Bradford White Corporation showcases brand portfolio at 2026 ASPE Convention & Expo

Bradford White, Laars, FloLogic and Bock to feature water heating, hydronic and leak detection solutions

AMBLER, Pa., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bradford White Corporation, an industry-leading manufacturer of water heaters, boilers and storage tanks, will highlight products from Bradford White Water Heaters, Laars Heating Systems, FloLogic and Bock Water Heaters at the 2026 ASPE Convention & Expo in Oklahoma City.

The event, held Oct. 8-14 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, brings together plumbing engineers, designers, contractors and other industry professionals, with the exposition scheduled for Oct. 12-13. Bradford White Corporation will exhibit at booth 815.

"ASPE gives us an opportunity to show plumbing professionals the range of solutions available across Bradford White Corporation," said Neal Heyman, senior director of marketing for Bradford White. "With several of our brands represented in one booth, attendees can explore different technologies and connect with the teams behind them."

Products scheduled to be displayed include:

- Bradford White Water Heaters:Bradford White will showcase several residential and commercial water heating products, including the eF Series® Turbo, Infiniti® GS and GR tankless models, eF XT™, ElectriFLEX MD™ and AeroTherm Series® G2.

- Laars Heating Systems:Laars will feature the NeoTherm® XTR and E-Therm® 50kW among its commercial heating and water heating solutions.

- FloLogic:FloLogic will showcase its Leak Detection System and Remote I/O Module, which expands connectivity across the system.

- Bock Water Heaters:Bock will feature its OptiTHERM® commercial water heater.

"The conversations we have at ASPE help us better understand what engineers and plumbing professionals are seeing in the field," Heyman said. "That feedback is valuable as we continue developing products and solutions for the applications they're working on every day."

About Bradford White Corporation

Bradford White Corporation is a full-line manufacturer of residential, commercial, and industrial water heating, space heating, combination heating and storage products. The company maintains corporate headquarters in Ambler, PA, and has manufacturing facilities in Middleville and Niles, MI; Monticello, MN; Uxbridge, MA; Rochester, NH; and Princeton and Madison, WI. FloLogic's assembly operation is in Morrisville, NC and Bradford White Corporation's Canadian headquarters, distribution center and training facilities are in Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit www.bradfordwhitecorporation.com.

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The five-property portfolio supports Forms+Surfaces' architectural and site products businesses in Pittsburgh and Phoenix.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL), a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce the financial closing of a sale-leaseback transaction involving the five-property industrial portfolio of Forms +Surfaces, Inc. (F+S) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, Arizona. An Institutional Net Lease Buyer acquired the approximately 480,000-square-foot portfolio. BGL's Real Estate team served as the exclusive financial advisor to F+S. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The transaction highlights BGL's ability to deliver strategic, enterprise-wide real estate solutions that address clients' financial and operational objectives across multiple geographies.

The state-of-the-art industrial manufacturing portfolio supports F+S's two primary business units: architectural products in Phoenix and site products in Pittsburgh. Both businesses emphasize customization and sustainability, seamlessly blending aesthetics with functionality. F+S offers a comprehensive portfolio of interior and exterior solutions, including elevator interiors, wall and column systems, security bollards, pedestrian lighting, and outdoor site furniture. Its products are engineered for complex, design-intensive projects with demanding performance and aesthetic requirements.

Forms+Surfaces is a leading global designer and manufacturer of premium architectural products and integrated site solutions for high-traffic public, commercial, and institutional environments across North America and internationally. The company leverages its long-standing relationships with architects, designers, developers, and government agencies to serve key end markets, including airports, commercial buildings, restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, public parks and civic centers, and universities.

About BGL's Real Estate Team

BGL's Real Estate team offers comprehensive real estate investment banking services tailored to the middle market. It provides client-focused solutions with an emphasis on real estate advisory, debt, preferred, and private equity placement, financial restructuring, recapitalizations, sale-leasebacks, structured finance, and asset acquisitions and dispositions across all asset classes. The team assists real estate owners and developers looking to form alliances and joint ventures with single-source capital providers to gain local and institutional access for all capital needs.

About Brown Gibbons Lang & Company

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm focused on the global middle market. The firm advises private and public corporations and private equity groups on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructurings, business valuations and opinions, and other strategic matters. BGL has offices in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, and New York. The firm is also a founding member of REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions, enabling BGL to service clients in 30 countries around the world. Securities transactions are conducted through Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Brown Gibbons Lang & Company LLC and a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. For more information, please visit www.bglco.com. 

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 30, 2026, UTLX Manufacturing LLC (UTLX) filed a petition to counter unfairly low-priced and subsidized imports of railway tank cars ("tank cars") from Mexico. UTLX filed the petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) following significant volumes of unfairly priced Mexican tank cars entering the United States. The petition alleges that Mexican importers' unfair pricing practices and subsidies distort the U.S. market and harm American companies and workers.

"The domestic tank car industry has filed this petition because we believe unfairly traded imports are causing significant harm to U.S. manufacturing," said Neil Finn, President of Union Tank Car Company. "At our manufacturing facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, hundreds of skilled and dedicated team members build the tank cars that help keep the American economy moving. These team members compete every day on safety, quality, innovation, and productivity, and they deserve the opportunity to compete on a level playing field. Through this petition, we are seeking to preserve U.S. tank car manufacturing capability, protect American jobs, and ensure that U.S. tank car producers can compete fairly in their home market."

UTLX is one of the largest industrial employers in Central Louisiana. The company's tank cars transport commodities that are essential to the United States economy and daily life, including energy products, chemicals, plastics, fertilizers, food ingredients, and other critical materials that support American manufacturing, agriculture, infrastructure, and energy security.

Antidumping duties aim to offset the amount a product is sold at less than fair value, or "dumped," in the United States. The dumping margin is calculated by the Department of Commerce. Countervailing duties are intended to offset unfair subsidies that a foreign government provides in the production of a particular good. The ITC, an independent agency, determines whether the domestic industry is materially injured, or threatened with injury, as a result of the unfairly traded imports.

The Department of Commerce will determine whether to initiate the investigations within 20 days of the filing (unless extended by an additional 20 days), and the ITC will reach a preliminary determination of material injury or threat of material injury, within 45 days. The investigations are expected to proceed over approximately one year, with final determinations of dumping, subsidization, and injury likely occurring near the end of 2027. Duties can, however, attach to imports of the subject tank cars as of the time of the preliminary determinations in the case.

Led by Daniel B. Pickard, Chair of the International Trade and National Security practice, the Buchanan team also includes Milton Koch, Claire Webster, Natan Tubman, Grace Dobbs, Brandon Custard, Joseph Pickard, Christopher Hargett, Carson Easterling, Thomas Dougherty, Miriam Taylor and Theodora Mattei.

Buchanan has a team of international trade and national security attorneys ready to help U.S. companies with U.S. trade remedy laws and trade policy. U.S. AD/CVD tariff laws are one of the only available tools to reestablish a fair market for American companies and avoid lost sales and profits. Our eBook, Trade Remedy Investigations Handbook, shares details on how diverse domestic industries can take advantage of these laws – antidumping and countervailing duty investigations – to combat unfair foreign competition and ensure that the U.S. market is operating under fair and equal conditions.

About Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is a national law firm with a proven reputation for providing progressive, industry-leading legal, business, regulatory and government relations advice to regional, national and international clients. We service a wide range of businesses, but have especially deep experience in the finance, energy, healthcare and life sciences industries. Our 475 attorneys and government relations professionals across our current 17 offices proudly represent some of the highest profile and innovative companies in the nation, including 41% of the Fortune 500. We bring to clients intimate knowledge of the players, market forces and political and regulatory landscape, and use our full-service capabilities to protect, defend and advance our clients' businesses. 

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TrustEngine Names Brandon Durham Vice President of Adoption and Partnerships

Mortgage technology veteran brings more than 20 years of experience driving technology adoption to make MortgageCoach an essential part of the loan officer's daily workflow

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TrustEngine, a leading incubator of solutions that build and lift conversions in the mortgage process, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Brandon Durham as its new Vice President of Adoption and Partnerships. In this newly created role, Durham will oversee initiatives to strengthen the company's customer adoption strategy, expand strategic partnerships and help lenders maximize the value of TrustEngine's technology.

Durham joins TrustEngine with more than 20 years of mortgage industry experience and a track record of helping lenders turn technology investments into everyday business practices. Having spent much of his career leading technology adoption, training and organizational change within mortgage lending organizations, he brings firsthand experience overcoming one of the industry's most persistent challenges: getting loan officers to consistently use the technology available to them.

At TrustEngine, Durham will lead the company's partnerships across the mortgage technology stack, including ICE Encompass®, Cotality SmartFees™, Lodestar and Optimal Blue®. These integrations bring pricing, fees, borrower data and loan details directly into MortgageCoach, reducing friction and making it easier for loan officers to incorporate personalized mortgage advice into every borrower conversation.

"Most lenders don't have a technology problem; they have an adoption problem," said Bob Jennings, CEO of TrustEngine. "Brandon understands what it takes to change that because he's spent his career doing it. He knows how to get loan officers engaged, build the right training and support programs and make technology part of their daily routine. Our goal is to make MortgageCoach the first platform loan officers open every morning, and Brandon brings the experience to help us make that happen."

Durham most recently spent 11 years at Homeowners Financial Group, where he rose from Production Support Manager to Director of Training and Business Technology. As director, he oversaw a 15-platform technology ecosystem spanning loan origination, point-of-sale, CRM and productivity tools, supporting more than 300 employees and 125 sales professionals. He led technology implementation and adoption initiatives, built training and change management strategies, and managed relationships with more than 15 technology vendors. Earlier in his career, Durham held roles at Stonegate Mortgage Corporation, National Residential Mortgage and Caliber Funding.

"Loan officers start every day deciding who to call, what to say and where the opportunity is," said Durham. "I want MortgageCoach to be where that day begins. It's the startup system. Open it first, see your pipeline and your borrowers' options, and walk into every conversation with a strategy. I've spent my career helping loan officers adopt technology, and I've learned that adoption happens when a tool becomes indispensable to how they do their jobs. That's the opportunity we have with MortgageCoach."

About TrustEngine

TrustEngine builds technology that earns borrower trust and lifts conversion across the mortgage process. Its flagship platform, MortgageCoach, is the industry's leading borrower advice and origination performance solution, used by thousands of loan officers and lenders nationwide. MortgageCoach powers the Total Cost Analysis and loan comparison presentations that help loan officers present options clearly and consistently, so borrowers can see the real financial impact of every scenario and decide with confidence. By bringing data, automation and visual advice directly into the origination workflow, TrustEngine helps lenders deliver mortgage experiences that are more transparent, more compliant and more effective. Learn more at trustengine.com.

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Gong Enrich closes the data gaps holding revenue teams back; Launches Deep Mode in Gong Assistant, Agent Builder, and Gong Dashboards

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Gong, the leading revenue AI company, today announced Mission Callisto, its latest product launch, anchored by Gong Enrich, a new capability that expands the Gong Revenue Graph with richer third-party account and contact data. Mission Callisto also introduces Deep Mode in Gong Assistant, along with enhancements to Agent Builder and Gong Dashboards. Together, these innovations help revenue teams close data gaps, automate repeatable workflows, make faster, better-informed decisions and measure performance more effectively.

Revenue decisions build on each other. Every customer interaction creates context that shapes the next decision and action, and each outcome informs what a team should do next. By giving teams a more complete picture of every account and contact, Gong Enrich strengthens the foundation for every decision that follows, while the rest of Mission Callisto's innovations help teams turn that context into action and measure the results.

"Every revenue decision is only as good as the context behind it," said Eilon Reshef, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at Gong. "Gong Enrich makes sure that context doesn't stop where the conversation ends — it automatically extends to every account and contact a team touches, and flows straight back into the Revenue Graph. Better context makes everything built on top of it better, too. Assistant gives sharper answers, agents act more reliably, and the numbers on a dashboard are ones you can actually trust. That's the difference between AI working from the full picture versus AI guessing."

Gong Enrich: a more complete picture of every account and contact

Revenue teams have more go-to-market data than ever, but it's often fragmented across providers. RevOps teams are left stitching together information from multiple vendors, while sellers waste time researching contacts and validating account records.

Gong Enrich expands the Gong Revenue Graph with third-party contact and account data. Customers can connect multiple supported providers and configure Gong to search them in the order that works best for their business — using the providers and credits they already have, then filling remaining gaps with Gong Credits and data from a growing network of Gong Enrich Data Partners, including Apollo, Findymail, Firmable, Kernel, LeadIQ, Lusha, RocketReach, Wiza, ZeroBounce, and ZoomInfo.

The enriched data appears directly in seller workflows in Gong: reps can fill in missing contact details with a single click, while teams can automate enrichment at scale by tasking Custom Agents with this when specific conditions are met. Because enriched data becomes part of the Gong Revenue Graph, it strengthens the context available across Gong's Revenue AI.

"Gong Enrich has been a game-changer for our inbound and outbound teams. Before, high bounce rates and outdated CRM data were dragging down our workflows," said Erika Morris, Lead GTM Systems Analyst, Sprout Social. "Gong Enrich solved those data gaps instantly. The setup took minutes, and having accurate, verified contact data built right inside the platform has significantly increased our daily productivity. The results were instant within hours of turning it on."

"Gong Enrich helps our reps connect with prospects by filling critical data gaps directly within their workflow. From a RevOps perspective, it gives us a low-risk way to evaluate enrichment partners before making broader investment decisions." Jonathan Kilby-Phillips, Head of RevOps, Beacon.

Additional Mission Callisto Innovations

Agent Builder 

Agent Builder enables teams to create Custom Agents that automatically run in response to the events and conditions they define, turning work that once needed someone to remember and act into an automated workflow. It adds to Gong's existing ability to manually trigger Custom Agents whenever teams need them. Teams can define the trigger, conditions, and actions in a visual editor, or describe the agent they want in their own words. With reusable skills, they can capture company expertise and apply it across agents.

Gong Assistant 

Gong Assistant is becoming the front door to more of what Gong can do, not just a way to ask questions, but a way for revenue teams to investigate and build.

- Gong Assistant gains Deep Mode, a new mode for complex strategic questions that previously required teams to gather information from multiple systems and connect the dots themselves. By examining a broader set of business information and signals, Deep Mode creates a grounded, comprehensive report, saving hours of manual investigation.

- With Gong Assistant embedded in Deal Boards and Account Boards, leaders can get the answers they need while staying in their existing workflow. They can compare deals or accounts, explore follow-up questions, and determine where to intervene across their business without switching between records or reviewing each opportunity and account individually.

- Gong Assistant now enables teams to build Gong Engage Flows from a natural-language request, helping organizations turn the practices of their top-performing reps into repeatable Flows the broader team can run.

Gong Dashboards

Gong Dashboards expand beyond forecasting to cover the full revenue lifecycle, giving RevOps a single place to track performance at every stage of the business, not just pipeline. Teams can define metrics once in Gong Data Studio and reuse them across every view, so sales, marketing, and customer success all work from the same numbers instead of maintaining separate reports.

Gong Enrich, expanded Gong Dashboards, and Deep Mode are now generally available. Automatically triggered Custom Agents and other Gong Assistant enhancements are rolling out throughout this year.

To learn more about Mission Callisto, visit https://www.gong.io/platform/mission-callisto.

About Gong

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. Gong Revenue AI unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world's most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 organizations around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical revenue workflows, and close more deals with less effort. Learn more at gong.io.

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Revenue alai by LateralCare Available on the Microsoft Marketplace

Microsoft customers worldwide can discover and deploy revenue alai by LateralCare through Microsoft Marketplace, accessing trusted solutions that accelerate innovation and business transformation with unified integration across Microsoft products

DALLAS, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LateralCare announced the availability of revenue alai in the Microsoft Marketplace, the unified online destination for customers to buy trusted cloud solutions, AI apps, and agents to meet their business needs. Revenue alai customers can now discover and deploy trusted solutions through Microsoft Marketplace, with smooth integration and streamlined management across Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft products.

LateralCare is a healthcare technology company dedicated to responsibly applying Agentic AI to transform complex healthcare operations. Its AI-native solutions combine intelligent automation, explainable decisioning, and human-in-the-loop governance to help organizations improve efficiency, strengthen performance, and navigate operational complexity with greater confidence. Revenue alai, LateralCare's flagship platform for revenue cycle management, brings these capabilities to financial operations, helping healthcare organizations reduce administrative burden, improve visibility, and drive stronger outcomes. Through Microsoft Marketplace, organizations can more easily discover, deploy, and integrate revenue alai within their existing Microsoft technology environments.

"The availability of revenue alai through Microsoft Marketplace marks an important milestone in our mission to transform healthcare revenue cycle management through responsible AI," said William Reau, Chief Executive Officer of LateralCare. "Healthcare organizations need solutions that not only automate work, but also provide transparency, accountability, and measurable impact. Through Microsoft Marketplace, customers can more easily deploy revenue alai within their existing technology ecosystem and leverage AI-driven intelligence to improve revenue performance, reduce operational burden, and support better organizational outcomes."

"We're pleased to welcome revenue alai by LateralCare to Microsoft Marketplace," said Cyril Belikoff, vice president, Microsoft Azure Product Marketing. "Marketplace connects trusted solutions from global partners with customers worldwide, making it easy to find and deploy apps that work seamlessly with Microsoft products."

Microsoft Marketplace is a single destination to find, try, and buy trusted cloud solutions, AI apps, and agents to meet your business objectives. Choose from a growing collection of solutions tailored to your unique needs, available both in Marketplace and directly within Microsoft products.

About LateralCare

LateralCare is a healthcare technology company dedicated to responsibly integrating Agentic AI to transform complex healthcare operations. Its AI-native flagship platform, revenue alai, modernizes revenue cycle management by uniting intelligent automation with explainable decisioning and human-in-the-loop governance—helping healthcare organizations improve financial performance while operating with greater clarity, confidence, and control.

For more information, visit www.lateralcare.com or follow revenue alai and LateralCare on LinkedIn for the latest updates.

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Although most advertisers are bullish on commerce media spending, 86% say slow audience fulfillment could cause them to cut spending or leave a network partner

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GrowthLoop, a pioneer in agentic AI-powered marketing solutions, today released its 2026 Commerce Media Investment Index, revealing that activation speed and audience options have become decisive factors in where advertisers place retail and commerce media budgets. Conducted in partnership with Ascend2, the study surveyed nearly 300 U.S. and Canadian marketing professionals involved in retail media network (RMN) or commerce media network (CMN) advertising decisions.

The findings reveal what motivates advertisers to spend more with network partners and shed light on how execution friction could put that spend at risk:

- 86% say slow audience fulfillment could cause them to reduce spend or leave a network partner, while 85% say they would pay a premium for same-day fulfillment.

- Nearly all respondents indicate that access to more segments would make them more likely to increase spend.

- 32% of advertisers have reduced, paused, or reconsidered investment because of difficulty proving ROI to leadership.

"Advertisers are telling media networks how to win more budget: Provide better audiences, activate them faster, and deliver meaningful results quickly enough to inform the next campaign," said Anthony Rotio, co-founder and co-CEO of GrowthLoop. "As we've seen with customers like Gopuff, a warehouse-native audience building solution is the way to fulfill these requirements and ultimately build stronger advertiser relationships."

Key report findings

The Index shows that advertisers spread significant budget across a crowded commerce media market. The majority of advertisers allocate at least 15% of their digital advertising budgets to these networks and 90% work with two or more RMN or CMN partners. No respondents plan to decrease commerce media spend in the next year, and a full 85% plan to increase their spend.

Additional findings include:

Speed shapes spending decisions

- 92% would be more likely to increase spend with faster audience fulfillment.

- 94% would likely spend more with partners offering self-service audience-building tools.

- Advertisers reporting the strongest ROI are five times more likely than others to receive custom audiences the same day.

Advertisers want more audience choice

- Only 38% are extremely satisfied with the number of audiences available through their partners.

- 95% say they would be more likely to increase spend with access to more segments.

Confidence in incrementality measurement drives investment and ROI

- Only 40% are very confident in their partners' incrementality measurement.

- Advertisers with high confidence in their partners' measurement spend a larger share of their digital budget on RMN/CMN and are more than twice as likely to significantly exceed ROI targets.

Campaign results often arrive too late to guide the next decision

- Nearly half of advertisers wait at least one week for post-campaign performance data, while only 8% receive it the same day.

- Just 32% say they can consistently use campaign results to optimize future audience targeting.

Putting audience scale and speed into practice

As audience speed and scale remain top of mind for advertisers, Gopuff — the leading instant commerce platform that delivers thousands of everyday products to customers in minutes — has shown how media networks can successfully address these priorities. Leveraging a composable commerce media solution, Gopuff can provide brand advertisers with a larger pool of audiences, activate campaigns quickly, and provide faster, more comprehensive visibility into campaign metrics.

"Advertisers increasingly expect both greater audience customization and faster activation, and we no longer have to trade one for the other," said JR Crosby, director of data partnerships at Gopuff. "After implementing a warehouse-native stack, we increased our audience segments from 100 to more than 600, and expanded audiences for our subsidiary, BevMo!, from 75 to 400. These expanded audience catalogs give our internal teams and brand partners a broader range of ready-to-use targeting options and create the groundwork for more customized segment offerings."

To download the full 2026 Commerce Media Investment Index, visit go.growthloop.com/cmn-index. To learn more about GrowthLoop's Composable Commerce Media solution, visit https://www.growthloop.com/teams/commerce-media.

About GrowthLoop

GrowthLoop is a pioneer in composable, AI-powered marketing on the data cloud, featured on G2 by its customers as a momentum leader with the best ROI for enterprise. The GrowthLoop agentic, composable CDP drives compound growth by accelerating the marketing cycle using agentic AI powered by your enterprise cloud data. Working alongside AI agents, teams use GrowthLoop to translate customer data into precise audiences and activate those audiences across real-time customer journeys, measuring and improving performance through always-on analysis — all with zero data movement. Thousands of marketers at enterprises like Costco, Albertsons, Fanatics, and Ford rely on GrowthLoop to bring their AI strategy to life, grow faster with every experiment, personalize every customer touchpoint, and drive rapidly compounding results.

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The beloved annual tradition will feature millions of dazzling lights, a holiday market, live

performances and infinite holiday magic for guests of all ages

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The iconic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa announced the return of its celebrated Festival of Lights, welcoming guests near and far to experience one of Southern California's most cherished holiday traditions. From Nov. 21, 2026, through Jan. 3, 2027, the historic landmark will once again be transformed into a winter wonderland illuminated by millions of twinkling lights, festive décor, and nightly snowfall.

For 150 years, The Mission Inn has brought together families, friends and visitors from across the region to celebrate the holidays in high style. As part of their milestone anniversary year, the property will ring in the holiday season once more with their annual Festival of Lights Switch-On Ceremony on Nov. 21 – a very merry and free event, inviting the public to revel in this year's massive lights display, plus a fireworks show and live performances.

"Each year, the Festival of Lights creates a sense of wonder and joy that brings our community together during the holiday season," said Alfredo Anguiano, General Manager at The Mission Inn. "We're thrilled to welcome new and returning guests back to experience the original magic and create everlasting memories that have made the holidays a beloved annual celebration at The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa."

Throughout the season, the resort's signature displays and festivities will make their return, including meet-and-greets with Santa and Mrs. Claus, the beloved lobby Gingerbread House and Holiday Market, featuring fresh hot cocoa and themed retail. An all-new Festival of Lights gift shop will open its doors, offering holiday merchandise year-round for guests to take home a token of holiday cheer whenever they visit.

For even more holiday cheer, The Mission Inn is partnering with Build-A-Bear Workshop® for the first time, giving guests the opportunity to create personalized furry friends and lasting memories during select Festival of Lights pop-up events throughout the season.

Guests staying at The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa will have exclusive access to special offerings during the Festival, including resort credit, in-room Christmas trees and family story time with Santa's elves. Bookable VIP experiences for hotel guests and local visitors include Breakfast with Santa on the weekends, Memories with Santa Photo Studio on selected days and the Festival of Lights & Delights Tour on select evenings.

"The Festival of Lights is a shining example of how Riverside brings people together during the holiday season. For generations, The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa has served as the heart of this cherished tradition, welcoming residents and visitors alike to experience the magic, hospitality, and spirit that make our community so special," said Nicholas Adcock, President & CEO, Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce. "We are proud to invite guests from across the region and beyond to celebrate the season in Riverside, support our local businesses, and create lasting memories in one of California's most iconic holiday destinations."

The Festival of Lights continues to serve as one of Southern California's favorite holiday destinations, attracting visitors seeking immersive seasonal experiences and cherished traditions. Whether guests are visiting for a weekend getaway, a family outing or a special holiday celebration, the Festival of Lights at The Mission Inn offers something for every age.

Count down to the Festival of Lights and visit MissionInn.com for event information, accommodations and updates.

About The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa

The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is a National Historic Landmark in downtown Riverside, California, where history, hospitality, culture and celebration have come together for 150 years. Founded in 1876, the hotel is the largest Mission Revival-style building in the United States, and has welcomed U.S. presidents, celebrities, artists, travelers and neighbors who have made it part of their own stories across generations. Today, the hotel offers 238 luxuriously appointed guestrooms and suites, six restaurants and lounges, the award-winning Spa at The Mission Inn, a lushly landscaped outdoor pool and 25,000 square feet of event space. The property has warmly embraced its role as Southern California's Gathering Place, hosting weddings, celebrations, community gatherings and corporate events, as well as signature traditions such as the annual Festival of Lights. Now owned by the San Manuel Investment Authority and managed by Pyramid Global Hospitality, The Mission Inn enters a new chapter that honors its storied past, while creating fresh experiences for guests to gather, explore and savor year-round. For more information, visit missioninn.com.

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"As ProgenyHealth continues to expand its impact, we are investing in leaders who can help us scale thoughtfully and strengthen the value we deliver," said Susan Torroella, MBA, CEO of ProgenyHealth. "Our new additions bring exceptional Medicaid policy and healthcare transformation experience that will add an important perspective to our Board, along with combining operational expertise, strategic vision, and a deep understanding of how to build and scale healthcare organizations. Together, their leadership will help us advance innovation, strengthen organizational performance, and improve outcomes for moms, babies, and their families."

Melanie Bella has joined ProgenyHealth's Board of Managers. Bella is an Executive Advisor with Cressey & Company and served as Chair of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC). With 25 years of Medicaid experience, she brings deep expertise in health policy, government programs, value-based care, and services for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.

Previously, Bella served as Executive Vice President of Policy and Duals Strategy for Cityblock Health, a value-based provider focused on Medicaid and dual-eligible populations. She was the first Director of the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and previously served as Medicaid Director for the state of Indiana. Bella earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree from DePauw University.

"ProgenyHealth's specialized focus on maternal and infant health, including the needs of Medicaid members and families, is both timely and essential," said Bella.  "I am pleased to join the Board and look forward to supporting the company as it expands its reach and impact."

Alec DiDonato has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. A seasoned healthcare executive with more than 13 years of experience scaling complex healthcare services organizations, DiDonato will oversee ProgenyHealth's operational strategy and execution. He will help drive continued growth, performance, innovation, and service excellence across the company's national footprint.

Before joining ProgenyHealth, DiDonato served as Chief Operating Officer at Author Health and as General Manager and Senior Vice President at Evolent Health, where he played key roles in expanding operations and supporting organizational growth. He has built a career leading high-performing teams, improving operational effectiveness, and using technology and data to enhance healthcare delivery and member experiences.

"I'm honored to join ProgenyHealth at such an important time in its journey," said DiDonato. "The company's reputation for clinical excellence, innovation, and commitment to improving maternal and infant health outcomes is inspiring. I look forward to partnering with this exceptional team to build on that legacy and help drive the next phase of growth."

About ProgenyHealth

ProgenyHealth is a leading national, tech-enabled women's healthcare company dedicated to Maternity and NICU Care Management. We serve women, infants, and families through the milestones of maternal care, from conception and pregnancy to postpartum and parenting, with special expertise in managing premature and complex births and resulting NICU admissions. With more than 20 years of experience, our board-certified physicians, nurses, social workers and others improve health outcomes, enhance the member and provider experience, and help lower the overall cost of care.

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CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As some insurance companies and marketplaces move to block AI shopping agents, Kin is taking a different approach. Kin, the direct-to-consumer provider of insurance and home finance solutions for homeowners, today announced that it will allow consumers using Meta's Muse AI agent and other AI agents to easily shop for insurance quotes through Kin's digital experience.

"We're not going to block Muse," said Kin Founder and CEO Sean Harper. "AI agents are an important way people shop, including for insurance. Five years from now, it's not hard to imagine AI agents being the dominant way people shop, just as the web is today. Kin will win the AI shopping experience."

Today, many home insurers do not offer online quoting experiences, severely limiting potential growth with this new AI agent shopping experience. The emergence of AI shopping agents exposes more important differences between Kin and traditional insurance distribution models.

"When an AI agent can displace the work currently done by brokers and independent agents, it threatens the dominant business model the industry was built on, so it makes sense that both agencies and carriers with that business model are afraid of customers using AI agents to shop," Harper said. "Kin, as the only purely direct-to-consumer home insurer, doesn't care if the customer is shopping using a web browser or an AI agent. We welcome the additional traffic from customers using AI agents. That shift in shopping behavior is a huge opportunity."

Kin expects AI agents to become increasingly capable of doing the tedious work traditionally required to shop for insurance: gathering information, entering it across multiple websites, comparing coverage, and helping consumers understand their options. Since Kin has nearly all the data about individual homes, AI agents can ask the homeowners fewer questions and ultimately retrieve quotes faster.

In Kin's testing, Muse was able to retrieve customer home insurance quotes from Kin with only a handful of questions for the customer. With its streamlined digital experience, Kin makes it simple for customers to shop directly, or through their preferred AI agent.

"The customer should get to decide how they want to shop," Harper said. "Our job is to make Kin easy to find, easy to understand and easy to buy, whether the shopper is a person or an AI agent working for that person."

About Kin

Kin helps homeowners save money, simplify tasks, and protect their most valuable assets. By offering direct-to-consumer digital home and auto insurance alongside home finance services, the company focuses on supporting underserved homeowners in states with high catastrophic risk. Kin provides more convenient and affordable home and auto insurance coverage by eliminating the need for external agents and analyzing thousands of data points to provide transparent, accurate pricing. Kin's AI-native technology platform delivers a seamless customer experience, customized options, and fast, high-quality service. To learn more, visit www.kin.com.

SOURCE Kin Insurance, Inc.

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