Market Expansion

Tampa – October 14, 2026 -- Third Lake Development has appointed Jamie Telchin, a developer who has led projects representing about $3 billion in total capitalization, as President of Multifamily to drive growth of its Sun Belt apartment platform.

Telchin brings 25 years of development experience across multiple asset classes

Telchin has more than 25 years of real estate development experience. His portfolio spans the development and redevelopment of multifamily, luxury residential, hospitality, medical and mixed-use projects.

Before joining Third Lake, he held senior leadership positions at several real estate organizations. His most recent roles were in multifamily development leadership, focused on expanding multifamily platforms across the Sun Belt.

Atlanta – October 14, 2026 -- Capacity Sports Group now owns the 78-acre LakePoint Sports property in Emerson, Ga., comprising the Baseball Village and Publix Fields, and holds a lease to operate the 170,000-square-foot Champions Center Indoor Pavilion.

Capacity takes ownership of two venues and leases a third at LakePoint

The transaction expands the multisport operations of the youth sports company, which brings together event brands, operators and facilities. The source does not disclose financial terms. LakePoint Sports sits near Atlanta and welcomes millions of guests annually.

Three venues anchor the destination. The Baseball Village has eight major league-sized synthetic turf fields. The Champions Center accommodates 12 basketball courts or 24 volleyball courts. Publix Fields offers three multiuse turf fields for soccer, lacrosse and football.

Rehovot, Israel – October 14, 2026 -- EcoPhage has signed a distribution agreement with Agricultura Nacional, S.A. de C.V. ("Dragon") to market and sell its phage-based biopesticides across Mexico, with Dragon's status as distributor subject to agreed commercial targets.

Dragon starts with GoldenEco and EcoFire

Dragon will initially distribute two products: GoldenEco® and EcoFire®. GoldenEco, EcoPhage's flagship, was recently approved by the U.S. EPA and is being developed for bacterial disease management in tomatoes and peppers. EcoFire targets bacterial diseases in fruit crops.

Dragon will handle marketing and distribution nationwide. It will draw on its local market expertise, commercial infrastructure and agricultural relationships to establish the products with Mexican growers.

TORONTO – October 14, 2026 -- Patients treated with whole-gland TULSA were more than twice as likely to preserve both erectile function and pad-free continence at six months as those who had robotic radical prostatectomy (risk ratio 2.1; p=0.004), according to CAPTAIN trial data. Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) presented the results among five abstracts at the 15th Interventional MRI Symposium in Boston.

CAPTAIN trial shows whole-gland TULSA cut complication hospitalizations to 0.7% versus 6.3% for robotic surgery

CAPTAIN is the first fully enrolled, multicenter randomized controlled trial to compare the TULSA Procedure directly with robotic radical prostatectomy in localized intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Whole-gland TULSA also showed statistically superior preservation of flaccid penile length at one month.

Paris – October 14, 2026 -- AITO, the luxury mobility brand of SERES Group, plans to enter the European market in autumn 2027, using the 2026 Paris Motor Show to present the platform and factory capabilities behind its push.

SERES MF Platform covers battery-electric, range-extender and plug-in hybrid drives

The SERES MF Platform is AITO's core vehicle technology architecture. It combines diverse powertrains, intelligent safety, an intelligent chassis, an intelligent central hub, cabin and ADAS integration, and intelligent services. The powertrain range spans BEV, REEV and PHEV configurations, so one architecture can serve different powertrain needs.

Hallandale Beach – October 13, 2026 -- NextPlat Corp (NASDAQ: NXPL) has opened a new PharmcoRx community pharmacy in Jacksonville, extending its Florida pharmacy network, which currently stands at six retail locations, into the northern part of the state.

New pharmacy sits across from HCA Florida Memorial Hospital

The store is located at 3604 University Blvd South, Suite 102, directly opposite HCA Florida Memorial Hospital. Several specialty medical practices and healthcare providers operate nearby, and the site serves major southside Jacksonville business and residential areas.

Paris – October 12, 2026 -- GAC became the Official Automotive Partner of Chelsea FC at the 91st Paris Motor Show, adding a second Premier League-calibre European football tie to its push into the region after Villarreal CF.

Chelsea deal follows pre-season tour collaboration

GAC and Chelsea held a global partnership signing ceremony at the GAC booth at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, following a strategic cooperation agreement. The two sides first worked together during the club's 2026 pre-season tour. Chelsea legend Claude Makélélé attended, met GAC owners and signed an autograph for a robotic "young fan".

Chelsea is the second European club to sign a strategic partnership with GAC, after Villarreal CF. GAC plans to use both clubs to engage fans and build locally relevant brand experiences for European users.

Paris – October 12, 2026 -- Changan Automobile will launch the NEVO Q05 in Spain and Italy by the first quarter of 2027, after the model made its European debut at Mondial de l'Auto 2026.

Changan adds NEVO line to DEEPAL a year after its European entry

The NEVO line follows the introduction of the DEEPAL line in Europe last year. Changan says NEVO has served more than one million families globally. The NEVO Q06 is planned as a further addition, though the source gives no launch date.

Changan's European portfolio now spans the CHANGAN brand, its DEEPAL and NEVO lines, and AVATR.

Plug-in hybrid versions widen the DEEPAL range

The DEEPAL S05 and S07 are already on sale in Europe in battery-electric versions. The left-hand-drive S05 PHEV has now joined them. The S07 PHEV will be introduced across major European markets later this year.

Paris – October 12, 2026 -- Geely Auto Group's three brands sold more than 10,000 vehicles in Europe in September 2026, the first time their combined monthly figure has crossed that threshold. The group disclosed the number as it made its first group-level appearance at the Paris Motor Show, where Geely Auto, Lynk & Co and Zeekr share a stand at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.

Geely Auto Group reports 2.24 million global sales for January-September 2026

The group sold 2,235,481 units worldwide from January to September 2026. It recorded both year-on-year and month-on-month growth for seven consecutive months.

Cumulative sales outside Mainland China reached 797,670 units, up 169% year on year. The group also cited continued expansion of local retail, service and product development operations in Europe.

Dallas – – October 12, 2026 -- Southwest Fitness Holdings LLC is investing $5 million in Crunch Garland, its 15th Crunch Fitness location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with a soft opening set for Thursday, October 15 at 5:00 a.m.

The 34,589-square-foot club at 825 West Centerville Road is a ground-up build in Crunch's 3.0 club format. Southwest Fitness Holdings is a subsidiary of franchise group CR Fitness Holdings. The company expects the site to create more than 70 local jobs across personal training, group fitness, sales, operations, member services and club leadership.