Denver – October 28, 2026 -- EverPeak Insurance has appointed Patrick K. Daley, CPCU, a underwriter with more than 30 years of experience in large, complex and hard-to-place risks, as Chief Underwriting Officer. He will lead underwriting strategy and quality standards across all EverPeak lines of business.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – October 28, 2026 -- Ovation Healthcare has released a playbook to help rural hospitals convert the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) into lasting operational gains, as states move through application, review, award and implementation.

CMS awards the full $50 billion to all 50 states

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the full $50 billion authorized for the program to all 50 states. The money is distributed at $10 billion per year from fiscal year 2026 through fiscal year 2030.

Rossville, Md. – October 28, 2026 -- LifeLogics, a nonprofit technology company serving the organ and tissue donation and transplantation community, has appointed Ankit Mathur as Chief Executive Officer. Mathur, who has more than two decades of experience in technology, healthcare and organizational leadership, most recently served as Chief Technology Officer of United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).

Topeka – October 28, 2026 -- Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFFN) has repurchased 2,512,196 shares at an average cost of $8.64 since July 1, 2026, while its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share.

Dividend payable November 20 to holders of record on November 6

The payout goes to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 6, 2026. Based on the 123,413,063 shares outstanding as of October 23, 2026, the declared rate implies a cash outlay of roughly $10.5 million for the quarter.

Rancho Cucamonga – October 28, 2026 -- Standard & Poor's Global Ratings (S&P) has affirmed nonprofit affordable housing developer National CORE's A+ credit rating for a fourth consecutive year, citing EBITDA that nearly doubled year over year and operating margins above 20%.

Lakewood Ranch – October 28, 2026 -- JETSET Pilates opened its first Lakewood Ranch studio in mid-October with approximately 300 founding members, marking the franchise's entry into the Sarasota-Bradenton market.

Lakewood Ranch becomes the fifth Tampa-area site for franchisee Pure Form Studios

The 16-reformer, 2,400-square-foot studio at 8386 Market St. is operated by Pure Form Studios, the development group led by co-owners Lauren and Patrick Christopher. The group already runs JETSET studios in Downtown Tampa, South Tampa, Carrollwood and Westchase.

WASHINGTON – October 28, 2026 -- The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) has called for right heart failure (RHF) to be recognized as a distinct clinical syndrome rather than a secondary complication of left-sided heart disease, in a Scientific Statement published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.

DENVER – October 28, 2026 -- Onward Energy, an independent power producer with a 6.6 GW portfolio, has appointed Chief Financial Officer Patrick Welch as CEO and promoted Adam Heath to CFO, both effective October 27, 2026.

Welch moves from interim CEO to the permanent role and joins the board

Welch, CFO since 2023 and currently Interim President and CEO, will also join Onward's board of directors. He has more than 34 years of energy and power experience, including 18 years in CFO roles at Atlantic Power, JP Energy Partners and Jonah Energy.

CARACAS – October 28, 2026 -- North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) lifted output in Venezuela's Petrozamora oil fields to a record 115,000 barrels per day on Oct. 23, as U.S. State Department officials toured its western and eastern operations to check progress under the company's August agreement with Washington.

DALLAS – October 28, 2026 -- Hillwood Communities is partnering with Base Power to offer home battery backup to nearly 6,500 North Texas homes, with access growing to approximately 9,500 homes at full buildout of the three initial communities.

Initial rollout covers three CoServ-served Hillwood communities

Eligible new and existing homeowners in Treeline by Hillwood in Justin, Pecan Square by Hillwood in Northlake, and Harvest by Hillwood in Argyle and Northlake can access Base battery systems designed to protect homes during outages.