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Kiely Family of Companies Hits Record Rank on ENR Top 400 List

The Tinton Falls-based Kiely Family of Companies has secured the No. 276 spot on the Engineering News-Record Top 400 Contractors list, marking the firm's highest placement to date. This achievement signals a seventh consecutive year of growth for the enterprise, underscoring its expanding influence across national infrastructure and construction markets.

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Just Dashes Debuts SoftCap Padded Dashboard Overlays

After four decades of full-scale interior restoration, Van Nuys-based Just Dashes is launching SoftCap, a padded dashboard overlay for classic vehicles. The product aims to provide a middle-ground solution for enthusiasts who want to avoid the high costs of total dashboard replacement or the aesthetic compromises of hard plastic covers.

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314e Automates EOB Processing to Solve Healthcare Billing Bottlenecks

San Francisco-based 314e Corporation has integrated an Explanation of Benefits module into its Dexit platform, targeting the notoriously inconsistent formats of healthcare remittance documents. The tool achieves over 90% extraction accuracy across 30 complex data attributes, aiming to replace manual sorting processes that currently plague revenue cycle management teams.

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People Element Debuts AI Tool to Automate Employee Feedback Analysis

Denver-based People Element has launched Analyst Insight, an automated tool designed to extract workforce priorities from employee feedback. By identifying trends without requiring manual prompts, the software aims to shift HR departments from time-consuming data interpretation to direct organizational action, addressing the growing challenge of information overload in corporate environments.

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Armor Health Takes Over Medical Services at Blair County Prison

Warden Matt Hale praised the rapid service improvement at Blair County Prison after Armor Health officially assumed control of inmate medical care on August 1, 2026. The transition in Hollidaysburg marks the company’s seventh new correctional contract secured during the current calendar year.

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Hinkle Outdoor Living Debuts Engineered Design Initiative in Kansas City

A backyard is more than a patch of grass; it is a structural challenge that demands the same rigor as an interior renovation. Riverside-based Hinkle Outdoor Living is launching a new "Engineered for Entertaining" initiative, shifting the focus of Kansas City residential projects from simple landscaping to complex, permanent outdoor environments.

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CruiseHuddle Debuts Live Series on Modern Romance at Sea

Aboard the typical cruise ship, the focus usually rests on ports of call and buffet menus, leaving the social realities of adult travel largely unaddressed. CruiseHuddle aims to bridge this gap with a new interactive broadcast series debuting August 7, tackling the complexities of consent, safety, and romance on the high seas.

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ZenoWell Launches AI-Driven Vagus Nerve Wearable Luna Plus

A steady pulse of electrical stimulation now meets continuous biometric tracking as Berlin-based ZenoWell opens global pre-orders for its Luna Plus system. Born from research at Heidelberg University Medical School, the wearable integrates non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation with an AI engine designed to translate complex physiological data into actionable health adjustments.

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ClaimsBridge Secures Eir Partners Funding and Acquires DialysisPPO

ClaimsBridge has secured a strategic investment from Eir Partners Capital and finalized the acquisition of DialysisPPO to bolster its healthcare cost management platform. The move integrates specialized renal disease savings technology into the firm's existing AI-driven claim workflow, targeting one of the most expensive segments of medical spending.

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Xtant Medical Sets Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call

Investors will get a look at the financial performance of Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. on August 11, 2026, as the Belgrade-based orthopedic technology firm prepares to disclose its results for the quarter ending June 30. The company plans to publish its data shortly before the opening of the market.

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Colossal and Stan Lee Foundation Launch Super Kid Competition

A nationwide competition is inviting parents to showcase their children’s everyday acts of courage and kindness for a chance to be immortalized as a comic book hero. The initiative, managed by Colossal, benefits The Stan Lee Foundation to support literacy and the narrative arts through the power of storytelling.

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Edinburgh International Festival Marks 250 Years of American History

With the theme "All Rise," the 2026 Edinburgh International Festival opens tomorrow, transforming the Scottish capital into a global stage for 2,000 performers. This year’s program serves as both a celebration and a critical examination of the American experience, marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence through music, dance, and theater.

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Cora Beth Enzor Joins Longitude Rx as Chief Operating Officer

With over two decades of experience scaling specialty pharmacy operations within major academic medical centers, Cora Beth Enzor takes the helm as COO at Longitude Rx. Her appointment marks a critical shift for the firm as it moves to scale its pharmacy services model beyond its original founding health system members.

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AssetBuilt Launches AI Platform for Industrial Asset Management

Encino-based firm AssetBuilt has unveiled a proprietary AI platform designed to automate the valuation and strategic assessment of industrial equipment. By processing nameplate data and equipment imagery, the system aims to replace fragmented manual research with rapid market analysis for lenders, manufacturers, and private equity firms.

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Deloitte Deploys Agentic AI to Overhaul Public Sector Legacy Systems

Government agencies struggling with aging technology stacks now have a path toward modernization that bypasses the need for costly, multi-year database migrations. Deloitte has launched a dual-track platform utilizing agentic AI to bridge the gap between legacy infrastructure and modern, digital-first constituent services.

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US Pending Home Sales Hit Five-Month Low as Mortgage Rates Climb

A sharp rise in borrowing costs has triggered the steepest weekly decline in pending home sales since 2022. With the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate reaching 6.82% as of early August, prospective buyers are retreating from the market, stalling the momentum of the summer housing season across the country.

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Equinix Shifts Infrastructure Costs to Protect Georgia Ratepayers

Equinix has committed to funding the full cost of grid upgrades and power infrastructure for its new data center project in Hampton, Georgia. Through a 20-year take-or-pay agreement with Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, the company aims to ensure that local residents and businesses avoid any financial burden from the expansion.

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Beyond Capital: Rethinking the Accelerator Model for Startup Survival

Nearly 43% of new businesses fail within five years, a statistic that persists despite widespread access to capital and training. Sean Reel, executive director of Ignite Bermuda, argues that traditional accelerators often fail because they prioritize funding over testing the flawed assumptions that drive business collapse from the start.

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Inaba’s Churu Terrine Wins 2026 Pet Innovation Award

A decade after entering the U.S. market, Inaba Foods has secured the Dog Soft Treats Product of the Year title at the 2026 Pet Innovation Awards. The accolade highlights the company’s recent launch of Churu Terrine, a high-moisture treat designed to meet the hydration needs of modern, active dogs.

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Odine Retains Top Virtualization Spot in Türkiye’s ICT Rankings

For the third year running, global technology firm Odine has secured the top position in the virtualization category of the BİLİŞİM 500, a key benchmark study of Türkiye’s information and communications technology sector. The award, presented on August 5, 2026, marks another milestone for the company’s domestic engineering efforts.

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Silver Point Backs Altair Industries in Central Wire Acquisition

Altair Industries finalized its acquisition of Central Wire Industries on August 4, 2026, securing financing led by Silver Point Capital. The deal marks one of the first major investments from Altair’s inaugural fund, targeting a manufacturer deeply embedded in aerospace, defense, and industrial supply chains.

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Pickering Interfaces Launches 80A LXI Switching Platform

Engineers testing high-drain automotive and aerospace systems often rely on custom-built contactor assemblies, but Pickering Interfaces is aiming to standardize that process. The company’s new 60-191 LXI family enables programmable switching for signals reaching 80 A and 300 V, packing both power and sense channels into a single 4U chassis.

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Moonlock Sweeps Three Categories at 2026 Stevie Awards

A trio of accolades at the third annual Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence has solidified Moonlock’s position in the cybersecurity market. The MacPaw-developed antivirus app secured Gold, Silver, and Bronze honors, placing the team alongside global industry staples like Cisco Systems and T-Mobile in this year’s winner circle.

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AIQA Forms Advisory Board to Standardize Enterprise AI Governance

As corporations struggle to move beyond self-reported AI policies, Chicago-based AIQA Global has recruited an inaugural advisory board of cybersecurity, academic, and risk experts. The move aims to cement the firm’s AIQ™ Score—a 250-factor analytical framework—as the industry standard for independent, evidence-based AI governance.

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Netgain Secures Spot on 2026 CRN Fast Growth 150 List

Minnetonka-based Netgain Technology has earned a place on the 2026 CRN Fast Growth 150 list, marking the firm's sixth consecutive year of industry recognition. The managed service provider, which specializes in the accounting, healthcare, and legal sectors, continues to expand its footprint by focusing on high-compliance cloud and cybersecurity solutions.

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Ascend Analytics Taps Keith Davies as CTO to Scale AI Capabilities

Keith Davies, formerly the chief technology officer at Prometheus Group, has joined Ascend Analytics to oversee the firm's engineering and IT departments. His mandate focuses on accelerating product innovation and integrating AI-assisted development across the Boulder-based company’s power market forecasting platforms as it navigates a rapidly shifting energy landscape.

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NexPoint Real Estate Finance Reports Stable Q2 Earnings Amid Credit Shifts

NexPoint Real Estate Finance posted net income of $5.4 million for the second quarter of 2026, maintaining a focus on cycle-resistant sectors as broader credit market volatility persists. The Dallas-based REIT reported $13.9 million in cash available for distribution, signaling resilience within its $1.1 billion investment portfolio.

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Becausal Wins MarTech Breakthrough Award as Purchase Intelligence Grows

With 30 million monthly active shoppers and a massive deterministic dataset, Becausal has secured the 2026 MarTech Breakthrough Award for Overall Marketing Analytics Solution of the Year. The company’s causal AI platform, which emphasizes data transparency, was also selected for the exclusive NRF Europe Innovators Showcase.

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Bybit Overhauls Collateral Ratios to Expand Borrowing for Large Holders

Traders holding massive single-asset positions on Bybit will see a substantial boost in borrowing capacity following an update to the exchange's Unified Trading Account (UTA) loans. The change targets top-tier holdings, effectively removing previous ceilings that limited how much capital a user could extract from their digital asset portfolio.

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Indianapolis Marathon Sells Out in Record Time

The CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon has hit a historic milestone, selling out its expanded marathon field in August. This marks the earliest sellout in the event's 19-year history, positioning the November race as one of the 15 largest marathons in the United States this year.