SMB Closures: Jennifer’s Gluten-Free Kitchen in Thunder Bay says it will shut down its celiac-safe bakery and meals-to-go service on Oct. 10, citing mounting financial pressures. PropTech for Buyers Agents: Buyersagents.com.au signed a master licence with Cotality to embed property data and analytics directly into its BuyersagentsOS workflow, aiming to cut platform-hopping for research and CRM. Local Jobs & Growth: ARRAY Technologies opened a $50M Albuquerque manufacturing facility, expanding domestic solar tracker production and supporting about 300 jobs. Construction Upskilling: ICIC is taking applications for its Building for Growth program in Greater Los Angeles, offered at no cost to help contractors win wildfire-recovery and major-event projects. AI for Small Business Ops: Airties launched Aura, an AI engine for telecoms that diagnoses and fixes connectivity issues across home and small business networks, with Turknet as the first deployer. Rural Business Funding: O’Brien County, Iowa, will receive a $99K USDA Rural Development grant to expand a revolving loan fund for small and emerging businesses. Policy & Trade for SMEs: India’s commerce minister backed more opportunities for women-led enterprises in BRICS trade, pushing easier credit, buyer access, and predictable rules. Tech & Security Channel: Ingram Micro added CyberFOX’s cybersecurity portfolio to its North American distribution lineup, targeting SMBs with faster-to-deploy identity and DNS protection.