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Vancouver – September 23, 2026 -- NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWPX) has appointed John Schillie as Vice President and General Manager of NWPX Park, placing a 28-year infrastructure operations veteran in charge of the unit's three Texas manufacturing facilities.

Schillie takes over operations spanning Houston, San Antonio and Ferris, Texas

Based in Houston, Schillie will split his time across the three NWPX Park sites, which design, manufacture and service engineered solutions for water distribution and management, wastewater pretreatment and stormwater quality applications.

Waltham, Mass. – September 23, 2026 -- Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, the company announced.

Veralto sets October 30 payout date for shareholders of record

The dividend will be paid on October 30, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2026. Veralto, a global provider of water and product quality solutions, reports annual sales of approximately $5.5 billion.

Board decision reflects routine capital return to investors

The Waltham, Massachusetts-headquartered company employs approximately 17,000 associates globally. Veralto's board authorized the payout as part of its ongoing quarterly dividend program.

MINNEAPOLIS – September 23, 2026 -- The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) installed six new officers and two new trustees during its Leadership Conference on September 18 in Shoreview, formally launching the 2026-2027 governance term.

Dr. John Noack takes over as MDA president for the 2026-2027 term.

Dr. Noack, of Professional Dental Group in Northfield, assumes the top leadership post. Dr. Aruna Rao of Koala Dental Care in St. Cloud was installed as president-elect, positioning her to succeed Noack next term.

Five additional officers complete the new executive slate.

Dr. Loren Taple of Northwood Dental in Eagan was named first vice president, and Dr. Nathan Pedersen of Dental Health Service in Hibbing was named second vice president. Dr. Brandon Ulstad of Madison Dental Clinic in Madison will serve as Speaker of the House, while Dr. Alejandro Aguirre of Plymouth was appointed treasurer.

Vancouver – September 23, 2026 -- OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC) (NYSE: OGC) confirmed that President and CEO Gerard Bond will retire in April 2027, ending a five-year tenure that saw the gold and copper producer post sustained gains in operational and financial performance.

Board Hires Spencer Stuart to Lead Global CEO Search

OceanaGold's Board of Directors has engaged Spencer Stuart, an international executive search firm, to evaluate internal and external candidates for the top role. Bond has agreed to remain CEO through his departure in the second quarter of 2027 and will subsequently serve as Special Advisor to the Board and his successor for a further six months to support the transition.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- Newmark Group has arranged a $482.5 million loan to finance The Stockman, Auberge Collection, an ultra-luxury ski-in, ski-out resort that recently broke ground in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The financing was provided by GoldenTree Asset Management, a global asset manager with approximately $70 billion in assets under management, on behalf of developer Stockman Development LLC, led by Marquee Development.

Newmark team structures nine-figure debt package for mountain resort sponsor

Newmark Co-President of Global Debt & Structured Finance Jordan Roeschlaub led the deal alongside Vice Chairman Nick Scribani, Managing Director Tyler Dumon and Director Holden Witkoff.

Jacksonville, Fla. – September 23, 2026 -- Mattamy Homes' Jacksonville Division has been named one of the First Coast's Best Places to Work for 2026 by the Jacksonville Business Journal, with the honor determined entirely through confidential employee surveys.

Independent research firm surveys drive the workplace ranking

The Best Places to Work program relies on confidential employee surveys conducted by an independent workplace research firm, allowing staff to submit candid feedback on dozens of factors including leadership effectiveness, professional development, and compensation and benefits alignment. Honorees are selected based directly on these survey results rather than employer nominations.

Vancouver and Glil Yam, Israel – September 23, 2026 -- IM Cannabis Corp. (Nasdaq: IMCC) has regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price rule, closing a deficiency matter that had threatened its listing status on the exchange.

Nasdaq confirms compliance after 18-day trading streak

The company received written notice from Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on September 23, 2026, confirming it met the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement under Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). The determination followed 18 consecutive business days, from August 27 to September 22, 2026, during which the closing bid price of IMC's ordinary shares stayed at or above $1.00.

Greenwich, Conn. – September 23, 2026 -- AdminaHealth has launched an AI-powered data assistant for Enterprise customers of its Billing Suite, letting users query billing, enrollment, and reconciliation data using plain-language questions instead of navigating reports screen by screen.

Assistant answers billing queries directly from workspace records

Users can ask what a group's bill totaled for a given month, where a mid-period adjustment originated, or which member's coverage changed, and receive a direct answer drawn from that workspace's data.

Oakland, Md. – – September 23, 2026 -- First United Corporation (NASDAQ: FUNC) will pay a cash dividend of $0.28 per share on November 2, 2026, its Board of Directors confirmed.

Board approves quarterly payout tied to October record date

Shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 19, 2026, will be eligible to receive the $0.28-per-share distribution. First United Corporation is the parent of First United Bank & Trust, a Maryland-chartered trust company with commercial banking powers.

Dallas – September 23, 2026 -- Apex Dental Partners has been named No. 3,850 on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, marking its eighth consecutive year on the ranking after posting 67% revenue growth over the past three years.

Apex secures its eighth straight Inc. 5000 placement on sustained revenue growth

The Dallas-based dental partnership organization, which supports dentists and affiliated practices, achieved the 67% three-year revenue growth figure that placed it at No. 3,850 on the annual list published by Inc. magazine. The Inc. 5000 ranks privately held U.S. companies strictly by percentage revenue growth over a three-year period, making Apex's eight consecutive appearances a marker of consistent expansion in the fragmented dental services sector.

Peterborough, England – September 23, 2026 -- Approximately 1.8 million households moved home in England in 2024-25, according to the English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025, yet no single government process updates a resident's address across all public records, a new analysis from Sloth Move shows.

Driving records carry a £1,000 penalty risk for unreported address changes

Current GOV.UK DVLA guidance, checked August 2026, states that motorists can be fined up to £1,000 for failing to notify the agency of an address change. Drivers must update their driving licence separately from the V5C vehicle log book, and depending on circumstances may also need to amend vehicle tax Direct Debit details and personalised registration documentation tied to the same household move.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- Best Buddies International expects to raise $4 million for programs supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through its 2026 Best Buddies Challenge: New York, set for October 3.

Chris Froome and Alberto Contador will lead 750 riders, runners and walkers at the second annual New York event.

The two Tour de France champions will pace hundreds of cyclists from a New York City starting line on the flagship 100-mile route, which crosses the George Washington Bridge and continues through the Hudson River Valley to Bear Mountain State Park. Riders then pass through Harriman State Park before finishing at Glenmere Mansion in the Ramapo Mountains. Shorter 72-mile and 33-mile routes are also offered, alongside run and walk options open to participants of all ages and abilities.

Las Vegas – September 23, 2026 -- Genzeon has been named UiPath's 2026 Industry Impact Partner of the Year for Healthcare and Life Sciences, recognizing five years of joint automation work that has processed hundreds of thousands of healthcare transactions annually.

The award was presented at UiPath FUSION 2026 and cited Genzeon's role in converting AI and robotic process automation into measurable financial and operational outcomes for payers, providers and life sciences clients.

Prior authorization platform handles 450,000 cases annually under CMS mandate

For the CMS WISeR program, Genzeon and UiPath built prior authorization infrastructure processing more than 450,000 cases per year across 17 high-risk service categories. The system automates 85% to 90% of routine determinations while meeting mandatory 72-hour turnaround windows and complying with FHIR and CMS-0057-F requirements.

Kitchener, ON – September 23, 2026 -- Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), has secured ISO 14001:2015 certification from TÜV Rheinland for its Environmental Management System, completing a trio of internationally recognized management certifications covering its global operations and maintenance (O&M) business.

TÜV Rheinland Audit Validates O&M Division's Environmental Controls

The certification followed an audit of Recurrent Energy's O&M division, confirming that its services for renewable energy and energy storage installations meet internationally recognized environmental management standards. It joins the company's existing ISO 9001 certification for Quality Management and ISO 45001 for Occupational Health and Safety.

Camden, N.J. – September 23, 2026 -- American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility in the United States, sent two senior executives to the Financial Research Institute's 35th Annual Public Utility Symposium in Columbia, Missouri, on September 23, 2026, to address surging data center water-energy demand and customer affordability pressures.

Illinois American Water President Warns of AI-Driven Load Growth

Rebecca Losli, President of Illinois American Water, joined the "Intercepting the New Reality" panel, focusing on AI-related load requests, global supply chain constraints, and the water-energy requirements tied to data center expansion. The session placed utility infrastructure planning directly against the accelerating power and water needs of hyperscale computing facilities.

September 23, 2026 – New York -- Funders for Mutual Aid in Sudan, a coalition coordinated by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), has mobilized more than $16 million for community-based relief groups and pledged an additional $5 million in flexible funding by the end of 2027.

Clinton Global Initiative honors Sudanese responders with 2026 Citizen Award

Former President Bill Clinton presented the Clinton Global Citizen Award to Sudan's community-based mutual aid groups at the CGI 2026 Annual Meeting in New York, recognizing networks such as the Emergency Response Rooms that have delivered food, education and other services to more than 20 million people since the civil war began in April 2023.

Dallas – September 23, 2026 -- LeoSight has partnered with Axis Communications to natively integrate Axis video management and body-worn camera systems into LeoCommand, its situational awareness platform for public safety agencies.

Axis video feeds now merge with officer and vehicle data on a single operational map

The integration pulls live video, metadata, and sensor intelligence from AXIS Camera Station Pro, Axis IP cameras, and Axis body-worn solutions directly into LeoCommand. This visual data joins officer locations, vehicle telemetry, drone feeds, and other connected public safety systems on one unified operational map, according to the companies.

Sunnyvale, Calif. – September 23, 2026 -- Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) has certified its EDA flows on TSMC's A14 process node and expanded a multi-die design collaboration covering agentic AI workflows, integrated voltage regulators on CoWoS® packaging, and co-packaged optics support for TSMC's COUPETM technology.

A14 certification covers digital and analog flows for next-generation chip designs

Synopsys said its certified flows now span implementation through signoff on TSMC's A14 node, including a new device routing enablement milestone for analog place-and-route automation. The companies frame the milestone as critical to speeding customer adoption of advanced process technology for AI and HPC applications.

Toronto – – September 23, 2026 -- PomeGran Inc. has launched The Fibre Files, a podcast series examining how fibre connectivity shapes economic development, entrepreneurship and education in rural and underserved Canadian communities.

PomeGran ties infrastructure rollout to community outcomes through new media platform

The series is hosted by broadcaster Sam Laprade and sponsored by PomeGran, a fibre-centric broadband infrastructure provider active in rural Quebec and Northern Ontario. Episodes will stream on Spotify and on YouTube via NIVO, PomeGran's consumer internet service provider brand, with distribution across both companies' digital channels.

Inaugural episode features strategy consultancy partner on rural entrepreneurship

The first episode, "Beyond Broadband: What Connectivity Means to Rural Communities,

Columbus, Ohio – September 23, 2026 -- Bay Crane Companies will offer its entire surplus fleet at a no-reserve absolute auction on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern, after selecting Jeff Martin Auctioneers to run the sale.

Bay Crane liquidates excess iron following recent acquisitions

The Bay Crane Companies – Absolute Strategic Fleet Update Auction stems from a series of recent acquisitions that left the company with surplus equipment. Bay Crane, ranked the third-largest crane rental company in North America, is marketing the excess inventory to keep its fleet aligned with growth plans rather than carrying idle assets.