Norwell, Mass. – September 24, 2026 -- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has named six companies and nonprofits as 2026 Industry Innovator honorees for delivering first-of-their-kind FDA-approved therapies to patients with rare diseases that affect a fraction of the more than 30 million Americans living with such conditions.

Shakopee, Minnesota – September 24, 2026 -- Businesses planning corporate golf outings in Shakopee, Minnesota are increasingly evaluating venues on tournament logistics, clubhouse capacity, and weather contingency planning rather than tee-time availability alone, according to a new HelloNation report featuring insights from Golf Expert Einar Odland of Stonebrooke Golf Club.

North Chicago, Illinois – September 24, 2026 -- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFU) neuroscientist Nicole Ferrara, PhD, has secured a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how social disruptions, including COVID-19 lockdowns, alter brain development in adolescents.

Boulder – September 24, 2026 -- The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) has finalized the program for SOLAR 2026, its national conference running October 19-21 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas, held in partnership with the Texas Solar Energy Society (TXSES) as the state chapter marks its 50th anniversary.

New York – September 24, 2026 -- Byron Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, will headline the opening keynote at the 14th annual DPAA Global Video Everywhere Summit on October 13 in New York, addressing video's role as brands' primary storytelling tool.

San Francisco – September 24, 2026 -- Vouch Insurance has appointed Brandon Kaufman as Head of Claims, tasking the former EPIC claims executive with overseeing claims advocacy for the tech-focused broker's more than 6,000 clients.

Leesburg, Va. – September 24, 2026 -- The American Wood Council (AWC) has published the 2027 edition of the Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (ANSI/AWC SDPWS-2027), adding two new construction systems for engineers designing in high-hazard wind and seismic zones. The standard has been approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and will be referenced in the 2027 I-Codes.

Fremont, Calif. – September 24, 2026 -- Leopard Imaging and Lumotive have unveiled Sirius Max, a solid-state 3D LiDAR camera module extending iToF depth sensing beyond 20 meters in both indoor and outdoor environments, targeting robotics, industrial automation and autonomous machine markets.

Dallas – September 24, 2026 -- JLL's Capital Markets group has arranged $406 million in financing for Trammell Crow Center, a 1,226,825-square-foot trophy office tower in Dallas' Arts District, on behalf of owner Regent Properties, LLC.

New York City – September 24, 2026 -- The Conference Board has been named one of the Best Places to Work in New York City by Crain's New York Business, marking the fourth consecutive year the global think tank has earned the distinction.

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