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New York – September 07, 2026 -- S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has completed the divestiture of its geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to SLB, the oilfield technology company operating in more than 100 countries. Financial terms of the deal, first announced in April 2026, were not disclosed, and S&P Global said the transaction is not expected to materially impact its financial results or those of its Energy division.

SLB absorbs upstream workflow tools while S&P Global retains data distribution rights

Under the agreement, S&P Global Energy will continue supplying its proprietary data through the divested geoscience and petroleum engineering workflow tools now owned by SLB. The arrangement creates a strategic alliance designed to keep customers accessing S&P Global's datasets within the same tools they use for daily upstream operations.

Riyadh – September 07, 2026 -- HUMAIN has named Compal Electronics (TWSE:2324) as its long-term strategic ODM partner to build AI infrastructure spanning cloud data centers to edge devices, with the deal signed and showcased at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

HUMAIN and Compal sign roadmap covering AI servers, edge computing and Physical AI

Tony Bonadero, CEO of Compal Electronics, and Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN, signed the strategic partnership agreement at LEAP 2026. The collaboration establishes a long-term roadmap covering cloud AI infrastructure, edge computing, Physical AI, and future intelligent computing technologies to support HUMAIN's regional AI ambitions.

San Diego – September 07, 2026 -- Lighteum Medical has appointed Gaurav Agarwal as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 31, 2026, bringing nearly 30 years of medtech leadership to the precision component manufacturer.

Agarwal joins with a track record of over $15 billion in M&A activity and $11 billion in private equity dispositions

Agarwal most recently served as President and CEO of PE-backed Capsa Healthcare, where he delivered more than 20% revenue and EBITDA growth within 18 months, completed two tuck-in acquisitions, and expanded the company into software and services. He previously led Vyaire Medical as President and CEO, and held senior roles at Acelity/KCI, Smith & Nephew, and GE Healthcare. At Acelity/KCI, he oversaw global commercial operations during a portfolio transformation that preceded the company's $6.725 billion sale to 3M.

Chicago – September 07, 2026 -- Reactivate and The Obama Foundation have signed a multi-year agreement making the Foundation the anchor tenant for community solar projects across Illinois, a structure designed to let low-to-moderate income households and small businesses cut utility bills by up to 50%.

Obama Foundation anchors solar portfolio to unlock financing for local subscribers

Under the deal, the Foundation commits to purchasing a portion of solar output from projects developed, owned and operated by Reactivate, a move that stabilizes project economics and frees remaining capacity for subscription by residents and businesses through the Illinois Solar For All program or other regional community solar schemes.

Tualatin, Ore. – September 07, 2026 -- API International has launched CleanLine, a new line of stainless steel flanges certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 for drinking-water and clean-water applications.

New Line Adds NSF Certification to Existing Waterworks Flange Range

CleanLine expands API International's waterworks and sanitary process components to serve projects that specifically require NSF-certified parts. The line was developed in response to customer demand for stainless steel components in drinking-water systems that mandate NSF certification. Ric Henderson, VP of Sales, said the certification lets the company support more drinking-water infrastructure projects using the same manufacturing and service base as its existing AWWA and ANSI/ASME flange offering.

San Francisco – – September 07, 2026 -- Nura Studios has opened public access to Nura Showcraft, a production platform that stitches AI-generated shots into full-length animated and live-action projects, as one director reports the tool has cut production costs in half.

Platform targets the gap between AI shot generation and full production workflows

Nura Showcraft lets filmmakers move from script or shot list through storyboard, animatic, animation and final edit inside one connected environment. The platform integrates multiple AI image and video models alongside ACES colour management with HDR/SDR output, with local real-time 4K upscaling planned. "AI can generate a shot. The harder problem is turning thousands of shots into a coherent production," said Sylvio Drouin, CEO and co-founder of Nura Studios.

Andover, Mass. – September 07, 2026 -- ALKU, a specialized staffing firm, has acquired rockITdata, a technology consulting firm focused on artificial intelligence, digital transformation and data analytics, financial terms were not disclosed.

ALKU gains project-delivery capability beyond staffing

The deal pairs ALKU's talent-sourcing model with rockITdata's solutions expertise, allowing the combined firm to offer end-to-end project ownership rather than staffing placements alone. ALKU CEO Andrew Bull said the acquisition lets the company solve larger, more complex client problems by combining rockITdata's technical execution in AI, data and federal health with ALKU's talent reach.

Denver – September 07, 2026 -- AirDNA has launched Adapt, an AI-native revenue management system for short-term rental (STR) hosts and property managers, drawing on data from 15 million listings the company tracks to set nightly rates and minimum stays.

More than 14,000 listings tested Adapt before public launch

The tool was developed after feedback from thousands of STR hosts identified a recurring problem: operators often cannot tell whether their pricing is working or why a rate changed. AirDNA connected more than 14,000 listings to Adapt during private and public betas to refine the product.

Miami – September 07, 2026 -- Nucleus Research has named Blue Yonder, e2open, Elemica, FourKites, Infor, and o9 Solutions as Leaders in its 2026 Control Tower Technology Value Matrix, citing their combined strength in functionality and usability for large-scale enterprise adoption.

Decision velocity now drives control tower ROI, analyst says

Charles Brennan, Principal Analyst at Nucleus Research, said the value of control tower platforms depends on how quickly organizations can identify disruptions with material business impact, assess their operational and financial consequences, and act before the window to improve the outcome closes.

New York – September 07, 2026 -- The Women's Capital Summit will convene investors, league executives and founders to examine capital flows into women's sports and women-led businesses, positioning the sector as an increasingly sophisticated investment market rather than an emerging niche.

Sophia Bush joins summit to advocate for capital deployment into women's sports

Actor and investor Sophia Bush will speak at the Summit on the case for backing women's sports and women entrepreneurs, drawing on her track record of investing in women-focused businesses and initiatives.

Tiffin, Ohio – September 07, 2026 -- Nickolas Asset Management and Kreate will invest $100 million in a 542,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility at 458 Second Avenue in Tiffin, Ohio, creating approximately 120 jobs. Production is scheduled to begin October 1, 2026, with the first machines already delivered to the site.

Facility deploys 32 ENGEL molding machines with AI-driven quality control

The plant will operate 32 new ENGEL injection-molding machines equipped with iQ weight-control technology, integrated with pick-and-place robots, FANUC collaborative robots, autonomous guided vehicles and automated packaging. Krevera's read-write computer-vision AI platform will connect production equipment, quality systems and factory operations, inspecting output and enabling machines to make autonomous real-time corrections.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 07, 2026 -- The global nutraceutical ingredients market is set to expand from USD 108.33 billion in 2026 to USD 161.53 billion by 2031, growing at a compound annual rate of 7.3%, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Asia Pacific outpaces global growth with 11.3% CAGR

Asia Pacific is projected to remain the largest and fastest-growing regional market, driven by rising health awareness in China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Expanding food and beverage manufacturing capacity and growing demand for personalized nutrition are reinforcing the region's supply position.

Tempe, Ariz. – – September 07, 2026 -- U.S. manufacturing activity expanded for an eighth straight month in August, but the pace cooled as the ISM Manufacturing PMI fell to 54.6%, down 1 percentage point from July's 55.6%, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The reading marks the sector's recovery from a 10-month contraction and corresponds to an estimated 2.4% annualized increase in real GDP, ISM said. The broader U.S. economy has now expanded for 22 consecutive months.

New orders and backlogs lose momentum as demand sentiment softens

The New Orders Index dropped 3 points to 53.7% from 56.7% in July, while the Backlog of Orders Index fell 3.2 points to 51.8%. The positive-to-negative comment ratio on demand narrowed to 2-to-1 in August from 3.5-to-1 the prior month. New Export Orders bucked the trend, edging up 0.2 point to 53.2%.

Frederick, Md. – September 06, 2026 -- ITHAKA, the nonprofit behind JSTOR, has achieved a 98% accessibility check pass rate while cutting remediation costs by more than 97% through an on-demand PDF pipeline built on Amazon Web Services using PDFix structural tagging, according to a new AWS Public Sector Blog article highlighted by PDFix-US.

ITHAKA's 20 million PDFs would cost up to $624 million to remediate manually

ITHAKA's digital corpus spans approximately 20 million PDFs and 156 million pages, with materials dating back to 1550. The AWS article estimates manual remediation of the full collection would cost between $156 million and $624 million, a scale that made conventional, upfront remediation financially impractical.

Nashville, Tenn. – September 05, 2026 -- AgriCapture has partnered with Google and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation to replenish 5.4 billion gallons of water in Southeast Texas by converting 6,000 acres of rice farmland to water-saving irrigation systems.

Google finances irrigation overhaul across Trinity River Basin farmland

The program targets the Trinity River Basin, where roughly 140,000 rice acres are flood irrigated annually amid pressure from agricultural demand, urban growth and recurring drought. AgriCapture is working directly with Texas rice farmers to install irrigation infrastructure that replaces continuous flooding, measuring results through flow meters, field sensors and geospatial monitoring to quantify verified water savings against prior flood-irrigation baselines.

Amsterdam – September 05, 2026 -- Canopy International B.V. has acquired Aviotec S.r.l., a Turin-based supplier of multi-layer insulation blankets and electrical harnesses for satellites, in a move to expand its footprint in Europe's space supply chain.

Aviotec brings 15 years of thermal-protection expertise to Canopy's European platform

Founded in 2008, Aviotec has built more than 15 years of experience designing and manufacturing flight-qualified MLI blankets and high-reliability electrical harnesses for satellites and spacecraft. The Turin-based company also provides in-house satellite design, integration and test services, supporting institutional space programs and a growing base of commercial customers across Europe's space economy.

Boone, Iowa – September 05, 2026 -- AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) launched the Fendt 1100 Vario MT Gen2 Track Tractor and the Fendt Momentum 80-Foot Planter globally at the 2026 Farm Progress Show, marking Fendt's first-ever global tractor debut staged in the United States. The company also unveiled the North American debut of the Fendt 300 Vario Gen5 line, expanding its full-line portfolio across high-horsepower, planting and compact-tractor segments.

Fendt stages global tractor launch in U.S. for the first time

Stefan Caspari, Senior Vice President of Customer Success & North American Ag at AGCO, said hosting the launch in the U.S. reflects the company's regional investment strategy, noting that North American farmers prioritize power, productivity, efficiency and total cost of ownership.

Salisbury, N.C. – September 05, 2026 -- Fewer than 4 percent of U.S. homes offer basic accessibility features such as a no-step entry, single-floor living, and wide halls and doorways, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, even as clinical care increasingly moves into private residences. Home for Life Design has published research-backed evidence for its Accessibility Ratings, a standardized scoring system designed to measure whether a home supports safe, independent living.

Aging population and fall risk drive demand for home-based care infrastructure

The U.S. Census Bureau projects the population aged 65 and older will reach approximately 73 million by 2030. The CDC reports that one in four adults over 65 falls annually. Hospital-at-home programs, value-based payment models, and Medicaid home- and community-based services are pushing clinical care into living rooms, bathrooms, and kitchens not built or measured for it.

Juneau, Alaska – September 05, 2026 -- A public Wi-Fi network built for Alaska's capital has offloaded more than 20 to 30 terabytes of cellular traffic and served over 103,000 unique users during a single 30-day peak-season stretch, more than three times Juneau's year-round population, without adding a single employee to run it.

Cruise crowds overwhelmed carrier networks and city payment systems

Up to 16,000 extra visitors a day during cruise season jammed downtown Juneau's cellular capacity, knocking out point-of-sale terminals, parking kiosks and basic phone calls. Crowds gathered outside the downtown library, the only reliable signal source, just to get online. With carriers offering no fix, the City and Borough of Juneau opted to build its own network and hired Northriver IT to design, deploy and manage it.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – September 05, 2026 -- The Golden Isles Development Authority (GIDA) facilitated $70 million in new capital investment and 91 new jobs in Brunswick and Glynn County during fiscal year 2026, according to the organization's newly released Year in Review.

New capital flows into Project Parrot and Hillpointe developments

The $70 million investment total stemmed from Project Parrot, continued build-out at Hillpointe, and other business activity across the county. GIDA also supported the expansion of five existing employers: Troy Acoustics, Jered, Quaker City Plating, Brewer Technologies, and RSW.

Workforce outreach engages 6,000 people through Keep Glynn Running program

GIDA's Keep Glynn Running workforce initiatives reached approximately 6,000 educators, students, parents, and community members during the fiscal year, part of a broader strategy to help local employers recruit and retain talent.