Jackson, Miss. – October 14, 2026 -- The American Correctional Association (ACA) will convene a national summit in Mississippi in early 2027 to examine how the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) cut suicide deaths by 82%, from 11 in 2021 to 2 so far in 2026.

The event, titled Insights for Impact, will bring together correctional and healthcare leaders, behavioral health experts and community partners. It will feature new findings and outcome data from Mississippi, according to the ACA.

ACA Executive Director Robert Green attributes the decline to sustained system-level strategies

Green said the figures reflect sustained attention, system-level strategies, stronger behavioral health efforts and a commitment to addressing the factors behind suicide in correctional environments. He said the summit will let leaders examine the data and consider how the lessons apply to systems nationwide.

Dallas – October 14, 2026 -- Hi-TECH Beauty Labs, Corp. (HTBL) is pursuing a $5 million SEED round after the U.S. patent office issued Patent No. 12,642,834 B2 for B3 Technology®, a botanical platform for problem skin that avoids benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, adapalene and retinol.

The patent was issued June 2, 2026. HTBL will present its commercialization strategy and capital opportunity at the Global Capital Network Investor Conference on October 15, 2026, at the Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel in Newport Beach, California.

Patent covers three botanical ingredients

The patent protects B3 Technology®, which incorporates Black Willow Bark (Salix nigra), Cat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa) and Dragon's Blood (Croton lechleri). HTBL describes the formulation as 100% natural and positions it as an alternative to acid-based formulations for problem skin and aging skin.

Las Vegas – October 14, 2026 -- LV Petroleum LLC acquired a travel center in Lowell, Arkansas, on September 23, bringing its portfolio to 95 locations as it works toward a 100-site target.

Lowell site to add three food concepts

The company plans a Jimmy John's, a full-service diner and a bakery and sweets counter at the Lowell property. The additions expand dining options for travelers and the surrounding community.

Bojangles opens at the LINQ with full bar and live entertainment

The Bojangles at the LINQ in Las Vegas held a press tasting on October 5 and opened to the public on October 7. The location pairs the Bojangles menu with a full bar and live entertainment.

Jeanette Davis said the concept is built so guests can make an evening of it: "The full bar and live entertainment bring a little more of the Las Vegas experience to their visit."

MCLEAN, Va. – October 14, 2026 -- Primis Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FRST) will release its third quarter 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, October 22, 2026, with a conference call and audio webcast for analysts and investors set for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 23.

Primis schedules analyst call for the morning after the earnings release

The call follows the release by roughly one trading session. Participants are encouraged to dial in 15 minutes before the start. Access is available through a webcast and three dial-in lines: one toll-free and two toll numbers for the US East and US West. All callers must enter Meeting ID 709 063 364 and request the Primis Financial Corp. earnings call. A replay will be available through the webcast link.

Cupertino, Calif. – October 14, 2026 -- Work4Flow, a ServiceNow Premier Partner, has launched Knowledge Article Optimizer with Search Relevancy, a ServiceNow-native application that uses AI agents to find and fix knowledge content that users and AI systems cannot retrieve effectively.

Search Relevancy flags failing queries and weak articles

The Search Relevancy component analyzes real user searches and returned knowledge results. It identifies poorly performing queries, relevance gaps, and articles that need semantic attention.

Work4Flow's argument is that an article can hold the correct answer and still fail if its language, structure, metadata, or search signals do not match how people ask for help or how AI systems retrieve enterprise knowledge.

San Francisco – October 14, 2026 -- Revinate has launched what it calls hospitality's first data activation platform, built on 1.25 billion guest profiles, with the global release of Revinate Pathways, Revinate Vault and a new version of Revinate Chat. The company says 60% of its customers report an ROI of 20X or more on the platform.

The launch targets a gap between AI adoption and results. In h2c's AI Opportunity Study 2026, 91% of hotel chains said they use AI, but only 13% reported a measurable return so far. Revinate says the releases advance its move into the enterprise segment, where major hotel brands are already customers.

San Francisco – October 14, 2026 -- Medeo, the AI video platform built by One2X, has expanded into a Creative OS that covers four stages in one system: trend discovery, video creation, distribution and monetization through a built-in creator marketplace.

The company targets a fragmented production chain. Creators typically use separate products for research, generation or editing, social media management and publishing, and monetization. Each handoff adds time in a media environment where trends can lose relevance within days.

Four-stage workflow keeps video inside one platform

Medeo surfaces trends and cultural moments for discovery. Users then describe the video they want in natural conversation, and the AI video agent manages production stages from concept to final edit. Finished videos publish directly to social platforms without file exports to a separate tool. The creator marketplace connects creators with paid opportunities.

New York – October 14, 2026 -- TEN Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: XHLD) will present at the LD Micro 20th Annual Main Event on October 21, 2026, at 11:00 AM PT, with CEO Virgilio Torres leading the session in Track 3 at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in Los Angeles.

Torres to meet investors throughout the three-day conference

Torres will hold investor meetings for the duration of the event. He said the conference gives the company a way to speak directly with potential investors about its strategic vision as it expands its technology footprint and executes growth initiatives.

LD Micro event brings more than 100 public companies to Los Angeles

The conference runs October 19-21, 2026. Registration opens at 2:00 PM PT on Monday, October 19, followed by keynote programming and an opening networking reception.

Minnesota – October 14, 2026 -- FirstService Residential Minnesota has held its first Board of Directors' Forum & Vendor Showcase, a single-evening event that put community association board members in direct contact with local service providers.

Forum combines expert-led sessions with a vendor showcase for Minnesota associations

The program included educational sessions led by industry experts, networking among board members, and a vendor showcase of service providers that support community associations across Minnesota. Attendees covered emerging trends, shared best practices and discussed challenges board members face today.

Bend, Oregon – – October 14, 2026 -- Worldwide Fistula Fund and Terrewode Women's Fund have merged into Maternal Dignity Project, a U.S.-based nonprofit that will fund African-led organizations treating and preventing obstetric fistula in five countries.

Merged nonprofit backs partners in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger and Uganda

The combined organization supports partners across Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger and Uganda. The two predecessors had funded overlapping work for years and shared a commitment to backing leaders working in their own communities.

Named partners include ARENA Medical Center in Burkina Faso, founded by Dr. Itengre Ouedraogo as the country's first dedicated fistula center, and Let's End Fistula Initiative in Kenya, founded by survivor and advocate Sarah Omega. In Uganda, TERREWODE supports women after surgery and built the country's only dedicated fistula hospital.