OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #insurance–AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa and its reinsured affiliate, FMH Ag Risk Insurance Company. Both companies are domiciled in West Des Moines, IA and are collectively referred to as FMH Insurance Group (FMH).The Credit Ratings (ratings) reflect FMH’s overall balance sheet str
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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds investors about a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of Wix.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: WIX) between February 19, 2025 and May 12, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Wix operates a cloud-based web development platform. For more information, submit a form, email attorney Phillip Kim, or give us a call at 866-767-3653. The Allegations: Rosen Law Firm is Investigating the Allegations that Wi
ANAHEIM, Calif. & COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #BestInShow–Finite State, a leader in product security and software supply chain risk management, today announced that its Product Security OS has been named a winner of the embedded world North America 2026 Best in Show Award in the Security category. Presented by Embedded Computing Design, the Best in Show Awards recognize standout products across the embedded technology ecosystem. Entries are evaluated by the Embedded Computing Design content team based
A single step can stop everything. In South Korea, employees and community partners are confronting mobility barriers firsthand—and removing them, one ramp at a time. What begins as awareness is becoming action, and action is reshaping how communities think about access for people with disabilities.
In the narrow alleys of Seoul’s Jung-gu district, a curb just a few inches high can become an immovable wall.
During a recent volunteer activity, employees from Boehringer Ingelheim Korea attempted to navigate the Seoul office in wheelchairs—pushing up inclines and jolting over uneven surfaces. “I never realized how hard this was until a single step brought everything to a halt,” one volunteer admitted after the simulation.
Beyond the office, teams then went into the field on foot to investigate stores and document real accessibility barriers. For millions of people in South Korea with limited mobility, this is not a simulation. It is daily life.
South Korea has a rapidly aging population. Today, nearly 15 million people (around 30% of the population) experience mobility challenges, including older adults, people with disabilities, pregnant women, and parents with strollers.
While ramp installation standards were expanded in 2022, 98.2% of retail stores remain exempt, leaving essential places such as pharmacies, clinics, and neighborhood shops difficult or impossible to access.
In December 2024, South Korea’s Supreme Court formally recognized accessibility as a constitutional fundamental right, reinforcing that mobility is not a convenience, but a matter of dignity, participation, and equity. Quickly following the ruling, Boehringer Ingelheim Korea became the first private company to install ramps in a local community. Yet policy change alone does not remove physical barriers already built into everyday environments.
From awareness to action
That gap is where the “Moving Forward” campaign begins. Guided by the message “Everyone’s life must move forward,” the initiative is a long-term collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim Korea and MUUI, a social enterprise founded in 2016 to advance accessibility rights for people with limited mobility.
Rather than focusing on awareness alone, the campaign takes a practical approach: identifying real-world barriers and removing them—one ramp at a time. Key to achieving this was the thoughtful coordination with administrative offices such as the Jung-gu Administration Office and the Jung-gu Welfare Centre for Disabled People.
From April to October 2025, the initiative focused on Yaksu-dong, a neighborhood in Jung-gu with one of Seoul’s highest concentrations of residents with mobility challenges. Employees walked the same routes as residents, assessed street-level barriers, and experienced firsthand where everyday movement becomes restricted.
Through on-site surveys and accessibility training including wheelchair simulations, the team identified 33 potential wheelchair ramp installation points, prioritizing locations where steep slopes, aging infrastructure, and frequent foot traffic intersected. “A single curb can feel like a mountain,” one participant reflected after the exercise.
Building access, together
From these assessments, 10 key facilities and storefronts were selected to receive customized ramps. Twenty employees participated in every step—measuring entrances, preparing surfaces, and installing ramps alongside MUUI experts.
This hands-on model was intentional. “Awareness comes first,” said Dongho Park, a participating employee. “Once you are aware, you gain the ability to act. That’s what this experience taught me.”
For MUUI, the collaboration reflects a broader shift from isolated accessibility improvements to shared responsibility.
Accessibility is a right everyone should naturally enjoy in daily life. Through this partnership, I hope awareness grows and communities move closer to guaranteeing mobility as a right, not a restriction.
Yun-hui Hong, Chairperson of MUUI
Beyond a volunteer day
What distinguishes the Moving Forward campaign is its commitment to continuity. “This agreement is not a one-off activity,” says Ana-Maria Boie, General Manager of Boehringer Ingelheim Korea. “With our rapidly aging population, accessibility has become a critical social issue. We are committed to working with communities to create environments where everyone can move safely and freely—today and in the future.”
By pairing infrastructure improvements with local insight and employee engagement, the campaign moves beyond volunteering towards sustainable, community-embedded change. As a result of the campaign’s success, Moving Forward is now one of Boehringer Ingelheim Korea’s strategic sustainability initiatives.
Looking ahead, the initiative aims to enhance social accessibility and participation for people with limited mobility. By fostering closer collaboration between corporate and community stakeholders, the initiative seeks to strengthen shared responsibility, while also serving as a model for other organizations seeking to address social challenges through sustainable development.
Why accessibility matters to everyone
Mobility challenges are not limited to one group. Life can change in unexpected ways: a twisted ankle, a stroller for a newborn, caring for an aging parent. In those moments, accessibility becomes more than a policy issue. It becomes freedom.
Each ramp installed through the Moving Forward campaign represents more than concrete and paint. It is a doorway to healthcare, employment, and community life.
Accessibility is not for a few. It is for all of us. And when barriers are removed, life—quite literally—moves forward.
Read more on Imagine – Boehringer Ingelheim’s sustainability story hub.
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Drawing on Zapata’s pioneering quantum software expertise, the platform helps enterprises build a clear roadmap to commercial impact
BOSTON, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zapata Quantum, Inc. (OTCQB: ZPTA) (“Zapata,” “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing algorithm and application development, today announced early access to Quantum Pilot, a hardware-agnostic, cloud-based software platform designed to close a growing gap between rapidly advancing quantum hardware capabilities and enterprises’ ability to determine where and how quantum computing can create business value.
Quantum Pilot builds a dynamic roadmap for enterprises that want to deploy quantum technology but are uncertain which applications are relevant to their business and sector, when those solutions will be practical, and what they could be worth. It gives organizations a systematic way to discover potential applications, weigh their technical and commercial potential, and focus resources on the opportunities with the strongest case for investment. Enterprises can then identify and develop applications without betting on a single quantum modality or provider, and reassess application readiness or change their approach as hardware capabilities and algorithms evolve.
“The critical on-ramp to quantum application development is the efficient and rigorous mapping of use cases to quantum computational solutions,” said Sumit Kapur, CEO of Zapata Quantum. “We built Quantum Pilot to make that on-ramp more accessible to enterprise leaders and ensure that quantum activity becomes a capability that compounds—with each experiment and development effort informing and accelerating the next.”
Delivering Quantum Application Intelligence™
Drawing on Zapata’s experience developing quantum algorithms and applications across industries and hardware architectures, Quantum Pilot combines a proprietary knowledge framework with advanced computational tools, including capabilities developed through its collaboration with NVIDIA to apply agentic AI to quantum resource estimation. The platform also builds on Zapata’s collaboration with the University of Maryland on formal methods for quantum software verification.
Together, these capabilities enable Quantum Pilot to deliver Quantum Application Intelligence (QAI)—helping enterprises identify, evaluate and develop quantum applications with scientific rigor and a clear focus on business value. The platform also continuously tracks and updates the global quantum ecosystem’s research, hardware roadmaps and software developments so that application roadmaps are current as the field advances and users are making application decisions based on the latest data.
“Most conversations about quantum readiness focus on the hardware roadmap. That is not where the real risk sits. It sits one layer up, in the applications and software that decide whether the hardware ever produces business value,” said Mark Hill, Chief Digital Information Officer at CSL Behring, a multibillion-dollar global biotech leader, and Advisor to the Company. “Quantum Pilot matters because it forces the harder question enterprises keep avoiding: which applications are worth building now, not just which processor is fastest.”
Quantum Pilot is powered by three complementary systems:
- Quantum Graph, a proprietary knowledge layer that connects quantum applications, algorithms, research, and hardware roadmaps, providing structured context for the platform and its AI agents as the field advances.
- Quantum Engine, a suite of computational tools and agents that supports algorithm selection, resource estimation, experiment design and hardware benchmarking, helping enterprises assess technical feasibility and guide application development.
- Quantum Assurance, a framework that combines formal verification methods with expert review to assess technical results and guide the development process, with Zapata’s scientists helping enterprises interpret evidence and determine next steps.
“Among the things that make Quantum Pilot’s approach to application development distinct is its use of formal verification, rather than after-the-fact validation alone,” said Runzhou Tao, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, and Fellow, Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS). “That’s the same principle we apply in our research with Zapata on verified quantum software, and it addresses a discipline quantum computing has largely developed without.”
Early Access
Quantum Pilot is initially available through an early access program for select enterprise and government customers. Organizations interested in participating can request a demo and learn more at zapataquantum.com/quantumpilot.
About Zapata Quantum
Zapata Quantum is a leading hardware-agnostic, pure-play quantum software company focused on accelerating quantum application development. With a portfolio of more than 60 granted and pending patents developed over seven years, Zapata supports applications across cryptography, pharmaceuticals, finance, materials discovery, defense, and more. Spun out of Harvard’s quantum lab in 2017, the Company is the only organization to have participated across all technical areas of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking program and has worked with Fortune 500 enterprises and government agencies to translate quantum advances into real-world impact. The Company’s study demonstrating the potential of quantum-enabled drug discovery was recognized as one of Nature Biotechnology’s Top 10 Papers of 2025.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Team members contributed 7,050 hours to 172 organizations during two-day companywide volunteer event
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NASDAQ: ONB) – Old National Bancorp (“Old National”) team members came together Sept. 16-17 to support nonprofit and community organizations across the company’s footprint during the fifth annual Better Together Days volunteer event.
During the two-day blitz, 2,450 Old National team members volunteered their time and talents through four-hour service projects benefiting local organizations in the communities where they live and work. Volunteer opportunities included both in-person and virtual projects, allowing team members across Old National’s footprint to participate.
Working together, team members contributed 7,050 hours of service to 172 nonprofits and community organizations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. This year’s event marked the largest team member participation in the five-year history of Better Together Days.
Better Together Days 2026 by the numbers:
- 2,450 Old National team members participating
- 7,050 hours volunteering
- 172 nonprofit or community organizations served
- 12 states represented
“Better Together Days is one of the most visible examples of how our team members live our values in the communities we serve,” said Kathy Schoettlin, Old National’s Chief Communication, Culture and Social Responsibility Officer. “Across our footprint, team members are proud to work side-by-side with nonprofits that are addressing important local needs every day. We’re grateful for these partnerships and proud of the difference our team members help make through their service.”
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ABOUT OLD NATIONAL
Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ: ONB) is the holding company of Old National Bank. As the sixth largest commercial bank headquartered in the Midwest, Old National proudly serves clients primarily in the Midwest and Southeast. With approximately $74 billion of assets and $41 billion of assets under management, Old National ranks among the top 25 banking companies headquartered in the United States. Tracing our roots to 1834, Old National focuses on building long-term, highly valued partnerships with clients while also strengthening and supporting the communities we serve. In addition to providing extensive services in consumer and commercial banking, Old National offers comprehensive wealth management and capital markets services. For more information and financial data, please visit Investor Relations at oldnational.com. In 2026, Points of Light named Old National to “The Civic 50” for the third consecutive year – an honor recognizing the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States – and also named Old National the Financials Sector Leader among nominated banks and financial services organizations.
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Rick Vach
(904) 535-9489
rick.vach@oldnational.com
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #ISGOneSource–ISG introduced ISG OneSource™, a groundbreaking AI-enabled intelligence platform built specifically for software and technology providers.
シカゴ–(BUSINESS WIRE)–（ビジネスワイヤ） — 消費者インテリジェンス分野をリードするNielsenIQ（NYSE：NIQ）は、完全子会社であるオーストラリアのNielsen Connect Australia Pty Ltd（以下「NIQ Australia」）が、The U Group & Co Limited（以下「The U Group」）の発行済み全株式を対象に、条件付きの市場外買付けによる友好的買収提案（以下「本買収提案」）を開始したことを発表しました。The U Groupはオーストラリアを拠点とし、「ReceiptJar」アプリを通じた消費者の同意に基づくファーストパーティーの購買データ収集、レシート・インテリジェンス、AIを活用したデータ処理機能を専門とする企業です。 本買収提案に関連し、NIQ AustraliaはBidder’s Statement（買付者による説明書）をオーストラリア証券投資委員会に提出し、適用されるオーストラリアの規制要件に従って、本買収提案に関する資料をThe U Groupの株主に発送しました。The U G
شيكاغو–(BUSINESS WIRE)–أعلنت NielsenIQ (المدرجة في بورصة نيويورك بالرمز: NIQ)، الشركة الرائدة في مجال معلومات المستهلكين، اليوم أن شركتها التابعة والمملوكة بالكامل في أستراليا، Nielsen Connect Australia Pty Ltd (NIQ Australia)، قد قدّمت عرضًا مشروطًا خارج السوق للاستحواذ على جميع الأسهم القائمة في The U Group & Co Limited (The U Group)، وذلك في إطار عرض استحواذ ودي (“العرض”). تُعدّ The U Group شركة أسترالية متخصصة في جمع بيانات المشتريات من مصادرها الأصلية، وبموافقة المستهلكين، من خلال تطب
LONGVIEW, Texas, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Friedman Industries, Incorporated, (NASDAQ/GS: FRD) a Texas-based company engaged in metals processing, pipe manufacturing, and metals distribution, declared on September 22, 2026, a cash dividend of $0.04 per share on the Common Stock of the Company. The Company will pay the cash dividend on November 13, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 23, 2026. This dividend marks the Company’s 219th consecutive quarterly cash dividend since becoming publicly traded in 1972.
Dividends are declared at the discretion of the Board and reviewed on a quarterly basis. The Board’s desire is to pay a dividend at a level that it feels can be held stable for the foreseeable future and which may be increased periodically as the Company’s financial position and operations become supportive of a new amount that the Board believes is sustainable. The determination to pay cash dividends takes into account various factors, including our financial condition, operating results, current and anticipated cash needs and growth plans. While we have paid a dividend every quarter since becoming a public company in 1972 and currently intend to continue that practice, there is no guarantee that payments of dividends will always continue in the future.
For further information regarding this dividend, please contact Mr. Alex LaRue, Chief Financial Officer – Secretary and Treasurer at (903)758-3431.
