Belleville, Ill. – September 19, 2026 -- Illinois American Water has completed the $770,000 acquisition of the City of Venice's wastewater collection system, adding roughly 500 customers to its Metro East operations near St. Louis. The deal, approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission on June 24, 2026, shifts Venice's wastewater collection, transportation and treatment fully under the utility's control.

Tampa – September 19, 2026 -- FlyUSA has launched a $100 million Jet Card Recovery Program aimed at private flyers who lost access to prepaid funds held by other aviation providers, allowing qualifying customers to earn back up to 100% of a verified stranded balance in flight credits without making a new deposit.

New York and Brussels – September 19, 2026 -- Nearly nine in ten enterprise decision-makers (87%) say their teams routinely burn hours re-verifying that context fed to autonomous AI agents remains accurate, according to a Harris Poll survey of 306 U.S. data, privacy, and AI decision-makers commissioned by Collibra. The report, titled The 2026 Hallucination Tax Report, found that 76% of organizations have hit critical roadblocks trying to move AI agents from pilot programs into full production over the past 12 months.

Madison, Wis. – September 19, 2026 -- Lake Ridge Bank Chief Credit Officer Pete Graven will retire on Sept. 18 after nearly 42 years in banking, including more than 20 years at the institution.

Reston – September 19, 2026 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) has secured a new task order to support U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) worth up to $1.5 billion, with the company expecting to book $1.2 billion of the total awarded value.

Lincoln, Neb. – September 19, 2026 -- Nelnet, Inc. (NYSE: NNI) has appointed Angie Klein and Ed Pallesen to its board of directors, expanding the panel to 10 members.

Frisco, Texas – September 19, 2026 -- Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock, the company announced.

Dividend Payment Set for October 9, 2026

Shareholders of record as of September 28, 2026 will receive the payout on October 9, 2026. The dividend will be paid in U.S. dollars.

Board Approves Continued Shareholder Return

The declaration comes from Keurig Dr Pepper's Board of Directors, maintaining the company's quarterly cash distribution program for common stockholders.

Nashville – – September 19, 2026 -- BMI Imaging Systems, Inc. sponsored a four-man team for the 10th Annual Steve Tidwell Shoot for the Troops, a sporting clay tournament held August 29, 2026, at the Nashville Gun Club, marking the company's third consecutive year backing the event.

Pittsburgh – September 19, 2026 -- An inventor from Blue Jay, Calif., has developed a patent-pending tie down strap engineered to apply constant tension and eliminate loosening caused by load shifting, InventHelp announced.

Design targets slack-related failures in cargo securing

The strap addresses a common failure point in existing tie down systems: unseen slack that develops as a load shifts during transport. The inventor stated the goal was to create a design that maintains steady tension throughout transit, reducing the risk of load displacement.

Reston, Va. – September 19, 2026 -- The U.S. Department of the Navy has awarded Leidos $926 million for the second option year of its Next Generation Enterprise Network Service Management, Integration and Transport contract, correcting an earlier figure of $875 million issued in a prior release.