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Business, Industrial SalesLeads Inc, Manufacturing, Reports and Studies

New Food and Beverage Planned Projects Return to May 2025 Levels

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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Industrial SalesLeads announced today the Food & Beverage new planned capital project spending report for January 2026. The Firm tracks North American planned industrial capital project activity; including facility expansions, new plant construction and significant equipment modernization projects. January 2026 recorded 48 new planned projects, a decline that returns activity to the previous year’s lowest level, last seen in May 2025.

Business, Optimal Blue, Reports and Studies

Optimal Blue report: Sub-6% rates spark refinance surge early in 2026

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PLANO, Texas — Optimal Blue today released its January 2026 Market Advantage mortgage data report, showing a strong start to the year as falling rates drove a sharp increase in refinance activity. Total rate-lock volume rose 16% month over month (MoM) and finished January 36% higher year over year (YoY), led by a surge in rate-and-term refinances, which climbed 50% from December and more than 400% compared with January 2025.

Books and Publishing, Business, Entertainment, Product Launches

‘Matthew’s Journey: The Return Home’ by William Joseph Birrell Explores Love, War, and the Long Road Back

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WELLAND, Ontario, Canada — Author and longtime educator William Joseph Birrell releases his latest novel, “Matthew’s Journey: The Return Home” (ISBN: 978-1834182674 released by Tellwell Publishing), an historical fiction story centered on love, separation, and survival during wartime.

Alliances and Partnerships, Business

The Mortgage Collaborative and Mortgage Bankers Association announce partnership agreement

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the national association representing the real estate finance industry, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership to expand advocacy, education and engagement opportunities for their members.

Business, Comfy UI, Software

HitPaw API is Integrated by Comfy for Professional AI Image and Video Enhancement to Global Creators

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — HitPaw, a leader in AI-powered visual enhancement solutions, announced Comfy, a global content creation platform, is integrating its image and video enhancement API. The HitPaw and Comfy integration embeds HitPaw API into Comfy’s workflow, letting creators achieve pro-level visual enhancement in-platform. Blending HitPaw’s AI visual processing expertise with Comfy’s creator ecosystem, the partnership streamlines workflows and meets rising demand for high-quality digital visuals across digital platforms.

Business, Education and Schools, Software

New Mexico Public Education Department Selects Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint as Statewide Student Information System

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SANTA FE, N.M. — Edupoint® Educational Systems today announced that the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) has selected the Synergy Education Platform, including Edupoint’s Synergy for States solution, as the state’s first statewide student information system. The initiative marks a major step forward in New Mexico’s efforts to modernize its K-12 data infrastructure while improving data access, consistency, and decision-making at both the state and local levels.

Business, Sports and Activities

University of Los Angeles College of Divinity Announces the Retirement of Coach Michael Miller

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — With the 2025-26 college basketball season underway, long-time university, junior college and high school coach Michael Miller has formally retired from coaching, concluding a distinguished career spanning more than three decades and more than 750 victories, the University of Los Angeles College of Divinity announced today.

Awards and Honors, Business

iEmergent earns third HousingWire Tech100 recognition for mortgage forecasting and market intelligence

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DES MOINES, Iowa — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, has been named to HousingWire’s 2026 Tech100 Mortgage list, marking the third time the company has earned the industry’s top technology distinction. iEmergent was selected for its continued expansion of data-driven tools that help lenders identify where mortgage demand is emerging and how to act on it.

Argyle, Awards and Honors, Business

Argyle earns third HousingWire Tech100 recognition for income, employment and asset verification solutions

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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — Argyle, the leading provider of direct-source income, employment and asset verifications, has been named to HousingWire’s 2026 Tech100 Mortgage list, marking the third time the company has earned the industry’s top technology distinction. The recognition reflects Argyle’s continued product innovation and measurable impact across the mortgage industry.

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