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Bentonville, Ark. – September 28, 2026 -- Heartland Forward and rootEd Alliance are expanding a rural college-and-career advising program into Oklahoma, with plans to reach 10 high schools across 10 rural districts and more than 1,000 students by the 2027-28 school year.

rootEd advisors have already served over 100,000 rural students nationwide

The nonprofit program places trained advisors directly in rural high schools to work one-on-one with students on post-graduation plans, covering college, career credentials, apprenticeships, military service or direct workforce entry. rootEd currently operates in Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Alaska, Illinois and Idaho, with Oklahoma added this academic year.

Huizhou – September 28, 2026 -- TCL inaugurated its Industrial Museum in Huizhou, China, marking the company's 45th anniversary on the site where its predecessor, TTK, first began operations in 1981.

Museum spans 23,000 square meters with 3,000 curated artifacts

The facility includes more than 9,000 square meters of exhibition space across six halls and a central atrium. Exhibits include a 1920s Nipkow mechanical scanning disk, China's first television set, China's first commercial computer, and the world's first mass-produced printed OLED 4K display, developed by TCL CSOT in 2024. The television gallery holds over 100 vintage TV sets from around the world.

Denver – – September 28, 2026 -- EverPeak Insurance used National Manufacturing Week to spotlight its workers' compensation coverage for light manufacturers and machine shops across the United States.

EverPeak ties its coverage model to Pinnacol Assurance's century of underwriting experience

The Denver-based insurer said its workers' comp offering draws on more than 100 years of underwriting, claims, and risk management experience from Pinnacol Assurance. EverPeak positions itself as a provider for businesses it describes as carrying some of the toughest operational risks, including precision manufacturing and machine shop operations.

Las Vegas – September 28, 2026 -- IGT will unveil a new brand identity at the 2026 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas, running Sept. 28 through Oct. 1, marking a formal repositioning of the gaming technology provider following its combination with Everi Holdings.

IGT ties new identity to four operational pillars for casino operators

The rebrand centers on integrated solutions across the casino floor, in-demand game content, applied industry expertise, and a stated commitment to customer growth outcomes. IGT describes the identity as built on being 'fluid, frictionless and magnetic,' departing from its previous corporate visual style.

New York – September 28, 2026 -- Women trying to conceive spend a median of $543 and track three hormone cycles out of pocket before fertility insurance coverage typically begins, according to a real-world analysis released by Oova and Flora Fertility.

Analysis tracks 49 users who conceived using at-home hormone monitoring

The study examined data from 49 Oova users spanning 2021 to 2026 who subsequently reported a pregnancy. Users tracked a median of four hormone cycles overall, with some spending more than $2,000 across multiple years before conceiving.

Median conception journey runs three cycles, with 73% succeeding within six

Among the group, the median time to conception was three tracked cycles, and 73% conceived within six cycles. The average monitoring spend of roughly $543 compares with a published average of $1,000 for a fertility diagnostic workup and $38,000 for a single IVF cycle.

London – September 28, 2026 -- TotalEnergies has accepted an offer for a 950,000-barrel Nigerian Qua Iboe crude cargo at a premium of $4.10 per barrel to Dated Brent, marking the first west African (WAF) crude transaction executed on the Argus Open Markets (AOM) platform. The deal carries an estimated value of more than $115mn.

First WAF crude deal completes on Argus screen-based platform

The transaction originated on the WAF crude AOM stack, a venue operated by price-reporting agency Argus Media that lets registered participants post bids and offers and initiate trades within a visible, auditable framework. The trade builds on rising participation from producers, traders and refiners who have used the platform to test liquidity and show value ahead of this first completed deal.

Dubai – September 28, 2026 -- Aurra Markets was named 'Best Emerging Broker' at Forex Expo Dubai 2026, capping a two-day exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre held September 22-23.

Broker Cites Sub-12ms Execution and Zero-Pip Spreads as Award Basis

The company attributes the recognition to its trading infrastructure, which includes sub-12ms execution speeds, raw spreads starting from 0.0 pips, and fully segregated client funds. A company spokesperson said the award reflects the firm's mission to combine Tier-1 liquidity with technical stability for a multi-asset trading ecosystem.

Diamond Sponsor Booth 21 Draws Investors and Media Buyers

Aurra Markets held Diamond Sponsor status at Booth 21, which the company positioned as a focal point for investors, media buyers, and financial professionals evaluating trading technology throughout the expo.

Seoul, South Korea – September 28, 2026 -- RIMAN, the South Korean beauty and wellness direct-selling company, has expanded to 22 global markets after launching operations in France, Germany and Romania on September 9, followed by Ecuador on September 15.

European footprint grows to seven markets across the region

The three new European launches bring RIMAN's regional presence to seven markets, joining the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain and Italy. RIMAN's European operations are headquartered in London, where the company runs business training, tools and events for independent Planners. Multilingual customer service and logistics support are based in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Rome – September 28, 2026 -- Yili Group presented a China-based whole-value-chain dairy symbiosis model at the Food and Agriculture Organization's inaugural Global Conference for Actions on One Health in Agrifood Systems, detailing how the company restored 55,000 mu (3,667 hectares) of degraded grassland and helped 5,600,000 herders in Inner Mongolia raise incomes over more than a decade.

Yili restores 3,667 hectares of degraded grassland in Inner Mongolia

In Ar Horqin Banner, Yili Group Vice President XU Ke said the company applied a grass-livestock integration approach, planting deep-rooted alfalfa to stabilize soil and rehabilitate land that had suffered persistent degradation. The restored grassland now supplies forage while supporting broader ecosystem recovery, creating what Yili describes as a self-reinforcing cycle between land, cattle and dairy production.

Virginia Beach – – September 26, 2026 -- Farm Aid 2026 drew a national spotlight to America's family farmers on Saturday, staged at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater as Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies rose 46% in 2025 and roughly 15,000 farms closed nationwide.

Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies climbed 46% in 2025, marking the third consecutive year of increases

The filing surge represents a sustained deterioration in farm finances rather than a single-year anomaly, with the closures translating into direct losses of local jobs, tax revenue and food-supply capacity across affected counties.