Levitate raised $16M and plans to hire more than 100 people in Raleigh as it scales its AI-powered relationship-marketing business. The company will also expand offices in Toronto and Wilmington.

Beken Bio opened a lab at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center to develop a CLIA‑ready ovarian cancer blood test and accelerate clinical validation. Local investors are backing the move.

ENCORE Research Group is enrolling in Jacksonville for an early trial testing a potential one‑time gene‑editing treatment that aims to permanently lower LDL for people with inherited high cholesterol.

L3Harris's Canoga Park plant is assembling RS‑25 core‑stage engines that will power NASA's Artemis II, linking Valley manufacturing to a crewed Moon mission.

XOi opened a Gulch headquarters built as a demo lab with a secret speakeasy and a 10‑ton HVAC centerpiece, a vote of confidence in Nashville's tech scene.

Chicago‑based nonprofit Current won an NSF commitment worth up to $45 million over three years to scale Great Lakes water‑tech pilots, startups and workforce programs.

MiniMed has spun out of Medtronic, raised roughly $560 million in an IPO and won FDA clearance for the smaller MiniMed Flex pump while re‑establishing its Northridge headquarters.

UT Austin’s FORTE system combines 3D‑printed soft fingers and air‑channel tactile sensors to pick up fragile items like potato chips in lab tests.

Waltham‑based Kailera Therapeutics filed for an IPO on March 30, 2026 after raising nearly $1 billion and advancing an oral and injectable GLP‑1 obesity pipeline.

Osceola County broke ground last week on a $22M multi‑use lab at NeoCity, a key step in the county’s push to build semiconductor research and workforce capacity in Kissimmee.

Fort Bliss has started building 10 3D‑printed barracks that could house more than 500 soldiers, marking a rapid, larger‑scale push of robotic construction on post.

Redmond's Starcloud reached a roughly $1B valuation and says it will expand staff and move into a larger Woodinville facility.

Eyas Medical Imaging signed a new Cincinnati lease and is ramping up to sell the FDA-cleared Ascent3T neonatal MRI while planning to expand local staff.