Tempe, Arizona – September 19, 2026 -- Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory has appointed Don Garrison, a 25-year semiconductor manufacturing veteran, to lead operations as the company moves to scale capacity at its Tempe, Arizona epitaxy foundry.

Petaluma, Calif. – September 19, 2026 -- American Ratings Corporation is expanding its Diamond Certified Resource rating system into Colorado, targeting roofing contractors in Denver, Arapahoe, Boulder and Jefferson Counties as the initial trade category for the new market.

Fort Wayne, Ind. – September 19, 2026 -- Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) guided third-quarter 2026 earnings to a range of $5.34 to $5.38 per diluted share, nearly double the $2.74 per diluted share reported in the prior-year third quarter and up from $3.69 per diluted share in the sequential second quarter.

San Francisco – – September 19, 2026 -- Arcjet has launched agent runtime security, a new product designed to give engineering and security teams visibility and control over AI agents operating inside production systems. The platform targets agents that read and write to databases, process refunds, call APIs, and take autonomous actions across multiple systems on behalf of users.

St. Paul – September 19, 2026 -- Rasmussen University, part of American Public University System, will confer credentials on nearly 6,200 graduates during its 2026 Minnesota Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, marking the institution's third and final commencement of the year.

Englewood, Colo. – September 19, 2026 -- Mission Telecom has become an approved vendor on The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), eliminating the need for schools, libraries, higher education institutions, and nonprofits to run separate bidding processes before purchasing its wireless broadband services.

Charlotte – September 19, 2026 -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) forecast third-quarter 2026 earnings of $5.55 to $5.65 per diluted share, more than doubling the $2.63 per share it posted in the same period of 2025.

The guidance, covering the quarter ending October 3, 2026, compares against second-quarter 2026 net earnings of $5.04 per diluted share and adjusted net earnings of $4.84 per diluted share once a one-time gain is stripped out.

Findlay, Ohio – September 19, 2026 -- Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) will report its third-quarter 2026 financial results via a conference call on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 11 a.m. EST.

Marathon Petroleum sets November 3 call to detail Q3 2026 earnings

The Findlay, Ohio-based company will host the call for investors and analysts, with access available through MPC's corporate website. A replay of the webcast will remain available for one month following the event.

Arlington, Va. – September 19, 2026 -- Performance Drone Works (PDW), a Huntsville, Alabama-based defense technology manufacturer, served as the Stars & Stripes title sponsor of the Robert Irvine Foundation's fifth annual Red Wine & Blues event, held September 15, 2026, at the Army Navy Country Club.

Arlington, Va. – September 19, 2026 -- The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) has released ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2026, the sixth revision of the American National Standard for workplace first aid kits, now recommending naloxone as a standard supply amid rising opioid-related deaths on the job.