General News

Valcourt, QC – September 19, 2026 -- BRP Inc. (TSX: DOO) (NASDAQ: DOO) has awarded grants of up to $5,000 each to more than 50 snowmobile clubs across North America through its 2026 Ski-Doo Snow PASS program, pushing cumulative program funding past CAD $1.5 million since its launch.

Grants target trail infrastructure and access preservation

The 2026 funding round supports projects including bridge repairs, signage upgrades, volunteer recruitment and initiatives to introduce new riders to the sport. The awards, distributed with support from Ski-Doo's dealer network, go to grassroots organizations that maintain the trail systems underpinning the snowmobiling industry.

New Haven, Conn. – September 19, 2026 -- Feeding Families Foundation has received a $121,500 donation from the Association of Contracting Plumbers City of New York Inc. (ACP), proceeds from the trade group's annual "Plumbing Industry Day" Charity Golf Outing at Old Westbury Golf & Country Club.

ACP's charity golf outing raises six-figure sum for hospital meal program

The event brought together members of New York's plumbing and contracting industry for a full scramble across the club's three nine-hole courses, followed by a cocktail reception, dinner and charity presentation. Robert Greenberg, President of ACP, said the association wanted to back an organization with "a clear mission and a proven ability to turn support into results."

Changzhou – September 19, 2026 -- STAK Inc. (Nasdaq: STAK) will convene a Class A ordinary shareholders meeting followed immediately by an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on September 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong Time, the oilfield equipment manufacturer announced.

Both meetings will be held at STAK's Changzhou executive office

The gatherings are scheduled at Building 11, 8th Floor, No. 6 Beitanghe East Road, Tianning District, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China 213000. The Class A Meeting will take place first, with the EGM following at the same location.

Voting rights are tied to a September 19, 2026 record date

Holders of Class A ordinary shares of par value USD0.001 each as of the close of business on September 19, 2026 are entitled to notice of and voting rights at the Class A Meeting. All registered shareholders of record on that date qualify to attend and vote at the EGM.

Phoenix – September 19, 2026 -- University of Phoenix has signed a new articulation agreement with York Technical College, giving eligible graduates of the South Carolina community college a defined transfer pathway into the university's online bachelor's degree programs.

University accepts up to 90 transfer credits under new pact

Under the agreement, eligible York Technical College students can apply up to 87 transfer credits toward many bachelor's degree programs at University of Phoenix, with select programs allowing up to 90 credits. The deal adds to a network the university describes as more than 500 articulation agreements with community colleges nationwide, alongside transfer credit acceptance from over 5,000 accredited institutions.

North Bethesda, Md. – September 19, 2026 -- RacketPro (RPO) has been named the strategic coaching education provider for Life Time Pickleball (NYSE: LTH), giving coaches across the company's national club network access to RPO's Level 1–3 certification pathway.

Life Time operates more than 900 pickleball courts across 152 clubs nationwide

Over the past two years, Life Time has built one of the largest pickleball court networks in the United States, with over 900 permanent indoor and outdoor courts at 152 locations. The RPO partnership extends that infrastructure investment to coaching quality, standardizing training across all Life Time facilities offering pickleball.

San Antonio – September 19, 2026 -- PayrollOrg named Booz Allen Hamilton the recipient of its top 2026 Prism Award for Overall Payroll Best Practices, after the firm automated 98% of inbound and outbound payroll data and cut $700,000 in annual overpayment costs. The awards, presented during PayrollOrg's Payroll Leaders Conference in San Antonio, Texas, recognize measurable operational gains across payroll management, processes, and technology.

Booz Allen Hamilton cuts payroll cycle time by 40% after 17-month overhaul

The defense and consulting firm reduced its payroll processing cycle from five days to three days following a 17-month systems overhaul. A shift away from arrears-based pay structures reduced overpayments by more than 60%, generating $700,000 in annual savings.

New Smyrna Beach, Fla. – September 19, 2026 -- Florida gubernatorial candidate Frank J. Russo has called on Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg to personally commit $250 million and help raise an additional $1 billion from Florida billionaires to modernize the state's data center infrastructure.

The challenge expands Russo's Florida Data Center Community Responsibility Act, proposing a voluntary Florida Data Center Modernization Fund structured as a public trust independent of government control. Russo cited Zuckerberg's reported $170 million South Florida home purchase as justification for the ask, framing it as a matter of civic responsibility tied to residency.

Toronto – September 19, 2026 -- The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has named Moovair its Exclusive Heating and Cooling Partner, extending the home-comfort brand's reach across the league's three member circuits — the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).

Moovair secures exclusive category rights across 61 CHL teams

Under the multi-league agreement, Moovair becomes an Official Partner of the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL, gaining exposure across a league that fields 52 Canadian and nine American teams. The brand, which has installed more than 200,000 heat pump units nationwide, is positioning the deal as a coast-to-coast community-marketing push tied to its private-label ownership by The Master Group.

Activation runs 75 regular-season games across 15 markets

The centerpiece fan activation, "Moovair Moov of the Game,

Lisle, Ill. – September 19, 2026 -- The Morton Arboretum's "Green City Rising: People and Trees Thriving Together" concept was named a co-winner of the Horizon Lines: Visions for Chicago 2050 competition, World Business Chicago announced Sept. 15 at the City Club of Chicago.

Arboretum plan beat nearly 200 submissions to reach six finalists

"Green City Rising" reimagines Chicago as a connected network of tree-centric green spaces designed to give every neighborhood a healthy tree canopy by 2050. Landscape architecture firm MKSK was named the other co-winner for its "Wonderways!" proposal to convert Chicago's boulevards into a network of climate commons.

Copenhagen – September 19, 2026 -- Configit has been named a Sample Vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Discrete Manufacturing Technologies, 2026, appearing in both the Product Configuration Platform and Product Rejuvenation categories.

Gartner links manufacturer profitability to the shift from engineer-to-order to configure-to-order models

According to the September 19, 2026 report by Gartner analysts Alexander Hoeppe, Sudip Pattanayak, Marc Halpern and Kentaro Shikanai, manufacturers are transforming engineer-to-order businesses into configure-to-order operations to capture greater profitability. The report states that manufacturers require efficient tools to manage increasingly complex product variants to meet B2B and consumer demand for customized, servitized products.