OCEANSIDE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LAMVIN, a Catalyst Acoustics Group brand and manufacturer of premium acoustic products, has expanded its portfolio with the introduction of Sonic Theater Board, a rigid, black sound-absorptive product designed to reduce reverberation in commercial, educational, hospitality, and entertainment environments.

Developed to simplify installation while providing design flexibility, the new offering is lightweight and can be easily cut to size in the field using a standard utility knife. Boards are designed to fit virtually any ceiling grid, making them well suited for both renovation and new construction projects.

Offered in standard 4' X 8' boards, and 2' X 2' or 2' X 4' tiles cut to size, Sonic Theater Board is available in 3 lb. and 6 lb. densities with 1-inch and 2-inch thicknesses to accommodate a range of project requirements. The product is also Class A fire rated in accordance with ASTM E84 and supports multiple installation methods, including Z-Clips, L-Brackets, and Rotofast Snap-On and Cloud Anchors.

As designers continue to prioritize occupant comfort and speech intelligibility in shared environments, adaptable acoustical materials are playing an increasingly important role across workplaces, schools, performance venues, restaurants, and other public spaces. "Every project has unique acoustic challenges, and customers need products that are both effective and easy to work with," said David Castellanos, LAMVIN's VP of Sales & Business Development. "Sonic Theater Board gives contractors and designers the flexibility to customize board sizes right in the field while delivering the sound absorption needed to transform noisy spaces into more comfortable, functional environments."

For more information about Sonic Theater Board and LAMVIN's complete line of acoustical solutions, visit lamvin.com or contact the LAMVIN sales team.

About LAMVIN

Founded in 1961, LAMVIN is a leading manufacturer of quality, custom architectural acoustic products for walls and ceilings. We attribute our success to our innovative products, excellent lead times and our friendly and responsive customer service. Learn more about LAMVIN, its product line, educational opportunities, and more by visiting lamvin.com.

About Catalyst Acoustics Group

Catalyst Acoustics Group is the parent company of an elite group of acoustic, seismic, vibration and noise control companies that together, offer the broadest portfolio of noise control solutions in the market today. The independent brands, channels to market, products and services offered by each business remain unique, while leveraging the scale, deep functional expertise, broad channel reach and significant financial resources. For more information about Catalyst Acoustics Group or its affiliated companies, visit catalystacoustics.com.

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TOKYO, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TOYO Co., Ltd (Nasdaq: TOYO; OTC: TOYWF), a solar manufacturing company, today announced that it will webcast its 2026 Analyst Day on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.

Management will share details regarding the Company's strategy, market trends, and expansion plans.

A live webcast, beginning at 10:30 AM ET, will be available at: https://app.webinar.net/p7bzgJwmo3E. Presentations will conclude at approximately 12:00 PM ET. A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the event and will remain available for approximately 30 calendar days.

About TOYO Co., Ltd.

TOYO is a solar manufacturing company committed to becoming a vertically integrated solar manufacturer provider in the global market, integrating upstream production of wafers and silicon, midstream production of solar cells, downstream production of photovoltaic modules, and potentially other stages of the solar power supply chain. TOYO is well-positioned to produce high-quality solar cells at a competitive scale and cost.

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Facility renderings offer a first look at the project, designed to be the most modern primary aluminum facility in the United States.

INOLA, Okla., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Oklahoma Primary Aluminum today released a comprehensive economic impact study detailing the proposed more than $4 billion primary aluminum facility's expected economic impact on Rogers County, Oklahoma and the nation, including thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity.

The company today also unveiled first-look project renderings at its 441-acre location at the Tulsa Port of Inola.

Project renderings

- Click here to view a flyover tour of the project

- Click here to view still images of the facility's renderings.

"This project represents a generational opportunity to create thousands of good-paying jobs, strengthen Oklahoma communities and bring critical manufacturing back to America," said Governor Kevin Stitt. "The economic impact in this study shows what is possible when companies choose to invest in Oklahoma. We can and must continue to listen to all Oklahomans while ensuring Oklahoma remains a place where job creators can count on clear rules and a fair, consistent process."

Economic impact study

The study reports that the facility will serve as a generational economic anchor for the state, generating approximately 7,000 Oklahoma jobs on average per year. Employment is expected to peak at more than 10,600 jobs in 2029 as construction winds down and hiring for operations ramps up. The project will add an average of $1.45 billion per year to the state's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spanning decades of ongoing operation and $911 million each year in household income for Oklahoma families.

In total, the facility is projected to contribute approximately $49 billion in cumulative impact to Oklahoma's economy through 2060, delivering high-demand enduring manufacturing careers, expanded educational partnerships and long-term tax revenue for local communities.

"This is the largest single economic development project in Oklahoma history, and this study shows the generational impact Oklahoma Primary Aluminum will have on our state," said Oklahoma Commerce CEO John Budd. "Not only does it further solidify Oklahoma as a national leader in onshoring critical mineral supply chains and manufacturing, but it also creates new opportunities for future generations of Oklahomans while being developed with the highest standards for safety and in full compliance with all state and federal regulations."

The study, conducted by Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI), highlights the project's transformative impact as the largest advanced-manufacturing anchor in northeastern Oklahoma:

- $1.45 Billion Annual Contribution to Oklahoma's Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The single site in Inola will add $1.45 billion to Oklahoma's GDP each year on average, representing nearly 0.7 percent of the state's entire economy. Nationally, the project is expected to contribute an average of $2.2 billion to U.S. GDP.

- $911 Million Annual Household Income: The facility and its associated supply chains will deliver $911 million in direct, indirect and induced household income to Oklahoma families every year.

- 7,000 Oklahoma Jobs on average per year over the life of the project, with jobs peaking at more than 10,600 in 2029, including:

- 1,000+ permanent direct jobs in operations

- 5,000+ indirect and induced jobs

- 4,000+ temporary jobs during construction

- High-Demand Manufacturing Careers: Once fully operational, the facility will create at least 1,000 permanent, direct jobs with average annual compensation of approximately $100,000, among the region's highest-paying employment opportunities.

- 3x Jobs Multiplier in Oklahoma: Every direct job created at the facility will generate approximately three additional jobs in Oklahoma and five additional jobs nationally.

- Construction & Skilled Trade Growth: The three-year construction phase is expected to employ approximately 4,000 workers, with construction jobs paying prevailing wages. Local hiring will be prioritized and more than 12 percent of labor (375 to 500 positions) will be completed by apprentices.

"Oklahoma Primary Aluminum is a transformative, multi-generational economic opportunity not just for Inola, but for Rogers County, northeast Oklahoma and the state as a whole," said Ziad Fares, Project Director for Oklahoma Primary Aluminum. "Many states across America competed to secure our project because they recognized the significant contribution it would make to their own economic growth. We chose Oklahoma because of the state's ambition for landmark industrial projects to drive prosperity and progress. That ambition is what is at stake as we strive to move this project forward in Inola."

Headquartered in Oklahoma, Oklahoma Primary Aluminum combines the strengths of Century Aluminum, America's largest producer of primary aluminum, and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), a long-standing supplier of aluminum to U.S. aerospace, automotive and defense industries with more than 25 years of operations and investment in the U.S. America imports approximately 85% of the primary aluminum it consumes. As the first primary aluminum facility built in the United States since 1980, the 750,000-metric-ton facility will double national production capacity and significantly reduce U.S. reliance on imported aluminum. By manufacturing this critical material in Rogers County, Oklahoma will play a central role in securing domestic supply chains for aerospace, defense, energy and automotive industries.

Safety and environmental performance are central to the project, which will utilize the industry's most advanced technology. The facility will incorporate EGA's proprietary EX reduction cell technology, designed to improve energy efficiency and ensure the plant meets rigorous environmental safety requirements . The project will set a new standard for safe, efficient and environmentally responsible primary aluminum production.

Beyond its direct economic output, the study highlights Oklahoma Primary Aluminum's commitment to growing together with the local community:

- Workforce Pipelines: The project is building tailored partnerships with regional educational institutions such as Rogers State University, Oklahoma State University, Northeast Tech and Tulsa Technology Center to establish technical training programs, pre-apprenticeship pathways and advanced engineering degrees.

- Industry Growth: Oklahoma Primary Aluminum will catalyze a fully integrated aluminum ecosystem at the Port of Inola, anchored by the already announced U.S. Aluminum project. An estimated $400–$500 million in additional regional infrastructure investments – funded separately through federal grants and state incentives— support port upgrades, wastewater treatment and a new electric substation, strengthening the Tulsa Port of Inola and creating benefits for the surrounding region.

- World-leading Environmental Protection: Designed with enclosed production units, continuous monitoring and advanced scrubbers that capture and recycle 99 percent of process fluoride, the facility recently announced it would meet the lowest fluoride emissions intensity limits for a U.S. primary aluminum plant. It will operate under strict oversight from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

"Communities across the United States and Canada competed for this project because of the economic opportunities it represents. Oklahoma was selected because we offer a unique combination of infrastructure, access to talent and a belief that Oklahomans deserve more," said Tulsa Ports. "This study helps put numbers behind what Oklahoma Primary Aluminum could mean for our region and our state, including new opportunities for future generations to live, work and build careers here at home."

The full economic impact study is available online, with additional information and resources available on Oklahoma Primary Aluminum's website at oklahomaprimaryaluminum.com

About Oklahoma Primary Aluminum

Oklahoma Primary Aluminum is a joint venture between Emirates Global Aluminium, the world's largest producer of premium aluminum, and Century Aluminum Company, the largest producer of primary aluminum in the United States. The company is planning a state-of-the-art primary aluminum production facility at the Tulsa Port of Inola in Rogers County, Oklahoma. Once operational, the facility is expected to produce 750,000 metric tons of primary aluminum annually once it starts production, more than doubling current U.S. primary aluminum production capacity while creating approximately 1,000 permanent jobs and thousands of construction jobs. The project represents a significant investment in strengthening America's domestic aluminum supply chain, supporting U.S. manufacturing, and advancing long-term economic growth. Learn more at oklahomaprimaryaluminum.com.

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Built on the world's largest human experiential dataset, the XM Data & AI Platform powers Healthcare XM

Healthcare XM advances Experience Management to simulate, predict, and deliver trusted outcomes, improving care, safety, and patient loyalty across the healthcare industry

Qualtrics names Thomas H. Lee, MD to Lead XM Institute, Qualtrics research arm delivering guidance to Experience Management leaders worldwide

PROVO, Utah, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a gap in healthcare between what people expect and what is delivered. It is called the Experience Gap, and it has a human cost. People no longer grade a health system against the hospital across town, but against the best experience they have in any setting.

Too often the problem is clear only after an appointment went unscheduled, care missed the mark, a safety risk went unseen, a clinician burned out, a poor rating went public, or a member switched plans.

"When AI changes what people expect faster than healthcare organizations can change how they deliver care, the consequences extend far beyond financial or competitive risk. They affect trust, health outcomes, and people's lives," said Jason Maynard, CEO of Qualtrics.

Qualtrics Healthcare XM

Healthcare XM helps health systems and health plans deliver quality care, reduce costs, and improve patient loyalty through trusted, positive health outcomes.

Healthcare XM is the Press Ganey proprietary data, analytics, and solutions on the XM Data & AI Platform, grounded in decades of robust governance, healthcare and regulatory expertise, rigorous measurement, trusted benchmarks, predictive analytics, and the world's largest proprietary experiential dataset. Key capabilities include:

- Patient experience: Understand and improve the entire patient journey, from finding and accessing care through treatment, recovery, HCAHPS, and CAHPS.

- Member experience: Understand and improve experiences across enrollment, access, service, care, Medicare CAHPS, and Stars.

- Workforce experience: Strengthen engagement, culture, recognition, and retention by identifying what clinicians need and where leaders can make a difference.

- Safety and quality: Bring together workforce conditions, NDNQI, PSO, safety signals, high reliability, and unit-level performance to identify risk earlier and improve care.

- Consumer, brand, and access: Identify barriers to care, strengthen reputation, and guide growth from changing market dynamics.

Qualtrics will provide a preview of Healthcare XM during a livestream on September 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. CT (10:00 a.m. ET). Watch Live.

Measurement at this scale has previously focused on what already happened. Healthcare XM lets health systems and health plans simulate a change before it reaches a live unit, predict what a specific person will do while there is still time to act, and deliver trusted outcomes inside the moment.

Simulation

Test before you commit. Healthcare XM, grounded in the world's largest experiential dataset and Press Ganey benchmarks, generates research-grade simulations of patient cohorts, member segments, workforce roles, and community choice sets. Leaders pressure-test a discharge protocol, a staffing model, a digital front door, a service-line launch, or a Stars lever before a live unit feels it. Patient-identifiable data never leaves your environment and never trains a shared model.

Prediction

Know before they act. Experience Prediction Models, trained on proprietary datasets and grounded in the experience ontology, name what a specific person is likely to do. They identify patients at risk of missing appointments, members likely to disenroll, nurses considering leaving, and units facing elevated safety risks, while there is still time to intervene.

Trusted Outcomes

Act in the moments that matter. Healthcare XM can initiate outreach, escalate a safety concern, recommend the next best action, or trigger a workflow, all within the organization's clinical, regulatory, workforce, and privacy requirements. Agents do not write clinical orders.

Experience Loops. Where patient loyalty compounds.

A patient journey map describes an episode of care, but a patient's relationship with a health system does not end with one. From the first encounter through ongoing care and the decision to return, loyalty is built or broken in specific moments: whether the care plan is understood, the connection with the nurse or doctor is made, the concern is addressed. That relationship is an experience loop. Available today, the Healthcare XM Experience Loop Diagnostic Service turns that loop into a prescriptive plan grounded in the experience ontology and decades of care-journey programs: which moments carry weight, where data is missing, and what to activate first.

"We are focused on providing extraordinary experiences for our patients, health plan members and consumers. When we have personal interaction information available in the moment, it doesn't sit in a dashboard or wait for the next survey. The information is in the hands of the people who can act on it, in real time. It's another way we can improve our relationship and experiences with those we serve." - Tina Freese Decker, CEO, Corewell Health

Availability

Healthcare XM will be available in 2027. The Healthcare XM Experience Loop Diagnostic Service is available today. Press Ganey proprietary data, analytics, and solutions will run on the XM Data & AI Platform. Press Ganey applications available today will continue to be fully supported, and will become more valuable on the platform, backed by the same benchmarks, expertise, and advisory services clients rely on.

Thomas H. Lee, MD Named Executive Director, XM Institute

Qualtrics also announced that Thomas H. Lee, MD, has been named Executive Director of XM Institute, Qualtrics' global research and thought leadership organization for experience management. XM Institute helps organizations across every industry understand and improve experiences for the people they serve, publishing research, benchmarks, and practical guidance that experience leaders use to close the gap between what people expect and what they receive.

Lee has served as Chief Medical Officer of Press Ganey for fourteen years, is a practicing internist and cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and holds faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also editor-in-chief of NEJM Catalyst.

"Organizations everywhere are struggling to close the experience gap," said Dr. Lee. "XM Institute provides research-backed guidance to help leaders design and deliver experiences that earn trust. I'm honored and excited to lead that valuable mission."

About Qualtrics

Qualtrics is trusted by thousands of the world's best organizations to power exceptional customer and employee experiences.

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The Elite HubSpot Solutions Partner will be at Booth 5 at the Hilton Chicago, September 22 to 23, sharing findings from The State of Financial Services Growth report produced with HubSpot, ahead of a joint session with HubSpot at Money20/20 USA in October

WEST CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mole Street, an Elite HubSpot Solutions Partner and technology consultancy serving financial services firms, today announced it will exhibit at the 8th annual Digital Marketing for Financial Services Midwest Summit (DMFS Midwest), September 22 to 23, 2026, at the Hilton Chicago. Brendan Walsh, Co-Founder and CRO, and Tony King, Solutions Architect, will represent Mole Street at Booth 5 throughout the summit.

DMFS Midwest brings together more than 300 senior marketing leaders from banks, credit unions, insurance, wealth and asset management, lending, payments and fintech, with more than 40 speakers covering AI-powered personalization, martech investment, omnichannel client experience and marketing ROI. Those are the exact problems Mole Street solves for financial services clients every day, and the team will be at the booth to talk through them one on one.

Mole Street helps financial services organizations implement HubSpot, migrate to it from legacy platforms and connect it to the core banking, practice management and operational data that marketing teams need to grow revenue. The firm has worked with banks, credit unions, wealth managers and accounting firms on implementations that produce cleaner pipelines, real attribution and more revenue from existing relationships. Recent work includes helping Keesler Federal Credit Union, Mississippi's largest credit union, gain full marketing autonomy by connecting its core data to HubSpot, and rebuilding the HubSpot CRM for Hill, Barth & King, a Top 100 CPA firm, so data for more than 20,000 clients syncs automatically.

"Financial services marketers are under real pressure to prove ROI, personalize at scale and do it all inside compliance guardrails, usually with a tech stack that was never designed to work together," said Brendan Walsh, Co-Founder and CRO of Mole Street. "We have spent years helping banks, credit unions and accounting firms fix that with HubSpot, and DMFS Midwest is one of the few places where the people living with those problems are all in one room. Stop by Booth 5 and bring your hardest question. We will probably have seen it before."

New research: The State of Financial Services Growth

At the booth, Mole Street will share findings from The State of Financial Services Growth, a 2026 report co-authored by Mole Street and HubSpot based on a survey of 270 U.S. financial services leaders. The report found that retention and acquisition are running neck and neck as top priorities, with 41 percent of leaders focused on retaining and expanding existing relationships and 40 percent on acquiring new clients and members. Leaders named personalized recommendations and communications as the hardest client expectation to meet, yet 78 percent said organizational silos, disconnected systems and incomplete client data limit their ability to deliver a modern client experience. Compliance is no longer the dominant obstacle to growth. Instead, leaders pointed to difficulty proving ROI on marketing technology and fragmented or poor quality data as their biggest barriers, and advanced AI adopters were 68 percent more likely to report significant improvement in client retention over the past year.

The full report is available at agency.molestreet.com/2026-state-of-financial-services-report.

Next stop: Money20/20 USA with HubSpot

For financial services leaders who cannot make it to Chicago, Mole Street and HubSpot will host a breakfast session at Money20/20 USA on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at The Venetian in Las Vegas, where the two companies will present findings from The State of Financial Services Growth.

Siloed to Connected: The FinServ Growth Model

Growth stalls when data, teams, and tools don't work together. HubSpot and Mole Street unpack findings from hundreds of FinServ leaders on how compliant CRM and agentic AI turn fragmented systems into measurable growth across retention, acquisition, and service.

Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event details

- What: Digital Marketing for Financial Services Midwest Summit (DMFS Midwest), 8th annual

- When: Tuesday, September 22 to Wednesday, September 23, 2026

- Where: Hilton Chicago, Chicago, IL

- Find Mole Street: Booth 5 (Brendan Walsh and Tony King)

- Learn more: financialdigitalmarketingmidwest.com

About Mole Street

Mole Street is an Elite HubSpot Solutions Partner and technology consultancy serving mid-market and enterprise financial services organizations. The firm helps banks, credit unions, wealth management and accounting firms implement HubSpot, migrate from legacy platforms and connect their data, so platform investments turn into measurable business outcomes. Learn more at molestreet.com.

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Longtime higher education technology leader recognized for more than five decades of innovation supporting transfer, degree completion and student mobility

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CollegeSource, the leading transfer and degree planning provider, today announced that CEO Kerry Cooper was named a Best Global EdTech Leader Finalist in the 2026 Tech Edvocate Awards. The recognition honors Cooper's more than five decades of leadership in higher education technology and her continued commitment to using innovation to make it easier for students to achieve their educational goals.

Cooper joined CollegeSource in 1973 and became CEO in 2005, helping guide the company through successive generations of technological change—from printed college catalogs to cloud-based platforms and today's AI-enabled technologies. Throughout that evolution, she has kept CollegeSource focused on solving persistent challenges for colleges and universities, particularly around transfer credit, degree planning and the administrative barriers that can slow students' progress.

"Higher education and technology have changed dramatically over the course of my career, but the goal has remained remarkably consistent: give institutions and students better information so they can make better decisions," said Cooper. "I'm honored to be recognized as a finalist, but this is also a reflection of the CollegeSource team and the higher education professionals we have had the privilege of working with for decades."

Under Cooper's leadership, CollegeSource has continued to expand its flagship TES®, Transferology® and uAcheive® solutions as students increasingly earn credit through a mix of traditional institutions, dual enrollment, military service, workforce training and online learning. Most recently, the company launched the CollegeSource Data Partner Program, which gives colleges and universities streamlined access to course information from organizations offering alternative learning opportunities.

Cooper champions a measured approach to emerging technologies, including AI and automation, viewing them as tools to reduce administrative burdens and help advisors, registrars and faculty spend more time supporting students. Her leadership philosophy extends to CollegeSource's culture, where she has emphasized investing in employees and building an experienced team committed to serving higher education.

About CollegeSource

CollegeSource provides Transfer and Degree Completion Solutions to help colleges and universities evaluate transfer credit, guide academic planning, and support student progress from enrollment through graduation. Serving more than 2,100 institutions and millions of students, CollegeSource's solutions include TES® for transfer credit management, Transferology® to show how coursework transfers between institutions, uAchieve® platform for degree audit and academic planning and Policy Central, a higher ed policy database. Together, these solutions streamline transfer workflows, clarify academic pathways and better support student success. CollegeSource is a privately held organization headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information, visit www.collegesource.com.

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After two years in stealth, Phave replaces legacy platforms like Marketo and HubSpot with AI that decides what each person, account and buying group should receive next

BURLINGAME, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Phave today came out of stealth as an AI-native marketing automation platform, built to replace Marketo, Pardot, Eloqua and HubSpot. The company was founded by Jon Miller, co-founder of Marketo and Engagio, and Nick Bonfiglio, who ran product and engineering at Marketo. Phave reached general availability in August 2026 and is used by enterprise marketing teams including SambaNova, SPS Commerce, mabl, Servion and Hypha.

Every decision a legacy marketing automation platform makes is a rule somebody wrote in advance: who belongs in a segment, what a lead is worth, which email comes next. Rules cannot handle ambiguity or judgement, so every case has to be spelled out ahead of time. Most mature programs end up running two or three nurture tracks, not because their buyers are simple but because that is what a rules system can handle.

Phave reasons instead. Maestro, the intelligence inside Phave, computes a Playlist for each person: the touches most likely to reach the objective the marketer set, ordered and timed for that individual, following the rules and governance the team keeps in place. Before anything goes out, Maestro weighs everything else queued for that person across every campaign. Campaigns are the albums, made and approved by the marketing team, and the Playlist mixes them into the right order for each listener.

"Rules are good at what is allowed, but bad at deciding what is best," said Jon Miller, co-founder and CEO of Phave. "Consent, frequency and quiet hours should be rules. Choosing which of two good emails a person should get was never a job for a rule. Reasoning models can make that choice now. The legacy platforms stopped innovating years ago, and marketers are ready for something built for how B2B works today."

In Phave, marketers can describe what they want in plain language instead of translating it into configuration, so campaigns, audiences, scoring and automations no longer get stuck behind whoever knows the platform. Phave can be operated through its own interface, through the AI client a team already uses, or headlessly through MCP and a versioned REST API, with permissions and approvals enforced the same way whichever door a request comes through.

Phave also treats accounts and buying groups as records in their own right, each with its own score and lifecycle stage. One account can hold several buying groups at once, at different stages, some prospect and some customer, which is what makes marketing to the committee that expands an account rather than the one that bought it possible.

"With a traditional platform, going after a single account with four global sites and buyers across IT, finance and service operations is practically impossible," said Bruce Eidsvik, Chief Growth Officer, Servion Global Solutions. "You end up narrowing your choices and making exclusions. Phave's playlists work out when and how to reach each person, which is the part we could never guess, and we've more than doubled our marketing execution volume."

Phave scored itself and the legacy platforms against 481 requirements drawn from twelve enterprise evaluations, with each requirement scored and weighted by Claude rather than by Phave. Phave came out at 2.97, against HubSpot's 2.46 and Marketo's 2.38, and matched or beat every platform evaluated on at least 90% of the requirements. The analysis methodology is published at phave.com.

Phave starts at $36,000 a year, priced on the number of people who receive something in a given month rather than on database size. Jon Miller and Scott Brinker of chiefmartec will discuss what marketing automation becomes when it is rebuilt around AI on Tuesday, September 29 at 10:00 AM PT. Registration: https://phave.com/future-of-marketing-automation-29-Sep-2026

About Phave

Phave is AI-native marketing automation, built to replace legacy platforms. Where those platforms run on rules a specialist has to write and maintain, Phave's AI reasons about every person, account and buying group. Marketers describe what they want to happen and Phave works out the rest, computing for each person the sequence of touches most likely to reach the objective, inside the rules the team keeps in place. Phave was founded by Jon Miller, co-founder of Marketo and Engagio, and Nick Bonfiglio, formerly EVP of Global Product at Marketo. It is backed by FirstMark, Ridge Ventures and Costanoa Ventures.

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- Expanded, multi-year collaboration applies Variant Bio's AI-powered Inference platform to cardiovascular target discovery

- Variant Bio is eligible for additional upfront, platform access and milestone payments for a total deal value potentially exceeding $250 million

SEATTLE, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Variant Bio, a genomics-driven AI drug discovery company, today announced an expansion of its multi-year research collaboration and license agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim. Building on the companies' work in kidney disease, the collaboration will apply Variant Bio's Inference platform to discover and validate novel targets for cardiovascular disease. The AI-powered platform conducts end-to-end genomic analysis using proprietary genomic, deep-phenotyping, and multi-omic data from studies involving diverse populations worldwide.

Cardiovascular and kidney disease are closely interconnected and collectively represent one of the world's greatest health challenges. The expanded collaboration combines Variant Bio's platform and data-driven discovery capabilities with Boehringer Ingelheim's long-standing scientific expertise in these disease areas to identify potential new treatments for people living with cardiovascular disease.

"Expanding our collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim into cardiovascular disease is an important milestone for Variant Bio," said Andrew Farnum, CEO of Variant Bio. "Our Inference platform was built to do exactly this, to translate the richness of human genetic diversity into actionable drug targets at a speed and scale that simply wasn't possible before. Our global partnerships give us access to massive datasets other AI platforms don't have, enabling us to discover targets with strong human genetic evidence they simply can't find."

"Our work with Variant Bio has shown the potential of combining human genetics and advanced analytics with deep disease expertise," said Søren Tullin, Global Head of Cardiovascular-Renal-Metabolic Diseases Research at Boehringer Ingelheim. "By expanding our collaboration, we aim to identify genetically supported targets that could open new paths to first-in-class treatments for people living with cardiovascular disease."

At the heart of this collaboration is Variant Bio's Inference platform, which combines large language models, machine learning, and statistical genetics to interrogate hundreds of billions of data points, compressing the journey from genetic association to validated therapeutic hypothesis into a fraction of the time required by conventional approaches.

Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Variant Bio will receive an additional upfront payment and is eligible for potential license and milestone payments totaling over $250 million.

About Variant Bio

Variant Bio is developing life-saving therapies by studying the genes of people with exceptional health-related traits. By identifying communities with unique genetic architectures and outlier phenotypes, Variant Bio has identified novel human genetic evidence that is the basis for programs with breakthrough potential across multiple therapeutic areas. The company's research is powered by its proprietary Inference platform, which integrates across deep phenotyping and multi-omic data using AI/ML and statistical genetics approaches to identify and validate therapeutic targets. With ethics at its core, the company launched an unprecedented benefit-sharing program in 2020, in which it has pledged tangible benefits that directly impact the communities it partners with throughout the world. Follow Variant Bio's news and updates at www.variantbio.com and via its blog, on X/Twitter @VariantBio, on Instagram @variant_bio, and on LinkedIn.

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Built on the Nasdaq eVestment™ Market Lens, Capital Intelligence enriches the relationships IR teams have and surfaces the ones they don't, without leaving Juniper Square's CRM.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Juniper Square, the operations partner to more than 2,300 private markets GPs, today launched Capital Intelligence, a new product within its Investor CRM that embeds Nasdaq eVestment Market Lens institutional intelligence directly into the CRM General Partners (GPs) already use.

Fundraising has never been more competitive. As Limited Partners (LPs) concentrate capital with fewer managers, the gap between firms with institutional-grade market intelligence and those without it keeps widening. Maintaining a current, detailed view of investors and their consultants is a challenge for every IR team — the largest GPs solve it with costly integration projects, while the rest are left with stale, incomplete data.

Capital Intelligence is designed to help address that information gap. Built on Nasdaq eVestment Market Lens, a source of institutional investment intelligence spanning 30,000+ institutional firms, 70,000+ mandates, and 100,000+ key professionals, it automatically refreshes investor and consultant records as the market moves, pairing structured relationship data with qualitative context like pacing plans, consultant sentiment, and allocation trends.

"Fundraising is won by the firms that understand their investors best and move first," said Jay Farber, General Manager of GPX at Juniper Square. "Capital Intelligence puts that advantage in every GP's hands by turning the CRM into an always-current view of the institutional market, so teams can target the right LPs, act the moment something changes, and compete for capital that used to be out of reach."

Capital Intelligence delivers three new capabilities:

- Enrich: Starting with the contacts a firm already has, an AI matching engine proposes links to the Nasdaq dataset, allowing teams to confirm thousands of matches in a single session instead of tracking each one by hand. Every match is a suggestion until someone accepts it, so the system speeds up the work without taking the judgment call away from the team.

- Discover: Pipeline Builder, a new feature within the CRM, lets teams search more than 100,000 investor and consultant professionals across 30,000+ institutional firm profiles and 70,000+ mandate opportunities. Firm type, AUM, and geography filters allow teams to import the right ones in one click.

- Act: Capital Intelligence tracks contact changes across investor and consultant organizations and presents relevant updates for user review and acceptance. Teams can review relationship developments, validate them, and take action where appropriate.

"Capital Intelligence keeps our contacts updated automatically and shows us the investors beyond our network, all inside the CRM we already use every day," said Jedd Horn, Director of Capital Markets at ABR Investment Partners.

"Capital formation works best when investors looking to place capital can find the managers whose strategies fit their needs. That comes down to the quality and timeliness of the intelligence behind the match. By bringing Nasdaq eVestment into Juniper Square's CRM, we put that intelligence where fundraising actually happens — helping capital formation teams work more efficiently and connect the right capital with the right managers," said Daniel Brickhouse, VP, Head of Nasdaq eVestment.

Capital Intelligence is available now for GPs raising institutional capital. Following the launch of Headless GPX in June and the general availability of Fay, Juniper Square's first GPX Agent, in July, this latest release continues Juniper Square's strategy of embedding AI natively into the platform rather than bolting it on from the outside. Firms that already license Nasdaq eVestment Market Lens can connect their existing subscription. To learn more or schedule a demo, visit junipersquare.com/capital-intelligence.

About Juniper Square

Juniper Square is trusted as the operations partner by more than 2,300 private markets GPs worldwide, connecting technology, data, and fund administration services to help GPs fundraise efficiently, streamline operations, and improve the investor experience. Our unified platform centralizes data and connects LPs and GPs across every workflow—including fundraising, investor onboarding, compliance, treasury, and reporting. Today, more than $1 trillion in LP capital is managed through Juniper Square. For more information, please visit junipersquare.com.

About Nasdaq eVestment™

Nasdaq eVestment™ is a leading institutional intelligence and analytics platform that connects asset managers, asset owners, and investment consultants across public and private markets. As part of Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ), Nasdaq eVestment empowers institutional investment teams to make smarter, faster, and more confident decisions by delivering trusted data, market insights, and purpose-built workflows across the investment lifecycle. With one of the industry's most comprehensive database of institutional strategies, investors, and professionals, Nasdaq eVestment™ brings transparency and efficiency to manager research, due diligence, fundraising, and distribution. Our data, analytics, benchmarks, and engagement tools help clients uncover opportunities, evaluate performance, and strengthen relationships across the institutional investment community. To learn more about Nasdaq eVestment™, visit www.nasdaq.com/solutions/evestment.

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TDOT leverages real-world commercial vehicle insights to enhance travel demand modeling, reduce freight bottlenecks, and optimize highway infrastructure investments across Tennessee.

ATLANTA, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Altitude by Geotab, a leading mobility insights platform, today announced a new four-year statewide contract with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). Through this agreement, TDOT gains complete access to Altitude's comprehensive suite of transportation data analytics modules, providing high-resolution, commercial-vehicle-specific mobility insights to inform statewide travel modeling, freight movement planning, and infrastructure modernization.

Procured through the Eastern Transportation Coalition (TETC), the contract reinforces TDOT's commitment to utilizing cutting-edge data solutions for state transportation network design. The agreement grants TDOT access to Altitude's full portfolio of analytics tools like:

This follows a recent announcement by Geotab, highlighting TDOT's adoption of fleet management technology across its operational state vehicles. Showcasing the expanding depth and breadth of Geotab's trusted relationship with the State of Tennessee across both fleet operational management and big-data transportation planning.

"Modernizing Tennessee's transportation infrastructure requires precise, real-world data on commercial freight movements and traffic patterns across our key corridors," said Dan Pallme, Director of Passenger Transportation, Rail, and Freight at the Tennessee Department of Transportation. "Altitude by Geotab delivers commercial vehicle origin-destination matrices, truck parking demand analytics, and corridor flow data at a level of granularity that will significantly enhance our Travel Demand Model calibration, freight bottleneck mitigation, and strategic corridor planning across the state."

TDOT will deploy Altitude's granular analytics to resolve critical data gaps left by traditional travel survey sources, enabling data-backed decision-making on high-priority infrastructure initiatives, including:

- Granular Travel Demand Modeling: Provides commercial-vehicle-specific OD matrices, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by vehicle class, and ground-truth trip generation data to calibrate and validate TDOT's statewide travel model.

- Freight Bottleneck Hotspot Mitigation: Analyzing delay-minutes per truck by time of day at critical Tennessee interchanges.

- Corridor & Highway Flow Analysis: Conducting Segment Flow OD analysis along major corridors for pre-deployment baselines and post-construction impact evaluations.

- Truck Parking & Rest Area Optimization: Evaluating dwell times, demand curves, and capacity stress indicators across 15 identified rest areas slated for upgrades and potential new construction.

With this agreement, Altitude by Geotab continues to grow as a trusted transportation analytics platform for state DOTs and regional MPOs nationwide.

About Altitude by Geotab

Altitude by Geotab, a line of business within Geotab, is a leading provider of advanced mobility insights and solutions for public and commercial sectors across North America. Headquartered in Oakville, Ontario and Atlanta, Georgia, we leverage our expertise in data analytics to help decision-makers gain a comprehensive understanding of road network movements. By delivering reliable and contextualized insights, we enable improved planning capabilities and better financial outcomes, while maintaining data confidentiality and privacy. Our solutions drive safer, more efficient and more sustainable mobility throughout North America. Learn more at altitude.geotab.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

Altitude by Geotab is a trademark or registered trademark of Geotab Inc.

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