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LSPS Solutions Earns Fast Company World Changing Ideas Recognition for AI-Powered Utility Operations Platform

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LSPS Solutions was recognized for its Digital O&M Manual with Embedded AI Guidance, an innovative platform that helps municipal utilities preserve institutional knowledge, improve workforce training, and provide operators with instant access to critical operational procedures. Developed under the leadership of public works veteran Lynn Short and with AI implementation led by Chris Erhardt, the solution combines decades of utility expertise with artificial intelligence to help water and wastewater organizations operate more efficiently, maintain compliance, and address workforce succession challenges.

VICTORIA, Texas, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — LSPS Solutions has been named an Honorable Mention in Fast Company’s 2026 World Changing Ideas Awards, receiving recognition in the General Excellence category for its Digital O&M Manual with Embedded AI Guidance for Municipal Utilities.

Our goal has been to capture that expertise and make it available to the next generation of utility professionals. To receive recognition from Fast Company for that work is an incredible honor.

Selected from more than 1,500 submissions worldwide, LSPS Solutions was one of only 191 organizations recognized by Fast Company this year for innovations creating measurable real-world impact.

The award recognizes a challenge familiar to utility operators across North America: critical operational knowledge often exists only in the experience of long-serving employees. As retirements accelerate and workforce shortages continue, utilities face the risk of losing decades of institutional knowledge.

LSPS Solutions developed its Digital O&M Manual with Embedded AI Guidance to address that challenge. The platform transforms traditional operations and maintenance manuals into searchable, interactive systems that provide utility personnel with immediate access to procedures, equipment information, regulatory requirements, and AI-assisted operational guidance directly in the field.

The result is a practical application of artificial intelligence designed not to replace operators, but to help preserve expertise, accelerate training, improve consistency, and support better operational decision-making across water and wastewater systems.

“Throughout my career in public works, I saw firsthand how much critical knowledge lives inside the heads of experienced operators and supervisors,” said Lynn Short, President and Founder of LSPS Solutions. “When that knowledge walks out the door, utilities often spend years rebuilding it. Our goal has been to capture that expertise and make it available to the next generation of utility professionals. To receive recognition from Fast Company for that work is an incredible honor.”

Short founded LSPS Solutions in 2017 following a distinguished 25-year career with the City of Victoria, Texas, where he served as Director of Public Works. Drawing on decades of experience in municipal infrastructure, utility operations, regulatory compliance, and asset management, he built LSPS Solutions into a trusted partner for municipalities, water authorities, utility districts, and public-sector organizations throughout Texas and beyond.

The AI and automation components of the platform were led by Chris Erhardt, who oversees artificial intelligence initiatives and emerging technology projects for LSPS Solutions.

“Most discussions about AI focus on what’s possible,” said Erhardt. “Our focus has always been on what’s useful. Municipal utilities don’t need hype. They need tools that help operators solve problems faster, preserve institutional knowledge, maintain compliance, and operate critical infrastructure more effectively. That’s what this project was built to do.”

The company credited Brazosport Water Authority for serving as the first utility partner to implement the AI-enhanced platform and helping demonstrate its practical value in utility operations.

The Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards recognize organizations, products, and initiatives that are addressing significant challenges through innovation, creativity, and measurable impact. Winners and honorees were selected by a panel of Fast Company editors and reporters.

About LSPS Solutions

LSPS Solutions is a Texas-based municipal consulting and technology firm specializing in asset management, infrastructure planning, regulatory compliance, GIS mapping, digital operations and maintenance manuals, and AI-powered solutions for utilities and public-sector organizations. Founded in 2017, the company helps municipalities, utility districts, and infrastructure operators improve efficiency, preserve institutional knowledge, strengthen compliance, and better manage critical public assets.

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ADVANCED PATHOLOGY SOLUTIONS, PLLC ANNOUNCES RESOLUTION OF DOJ INVESTIGATION

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Advanced Pathology Solutions, PLLC (“APS”) announced today that it conclusively resolved matters previously under review by the U.S. Department of Justice and related federal agencies.

The settlement concludes the government’s investigation into allegations concerning APS’s Lean Lab program, including matters relating to the technical components of laboratory services performed by its Lean Lab partners. The settlement is not an admission of liability by APS. APS denies any wrongdoing and is pleased the company will move forward with full confidence in its business operations.

“This resolution brings closure to a process that has spanned several years and allows us to remain focused on supporting physicians, serving patients, and advancing our laboratory services,” said Kevin Hannah, CEO of APS. “We appreciate the opportunity to move forward and continue delivering high-quality pathology services while maintaining a strong commitment to compliance and regulatory excellence.”

APS was cooperative throughout the government’s investigation and has invested substantial resources into strengthening its compliance infrastructure. The company will continue to evaluate and enhance its compliance program to ensure that both the government and its partners can have confidence in its operations and its commitment to operating with transparency, accountability, and adherence to all applicable federal healthcare program requirements.

The settlement provides finality regarding the matters addressed during the government’s investigation and allows APS to remain focused on serving physicians and patients nationwide.

“We are proud of the compliance-focused organization we have built and the improvements we have made throughout this process,” said Hannah. “Our team is excited to turn the page and focus on the future.”

About Advanced Pathology Solutions, PLLC

Advanced Pathology Solutions, PLLC is an anatomic pathology laboratory headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. APS provides pathology services and laboratory solutions to physician practices and healthcare providers across the United States.

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Intellectible Closes $3 Million Seed Round to Scale AI Revenue Operations for Enterprise Service Providers

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Austin-based company helps ESPs turn the processes that made them successful into AI systems that can scale

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Intellectible, the AI-native revenue operations platform, today announced the close of a $3 million seed round led by Bread & Butter Ventures, with participation from Victorum Capital, Gray Ventures, Circadian Ventures, Allied VC, High Street Equity Partners, and angel investor Adam Burgoon.

“Enterprise service providers are some of the biggest, most important, and most under-automated companies in the economy,” said Jesse Lozano, CEO and Co-founder, citing an industry estimate of $2 trillion in annual federal, state, and education contract spending. “ESPs deliver critical services across government, healthcare, facilities, technology, infrastructure, education, defense, and other major markets, but many of their core revenue workflows still run on spreadsheets, inboxes, shared drives, manual research, and institutional knowledge trapped in people’s heads.”

The platform and team map how a company actually wins and executes work: its SOPs, documents, templates, pricing logic, CRM data, approvals, customer context, and decision-making patterns. Intellectible then turns those processes into configurable AI engines for capture, proposal development, pricing, estimation, knowledge management, and related workflows.

“The services industry is massive, deeply complex, and almost entirely underserved by software,” said Brett Brohl, Managing Partner of Bread & Butter Ventures. “Intellectible is not a model wrapper or a thin AI feature; it requires real systems engineering, workflow design, customer discovery, and implementation discipline. Jesse, along with co-founders Rosie and Reuben are exactly the team to build it.”

“For services firms, the non-linear scaling we’ve enabled means the same team can evaluate more opportunities, pursue more of the right work, respond faster, price with better context, and manage more complexity without adding headcount at the same rate,” Lozano added.

Intellectible already works with numerous ESPs and early results include a more than 300 percent increase in qualified top-of-funnel pipeline for one customer with a 95 percent reduction in associated admin work, and a more than 150 percent increase in qualified federal pipeline for Oceus, a 20-year-old enterprise wireless services provider.

HHS, a powerhouse in the support services industry with over 22,000 employees, is another Intellectible customer. “What Intellectible is building for us goes far beyond automation,” said HHS Head of Growth Derek Kissos. “They are helping us architect an intelligent operating system for growth – one that understands our business at a deep, structural level and turns that understanding into continuous action. For the first time, we can see how AI can operate alongside our teams capturing how we think, how we qualify, how we price, and how we execute, and then scaling those capabilities 24/7 across the entire enterprise.”

The new funding will accelerate product development, expand go-to-market across government contracting and enterprise services, and increase implementation capacity for larger customers.

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LUPINE CREST CAPITAL, FAMILY OFFICE OF JP CONTE, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES INVESTMENT IN BRAZILIAN WASTE-TO-ENERGY COMPANY ORIZON

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Lupine Crest invests an additional ~R$70M (~$14M USD) in Orizon

SÃO PAULO and ASPEN, Colo., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Lupine Crest Capital, the family office of American businessman and private equity industry veteran Jean-Pierre “JP” Conte, has significantly increased its investment in Brazilian waste-to-energy company ORIZON VALORIZAÇÃO DE RESÍDUOS S.A. (Orizon). The investment, which is nearly R$70 million (approximately $14 million USD), more than doubles the firm’s initial investment.

The latest funding from Lupine Crest again comes alongside eB Capital, the Brazilian investment firm that anchored previous funding to Orizon through which Lupine Crest participated. eB Capital arranged this investment from Lupine Crest, reflecting increased confidence in both the company and the broader Brazilian waste management and waste-to-energy sectors.

“This latest investment underscores our belief that extraordinary opportunities lie ahead for Orizon and the Brazilian waste and energy sectors,” said Jean-Pierre Conte, founder and chief executive officer of Lupine Crest Capital. “We are confident in Orizon’s management team and the company’s strategy to expand its landfill footprint both organically and through acquisition, and look forward to continuing to support the company throughout their growth.”

With this investment, Lupine Crest’s total investment in Orizon rises to R$125 million (approximately $25 million USD).

About Lupine Crest Capital

Lupine Crest Capital is a family office and investment firm dedicated to transforming companies into industry leaders. Founded by private equity veteran and longtime investor Jean-Pierre Conte, Lupine Crest Capital harnesses over three decades of expertise to support investments across a variety of sectors, including healthcare, financial services, software, and industrial technology. To learn more about the firm, visit lupinecrest.com.

About eB Capital

eB Capital is a leading Brazilian investment firm, recognized for transforming Brazil’s structural challenges into profitable business opportunities. eB Capital’s DNA combines both investment and operational backgrounds, a key competitive advantage for high value creation and high returns. The company has a proven track record creating national market leaders through a buy and build strategy, and by leveraging its deep knowledge on Brazil. With consistent top quartile returns since its inception, eB Capital’s investments include: Orizon, the largest management company in Latin America; Alloha Fibra, the largest independent fiber optic provider in the country; Proz, the leading professional education platform; Loja do Mecânico, the largest e-commerce for tools and machines in Latin America; Green PCR and Global PET, forming the country’s largest bottle to bottle plastic recycling company; and Hilab and Blue Health, both in diagnostic medicine, among others. eB Capital is also a frontrunner in the country’s climate investment agenda.

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