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FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest Raleigh-area luxury home community, Vintage Grove, is now open in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. This exclusive community of 46 new homes offers two-story single-family home designs with versatile floor plans and expansive living spaces. The Sales Center is now open at 6621 Azure Heights Court in Holly Springs. Vintage Grove features exquisite home designs with 4 to 5 bedrooms, up to 5.5 baths, and private 2- to 4-car garages. Structural options including basements, first-floor primary bedroom suites, prep kitchens,…

Port Wentworth, GA, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The City of Port Wentworth will host its 53rd annual Stand Up for America Day Parade and Festival on Saturday, April 25 to honor veterans. This year the celebratory events have been extended to include a pageant on April 11, and the first-ever gala on April 22. Events on April 25 will include: a parade from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. starting at the U.S. Sugar Refinery located at 201 Oxnard Drive in Port Wentworth, food trucks and vendors opening at 11 a.m., an awards and presentations ceremony at 1 p.m. on the…

SALT LAKE CITY, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Governors University (WGU), the nation’s largest nonprofit university, announced plans today to develop a new headquarters in downtown Salt Lake City. This significant investment further elevates Utah as an epicenter of higher education innovation focused on preparing students from every background for a rapidly evolving economy and workforce while helping individuals and families change their lives for the better. The headquarters will largely span the block between West Temple and 200 West and 400 to 500 South in downtown Salt Lake City, and will be developed in phases as a…

MONACO, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Yacht Club de Monaco has equipped part of its marina with a new-generation hydraulic mooring damper designed to enhance both comfort and safety, particularly during wintering periods. The new device, called ‘Seadamp’, was presented by the Italian company Seares, which has taken part in the Monaco Smart Marina programme in recent years. Combining mechanical performance with digital innovation, the system effectively absorbs the energy generated by swell and water movement, reducing dynamic peak loads and fatigue stress on mooring lines by up to 90%. In comparable Mediterranean marinas, Seadamp installations have also…

DENTON, Texas, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Big Sky Asset Management, LLC (“Big Sky”) announces the acquisition of a 38,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation facility located at 2813 S. Mayhill Road in Denton, Texas. The transaction was completed in partnership with Clarion Partners LLC (“Clarion Partners”), a leading U.S. real estate investment manager with over $72 billion in total assets under management. The facility is 100% leased to a partnership affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest not-for-profit health system in Texas, under a long-term triple-net lease with contractual annual rent escalations. Originally constructed in 2006 and expanded in…

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced its newest Sacramento-area luxury home community, Summit Estates, is now open in El Dorado Hills, California. This exclusive gated community features 41 one- and two-story homes on one-acre-plus home sites, offering stunning valley views and sophisticated designs starting from $2 million. The Sales Center Grand Opening event and exclusive model home hard hat tour will take place on Saturday, March 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 725 Golden Pond Drive in El Dorado Hills. Summit…

Montreal, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MioCommerce, a leading all-in-one e-commerce platform for home and commercial services businesses, today announced the expansion of its Automation Suite, introducing  a variety of integrated automations designed to help small and mid-sized home and commercial service businesses reduce operational costs, improve cash flow, and scale more efficiently. For many home and commercial service operators, growth has come with mounting administrative burden. Owners are frequently consumed by thousands of small but essential operational tasks that extend beyond the workday spending evenings and weekends managing collections, requesting customer feedback, and following up for reviews. These…

MCLEAN, Va., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.11%. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage returned to last month’s level of 6.11%,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “Despite the modest uptick, buyers are responding to rates in this range, with existing-home sales increasing 1.7% in February. Purchase applications also increased this week, a welcome sign as buyers enter spring homebuying season with rates down more than half a percentage point compared to the same time last year.” News…

PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that all five collective bargaining units at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division have ratified new collective bargaining agreements, securing an immediate 18 percent or higher base wage increase for union-represented shipbuilders. This is the largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history and will extend the contract through March 8, 2031. The Ingalls Shipbuilding Collective Bargaining Agreement, for union-represented shipbuilders, provides historic wage growth of 35 to 47 percent through 2031. Shipbuilding leadership anticipates this will improve recruitment and attrition that will enable accelerated throughput.   “This agreement strengthens our partnership with…

February same-store sales increased 4% year-over-yearThe average price paid for the top 500 items in February increased 2.7% year-over-year NEWARK, N.J., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NRSInsights, a provider of sales data and analytics drawn from retail transactions processed through the National Retail Solutions (NRS) point-of-sale (POS) platform, today announced comparative retail same-store sales results for February 2026. As of February 28, 2026, the NRS retail network comprised approximately 38,700 active terminals across 33,600 stores, reflecting the expected normalization from seasonal retailers following the year-end cycle alongside continued year-over-year expansion of the core independent retail base. February Highlights(Same-store sales,…