Los Angeles – September 29, 2026 -- Stand8 has launched Evoc8, a game and digital experiences co-development studio designed to give development teams elastic access to engineering, art, QA, production, LiveOps, and player support capacity.

Bridgeport, W. Va. – September 29, 2026 -- Pressley Ridge convened more than 50 community partners, advocates, and child welfare experts at the Bridgeport Conference Center from September 15 to 18 for the B~Hope Conference and Summit, focused on advancing kinship care and family-centered support across West Virginia.

Newport News, Virginia – September 29, 2026 -- An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has acquired a 378,331-square-foot industrial property at 615 Bland Boulevard in Newport News, Virginia, sitting on approximately 27.4 acres adjacent to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport.

Linden, N.J. – – September 29, 2026 -- Members of Teamsters Local 877 at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery voted by a 92 percent margin to authorize a strike, putting the largest oil refinery on the East Coast at risk of a labor disruption as its current contract expires Oct. 1.

Akron, Ohio – September 29, 2026 -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) declared a quarterly dividend of 46.5 cents per share of outstanding common stock, payable December 1, 2026.

Board sets record date for shareholder payout

Shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 6, 2026, will be eligible to receive the payment. The declaration was approved by FirstEnergy's Board of Directors.

Pine Bluff, Ark. – September 29, 2026 -- Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) will release third quarter 2026 earnings after market close on Thursday, October 15, 2026.

Management Sets October 16 Conference Call for Investors

The bank holding company's executives will host a live conference call at 7:30 a.m. Central Time on Friday, October 16, to review quarterly results with analysts and shareholders. Interested parties can join by dialing toll-free 1-844-481-2779 within North America and referencing conference ID 10212015.

Pittsburgh – September 29, 2026 -- Wesco International (NYSE: WCC) has secured the #24 spot on Fortune Magazine's AIQ 75, a ranking of the top 75 Fortune 500 companies for their readiness and ability to deploy AI at scale.

Cincinnati – September 29, 2026 -- Beth and Phillip Dow, franchisees of Home Helpers Home Care in Newnan, Georgia, have been named 2026 Franchisee of the Year by the International Franchise Association, an honor they also received in 2015.

Newnan franchise projects $4.5 million in revenue for 2026

The Dows' operation, now in its 19th year, employs 150 caregivers and 14 operations staff serving 112 clients. The award was presented during the IFA26 Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C., held Sept. 14-16, with a formal luncheon on Sept. 15.

Washington – – September 29, 2026 -- Fannie Mae has completed the sale of its twenty-eighth Community Impact Pool (CIP) of non-performing loans, with VRMTG ACQ, LLC emerging as the winning bidder for a package of 24 loans carrying $6,200,360 in unpaid principal balance.

Englewood, Colo. – – September 29, 2026 -- Footprints Floors founder and CEO Bryan Park has been named one of the Denver Business Journal's Most Admired CEOs of 2026, marking a milestone for the flooring franchise he built from a single Colorado operation into a national network of more than 150 territories.