Bedford – October 13, 2026 -- Blo Blow Dry Bar has signed a three-unit development agreement to enter New Hampshire, with local entrepreneur Marissa Gardner as the brand's sole operator in the state.

Gardner will open locations in Bedford, Nashua and Southern New Hampshire. She is currently securing sites, and addresses have not been announced.

Caracas – October 13, 2026 -- North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) is deploying eleven new 550-horsepower workover rigs in Venezuelan oil fields, the first new mobile repair-and-maintenance systems to operate there in more than 15 years.

Two new 1,500-horsepower drilling rigs arrived on October 7, and the company expects more equipment soon. Separately, NABEP has bought 60 rigs, 30 steam boilers and 70 pieces of heavy machinery. The company says this gives it the largest heavy-equipment fleet in the country.

Buenos Aires – October 13, 2026 -- Coalfire, a cybersecurity and compliance services provider, has opened Argentina Integrated Solutions (AIS) in Buenos Aires, adding delivery capacity to its global operating model.

St. Charles – October 13, 2026 -- CuBE Packaging Solutions Inc. is investing more than $30 million to expand its U.S. manufacturing facility in St. Charles, Illinois, adding new high-speed injection molding machines and integrated end-of-line automation to raise domestic production capacity.

Dubai – October 12, 2026 -- Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) plans to set up ALIF Composites in the UAE with a targeted annual capacity of 10 million square meters of composite raw materials in 2027, with production due to start in Q4 2026.

ALIF Holding, Robo.ai's majority-owned subsidiary, will establish ALIF Composites as a majority-owned subsidiary. The unit is meant to expand the Group's advanced manufacturing business.

Newport Beach – September 23, 2026 -- Ultimate Longevity Center (ULC) has surpassed 300 sold territories worldwide after unveiling a 50-location Australian franchise rollout, with the first center confirmed for Sydney's Double Bay in Q1 2027.

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.

Portland, Ore. – September 07, 2026 -- OpConnect, a turnkey EV charging solutions provider, has moved its headquarters to 115 SE Yamhill St. in Portland, marking the company's third relocation since its 2016 founding and expanding its capacity to serve customers across 36 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.