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Oct 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
October Roundup: Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Deals and Specials to Bookmark All Month Long
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This October, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is giving fans more reasons to FALL in love with its barbecue by offering a full lineup of limited-time deals, seasonal specials and feel-good offers available throughout the month. From celebrating 85 years of Legit. Texas. Barbecue.™ to honoring first responders and serving up spooky savings, there’s something for every kind of barbecue fan to bookmark. October 1 – 31, 85th Anniversary Celebration Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is celebratin...
Oct 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Kopin Secures Additional $18.6 Million U.S. Army IBAS Award for Color MicroLED Technology
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kopin Secures Additional $18.6 Million U.S. Army IBAS Award for Color MicroLED Technology...
Oct 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
South 8 and Arctic Research and Development Expand Extreme Cold Battery Partnership with New Letter of Intent
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--South 8 Technologies, a U.S. manufacturer of lithium-ion battery cells for extreme environments, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Arctic Research and Development (ARD), a UK-based developer of communications and autonomous systems for extreme cold environments with a focus on developments for Northern Europe and the Arctic. The agreement supports future supply of South 8’s ARCTIC™ AE35 18650 cells for BB-2590 battery systems and establishes a framework for br...
Oct 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Vitacorps Names Retired U.S. Army Major General and Infrastructure Leader Joseph A. Ricciardi as President
WARWICK, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vitacorps, an industry leader in indoor wellness solutions and environmental health strategies, today announced the appointment of Major General (Ret.) Joseph A. Ricciardi, Ph.D., as President, succeeding Robert Bellmar. Ricciardi will lead the company’s growth strategy and market expansion as it continues its mission to deliver healthier indoor environments across residential, commercial, and military housing communities. "I am honored to work alongside our exce...
Oct 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
PsiQuantum Receives Conditional $150 Million Loan Commitment from the U.S. Department of War to Advance Domestic Quantum Computing
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PsiQuantum has received a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $150 million from the U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC)....
Oct 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Factory Announces Connor Maloney as Head of Federal
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Factory, the global leader in self-improving software development, announced today that Connor Maloney joined as Head of Federal to lead the company’s expansion into the public sector. Maloney joins Factory after serving as Vice President of Federal at Rubrik. His experience gives him a clear understanding of how agencies assess new technology, how to build partnerships that last, and what’s at stake for the people those agencies serve. He began his career as a F...
Oct 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maximus Schedules Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter and Year End Conference Call
TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maximus schedules its FY26 fourth quarter earnings call for Thursday, November 19, and will issue a release with its financial results that morning....
Oct 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Somewear Labs Awarded Contract to Advance Resilient Networking for Uncrewed Systems
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Somewear Labs, a leading provider of resilient edge networking technology, announced it has been selected to advance resilient networking capabilities in support of the Pentagon's uncrewed systems priorities. The award is to support the Department of War's Multi-Domain Collaborative Autonomy (MDCA) program amongst other uncrewed systems (UxS) platforms. Somewear will expand its existing hardware and software solutions to support a broader range of UxS platform an...
Oct 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Starfighters Space Completes First Flight Hardware for Wind Tunnel in the Sky™ Program
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starfighters Space, Inc. ("Starfighters" or the "Company") (NYSE American: FJET), the space company operating the world's only commercial fleet of flight-ready Mach 2+ supersonic aircraft, today announced the completion of its first flight hardware manufactured under a production agreement with Italian engineering company Robby Moto Engineering S.R.L. ("RME"), marking an important milestone in the Company's continued development of its previously ann...
Oct 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
AV’s VideoRay Selected as Subcontractor Navy Mine Countermeasure Prototype Effort
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”), a global defense technology leader, today announced that AV’s wholly owned subsidiary VideoRay is supporting an AEVEX-led team selected for a prototype Other Transaction Agreement following the U.S. Navy and Department of War Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Mine Countermeasure Modernization Prize Challenge. BlackSea Technologies, now part of AEVEX Maritime Systems, was one of three companies awarded challenge prizes following successful Navy...
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