SAN ANTONIO – October 30, 2026 -- Venezuelan food and beverage group Empresas Polar has acquired Ricos Products Co., a San Antonio supplier of nacho cheese sauce, chips and popcorn that sells in more than 80 countries. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The deal closed through Polar's subsidiary Alimentos Polar International, Inc. Ricos' operations and management team stay in place, and the company remains headquartered in San Antonio.

DANVERS – October 30, 2026 -- New England Honda Group raised $122,440 for the Jimmy Fund, the charitable arm of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, through a 15-runner team at the 130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America.

The donation was presented to Dana-Farber on September 24, 2026. It moves the dealer group closer to its five-year fundraising target of $500,000 for the Jimmy Fund.

WOBURN – October 30, 2026 -- Cytrellis Biosystems will supply its ellacor system and clinical educators to all three annual cohorts of the University of Miami's 12-week Aesthetic Medicine Certificate Program, under a partnership with the Academy for Aesthetics and Anti-Aging Studies (AFAAAS).

ATLANTA – October 30, 2026 -- Southern Company (NYSE: SO) will place its entire generation fleet, including nuclear, under a single executive from January 1, 2027, as part of a leadership overhaul announced by Chairman, President and CEO Chris Womack.

GREENSBURG, Pa. – October 30, 2026 -- The FirstEnergy Foundation is investing $115,000 in 14 Pennsylvania organizations that provide housing assistance and support services to people facing homelessness, domestic violence and other housing-related challenges.

Reston – October 30, 2026 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) has reached $50,000 in donations through its Good Dogs for Great Americans program, enough to fully fund the training and placement of one service dog with a veteran.

TAIPEI – October 30, 2026 -- HanchorBio (TWSE: 7827) has received Taiwan Food and Drug Administration approval for the Investigational New Drug application for HCB303, its trispecific TIGIT-Fc ligand-trap fusion protein, following U.S. FDA clearance. The approval was granted to its wholly owned subsidiary, FBD Biologics Limited, and gives the asset regulatory authorization for clinical investigation in two jurisdictions.

MOUNT VERNON – October 30, 2026 -- Knox Community Hospital has signed a definitive agreement to join Kettering Health, a nonprofit health system in western Ohio, with the transaction expected to close by January 1, 2027. The two organizations signed a letter of intent in July.

LAVAL – October 30, 2026 -- Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX: ATD) will release second-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, after the close of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

CEO Alex Miller and CFO Filipe Da Silva take analyst questions on November 25

The company will hold a conference call on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 8:00 A.M. EST. President and Chief Executive Officer Alex Miller and Chief Financial Officer Filipe Da Silva will answer live questions from analysts.

ISLETON – October 30, 2026 -- California American Water is investing approximately $1.68 million to rehabilitate the Isleton 3B Well, a project aimed at preserving the reliability of the local water system and extending the life of existing infrastructure serving Isleton customers.