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GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #CadePrize--Named after Dr. James Robert Cade, the lead inventor of Gatorade, the Cade Prize for Inventivity celebrates early-stage companies with innovative ideas and commercial potential. On Tuesday, October 14, fifteen finalist teams gathered at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention for the final rounds of judging and the awards ceremony. Quornix, a biotechnology startup from Bloomington, Ind., won the Grand Prize for developing pioneering therapeutic technolog

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new Clutch report finds that 98% of U.S. consumers make repeat purchases annually, but 55% say their loyalty has changed in the past five years. The findings of a September 2025 survey of 416 consumers show that brand loyalty remains but is increasingly tied to transparency, trust, and authenticity over just price or quality. “Brand loyalty isn’t dead, it’s evolving,” said Anna Peck, who manages marketing content at Clutch. “Today’s consumers expect more than a go

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the first time since the survey’s inception in 2013, institutional target allocations to real estate have declined, dropping 10 basis points to 10.7% in 2025, finds the 13th annual Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor, published by Hodes Weill & Associates and Cornell University’s Baker Program in Real Estate. Despite this recent reduction, institutions expect to increase target allocations by 10 basis points in 2026, led by EMEA-based institutions th

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--You.com, a leading provider of AI search infrastructure for enterprises, today announced its acquisition of the Graft team and technology to fuel its fast-growing enterprise and API businesses. You.com also appointed Graft’s Co-Founder & CEO, Adam Oliner, as its Field CTO. Graft brought to market the first comprehensive AI platform for foundation models, including LLMs. Their "Intelligence Layer" operationalizes foundation models over multimodal data—conn

NAPERVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oncourse Home Solutions is proud to announce that five of its senior leaders have been honored by the Profiles in Leadership Journal (PLJ) for their outstanding contributions to innovation, inclusion, and workplace culture. Two leaders—Chief Technology Officer Arul Sugunakumar and Head of Total Rewards Sylvia Chen—received the prestigious Asian Leadership Award. Three others—Chief People and Diversity Officer Marlo J. Gaal, Director of External Affairs and Par

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Aging--The Annual Fasano Longevity Conference, the leading U.S. event for longevity professionals, takes place November 3rd.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #acg--Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG), a premier global full-service aircraft asset manager, announced the delivery of three Airbus A321neo to Wizz Air. Powered by ultra-efficient Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, these are the tenth, eleventh and twelfth aircraft to deliver to the airline as part of a multiple-aircraft sale-leaseback transaction between ACG and Wizz Air. These three aircraft, delivered from Hamburg, Germany and Tianjin, China over the course o

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Small business owners have the highest confidence in three years despite facing new tariffs and escalating litigation risks, according to Counterpart's annual Small Business Insights Report, which surveyed more than 300 business leaders nationwide. While business confidence is driving an uptick in hiring, and 77% of respondents are ‘very confident’ in their understanding of employee-related risks, more than a third faced employee lawsuits last year. Litigation is b

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) to funds managed by Blackstone and TPG is fair to Hologic shareholders. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Hologic shareholders will receive $76.00 per share in cash plus a non-tradable contingent value right to receive up to $3.00 per share in two payments of up to $1.50 each. Halper Sadeh encourages Hologic shareholders to click here to learn mo

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #creditratingagency--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 6 classes of mortgage-backed notes from GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2025-DSC2 (GSMBS 2025-DSC2), a $312.2 million RMBS transaction sponsored by Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company solely backed by collateral underwritten to debt-service coverage ratio (DSCR) guidelines. The underlying pool comprising 1,428 rental property mortgages as of the October 1, 2025 cut-off date. The mortgage loans are seasoned approximately 6 months with

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dow Jones today announced the appointment of Sarah Cottle as executive vice president and general manager of Dow Jones Energy. In this role, Cottle will be responsible for managing the company’s growing roster of leading news, data and analysis offerings for the energy, chemical and environmental commodity markets which includes OPIS, a Dow Jones company, Chemical Market Analytics, PetroChem Wire, McCloskey, A2i Systems and Eco-Movement. She joins the company today an

MARBLEHEAD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Little Harbor Advisors, a boutique investment firm with a focus on alternative, tactical, and risk-responsive strategies, celebrates the five-year anniversary of its LHA Market State™ Tactical Beta ETF (CBOE: MSTB). The fund has a four-star rating from Morningstar in the U.S. Fund Equity Hedged Category*, and offers exposure to the S&P 500 with a dynamic risk-management overlay. In calm and/or rising markets, MSTB aims to provide upside participation. Whe

LONDON & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CALX #calix--Today, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced the Calix Agent Workforce™ on its next-generation Broadband Platform, transforming core business functions: marketing, customer service, subscriber communications, operations, and field technicians. As part of the evolved Calix Platform, Calix Cloud® will integrate an agentic workforce designed to support secure and trusted human-AI collaboration, revolutionizing workflows for broadband service providers (BSPs

ADA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consumer legal stress hit its highest level in nearly five and a half years, driven by a 17% surge in bankruptcy inquiries to LegalShield’s network of provider lawyers during the third quarter. The LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) rose to 71.2 in September from 68.2 in June, up 26.3% from its December 2021 post-COVID low of 56.4. The index has climbed steadily for seven consecutive months. Matt Layton, LegalShield senior vice president of consumer anal

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--Issuer Credit Rating (rating) upgrades on U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers ticked upward slightly in the first half of 2025 at 18 compared with the same prior-year period, while the number of downgrades held steady at 20, according to a new AM Best special report. The Best’s Special Report, titled, “US Property/Casualty: Similar Numbers of Upgrades and Downgrades in First Half 2025,” notes that rating affirmations were the most common action taken, comprisin

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spotlight Outdoor Ads, an enterprise leader in outdoor advertising and the out of home (OOH) industry, has gone live with the first three towers in its new Vegas Strip Tower Network, which transforms static structures into a connected, programmatic ad experience along the world-famous Las Vegas Boulevard. Known as the “Triple Crown”, the first three towers located at Caesars Strip North, Cromwell Strip North, and Showcase Strip North, are the first of Spotlight’s pro

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Throne Labs, a leading smart infrastructure company operating the largest network of connected public restrooms in the U.S., today announced the initial close of its $15 million Series B funding round. The investment, led by Brentwood Associates with participation from Uncorrelated Ventures, Dipalo Ventures, Rabil Ventures, and Arpinine Management, will fuel Throne’s continued national expansion following strong adoption in major metros including Washington, D.C., t

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hub.xyz Expands into the U.S. with New Headquarters in Palo Alto, California.

CARMEL, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #EstatePlanning--Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of Russ DeLibero as Chief Wealth Planning Officer. In his new role, Russ leads complex estate and wealth planning initiatives and provides strategic direction to the Family Office Services Technical team. He also serves as a member of Oxford’s Senior Leadership Team. Russ offers more than 20 years of expertise in financial planning for ultra-high-net-worth families. Before joining Oxford, he was Vice

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Financial institutions and fintechs are now able to offer their customers simple, flexible embedded financing options that are tailored to their brand and experience thanks to the new U.S. Bank Avvance developer portal experience. Built for partnerships, the program’s new developer portal experience enables institutions to embed point-of-sale financing directly into their platforms. New API-driven integration options allow partners to customize the experience to th