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Gilat Launches Industry’s First AI-Driven Network Management System

September 12, 2025Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today the AI transformation of its Network Management System (NMS), integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP).


State Roundup: Transit Spending Plan Puts Its Budget On More Solid Ground; Crime Is Down But More Guns Are Available; State Officials Express Grief, Horror Over MAGA Activist Charlie Kirk’s Killing

September 12, 2025SPENDING PLAN PUTS TRANSPORTATION BUDGET ON MORE SOLID GROUND: Officials expressed relief after a draft version of Maryland’s next transportation spending plan came out this week. New fees and tax tweaks passed by the General Assembly this spring helped balance the ledgers for coming years, putting the Maryland Department of Transportation on more solid ground than in previous years.


Rosso Commercial Tapped by Continental Realty as Interim Leasing Agents for Severna Park Portfolio

September 12, 2025Rosso Commercial Real Estate (RossoCRE), a boutique brokerage and advisory firm headquartered in Annapolis, MD, is pleased to announce its appointment as interim leasing agents for Continental Realty Corporation’s Severna Park Portfolio. The portfolio includes three prominent retail centers along Ritchie Highway: Park Plaza, Arnold Station, and Robinson Crossing spanning a total of 358,000 SF.


Arkema Adds North Kansas City, MO. To Global List of Iscc+ Certified Powder Coating Resin Facilities

September 11, 2025Arkema, a leader in specialty materials, has earned ISCC PLUS certification of its polyester powder coating resins site in North Kansas City, Mo. As a result, all the company’s polyester powder resins facilities worldwide are now certified in line with Arkema’s global Mass Balance(1) powder resins offer roadmap, including North Kansas City (US), Saint Celoni, Spain (EMEA) and Navi Mumbai, India (Asia).


Venture Atlanta Announces 2025 Lineup of Breakthrough Tech Companies

September 11, 2025Venture Atlanta, one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious venture capital conferences, today announced the standout tech companies selected to present at its 18th annual event taking place October 15-16 at The Woodruff Arts Center and Atlanta Symphony Hall. To view the list of this year’s hottest tech companies, go here.


Heights Wellness Retreat to Make Its Texas Debut with Secured Multi-Unit Agreement

September 11, 2025Heights Wellness Retreat, formerly Massage Heights, announces a multi-unit agreement in Dallas that’s spearheaded by a local entrepreneurial duo. This marks an exciting development milestone for the brand as these locations will be the first Retreats in the Dallas market since the rebrand to Heights Wellness Retreat in October 2024.


Aligned Data Centers Donates $100,000 to mikeroweWORKS Foundation, Championing Skilled Trades and Future Workforce Development

September 11, 2025Aligned Data Centers, a leading provider of Gigascale, Build-to-Scale, and Multi-tenant data center solutions supporting hyperscale, neocloud, and enterprise customers’ most demanding cloud, AI, and HPC workloads, today announced a $100,000 donation to the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. This contribution, as well as Aligned’s ongoing workforce development programs, underscores the Company’s commitment to bridging the skilled labor gap and supporting the trades essential for building and maintaining critical infrastructure, including the data centers that power our digital economy.


TASTES of Thai SELECT Festival Brings Authentic Thai Flavors to 28 Liberty Plaza

September 11, 202528 Liberty Event Venue Halo Welcomes Thai SELECT Certified Restaurants, Cultural Performances, and Cooking Demonstrations On Thursday, September 18, 28 Liberty will welcome the TASTES of Thai SELECT festival in conjunction with Thai SELECT and the Department of International Trade Promotion. The event, organized through the 28 Liberty event venue Halo, will take place on 28 Liberty Street’s South Plaza from 11:00 a.


Q&A with Karmen Conrad, Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing, Byline Bank

September 11, 2025Karmen Conrad is Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing for Byline Bank, a Chicago-based community bank serving small and midsized businesses and consumers. Karmen oversees integrated marketing strategy and communications, including customer acquisition and campaign development across all consumer and commercial lines of business.


SRS Real Estate Partners Taps Ryan Byrne to Lead National Retail Investments in South Central Region

September 11, 2025SRS Real Estate Partners announced today that Ryan Byrne has joined the firm as Executive Vice President & Managing Principal with the Capital Markets team, based in the Dallas office. In this newly established role, Byrne will lead the growth of National Retail Investments across the South Central region while bolstering the efforts of SRS’ existing Capital Markets professionals who represent multi-tenant investments nationwide.


404 Innovation Studio Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary

September 11, 2025404 Innovation Studio is celebrating its second anniversary, continuing its mission to challenge the traditional agency model and create narratives, products, and experiences that people wish existed. Founded in 2023, 404 is a design-first innovation studio.


Q&A with Julie Blanc, CEO & Co-Founder of Rentana

September 11, 2025Julie Blanc is the CEO & Co-Founder of Rentana, the leading AI-powered revenue optimization platform for multifamily owners and operators. She spent the last 10+ years in venture capital, scaling enterprise software businesses and delivered over $1B of investor returns for innovative tech startups that have redefined traditional finance, education, manufacturing and sports.


Alliance Advisors

September 11, 2025Alliance Advisors is an independent advisory firm focused on Shareholder Engagement & Solicitation, Compensation Advisory, Governance & Sustainability Advisory, M&A – Activism, Institutional Ownership Intelligence and Retail Outreach strategies. We work around the world for public and private companies operating at board and C-suite level.


Q&A with Peter Horadan, CEO of Vouched

September 11, 2025Peter Horadan is the CEO of Vouched, the leader in AI-powered identity verification for healthcare, banking, and financial services. He joined Vouched with a track record in fundraising and driving growth and innovation in SaaS, having created over $20 billion in market cap as Chief Executive or Technology Leader in his prior roles.