Louisville – October 15, 2026 -- AXN Automotive Systems, a member of Randoncorp, has received United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) certification for axles built at its Louisville, Kentucky, plant, which can produce up to 100,000 axles a year.

The certification confirms the Louisville-made axles meet USMCA regional content and manufacturing requirements. AXN says this gives customers a verified North American supply chain for sourcing.

London – October 15, 2026 -- The global DDR5 AI server memory market is forecast to grow from USD 2.14 billion in 2025 to USD 6.80 billion by 2035, a 12.25% CAGR, according to a new DC Market Insights report. Servers configured with more than 2 TB of DDR5 host memory are projected to account for USD 4.42 billion of that market by 2035.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- Chilean seafood exports totaled US$9.186 billion in 2025, with the United States taking US$2.918 billion, or 31.7% of shipments, according to export promotion agency ProChile. That makes the U.S. Chile's leading seafood destination, and ProChile is using a New York event to widen that footprint across food and beverage.

Tacoma – October 15, 2026 -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB) ranked No. 1 among banks with at least $50 billion in assets in Bank Director's 2026 RankingBanking study, moving up from No. 2 in each of the previous two years.

Columbia ranks first for asset quality and top three for profitability among large banks

In the latest study, Columbia placed No. 1 among large banks for asset quality. It also finished among the top three for profitability, measured by return on average assets (ROAA).

St. Louis – October 15, 2026 -- Graybar, the electrical, industrial, automation and connectivity products distributor, has won four Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards, three Featured awards and the Distribution Industry award from workplace-survey firm Energage for 2026.

This is the sixth consecutive year Graybar has received Culture Excellence awards. It is also the fifth consecutive year the company has won the Distribution Industry award. Graybar was one of just three distributors with more than 2,500 employees to receive the industry honor.

Pittsburgh – October 15, 2026 -- DICK'S (NYSE: DKS) and its Foot Locker unit expect to hire more than 11,000 seasonal teammates for the 2026 holiday season, with about 8,400 positions at DICK'S banners and roughly 2,900 at Foot Locker banners in North America.

Portland – October 15, 2026 -- Michael Lubitz, founder and Senior Managing Director of Global Technology Transfer Group (GTT Group), will moderate a 50-minute masterclass on structuring high-return patent deals at IAM Live: Patent Transactions 2026 on October 22 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

Chicago – October 15, 2026 -- Egis has appointed Jon Moretta, a 35-year industry executive from Parsons Corporation, as Chief Executive Officer of its U.S. business, tasking him with leading the platform's growth across infrastructure, engineering and industrial markets.

Moretta will focus on strengthening client relationships and expanding capabilities. He is also charged with combining Egis' local expertise with its global resources to deliver what the company describes as innovative, sustainable solutions.

Irvine, Calif. – October 15, 2026 -- Getac Technology Corporation will present an end-to-end public safety lineup at booth 1501 at the IACP Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 24–27, led by a new release of its Getac Video Suite evidence management platform and Copilot+ PC rugged devices.

Toronto – October 15, 2026 -- Quarterhill Inc. (TSX: QTRH; OTCQX: QTRHF) has been selected as a subcontractor to BRiC-TPS, LLC on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) new ExpressLanes Back Office System, in a subcontract valued at approximately $28.2 million.