Sunnyvale, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Plug and Play Foundation (PNPF) has launched SMB Tech Connect, an accelerator funded by a Wells Fargo grant that will help 10 Bay Area small businesses assess technology needs and fund adoption. Applications for the pilot program are now open.

Chicago and Atlanta – September 18, 2026 -- West Monroe and Sitenna have formed a collaboration to help utilities cut manual data reconciliation across grid, network and infrastructure programs by combining consulting expertise with an infrastructure lifecycle management platform.

San Jose, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Platform9 has been named a Visionary in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Server Virtualization Platforms, a recognition tied to surging enterprise demand for alternatives to VMware.

Milwaukee – September 18, 2026 -- River1 Asset Management LLC launched the Rebuild America ETF (Cboe BZX: BUIL) on Sept. 16, 2026, an actively managed fund built to capture a multi-year infrastructure investment cycle in U.S. power, grid, construction and materials markets.

Washington – September 18, 2026 -- More than 20,100 Americans signed a petition in just four days demanding Congress reauthorize the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies (ACT) for ALS law before its September 30, 2026 expiration date.

Littleton, Colorado – September 18, 2026 -- Employee-owned retailer SCHEELS will open its 38th store in Littleton, Colorado in 2029, creating more than 500 new jobs before the doors open.

SCHEELS anchors new Mineral Place development alongside Costco

The flagship store is planned as an anchor retailer at the Mineral Place development, positioned along the C-470 corridor in the Denver metro area's growing Front Range region.

Washington – September 18, 2026 -- First Health Advisory has launched Resilience360, a consulting program designed to validate whether hospitals and health systems can keep clinical operations running during cyberattacks, technology outages, third-party failures, and natural disasters.

Dallas – September 18, 2026 -- RSE, a European engineering and manufacturing company with more than 1.5 GW of realized and contracted energy projects, is entering the U.S. market targeting power generation and high-efficiency cooling and heating technologies for data centers and industrial clients.

Austin, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- BuildersUpdate.com has introduced a "Pay Upon Performance" marketing model that eliminates upfront fees for homebuilders, charging a flat fee starting at $1,000 per property only when a sale closes.

Covina, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- EasyLlama has launched Compliance Advisor, a tool that maps more than 800 federal and state compliance mandates directly to an organization's workforce, replacing manual legal research with an automated, tailored training program.