Business, General Editorial, Rotary Club of Indian Land

Medical University of South Carolina Signs On as Title Sponsor of 2027 Indian Land Community Festival

INDIAN LAND, S.C. — The Rotary Club of Indian Land will host the 3rd Annual Indian Land Community Festival on Saturday, April 24, 2027, with MUSC Health returning as title sponsor. The one-day event brings together families, neighbors, businesses, and community supporters from Indian Land, Ballantyne, Fort Mill, and surrounding Lancaster area residents for a full day of fun, food, and entertainment.

Business, Construction and Building, Industrial SalesLeads Inc, Manufacturing, Reports and Studies

Q4 Starts Strong: 169 New Industrial Manufacturing Planned Projects in October 2026, Most for the Year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Industrial SalesLeads identified 169 new planned capital projects in the Industrial Manufacturing industry in October 2026, the highest monthly total this year. The previous high was 165 industrial projects, both in March and July. The increase is in line with broader strength in manufacturing coming from ISM. The ISM Manufacturing PMI rose to 55.5% in October, its 10th straight month of expansion.

Business, Construction and Building, Real Estate

Why Greater Boston Developers Are Choosing Design-Build, and How Avatar Construction Watertown MA Has Perfected the Process

WATERTOWN, Mass. — Rising material costs, permitting delays, and tighter financing are changing how developers build in Greater Boston. More owners are skipping the traditional split between designer and contractor and choosing a single accountable team. Avatar Construction Watertown MA, a design-build general contractor serving Massachusetts and New Hampshire, says that shift is driving its continued growth.

Books and Publishing, Business, Entertainment, Product Launches, Travel and Tourism, Victoria Business

New Book ‘A Tour Guide’s Tour of the Garden City’ Explores the Hidden Stories of Victoria, British Columbia

VICTORIA, British Columbia — Best known for its gardens, historic buildings and picturesque Harbour, Victoria, British Columbia, has stories that extend far beyond its familiar landmarks. In his debut short-story collection, “A Tour Guide’s Tour of the Garden City” (ISBN: 978-1834545080), released Oct. 22, 2026, through Tellwell Publishing), author Cameron Cooper explores the people, places and moments that give the city its character.

Business, Flatkey Inc., Product Launches, Web Hosting and ISPs

Flatkey Launches Flatkey Compute, a NeoCloud for Dedicated NVIDIA B300 Clusters

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Flatkey Inc. today launched Flatkey Compute, a NeoCloud that builds and operates dedicated NVIDIA B300 clusters for its customers. Every cluster is reserved for a single customer and shared with no one. Flatkey runs each cluster as a compliant, trusted inference cloud, and the company works only on AI, not general-purpose computing.

artist Keico Watanabe, Business, Composer Mikiko Miyakawa, Entertainment, Regional Events

New York Composer Mikiko Miyakawa to Present ‘Mutated Romance,’ a Minimal Chamber Musical, on December 19

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Powdered Sugar announces “Mutated Romance,” a new minimal chamber musical by New York-based Japanese composer and pianist Mikiko Miyakawa, whose recording career began in Japan with an album produced by Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). The performance will take place on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. EST at Tenri Gallery in Manhattan.

artist Keico Watanabe, Business, Composer Mikiko Miyakawa, Entertainment, Regional Events

New York Composer Mikiko Miyakawa to Present ‘Mutated Romance,’ a Minimal Chamber Musical, on December 19

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Powdered Sugar announces “Mutated Romance,” a new minimal chamber musical by New York-based Japanese composer and pianist Mikiko Miyakawa, whose recording career began in Japan with an album produced by Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). The performance will take place on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. EST at Tenri Gallery in Manhattan.

Business, Optimal Blue, Reports and Studies

Optimal Blue report: ARM share hits new high as October lock volume falls 19%

PLANO, Texas — Optimal Blue today released its October 2026 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which found that adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share reached a new high even as rate-lock volume declined across every major loan category. Total rate-lock volume fell 19% month over month (MoM) and 38% year over year (YoY). Purchase volume declined 18% MoM and 17% YoY but still accounted for 84% of October locks, while refinance share fell to 16% of total production.

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