New York – October 05, 2026 -- Diray Media, a woman-owned, WBENC-certified performance media company, has named Media Consulting Group (MCG) as its upstream optimization partner for streaming TV, extending its outcomes-based media model into the supply chain before bids are placed.

New Orleans – October 05, 2026 -- Entergy Texas has appointed David Borde as president and CEO, effective Oct. 5, succeeding Eliecer Viamontes, who has left the company for other opportunities.

Houston – October 05, 2026 -- Superior Hydrovac has acquired Delta Daylighting, a Houston-based hydrovac and daylighting services provider, expanding the hydrovac operating capacity of parent company Peak Utility Services Group in one of the nation's most active utility infrastructure markets.

Wilmington – October 05, 2026 -- SignSplit PBC has secured a $400 million strategic seed round from W Group that values the data-licensing startup at $1 billion, as it emerges from stealth to build infrastructure for compensating people and institutions for their data, work and likeness.

Indianapolis – October 05, 2026 -- Women in HVACR (WHVACR), a nonprofit representing 1,200 members in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration trades, concluded its three-day annual conference Sept. 27-29 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, recognizing seven industry leaders with Pillar and Leadership Awards.

Doraville, Ga. – October 05, 2026 -- SEI Group LLC has acquired Greenhome Specialties, Inc., marking its first expansion into Utah and pushing its acquisition total to 17 businesses since a February 2021 recapitalization with Quad-C Management, Inc.

Taipei, Shanghai and San Francisco – October 05, 2026 -- HanchorBio, Inc. (TWSE: 7827) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the investigational new drug application for HCB303, clearing the path for the company's second trispecific immunotherapy to enter human testing.

Norwalk, Conn. – October 05, 2026 -- Norlee Group has acquired IEM Electric, Inc., an industrial electrical contractor based in Hickory, North Carolina, in a deal finalized September 30, 2026. The transaction marks the eighth add-on acquisition for Norlee Group since Heartwood Partners' investment, extending the platform's footprint into North Carolina.

Dallas – October 05, 2026 -- Solidion Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: STI) has refused to raise its acquisition offer for Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLUX), calling the bid "best and final" after Flux's board rejected the proposal as undervaluing the company.

New York – October 05, 2026 -- BagelUp, producer of New York BagelFest, will stage the second annual Growth Lab on November 14, 2026, expanding the one-day business incubator into a year-round partner program aimed at reducing the failure rate among new bagel shop founders.