General News

Amsterdam – September 20, 2026 -- ABOSS, the Amsterdam-based operating system for live music, said roughly $1 billion in deal value is moving through its platform this year, while artist-owned records account for just 4% of that volume.

Booking agencies still run deals through email and spreadsheets, ABOSS founder says

"After all those years, deals are still made on relationships, and they're still being executed in chaos," said Arvid Silos, founder of ABOSS. "If your data lives in inboxes and spreadsheets, you're leaving margins on the table."

ABOSS has spent a decade building infrastructure to connect booking agencies, artists, managers and crews on a single structured record, covering contracts, financial tracking, planning and pre-production.

St. Paul – September 20, 2026 -- Rasmussen University, part of American Public University System, will confer credentials on nearly 6,200 graduates during its 2026 Minnesota Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, marking the institution's third and final commencement of the year.

Graduates span 32 states and eight academic disciplines

Attendees registered for the in-person ceremony represent 32 states and Washington, D.C., underscoring the university's national student base despite operating 20 physical campuses. The Class of 2025-2026 completed programs across nursing, health sciences, business, education, human services, justice studies, design and technology. Nearly 20% of graduates are earning a second or additional degree from Rasmussen, pointing to sustained demand for repeat credentialing among working adults.

Englewood, Colo. – September 20, 2026 -- Mission Telecom has become an approved vendor on The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), eliminating the need for schools, libraries, higher education institutions, and nonprofits to run separate bidding processes before purchasing its wireless broadband services.

Formal bidding requirements can delay school and library connectivity by months

Public sector entities are typically required to complete a multi-step competitive bidding process before procuring new telecom services, a requirement that strains districts with limited administrative staff and can take months to complete. Mission Telecom's addition to the TIPS vendor list means it has already cleared this vetting process, giving institutions direct purchasing access without initiating their own bid.

Arlington, Va. – September 20, 2026 -- Performance Drone Works (PDW), a Huntsville, Alabama-based defense technology manufacturer, served as the Stars & Stripes title sponsor of the Robert Irvine Foundation's fifth annual Red Wine & Blues event, held September 20, 2026, at the Army Navy Country Club.

Senior military leaders from all six branches attended the fundraiser

The event brought together senior military leaders from every branch alongside Juan Andrade, CEO of USAA, who delivered remarks during the program. Guests were served a four-course menu designed by Chef Robert Irvine and prepared by military cooks and Enlisted Aides.

Phoenix – September 20, 2026 -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES) will present at the Lytham Partners Fall 2026 Investor Conference, a virtual event scheduled for September 29-30, 2026.

SenesTech schedules webcast for September 29 at 2:00 p.m. ET

The rodent birth control company will host a live webcast presentation at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 20, 2026. Investors can access the session via the conference website or a direct webinar link, with a replay to be made available following the event.

Management to hold one-on-one investor meetings during the conference

SenesTech executives will conduct virtual one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the two-day event. Interested parties can arrange meetings by contacting Lytham Partners directly or registering through the conference portal.

New York – September 20, 2026 -- Beast Philanthropy and The Rockefeller Foundation will fund regenerative school meal (RSM) programs reaching approximately 4,000 children in Ghana's Eastern Region and Kenya's Bomet County over the next five years, providing lunch five days a week sourced from local farmers.

Partnership targets ten schools in Ghana, three in Kenya at launch

In Ghana, the initiative starts across ten schools serving nine communities in the Eastern Region, working with CARE, Fairtrade Africa, West Akyem Co-operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union, and Gold Coast Nutrition Fund to expand agroforestry and intercropping among cocoa farmers. In Kenya, the program begins in three schools in Bomet County, linking fortified bean producers to school supply chains through The Rockefeller Foundation's existing work with AGRA and deploying solar-powered clean-cooking infrastructure.

Chicago – September 20, 2026 -- LogicGate has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Third-Party Risk Management Software 2026 Vendor Assessment, with IDC citing the company's connected data architecture, agentic AI capabilities, and low total cost of ownership for enterprise clients.

Alexandria, Va. – September 20, 2026 -- Flight Safety Foundation will host its 79th annual International Aviation Safety Summit (IASS) on Nov. 10-12 at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal, drawing more than 350 attendees from across the global aviation ecosystem.

ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar opens the summit with a keynote on scaling safety

International Civil Aviation Organization Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar will deliver the opening keynote on Day 1, framing the summit's central theme: whether aviation is ready to scale safely amid growth, complexity, and disruption.

"Secretary General Salazar's perspective will be especially timely as aviation confronts rapid growth and increasingly complex operational challenges," said Dr. Hassan Shahidi, president and CEO of Flight Safety Foundation.

Mesa, Arizona – September 20, 2026 -- Arizona Athletic Grounds (AAG) and the Carvana PPA Tour have signed a multi-decade partnership converting AAG's 41-court pickleball complex into the newly branded "PPA Campus at Arizona Athletic Grounds," a permanent national hub for professional and amateur tournaments.

PPA Tour takes over year-round operations of AAG's 41-court facility

Under the deal, the Carvana PPA Tour assumes year-round operational control of the Mesa, Arizona complex, which includes four medal courts with spectator stands and a covered Championship Stadium court seating up to 2,000. The campus already hosts recurring PPA events, including the Carvana Mesa Cup and the ongoing Veolia Arizona Open.

Henderson, Nev. – September 20, 2026 -- PDS Health provided $22.8 million in donated dental services to 5,863 patients nationwide during its 16th annual Smile Generation Serve Day, held throughout August.

More than 14,000 team members logged 83,549 volunteer hours in one month

The integrated healthcare support organization mobilized over 14,000 staff members across its network of affiliated practices to deliver free treatment to individuals facing barriers to dental care. Since the initiative launched in 2011, cumulative donated care has reached more than $117 million.