Tulsa, Okla. – October 07, 2026 -- EMCO Industries has brought online a 30,000-square-foot automated manufacturing facility in Claremore, Oklahoma, dedicated exclusively to heavy-duty trailer leaf springs, more than doubling the company's production capacity. The multimillion-dollar plant pairs with the appointment of 35-year industry veteran Wayne Sornberger as director of business development, giving OEMs a domestic supply alternative with an eight-week lead time against 16 to 20 weeks for imported components.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – October 07, 2026 -- Duke Energy has reached a settlement with North Carolina regulators and major tech firms that forces data centers and other large-load customers to pay upfront for all grid connection costs, shielding existing ratepayers from the expense of the state's data center boom.

Arlington, Va. – October 07, 2026 -- Info-Tech Research Group has named Gong and Agentforce Sales as joint leaders in its 2026 Conversation Intelligence Data Quadrant Report, each scoring 9.0 on the firm's Composite Score (CS) scale, with Avoma close behind at 8.6 CS.

The rankings, drawn entirely from verified end-user feedback on Info-Tech's SoftwareReviews platform, designate all three vendors as Champions in a category covering tools that capture, transcribe, and analyze customer calls and meetings.

Bethesda – – October 07, 2026 -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) has declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock for October 2026, its Board of Directors confirmed.

Dividend payment set for November 10, 2026

Stockholders of record as of October 30, 2026 will receive the payout on November 10, 2026, continuing the mortgage REIT's monthly distribution schedule.

San Francisco – October 07, 2026 -- Gusto has rolled out its most significant overhaul of Gusto Pro since 2021, alongside a new multi-client Model Context Protocol (MCP) and an expanded Partner Program, targeting the more than 23,000 accounting firms currently using its platform.

San Leandro, Calif. – October 07, 2026 -- Fisica, Inc. has secured a new contract under the U.S. Space Force's Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) program, advancing the initiative's second ground-based sensor site to the United Kingdom.

Johns Creek, Ga. – October 07, 2026 -- Boehringer Ingelheim has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new Quarterable Snap-Tab design of PREVICOX (firocoxib) Chewable Tablets, enabling veterinarians to prescribe the canine pain medication to dogs as small as seven pounds.

Newark, N.J. – October 07, 2026 -- Cheryl McCants, Founder and CEO of Impact Consulting Enterprises, was named one of 50 inaugural honorees in the Women to KNOW in New Jersey program, a recognition presented by KNOW Women for leadership, entrepreneurship and community impact across the state.

Chicago – – October 07, 2026 -- Archer Lewis CEO Jake Nice has been named to Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40 class of 2026, recognizing his role in building the firm into a top-70 U.S. accounting practice in under two years.

New York – October 07, 2026 -- Synera Funds has launched the Synera Funds Takumi+ ETF (Ticker: SMTJ) on NYSE Arca, an actively-managed vehicle combining fundamental Japanese equity selection with a systematic futures overlay.