A 25-year professional acquaintance has evolved into a formal joint venture between Bellevue-based Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. and Japan’s Saishunkan System. The firms are merging their respective technical expertise to provide enterprise-grade AI integration and software engineering tailored specifically for Japanese-owned companies operating within the United States.
Cement production accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions, yet the industry faces a supply crunch for low-carbon additives. Urban Mining Industries and S3 Markets are attempting to bridge this gap by issuing the world’s first Environmental Attribute Certificates for supplementary cementitious materials to incentivize production.
With over 90% of American women failing to meet daily fiber intake recommendations, Austin startup Seya Health is launching a targeted nutritional solution. The company, founded in 2026, aims to move past generic wellness products by offering a fiber formula specifically engineered for the physiological shifts of perimenopause and menopause.
Ten years of maturation inside iron-clad rickhouses in Weston, Missouri, have culminated in the oldest spirit ever produced by Holladay Distillery. To honor its 170th anniversary, the producer is launching the Ben Holladay 10 Year Bourbon, a limited-edition bottling that marks a decade of the distillery’s modern revival.
Two Maryland cities will anchor the upcoming leg of the Monster Truck Wars national tour, as the traveling motorsports exhibition prepares for a high-octane weekend on October 17 and 18. The events in La Plata and Elkton mark the start of an aggressive schedule spanning four states through December.
Nearly 900 associates gathered in Tulsa on October 13 to celebrate Senior Star’s 50th anniversary, an event punctuated by the company’s new designation as a 2026 FORTUNE Best Workplace in Aging Services. The honor arrives as the family-owned provider pivots toward its next half-century of senior care.
With 76% of registered voters identifying health care as a top three issue for their ballot, a new national survey by United States of Care underscores a deep-seated frustration with the current system. The findings reveal a public consensus that the status quo is failing to provide affordable, reliable coverage.
DJI has unveiled the Dock 4, a drone-in-a-box system designed to minimize response times for emergency services and infrastructure inspections. The unit features an automated battery-swapping mechanism that restores flight readiness in 25 seconds, a significant improvement over the 30-minute recharge cycles required by previous hardware iterations.
Winter Garden-based startup Ploti is dismantling the legacy real estate data market by deploying autonomous agents to scrape, verify, and index government records. By shifting from manual collection to machine-led acquisition, the platform allows AI assistants to query zoning, permits, and ownership data directly through the Model Context Protocol.
Most organizations sit on massive archives of unused video footage, treating their security cameras as passive recording devices. Lumana and global integrator Convergint are launching a partnership to bridge this gap, deploying AI-driven software that turns existing camera infrastructure into proactive intelligence agents for enterprise and public sector clients.
Dallas is set to host more than 1,500 founders and business builders this October for the HighLevel LevelUp 2026 conference. The four-day event at the Hilton Anatole focuses on integrating artificial intelligence into small and medium-sized business operations to drive growth without increasing headcount.
Starting October 19, Red Robin is launching a premium Prime Rib Stack Burger and expanding its value-focused Big YUMMM Deals menu. The national rollout at participating locations introduces a meat-heavy centerpiece alongside new bottomless beverage options and a range of appetizers and desserts to bolster the chain’s seasonal offerings.
Brookfield-based ROM Technologies has been named the winner of the 2026 Newsweek AI Impact Health Award in the remote patient monitoring category. The honor recognizes the company’s Predictive Recovery platform, which leverages artificial intelligence to help clinicians identify critical changes in patient progress outside traditional medical settings.
From space-age hardware to portable campfire technology, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce has narrowed its fifth annual Coolest Thing Made in Colorado competition down to ten finalists. These products, representing the state’s diverse manufacturing sector, will compete for the top honor at a banquet scheduled for November 12.
Infotech, formerly known as Info-Tech Research Group, has launched a global API-driven advisory platform called CIO Analytics. To bolster the new service, the company also finalized its acquisition of Zluri, marking the first time in the firm’s 30-year history that it has purchased another business to expand its capabilities.
Infotech, formerly known as Info-Tech Research Group, has launched its new API-driven CIO Analytics platform while completing the acquisition of SaaS management provider Zluri. The move signals a strategic shift for the 30-year-old advisory firm toward integrating live operational data directly into its research and consulting services.
Seventeen years after opening its first site, Express Wash Concepts is returning to its roots to celebrate a major growth milestone. The company marks its 150th location with the grand opening of a new Moo Moo Express Car Wash in Columbus, Ohio, signaling a decade and a half of rapid expansion.
San Jose-based WPG Americas has entered a strategic partnership with Nuvoton Technology Corporation America to distribute a broad range of high-performance semiconductor solutions. The agreement aims to streamline supply chains and provide North American engineers with direct access to specialized microcontrollers, security ICs, and sensor interface products.
To mark the upcoming Veterans Day, Birch Gold Group is rolling out a promotional campaign offering free patriotic silver rounds and IRA fee waivers. Running from October 14 through October 30, the initiative aims to honor military service members while incentivizing precious metals investments through fee-based incentives.
Operators arriving at the NuxGame networking lounge in Lisbon were not browsing; they brought concrete 2027 roadmaps and specific integration challenges. Across three days at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa, the B2B provider shifted away from standard product demos to focus on optimizing existing tech stacks for upcoming launches.
More than 32 million Americans are currently acting as financial caregivers for adults aged 65 and older, frequently dipping into their own savings to cover costs. A new study reveals that over eight in ten of these individuals are willing to compromise their own financial security to provide support.
Mining and manufacturing giants face a complex landscape of long-cycle contracts and regional payment variations. To address these bottlenecks, Genpact has launched an AI-driven Accounts Receivable suite designed to automate collections, dispute resolution, and cash reconciliation, aiming to shift finance teams from reactive processing to proactive, data-backed strategy.
Steer, a front-of-house platform for auto repair shops, has acquired Call Inbound to bolster its communications technology. Call Inbound founder David Boyd will transition to lead the Steer Voice division, merging his team’s specialized telecommunications expertise with Steer’s existing suite of booking and marketing software for independent garages.
Mark Gibson, the current CEO of Capital Markets Americas, has been appointed to the newly created role of Country CEO for the United States. This strategic move, effective immediately, tasks Gibson with leading a U.S. Executive Committee to streamline client access to the firm's full spectrum of real estate services.
November 2, 2026, marks the final deadline for investors to seek lead plaintiff status in a class action lawsuit against Papa John's International, Inc. The litigation targets alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act, focusing on claims that the company misled shareholders regarding its corporate transformation and market performance.
Cutting turnaround times from a traditional 30-minute recharge to mere seconds, DJI has launched the Dock 4, an automated drone-in-a-box system designed for rapid emergency response. The unit features the new Matrice 5TD enterprise drone, capable of reaching speeds of 21 m/s to provide immediate situational awareness for ground crews.
Miami-based tax infrastructure provider Remitian has secured the 2026 CPA Practice Advisor Technology Innovation Award, marking a shift toward automating the final manual frontier of financial systems. The company’s platform streamlines the movement of tax payments between taxpayers and government authorities across the United States and Canada.
For nearly a decade, Trust & Will has helped over a million families draft estate plans. Today, the digital platform evolves into a regulated corporate fiduciary with the launch of the Trust & Will Trust Company, a Nevada-chartered entity designed to administer trusts for a broader range of American households.
Legal scrutiny of artificial intelligence is moving beyond the intellectual property of training data. New data from J.S. Held indicates a surge in cases challenging how AI systems perform after deployment, with courts increasingly scrutinizing automated decision-making, corporate governance, and the consequences of AI outputs in real-world business settings.
Two decades of corporate social responsibility culminated this week as Hormel Foods released its 20th annual Global Impact Report. The Austin-based food giant, which manages a portfolio of brands including SPAM and SKIPPY, detailed its fiscal 2025 progress in environmental stewardship and community investment under its Good Feeds Us All framework.
