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Buywander, Auction Marketplace for Returned Goods, Raises $21M in Series A Funding
Buywander, the auction-based marketplace for returned and overstocked retail inventory, today announced its $21M Series A funding round, bringing the company's lifetime funding to $28M. The round was led by Madrona Venture Group and Inspired Capital. Previous investors include Triple Impact Capital, Silence Ventures, Data Tech Fund and Animal Capital, along with a group of angel investors.
By Buywander · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Falling Rates of Insurance Claim Denials Fail to Drive Better Financial Performance for Hospitals, Health Systems and Medical Practices, According to a Kodiak Solutions Analysis
The constant tug of war between health systems and health insurers over medical claims doesn’t end when insurers transmit payments, as proprietary data from the Kodiak Platform show.
By Kodiak Solutions · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Workiva Advances Regulatory Work with AI Innovation
Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK), a leading, audit-ready platform for trust, transparency, and accountability, unveiled dozens of new product and platform innovations at Amplify 2026, the company’s annual conference attended by thousands of finance, accounting, sustainability, risk, and compliance leaders.
By Workiva Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
OpenArt Introduces OpenArt Arena, a New AI Model Benchmark Tailor-Made for and by Creatives
OpenArt AI, the all-in-one AI creative platform and AI video generator that is changing the way visual stories are told for over 8 million monthly active users, today announced OpenArt Arena, a new AI image and video model leaderboard and benchmark built for and by the creative communities that are increasingly using AI to supercharge their work. OpenArt Arena is designed to better serve the needs of creatives such as filmmakers, advertisers, creators, and storytellers of all kinds as the first leaderboard based on expert-led, task-specific evaluation. OpenArt Arena is available at openart.ai/arena.
By OpenArt AI · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Smart Care Launches Turbo Tech for Speed Ovens and Coffee Equipment, Debuts Innovative Flat Rate Pricing for Speed Ovens Service
Smart Care Solutions (“Smart Care®”), the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive service for hot & cold side foodservice equipment, specialty coffee and beverage, standalone refrigeration, complex rack refrigeration, cold storage, and HVAC, today announced the launch of Turbo Tech™, Smart Care’s national service brand for speed ovens and coffee equipment that brings together five businesses under one name. As part of the launch, Smart Care introduced Turbo Tech One™, its innovative speed oven flat-rate pricing model that gives customers transparent, upfront pricing and greater cost predictability before work begins.
By Smart Care · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Powerhouse Appoints Sue McCarty as Chief Revenue Officer and Justin Figley as Chief Operating Officer
Powerhouse, a national leader in multi-site rollout, refresh, staffing, and merchandising solutions, today announced the appointments of Sue McCarty as Chief Revenue Officer and Justin Figley as Chief Operating Officer. Both promotions recognize proven leaders whose careers have been built almost entirely within Powerhouse's operations organization.
By Powerhouse · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
FuzeBox AI Executives to Headline Panel on AI Workflow Strategy at Global Gaming Expo 2026
FuzeBox AI today announced that its leadership team will take the stage at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2026, September 28 through October 1 at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas. The 60-minute moderated panel, titled "Workflows Before Bots: What Gaming Can Learn From Outside Industries About Making AI Actually Work," is featured as part of the Business Solutions & Tech track's Digital Technologies program.
By FuzeBox AI · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Topcon and Proceq Announce Collaboration for Subsurface Intelligence Applications in EMEA
Topcon Positioning Systems and Proceq, a Screening Eagle Company, are collaborating to enable Proceq advanced ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems to be used with Topcon GNSS solutions and mass data workflow software. The collaboration will support applications across infrastructure and construction projects in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
By Topcon Positioning Systems · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Transient Secures Investment from Nasdaq Ventures to Advance Bank-Grade Governance for Enterprise AI
Transient.AI (Transient), the secure AI operating system for regulated markets, today announced that Nasdaq Ventures has made a strategic investment in the company, joining lead investor NEXT Investors as part of its Series A. The investment marks a key milestone in Transient’s mission to deliver bank-grade, policy-driven AI governance across regulated global financial institutions.
By Transient.AI · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
GISEC 2026: Genians Introduces ‘Pinpoint Security Operations’ to Advance Sovereign Cybersecurity
Genians, a global leader in Network Access Control (NAC), will unveil the Genians Security Platform (GSP) at GISEC Global 2026, taking place September 16–18 in Dubai. Genians will exhibit with RAS Infotech, its strategic cybersecurity partner in the Middle East, at Stand H8-E130. GISEC Global brings together cybersecurity leaders across government, finance, energy, manufacturing, telecommunications, critical infrastructure, and other sectors from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
By Genians · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Clarion Partners, Vermilion Development and Quartz Lake Capital Celebrate the Grand Opening of The Duncan in Madison, Wisconsin
Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment manager and partially owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, Vermilion Development, a full-service real estate investment and development company, and Quartz Lake Capital, a private equity real estate investor and manager, recently hosted an official ribbon-cutting event with the residents, elected officials, distinguished guests, and project team at the newly opened multifamily community The Duncan, located within a federally-designated Qualified Opportunity Zone at 1625 Lock Lane in Madison, Wisconsin.
By Clarion Partners · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Caddo Appoints Peyton Weeks as New President
Caddo Sustainable Timberlands, LP (“Caddo”), the largest private timberland owner in Texas, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peyton Weeks as President. Peyton brings more than 25 years of experience in timberland management, forest operations and wood products manufacturing across Texas and Louisiana.
By Caddo Sustainable Timberlands, LP · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
ANV Launches ANV Comp and Appoints Leadership Team to Drive Growth
ANV Group Holdings Ltd. ("ANV"), the global insurance intermediary platform, today announced the rebranding of Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions (SCIS) as ANV Comp, following ANV's acquisition of the business in June 2026. With approximately $250 million of gross written premium in 2025, ANV Comp provides specialized workers' compensation solutions to middle-market employers through its established wholesale distribution network.
By ANV Group Holdings Ltd. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
MedZed Strengthens Leadership Team to Advance Operational Excellence and Growth
MedZed, a field-based provider of complex care management and wraparound social supports for the highest-risk, hardest-to-reach Medicaid members, announced today three additions to its senior leadership team as the company prepares for its next phase of growth.
By MedZed · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Databend Cloud Launches Agent Trace Solution for Production AI Agents
Databend Labs, the company behind Databend Cloud, today announced the Databend Cloud Agent Trace Solution, an end-to-end cloud data pipeline engineered to process and analyze agent trace data at production scale.
By Databend Labs · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
New Edelman Financial Engines Report Reveals America's Financial Confidence Gap
Americans want to be more engaged in their financial lives, but mounting economic pressures and uncertainty are making it harder to navigate their finances with the right level of confidence, according to new research released today by Edelman Financial Engines (EFE).
By Edelman Financial Engines · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Rubrik Adds New MCP Support to Expand Access to Agentic Cyber Resilience
Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, today announced Rubrik MCP (Model Context Protocol), giving an organization’s AI agents a secure, programmable path to Rubrik’s data, identity, and application intelligence. Support for MCP expands Rubrik AI, which is now trusted by one-third of its global customers, and unites Anthropic’s frontier models with Rubrik’s domain expertise and security guardrails—to deliver a multi-step reasoning agent engineered for critical incident response.
By Rubrik · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Airspan advances Air-to-Ground Communications Platform with Strato-Twin resulting from ARIA EndAP Program award
Airspan Communications Limited, a subsidiary of Airspan Networks Holdings LLC (“Airspan”), today announced it had been awarded £2.3 million to research and develop “Strato-Twin” - an AI-enabled digital twin for designing, simulating and optimizing High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) communications networks. Strato-Twin is being funded under the Enduring Atmospheric Platforms (EndAP) program of ARIA, the UK’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency, at Airspan’s UK R&D center of excellence for Air-to-Ground communications solutions, including HAPS and drones.
By Airspan Networks Holdings LLC. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Rubrik Unveils Rubrik Code Guardian, Harnessing Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 to Red-Team Code and Prioritize Cyber Risks
As autonomous agents make the digital world more dangerous, Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, unveils Rubrik Code Guardian, a custom Claude Mythos 5 harness that red-teams customers’ code based on an air-gapped copy of their repository.
By Rubrik · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
The Health Collaborative receives $150,000 investment from Covista, the parent company for Chamberlain University, to Expand Healthcare Career Exploration Opportunities for Greater Cincinnati Students
The Health Collaborative (THC) announced a $150,000 investment from Covista to expand healthcare career exploration opportunities for middle and high school students across Greater Cincinnati.
By Covista Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Beekman Group Portfolio Company Convenient Brands Divests IntelliPay, a Leader in Omnichannel, Fee-Based Payment Processing Solutions for Government, Education, and Other Diversified End Markets
Convenient Brands, Inc. (“Convenient Brands”), a provider of auto repair software and payment processing services, announced today that it has completed the sale of Convenient Payments, LLC, d/b/a IntelliPay (“IntelliPay”), a leader in omnichannel, integrated payment processing and payment management software for government agencies, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, and other merchants, to Priority Commerce.
By Convenient Brands, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Noibu Launches AI That Improves Your Ecommerce Store Every Day
Noibu, the platform for AI-powered ecommerce operations, today launched a set of six AI agents that close the gap between knowing what an online store could do better and actually doing it. The agents work inside the store's own behavioral, commercial, and technical data to find what's worth changing — a growth opportunity, an experiment worth running, an accessibility gap, a revenue-losing bug — then draft the change, ship it once a human approves, and measure the result against what it promised to move.
By Noibu · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
CLEAResult Québec Acquires GMI, Strengthening Its Presence in Québec's Energy Efficiency Market
CLEAResult Québec, a subsidiary of CLEAResult Canada, the country's largest energy efficiency, energy transition, and energy sustainability services provider, announced the acquisition of Groupe Marketing International, Inc. (GMI), a Québec-based customer care and operations partner with deep experience supporting energy efficiency programs in the province.
By CLEAResult Canada · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Fortell Sets New Hearing Aid Performance Records in Independent Testing
Fortell today announced that its Fortell AI Hearing Aids achieved the highest overall and speech-in-noise scores recorded by independent hearing aid testing laboratory HearAdvisor. Fortell exceeded HearAdvisor’s five-point scoring scale, earning an overall SoundScore of 6.0 and a speech-in-noise score of 6.4, surpassing a previous record of 4.5, making it HearAdvisor’s best performing hearing aid of 2026.
By Fortell · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Coherent Solutions Named the Twin Cities' Largest IT Consulting Firm, Signals a Market Shift From Hours to Outcomes
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal ranks Coherent Solutions first on its list of the Largest IT Consulting Firms in the Twin Cities. The ranking comes as the firm reshapes how it builds software, pointing to a shift toward value measured by outcomes at the top of the region's technology market.
By Coherent Solutions · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
COO Investor Alert: Levi & Korsinsky Notifies Investors of Investigation Into Cooper Companies (COO)
Cooper Companies (NASDAQ: COO) shareholders took losses when the stock sold off after the Company posted quarterly revenue of approximately $1.07 billion against consensus of roughly $1.10 billion -- a shortfall of about $30 million -- and told investors that U.S. channel inventory reductions at CooperVision would continue into the following quarter. If you suffered a loss on your Cooper Companies investment, you are encouraged to click here to submit your information. You may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
By Levi & Korsinsky, LLP · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Archer® Launches Archer Evolv™ AI Compliance, Bringing Runtime Guardrails to AI Governance
Every enterprise now runs two AI workforces. Employees prompt large language models and copilots all day, sharing contracts, customer records and source code. Agents act on the company's behalf at machine speed. Both take actions regulation and company policy already govern, and neither is stopped by a policy document. Risk, compliance and security teams already own the policies that govern this. What they have lacked is a way to enforce them at machine speed, in the moment a prompt reaches a model.
By Archer · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Shields Health Solutions Brings Clinical Teams and AI Together To Deliver Connected Performance Across the Specialty Care Continuum
Shields Health Solutions (Shields), the leading specialty pharmacy operating partner to over one-third of health systems nationwide, announced today the evolution of its integrated care model. The enhanced model introduces a new layer of AI and informed automation to its industry-leading clinical expertise to improve patient outcomes and care coordination, simplify operational complexity, and help deliver a more connected specialty care experience.
By Shields Health Solutions · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Alliant Insurance Services Adds Barrett Esarey to Los Angeles Employee Benefits Team
Barrett Esarey has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Los Angeles, he will serve a national client base, helping employers develop strategic benefits programs that address evolving workforce needs and support long-term business objectives.
By Alliant Insurance Services · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Rural Advocacy Group Communicating for America Announces $2 Million in Patient Medical Debt Relief
Communicating for America (CA), a nonprofit advocacy organization, today announced it will finance the cancellation of $2 million in medical debt for rural Minnesotans who are experiencing financial hardship. An estimated 1,800 families will benefit. CA has previously erased more than $8 million in medical debt for over 10,000 Minnesotans between 2022 and 2025.
By Communicating for America · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Morse Micro Names Byte Lab as the First European Wi-Fi HaLow Design Partner
Morse Micro, the world’s leading Wi-Fi HaLow silicon provider, today announced that Byte Lab has joined its Design Partner Program. Based in Zagreb, Croatia, Byte Lab designs, certifies, and manufactures electronic products under one roof, giving European customers a single route from concept to production.
By Morse Micro · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Urban Standard Capital Launches Dedicated Luxury Real Estate Lending Fund
Urban Standard Capital (“Urban Standard” or the “Firm”), a leading institutional real estate investment firm, today announced the launch of Urban Standard Capital Luxury Real Estate Lending Fund, LP (the “Fund”), an evergreen strategy focused on luxury residential lending in supply-constrained, high-barrier markets across the United States. Urban Standard originated loans across approximately 30 of the nation's most exclusive luxury markets spanning the Hamptons, Nantucket, Palm Beach, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Aspen, Vail and Jackson Hole, as well as other major markets including New York City, Los Angeles and Miami.
By Urban Standard Capital · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Venn Launches Blue Border for AI Governance & Security
Venn, the secure remote work company, today announced Blue Border™ for AI Governance & Security. The release extends Blue Border to let organizations with remote and distributed workforces govern and securely use AI on any laptop, whether or not the company owns or manages it.
By Venn · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
FTC Approves Renoa, The First New Apparel Fiber Classification in Nearly 25 Years, Made in the U.S. from Regenerated Textile Waste
Today, next-generation fiber producer, Everbloom, announces that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved renoa, a first-of-its-kind regenerated fiber, marking the first new apparel fiber classification approved by the agency in almost 25 years, the last being the approval of PLA in 2002. The approval establishes renoa as its own fiber category and paves the way for textile products containing renoa to be labeled and sold in the United States.
By Everbloom · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
U. S. Steel Receives Final Required Permit for State-of-the-Art Quench and Tempering Facility at Fairfield Tubular Operations
U. S. Steel announced today that it has received the air permit necessary to enter the next phase of construction of the new quench and tempering (Q&T) facility at its Fairfield Tubular Operations. The $475 million project will add in-house capacity for heat-treated product to support demand growth. It better positions U. S. Steel Tubular Operations as a supplier for major oil- and gas-producing basins, including the Permian, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, and Marcellus. The initial phases of construction began in July. The Q&T facility is expected to reach full production in 2029.
By United States Steel Corporation · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Zenity Earns Recognition in AI Agent Security Reports from Latio and SACR
Zenity, the leader in security and governance for AI agents, today announced recognition in two independent analyst reports examining the evolving AI agent security market. Latio’s new AI Security report highlights Zenity for the breadth of its platform and ability to secure AI agents across diverse enterprise technology environments, while Software Analyst Cyber Research (SACR) names Zenity a vendor with broad alignment to its ARISE: Agentic Runtime Identity Security Enforcement for Agents framework.
By Zenity · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
U.S. Bank Providing Opportunity to Win a Trip to Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles
U.S. Bank has launched its ultimate Super Bowl LXI Getaway, open to U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older, whether you're a current customer or not. One winner takes home the full package: two game tickets, round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations and $1,000 in spending money for the big weekend in Los Angeles.
By U.S. Bancorp · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Rebellions and ai& Partner to Bring Energy-Efficient AI Inference Infrastructure to Japan
Rebellions, a global leader in AI inference infrastructure, and ai&, a vertically integrated global AI technology company, are partnering to deploy Rebellions RebelRack within ai&’s heterogeneous infrastructure as part of the ai& inference service in Japan. The collaboration will give enterprises, government institutions, and developers access to Rebellions-powered inference deployed within the country, expanding locally available compute options while supporting Japan’s sovereign AI priorities.
By Rebellions · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
SPS Commerce Brings Network Intelligence to AI, Enabling Supply Chain Leaders to Turn Investment into Insight
SPS Commerce (NASDAQ: SPSC), the leading intelligent supply chain network, today announced a new wave of product innovation that combines agentic AI with the intelligence of a network trained on more real trading partner activity than any other, giving brands and retailers the data foundation to move from reactive supply chain management to proactive operations. Spanning fulfillment, onboarding, analytics, and supply chain visibility, the new suite of capabilities helps customers scale with confidence and make better and faster decisions across trading relationships.
By SPS Commerce · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Taylor Tomlinson Announces First Leg of Stand-up Tour ‘Nobody Asked You To Do That’
Celebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson is hitting the road once again, announcing the first leg of her highly anticipated new stand-up tour, Nobody Asked You To Do That coming to 22 cities. The nationwide run will bring Tomlinson’s sharp, candid, and unmistakably hilarious comedy to stages across the U.S., including a stop at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.
By AEG · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Hawk Ridge Systems Acquires TPM’s Manufacturing Division, Expanding Software Expertise Across the Southeast
Hawk Ridge Systems — a leading provider of engineering and manufacturing technology, services and training — has announced the acquisition of the manufacturing division of TPM, a respected technology provider based in South Carolina.
By Hawk Ridge Systems · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
APPA Conference Draws Record Turnout as Facilities Leaders Redefine Their Role on Campus
APPA, the association empowering the educational facilities community across North America, concluded its 2026 Annual Conference this July. The event drew 500 plus attendees from 47 U.S. states and 6 countries, representing 179 educational institutions and 111 business partners, underscoring the scale of the community APPA serves and the growing demand for the learning and peer networking opportunity the association provides. Follow APPA on LinkedIn for ongoing coverage of the conference and the association's programs.
By APPA · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Wurl Launches Content Intelligence Platform to Scale Advanced Targeting Across Streaming TV
Wurl, a leader in the streaming TV industry, today announced the launch of its Content Intelligence Platform, a new enrichment enablement solution designed to help demand-side platforms (DSPs) scale advanced targeting across connected TV (CTV). The offering creates a direct connection between streaming content intelligence and programmatic demand, unlocking new opportunities for how CTV inventory is understood, targeted, and activated.
By Wurl · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Bitwarden Announces Commitment to Achieve FedRAMP Class D (High) Certification
Bitwarden, the trusted leader in passkey, password, and secrets management, today announced its commitment to achieving Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®) Class D (High) Certification for its cloud-hosted Password Manager and Secrets Manager.
By Bitwarden · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
OpenEvidence and Penn Medicine Partner to Advance Medical Intelligence for Global Health
OpenEvidence, the most widely used medical AI and clinical decision-making tool among U.S. physicians, and Penn Medicine today announced a global partnership to bring AI-powered clinical decision support to Penn Medicine's more than 10,000 clinicians across its seven-hospital U.S. health system.
By OpenEvidence · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Cadia Grand Court Unveiled, Showcasing AI-Powered Approach to Residential Construction
AiWB, an AI-powered construction technology platform developed by Wan Bridge, today announced the start of development on Cadia Grand Court, a new 144-home build-to-rent community in Richmond, Texas.
By AiWB · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Eclipse Bank Selects Lumin Digital to Advance Its Digital Banking Strategy
Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions, today announced that Eclipse Bank has selected Lumin as its new digital banking provider. The Louisville, Kentucky-based community bank will use Lumin’s cloud-native platform to deliver a more customized, frictionless digital experience for its retail and commercial banking customers.
By Lumin Digital · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Clearwater Analytics Reports Agentic AI Now Running in Production Across Nearly 900 Clients
Clearwater Analytics announced today at Clearwater Connect 2026 that nearly 900 clients are now running agentic workflows in production on its platform, marking a shift to sustained, everyday use of AI across investment operations, risk, and private markets. The milestone arrives alongside Clearwater’s new global research report, GenAI and the Data Divide, unveiled at the event. The report surveyed institutional investors worldwide and found that 99% of institutional investors say that unreliable and opaque data is the biggest barrier to trusting AI outputs.
By Clearwater Analytics · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Pfizer Invites Public to Listen to Webcast of Pfizer Discussion at Healthcare Conference
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) invites investors and the general public to listen to a webcast of a discussion with Alexandre de Germay, Chief International Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President, at the J.P. Morgan U.S. All Stars 2026 Conference on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 11:50 a.m. BST.
By Pfizer Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
SentinelOne Named an AI Security Platform Leader in Latio 2026 AI Security Market Report
SentinelOne® (NYSE: S) has been named an AI Security Platform Leader by Latio in the analyst firm's 2026 AI Security Market Report. The new report maps key players in the AI security market by use case, spanning browsers, endpoint applications, cloud-hosted agent builders, third-party developer tools, and first-party AI usage.
By SentinelOne · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Xfinity and Comcast Business Services Now Available in Beaufort and Edisto, South Carolina
Comcast’s Xfinity today announced that more than 1,000 new homes and businesses in Beaufort and Edisto now have access to multi-gigabit Internet from America’s smartest and most reliable, converged network. The completed network expansions extend Xfinity’s fiber-powered network across South Carolina’s Lowcountry, reaching Beaufort County and the Charleston County portion of Edisto.
By Comcast Corporation · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
HopSkipDrive Debuts CareEngine, the Technology Platform Built to Keep Every Student Ride Coordinated
HopSkipDrive, the leader in safe, fast, and simple supplemental student transportation, today debuted CareEngine™, the technology platform that powers every HopSkipDrive ride. Purpose built for the complexity of school transportation, CareEngine connects school districts, schools, families, riders, CareDrivers, and HopSkipDrive's Safe Ride Support® team before, during, and after every ride, so everyone gets the information they need at the right time.
By HopSkipDrive · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Illumia Appoints Don Smith to Lead Higher Education Portfolio
Illumia, a leading provider of technology solutions that power payments, identity, commerce and foodservice operations across higher education, healthcare and corporate campuses, today announced the appointment of Don Smith to senior vice president & general manager, higher education. Smith will work across product, technology, commercial and customer teams to better connect Illumia’s products and experiences. The goal is to make it easier for colleges and universities to deliver a consistent experience across campus, adopt new capabilities, and build on existing technology investments as their needs evolve.
By Illumia · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
SupportNinja Launches MomentumLabs to Transform CX From the Inside
SupportNinja, a leading strategic outsourcing partner, today announced the launch of MomentumLabs, its embedded AI-powered CX transformation practice designed to help companies move beyond running day-to-day CX to continuously improving it. Working from inside the customer experience, seasoned CX practitioners combine NinjaAI, our human-in-the-loop (HITL) approach, hands-on execution, and strategic advising to uncover what’s holding CX back, develop solutions that address the underlying problems, and implement those solutions without disrupting day-to-day operations.
By SupportNinja · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Rancher’s Premium Smokehouse Partners With Houchens Food Group to Expand Across Its Vast Retail Footprint
Rancher’s Premium Smokehouse, the nation’s fastest-growing national smoked sausage brand, has partnered with Houchens Food Group to bring its authentic Texas smokehouse flavors to shoppers across Houchens’ expansive retail network beginning in October.
By Rancher’s Premium Smokehouse · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Harbor Capital Names Adela Ghinet Head of Thematic Solutions
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Harbor”), an asset manager focused on delivering differentiated investment solutions, today announced the appointment of Adela Ghinet as Head of Thematic Solutions, effective immediately.
By Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
AM Best to Join Captive Insurance Panel at SCCIA’s 2026 Annual Executive Educational Conference
AM Best will join a panel discussion on captive insurance ratings at the South Carolina Captive Association’s (SCCIA) 2026 Annual Executive Educational Conference, which will take place Sept. 28-30, 2026, in Charleston, SC.
By AM Best · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Dane Street Names Ted Smith Executive Vice President of IME Sales
Dane Street, a leading national provider of Independent Medical Exams (IMEs) and Peer Reviews to the Insurance and Healthcare markets, is pleased to announce the addition of Ted Smith to the Leadership team, as Executive Vice President of IME Sales.
By Dane Street · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Hamilton Lane Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deliver Investment Solutions to the Wealth Channel
Columbia Threadneedle Investments and leading private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) today announced a strategic collaboration to deliver innovative investment solutions to the wealth channel.
By Columbia Threadneedle Investments · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
MEFA Gift of College Card Sales Surpass $1.49 Million, Helping Families Save for College
Since becoming available two years ago, sales of MEFA Gift of College Cards have exceeded $1.49 million, reflecting strong interest in this innovative college savings gift option.
By MEFA · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Informa TechTarget Launches AI-driven ‘Buyer Intelligence’ Solution to Accelerate B2B GTM Workflows With Actionable, Person-Level Intent Data and Insights
Informa TechTarget (Nasdaq: TTGT)—an indispensable partner for B2B intelligence, media, and marketing solutions—today announced the launch of Buyer Intelligence: a holistic, AI skill-enhanced intelligence solution created to transform and accelerate how B2B organizations leverage intent data to fuel their go-to-market (GTM) systems. Built on Informa TechTarget's industry-leading person-level intent data—for which the company was recognized as both a Leader and Customer Favorite in the most recent Forrester Wave™: Intent Data Providers For B2B (Q1, 2025)—Buyer Intelligence integrates powerful AI functionality to accelerate time to insight and action to power a variety of activations for B2B marketing and sales teams.
By TechTarget, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Vistina Expands Structured Finance Platform with Appointment of Adrian Smith as Managing Director
Vistina, an investment bank specializing in strategic advisory, structured credit and asset-based financing and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoplon Capital, today announced that Adrian Smith has joined the firm as a Managing Director focused on structured finance.
By Vistina · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
New York Life Wealth Watch: Just 1 in 4 Americans Act on AI Financial Advice Without Seeking a Second Opinion, while 4 in 10 Gen Z Adults Say AI Makes Them More Likely to Seek Human Guidance
Most Americans who use AI for financial guidance do not act on it, according to the latest installment of New York Life Wealth Watch research. Among those who sought financial guidance from AI tools, 82% rated the quality of the advice as at least “good,” but only 23% accepted the advice and moved forward without first seeking additional validation.
By New York Life Insurance Company · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Mastercard Dreamonomics Research Finds U.S. Small Businesses Are Prioritizing Predictable Growth, With the TCS New York City Marathon Showing the Opportunity Major Moments Can Create
New North America findings from Mastercard’s Dreamonomics research show small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are redefining growth in a more demanding economy, prioritizing stability, preparedness and resilience over rapid expansion.
By Mastercard Investor Relations · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Phenom Named a 2026 Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive
Phenom, the leader in applied AI built to redesign work operations for hiring faster, developing better and retaining longer, today shared that its Voice Screening Agent has been named a Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive.
By Phenom · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Liquid Compute Launches with $15M to Build a Regulated Exchange for AI Infrastructure
Liquid Compute, a marketplace company building regulated venues for trading AI infrastructure, today emerged from stealth with $15 million in seed funding co-led by FirstMark and Chemistry, with participation from K8 Capital, Night Capital, TrueBridge, Brainchild Holdings, UFO Holdings, and angel Dmitry Balyasny.
By Liquid Compute · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Mastercard’s Dreamonomics Report Finds Small Business Owners Are Redefining Growth for a More Demanding Economy: 68% Prioritize Stability Over Speed, 89% Want More Digital Tools and 71% Say Cyber Protection Is a Priority
Small businesses are looking ahead with ambition — but they are also preparing for the pressure that comes when opportunity arrives. Mastercard today introduced Dreamonomics, a new global view of the forces reshaping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) perceptions and approach to growth. The research shows that SMEs are redefining growth as controlled momentum: 68% prioritize stability and predictability over fast growth, 54% actively avoid unnecessary financial risk and 61% are focused on deepening customer relationships rather than reaching as many customers as possible.
By Mastercard Investor Relations · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Americhem Launches nPure™ and nZorb™ Platforms for Embedded Performance in Fibers and Nonwovens
Americhem, a global leader in custom polymer solutions, today announced the launch of nPure™ and nZorb™, two complementary PFAS-free functional additive technologies designed to engineer performance within the polymer matrix. Developed for fiber and nonwoven applications, the technologies help manufacturers address two critical performance requirements: durable odor control and moisture management.
By Americhem · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Guidepost Solutions Earns Top Honor at 2026 US Outstanding Security Performance Awards
Guidepost Solutions, a global leader in domestic and international investigations, compliance solutions, monitoring, and security and technology consulting, today announced that its Security & Technology Consulting practice has been named Outstanding Security Consultant at the 2026 US Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs).
By Guidepost Solutions LLC · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Mediacom Names Elena Kilpatrick Senior Vice President of Coastal Region
Mediacom Communications today announced the appointment of Elena Kilpatrick as Senior Vice President of the Coastal Region. In this role, Kilpatrick will oversee Mediacom’s operations across the Coastal Region, with a focus on operational excellence, network performance, customer experience and continued growth throughout the company’s footprint.
By Mediacom Communications Corporation · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Citizens Receives "Outstanding" Community Reinvestment Act Rating from the OCC
Citizens today announced that it has received an Outstanding rating, the highest possible rating under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) following its most recent CRA Performance Evaluation, marking the bank's fourth consecutive Outstanding CRA rating since becoming a public company in 2014.
By Citizens Financial Group, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Medallia Named the Only Leader in Newest Customer Feedback Management and Analytics Evaluation
Medallia, Inc., the leading AI-driven platform for experience transformation, today announced it has been named the only Leader by Forrester in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Feedback Management and Analytics Solutions, Q3 2026. Medallia also received the highest scores among the vendors evaluated in both the Current Offering and Strategy categories, while earning the highest possible score across 15 criteria. The recognition affirms Medallia’s vision for a shifting market from delivering best-in-class feedback and analytics today to defining an AI-native, agentic future for customer experience.
By Medallia, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Peachtree Group Begins Construction on 480-Room Dual-Branded Embassy Suites by Hilton and Tempo by Hilton in Downtown Austin
Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a vertically integrated investment and asset management firm, announced it has begun construction on a 480-room dual-branded Embassy Suites by Hilton and Tempo by Hilton in downtown Austin, marking one of the group’s most significant hotel developments to date.
By Peachtree Group · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
Getnick Law Welcomes Former Department of Justice Official Ari Fontecchio
Getnick Law is pleased to announce that Ari Fontecchio has joined the firm after more than a decade in public service, including senior roles at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and Main Justice in Washington, D.C.
By Getnick Law · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026
HealthStream Completes $40 Million Private Placement of Its Common Stock
HealthStream, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSTM) (the “Company”), a leading healthcare technology platform company for clinical workforce solutions, today announced the completion of a private placement transaction through which WJRJJ Ventures, LLC (“WJRJJ”) acquired a total of 1.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock. In this transaction, the Company issued 1,355,932 shares of common stock to WJRJJ for approximately $40 million in cash at a purchase price of $29.50 per share.
By HealthStream, Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 15, 2026