Serent Capital closed an oversubscribed $1.3B fund in under 90 days, deploying fresh capital behind founder‑led software and AI-focused tech services.

A state WARN filing shows Our Home will close its Las Vegas snack plant on Aug. 25, 2026, putting about 61 workers out of work across production and warehouse roles.

Charlotte’s Asana Partners has teamed with Norway’s sovereign wealth manager on a $500M fund to buy grocery‑anchored and street retail across the U.S.

Austin's roster of public companies dipped to 43, but those firms still reported $300.6 billion in revenue for fiscal 2025.

Texas AG Ken Paxton says Walmart will pay more than $13 million after finding Spark Driver pay and tip misrepresentations. Roughly half has been returned to drivers and new transparency rules are required.

Nippon Electric Glass will close its Shelby, NC plant Aug. 31, cutting 282 jobs as it exits U.S. glass-fiber production while selling Lexington to Saint-Gobain.

CNBC’s 2026 Top States for Business study crowns Ohio No.1, citing infrastructure and low costs while flagging workforce gaps.

A Brooklyn booking that promised two queen beds left a traveler with smaller mattresses and stained sheets, touching off a weeks‑long fight over a $922 charge.

An anonymous Pasadena resident claimed a $1 million Premier Play scratch-off bought at Motu Food Mart, the Texas Lottery said in a July 8 release.

Dunkin' has filed plans to convert the former Starbucks at 151 N. Mayfair Road into the chain’s first Wauwatosa shop, city records show. The application would reuse the existing drive‑thru and roll out Dunkin's Next Gen interior.

A family-owned Tastebuds Popcorn shop has opened on Broadway in Grove City, offering hundreds of flavors, gift tins and fundraiser-friendly ordering. Owners Monica and Derrick Wilson are running the new storefront.

Shook Shakery, founded by a Nothing Bundt Cakes co‑founder, will open its first Henderson storefront this summer with cake‑mixed shakes and drive‑thru service.

Baker Hughes filed a state notice to lay off 147 workers at its Emmott Road manufacturing site in northwest Houston; affected units include manufacturing and engineering.