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Lafayette, Ind. – September 19, 2026 -- Valley Oaks Health has secured $828,375 through the Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-being (GROW) Region 3 Grant to expand integrated healthcare access across rural northwest central Indiana.

Funding stems from a $206.9 million federal transformation program

The award is part of the Indiana Rural Health Transformation Program (Indiana RHTP), a statewide initiative fully funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under a financial assistance award totaling $206,927,896.80. CMS/HHS covers 100 percent of the program, which spans five years and targets healthcare infrastructure, workforce development, and regional collaboration.

Seattle – September 19, 2026 -- Summit Fire & Security LLC has opened eight new branch locations across Washington state and O'ahu, Hawaii, expanding its fire protection, security, and marine services footprint into two new states.

Five branches target Washington's commercial and industrial corridors

North Seattle, South Seattle, and Mount Vernon offices will cover Western Washington, serving commercial, marine, and multi-tenant clients with inspection, maintenance, monitoring, and installation of life safety systems. Pasco and Spokane branches extend coverage into Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.

Hawaii office reaches four islands from a single O'ahu base

The new O'ahu location will provide fire protection and security services across Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands, marking Summit's entry into the Pacific island market.

Austin, Texas – September 19, 2026 -- T3 Services Group has acquired Element Home Services, expanding its residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical platform to eight partner companies across seven states.

Element brings four branches across the Mountain West region

Founded in 2016, Element operates branches in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Durango, Colorado; St. George, Utah; and Prescott, Arizona. The company provides around-the-clock repair, maintenance and replacement services for residential customers.

T3 Services Group CEO cites strong culture and community ties as deal rationale

"Jon and Jaimie have built an exceptional company with a strong culture, talented people and a genuine commitment to the communities they serve," said Joe Finney, chief executive officer of T3 Services Group. Finney said the acquisition expands T3's Mountain West presence.

Knoxville – September 19, 2026 -- Explore Industries has expanded into the packaged pool market, adding steel walls and vinyl liners to its product portfolio and hiring two industry veterans to lead the new business unit.

Explore Industries adds packaged pools to a portfolio previously focused on fiberglass

The company said the move creates synergies with its dealer network, many of whom already sell both fiberglass and packaged pools, allowing dealers to match buyers with products fitting their budget and preferences. Explore also cited alignment with its existing pool equipment and Integra Pool Covers businesses as a driver for the expansion.

Danville, Calif. – September 19, 2026 -- RateSecure Financial is closing complex mortgage loans in under 10 days for Silicon Valley founders, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth borrowers who fall outside traditional agency underwriting standards.

RateSecure splits Non-QM lending into two distinct market segments

The California-licensed lender, holding NMLS #2815879 and CA DFPI License #60DBO-217750, identifies a divide in the expanding Non-QM sector: traditional alternative-credit lending for borrowers with weaker credit, and a private-bank-style model for financially strong borrowers with complex income structures. Gurp Bhandal, Founder and CPO of RateSecure, said the company was built specifically around the second segment.

Washington – September 19, 2026 -- Lyntris Inc. (NYSE: LYNX) has been selected by Intuitive Machines to supply S-, X-, and Ka-band antenna feed systems for large-aperture antennas across its expanding global ground network.

Intuitive Machines picks Lyntris for tri-band feed systems across its worldwide ground stations

The ground network, built by Intuitive Machines, delivers continuous line-of-sight communications with the Moon and beyond through stations located strategically around the world. The infrastructure is designed to increase visibility across major Earth-viewing arcs, boost contact opportunities for lunar and deep-space missions, and expand capacity for communications, data transport, and position, navigation, and timing services.

Pittsburgh – September 19, 2026 -- A Canadian inventor from Chateauguay, QC, has filed a patent-pending design for the SPY SEAT, a seating attachment that lets anglers sit or lean while fishing from a paddleboard instead of standing.

Design eliminates the need to stand while paddleboard fishing

The SPY SEAT attaches to a paddleboard to give users a stable, comfortable seating position, freeing both hands for casting and reeling. The inventor said the goal was to add stability and support that standard paddleboards lack during fishing use.

Inventor submits design through InventHelp's Toronto office

The concept was developed and submitted through InventHelp's Toronto sales office. A working prototype and technical drawings have been produced and are available for review by interested parties.

Pittsburgh – – September 19, 2026 -- A Windsor, Ontario-based inventor has filed a patent-pending design for COOL SCREEN, a protective cover engineered to shield air conditioning units from weather exposure and debris clogs.

Design targets AC unit longevity and energy efficiency

The invention aims to reduce premature wear on outdoor AC units by blocking environmental debris that typically causes clogs and efficiency losses. By maintaining unobstructed airflow, the product could lower the energy costs tied to reduced compressor performance over time.

Product built for homeowner installation without technical expertise

COOL SCREEN features a durable construction designed for straightforward use, positioning it for the residential HVAC maintenance market. A prototype and technical drawings are available for review by interested manufacturers.

Vancouver – September 19, 2026 -- Blast Resources Inc. (CSE: BLST, FRA: O0E, OTCQB: BLSRF) has identified a prominent tectonic break extending roughly 10 kilometres through its Wales Lake, Brazier South and Britts Lake claim groups, a structural feature the company says could host uranium-precipitating fluid pathways.

Tectonic break spans claims MC00016517 to MC00016514

The northwest-to-southeast trending break sits in bedrock, buried beneath surface cover, and runs through the Wales Lake Uranium Project claims east of the Clearwater Domain. The property lies within the Patterson Lake Corridor, the same regional setting hosting Paladin's Triple R deposit and NexGen's Arrow deposit.

Fremont – September 19, 2026 -- Delta Electronics announced a system-level infrastructure approach to accelerate deployment of AI factories built on the NVIDIA DSX AI Factory Platform, integrating power delivery from onsite energy sources down to the chip level to raise token output per megawatt.

Delta's 800 VDC architecture cuts conversion stages and hits 98% power efficiency

The company's 800 VDC power architecture reduces conversion stages between facility power and compute, delivering up to 98% power conversion efficiency while responding to GPU load transients. High-density In-Row systems can deliver up to 800 kW in a single power rack. At the board level, Delta's 800 VDC DC-DC distribution technology steps down directly to 50 VDC or 12 VDC with peak efficiency reaching 98.5%.

Miami – September 19, 2026 -- Boats Group has expanded eligibility for co-op reimbursement to dealers across six Malibu Boats Group brands, allowing them to recoup 50% of costs for platform membership and digital marketing solutions.

Six Malibu-owned brands gain co-op access to Boats Group marketing tools

The program, officially launched at the Cobalt Dealer Meeting last week, covers authorized dealers representing Malibu, Axis, Pathfinder, Cobia, Pursuit and Cobalt. Eligible dealers can now claim 50% co-op reimbursement through Malibu's existing dealer co-op program for Boats Group membership fees and qualifying digital marketing products, including New Boat Listings, Spotlight Listings, Homepage Hero advertising and Geo/Precision Targeting campaigns.

Henderson, Nev. – September 19, 2026 -- PDS Health provided $22.8 million in donated dental services to 5,863 patients nationwide during its 16th annual Smile Generation Serve Day, held throughout August.

More than 14,000 team members logged 83,549 volunteer hours in one month

The integrated healthcare support organization mobilized over 14,000 staff members across its network of affiliated practices to deliver free treatment to individuals facing barriers to dental care. Since the initiative launched in 2011, cumulative donated care has reached more than $117 million.

San Francisco – September 19, 2026 -- 2factor.finance has launched on Base to offer leverage for Coinbase's tokenized stocks at roughly 75 percent lower cost than comparable leveraged ETFs, targeting the $112 trillion pool of buy-and-hold capital that has historically been shut out of leveraged positions.

Leveraged ETFs cost investors an estimated $10 billion a year in financing charges

Across roughly $250 billion held in leveraged ETFs, investors pay an estimated $10 billion annually in financing costs above the risk-free rate, according to the company. Only about a third of single-stock leveraged ETFs have outperformed simply holding the underlying stock, and no crypto leveraged ETF has ever beaten spot over its own lifetime.

Miami – – September 19, 2026 -- Qtonic Quantum Corp launched QShield, a software-only post-quantum packet runtime for Linux hosts, and opened paid, operator-led engagements to enterprise and government buyers following a completed 72-hour endurance run that logged 4,107 successful periodic checks and zero failures.

QShield Launches With a Published, Verifiable Test Record

The September 13-16 endurance run connected two Linux hosts across separate AWS availability zones in Oregon, checking connectivity, service status and a 64 KiB transfer roughly every 63 seconds. All 4,107 checks reported success, zero ping loss was recorded, and both daemon paths hashed to the identified build at harvest with zero restarts. The 72-hour gate closed at 04:29 UTC on September 16, and the operator left the overlay running. Qtonic published the run log, build hash, checksums and a verifier that passes 11 of 11 checks so buyers can inspect the result independently.

Dallas – September 19, 2026 -- Softcat plc, a FTSE 250-listed UK IT infrastructure provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dallas-based GDT, creating a combined transatlantic technology solutions platform spanning North America, the UK and Ireland. The transaction is expected to close no later than the end of Q1 calendar year 2027, subject to customary regulatory filings and approvals.

Softcat targets North American scale after multi-year search

Softcat, ranked CRN's #1 VAR in the UK for three consecutive years, said the acquisition concludes a multi-year effort to find a North American partner with sufficient scale, technical depth and cultural fit to anchor its international growth strategy. Softcat Executive Director and CEO Graham Charlton said GDT met every benchmark the company sought, including established US enterprise customers, deep data center and networking expertise, and a customer-first culture matching Softcat's own.

Pittsburgh – September 19, 2026 -- InventHelp has submitted a patent-pending vehicle accessory called MAG SHADES, designed to reflect sunlight and UV rays while blocking snow and ice from work vehicles, and the design is now open for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers.

A 33-year mechanical engineer designed the shade to cut heat inside work vehicles

The inventor, based in New Port Richey, Florida, said the design responds to the physical toll of working in extreme heat, aiming to keep vehicle interiors cooler and protect upholstery from sun damage and fading.

The design creates a weather barrier for vehicle interiors year-round

MAG SHADES is built to serve as a dual-purpose barrier, deflecting sun and heat in warm months while keeping snow and ice off surfaces in winter conditions. The company positions it for vehicle owners and construction workers who rely on their vehicles as mobile job sites.

Riyadh – September 19, 2026 -- Tanmiah Food Company (TADAWUL: 2281) has inaugurated an Innovation Center at its Riyadh headquarters, consolidating its entire product R&D lifecycle into a single micro-laboratory-scale facility.

Tanmiah merges consumer insight, prototyping and market launch into one facility

The center integrates consumer insights, concept creation, project evaluation, prototype development, pilot trials, consumer validation and market launch within one ecosystem, replacing processes previously split across separate functions or external suppliers. By replicating Tanmiah's further-processing and marination capabilities at micro-laboratory scale, the company aims to cut lead times and move products from development directly into production.

Pittsburgh – September 19, 2026 -- An inventor from Clifford, Ontario, Canada, has developed a patent-pending grip-all stick called ULTIMATE GRIP, designed to improve control and safety for linesmen working from lift buckets on electric utility trucks.

Design targets stability and reduced physical strain during utility work

The device improves grip and manipulation of the grip-all stick, adding stability, balance, and control for workers performing cover-up, grounding, and transformer tasks. The inventor stated the goal was to give linesmen a significantly improved tool for safer, more efficient operations from utility lift buckets.

Prototype and technical drawings available for manufacturer review

A durable, easy-to-use design makes the invention suitable for electric power companies and linesmen. A prototype model and technical drawings are available upon request for manufacturers or marketers evaluating the product.

Abbott Park – September 19, 2026 -- Abbott's board of directors declared a quarterly common dividend of 63 cents per share, payable Nov. 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Abbott extends its dividend streak to 411 consecutive quarters since 1924

The payout marks the 411th consecutive quarterly dividend issued by the company, an unbroken record dating back more than a century.

Abbott has raised its payout for 54 straight years, retaining Dividend Aristocrat status

The company has increased its dividend annually for 54 consecutive years, qualifying it for continued membership in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, which requires at least 25 years of consecutive annual increases.

London – September 19, 2026 -- Magentic, a London and New York-based provider of AI digital workers for industrial operations, has closed an $18 million Series A round led by Felicis, with participation from existing backers Sequoia Capital and The Westly Group. The raise comes one year after the company's July 2025 launch and will fund expansion of its AI agent workforce for procurement and supply chain teams at large manufacturers.