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Piramal Plans 4.3-MW Solar Plant at MorpethBusiness — 3dPiramal Pharma Solutions is adding a 4.3 MWp ground-mounted solar plant at its Morpeth facility in the UK to supply about 3,950 MWh annually, meeting roughly 22% of the site’s electricity and powering around 1,460 UK homes, with operations targeted for Q1 2027 under a behind-the-meter arrangement via a PPA with Alight UK BTM1 Limited. The project advances Piramal’s decarbonization plan, expected to cut about 20,000 tCO₂e over 25 years, and supports its broader push to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by about 42% by FY2030.

German General Breuer Elected to Chair NATO Military Committee — 3hGermany’s General Carsten Breuer was elected to head NATO’s Military Committee, the alliance’s top military body, and will take the post in July 2027 for a three-year term, succeeding Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. He is praised for operational judgment and longstanding leadership of the Bundeswehr, and his appointment comes as NATO seeks stronger deterrence amid Russian threats.

Rachel Meyers This appointment should push Germany to step up its defense spending and coordination with allies facing Russian pressure.

Texas Entrepreneur Says Growth Exposes Operational Weaknesses — 2dAs a Texas entrepreneur, Christian Bolding argues that business growth reveals the need to evolve systems, leadership, and communication, not just scale. He emphasizes grounding expansion in short-term goals, ongoing learning, and attention to customer experience and internal processes to manage broader operations.

Rachel Meyers Bolding is right that growth quickly shows if your systems and leadership can handle it. Short-term goals and better internal processes are what actually keep things running.

Major Wendy’s Franchisee Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy — 1dMeritage Hospitality Group, operator of 314 Wendy's restaurants across 15 states, filed Chapter 11 on Sept. 17, 2026, after store-level EBITDA fell 48% in 2025.

Maya Lindstrom Chapter 11 could help them restructure but I hope it doesn't lead to more store closures in my area.

Christmas Retailer Gordon Companies Files Chapter 11 BankruptcyBusiness — 3dGordon Companies, the Buffalo-area owner of Christmas Central, Christmas.com, Northlight and Pool Central, filed for Chapter 11 in the Western District of New York with estimated assets and liabilities between $10 million and $50 million and 200–999 creditors, including FedEx and UPS. The move follows years of operational and legal challenges tied to an underperforming inventory system, and the company says it will continue to operate during restructuring as retailers brace for a cautious holiday season.

Foreign Hackers Breach Two Colorado Water Utilities, Officials Say — 21hTwo small Colorado water utilities were breached by foreign actors last month, with hackers changing pumping schedules, altering equipment settings and disabling alarms before oper… — by Andrew Powell

Rachel Meyers It's alarming that foreign hackers got into water systems and messed with pumps and alarms. We need much tighter security on these utilities before something worse happens.

Nine Women’s Deaths Spur South Africa Protests — 2dMemorials and silent protests across South Africa followed the discovery of eight to nine deaths of women in the Ekurhuleni and Kempton Park areas, renewing public anger over femicide and calls for stronger policing and action against gender-based violence. Authorities and activists cite a national crisis in GBV, with President Ramaphosa pledging intensified investigations and police operations like a broader crackdown to protect women.

UnifyDropshipping says new platform untangles e-commerce sourcing and fulfillment — Sep 1, 2026The e-commerce landscape is converging around unified sourcing, fulfillment, and logistics platforms, with services like UnifyDropshipping streamlining operations for Shopify, WooCommerce, and other channels while luxury retailers tailor high-touch experiences for top clients. Simultaneously, growing international reach, logistics automation, rapid last-mile delivery, returns management, and localization strategies are reshaping how brands expand globally and optimize fulfillment through data-driven, customer-centric approaches.

Jared Kim Used three different sourcing tools last year and they all promised the same "unified" magic until returns piled up and nobody could tell me where my stock actually was.

TotalEnergies Partners With GIP on $1.8 Billion African Infrastructure Deal — 1dTotalEnergies and Global Infrastructure Partners, a BlackRock affiliate, have agreed to a US$1.8 billion investment into TotalEnergies’ African oil and gas midstream assets in exchange for a throughput-based tariff lasting up to 15 years, allowing monetization while preserving operational control. The deal signals a broader strategy to unlock value from midstream infrastructure and attract major investors to Africa’s energy sector.