White Shaker Kitchen Cabinets, led by local specialist Keith Grout, has published a comprehensive homeowner guide highlighting the five early warning signs of kitchen cabinet failure in Delray Beach, FL. The educational resource aims to help South Florida homeowners identify hidden humidity damage, coastal wear, and structural degradation before minor issues turn into costly full-scale replacements.

Delray Beach, Florida, United States, 29th Sep 2026 — Coastal weather, high humidity, and salt-laden air take a heavy toll on South Florida homes, particularly inside the kitchen. To help local homeowners protect their interior investments, Keith Grout, founder of White Shaker Kitchen Cabinets, has released a comprehensive local guide outlining the five critical warning signs of cabinet failure.

According to a 2026 industry survey, over 60% of homeowners delay kitchen maintenance until an emergency or total structural failure occurs, leading to significantly higher repair and replacement costs. In coastal areas like Delray Beach, year-round humidity averaging 70–80% accelerates the degradation of standard builder-grade materials like particle board and low-grade veneers.

“Most homeowners don’t realize their kitchen cabinets are failing until a door hinges off completely or mold develops behind swollen cabinet boxes,” said Keith Grout, Founder of White Shaker Kitchen Cabinets. “By recognizing the early warning signs caused by our specific coastal climate, Delray Beach residents can address issues proactively and protect both their home’s functionality and property value.”

5 Warning Signs Your Delray Beach Kitchen Cabinets Need Replacement

1. Cabinet Door Warping and Sticking Doors: High ambient moisture and humidity cause low-quality wood fibers and particle boards to expand, leading to misaligned drawers, rubbing door frames, and doors that refuse to latch shut properly.
2. Peeling, Bubbling, or Discolored Finishes: Constant exposure to UV light streaming through patio doors combined with humid coastal air causes low-grade paint or thermofoil coatings to bubble, peel, or turn yellow over time.
3. Corroded or Sagging Cabinet Hardware: Salt air blowing in from the Atlantic coast oxidizes cheap metal hinges and drawer slides, causing rust, squeaking, sagging drawer boxes, and hardware failure.
4. Musty Odors or Visible Water Damage Under the Sink: Dark water spots, soft floor panels, or persistent musty smells beneath sink cabinets indicate hidden plumbing leaks or severe moisture absorption within the cabinet base.
5. Kitchen Cabinets Reaching End-of-Life: Builder-grade cabinetry installed in older Delray Beach subdivisions or condos often reaches its structural lifespan after 15–20 years, making hardware replacements ineffective against aged, degrading frames.

To support the community, White Shaker Kitchen Cabinets is offering free, no-obligation in-home consultations and cabinet inspections for homeowners across Delray Beach and surrounding Palm Beach County communities.

Homeowners interested in scheduling a free inspection or exploring durable, solid-plywood white Shaker cabinet solutions designed for coastal living can visit https://www.whiteshaker.com/ or call (561) 430-4867.

Contact Information & Business Hours

• Company: White Shaker Kitchen Cabinets
• Founder: Keith Grout
• Location: Delray Beach, FL
• Phone: (561) 430-4867
• Website: https://www.whiteshaker.com/
• Business Hours:
  • Monday – Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sunday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

About Us

White Shaker Kitchen Cabinets is a locally owned and operated kitchen remodeling company based in Delray Beach, Florida. Led by Keith Grout, the company specializes in providing durable, moisture-resistant, solid plywood white Shaker cabinetry tailored specifically to South Florida’s coastal climate. Serving homeowners across Palm Beach County, White Shaker Kitchen Cabinets combines premium craftsmanship, transparent pricing, and personalized service to deliver timeless kitchen transformations built to last.

Media Contact

Organization: White Shaker Kitchen Cabinets

Contact Person: Keith Grout

Website: https://www.whiteshaker.com/

Email: Send Email

Contact Number: +15614304867

Address: 2875 S Congress Ave Suite H, Delray Beach, FL 33445

City: Delray Beach

State: Florida

Country: United States

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Guided journal helps women write down their life stories for their daughters, granddaughters, and future generations before those stories are lost.

United States, 29th Sep 2026 — Dr. T. Sandi Williams, Ph.D, founder and CEO of A Wealth of Women, today announced the publication of her new book, She Had a Whole World Inside Her: A Legacy Journal for Women. The book is a guided journal that enables women to write down their life stories for their daughters, granddaughters, and future generations before those stories are lost. The journal features a foreword by H.E. Ambassador Dr. Erieka Bennett. A companion memoir, The Girl on the Bench, will be published on January 1, 2027.

Dr. Williams, 72, was raised in Harlem’s General Grant Houses and is now based in Philadelphia. Having earned her doctorate at age 60, Dr. Williams’ work has centered on helping women and girls find their voice, their purpose, and their economic independence in the United States and in Ghana. 

The inspiration for the journal comes from Dr. Williams’ personal experience. As she explained, “When my mother died, my family opened a metal box she had never let us touch. Inside was a death certificate for a baby boy, a brother I never knew existed. She had carried that grief in silence her whole life. I realized I didn’t know what school she attended as a girl, who made her laugh, or what she dreamed about. Her story died with her. I wrote this journal so that other women’s stories don’t disappear as my mother’s did.”

She Had a Whole World Inside Her consists of 42 prompts that encourage the owner to describe her experiences across seven chapters of a woman’s life: the little girl, the teenager, the young woman, the builder, the wounded healer, the wise woman, and the legacy. Each chapter includes research on how writing about one’s life supports healing.

The journal covers:

• The reader’s experience as a little girl and the world that shaped her
• Family, friendships, first loves, and the people who made her who she is
• The career she built, the sacrifices she made, and the worth she learned to claim
• The losses she survived, the faith that carried her, and the dreams she still carries
• The lessons only a lifetime of becoming could teach her
• The wisdom she wants daughters, granddaughters, and the women who come after her to remember forever

“You don’t have to be a writer to create a wonderful book of memories for your family with this journal. You do not need perfect grammar or a perfect memory. You only need the courage to begin,” Dr. Williams added. 

For more information, visit https://www.drsandiwilliams.com/legacy

About Dr. T. Sandi Williams, Ph.D

Dr. T. Sandi Williams, Ph.D is the founder of A Wealth of Women and A Wealth of Women Ghana. She hosts The Purple Circle Podcast and serves as a nonprofit development consultant who has raised millions of dollars for organizations in the U.S. and Africa. She is a Master Life Coach, having earned her Ph.D. in Psychology at age 60. She is also the founder of the B.O.S.S. Women Network, a private Facebook group of over 800 women that shares resources and information for purposes of personal and professional development.

Media Contact

Organization: Dr. T. Sandi Williams

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Website: https://www.drsandiwilliams.com/legacy

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Country: United States

Release id: 49509

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By Hon. (Dr.) Saheed Mosadoluwa Audullahi
Executive Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Harmony Garden & Estate Development Ltd.

Nigeria, 29th Sep 2026—Homeownership remains one of the strongest aspirations of the Nigerian family. Yet for millions of Nigerians, the dream of owning a home remains difficult to achieve, not necessarily because of a lack of income or willingness to pay, but because conventional housing finance structures often require financial commitments that do not reflect the realities of the average Nigerian.

The question we must therefore ask is not simply, “How do we build more houses?” It is also, “How do we make homeownership financially accessible?”

Nigeria’s housing challenge requires a fundamental rethink of how people finance property.

Beyond the Traditional Mortgage Model

The traditional mortgage model can be difficult for many Nigerians because it often depends on substantial upfront payments, formal income structures, long-term credit assessment, and repayment conditions that may not accommodate entrepreneurs, informal-sector workers, young professionals, or Nigerians living in the diaspora.

This does not mean conventional mortgages are irrelevant. Rather, it means Nigeria needs more financing options.

Homeownership should have multiple pathways: conventional mortgages, rent-to-own structures, structured installment payments, cooperative financing, and other innovative models that allow people to acquire property according to their financial capacity.

The objective should be to create a system where ability to pay over time can be as important as the ability to pay everything at once.

From Renting to Owning

For many Nigerians, rent consumes a significant portion of household income without creating an ownership asset.

This is where rent-to-own models can provide an alternative pathway.

At Harmony Garden & Estate Development Ltd., this thinking informed the development of the Ibile Traditional Mortgage System, a structured approach designed to make property acquisition more progressive and accessible.

Under the model, a buyer can begin with a 10% entry commitment, receive allocation at 30%, move into the property at 50%, and spread the remaining balance over up to five years at a single-digit annual rate of 7.5% – 9.9%, according to the current programme structure.

The principle is straightforward: homeownership should be a journey that people can enter progressively, rather than an opportunity reserved only for those who can afford the full cost immediately.

This approach is particularly relevant to a country where income patterns are diverse and where many people have the capacity to meet structured obligations but struggle with large upfront payments.

Financing Must Reflect Different Nigerians

There is no single Nigerian homeowner.

There is the young professional buying a first property, the entrepreneur with fluctuating income, the family seeking a permanent residence, the investor acquiring land for future development, and the Nigerian in the diaspora looking to establish a home in the country.

Each may require a different financing structure.

That is why the future of Nigerian housing finance must be built around flexibility, transparency, and choice.

Financial institutions and developers should work together to create products that consider:

● Repayment capacity rather than only upfront capital;
● Different income structures;
● Longer and realistic repayment periods;
● Diaspora participation;
● Rent-to-own arrangements;
● Structured installment payments;
● Clear documentation and property titles; and
● Transparent pricing.

Innovation, however, must never mean compromising accountability. Every financing model must clearly communicate the total cost, payment obligations, documentation, allocation conditions, and applicable charges.

The Developer’s Responsibility

The responsibility for solving Nigeria’s housing challenge cannot rest entirely with government or financial institutions.

Developers also have a significant role to play.

The modern real estate developer must think beyond putting buildings or plots on the market. The developer must consider how the customer will access, finance, and ultimately own the property.

This philosophy is reflected in Harmony Garden’s Seven Citadels of Joy, Ogba-Idunnu, comprising GranVille Estate, Lekki Aviation Town, Majestic Bay Estate, The Parliament Estate, Oju-Alaro GRA, HarmonyCasa Estate, and HarmonyVille Estate. The company currently documents more than 4,600 hectares of acquired land assets across Lagos State.

The estates offer different locations, titles, plot sizes, and payment structures, creating opportunities across different property needs and financial capacities.

For example, current development documentation includes HarmonyCasa Phase II residential plots beginning from ₦15 million, while The Parliament Phase II offers 300sqm residential plots from ₦16.5 million, subject to the stated terms and applicable conditions.

The wider lesson is that affordability must be considered from the beginning of the property-development process.

Affordability Is More Than the Price of Land

Reducing the selling price of land alone will not solve Nigeria’s housing problem.

We must also address the cost of infrastructure, land administration, documentation, construction, financing, and transaction processes.

A home that is affordable to purchase but burdened by unclear documentation, excessive transaction costs, or inadequate infrastructure is not truly affordable.

This is why housing reform must be holistic.

Government, financial institutions, and developers need to work together to improve land administration, strengthen property documentation, expand mortgage access, support infrastructure development, and reduce unnecessary transaction costs.

At the same time, technology can improve property transactions through digital documentation, customer portals, virtual inspections, electronic payments, and more transparent property records.

Homeownership Is an Economic Strategy

Housing should not be viewed only as a social need. It is also an economic engine.

Property development creates employment across construction, engineering, architecture, manufacturing, transportation, finance, professional services, and facility management.

More importantly, homeownership can provide families with a long-term asset that contributes to financial stability and intergenerational wealth.

This is why my philosophy has always been:

“Empower people, develop land, build legacy.”

The objective is not simply to sell property. It is to create opportunities for Nigerians to participate in wealth creation through responsible property ownership.

The Ibile Traditional Mortgage System reflects this philosophy by creating a structured pathway from aspiration to ownership, while Harmony Garden’s estate developments provide the physical communities within which that ownership can take place. The company’s documentation positions the model as an avenue for Nigerians at home and in the diaspora to transition progressively from tenants to homeowners.

The Way Forward

Nigeria does not need one housing-finance solution. We need an ecosystem of solutions.

Government must continue strengthening housing policies, land administration, and public mortgage institutions.

Financial institutions must develop financing products that reflect the diversity of Nigerian incomes.

Developers must innovate not only in property development but also in customer financing and access.

Consumers must also become better informed about property titles, repayment obligations, documentation, and the long-term implications of their financial commitments.

The future of Nigerian homeownership must therefore be built on accessibility, transparency, flexibility, and responsible innovation.

The goal should be clear: a Nigerian should not have to choose between paying rent indefinitely and waiting until they have accumulated enough money to purchase a home outright.

There should be credible pathways between those two extremes.

That is why innovative models such as the Ibile Traditional Mortgage System matter.

If we can successfully connect land, infrastructure, financing, and responsible repayment structures, we can move Nigeria closer to a housing market where more families can transition from renting to owning, from aspiration to allocation, and from property ownership to generational legacy.

The future of Nigerian housing is not simply about building more homes. It is about building more pathways to homeownership.

Media Contact

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Contact Person: Kabiru Audullahi Mosadoluwa

Website: http://landbookbyharmony.com/

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Chicago, United States, September 28th, 2026, Chainwire

AlgoQuant will deploy Liquid Mercury’s institutional-grade trading technology to scale its multi-strategy investment platform and enhance execution capabilities across global digital asset markets.

Liquid Mercury, a leading technology provider for digital asset marketplaces and crypto trading, announced today that it has been engaged by AlgoQuant Asset Management, an investment manager focused on solving inefficiencies in fast-evolving markets, to provide trading technology and infrastructure services.

The engagement will enable AlgoQuant to leverage Liquid Mercury’s institutional-grade trading technology and infrastructure to enhance its multi-strategy investment platform. AlgoQuant will gain access to deep liquidity, advanced execution capabilities, and professional-grade trading tools that support the firm’s commitment to quantitative excellence, risk integrity, and operational resilience.

Liquid Mercury’s battle-tested platform combined with AlgoQuant’s sophisticated quantitative strategies provides a powerful foundation for executing complex digital asset trades across global markets. This technology integration allows AlgoQuant to maintain 24/7 trading operations while scaling talent, capital, and technology without compromising precision.

With a team spanning key global financial and digital asset markets, AlgoQuant operates as a multi-strategy investment platform designed to perform across diverse market environments. Through Liquid Mercury’s platform, AlgoQuant will benefit from access to top-tier liquidity providers, low-latency infrastructure, and comprehensive middle and back-office tools designed to meet the demands of institutional asset managers operating in digital asset markets.

“AlgoQuant came to us with very specific infrastructure requirements that are unique to their sophisticated quantitative strategies,” stated Liquid Mercury CEO, Tony Saliba. “What sets Liquid Mercury apart is our ability to shape our tech stack to meet each client’s distinct needs. This level of customization isn’t something firms can always find off the shelf, but our battle-tested platform was built with the flexibility to adapt while maintaining institutional-grade standards. We’re honored to provide the tailored technology infrastructure that will support AlgoQuant as it continues to scale its investment platform.”

“Liquid Mercury has been an excellent technology partner for AlgoQuant Asset Management,” said Alexander Goncharov, President of AlgoQuant Asset Management. “We are very pleased with their sophisticated technology stack, collaborative approach, and willingness to tailor the platform to our specific needs. Their infrastructure delivers the speed, reliability, and precision required in today’s digital asset markets while integrating seamlessly with our proprietary systems and workflows.”

About AlgoQuant Asset Management

AlgoQuant is an investment manager with a clear mission: to solve inefficiencies in fast-evolving markets. From day one, the firm has been focused on building a platform that can scale talent, capital, and technology without compromising precision. At the heart of AlgoQuant’s model is a commitment to quantitative excellence, risk integrity, and operational resilience.

AlgoQuant operates as a multi-strategy investment platform with global reach, featuring team members and trading teams based in key global financial and digital asset markets. The firm’s structure supports 24/7 execution, oversight, and engagement with global allocators.

Further information can be found at www.aq.io

About Liquid Mercury

Liquid Mercury powers professional crypto trading and digital asset marketplaces. Founded by legendary trader Tony Saliba, who was featured in Jack Schwager’s “Market Wizards,” Liquid Mercury is the #1 choice for sophisticated buy-side and institutional sell-side trading professionals moving into crypto.

Mercury Pro is an institutional-grade trading platform designed specifically for professional traders navigating crypto derivatives and spot markets. The platform offers sophisticated trade execution tools including DMA routing, staging, execution algorithms, and anonymous multi-dealer RFQ to source block liquidity. Traders can manage all orders and trade data in a single platform with real-time views of balances and account positions.

Key capabilities include access to crypto derivatives at leading onshore and offshore exchanges, institutional-sized pricing with top OTC liquidity providers, and a wide range of spot products across leading exchanges. The platform supports both single-leg and multi-leg orders in net price structures, with low-latency infrastructure built for high-frequency and algorithmic trading strategies.

Liquid Mercury integrates with world-class custodians including Fireblocks, Gemini, and BitGo, and provides comprehensive APIs (FIX, WebSocket, and REST) for automated trading and workflow customization. Built by professionals for professionals, Liquid Mercury combines battle-tested trading technology with deep liquidity access and best-in-class workflow automation.

For more information about Liquid Mercury and the $MERC token, users can visit www.liquidmercury.com or merc.liquidmercury.com. 

Disclaimer

This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities or fund interests in any jurisdiction. Any offer or solicitation of interests in any fund managed by AlgoQuant Asset Management Corp will be made only by definitive offering documents, and only to eligible investors in accordance with applicable law. No statement in this press release is, or should be construed as, a representation as to the past or future performance of any fund or strategy managed by AlgoQuant.

Contact

Director
Kent Egan
Liquid Mercury
sales@liquidmercury.com

RL Remodeling, a family-run Los Angeles design-build contractor founded in 2006, is expanding across Southern California on the strength of community referrals and repeat clients. One of the early pioneers of ADUs in LA, the company credits its growth to a diverse, long-tenured team that is trained in-house with monthly follow-up sessions, hands-on owner involvement in every project, and an office culture where everyone knows each client by name. From its Los Angeles roots, RL Remodeling now serves the greater LA area, Orange County and San Diego.

Los Angeles, California, United States, 28th Sep 2026 – RL Remodeling, a Los Angeles design-build contractor founded in 2006, is expanding its service footprint across Southern California in response to sustained demand from homeowners in the greater Los Angeles area, Orange County and San Diego. The company, which was among the first contractors in Los Angeles to focus on accessory dwelling units, says its growth has been driven almost entirely by referrals from the communities where it started.

“We never set out to be the biggest remodeling company in LA,” said the owner of RL Remodeling. “We set out to be the one people recommend to their neighbors. Everything else followed from that.”

A Family Model in an Industry Known for Turnover

Construction is a field where crews change from one project to the next. RL Remodeling has taken the opposite approach. The company describes itself as family-based, and it means that literally in how it runs the business. Team members stay for years, often growing from entry-level roles into senior positions, and the company invests in that growth directly.

Rather than relying only on outside certifications, RL Remodeling trains its own people. New hires are taught the company’s methods in person, and every team member takes part in follow-up training sessions each month to stay current with building codes, materials and design trends. That consistency shows up on job sites, where clients work with people who know the company’s standards because they helped shape them.

“When you keep the same people for years, quality stops being something you have to check for. It becomes the default,” the owner said.

The team is also notably diverse, made up of people from a range of nationalities and backgrounds. The office marks each culture’s holidays throughout the year, something the company sees as part of its identity rather than a side benefit.

Everyone in the Office Knows Every Client

One of the more unusual features of RL Remodeling’s operation is that every person in the office is involved in every project. There is no hand-off between a salesperson, a project manager and a crew who never meet. Clients are known by name across the company, and questions get answered by people who are already familiar with the job.

The ownership stays hands-on as well. Owners are personally involved in each project, from the first site visit through final walkthrough, and the company points to that personal touch as the reason many clients return for a second, third or fourth project over the years. A significant share of its work today comes from repeat customers and their referrals.

Celebrating the Work as a Team

Regular office meetings at RL Remodeling double as showcases. The full team gathers to review before-and-after results from recently completed projects, giving crews, designers and office staff a shared view of what they have built together. The company says these sessions do more for morale and standards than any formal review process could.

“Our people love seeing a garage turn into a finished ADU, or a tired kitchen turn into the center of a home,” the owner said. “Showing that to the whole team reminds everyone why the details matter.”

An Early Voice on ADUs in Los Angeles

RL Remodeling was building accessory dwelling units in Los Angeles before they became a mainstream housing solution. As California loosened regulations and demand for backyard homes, garage conversions and rental units grew, the company was already experienced in the permitting, structural and design challenges these projects involve.

Today ADUs remain a core part of the company’s work alongside kitchen and bathroom remodeling, room additions, whole-home renovations and new construction. Its early start has given RL Remodeling a depth of ADU experience that newer entrants to the market have not had time to develop.

Growth Driven by Demand, Not Marketing

The company’s expansion into new locations has followed a simple pattern: clients in one neighborhood recommend RL Remodeling to friends and family in the next, and the company adds coverage as the requests accumulate. From its roots in Los Angeles, it now serves communities across the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, Orange County and San Diego.

RL Remodeling says it intends to keep growing the same way, adding team members who fit its culture and locations where its clients ask for it, without changing the personal approach that built its reputation.

About RL Remodeling

Founded in 2006, RL Remodeling is a licensed design-build contractor serving the greater Los Angeles area, Orange County and San Diego. The company specializes in accessory dwelling units, kitchen and bathroom remodeling, home additions, whole-home renovations and new construction. Known for its family-based team, in-house training and hands-on ownership, RL Remodeling has built a client base that returns and refers year after year. Learn more at rl-remodeling.com.

Media Contact

Organization: RL Remodeling

Contact Person: Dana Laksman

Website: https://rl-remodeling.com/

Email:
info@rl-remodeling.com

Contact Number: +18883241144

Address: 5950 Canoga Ave Suite 420 Woodland Hills, CA, 91367

City: Los Angeles

State: California

Country: United States

Release id: 49499

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George Town, British Virgin Islands, September 28th, 2026, Chainwire

Aster, the privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, today announced the launch of its Liquidity Pool Mining campaign, a four-week incentive campaign featuring a total reward pool of up to 140,000 $ASTER and running from September 28 to October 25, 2026 (UTC). To celebrate the launch of Perpetual Grid 2.0, the program is open to all Aster users running Perpetual Grid strategies on eligible trading pairs.

Rewards will be distributed hourly based on each eligible Grid’s share of trading volume. The base reward pool is set at 10,000 $ASTER per epoch, with additional rewards available based on market conditions and trading activity on the platform. Participation is automatic, with no registration required.

“As Aster continues to bring more emerging assets and opportunities onchain, we’re also focused on building the tools traders need to navigate increasingly dynamic markets. Perpetual Grid offers a flexible way to capture opportunities amid market volatility, and Grid 2.0 takes this experience further with greater flexibility and independence. This upgrade is another step toward our broader vision of building the frontier of onchain trading,” said Leonard, CEO at Aster.

Incentivizing Automated Perpetual Trading

The campaign builds on Aster’s expanded Perpetual Grid infrastructure, giving users a new way to participate in automated trading while earning additional $ASTER rewards from eligible Grid activity. Both Maker and Taker volume count toward the campaign, while manual trading and activity outside the Grid strategy are excluded.

An Estimated Bonus APY is also displayed to provide an indication of potential annualized $ASTER rewards based on recent campaign activity. The estimate can change as trading volume, participating Grids and other campaign conditions change, and does not guarantee future rewards or returns.

Grid 2.0 Separates Automated and Manual Strategies

Alongside the campaign, the newly upgraded Perpetual Grid 2.0 enables Grid strategies to operate independently from users’ regular Perpetual trading. Each Grid runs through a dedicated Grid Bot subaccount, keeping its positions and margin separate from the main Perpetual account.

With support for both Cross and Isolated Margin, users can run automated Grid strategies while continuing to trade Perpetuals manually, including on the same trading pair. Isolated Margin supports up to 50 independent Grid strategies per account, with no per-pair limit.

Discover Strategies Through Grid Marketplace

Aster’s Grid Marketplace further simplifies strategy discovery by allowing users to browse active Grid strategies and review metrics such as PnL, ROI, runtime, price range, leverage and trading activity.

Users can use an existing strategy as a starting point through Copy, or switch its direction through Reverse, turning a Long strategy into Short or vice versa. Copied or reversed strategies remain independent from their source and do not automatically synchronize with the original Grid.

The Liquidity Pool Mining campaign is available on designated eligible trading pairs, with the Week 1 eligible pairs including OURA/USD1, POLYMARKET/USD1, and META/USD1. The reward pool is shared across participating pairs. Individual rewards are determined by each Grid’s eligible trading volume relative to the total eligible volume generated during the relevant hourly period.

More eligible trading pairs may be added in subsequent weeks to reflect the latest market trends. For more information about the campaign, eligible trading pairs and current campaign parameters, please visit the official campaign page.

About Aster

Aster is a privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, with unique features like Hidden Orders to protect user trading activity. It pioneers the frontier of on-chain trading through perpetual futures, spots, and earn products for top-trending assets, including RWAs, memes, and core crypto markets. It is powered by Aster Chain, a Layer 1 blockchain built to power the future of decentralized finance.

Users can learn more about Aster on the official website or follow Aster on X.

Contact

Marketing Manager
Lola Chen
lola.chen@asterdex.com

George Town, British Virgin Islands, September 28th, 2026, Chainwire

Aster, the privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, today announced the launch of its Liquidity Pool Mining campaign, a four-week incentive campaign featuring a total reward pool of up to 140,000 $ASTER and running from September 28 to October 25, 2026 (UTC). To celebrate the launch of Perpetual Grid 2.0, the program is open to all Aster users running Perpetual Grid strategies on eligible trading pairs.

Rewards will be distributed hourly based on each eligible Grid’s share of trading volume. The base reward pool is set at 10,000 $ASTER per epoch, with additional rewards available based on market conditions and trading activity on the platform. Participation is automatic, with no registration required.

“As Aster continues to bring more emerging assets and opportunities onchain, we’re also focused on building the tools traders need to navigate increasingly dynamic markets. Perpetual Grid offers a flexible way to capture opportunities amid market volatility, and Grid 2.0 takes this experience further with greater flexibility and independence. This upgrade is another step toward our broader vision of building the frontier of onchain trading,” said Leonard, CEO at Aster.

Incentivizing Automated Perpetual Trading

The campaign builds on Aster’s expanded Perpetual Grid infrastructure, giving users a new way to participate in automated trading while earning additional $ASTER rewards from eligible Grid activity. Both Maker and Taker volume count toward the campaign, while manual trading and activity outside the Grid strategy are excluded.

An Estimated Bonus APY is also displayed to provide an indication of potential annualized $ASTER rewards based on recent campaign activity. The estimate can change as trading volume, participating Grids and other campaign conditions change, and does not guarantee future rewards or returns.

Grid 2.0 Separates Automated and Manual Strategies

Alongside the campaign, the newly upgraded Perpetual Grid 2.0 enables Grid strategies to operate independently from users’ regular Perpetual trading. Each Grid runs through a dedicated Grid Bot subaccount, keeping its positions and margin separate from the main Perpetual account.

With support for both Cross and Isolated Margin, users can run automated Grid strategies while continuing to trade Perpetuals manually, including on the same trading pair. Isolated Margin supports up to 50 independent Grid strategies per account, with no per-pair limit.

Discover Strategies Through Grid Marketplace

Aster’s Grid Marketplace further simplifies strategy discovery by allowing users to browse active Grid strategies and review metrics such as PnL, ROI, runtime, price range, leverage and trading activity.

Users can use an existing strategy as a starting point through Copy, or switch its direction through Reverse, turning a Long strategy into Short or vice versa. Copied or reversed strategies remain independent from their source and do not automatically synchronize with the original Grid.

The Liquidity Pool Mining campaign is available on designated eligible trading pairs, with the Week 1 eligible pairs including OURA/USD1, POLYMARKET/USD1, and META/USD1. The reward pool is shared across participating pairs. Individual rewards are determined by each Grid’s eligible trading volume relative to the total eligible volume generated during the relevant hourly period.

More eligible trading pairs may be added in subsequent weeks to reflect the latest market trends. For more information about the campaign, eligible trading pairs and current campaign parameters, please visit the official campaign page.

About Aster

Aster is a privacy-first onchain trading platform backed by YZi Labs, with unique features like Hidden Orders to protect user trading activity. It pioneers the frontier of on-chain trading through perpetual futures, spots, and earn products for top-trending assets, including RWAs, memes, and core crypto markets. It is powered by Aster Chain, a Layer 1 blockchain built to power the future of decentralized finance.

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Wakeman has launched an AI answering service for US home-services contractors. It answers the calls a shop cannot pick up in the business’s own name, records the job details and sends them to the owner by text, with plans from $149 a month.

Dover, Delaware, United States, 28th Sep 2026 — Wakeman, a product of Fabricate, LLC, has launched an AI answering service built for plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing and restoration contractors in the United States. The service, available at wakeman.ai, answers the calls a contractor’s team cannot pick up, in the business’s own name, and sends the owner the details of each job by text.

An AI receptionist built around how trades businesses take calls

Small contractors often take calls from a job site, a roof or a crawl space, and many calls arrive in the evening or at weekends. Industry call data from Invoca for 2026 shows that about 48% of calls to home-service businesses do not reach a person. Wakeman is designed to answer those calls.

When a call is forwarded to Wakeman, the AI receptionist greets the caller with the name of the business, states that it is an AI and that the call is recorded, and asks the questions a trained dispatcher would ask: what the problem is, where the property is and how soon the caller needs help. It confirms the service address, then texts the job to the owner or the technician on call. Calls that the business has marked as urgent are passed to the on-call phone while the caller is still on the line, together with the steps the business has written in advance.

Set up for plumbing, HVAC and electrical shops

Wakeman has a separate setup for each trade. The plumbing answering service setup asks about leaks, water heaters and drains. The HVAC answering service setup asks about heating, cooling and equipment, and the electrical setup asks about power, panels and wiring. The service can also work as an after-hours answering service, answering only when the shop is closed, or as overflow during the working day.

Contractors keep their existing business number and forward unanswered calls to Wakeman, which can be undone with a single dial code. For shops that use Jobber, Wakeman can place booked jobs into the Jobber schedule once the owner switches booking on. Every call is recorded and summarized so the owner can review it, and calls identified as spam are blocked and are not billed.

“Contractors run their business from the truck, and the phone often rings when their hands are full,” said Aaron Smith, Chief Operating Officer at Wakeman. “We built Wakeman to answer those calls the way a good dispatcher would, in the shop’s own name, and to give the owner a clear job they can act on as soon as they are free.”

Pricing and availability

Wakeman is available now across the United States. Plans start at $149 a month for after-hours answering, with a Front Desk plan at $349 a month and a Dispatch plan at $829 a month for larger shops. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial with no card required. As part of the launch, the first ten plumbing, HVAC and electrical shops that apply can use the Front Desk plan free for 60 days, with setup done together with the Wakeman team.

Contractors can hear an example call and start a free trial at wakeman.ai.

About Wakeman

Wakeman (wakeman.ai) is an AI answering service and AI receptionist for home-services contractors, including plumbers, HVAC companies, electricians, roofers and restoration businesses. It answers calls in the business’s name, records the details of each job, sends them to the owner by text and can book jobs into Jobber. Wakeman is a product of Fabricate, LLC, based in Dover, Delaware.

Media Contact

Organization: Wakeman

Contact Person: Aaron Smith

Website: https://wakeman.ai

Email:
aaron@wakeman.ai

Contact Number: +17755102241

Address: 1111B S Governors Ave STE 39501, Dover, DE 19904

City: Dover

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Annex North Design, a new residential drafting studio in Burlington, Massachusetts, measures every home in person and draws custom plans for ADUs, additions, remodels, conversions and permit sets for homeowners across eastern Massachusetts and the North Shore.

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States, 28th Sep 2026 – Annex North Design, a residential drafting studio at 281 Cambridge St in Burlington, has opened to help homeowners across eastern Massachusetts plan accessory dwelling units (ADUs), additions, remodels and conversions with drawings built for their specific property.

The launch comes as more Massachusetts homeowners look at adding an ADU, after a state law that took effect in February 2025 began allowing one ADU by right on single-family lots across a majority of the state.

Founder Jenna Croteau handles every project personally, from the first site visit through the final drawing set. She measures the property as it stands today and draws a custom plan around it, so homeowners work with the same person who walked through their home from the first conversation to the finished plans.

“My favorite part of this job is sitting down with a homeowner and figuring out the smartest way to use the space they already have,” says Jenna. “Sometimes that’s a backyard cottage, and sometimes it’s a basement or attic that was hiding in plain sight. When every square foot is working hard, the project usually costs less to build, too, so getting the plan right on paper is one of the best ways I can help someone make the most of their budget.”

ADU design is the studio’s core service, covering detached backyard cottages, attached units, in-law suites, and garage, basement and attic conversions. Annex North also draws additions such as bump-outs, second stories and dormers, kitchen, bath and whole-floor remodel plans, submission-ready permit drawing sets, and as-built drawings for homeowners planning a future project, meeting a permit requirement, or preparing for a sale or refinance.

The studio takes small projects too. Homeowners who have already settled on a design and just need a clean drawing set are welcome.

Annex North Design serves Burlington and surrounding communities, including Winchester, Lexington, Reading, Woburn and Arlington. Its service area extends west to Concord, Weston and Wellesley, north through the Merrimack Valley to Andover and Newburyport, and across the North Shore. Homeowners interested in ADU design in Burlington and nearby towns can schedule a site visit online or by calling (781) 265-2535.

About Annex North Design

Annex North Design is a residential drafting studio based in Burlington, Massachusetts. It creates custom plans for ADUs, additions, remodels, conversions and permit sets, starting every project with an in-person site measurement.

Media Contact

Organization: Annex North Design

Contact Person: Jenna Croteau

Website: https://annexnorth.com

Email:
hello@wemarketma.com

Contact Number: +17812652535

Address: 281 Cambridge St

City: Burlington

State: Massachusetts

Country: United States

Release id: 49480

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