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Choosing between a knife gate valve and a wedge gate valve isn't just about picking a piece of metal for your pipeline. It’s about preventing costly downtime. Get it wrong, and you are looking at clogged lines, seat erosion, or total system failure. While both valves serve as isolation devices, they operate on completely different mechanical principles.

Company Continues Executing Lidar 2.0 Strategy Following Transformational Acquisitions and Growing Commercial Momentum

When you’re piecing together an industrial piping system, choosing a valve isn’t just a footnote on a spec sheet. It’s a decision that directly impacts your day-to-day safety and operational uptime. Here at Tianjin Guoji Valve Co., Ltd. (TGV), we talk to field engineers every day who are torn between two industry staples: the OS&Y gate valve (Outside Screw and Yoke) and the NRS gate valve (Non-Rising Stem).

Freedom Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: FRHC), an international financial technology group, today announced that it has launched an offering of its common stock for aggregate amount of up to US$300 million, with bookbuilding commencing in the week of June 15, 2026. The price per share of common stock offered in the offering as determined by the Company is US$126.35. The offering would be conducted outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). There can be no assurance that the offering will be completed.

Aqua New Jersey President Natalie Chesko was honored today for her years of work as a leader in the water utility industry. The New Jersey Alliance for Action presented an award to Chesko during the 6th annual Salute to Women in Construction. The event is a celebration of women who drive the construction industry forward through meaningful work and outstanding leadership.

Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE: SKIL) (“Skillsoft” or the “Company”), a leading AI-native skills management platform, today announced that on June 12, 2026, the Talent and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of Skillsoft’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) made a grant of 150,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with respect to the Company’s Class A common stock to Ronald Kisling. The grant of RSUs was offered as a material inducement to Mr. Kisling’s hiring as Chief Financial Officer on May 19, 2026, and was made under Skillsoft’s 2024 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan, as amended (the “Inducement Plan”). Half (50%) of such RSUs vest ratably over four years; and the remaining 50% are performance-based RSUs, with vesting ranging from 0% to 200% of the target amount granted (up to 150,000 shares at 200%) on June 1, 2029, based on the achievement of specified annual bookings growth targets established by the Board of Directors and certified by the Committee, in each case, subject to Mr. Kisling’s continued employment with the Company through the vesting date.

The Board of Trustees of Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (NYSE: USA) has appointed Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis Sayles”) as one of the Fund’s five investment managers effective June 15, 2026 replacing Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP.

In pump systems, leakage control depends heavily on how well the mechanical seal manages pressure, heat, and a microscopic lubricating film between rotating and stationary faces. When seal performance is optimized, pumps run cleaner, more efficiently, and with less wear on shafts and bearings, reducing downtime and product loss. This article explains how mechanical seals prevent leakage, what operating factors most affect their performance, and why they outperform traditional packing in demanding industrial service. It also sets up the key design, material, and maintenance considerations that determine whether a seal delivers long service life or becomes an early failure point.

Seal reliability often determines whether a centrifugal pump runs efficiently or becomes a source of leaks, contamination, and unplanned shutdowns. Because seals operate under constant pressure, heat, and shaft movement, small installation errors or missed inspections can shorten service life dramatically. This guide explains how industrial centrifugal pump seals fail, which operating conditions accelerate wear, and what maintenance practices improve Mean Time Between Failure. Readers will learn how to spot early warning signs, evaluate leakage and face condition, and build a practical service routine that supports safer operation, lower repair costs, and more consistent pump performance.

Power plants now operate under more frequent load swings, making the condition of pumps, compressors, and other rotating equipment far more important to reliable generation. In that environment, mechanical seal repair is not just a maintenance task; it is a practical way to reduce leakage, avoid forced outages, and protect high-value assets from secondary damage. This article explains why seal performance matters for grid stability, where common failures begin under cyclic and high-stress operating conditions, and how timely repair can improve equipment availability, maintenance planning, and overall service life.

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Creative apple-shaped container homes have gone viral across social media platforms. Featuring iconic fresh apple-green finishes and multi-functional layouts, these trendy Apple Cabin s have become top photo-spot destinations favored by young visitors. With flexible inner space configurable into boutique homestays, themed diners or pop-up retail stores plus a spacious viewing balcony perfect for sunset photography, the prefab units fully satisfy modern consumers’ demand for Instagram-worthy check-in experiences.

You probably put one on this morning without thinking twice. I get it. It’s just a T‑shirt.Comfortable. Cheap. Everywhere.But here’s what most people don’t realize: the humble T‑shirt is probably the single most influential product thetextile industry has ever produced. Not silk. Not denim. A plain cotton crew‑neck.And here’s the part that matters if you’re in the business of making fabric: the modern knitting industry— circular machines, interlock machines, the whole ecosystem—was essentially built to feed this one product’s insatiable demand.Let me explain.It Was Never “Fashion” — At FirstBack in the late 1800s and early 1900s, nobody wore a T‑shirt out in public. It was strictly an undergarment thing.Workers, sailors, soldiers—they wore it because it was lightweight, easy to wash, and didn’t make you overheat.Function, not fashion.Everything changed after WWII.When soldiers came home, they just kept wearing the damn things.

Garrett Kappel Marketing today announced the launch of its Strategic Marketing Alignment Offering, a new service designed to help businesses improve coordination between branding, marketing execution, customer communication, and long-term business objectives.

Nashville has ranked among the fastest-growing cities in the country for several consecutive years, and the demand for professional movers Nashville households and businesses can rely on has grown alongside that expansion. 6th Man Movers, a locally owned and operated company founded in 2013, has built a broad set of moving services designed to meet that demand across residential, commercial, and specialty relocations throughout Middle Tennessee.

Homeowners and business owners across the Greater Naperville area now have direct access to qualified electrical help through a locally operated franchise. Mr. Electric of Greater Naperville, part of the Mr. Electric® network established in 1994 and recognized by Entrepreneur magazine as part of its "Franchise 500," serves both residential and commercial clients with a broad range of electrical services. From responding to urgent after-hours faults to scheduling an electrical panel upgrade, the franchise brings structured, professionally trained service closer to the communities it serves.

Meeting to be held Tuesday, June 16, at 2 p.m. Pacific Time

Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE) (the "Company"), the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.5325 per share for the second quarter of 2026. The dividend will be paid on July 21, 2026, to shareholders of record of the Company's common stock as of the close of business on June 30, 2026.

Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC, an affiliate of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (collectively, and together with their affiliates in the credit-focused business of Blackstone, Inc., “Blackstone Credit & Insurance”), announced monthly distributions for the three listed closed-end funds it advises, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund (NYSE: BSL), Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund (NYSE: BGX), and Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund (NYSE: BGB) (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”).

Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK; the “Company”) today announced that the company granted inducement equity awards covering an aggregate of 134,345 shares of its common stock to eleven newly hired employees, consisting of inducement stock options to purchase an aggregate of 50,936 shares of common stock and inducement restricted stock units, covering an aggregate of 83,409 shares of its common stock.

Moving costs top nearly every planning conversation families have before a relocation, and for residents in Ramsey County, getting a reliable number has not always been straightforward. Daymakers Moving & Storage, a full-service moving company operating out of 2355 Highway 36 West, Suite 400, Office 412, Roseville, MN 55113, is now providing clearer guidance for households asking, “How Much Does Moving in Roseville, MN Cost? ” a question that carries different answers depending on the scope of the job, the services required, and the time of year a family chooses to move.

A shift in customer expectations is reshaping how house-cleaning companies operate across the greater Austin metro, with reliability, crew consistency, and clear communication moving to the forefront of the buying decision. Tidy Hands Cleaners, a BBB A+- rated provider serving Austin since November 2021, has now cleaned 500 homes across 60+ neighborhoods, a milestone that reflects a broader local trend toward service models built around vetted, repeat crews rather than rotating subcontractors.

Property owners across Oxford and Newton County now have closer access to dependable tree removal services through Thomas Tree Solutions, a locally based company operating out of Covington, Georgia. Covering a service footprint that includes Jersey, Walnut Grove, Loganville, Monroe, Between, Social Circle, and Grayson, the company brings trained tree care specialists and purpose-built equipment to residential and commercial properties throughout the region, offering a reliable local option for jobs that range from routine removals to post-storm emergency response.

Moving dates in Bloomington fill up faster than most residents expect. Lease turnovers, school-year transitions, and summer demand all converge on the same calendar windows, and available slots with movers Bloomington residents rely on can disappear weeks before a planned move date. Daymakers Moving & Storage, located at 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd #920 in Bloomington, MN, shares practical scheduling guidance to help residents plan and avoid last-minute date conflicts.

The global agricultural landscape is undergoing a massive digital transformation. Driven by the rapid rise of Precision Agriculture and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), modern farming machinery is no longer just about heavy steel and raw horsepower. Today’s smart farming ecosystem relies on autonomous field robotics, drone-assisted crop monitoring, micro-fluidic fertilizer dosing systems, and IoT telemetry sensors buried deep within the soil.

SHEFFIELD, UK / ACCESS Newswire / June 12, 2026 / Caro Holdings Inc. (OTCID:CAHO) ("Caro") today announced it has entered into an Asset Purchase and Acquisition Agreement (the "Agreement") with Goldrange Resources Corp, a private Toronto-based gold exploration company with assets in Tanzania ("Goldrange").

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) and KEYTRUDA QLEXTM (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapies, each in combination with WELIREG® (belzutifan), Merck’s first-in-class, oral hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor, for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with renal cell carcinoma with a clear cell component (ccRCC) at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions. These approvals represent the first approval for WELIREG in earlier-stage ccRCC and the first approvals for PD-1 and HIF-2α inhibitor combination regimens.

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE: TRTX) (“TRTX” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.24 per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2026. The dividend will be payable on July 24, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of June 26, 2026.

KENOSHA, Wis. and ULM, Germany, June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unified Information Devices, Inc. (UID), a leader in RFID- enabled monitoring for medical research, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of AEG Identifikationssysteme GmbH (AEG ID), including its headquarters in Ulm, Germany, and manufacturing operations in the Czech Republic.

The first installment of our AgTech manufacturing series explored how specialized engineering plastics and precision sheet metal structures form the foundation of modern smart farming equipment. However, selecting high-grade materials like glass-filled nylon or marine-grade stainless steel is only half the battle. In the demanding world of precision agriculture, the true dividing line between a reliable, field-proven product and a costly field failure lies in three critical phases: Advanced Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Tooling Optimization, and Real-world Structural Mechanics.

In our previous articles, we broke down the foundational role of advanced Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and the physical laws governing Precision Injection molding and sheet metal mechanics. Yet, for global AgTech pioneers developing cutting-edge field hardware, a theoretical understanding of manufacturing is not enough. True production reliability requires a manufacturing partner with a world-class, high-precision equipment fleet and—more importantly—the agility to evolve its own shop-floor processes in response to custom engineering requirements.

Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against GRAIL, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRAL) and certain of the Company’s senior executives for securities fraud after its significant stock drop resulting from potential violations of the federal securities laws.

Forbright, Inc. (“Forbright”) today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 7,900,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $18.00 per share for approximately $142.2 million aggregate gross proceeds to Forbright. The shares of Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 11, 2026, under the ticker symbol “FRBT.”

Savara Inc. (Nasdaq: SVRA), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases, today announced the grant of inducement awards to new employees.

Irenic Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: IACQ) (the “Company”) announced today that, commencing June 18, 2026, holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the units. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. The Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “IACQ” and “IACQW,” respectively. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “IACQU.” Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the Units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.

Shakopee, Minn., June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canterbury Park Holding Corporation (“Canterbury” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CPHC), today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors, pursuant to its dividend policy, approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share that will be paid on July 14, 2026 to stockholders of record on June 30, 2026. At this quarterly rate, the annual dividend is equivalent to $0.28 per common share.

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Royalty Corporation (Nasdaq: XOMA) (“XOMA” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the following cash dividends to holders of XOMA Royalty’s (i) 8.625% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: XOMAP) (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) (984,000 shares outstanding, CUSIP No. 98419J305) and (ii) depositary shares representing its 8.375% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (Nasdaq: XOMAO) (represented by 1,760,500 Depositary Shares) (the “Series B Preferred Stock”, and together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”) (CUSIP No. 98419J404). In addition, on July 14, 2026 (the “Redemption Date”), it will redeem all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, in each case pursuant to Section 5(b) of the applicable Certificate of Designation.

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT, 4DMT or the Company), a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment paradigms and provide unprecedented benefits to patients, today announced that on June 9, 2026, the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors granted seven new non-executive employees 66,900 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Company’s 2025 Employment Inducement Award Plan, as amended, under Rule 5635(c)(4) of The Nasdaq Global Market for equity grants to induce new employees to enter into employment with the Company.

Emphasis remains on commitment to transparency, customer protection and community engagement

SANFORD, FL - June 12, 2026 - The NotaryCan Signing Services LLC, founded and operated by Lyanne Velazquez, a Florida-commissioned Remote Online Notary and Certified Notary Signing Agent, has earned a perfect 5-star rating on Google Reviews for its Remote Online Notarization (RON) services and commitment to client care.

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BOSTON, June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RYTM), a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients living with rare neuroendocrine diseases, today announced that it will host a live conference call and webcast on Saturday, June 13 at 9:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. CT to discuss interim six-month results from the Company’s Phase 2 trial evaluating setmelanotide in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).

Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRA), a leader in T-cell immunotherapy, leveraging its novel allogeneic Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) T-cell platform to develop transformative therapies for patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced the departure of Carol Gallagher, Pharm D from its Board of Directors.

NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American” or the “Exchange”) announced today that the staff of NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delist the ordinary shares of JM Group Limited (the “Company”) — ticker symbol JMG — from NYSE American. Trading in the Company’s ordinary shares will be suspended immediately.

NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American” or the “Exchange”) announced today that the staff of NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delist the Class A ordinary shares of TechCreate Group Ltd. (the “Company”) — ticker symbol TCGL — from NYSE American. Trading in the Company’s Class A ordinary shares will be suspended immediately.

KBRA assigns a long-term rating of A- with a Stable Outlook to the City of Columbia, TN Long Term Water Supply Program Project Bonds (WIFIA ID 19133TN).

NEW YORK, June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

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Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Litigation Partner Brandon Walker Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Kemper (KMPR) To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options