Cleveland – September 07, 2026 -- Industrial Realty Group (IRG), PREP Funds and CG Real Estate Capital have closed a sale-leaseback transaction with Anchor Manufacturing, acquiring a three-property industrial portfolio totaling 339,449 square feet on 18.44 acres in Cleveland, Ohio.

San Mateo, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- California Pool Partners (CPP) has formally launched an owner-centric platform positioned as an alternative to traditional private equity roll-ups in the pool service industry, with operations now established in Los Angeles and San Diego and a third California market targeted for expansion this fall.

Berea, Kentucky – September 07, 2026 -- Astemo Americas, Inc. will invest more than $112 million to expand production of hybrid electric-vehicle motors at two manufacturing plants in Berea, Kentucky, creating 114 new jobs in Madison County.

Helm, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- Sixteen drivers at J.R. Simplot's Helm, California facility have voted to join Teamsters Local 431, launching a first-contract fight at one of the world's largest agribusinesses.

San Francisco – September 07, 2026 -- EvoMap has open-sourced AutoResearch, a multi-agent system that converts AI-generated research hypotheses into executable experiments and uses the resulting evidence to decide whether to continue, revise or abandon a research direction.

New York – September 07, 2026 -- S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has completed the divestiture of its geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to SLB, the oilfield technology company operating in more than 100 countries. Financial terms of the deal, first announced in April 2026, were not disclosed, and S&P Global said the transaction is not expected to materially impact its financial results or those of its Energy division.

San Diego – September 07, 2026 -- Lighteum Medical has appointed Gaurav Agarwal as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 31, 2026, bringing nearly 30 years of medtech leadership to the precision component manufacturer.

Chicago – September 07, 2026 -- Reactivate and The Obama Foundation have signed a multi-year agreement making the Foundation the anchor tenant for community solar projects across Illinois, a structure designed to let low-to-moderate income households and small businesses cut utility bills by up to 50%.

Tualatin, Ore. – September 07, 2026 -- API International has launched CleanLine, a new line of stainless steel flanges certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 for drinking-water and clean-water applications.

San Francisco – – September 07, 2026 -- Nura Studios has opened public access to Nura Showcraft, a production platform that stitches AI-generated shots into full-length animated and live-action projects, as one director reports the tool has cut production costs in half.