McLean, Va. – September 20, 2026 -- Attain Partners has been named to Consulting Magazine's 2026 Best Firms to Work For list, marking the second consecutive year the McLean, Va.-based management and technology consulting firm has earned the national honor.

Arlington, Va. – September 20, 2026 -- The American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present at more than 25 sessions during the 2026 Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) conference, running September 23-26 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland.

Huntersville, N.C. – September 20, 2026 -- BioCytics, Inc. has engaged Eremid Genomic Services to perform single cell transcriptomic and TCR sequencing analysis on immune cells central to its autologous cancer cell therapy program.

Abilene, Texas – September 20, 2026 -- Natura Resources LLC has taken delivery of FLiBE salt from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, transferred via Idaho National Laboratory, securing a critical input for its Molten Salt Demonstration Reactor, the MSR-1, under construction at Abilene Christian University.

The shipment arrived Friday, Sept. 18, closing a supply-chain gap for one of the most specialized materials required in molten salt reactor operation.

Fort Collins, Colo. – September 20, 2026 -- The Inner Circle has named Nicola Upright, Construction Manager at RockSol Consulting Group, Inc., a Pinnacle Professional Member Inner Circle of Excellence for her 41-year career in heavy civil road construction and transportation infrastructure across Colorado.

Washington – September 20, 2026 -- Ninety-six percent of surveyed U.S. mayors say their residents are very or extremely concerned about the affordability crisis, according to a National Affordability Survey released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM). The survey, described as the most comprehensive affordability study ever produced by the Conference, polled 113 mayors across 39 states and Puerto Rico, representing roughly 34.1 million Americans.

Chicago – September 20, 2026 -- National Medical Fellowships (NMF) has awarded more than $50 million in scholarships and supported over 32,000 scholars across all 50 states since its founding in 1946, the organization announced ahead of its 80th anniversary celebration this October in Chicago, where its mission began.

Durham, N.C. – September 20, 2026 -- Accredit Solutions has launched Accredit Induct, a workforce readiness product that blocks credential issuance and site access until mandatory training and compliance requirements are verified as complete.

Pittsburgh – September 20, 2026 -- An inventor from Dallastown, Pennsylvania has developed a patent-pending protective device for commercial box trucks aimed at reducing costly damage from overhead hazards, InventHelp announced.

Chicago – September 20, 2026 -- The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) won four honors at the 2026 PRSA Chicago Skyline Awards for communications work combating dental health misinformation and promoting evidence-based endodontic care.