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San Jose, Calif. – September 23, 2026 -- Flatkey and Realset AI have raised $10 million in Series A funding after the AI infrastructure platform surpassed 10,000 developers in the two months since its July 2026 launch.

Flatkey consolidates over 100 AI models and 1,000 tools under one API key

The platform routes developer traffic to more than 100 official AI models from providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Kimi and GLM, alongside image and video models such as Seedance. It also connects developers to more than 1,000 AI tools spanning search, browsing, data enrichment and media generation, all billed through a single balance and invoice.

Lexington – September 23, 2026 -- Peachtree Entertainment has been named co-owner and exclusive operator of The Rail, a new 2,200-capacity live music venue rising within The Commons entertainment district in Lexington, Kentucky, with a grand opening set for early 2027.

Peachtree Entertainment takes operational control of a 2,200-capacity venue inside a 43-acre district

Under the partnership with developer The Commons, Peachtree Entertainment will run operations, marketing, sponsorship and select programming for The Rail. The venue sits within The Commons, a 43-acre mixed-use entertainment district on a former tobacco processing campus one mile from downtown Lexington, developed by Turner Properties. More than thirty businesses already operate on the campus.

Washington – September 23, 2026 -- George Guszcza, President and CEO of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), has been appointed to the National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee (NCSTAC), a federal panel that guides the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on building failure investigations.

Committee advises NIST on probes into building failures causing mass casualties

NCSTAC operates under the National Construction Safety Team Act, which authorizes NIST to investigate building failures that result in substantial loss of life or pose significant public safety threats. Findings from these investigations feed into recommendations affecting national building codes, construction standards, and safety practices.

Los Angeles – – September 23, 2026 -- LaserAway has opened its 232nd U.S. clinic in Lubbock, Texas, extending a 20-year run without a single location closure since its 2006 founding.

Lubbock clinic expands LaserAway's footprint to 36 states

The new site at 4210 82nd St, #206, Lubbock, TX 79423, will offer laser hair removal, Botox, dermal fillers, skin rejuvenation, and body contouring treatments including CoolSculpting and Thermage. It will also add LaserAway Wellness Injections administered by licensed medical staff.

Company scales from one West Hollywood clinic to 232 locations

LaserAway was founded in 2006 by Dr. Roy Winston and brothers Scott, Brock, and Todd Heckmann, starting with a single clinic on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, CA. The company remains privately owned and operated, with no franchised locations, and now operates across 36 states.

Grand Rapids, Mich. – September 23, 2026 -- Mercantile Bank is deploying $150,000 in matching grants to eight Michigan nonprofit organizations through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis Community Multiplier Member Match Program, targeting affordable housing gaps statewide.

Mercantile Bank channels $150,000 through FHLBank Indianapolis matching program

The Community Multiplier program allows member financial institutions to support affordable housing nonprofits via matching grants. Mercantile's funding will back initiatives spanning housing stability, housing counseling and education, organizational capacity building, and affordable housing development and preservation.

Knoxville, Tenn. – September 23, 2026 -- ResultStack has completed a national benchmark evaluating hundreds of convenience-store brands to rank the 100 strongest digital ecosystems in the industry, with results to be shared privately at NACS 2026 in Las Vegas.

Benchmark evaluates connectivity, not just app features

The Top 100 C-Store Digital Ranking assesses mobile, loyalty, payments, ordering, personalization, rewards, partnerships and connectivity as an integrated system rather than isolated tools. ResultStack, whose team combines more than 50 years of operator-side convenience retail experience, built the framework to measure how effectively these capabilities work together across the customer journey.

Aurora, Colo. – September 23, 2026 -- Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz report a 100% 24-hour survival rate among 26 Ukrainian military personnel who received drone-delivered freeze-dried plasma at the point of injury, a preliminary finding from an ongoing study testing whether unmanned aircraft can bring blood products to critically injured patients before conventional evacuation reaches them.

Drones carry Octapharma-donated plasma to front-line medics in Ukraine

The freeze-dried plasma, donated by global pharmaceutical company Octapharma, is packaged for transport and flown by drone to medical teams operating near the point of injury. Unlike fresh frozen plasma, which requires freezing and thawing, the freeze-dried version can be stored at room temperature and prepared rapidly for administration, addressing a logistical barrier the FDA has identified for battlefield, remote and disaster settings.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- Boeing and Turkish Airlines finalized an order for up to 150 737 MAX aircraft, the flag carrier's largest single-aisle purchase from the U.S. planemaker.

Turkish Airlines locks in 100 firm 737-8 jets plus 50 options

The agreement covers 100 firm 737-8 airplanes and options for an additional 50 737 MAX jets. Turkish Airlines also secured substitution rights allowing it to swap orders for the 737-10, the largest MAX variant, giving the carrier flexibility to add capacity across its route network.

Deal signed in presence of Turkish President Erdoğan

The order was concluded in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following discussions the two companies initiated in 2025. The purchase extends a partnership that already includes a 2025 order for up to 75 787 Dreamliners.

New York – September 23, 2026 -- BlueVoyant has launched one of the first deployment solutions for Microsoft's newly announced Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC) in Microsoft Defender, targeting enterprises running Microsoft 365 E5, E7 and Defender Suite licenses. The Microsoft Defender XDR ISOC Deployment Service is designed to help organizations merge SIEM and extended detection and response (XDR) functions inside the Defender portal, creating a shared data foundation for security teams and AI agents.

Portland, Ore. – – September 23, 2026 -- Asian Hall of Fame (AHOF) will host its annual Power of Portland gala at Waverley Country Club on September 25, raising funds for 100 National Scholarship Awards benefiting women in tech, entertainment and sports.

Scholarship fund draws applicants from 32 states and Puerto Rico

The awards support qualified women from all racial and ethnic backgrounds seeking to remain in school and advance career goals in technology, entertainment and sports sectors. KOIN 6 Anchor Elizabeth Dinh will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the event, which runs from a 4:30 p.m. red carpet preshow through a dinner program ending at 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles – September 23, 2026 -- Tangram Interiors, a Steelcase dealer generating nearly $300 million in annual sales, has completed a management buyout installing company president Nick Meter as chief executive, succeeding Joe Lozowski after his 25-year tenure at the helm.

Meter acquires significant ownership stake from the Lozowski family

Meter led the buyout, taking a significant equity position in the firm previously held by the Lozowski family, which retains a minority interest. Lozowski will remain involved as an executive advisor during the transition, and family members continue to be active in the business.

Orlando, Fla. – September 23, 2026 -- Oracle unveiled Oracle Health Oncology EHR, a new ambulatory electronic health record system purpose-built for cancer care, combining oncology-specific workflows with AI-driven clinical intelligence at the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit.

Oracle targets fragmented oncology data with unified patient timelines

The platform is designed to consolidate cancer diagnoses, chemotherapy regimens, laboratory and imaging results, medications, referrals, and insurance requirements into a single chronological record spanning inpatient and outpatient settings. Oracle states that fragmented information currently forces clinicians to spend time reassembling patient context while patients repeatedly recount their medical history across care settings.

Howell, Mich. – September 23, 2026 -- Ninety-one percent of U.S. wholesale Christmas tree growers plan to hold or lower prices for the 2026 season, up from 84% a year earlier, according to the Real Christmas Tree Board's fifth annual grower survey.

Growers absorb rising input costs instead of passing them to retailers

The survey of 47 wholesale growers, representing roughly half to two-thirds of the U.S. real Christmas tree market, found that despite continued year-over-year increases in input costs, most producers are choosing to absorb them rather than raise wholesale prices. Marsha Gray, executive director of the Real Christmas Tree Board, said the outlook reflects the industry's consistency for both first-time buyers and returning customers.

Hong Kong – September 23, 2026 -- Regent Hong Kong has opened The Terrace, a new indoor-outdoor waterfront venue positioned above Victoria Harbour, adding a 290-square-metre (3,122-square-foot) events space to the hotel's commercial portfolio.

Venue capacity targets both large-scale receptions and intimate corporate gatherings

The Terrace accommodates up to 250 guests for cocktail-style receptions and up to 108 guests for seated banquets, giving Regent Hong Kong a flexible asset for weddings, private dinners, milestone celebrations, VIP receptions, product launches and brand experiences.

Hilton Head Island, S.C. – September 23, 2026 -- FirstService Residential has secured a full-service property management contract for Sea Crest Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, expanding its footprint in the coastal luxury community sector.

Board Awards Contract After Lagoon Repair Project

FirstService Residential initially partnered with the Sea Crest board to manage a large lagoon reparation project. Based on that performance, the board decided to hire the firm for ongoing full-service management of the community.

Sea Crest Offers Oceanfront Amenities in Forest Beach District

Located in the Forest Beach area of Hilton Head, Sea Crest features two outdoor pools with ocean views, a fitness center with a therapy pool, a poolside restaurant and beach bar, and garden areas.

Portland, Ore. – September 23, 2026 -- Nearly half of all calls to US businesses -- 47% -- occur outside traditional Monday-to-Friday working hours, according to new call data from AnswerConnect covering 5,906,476 minutes of call logs between April and June 2026.

The finding indicates a widening gap between when companies operate and when customers actually try to reach them, with businesses that limit availability to standard hours risking missed leads, sales, and referrals to competitors who answer around the clock.

One customer converted four after-hours calls into roughly $200,000 in business

AnswerConnect reported that a single client generated approximately $200,000 in return from just four calls, illustrating how a small number of captured after-hours conversations can carry outsized commercial value.

Houston – September 23, 2026 -- PCS Software has launched PCS Advantage, a benefit program that pools the purchasing power of its entire customer base to secure enterprise-level pricing on fuel, lodging and driver recruiting for small and mid-sized carriers. Three benefits are live immediately for all active PCS customers, with additional categories in development.

Collective scale unlocks discounts previously reserved for the largest fleets

Negotiated national rate programs have historically required volume that individual mid-market operators could not reach on their own. PCS Software aggregates demand across its full customer community and negotiates contracts on that combined basis, then passes the terms back to each enrolled carrier regardless of fleet size.

Montreal – September 23, 2026 -- Seventy-seven percent of organizations experienced at least one Microsoft 365 governance incident in the past year, even as two-thirds now run multiple AI tools against the same tenant content, according to the second annual State of M365 report released by ShareGate.

Three-quarters of organizations report Microsoft 365 governance incidents in the past year

The survey of nearly 1,800 IT professionals and leaders across nine countries found 38% left former employees or guests with access they should have lost, 35% hit an audit or compliance gap, and 26% had sensitive content reach the wrong people. A fifth incident category -- users unable to find content -- was reported by 41% but excluded from the headline figure, which would otherwise reach 82%.

Los Angeles – September 23, 2026 -- Fashion Trust U.S. has appointed Dr. Omar Mir to its Board of Directors and named him the lead figure behind its 2027 Sustainability Award, the nonprofit fashion platform announced.

Mir takes charge of the nonprofit's sustainability honor for emerging U.S. designers

The Sustainability Award recognizes American designers advancing responsible luxury and ethical production. Tania Fares, Founder of Fashion Trust U.S., said Mir brings "a rare combination of global perspective, intellectual curiosity, and a genuine commitment to the next generation" to the role.

Prior award recipients include Batsheva Hay, Nana Kwame Adusei and AnOnlyChild designers

Laura Brown presented the inaugural 2024 award to Batsheva Hay of Batsheva. Kate Hudson handed the 2025 honor to Nana Kwame Adusei of Kwame Adusei, and Jodie Turner-Smith presented the 2026 award to Maxwell Osborne and Kristy Chen of AnOnlyChild.

Washington – September 23, 2026 -- Blue Star Families will host its 2026 Welcome Week from September 26 through October 4, mobilizing hundreds of events nationwide to support the more than 600,000 military-connected families who relocate annually. Presenting sponsor Target will anchor the effort alongside corporate partners including Macy's, Starbucks, CSX, Chobani, Mondelez International, Leonardo DRS, Morgan Stanley, T-Mobile and Amazon.

Target volunteers to assemble 1,000 pantry kits at each of two marquee events

The campaign will open aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego on September 28 and close at the Virginia Air & Space Science Center in Hampton, Virginia, on October 5. At both sites, hundreds of Target employee volunteers will assemble and distribute 1,000 pantry kits containing Target-owned brand food essentials for families who recently completed a permanent change of station move to the San Diego and Hampton Roads regions.