New York – – September 17, 2026 -- Belfry Software has expanded its security guard services platform with two new AI-driven capabilities, Belle AI Dispatch and Belle AI Assistant, alongside a newly launched applicant tracking system called Belfry Recruiting, now available to all customers.

Atlanta – September 17, 2026 -- Team First Home Services, a residential plumbing platform backed by Grove Mountain Partners, has partnered with Holloway Plumbing, a residential plumbing provider serving Kerrville and the Texas Hill Country.

San Jose, Calif. – September 14, 2026 -- Over 60 drivers and mechanics at California Waste Solutions in San José have overwhelmingly ratified a new five-year labor contract, securing substantial wage increases, expanded protections for relief employees, and a ninth week of vacation time described by union officials as industry-leading.

United States – September 17, 2026 -- Pavion, a global integrated security and life-safety solutions provider generating over $1 billion in annual revenue, has appointed Andy Bierer as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Joe Oliveri, who built the company into its current market-leading position.

Pasadena, Calif. – September 17, 2026 -- Inter-Con Security Systems Inc. generates over $1.5 billion in annual revenue and employs more than 40,000 people globally, the physical security and risk management firm confirmed during National Security Officer Appreciation Week.

Doylestown, Pa. – September 17, 2026 -- SMB Franchise Advisors has secured a strategic minority investment from principals of Navigator Partners, a private equity group based in Summit, N.J., in a deal designed to scale the franchise consultancy's support services for emerging and maturing brands.

Riyadh – September 17, 2026 -- TransPerfect Legal has launched an expanded in-country legal technology offering in Saudi Arabia, combining Relativity Server, Reef Discovery, and Brainspace for the first time within the Kingdom's borders.

Riyadh hosting keeps legal data within Saudi jurisdiction

The new hub allows legal and regulatory teams to process, analyze, and review data without it leaving Saudi Arabia, addressing sovereign data infrastructure requirements tied to the country's digital transformation push.

London – September 17, 2026 -- Eight Group, a UK facilities management provider scaling through M&A, has rolled out IFS's AI-powered Nexus Black Resolve to 65 engineers within weeks, cutting repair processes that once took hours or days down to minutes.

Atlanta – – September 16, 2026 -- o15 Capital Partners has successfully exited a $31 million senior secured credit facility provided to Simplify Compliance Holdings, LLC through its Emerging America Credit Opportunities fund and affiliates. Repayment followed the sale of Simplify's datacenterHawk business unit to S&P Global.

Arlington, Va. – September 16, 2026 -- Bloomberg Tax & Accounting has projected a 3.2% inflation increase for 2027, up from the 2.7% rise recorded for 2026, according to its newly released 2027 Projected U.S. Tax Rates report.