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Opportunity DeKalb, a nonprofit community development corporation working collaboratively to bolster the Annie Glidden North neighborhood in DeKalb, has been awarded $100,000 to support local entrepreneurs.

The City of Abilene has been awarded an $89,787 USDA Rural Business Development Grant to establish a Rural Business Accelerator Program, which will be delivered in partnership with Driving Dickinson County.

Cloud-native platform will power a modernized electronic point of sale system across Post Office branches, as part of the organization’s Horizon replacement programme

Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Flor de Caña, the sustainably crafted premium rum from Nicaragua, has been named “Sustainability Product of the Year” at the 2026 Sustainability Awards, presented by the U.S.-based Business Intelligence Group. The award recognizes products that demonstrate outstanding environmental performance through innovation, measurable impact and long-term commitment to sustainability

R.I.— Aug. 18, 2026—The University of Rhode Island has received $2.5 million in funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to advance the next phase of its Regional Innovation by Scaling Entrepreneurship initiative. RISE-UP, in collaboration with URI Innovations, reinforces URI’s leadership in translating research into technologies that support national security, economic growth, and…

Saadia Gabriel, a grant recipient and professor of computer science, is featured. Gabriel’s research aims to improve AI tools for millions of users in Africa. (Courtesy of Saadia Gabriel)

The County of Maui has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021.

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach is expanding support for aspiring entrepreneurs thanks to a grant from the Regions Foundation.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the City of Sanibel the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting. The Association provided the following statement:

StartUp Hutch has been awarded a $25,000 grant to provide entrepreneurship training aimed at helping Reno County residents increase their economic opportunities through business ownership.