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Houston – September 7, 2026 -- Alliant has hired Holly Paz, the former Commissioner of the IRS's Large Business & International (LB&I) Division, to co-lead its Section 48 and energy infrastructure tax practice, the consulting firm announced.

Paz oversaw IRS implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy tax credits

During her tenure at LB&I, Paz directed the agency's rollout of the IRA's investment and production tax credits, which offer businesses, non-profits and government entities up to 50% credit value on qualifying energy projects. The credit structure includes a transferability provision allowing companies to sell credits for cash and a direct-pay option letting tax-exempt entities receive funds directly from the federal government, contingent on meeting prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements.

Los Angeles – September 7, 2026 -- HRC Fertility, a fertility network operating 15 locations across California and Las Vegas, has appointed longtime physician Robert Boostanfar, M.D., as its first Chief Medical Officer, giving the organization a senior clinical leader as it scales operations across its 34-physician network.

Dr. Boostanfar gains oversight of clinical quality across HRC's full network

In the newly created role, Dr. Boostanfar will oversee physician engagement, clinical quality initiatives, innovation and medical performance across HRC Fertility's network of 34 physicians. He will coordinate with physicians, laboratories and clinical teams to standardize care protocols across the organization's 15 sites in the California Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego County and Las Vegas.

Halifax, NS – September 07, 2026 -- Maritime Launch Services Inc. (CBOE: MAXQ) (OTCQB: MAXQF) and Isar Aerospace have pushed back the deadline for completing key work under their facilities usage agreement for Spaceport Nova Scotia by two weeks, from September 1, 2026, to September 15, 2026.

Companies extend deadline to finish statement of work and programmatic milestones

The extension gives both parties additional time to complete the statement of work and certain programmatic milestones tied to the agreement, which governs Isar Aerospace's dedicated launch complex for its Spectrum launch vehicle at the Nova Scotia site. No other key terms of the underlying agreement, first announced on July 7, 2026, were changed.

Chicago – September 07, 2026 -- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) has withdrawn its proposal to acquire the roughly 18% of Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE: AD) that it does not already own, ending talks over a stock-for-stock deal that would have exchanged each Array share for 0.86 of a TDS share.

TDS cites failure to agree on deal terms after extensive review

Walter Carlson, President and CEO of TDS, said the two sides could not reach agreement on the form of consideration and value despite lengthy negotiations. "We no longer believe that now is the right time to complete such a transaction," Carlson said, adding that TDS remains confident in Array's long-term prospects and will continue supporting the company as a leading owner and operator of wireless infrastructure.

Arlington, Va. – – September 07, 2026 -- An independent review by the American Diabetes Association's Audit and Governance Committee (AGC) has concluded that five attendees removed from the 2026 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans on June 5 were expelled for disruptive conduct, not for the content of materials they were distributing.

Committee interviewed 28 witnesses over nearly three months

The AGC, composed of volunteer investigators drawn from clinicians, people with diabetes, healthcare providers and business leaders aligned with the ADA, conducted its inquiry over a near three-month period. Investigators interviewed 28 individuals with firsthand knowledge of the June 5 events, including the five attendees who were removed, and reviewed videos, emails, text messages, news articles and published editorials.

Middletown, Del. – September 7, 2026 -- JAMS Software has launched JAMS Incident Management, an on-call alerting and escalation platform priced at $6 per user monthly, with free access for teams of up to five users. The product reached general availability on September 1, 2026, following a customer early access period that began August 1.

Alerts escalate across six channels until a human responds

JAMS Incident Management ingests alerts from any system capable of sending an email, calling a webhook, or reaching an API. It delivers notifications over voice, SMS, push, email, Microsoft Teams, and Slack, escalating through an on-call rotation until someone acknowledges the incident and tracking it through to resolution.

London – September 07, 2026 -- Global clean energy investment reached a record $2.1 trillion in 2025, yet global greenhouse gas emissions are merely plateauing rather than falling, according to the Energy Transitions Commission's (ETC) Energy Transition Monitor 2026. The world has already breached 1.5°C of global heating and remains on track for roughly 2.5°C.

Renewables supplied 99% of new electricity generation growth in 2025

Coal-fired and oil-fired generation both contracted last year as global renewable capacity nearly doubled since 2022, putting it on track to double again by 2030 -- still around 900 GW short of the tripling pledge made at COP28. Because electricity accounts for only a fifth of total final energy use, this surge covered just 40% of the rise in global energy demand, with fossil fuels supplying the remainder as data centres, cooling needs and heavy industry pushed overall consumption higher.

San Francisco – September 7, 2026 -- Reducto has introduced r-1, a document parsing model that processes complex files for 1 cent per page while cutting parsing errors by up to 20% compared with existing tools.

r-1 replaces multi-tool pipelines with a single model priced up to 6 times lower

Organizations handling dense tables, handwriting, scans, and non-standard layouts have typically relied on combinations of tools and post-processing layers to reach usable accuracy. Reducto says r-1 consolidates layout detection, reading order, tables, formatting, grounding, and granular citations into one model, eliminating the need to route files across multiple providers.

Menlo Park – September 7, 2026 -- GRAIL, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRAL) will present at Morgan Stanley's 24th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in New York on Monday, September 14, at 11:30 a.m. ET.

GRAIL management to address investors at flagship healthcare investment event

The company's leadership team will speak directly to institutional investors and analysts at the closely watched conference, which draws major players across the healthcare and life sciences sector.

Live and archived webcast to be available via GRAIL's investor relations site

A live webcast of the presentation, along with a replay, will be accessible through the investor relations section of GRAIL's website. The archived version will remain available for at least 30 days following the event.

Gothenburg – August 31, 2026 -- AB SKF confirmed a total of 455,351,068 shares outstanding following a conversion of Series A shares into Series B shares under the company's Articles of Association.

Series B shares now dominate SKF's capital structure

As of August 31, 2026, SKF's share base comprises 28,918,310 Series A shares and 426,432,758 Series B shares. The total number of votes in the company stands at 71,561,585.8.

SKF holds no treasury shares

The Gothenburg-based bearings and seals manufacturer stated it does not hold any of its own shares. The disclosure was made public in compliance with the Financial Instruments Trading Act, submitted for publication at 08:00 CEST on August 31, 2026.

Luxembourg – September 07, 2026 -- Adecoagro S.A. (NYSE: AGRO) has completed its acquisition of the Caarapó sugar mill from Raízen Group for R$705 million (approximately US$136 million), paid in cash at closing, following the deal first announced on July 20, 2026.

Deal values crushing capacity at $39 per ton

Based on Caarapó's crushing volume of 3.5 million tons during the 2025/26 harvest, the transaction implies a purchase price of roughly US$39 per ton of crushing capacity. The mill, now under Adecoagro's ownership and management, has installed capacity to process 6 to 7 million tons of cane annually, well above recent throughput levels.

New York – – September 07, 2026 -- Fly-E Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLYE) reported a net loss of $3.9 million for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2026, nearly double the $2.0 million loss a year earlier, as net revenues fell 48.4% to $2.7 million from $5.3 million. The electric motorcycle, bike and scooter designer said cash on hand dropped to $60,000 as of June 30, 2026, from $0.3 million at the end of March 2026.

Redwood City, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- The Most Important Commute, a new book by Zum Founder and CEO Ritu Narayan, has reached #1 on Amazon's bestseller list in Education Administration, spotlighting student transportation as a core driver of educational access.

Book argues school bus reliability directly shapes classroom outcomes for 26 million U.S. students

Narayan draws on more than a decade building Zum and working with school districts, families, drivers and transportation leaders to argue that the journey to school functions as an education issue, not just a logistics problem. Approximately 26 million students rely on school buses daily, making student mobility one of the largest mass mobility systems in the United States, one that Narayan says has long operated with fragmented technology, limited visibility and outdated infrastructure.

Changsha – September 07, 2026 -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. is broadening its European footprint in sales, manufacturing, service, workforce development and digitalization following a partner meeting at its German plant on August 19 and a subsequent visit to subsidiary m-tec.

Partners across Europe press Zoomlion on spare parts and service speed

Customers and partners from multiple European countries met at Zoomlion's German facility to discuss market developments, products, services and localization progress. Participants credited the company with gains in product quality and technological capability, while flagging long-term service commitments, spare parts supply and a wider product portfolio as top priorities. Chairman and CEO Zhan Chunxin responded by underscoring Europe's strategic weight for Zoomlion and reaffirming a long-term localization commitment.

Belmont, W.Va. – September 07, 2026 -- Six separate objections have been filed in the Chapter 11 case of Omnis Pleasants, LLC, owner of the 1,278-megawatt Pleasants Power Station, ahead of a September 3 hearing before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Karen B. Owens in Wilmington, Delaware.

Four objections come from Omnis and Quantum entities challenging lender protections

Omnis Fuel Technologies, LLC (doing business as Omnis Energy) and Quantum Pleasants, LLC filed four objections disputing whether obligations claimed by lenders TRAG LLC and RG Energy LLC are properly secured by Omnis Pleasants assets. The filings also challenge the proposed sale timetable and the retention of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP as bankruptcy counsel, citing the firm's disclosed prior representation of TRAG and RG Energy. The debtor, lenders and HSF Kramer dispute these positions.

Pleasanton – September 07, 2026 -- Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) has launched Veeva Falcon Safety, an AI agent product designed to streamline adverse event intake, case processing and follow-up for biopharmaceutical companies of all sizes, cutting costs while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Falcon Safety Integrates With Any E2B-Compatible System Across All Intake Channels

Beyond seamless integration with Veeva Safety, Falcon Safety will handle initial intake and follow-up management for any E2B-compatible safety system, including Oracle Argus and ArisGlobal LifeSphere MultiVigilance.

Veeva Positions Product as Part of Its Life Sciences AI Portfolio

Falcon Safety is part of Veeva AI, the company's line of artificial intelligence solutions built specifically for the life sciences sector.

Changsha, China – September 07, 2026 -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. is expanding local sales, manufacturing, service and digital capabilities across Europe following an August 19 partner meeting at its German factory and a visit to subsidiary m-tec.

Partners press Zoomlion for stronger spare-parts and service coverage

Clients and partners from multiple European countries used the meeting to raise priorities including long-term service capacity, spare-parts support and a broader product portfolio. Attendees acknowledged improvements in Zoomlion's product quality and technological capabilities. Chairman and CEO Zhan Chunxin responded by emphasizing Europe's strategic importance to the company and reaffirming a long-term localization commitment.

Bled – September 07, 2026 -- A new data-driven selection model has identified 100 high-growth Slovenian companies whose combined revenue doubled to €2.1 billion, marking the first full deployment of the Future 500 initiative designed to close the competitiveness gap between Europe, the United States and China.

Future 100 Slovenia index debuts as EU readies €80 billion in growth-company funding

The index was unveiled at the Future 500 forum in Bled, timed to test whether Europe can identify its most promising scale-ups early enough to connect them with the capital and networks needed for global competitiveness. The launch coincides with the European Investment Bank's ICTE 2.0 initiative, which is mobilizing up to €80 billion in investment for young growth companies across the bloc.

St. Louis – September 07, 2026 -- Seventy-seven percent of commercial fleet drivers say the benefits of safety technology outweigh privacy concerns, according to a new survey of 267 field service professionals from GPS tracking firm Linxup.

Nearly half of drivers report dash cam footage cleared them in accident disputes

Forty-four percent of respondents said they or a coworker had been involved in an accident where dash cam footage or GPS tracking worked in their favor during an insurance claim or legal dispute. When asked what would most improve their day-to-day work, 29% ranked "protection if something goes wrong" as their top choice, followed by 27% who cited "fewer accidents."

Tampa – September 07, 2026 -- A-LIGN, a cybersecurity compliance firm serving more than 6,400 organizations worldwide, has acquired offensive and defensive security specialist Pathfynder, extending its portfolio beyond audits into penetration testing and adversary emulation.

A-LIGN adds veteran-owned offensive security team to its compliance business

Pathfynder, a veteran-owned firm, employs specialists with military and intelligence community backgrounds delivering network, cloud, and web application penetration testing, red team operations, adversary emulation, and forensics and incident response services.