Staffing Industry Analysts has selected Angela Lurie and Sara Gagen of Robert Half for its 2026 Global Power 150, an annual recognition highlighting women who exert significant influence on the global staffing sector through leadership, innovation, and strategic business transformation.
Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore is now utilizing the Varian TrueBeam system to offer high-precision stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer patients. This advanced technology allows clinicians to condense a standard multi-week radiation regimen into just five targeted sessions, significantly reducing the treatment timeline for eligible candidates.
Starting November 19 in Montreal, the CPKC Holiday Train embarks on a 32-day journey across Canada and the United States. The annual initiative combines live musical performances with a mission to combat food insecurity, targeting 182 community stops while expanding its reach into the American South for the first time.
With 70% of American consumers planning to participate in sales events, retail spending during the Black Friday through Cyber Monday window is projected to exceed $85 billion. This surge represents an 8.75% year-over-year increase, significantly outpacing the broader holiday season growth forecast of 4.5%.
Islamic finance must pivot toward greater transparency and simplified communication to compete for mainstream investors, according to industry leaders at the 5th AlBaraka Summit in London. Speakers emphasized that the sector needs to move beyond niche status by proving the tangible social impact of its financial products.
With a monthly reach of 115 million, media brand Just Women’s Sports is transforming its digital footprint by acquiring technology firm Victra Sports and launching a dedicated mobile application. The move signals a broader transition from content creation toward providing the central data ecosystem for women’s athletics.
Seven emerging technology firms have been selected for the Fall 2026 Moderne Passport cohort, an intensive six-month immersion program designed to bridge the gap between breakthrough innovation and legacy industry sectors. The program connects founders with a proprietary network of over 1,500 executives to accelerate customer acquisition and market scaling.
After a year-long integration within its internal Pro platform, Benzinga is expanding its partnership with AI firm WNSTN to launch a joint intelligence solution for financial brokerages. The collaboration combines Benzinga’s real-time market data with a compliance-focused AI layer designed to meet stringent global regulatory standards.
A federal jury has concluded that Arm violated its long-standing Architectural License Agreement with Qualcomm, marking a significant legal setback for the chip designer. The verdict validates Qualcomm’s claims that Arm failed to uphold its contractual commitments and deliberately sought to disrupt the company’s business operations.
After three years of domestic success, Tokyo-based Japan Trading Card Center has officially brought its digital repack experience to the United States. Following earlier launches in Taiwan and Hong Kong, the platform now offers American collectors a way to purchase and open card packs virtually via a dedicated English-language application.
Engineers designing everything from defense-grade antennas to semiconductor interconnects face a common bottleneck: waiting hours for traditional field solvers to verify performance. By integrating its Heaviside foundation model into Microsoft Discovery, Arena Physica aims to cut that verification cycle from days down to mere milliseconds.
Mexico City-based consultant Loreley Maldonado, founder of Eje Comunicación, has joined the Reputation Advisors International network. Her appointment marks a strategic expansion for the organization, as she becomes the first Mexican woman selected to contribute her expertise in crisis management and high-stakes corporate communications to the global collective.
Many homeowners operate under the mistaken belief that tankless water heaters function indefinitely without intervention once installed. However, HVAC expert Scott Wickersheim warns that neglecting annual maintenance is a recipe for system failure, as mineral accumulation from hard water quietly compromises efficiency and threatens the unit's internal components.
Exactly one year after entering the Canadian market, Stretch Zone has opened its third Toronto-area location at 64 Vaughan Road. The St. Clair West studio, which began welcoming members October 13, marks a strategic milestone in the company’s push to scale its practitioner-assisted mobility services across the Greater Toronto Area.
A decade of community philanthropy culminated this summer atop a Platt Park landmark, where Groove Toyota’s charitable arm stepped in as the primary benefactor for Sushi Den’s 10th annual rooftop party. The partnership highlights a growing local commitment to causes ranging from food insecurity to international disaster relief.
The Rutgers Board of Governors has officially approved a Bachelor of Science program in Real Estate, marking a strategic expansion for the business school across its Newark and New Brunswick campuses. The new major addresses surging interest in property development, investment, and financial management within the competitive commercial market.
Brandon McGraw, a key strategist behind consumer applications at OpenAI, has joined the Board of Directors at Boats Group. His appointment signals a pivot toward aggressive artificial intelligence integration for the company’s digital marketplaces, including YachtWorld and Boat Trader, as it seeks to overhaul its technical infrastructure.
The Halpern Law Firm is bolstering its Pennsylvania litigation practice by adding three experienced attorneys to its roster. Julia McQuade, Rachel Cipolat, and Kelsey Weber join the firm as it scales its operations to better support families navigating the legal complexities associated with mesothelioma and asbestos-related diagnoses.
With autism now identified as the leading developmental disability in California, Behavior Frontiers is addressing a surge in demand by opening three new centers in the Sacramento region. The expansion, scheduled for completion by December, brings the organization's local footprint to five specialized clinical facilities for young children.
In a move to bolster grassroots financial autonomy, New York-based Arch Lending has pledged to match the holdings of the Altgeld Bitcoin Reserve. Located in Chicago’s historic Altgeld Gardens, the initiative stands as the nation’s first community-run reserve, officially recognized by the Illinois House for its focus on long-term wealth preservation.
Staffing firms have long relied on software that merely records the past, acting as little more than a digital filing cabinet. Lantern is challenging this model at the American Staffing Association’s Staffing World in Denver, debuting Glo, an AI-native platform designed to actively drive recruiting decisions and prioritize daily tasks.
In the heart of California’s wine country, the Summit Napa Valley conference opened Monday, gathering business leaders and creators for an immersive three-day program. The event merges high-performance psychology and artificial intelligence workshops with wellness rituals, reflecting a shift toward integrating human cognition with the rapid evolution of machine-driven business strategy.
Following a decade of advocacy for evidence-aligned reading instruction, The Reading League has unveiled its 2027 event schedule, featuring a spring summit in Florida and a major fall conference in North Carolina that will highlight experts in organizational change and culturally responsive literacy.
San Francisco-based Voxel has absorbed the engineering team from Ventral AI, a firm known for deploying vision models on moving transport fleets and complex construction sites. The acquisition bolsters Voxel's System of Reality platform, which converts standard security camera hardware into real-time analytical tools for industrial and data center environments.
LOS ANGELES — Three new devices headlined by a thermal-print camera and a fingerprint-secured water bottle arrived this week as part of myFirst’s “The Magic Begins” collection. The lineup aims to balance digital engagement with physical play, targeting early developmental stages through specialized creative and safety-focused hardware.
Insurance companies frequently present low-ball initial settlement offers to accident victims before the full scope of medical and financial damages emerges. Prattville-based attorney Trey Norman warns that signing these early agreements often leads to significant undercompensation, urging claimants to look beyond immediate payouts to account for long-term recovery needs.
A major U.S. technology firm has commissioned Nel Hydrogen US to supply multiple containerized PEM electrolyser units in a deal valued at approximately $12 million. The order for the company’s MC-series platform, confirmed on October 13, marks a significant commitment to on-site hydrogen production for large-scale technical operations.
New York City gathers influential women on October 13, 2026, for the invite-only Women Who Lead Forum. Among the participants, Carrie Williams of the American Water Charitable Foundation joins the discourse on disaster response, shifting the focus toward strategic philanthropy and the necessity of building resilient community infrastructure.
A major U.S. technology firm has commissioned Nel Hydrogen US to supply multiple MC-series containerized PEM electrolyzer units. The deal, valued at approximately $12 million, marks a significant win for the Oslo-based manufacturer as it scales its modular hydrogen production technology for high-performance industrial environments across North America.
A $463 million bridge loan has been finalized for an eight-property multifamily portfolio developed by Thompson Thrift. The financing, provided by Barings, covers 2,412 Class A units delivered throughout 2025 and 2026 across high-growth corridors in Florida, Georgia, and Arizona, marking a significant consolidation of the developer’s recent construction debt.
