Fremont, Calif. – September 22, 2026 -- THINK Surgical, Inc. has appointed Rick McDowell as Vice President, Sales, tasking him with leading the orthopedic robotics maker's national sales organization as it scales commercial operations.

McDowell reports directly to Executive Vice President Chris Marrus

McDowell will drive market strategy and growth for THINK Surgical's commercial team, reporting to Chris Marrus. He arrives with more than 20 years in medical device commercialization, clinical strategy, and capital sales across the surgical robotics sector.

St. Louis – September 22, 2026 -- The Gateway Business Health Coalition (Gateway BHC), which represents roughly 70 employers nationwide including Fortune 500 companies and public sector organizations, has partnered with Rezilient Health to expand employer access to a hybrid primary care model.

London – September 22, 2026 -- The Natural Diamond Council has rebranded as The Diamond Collective, launching a new global strategy to rebuild consumer demand for natural diamonds amid rising competition from synthetic alternatives.

San Antonio – September 22, 2026 -- Texas A&M University-San Antonio advanced nine spots to No. 31 in the U.S. News & World Report Top Performers on Social Mobility category, its largest single-year gain in the ranking.

University moves up in three separate U.S. News categories

A&M-San Antonio also rose one spot to No. 28 among Top Public Schools and held its position at No. 56 among Regional Universities West, a category spanning 14 states including Texas, Washington, Nevada and California.

Austin, Texas – September 22, 2026 -- Mendocino Farms opened its 102nd restaurant nationwide on September 22, marking its third Austin location at 1100 South Lamar Boulevard, Suite 1125, and expanding its Texas footprint to 14 restaurants statewide.

Chain expands Austin presence following two prior openings

The South Lamar site follows earlier debuts at Arbor Trails and West 38th Street, building out the fast-casual chain's third foothold in the Austin market since entering the city in 2025.

Austin, Texas – September 22, 2026 -- Sparx Engineering has opened its third Texas office, a 3,117-square-foot location at 1023 Springdale, Bldg 12B, in the Springdale General community in East Austin.

Sparx expands its Texas footprint with new East Austin lease

The Greater Houston-based engineering consultancy secured the space with representation from Aquila Commercial's Noah Yetley. The new office follows Sparx's first satellite branch, opened in Dallas in 2023, giving the firm operations in Houston, Dallas, and now Austin.

Miami – September 22, 2026 -- Nucleus Research has named Boomi, Matillion, Oracle, Qlik, and Salesforce (Informatica) as Leaders in its 2026 Data Integration Technology Value Matrix, citing a wave of consolidation reversing five years of market unbundling.

Denver and Los Angeles – September 22, 2026 -- Luxury Asset Capital, which has financed over $1 billion in loans backed by luxury assets, has struck a strategic partnership with Timepiece Grading Specialists (TGS) to link watch collectors directly to non-bank financing within 24 hours.

Copenhagen – September 22, 2026 -- ATLANT 3D and the University of California, Berkeley have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore A-HUB California, a facility pairing atomic-scale manufacturing with AI-driven materials research.

Washington – September 22, 2026 -- 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF) has pledged to scale its MentorHER Initiative into a global, AI-driven mentorship platform reaching 300,000 young people worldwide by January 2030, under a three-year Commitment to Action unveiled at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2026 Annual Meeting.