Supply Chain

Pune, India – September 22, 2026 -- The global pharmaceutical logistics market is set to nearly double from approximately $100.0 billion in 2025 to $194.0 billion by 2034, expanding at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate, according to a new report from Maximize Market Research.

Cold-chain demand for biologics and vaccines drives infrastructure investment

Growth is being fueled by rising volumes of biologics, vaccines, specialty medicines and clinical trial materials that require validated temperature control. Logistics providers are investing in refrigerated transportation, specialized cold storage warehousing and real-time temperature monitoring to protect product integrity across international drug distribution networks.

Teaneck, N.J. – September 22, 2026 -- LX Pantos Americas has secured a regional sponsorship of the VMA26 International Trade Symposium, set for October 13-15 at the Hilton Norfolk The Main in Norfolk, Virginia, as the logistics operator deepens its bet on Virginia as a gateway for Korean-linked trade.

LX Pantos Americas ties sponsorship to expanding Virginia footprint

The company has signed Memorandums of Understanding with The Port of Virginia and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), formalizing cooperation on trade growth, supply chain innovation and economic development in the Commonwealth.

Phoenix – September 22, 2026 -- Cosign, a third-party guarantor platform and cosigner alternative, has launched in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area as apartment vacancy in the region holds near a post-Great Recession high of 10.8%, according to CoStar data cited by the company.

Vacancy remains elevated despite pullback from 12.6% peak

Maricopa County and the broader Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler MSA rank among the nation's top 10 highest-vacancy markets, alongside Sun Belt peers Austin, Charlotte and San Antonio. Asking rents in the metro fell 1.2% over the past year, and operators are increasingly turning to concessions, with 10 or more weeks of free rent now common at newly built communities.

Dallas – September 22, 2026 -- The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract worth up to $1.2 billion to produce Increment 2 of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), following a second flight test that demonstrated the missile's ability to engage moving maritime targets.

Contract moves PrSM Increment 2 from testing into full production

The IDIQ covers initial procurement, future orders, follow-on production and continued development of PrSM Increment 2. Work will be performed at Lockheed Martin facilities and across the company's U.S. industrial base.

Houston – – September 22, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has broken ground on a $6.5 billion manufacturing site in Houston, Texas, that will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients for Foundayo (orforglipron), the company's first synthetic oral GLP-1 medicine for weight management.

Houston site becomes Lilly's fifth domestic API facility since 2020

The plant is one of ten U.S. manufacturing sites Lilly has announced since 2020 and the fifth dedicated to producing active pharmaceutical ingredients domestically. The investment falls under Lilly's broader $50 billion initiative to reshore medicine production in the United States and export American-made drugs globally.

Drayton Valley – September 22, 2026 -- Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) has committed $1 million in multi-year investment to Drayton Valley, Alberta, marking the first Canadian community selected for its Thrive rural-development program.

Weyerhaeuser designates Drayton Valley as first Canadian Thrive community

The investment will be deployed over several years with input from local officials, business leaders, nonprofits and employees. Weyerhaeuser has operated a sawmill in the town of roughly 8,000 people, located 90 minutes southwest of Edmonton, for nearly 40 years, following a $23 million production-upgrade investment announced in 2013.

Winnemucca, Nev. – September 22, 2026 -- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) is finalizing technical assessments for underground development at its high-grade Brimstone and Vortex systems while evaluating a restart of heap leach operations at its Nevada mine. The Company paired the update with a rebranded corporate identity and redesigned website as it evaluates multiple pathways to unlock shareholder value in the second half of 2026.

Austin, Texas – September 22, 2026 -- 360training.com, Inc. has acquired select assets from Atlantic Training, adding 305 workplace safety, OSHA, HR compliance and soft-skills courses to its commercial training portfolio.

Deal adds two decades of workforce compliance expertise

Atlantic Training, founded in 2005, has served more than 10,000 clients and delivered over 5 million courses to organizations ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. The acquired assets include the company's course catalog across dozens of industries and its WAVE EHS management software.

Gloucester, Va. – September 22, 2026 -- Flexent, a national provider of invoice factoring and asset-based lending, grew total client funding by more than $14 million in the second quarter, backing businesses in transportation and logistics, precision manufacturing, IT consulting, healthcare transportation, and wholesale distribution.

New client deals ranged from $200,000 to $1.5 million across five sectors

A transportation and logistics company specializing in interstate freight hauling received $1.5 million to expand its fleet and cover operating capital as it adds routes and customers. A precision manufacturer serving embedded computing, aerospace, automotive, biotechnology, and medical markets received $750,000 to raise production capacity in machining, sheet metal fabrication, and engineered metal components.

Goshen, Indiana – September 22, 2026 -- Keystone RV Company recorded its strongest retail sales performance at America's Largest RV Show in Hershey, Pennsylvania since before the pandemic, driven by coordinated preparation between the manufacturer and its dealer network.

Keystone breaks multiple fifth-wheel sales records at Hershey show

The Goshen, Indiana-based manufacturer, part of THOR Industries (NYSE: THO), said it set several fifth-wheel sales records at the event, a result company President Troy James attributed to strong product-market fit and high-level dealer execution.