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Denton, Texas – September 19, 2026 -- Vacuum Interrupters Inc. has introduced the LRTS10, the first digital micro-ohmmeter built on the Milwaukee M18 REDLITHIUM battery platform, targeting technicians who service medium-voltage switchgear, busbar joints, and cable terminations.

Battery swap replaces downtime for recharging cycles

Rather than pausing to recharge a proprietary battery, crews can swap in a fresh Milwaukee M18 pack and resume testing immediately. The LRTS10 is compatible with all M18 batteries, allowing utilities and contractors already using Milwaukee tools to power the test set with packs already stocked on service trucks.

Each unit ships with an M18 XC5.0 battery rated for over 1,100 tests

The standard package includes test leads, a cable bag, a charger, and an M18 XC5.0 battery. Vacuum Interrupters states the battery can deliver more than 1,100 tests before requiring a recharge or swap.

Kansas City, Kan. – September 19, 2026 -- KanEquip JCB is opening a new 17,000-square-foot dealership facility in Kansas City after Trane Technologies acquired CSTK (Central States Thermo King) and exited the retail equipment market, leaving a gap in local JCB representation.

KanEquip retains CSTK's experienced JCB sales, parts and service team

CSTK, a family-owned business for roughly 50 years, had expanded into JCB equipment in 2014. Following its acquisition by Trane Technologies, KanEquip recruited the staff who originally built CSTK's JCB operation. "Honestly, I was not interested in opening a JCB location in Kansas City if the employees did not want to continue," said Grant Meinhardt, Vice President and General Manager of KanEquip JCB, adding that the team's willingness to stay drove the company's decision to pursue the territory.

Houston – September 19, 2026 -- Heeney Capital has signed a mining concession agreement with the Republic of Venezuela and Corporación Venezolana de Minería (CVM) to develop and operate a major gold project in the El Callao Mining District, part of the Guayana Shield gold belt. The agreement was signed at the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial held in Houston, Texas.

Deal could trigger up to $1 billion in investment for El Callao

Heeney Capital said the agreement will catalyze up to $1 billion in investment aimed at revitalizing the El Callao district through workforce development, community investment programs, and long-term economic growth. The firm projects the project will generate multi-billion dollars in tax and royalty revenue for the Venezuelan government over its operating life.

El Segundo, Calif. – September 19, 2026 -- Emergent Media has launched "Get Rugged With Me," a creator-led social video campaign built with Leatherman and The Shipyard, running through October 8, 2026 to align with National Preparedness Month.

Campaign adapts "get ready with me" format to position Leatherman as everyday-ready gear

The debut episode features outdoor photographer and environmentalist Colleen preparing for a multi-day backcountry camping and hiking trip. In an unscripted, UGC-style video, she highlights gear she never leaves behind, including the Leatherman Signal and Skeletool CX, showing how the tools fit into her packing routine and time on the trail.

Boston – September 19, 2026 -- ActBlue said an independent forensic review of its 2023 contribution data found that 99.99% of nearly $990 million in political donations came from donors who provided a U.S. address or a valid U.S. passport number, directly rebutting Congressional Republican claims that the platform facilitated illegal foreign contributions.

Forensic audit shows foreign-address donations were rare and screened

Only 0.13% of all 2023 contribution dollars came from Americans living abroad, with 99.87% originating from donors listing domestic addresses, according to the review. ActBlue said its compliance policy required any donor entering a foreign address to supply a U.S. passport number before a contribution could be submitted, regardless of payment method.

Tokyo – – September 19, 2026 -- Willog has launched "Willog Vision," an integrated supply chain platform that merges cargo monitoring, AI risk analysis, and insurance claims into a single data system, cutting compliance report generation time to three minutes from the current manual standard of 30 minutes per report.

Willog Vision Eliminates USB-Based Data Retrieval From Cold Chain Logistics

The platform's AIoT device, Willog Safe, attaches to cargo and warehouses to record temperature, shock, and location at one-minute intervals, removing the need to physically retrieve data loggers to check shipment conditions. Co-CEOs Sung-hoon Bae and Ji-hyun Yoon designed the system to unify four previously fragmented functions—recording, monitoring, evidence, and insurance—onto one dataset spanning shipment to arrival.

Shanghai – September 19, 2026 -- The 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum, held in Shanghai from September 11 to 14, drew scientists, policymakers and industry practitioners from more than 50 countries and regions plus over 20 international organizations, producing a series of concrete cross-border initiatives in science and technology governance.

Shanghai and UNESCO launch a Global Innovative Cities Alliance to pool urban innovation strategy

The alliance is designed as a platform to coordinate cross-city collaborative innovation and support an open, sustainable global sci-tech ecosystem. The forum also released the 2025 World-Class Sci-Tech Journal Directory, an evaluation framework intended to give emerging-economy and newly launched academic journals a fairer footing in global assessment standards.

New York – September 19, 2026 -- Haymaker Acquisition Corp V priced an initial public offering of 25,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, raising $250 million for its blank-check vehicle ahead of NYSE trading under ticker "HYACU" starting September 17, 2026.

Units begin trading on NYSE as offering nears close

Each unit comprises one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable at $11.50 per share. The offering is expected to close on September 18, 2026, subject to customary conditions. An amount equal to $10.00 per unit will be deposited into a trust account upon closing.

Galway, Ireland – September 19, 2026 -- TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.78 per ordinary share, its board of directors confirmed.

Board Sets December 11 Payment Date

The dividend will be paid on December 11, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 20, 2026.

Denver – September 19, 2026 -- The third annual Colorado Youth Sports Giving Day campaign raised $7.2 million during its Sept. 1-15 run, surpassing last year's total by 38 percent and pushing the initiative's three-year cumulative fundraising to $16.1 million.

Campaign draws 4,400 donations across 349 nonprofits

Led by the Daniels Fund and Aspen Institute's Project Play Colorado, the 2026 drive engaged 349 youth sports nonprofit organizations statewide, funding equipment, uniforms, programming expansion, financial assistance and new facilities for children and families.

Miami – September 19, 2026 -- Lennar Corporation posted third-quarter net earnings of $284 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, down from $591 million, or $2.29 per share, a year earlier, as rising mortgage rates and weakening affordability cut into homebuilder margins.

New orders drop 9% as buyers retreat from higher rates

New orders fell 9% to 20,879 homes in the quarter ended August 31, 2026, while deliveries declined 3% to 20,840 homes, within the company's guided range of 20,500 to 21,500. Total revenues reached $8.0 billion, with revenues from home sales down 6% to $7.7 billion on a 3% drop in average sales price to $372,000 from $383,000 a year ago.

Vancouver – September 19, 2026 -- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has entered into a new $500 million three-year term loan maturing in September 2029, with part of the proceeds retiring its existing $300 million term loan due in 2028.

New financing boosts liquidity to over $1.2 billion pro forma

The Company's $1 billion syndicated credit facility remains outstanding on existing terms, with approximately four years remaining to its May 2030 maturity. Interest on the term loan continues to be payable at floating rates based on US Base Rate Advances or SOFR Advances at the Company's option. The loan is repayable in whole or in part at any time without penalty, though amounts paid down cannot be redrawn.

Elkhart, Ind. – September 19, 2026 -- Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) will hold one-on-one meetings with institutional investors and analysts at Wells Fargo's 9th Annual Consumer Conference in Dana Point, California, on September 23, 2026.

Patrick's management team joins Wells Fargo's flagship consumer investor event

The Elkhart, Indiana-based company supplies component solutions to original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers across the RV, Marine, Powersports and Housing markets. Patrick operates more than 85 brands and employs approximately 10,000 team members in the United States.

Wells Fargo controls attendee access to the September 23 sessions

Institutional investors and analysts seeking to schedule meetings with Patrick's executives must coordinate directly through Wells Fargo, which is organizing the conference in Dana Point.

New York – September 19, 2026 -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED) will webcast an investor presentation on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

Tim Cawley to outline grid investment strategy balancing reliability and customer costs

Con Edison's corporate leadership team, led by Tim Cawley, Chairman, President and CEO of Consolidated Edison, Inc. and Chairman and CEO of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., will detail the company's approach to delivering reliable, resilient and clean energy while managing cost impacts to customers.

Omaha, Neb. and Atlanta – September 19, 2026 -- More than 500 customers across the U.S. freight economy have publicly backed the proposed combination of Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), with support expanding through new Surface Transportation Board (STB) filings. Twenty-three additional shippers from agriculture, energy, fertilizer, forest products, food and automotive sectors submitted statements citing expanded market access and stronger supply chains as core benefits of a single coast-to-coast rail network.

New filings add 150 letters to a growing shipper coalition

Recent submissions included more than 150 new letters from customers, first responder organizations, community leaders and elected officials. Combined with over 2,000 statements filed alongside the railroads' amended application, the volume reflects broadening institutional backing for the transaction as it moves through regulatory review.

London – September 19, 2026 -- Brightstar Lottery PLC (NYSE: BRSL) will showcase a new lineup of AI-driven analytics tools and retail hardware at the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) 2026 annual conference, running Sept. 21-24 in Orlando, Florida.

Brightstar targets lottery growth with AI-powered planning and reporting tools

The company will demonstrate its Agentic Reporting Assistant, built to streamline interaction with lottery data, alongside Game Planner, an AI-assisted tool designed to simplify instant-game planning and forecasting. Additional showcased capabilities span player marketing, game recommendations, bonus optimization, and player segmentation, part of a broader push to help lottery operators uncover performance insights and improve operational efficiency.

Scottsdale – September 19, 2026 -- equipifi, a Buy Now, Pay Later infrastructure provider for banks and credit unions, was named a Best of Show winner at FinovateFall 2026, standing out among eight winners selected from 72 companies that demoed live on stage.

Finovate audience votes equipifi among eight standout demos from 72 fintechs

The award was determined by a vote of banking executives, investors, and industry press attending the event. equipifi founder and CEO Bryce Deeney presented the demo, walking through how account holders discover personalized purchasing power, shop, and complete payments entirely within their bank's digital app.

Omaha, Neb. – September 19, 2026 -- NEI Global Relocation has been named a finalist for Relocation Management Company of the Year at the 2026 FEM EMEA EMMAs, extending a run of independent industry recognitions the Omaha-based mobility provider has collected this year.

FEM judges evaluate entries on service delivery and cost impact

The EMEA EMMAs category assesses organizations on evidence of services delivered, process improvements, employee satisfaction, efficiencies or cost savings, and impact on stakeholders. Entries are confidentially reviewed by independent judges drawn from senior corporate mobility leadership.

Franklin, Tennessee – September 19, 2026 -- Adora Life Science has appointed Dr. Clinton D. Morgan, MD, as its full-time Chief Medical Officer, effective November 1, 2026, the company announced.

Neurosurgeon exits clinical practice to lead human trials for veterinary-derived drug

Dr. Morgan previously served on Adora's Board of Directors and consulted part-time on the company's human therapeutic strategy. In his new role, he will direct Adora's human clinical development, regulatory strategy, and scientific research network, and will chair a newly assembled Scientific Advisory Board spanning glycobiology, osteoarthritis, and radiation injury experts.

Belleville, Ill. – September 19, 2026 -- Illinois American Water has completed the $770,000 acquisition of the City of Venice's wastewater collection system, adding roughly 500 customers to its Metro East operations near St. Louis. The deal, approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission on June 24, 2026, shifts Venice's wastewater collection, transportation and treatment fully under the utility's control.

Illinois American Water commits $2.6 million to Venice infrastructure over five years

The company plans upgrades including rehabilitation or replacement of wastewater mains and manholes, lift station improvements, and control and security enhancements at pump and lift stations. Prior to the acquisition, Venice customers received only transportation and treatment services from Illinois American Water; the utility now manages the full collection-to-treatment pipeline.