goal is to extend healthier, higher-performing housing features to everyday homeowners rather than reserving them for luxury construction.

Chennai – – September 30, 2026 -- MPS Limited said its Artificial Intelligence Management System has been certified to ISO/IEC 42001:2023, the first international standard for AI management systems, following a multi-stage external audit by DNV Business Assurance.

DNV audit confirms governed AI framework across risk, data and oversight controls

The certification, accredited by the Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA), confirms that MPS develops, deploys, and manages AI under a framework covering risk assessment, human oversight, data governance, transparency, and accountability across the full AI lifecycle. Every AI initiative within the certified scope is subject to structured risk and impact assessment, defined controls, and continuous monitoring.

Norman, Oklahoma – September 30, 2026 -- Nextep has been named to the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional ServicesTM list, marking the professional employer organization's seventh consecutive year on the ranking from Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine.

96% of Nextep employees rate the company a great workplace, far above the 57% national average

The list is compiled from survey responses of nearly 149,000 employees at Great Place To Work CertifiedTM companies in the consulting and professional services sector. Great Place To Work®'s broader annual study draws on more than 1.3 million survey responses and data from companies employing over 8.4 million people, using its Trust IndexTM methodology to evaluate workplace outcomes across job roles, race, gender, sexual orientation and work status.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 30, 2026 -- The global IT Service Management (ITSM) market is projected to grow from USD 10.96 billion in 2026 to USD 22.91 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 15.9%, according to MarketsandMarkets. The market stood at USD 9.41 billion in 2025, underscoring accelerating enterprise spending on hybrid IT and AI-enabled service delivery.

Knowledge and self-service tools post the fastest growth at 21.3% CAGR

The knowledge and self-service management segment is set to register the highest growth rate of the forecast period, driven by conversational AI, virtual agents, and automated resolution tools designed to cut repetitive Level-1 support workloads. Dashboard, reporting, and analytics tools follow with an 18.8% CAGR, reflecting enterprise demand for real-time SLA monitoring and predictive service insights. The solutions category overall is expected to grow 16.8% annually through 2031.

United States – September 30, 2026 -- Column, a nationally chartered bank processing more than $4.5 trillion in annual transaction volume, has partnered with short-term rental platform Guesty to launch purpose-built banking for property managers handling owner and guest funds.

Column brings fiduciary-grade banking to Guesty's 500,000-plus properties

The partnership targets eligible Guesty customers in the United States and internationally, giving operators access to Column deposit and trust accounts designed for fiduciary workflows. Features include separated trust and operating funds, role-based permissions and approval controls, and pass-through FDIC insurance for owner funds, subject to applicable requirements and limits.

Mutual customers also gain direct access to Column's APIs for programmatic banking, backed by a dedicated property management banking team from Column.

Miramar, Fla. – September 30, 2026 -- Cyolo has launched Live Risk Detection, an AI-powered capability that monitors active remote sessions in operational technology (OT) environments and alerts security teams within seconds of detecting cyber or operational risk.

Cyolo targets the gap between login verification and session-long threat monitoring

The company, a provider of secure connectivity for critical infrastructure and OT, said the tool addresses a scaling problem: as employees, vendors, and OEMs increasingly perform critical OT work remotely

Chicago – – September 30, 2026 -- TeamSnap, the youth sports management platform, has launched TeamSnap Sampling, a national product distribution offering that has already scaled campaigns to more than 2 million samples through its Activation Network.

Brands including Kraft Mac & Cheese and Meiji Hello Panda are placing products directly with sports families

Meiji Hello Panda ran a sampling campaign through youth sports leagues that produced a 64% lift in brand familiarity and a 22% increase in monthly purchases among participating league families. Kraft Mac & Cheese and Capri Sun have also joined the sampling network to reach active sports households.

San Francisco – September 30, 2026 -- Miter, an AI-powered workforce management platform for the construction industry, has raised a $40 million Series B round led by Battery Ventures, pushing its total capital raised to $78 million. Existing backers Bessemer Venture Partners and Coatue also participated in the round.

Construction sector defies broader U.S. job slowdown

The construction industry added 22,000 jobs in August even as overall U.S. employment declined, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. AI data center construction drove much of that growth, a trend both the sector and Miter expect to continue.