Pittsburgh – – October 05, 2026 -- InventHelp has put a patent-pending swimming pool toy called AQUA HUNTER up for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers, the Pittsburgh-based invention submission firm announced.

Alabama inventor designs target game to simulate spearfishing in pools and ponds

The concept, submitted by an inventor from Vincent, Ala., through InventHelp's Birmingham sales office, lets children simulate spearfishing in a backyard pool or pond. The company describes the design as safe for both users and pool surfaces.

San Antonio – October 05, 2026 -- Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation (OTF) has added more than 800 schools and 60 school districts to its Outdoor Adventures (OA) program since January 1, 2026, the largest eight-month expansion in the nonprofit's history. The growth lifted OTF's reach from 210,000 students at the start of 2026 to approximately 270,000 students across all 50 states and Canada. OTF plans to push the total past 2,800 participating schools by December 31, 2026.

Berthoud, Colo. – October 05, 2026 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Ursa Major two contracts totaling $137 million to develop and qualify tactical solid rocket motors for the Compact Air-to-Air Missile (CAAM) and Naval Modular Missile (NMM) programs. The awards, funded through the Office of the Under Secretary of War, break down to $91 million for the CAAM motor and $46 million for the NMM Quad-Pack Medium-Range motor.

Austin – October 05, 2026 -- Function Health has appointed Taj Alavi as its first Chief Marketing Officer, tasking the former Instagram, Uber and Spotify executive with scaling consumer adoption of its preventive health testing platform.

Salt Lake City – October 05, 2026 -- Glacis Technologies Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Utah's Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy (OAIP) that makes cryptographically signed AI "receipts" a mandatory condition for vendors and systems operating in the state's Artificial Intelligence Learning Laboratory.

Camden, N.J. – October 05, 2026 -- The American Water Charitable Foundation has awarded a $260,000 Corporate Strategic grant to the National Urban League to fund workforce development programs across its Affiliate Movement network.

Eleanor, W.Va. – October 05, 2026 -- West Virginia American Water is investing $100,000 to replace 580 feet of aging pipe with 2-inch PVC main on Eleanor Alley in Eleanor.

Crews began work the week of September 23 along Eleanor Alley

The project spans from Cypress Street to the area behind the residence at 2371 Charleston Road. Work is scheduled for completion by the end of October, with final street restoration set for fall 2026. Crews operate Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., with traffic restrictions in place for the duration.

Nashville, Tenn. – – October 05, 2026 -- HavenLock, Inc. has appointed Jason Lutz as Senior Vice President of Sales and Channel, tasking the 30-year security-industry veteran with building out the dealer network ahead of the national rollout of its Haven Gen4 access-control platform.

Chicago – October 05, 2026 -- AIRS Medical has secured U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for SwiftSight Body Composition, an AI-powered MRI analysis tool that quantifies muscle and fat tissue in under five minutes, with SimonMed Imaging confirmed as the first customer to deploy the system.

Centennial, Colo. – – October 05, 2026 -- AlloSource has added UroConnex Fascia, a human fascia allograft, to its women's health portfolio, targeting urogynecological procedures with an off-the-shelf alternative to autologous fascia.