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Chatime and SunnyUp have opened their first U.S. dual-brand concept store in Katy, Texas, combining tea, Taiwanese sponge cakes and savory snacks in one location.

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Miami-based Estrella Insurance debuted at No. 104 on the 2026 Franchise Times Top 400, ranking second among insurance franchises.

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L & M Dry Cleaners has widened its free pickup and delivery coverage across Palm Beach County and added wedding gown cleaning and preservation.

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Vietnam has joined the Hague Apostille Convention, replacing a multi-step legalization process with a faster apostille path for qualifying U.S. public documents starting Sept. 11, 2026. The change should cut time and costs for people and…

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Martial arts instructor and former law enforcement officer Ben “Yeti” Rhodes received the S.C. Black Belt Hall of Fame’s Leon Lott – First Through the Door Award during a private ceremony at Richland County Sheriff’s Department headquarters on…

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AAA Translation was named one of America’s Top 100 Small Businesses by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and CO—. The recognition puts the St. Louis-based company among 100 honorees chosen from more than 12,000 applicants for growth, innovation and…

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IAPMO said Dain Hansen, its executive vice president of Government Relations, has been appointed to the U.S. Government’s Industry Trade Advisory Committee by the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

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Data Squared USA, Inc. was named to Pepperdine Graziadio Business School’s 2026 Most Fundable Companies list, a nod to its investment readiness and patented reView decision intelligence platform.

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Diana Lowe, CEO of Denver-based Blue Light Leadership, has earned a Distinguished Favorite nod in the NYC Big Book Award’s Business–Motivational category for Hard to Handle: A High Performer Paradox.

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Italian Design Workshop, LLC has launched in New York to help Americans navigate Italian property ownership, from choosing a region to managing renovations and long-term support.

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Ananda Devices appointed Life Science executive Dr. Keith R. Olson as chief executive officer effective immediately as the company prepares to expand operations in the United States.

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CloudOffix is teaming up with Outcess to sell its AI-native business operations platform to organizations in the United States, Nigeria and other African markets.

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Rite Way Heating, Cooling & Plumbing says it has grown from a Tucson startup founded in 1959 into the region’s largest HVAC and plumbing company, now with more than 400 employees across Southern Arizona and the Phoenix East Valley.

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CPA Michael Doorley will use a new American Financial Civics program to test whether the federal government has the financial capacity to fund Donald Trump’s promised $5,000 payment to every adult citizen.

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Google will start charging some Local Services Ads advertisers for unanswered calls starting Oct. 1, 2026, including missed calls that last more than 20 seconds and some follow-up calls.

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Tim Tam and Robert Irwin are offering three U.S. winners and a guest a trip to Australia, including flights, a stay at the Crocodile Hunter Lodge and a private tour of Australia Zoo. The promotion is meant to deepen Tim Tam’s U.S. audience and…

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Terminix Service, Inc. earned Silver in Best Pest Control in The State’s Best 2026 after readers across South Carolina cast more than 107,000 votes.

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The NTLA Foundation stepped in to cover delinquent property taxes for a 66-year-old Marine veteran in Raleigh, Illinois, preventing a foreclosure-style tax sale and letting him stay in the home he has owned since 2009. The case highlights how tax…

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Author and former U.S. Navy sailor Tim Guditus has released Set Material Condition Zebra, a military thriller about an electromagnetic event that cripples communications, satellites and digital systems during a global crisis.

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The U.S. Faster Payments Council has released a new report comparing established and emerging U.S. payment rails, including FedNow, RTP, Visa Direct, Mastercard Send, Same Day ACH, stablecoins and tokenized deposits.