Pittsburgh – October 12, 2026 -- STERIS, a roughly $6 billion-revenue infection prevention provider with 18,000 Associates, has agreed to acquire Pittsburgh-area surgical safety specialist Xodus Medical, adding a portfolio of operating room consumables.

Financial terms were not disclosed in the announcement.

STERIS Targets Double-Digit Growth in Specialty Surgical Products

STERIS President and CEO Dan Carestio said Xodus Medical's portfolio complements and expands the STERIS offering, particularly through consumables used in the operating room. He said the business has demonstrated an ability to grow at double-digit rates, supported by a specialty product portfolio, a steady stream of new products and a highly effective commercial team.

Carestio said the combined company aims to enhance service to customers and create value for STERIS shareholders.

Cleveland – October 12, 2026 -- Commercial facilities that enroll in demand response programs agree in advance to cut power use on request, often for financial compensation or lower standby costs, but those that miss committed reductions can see lower payments, according to a HelloNation article featuring Sandy Carpenter of Triple S Energy Management LLC.

Grid operators call events during forecasted heat waves or sudden grid strain

A demand response event occurs when grid operators ask select businesses to scale back power for a short window, which helps manage peak demand without more disruptive measures. Lead time depends on the program and event type. Alerts arrive by email, text or an automated signal to a facility's energy management system. Larger operations often let building automation execute the changes.

San Jose – October 12, 2026 -- d-Matrix has launched Squadron, a fleet of multi-rack inference systems that scale to 1,024 interconnected Corsair XPUs and deliver megawatts of compute for latency-sensitive AI workloads. The systems are shipping to priority customers, and the underlying Corsair servers and SquadRacks are now generally available.

Squadron clusters scale to 16 racks and run on air cooling

A Squadron cluster combines up to 16 SquadRacks, each a single rack holding eight servers. Clusters are interconnected with d-Matrix JetStream NICs and managed with Aviator software.

The systems are air-cooled and built on industry standards. d-Matrix says customers can install them in existing data centers without liquid cooling or major buildouts. Customers can start with a single Corsair server, move to a full SquadRack, or scale to a multi-rack cluster on the same architecture.

Cockeysville, Md. – October 12, 2026 -- GEARWRENCH is entering the Power & Utility hand tool category with more than 50 tools across more than five product categories, built for power transmission and distribution professionals.

The lineup was developed with working linemen and validated through months of field testing. Hundreds of linemen took part in product testing and field evaluation, according to the company. The tools target underground, ground-level and overhead work.

Utility capacity and grid reliability pressures drive demand for specialized tools

Utilities face growing pressure to expand capacity, strengthen aging infrastructure and improve grid reliability. GEARWRENCH says demand for specialized tools is rising as a result. It also notes that safety requirements and jobsite practices have advanced significantly, while many tools used across the industry remain largely unchanged.

San Francisco – October 12, 2026 -- Avive Solutions will supply five Avive Connect AEDs along the course of the 36th Walk for Life & Famously Hot Pink 10K + 5K in Columbia, South Carolina, as the event's first aid sponsor. The race, presented by Prisma Health Midlands Foundation, takes place Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Medical volunteers will carry the defibrillators on the route

Event medical volunteers will carry the five devices along the course, so trained professionals have them at hand during a cardiac emergency. Jeffery Faw, the foundation's Executive Director and Chief Development Officer, said the event draws thousands of participants each year and that the devices give the medical team current technology for such an emergency.

Menlo Park – October 12, 2026 -- Endovascular Engineering, Inc. (E2) has received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for both the Hēlo Thrombectomy System and Hēlo Return, a blood return system the company describes as the first cleared for use with continuous vacuum aspiration.

FDA clears two devices for pulmonary embolism treatment

The Hēlo platform is built for treating pulmonary embolism (PE). The FDA's decision followed its review of clinical data from the ENGULF IDE study, which demonstrated safety and efficacy of the Hēlo Thrombectomy System. E2 says it is now accelerating plans to bring the platform to a broad range of physicians and patients.

St. Louis – October 12, 2026 -- Labrador Retrievers kept lean from puppyhood lived a median of 1.8 years longer than heavier matched littermates, according to findings from the 14-year Purina Life Span Study, which the Purina Institute is revisiting on the study's 25th anniversary.

Lean-fed dogs reached a median life span of 13.0 years versus 11.2 years for controls

The study followed 48 Labrador Retrievers from seven litters. Each pair of matched littermates received the same complete and balanced diet, but one dog was fed 25% less food than its sibling to maintain lean body condition. The sibling served as the control. The Purina Institute describes it as the first-ever canine lifelong dietary study.

The 1.8-year gap equals a 15% extension in median life span. Lean-fed dogs also stayed free of treatment for age-related chronic conditions for longer, reaching 12.0 years before treatment was required versus 9.9 years for control-fed dogs.

Erie – October 12, 2026 -- Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ: ERIE) will report third-quarter 2026 financial results after the market close on Thursday, October 29, followed by a pre-recorded audio webcast for the financial community at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 30.

Erie Indemnity splits its earnings release and webcast across two days

The company will publish its results press release on October 29, after trading ends. The webcast follows the next morning, 10 a.m. ET on October 30, so investors will have the figures for roughly a full overnight session before the audio commentary.

Pre-recorded audio will be hosted on the Investor Relations website

The audio will be available on the company's Investor Relations website. Participants who prefer to listen by phone must use a registration link supplied by the company, which provides the access details.

Council Bluffs – October 12, 2026 -- Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC (SIRE), a farmer-owned ethanol producer, has acquired GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC, lifting its combined capacity to approximately 230 million gallons of ethanol per year across two plants in Iowa and Nebraska.

The seller is Pilot Travel Centers LLC, which owned GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC as a subsidiary. The target operates an approximately 70 million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant in Ord, Nebraska. The transaction closed October 9, 2026. Financial terms have not been disclosed and remain confidential.

Burlington, N.J. – October 12, 2026 -- Eighty percent of U.S. adults expect to spend the same amount or more on holiday shopping this year than last, even as 58% of those respondents worry about exceeding their budgets, according to a Wakefield Research survey commissioned by off-price retailer Burlington Stores.

Budget anxiety peaks among parents and Gen Z parents

Concern about overspending rises to 69% among parents and 77% among Gen Z parents. The Gen Z parent subgroup totals 100 respondents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 9.8 percentage points.

Burlington says shoppers plan to stretch budgets through "dupe" products and in-person shopping.

Deal hunting turns a smaller budget into motivation for 58% of Americans

For 58% of respondents, shopping on a smaller holiday budget is exciting because of the hunt for the best deals. Another 87% say getting a great deal is more satisfying than owning a luxury item.