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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cotton Holdings, Inc., a Houston-based disaster relief and infrastructure support company, has announced its strategic leadership transition plan to focus on its next stage of growth. Founder Pete Bell will transition to Chairman and Co-CEO focusing on expansion and new opportunities, effective September 18, 2024. At that time, Bryan Michalsky, currently CFO, will be appointed Co-CEO alongside Bell, focusing on day-to-day and operational optimization. In addition, Kevi

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Suffolk, one of the largest and most innovative construction enterprises in the country, has secured its place on the Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators list for 2024. This prestigious list acknowledges 100 companies that serve as dynamic hubs for cultivating innovative talent. Suffolk is ranked among the top 16 largest companies with more than 1,000 employees. Suffolk is widely recognized as a leader in implementing sophisticated technologies and data solution

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DYOPATH is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the fourth time. The prestigious award is based entirely on current employees' feedback about their experience working at DYOPATH. This year, 79% of employees said it’s a great place To Work – 22 points higher than the average U.S. company. Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee re

BERLIN & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Headline today announced Headline Global Growth IV with $865M1 of capital committed to the strategy to support companies at their Growth inflection points, Series B and beyond. The Global Growth strategy has three distinct advantages: a diverse and experienced team, extensive geographic coverage, and advanced in-house built technology for sourcing (Searchlight) and analytics (DeepDive). Led by seasoned Growth investor Shalini Rao, the Growth team is comm

SAN FRANCISCO & BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Headline today announced Headline Global Growth IV with $865M1 of capital committed to the strategy to support companies at their Growth inflection points, Series B and beyond. The Global Growth strategy has three distinct advantages: a diverse and experienced team, extensive geographic coverage, and advanced in-house built technology for sourcing (Searchlight) and analytics (DeepDive). Led by seasoned Growth investor Shalini Rao, the Growth team is comm

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planview has completed its acquisition of Plutora, a leading provider of Value Stream Management (VSM) and software delivery solutions.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $PAYX #AI--Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, employee benefits, insurance services, and payroll, has introduced a new AI-assisted recruiting tool for small- and medium-sized business owners and HR professionals. Paychex Recruiting Copilot, provided in partnership with Findem, is an AI talent acquisition solution powered by unique 3D data. This new solution will revolutionize the recruiting and

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AI--Nexval.ai has unveiled the much-anticipated second edition of Zine Dot AI, following the overwhelming success of its debut.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA assigns the 'AAA' rating and 'Stable' outlook to the additional Senior Notes (Series YY) with an aggregate size of $30 million and Senior Notes (Series ZZ) with an aggregate size of $40 million. Additionally, KBRA assigns the ‘A+’ rating and ‘Stable’ outlook to the additional Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares (Series X) with an aggregate size of $30 million. Concurrently, KBRA affirms the ‘AAA’ rating to the outstanding Senior Notes and affirms the ‘A+’ ratin

ST. LOUIS, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DataVerify®, a leading provider of data verification, risk management, and workflow automation services, today announced it is working with Tavant, a leading digital products and services company, to make DataVerify’s DRIVE® platform and product offerings accessible within a multitude of new loan origination systems, facilitated by Tavant’s FinConnect platform. This integration will allow DataVerify customers to set up access to many of DataVerify’s offerings us

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Getnick Law and SEC Whistleblower Advocates PLLC led the representation of the lead whistleblower in an historic $263 million tax fraud settlement with an individual taxpayer, the award for which was recently finalized by the Internal Revenue Service. Getnick Law and SEC Whistleblower Advocates represented the whistleblower along with Outten & Golden LLP. The whistleblower, whose identity remains protected, was the primary whistleblower in the case, which involved

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The IRS whistleblower program has awarded three whistleblowers the maximum 30% reward in the amount of $79 million for helping shut down a longstanding tax scheme. It is one of the largest awards in program history. Because of the whistleblowers’ assistance, the government recovered $263.7 million in unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest. Whistleblower Partners LLP, a law firm that exclusively represents whistleblowers, represented one of the three whistleblowers in

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at Amazon’s Accelerate seller conference, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) direct-to-customer (DTC) offerings, Buy with Prime and Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (Amazon MCF), announced a number of enhancements to their merchant and shopper experiences. These new capabilities are part of Amazon’s focus on innovating to help businesses of all sizes increase their sales on their own online stores and other channels beyond Amazon.com. Transforming how Brands Grow Across their

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Webster Bank is expanding its Finance Lab collaborations with three new partners to provide financial empowerment programs to hundreds of students in low- to moderate-income (LMI) areas. Webster is providing grants of $100,000 each to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence, R.I. and Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, Mass., and SCO Family of Services on Long Island, N.Y. The Finance Labs are part of Webster’s multi-year, multi-billion-dollar Community Inve

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AOR--The Florida Department of Citrus has selected Padilla as its Agency of Record for the Department’s consumer marketing and issues management programs.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #corporatesecurity--Integrity Risk International's new practice delivers comprehensive corporate security risk management services on a global scale.

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has placed under review with positive implications the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” (Excellent) of Permanent General Assurance Corporation, Permanent General Assurance Corporation of Ohio, and General Automobile Insurance Company. These companies collectively do business as The General (domiciled in Nashville, TN) and are subsidiaries of PGC Holdings Corp. (PGC), an affiliate of American Family

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has commented that the Credit Ratings (ratings) of Sentry Insurance Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, collectively known as Sentry, are unchanged following the Sept. 12, 2024, announcement that it will acquire Permanent General Assurance Corporation of Ohio, General Automobile Insurance Company and Permanent General Assurance Corporation (collectively doing business as The General) from American Family Insurance Group. The transaction is expected

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #BPO--iQor Appoints Jason Grier as Chief Commercial Officer. Grier to Drive Growth and Market Expansion Through Unified Sales and Marketing Efforts.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MERGE, a premier storytelling technology company, announced the appointment of Jim Weiss, the visionary founder and chairman of Real Chemistry, to its board of directors, effective immediately. Weiss's leadership in digital-first, tech-enabled marketing innovation will be pivotal as MERGE continues to pioneer the blending of sophisticated digital platforms with client-focused services. This key addition follows the appointment of Stephanie Trunzo, SVP and GM of Oracle