A multidisciplinary team led by Likarda has secured up to $7.3 million in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to eliminate the need for refrigeration in shipping cellular medicines. The project aims to make advanced biological treatments as portable and accessible as conventional aspirin tablets.
Srinivas D. Tallapragada, a long-time Salesforce executive, has been nominated to join the Board of Directors at Broadridge Financial Solutions. The appointment coincides with the departure of Amit Zavery, who is stepping down after seven years of service to the fintech firm following the company's 2026 Annual Meeting.
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1703, a new law that restricts the use of osteopathic titles and the performance of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to state-licensed physicians. The measure aims to eliminate confusion caused by unlicensed practitioners who have leveraged ambiguous credentials to mimic medical professionals.
Hotel operators often struggle with fragmented technology data scattered across emails, spreadsheets, and disparate vendor systems. Houston-based WorldVue is attempting to solve this digital sprawl by evolving its Atlas platform into a comprehensive management suite, designed to unify asset tracking, lifecycle oversight, and operational intelligence for global hospitality portfolios.
Conshohocken-based industrial fluids manufacturer Quaker Houghton has successfully closed a $550 million Term Loan B facility, marking a strategic shift in its capital structure. The move extends the company’s debt maturity profile to October 2033 while maintaining a leverage-neutral position for ongoing growth initiatives.
Santa Monica-based Starz will release its financial results for the third quarter of 2026 on Thursday, October 29, following the close of market trading. The company plans to host an analyst and investor conference call at 2:00 PM PT to review the performance metrics for the period ending September 30.
Vanessa Gorman, a Melbourne-based nurse leader with over a decade of experience in emergency department operations, has been elected as the 2027 president-elect of the Emergency Nurses Association. This appointment marks a significant milestone for the organization as Gorman becomes the first international member to hold the position.
With $100 million in annual revenue moving into its portfolio, Raleigh-based Cardinal Infrastructure Group has finalized its acquisition of Allied Paving Contractors. The deal marks a strategic push to bolster self-performing paving operations throughout Northern Georgia and streamline project timelines for the company’s regional site development teams.
The Cosmopolitan is shedding its nightclub image for a lighter, effervescent profile. Via Carota Craft Cocktails, the brand rooted in the aesthetic of its namesake West Village restaurant, has expanded its ready-to-drink lineup with a Sparkling Cosmo, blending triple-distilled vodka with cranberry, lime, orange zest, and a splash of sparkling wine.
Birmingham-based Encompass Health Corp. will release its financial performance for the third quarter ending September 30, 2026, after the stock market closes on Wednesday, October 28. Management plans to follow the disclosure with an investor conference call scheduled for the morning of Thursday, October 29.
Under the canopy of the Belle Meade Historic Site & Winery, INSBANK gathered community leaders and local entrepreneurs on September 30 to mark the 10th anniversary of its INSBY Awards. The event recognized four Nashville-based companies for their economic contributions while raising support for the Women’s Business Center at Pathway Lending.
One in three guest messages in hotels currently go unanswered, often trapped across disjointed communication channels that force staff to spend their shifts triaging inboxes. Mews is attempting to solve this with a new integrated messaging system and automation engine designed to handle routine inquiries and loyalty tasks automatically.
Austin-based SerpApi has achieved ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification, an international benchmark for managing personally identifiable information. This milestone underscores the company's efforts to formalize its privacy framework, building upon its existing SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 standards to secure its role as a provider of structured search data.
Nearly 9 million annual visitors and a prime location between Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills made The Summit an irresistible target. Federal Realty Investment Trust confirmed its purchase of the 100-acre open-air center for $508 million, marking the first time the Alabama retail landmark has ever changed hands.
Over 538,000 Floridians live with vision loss, a demographic the state’s Division of Blind Services has supported for eight decades. This October, the agency launches a five-city tour to celebrate its 85th anniversary, spotlighting new initiatives designed to bridge the persistent employment gap facing the visually impaired community.
St. Louis-based distributor mSupply has appointed Phil Mause as president, tasking the former chief commercial officer with unifying the company’s sales, operations, and digital divisions. The move aims to streamline the availability of the firm's extensive HVAC parts inventory across both physical branches and e-commerce platforms nationwide.
The board of directors at American Outdoor Brands has authorized a new share repurchase program, allowing the company to buy back up to $10 million of its common stock. The initiative, running from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, signals management’s ongoing commitment to returning capital to its shareholders.
Modine has finalized the spin-off of its Performance Technologies business, combining it with Gentherm in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction valued at approximately $946.4 million. The move allows the Racine-based company to sharpen its focus on data center cooling and commercial HVAC markets as it prepares for a corporate rebranding.
In the choppy waters off Bristol, Rhode Island, the SIGURD system from Vatn Systems navigated a series of live evaluations to claim victory in the Department of War Innovation Unit’s Mine Countermeasure Modernization Prize Challenge, proving its ability to detect and neutralize underwater threats without human intervention.
Southwest Airlines Co. has set October 22, 2026, as the date for its third-quarter earnings conference call. The session, scheduled for 10:00 AM Eastern Time, follows the release of the company's financial performance data, which will be published on the afternoon of October 21 following the close of market trading.
When companies purchase AI tools, they often focus on software metrics while ignoring the human conduits of influence. Organizational psychologist Dr. Deborah Peck argues that failing to identify the employees colleagues actually trust for advice—rather than those on the org chart—dooms most major technological transitions to inefficiency.
Palo Alto-based PaleBlueDot AI has closed a $200 million Series C funding round, pushing the startup’s valuation to $3.2 billion. Led by ComputeCore, the investment follows a $150 million Series B raise earlier this year, signaling aggressive expansion for the two-year-old firm’s super intelligence infrastructure platform.
With the medical community officially renaming PCOS to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, a new clinical focus has emerged on the interconnected nature of female health. Miami-based Sphere Health is now launching a virtual platform designed to track these hormonal shifts from early diagnosis through the transition into menopause.
The search for the 2027 US Bartender of the Year has officially begun, marking the 15th season of the World Class competition. Diageo and the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation are inviting industry professionals to submit their applications by November 10, 2026, to join a year-long program focused on mentorship and professional development.
With daily losses from online fraud reaching $406 million, a new coalition of 30 organizations is demanding that Congress shift the burden of scam prevention from consumers to tech platforms. The initiative launched with a national day of action, highlighting the dangerous role of AI in turbocharging sophisticated deception tactics.
The podcast Science of Perception Box has earned finalist status in four categories for the 2026 Signal Awards, highlighting its impact on the intersection of neuroscience and public discourse. Hosted by Dr. Heather Berlin and Dr. Christof Koch, the show now faces a public vote to determine the final winners.
Shareholders of Seguin-based industrial manufacturer Alamo Group Inc. will receive a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share later this month. The company confirmed that payments are scheduled for distribution on October 28, 2026, following the close of the record period on October 15.
Frank Baker, the 53-year-old co-founder and managing partner of private equity firm Siris Capital Group, has joined the IBM board of directors. His appointment, effective October 1, brings a background in managing technology-focused portfolios to the computing giant as it navigates ongoing enterprise transformation efforts.
Blue Owl Capital Corporation, a specialty finance firm managing a $15 billion portfolio, has scheduled the release of its third-quarter financial results for November 4, 2026. The company will follow the announcement with a conference call and webcast to review its performance with investors and analysts the following morning.
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. will disclose its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2026, after the market closes on November 4. The company has scheduled a conference call for the following morning, November 5, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time to review the performance with investors.
