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Columbia, Mo. – September 08, 2026 -- American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: AOUT) reported first quarter fiscal 2027 net sales of $37.3 million, up 25.4% from $29.7 million a year earlier, though growth normalizes to 4.3% after adjusting for $6.0 million in retailer orders that were pulled forward into the prior-year period.

Gross margin expands 630 basis points to 53.0%

Gross margin climbed to 53.0% from 46.7% in the year-ago quarter. GAAP net loss narrowed to $1.5 million, or $(0.12) per diluted share, from a $6.8 million loss, or $(0.54) per share, a year earlier. Non-GAAP net income reached $415,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, reversing a $3.3 million non-GAAP loss in the comparable quarter. Adjusted EBITDA turned positive at $1.2 million, or 3.1% of net sales, versus a negative $3.1 million, or (10.5)% of net sales, last year.

San Francisco – September 08, 2026 -- Thryv Therapeutics Inc. has signed an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license for a new SGK1 inhibitor chemical series, opening a path toward Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease treatments alongside its existing cardiac drug programs. The agreement with Spain's Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and Fundación de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (FUAM) became effective July 1, 2026, granting Thryv rights across all fields of use and territories, with sublicensing rights included.

Fort Washington, Pa. – September 08, 2026 -- ECRI, a global authority on healthcare safety and quality, has appointed Professor Najmedin Meshkati, PhD, to its Board of Trustees, bringing nearly four decades of complex-systems safety research from aviation, nuclear power, and petrochemical operations to the nonprofit's patient safety mission.

Meshkati investigated the world's most scrutinized industrial disasters

Professor Meshkati has examined the BP Texas City Refinery explosion, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. He testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation as a member of the FAA's independent Expert Panel on Boeing, which reviewed the company's safety management system and safety culture. He currently chairs the State of California's Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee.

Coolidge, Ariz. – September 08, 2026 -- Clark Pacific has broken ground on a new 110-acre manufacturing plant in Coolidge, Arizona, a facility that will triple the company's production capacity for prefabricated building systems once complete.

Construction Proceeds in Phases Toward Spring 2027 Completion

The plant will be built in phases, with the final phase scheduled for completion by spring 2027. Clark Pacific has already begun manufacturing prefabricated building systems in a temporary facility on-site while permanent construction advances.

Vancouver – September 08, 2026 -- New Pacific Metals Corp. posted a fiscal 2026 net loss of $4.19 million, or $0.02 per share, up from $3.76 million a year earlier, as the company advanced permitting on its Carangas Silver-Gold Project in Bolivia and released an updated economic assessment showing a post-tax net present value of $2.65 billion.

Arlington, Va. – September 08, 2026 -- Retail organizations are struggling to defend increasingly connected store systems because no single team holds end-to-end authority over cyber risk, according to a new blueprint from Info-Tech Research Group. The firm's Build Cyber Resilience in Connected Retail report identifies fragmented ownership across legacy point-of-sale systems, IoT devices, cloud platforms, e-commerce applications, and third-party vendors as the core barrier to consistent security decision-making.

Canton, Ohio – September 08, 2026 -- Roman Stone Construction Co. has been selected to supply its patented EZ-KEYTM Precast Duct Bank System for a major hyperscale data center project in Canton, Ohio.

Precast system cuts installation time to under two minutes per section

Each 10-foot EZ-KEYTM section can be installed in under two minutes using the company's proprietary alignment cones and Zip Pin connection system, replacing traditional cast-in-place duct bank construction with factory-produced, modular components.

Mobile manufacturing model produces components at or near jobsites

Roman Stone's nationwide logistics and mobile manufacturing operations allow the company to produce precast concrete products close to project sites using local workforces, reducing transportation costs and supporting national expansion into critical infrastructure projects.

Washington – September 08, 2026 -- Smithfield Foods's lobbying firm, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has amended a federal disclosure report to reveal that China-based WH Group, which owns 86.9% of Smithfield, has a direct interest in lobbying over Farm Bill reauthorization and foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land.

Shanghai – September 08, 2026 -- Pulnovo Medical's pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) system reduced the risk of clinical worsening by 51% in patients with pulmonary hypertension linked to left heart disease (PH-LHD), according to results from the PADN-HF-PH trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2026 and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Trial enrolled 264 patients across multiple centers under academician Yaling Han

The multicenter, randomized controlled study, led by academician Yaling Han of the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, evaluated PADN as an add-on to guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) versus GDMT alone. Corresponding authors on the NEJM paper include Professor Shao-Liang Chen of Nanjing First Hospital and Professor Gregg W. Stone of Mount Sinai Hospital.

Brewster, N.Y. – – September 08, 2026 -- Peckham Industries, Inc. has appointed John R. Peckham as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, replacing Damian J. Murphy, who is no longer associated with the company.

John R. Peckham returns to the CEO role after leading the company from 1993 to 2021

Peckham previously served as Chief Executive Officer for nearly three decades before moving into the role of Chairman of the Board. He has worked at the company for close to 50 years and helped shape its internal culture, referred to internally as "The Peckham Way,

Washington – September 08, 2026 -- Independent testing commissioned by the Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease (APLD) found Legionella bacteria in 17 percent of 109 water samples collected from sinks, showers, hose bibs and other fixtures across the Upper East Side outbreak zone, results the group says expose gaps in New York City's current prevention strategy.

Testing detected live, culturable Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 across all three sampled zip codes

The independent consultant collected samples in mid-July across zip codes 10128, 10028 and 10075, the area the City identified as the outbreak zone. Legionella was found in 19 buildings, including 10 exterior hose bibs, seven sinks, one shower and a decorative fountain. Positive samples showed Legionella concentrations ranging from less than 1 to 390 CFU/mL, with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 confirmed in all three zip codes.

Kansas City, Mo. – September 08, 2026 -- Jody Peacock, CEO of Ports of Indiana, has become one of the first recipients of the CARGO Award, presented by Inland Rivers, Ports, and Terminals (IRPT) at its annual conference on Sept. 3.

IRPT creates new honor for career-long contributions to inland waterways

The CARGO Award -- Commitment to Advancing River Growth and Operations -- was established by IRPT, a nationwide nonprofit trade association founded in 1974 under Missouri law, to recognize individuals whose careers have advanced the U.S. inland waterway transportation system.

Dublin – September 08, 2026 -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON) Chief Executive Officer Greg Case will address the KBW Insurance Conference in New York on Thursday, September 10, in a session scheduled to begin at 1:35 PM ET.

Aon to webcast CEO session for investors

A live webcast of Case's appearance will be available on the day of the conference through Aon's Investor Relations website at ir.aon.com. A replay will be posted to the same site shortly after the event concludes.

Shanghai – September 08, 2026 -- Pulnovo Medical's pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) system reduced the risk of clinical worsening by 51% in patients with pulmonary hypertension linked to left heart disease, according to results from the PADN-HF-PH trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2026 Congress and published simultaneously in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

Trial of 264 patients shows 51% risk reduction over two-year follow-up

The multicenter, randomized controlled trial, led by academician Yaling Han of the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, enrolled 264 patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease (PH-LHD). Over a median follow-up of 338 days, the estimated two-year incidence of clinical worsening was 25.7% in the PADN-plus-GDMT group versus 51.5% in the guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT)-alone group (hazard ratio 0.49; 95% CI, 0.30 to 0.82; p=0.006).

Washington – September 08, 2026 -- Total money market fund assets rose by $44.75 billion to $7.98 trillion for the week ended September 2, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Government funds drive the bulk of the weekly inflow

Among taxable money market funds, government funds increased by $38.80 billion, while prime funds added $4.92 billion. Tax-exempt money market funds gained $1.03 billion over the same period.

Retail assets grow to $3.11 trillion on broad-based gains

Retail money market fund assets increased by $11.10 billion to $3.11 trillion. Within this segment, government fund assets rose $7.76 billion to $1.98 trillion, prime fund assets climbed $2.78 billion to $993.16 billion, and tax-exempt fund assets added $565 million to reach $137.92 billion.

Rochester – September 08, 2026 -- Rochester businesses handling high-value inventory, large cash volumes, or overnight operations are increasingly evaluating armed security as a distinct risk-management tool rather than a default service, according to insights from Corey Wild, Security Expert at Armor Security and Protection Inc., published in a HelloNation feature.

High-value inventory drives armed security demand at jewelry stores and distribution centers

Wild notes that jewelry stores, electronics suppliers, pharmaceutical facilities, and distribution centers face elevated theft risk because they hold merchandise with quick resale value. A visible, trained armed presence at these sites is positioned as a deterrent during peak seasons and late operating hours.

Irving, Texas – September 08, 2026 -- Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics has appointed Lorri Detrick as Chief Executive Officer and Andrew Napolitano as Chief Financial Officer, restructuring its top leadership as the multi-location dental provider enters its next growth phase.

Co-founder Zarrabi steps back to Executive Chairman role

Dr. Saam Zarrabi, Rodeo's Co-Founder and outgoing CEO, will transition to Executive Chairman, retaining involvement in the company's vision, culture, doctor relationships, patient experience, innovation, and long-term expansion strategy. Zarrabi said the leadership shift was designed to protect the company's mission of expanding access to high-end dental care while adding executives capable of scaling the organization.

Akron, Ohio – September 08, 2026 -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has appointed Jon Dormo as Vice President of Generation Project Development, tasking him with planning and developing new power generation projects to meet rapidly growing customer electricity demand.

Dormo will report to Chris Beam, FirstEnergy's President of West Virginia and Maryland

He will coordinate with internal teams, community leaders and regulators to advance reliable, affordable electricity sources across FirstEnergy's service territory.

Dubai – September 08, 2026 -- RAMINVEST HOLDING DIFC unveiled an integrated commodities ecosystem linking international suppliers, African buyers, producers and institutional counterparties, with a planned network of 14 customs-bonded hubs connecting coastal and landlocked African markets.

WINCOMMODITIES anchors a consignment-stock model that bypasses full-container trade

Under the platform, exporters store commodities in customs-bonded hubs while retaining ownership, then sell locally on a cash-and-carry basis in buyer-specified quantities, including split lots. The structure removes the requirement for transactions to move in full containers or bulk cargoes, targeting demand that previous logistics models could not economically serve.

New York – September 08, 2026 -- The US economy added only 36.5K jobs in August 2026, according to a corrected release from workforce intelligence firm Revelio Labs, which had initially and erroneously reported a gain of 218.6K jobs. The correction accompanies the launch of Revelio's new Monthly Workforce Update, combining its Public Labor Statistics (RPLS) with its AI Labor Market Tracker.