ACI-NA’s Burke To Retire By Year End
Kevin Burke, president and CEO of Airports Council International‑North America (ACI‑NA), will retire later in 2026 after more than a decade at the helm. During his tenure, ACI‑NA secured roughly $20 billion in federal pandemic relief and another $20 billion for major airport infrastructure projects, while expanding advocacy, member services, and financial reserves. Burke will remain in his role through the end of 2026 as the board conducts a search for his successor. His leadership is credited with strengthening the association’s influence across the United States and Canada.
Small Metal Fabricator Implements ERP Software Before Even Renting a Warehouse
Aston Precision, a Melbourne‑based metal fabricator, grew from a spare bedroom startup to a key supplier for construction, machinery and Amazon within three years. The founder installed the MRPeasy ERP system before securing a warehouse, completing the initial setup in...
How to Stay Discoverable in an AI-Driven Era
AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude now guide two‑thirds of job seekers, turning traditional SEO into a baseline rather than a guarantee of candidate reach. Recruiters must ensure their career content is machine‑readable and semantically clear so generative models...
Amazon Settles Teamsters Case Alleging It Retaliated Against Striking Workers
Amazon has settled an NLRB case brought by the Teamsters alleging the company illegally docked unpaid time off (UPT) for workers who walked off the job. Under the agreement, Amazon will restore the docked UPT for more than 100 employees...
How Fortune 500 CEOs Turn Personal Purpose Into Strategic Advantage
Fortune 500 CEOs are treating purpose as a core operating system, integrating personal values into daily strategic decisions. Studies show purpose‑aligned firms achieve roughly 25% higher revenue growth and 22% higher pre‑tax profit. Boards now ask CEOs what they stand for,...
MLS CMO on Growing U.S. Soccer Fandom Ahead of World Cup
Major League Soccer’s chief marketing officer Radhika Duggal is using the 2026 FIFA World Cup, co‑hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, to amplify the league’s 30‑club stories and fan culture worldwide. The league is rolling out a story‑first strategy...
‘The Weight’ Filmmaker Padraic McKinley Inks With Range Media Partners
Padraic McKinley, the director of Sundance‑premiered “The Weight,” has signed with talent agency Range Media Partners. The film, starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, was acquired by Vertical, screened at Berlin, and is set for a September 18 theatrical release...
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Hello Group Inc. (ticker MOMO) announced a special cash dividend of $0.26 per American Depositary Share, payable on April 30, 2026 with a record date of April 10. The gross dividend is $0.28 less a $0.02 depositary fee. The Options...
Ellomay Capital Reports Publication of Financial Statements of Dorad Energy Ltd. As of and for the Year Ended December 31,...
Ellomay Capital disclosed that its 16.9% indirect stake in Dorad Energy posted 2025 revenues of roughly NIS 2.65 billion (about $742 million) and operating profit of NIS 385 million (≈$108 million). The year’s results were pressured by a 22% revenue dip in June amid the Israel‑Iran...
HeartCore Reports Full Year 2025 Results
HeartCore Enterprises reported full‑year 2025 results, showing revenue of $9 million, a steep decline from $22.7 million the prior year after losing a large warrant deal. The company posted a net income of $5.5 million, driven largely by a gain from selling its...
Superintendents Increasingly Report Economic Pressures on Their Districts
The AASA’s 2025 survey of 1,951 superintendents revealed growing fiscal anxiety, with 38% reporting declining district economics—up from 30% a year earlier. Despite these pressures, 89% plan to stay in their current roles, reflecting a desire for leadership continuity. The...
AI Delivers Enterprise Value — but Not for Everyone
U.S. technology leaders plan to spend about $207 million on AI in the next year, almost twice last year’s forecast, according to KPMG’s survey of 2,000 global executives. More than half expect AI agents to be managed primarily by humans for...
The Real Reason Your Team Is Working Weekends (And It’s Not Performance)
Executives are increasingly seeing Saturdays and Sundays turn into optional workdays, a clear symptom of broken prioritization rather than employee dedication. The article argues that weekend work stems from under‑scoped projects, delayed approvals, and meeting overload, exposing weak operating models....
GoHealth Prioritizes Consumer Fit, Renewal Economics and Cash Discipline While Continuing Leadership in Special Needs Plans; Reports Full Year 2025...
GoHealth reported full‑year 2025 results showing a sharp decline in revenue and profitability as it intentionally scaled back Medicare Advantage activity. Net revenues dropped 55% to $361.8 million, and Adjusted EBITDA swung to a $35.1 million loss. The company emphasized a consumer‑first...
Trump-Xi Summit: US Trade Chief Casts Doubt on Pre-Meeting Beijing Visit
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Bloomberg that cabinet members will not travel to Beijing ahead of the anticipated mid‑May Trump‑Xi summit, diverging from the usual pre‑summit diplomatic routine. The comment follows a White House statement suggesting cabinet‑level engagements would...
NWN Pushes ‘Intelligent Connectivity’ To Power AI Everywhere In The Enterprise
NWN announced its Intelligent Connectivity platform, a next‑gen Network‑as‑a‑Service that fuses HPE Mist Wi‑Fi, its Experience Management Platform and multi‑vendor APIs into a unified operating model. The solution, slated for general availability in the first half of 2026, promises AI‑driven...
How Brands and Agencies Are Operationalizing AI as the Tech Matures
Three years after ChatGPT’s debut, advertisers are moving from questioning AI to deploying it at scale. WPP’s "WPP Open" initiative has centralized AI governance at the holding‑company level, streamlining creative, media and production workflows. Yum Brands has built an "AI...
Family Life Expanded To Two Keystone State Counties
Family Life Radio announced the acquisition of an FM station in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, extending its broadcast footprint into two Keystone State counties. The deal transfers ownership from longtime local broadcaster Lynn Deppen, with broker Michael J. Bergner facilitating the...
SEC–CFTC 2026 Harmonization MOU
The SEC and CFTC signed a non‑binding Memorandum of Understanding on March 11, 2026 to coordinate oversight of overlapping markets. The MOU outlines joint principles, risk‑based “minimum effective dose” regulation, and priority areas such as product definitions, clearing, margin, crypto...
GrowthRise Mastermind Recap Mar 31, 2026
The GrowthRise Mastermind on March 31 highlighted challenges across AI‑driven marketing tools, generative engine optimization, and LinkedIn and Meta advertising. Participants warned that automating ad data via APIs can trigger platform bans and recommended analysis‑focused tools like GetVictor and Sprites.AI. For...
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck Makes a Statement as He Takes a $799,999 Pay Cut
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck voluntarily slashed his base salary to $1, cutting $799,999 in compensation and forfeiting 392,155 restricted stock units worth roughly $22.5 million. The saved funds will be redirected to research and development, supporting projects such as the...
ACA: Cyber Risks Rise and ‘Control Drift’ Emerges
Private equity and venture capital funds are confronting a sharp uptick in cyber threats as global geopolitical tensions reshape the digital risk landscape. The surge in ransomware, supply‑chain attacks, and state‑sponsored espionage is straining operational teams and stretching compliance resources....
China, the Philippines, and the Real Lesson of Second Thomas Shoal
Philippines and China signed the July 2024 Provisional Understanding on Second Thomas Shoal after a June 2024 violent boarding that exposed Beijing’s coercive tactics. Despite extensive transparency campaigns and diplomatic talks, Chinese water‑cannon and boarding actions escalated, prompting Manila to demonstrate national...
US Removes Sanctions on Three Russian Vessels, Says Move Not Policy Shift
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control removed three Russian‑flagged vessels—container ships Fesco Moneron and Fesco Magadan and cargo ship Sv Nikolay—from its Specially Designated Nationals list. The ships, sanctioned in 2022 for ties to state‑linked banks, were delisted...
Jamie Cutburth Moves From NBC to iHeart as EVP of Marketing
iHeartMedia has hired former NBCUniversal executive Jamie Cutburth as its Executive Vice President of Marketing. Cutburth leaves NBC after more than 11 years, where he oversaw B2B marketing and brand partnerships for flagship shows like Saturday Night Live and The...
Consumer Confidence Inches up Despite Iran War, Rising Gas Price
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index edged up to 91.8 in March, despite the Iran‑related war driving gas prices to $4 per gallon and inflating short‑term inflation expectations to a six‑month high. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan survey showed a...
Portkey Open-Sources Its AI Gateway After Processing 2 Trillion Tokens a Day
Portkey has released its unified Portkey Gateway as an open‑source project after the service began processing two trillion tokens per day and handling more than 120 million AI requests. The platform currently supports $180 million of annualized AI spend across roughly 24,000...
Gap Feels Confident About Inventory Levels, Tariff Mitigation
Gap Inc. reported a 7% year‑over‑year rise in inventory during its March 5 earnings call, yet managed to lower retail units through stricter inventory controls. The company’s tariff‑mitigation plan, which includes sourcing adjustments and selective price hikes, is projected to deliver...
Instagram Premium Program Aims To Boost Users' Story Performance
Instagram is piloting a new subscription called Instagram Plus in Mexico, Japan and the Philippines, priced up to $2.20 per month. The service adds Story‑centric tools such as unlimited audience lists, re‑watch metrics, weekly spotlight, 24‑hour extensions and anonymous story...
Sobeys VP Talks Compliments Brand Refresh, 'Innovative' New Products
Sobeys is revamping its private‑label Compliments range with a fresh visual identity and the new tagline “We’re full of Compliments.” The refresh is backed by a national ad campaign and aims to combine strong value with a warmer, more playful...
Poured Out: Sixth Circuit Overturns NLRB Order, Signaling Cracks in Cemex
On March 6, 2026 the Sixth Circuit overturned the NLRB’s bargaining order issued under the 2023 Cemex framework in Brown‑Forman Corp. v. NLRB. The court affirmed the unfair‑labor‑practice findings but refused to enforce the order, labeling Cemex as rulemaking disguised as adjudication....
The Macroeconomic Budget and Health Care Projection Dashboard, Revisited: Can You Put the US Back on a Sustainable Path?
The American Enterprise Institute released an updated macroeconomic projection model that forecasts U.S. federal debt, deficits, and health‑care spending far exceeding CBO estimates. A new interactive dashboard lets users adjust tax rates, Social Security benefits, health‑care elasticities, and investment levels...
Cisco Extends Its Enterprise Agreement to Include Nutanix Cloud Platform
Cisco has broadened its Enterprise Agreement (EA) to cover Nutanix Cloud Platform, marking the first time the EA incorporates third‑party OEM technology. The extension gives customers predictable, protected pricing and the ability to scale Nutanix usage without renegotiating contracts. Cisco’s...
Options Traders Pick Up Pharma Stock After Eli Lilly Buyout
Centessa Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CNTA) surged 44.4% to $39.90 after Eli Lilly announced a $6.3 billion acquisition to broaden its metabolic and sleep‑disorder portfolio. The stock hit an intraday high of $40.26, its highest level ever, while the 40‑day moving average provided support....
Claussen Departs, ST Engineering iDirect Names Sridhar Kuppanna as CEO
ST Engineering iDirect announced that its chief technology officer, Sridhar Kuppanna, will assume the chief executive role, succeeding Don Claussen after roughly three years. Kuppanna, who has spent two and a half years shaping the firm’s technology roadmap, is credited...
Pharma Goes on $25.5B, Eight-Day Acquisition Spree
Pharmaceutical companies launched an eight‑day acquisition blitz, with six firms announcing deals worth about $25.5 billion. Two of those transactions involve upfront payments exceeding $5 billion each, underscoring the aggressive pace. The deals focus on securing biotech pipelines and specialty drug assets...
Agentic Commerce-Era Lessons From Social Commerce And Digital Ad Channels
Agentic commerce is being touted as the next evolution of online shopping, echoing the hype that surrounded social commerce a few years ago. The article distills four lessons from social commerce—value proposition, flawless experience, right‑channel targeting, and trust—that are critical...
What Is Post Merger Integration (PMI)?
Post‑Merger Integration (PMI) is the structured process of combining two companies into a single, value‑creating entity. It encompasses cultural alignment, IT and data consolidation, and functional harmonization, guided by detailed checklists and a 100‑day plan. Successful PMI requires senior‑level sponsorship,...
NSW Public Service Loses Key Test Case over Definition of ‘Casual’ Public Servants
The New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission ruled in April 2026 that a worker cannot be deemed casual solely by an employer’s label, requiring objective criteria to apply. Justice David Chin’s decision overturns the NSW public service’s self‑definition of casual...
Northeast US Diesel Exports Surge to Europe
New York Harbor briefly became a net diesel exporter as traders shifted ultra‑low sulfur diesel (ULSD) shipments to Europe. A sharp rise in northwest European jet fuel prices created a price arbitrage window, flipping the usual discount relationship between European...
Texas Local Officials Cite Bonding Needs, State Impediments
Texas city leaders warned that recent state actions are tightening access to municipal bond markets and curbing competition for procurement contracts. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson highlighted billions of dollars in upcoming projects—a $1.5 billion wastewater‑treatment plant, a $5 billion airport expansion, and...
Rebellions Raises 640 Billion Won in Pre-IPO Round as First Korea National Growth Fund Pick
South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions Inc. closed a 640 billion won pre‑IPO funding round, valuing the company at 3.4 trillion won. The round, led by the state‑backed Korea National Growth Fund with 250 billion won, also included contributions from KDB and Mirae...
AGI CFO to Depart in May
Ag Growth International (AGI) announced that Chief Financial Officer Jim Rudyk will resign effective May 8, ending a nearly six‑year tenure that began in September 2020. The move follows a sweeping executive reshuffle that reduced the leadership team from 17 to 8...
Eco Atlantic Names Keith Hill Chairman as Board Reshuffle Takes Effect
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas appointed Keith Hill as non‑executive chairman following its annual general meeting, succeeding Peter Nicol who stays on the board as a non‑executive director. The reshuffle aligns with the company’s push to expand offshore exploration across...
Why Mazda Is Making Movies Now (Exclusive)
Mazda is launching a new CX‑5 SUV with a five‑film campaign that debuted at the Oscars, featuring short movies in romance, action, sci‑fi, musical and horror genres. The branded entertainment will roll out on YouTube, TikTok, Hulu and may appear...
NWSL Scales Up Production Ops To Match League’s Exponential Growth
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has expanded to 16 teams, adding 58 matches for a total of 248 world‑feed productions in 2026. To support the larger schedule, the league’s in‑house broadcast operation, partnered with NEP Connected Solutions, has added...
Jeff Koons Designs Two Bottles for Evian’s 200th Anniversary
Evian is commemorating its 200th anniversary with a limited‑edition partnership with artist Jeff Koons, releasing clear glass bottles for still and sparkling water that showcase his iconic pink and blue balloon‑dog designs. The still bottle features a pink cap, while the...
Treeline Pushes Software-Driven Model for IT Services
Treeline announced a $25 million Series A round to develop a modern IT operating system that automates and standardizes service delivery across IT, security, and compliance. The platform replaces fragmented, ticket‑based workflows with a unified, software‑driven layer, allowing routine tasks to be...
The Demand Gen Engine: Why Buyer Interest Now Starts With Proof
B2B buyers are abandoning traditional outbound messaging in favor of self‑serve research backed by verifiable proof such as reviews, pricing transparency, and interactive demos. Edelman’s 2025 Trust Barometer and Gartner’s 2025 Buyer Study reveal that 61% of buyers now prefer...
The Strategy P.F. Chang’s New CMO Is Betting On — And What It Means for Your Business
Holly Smith, the new CMO of P.F. Chang’s, is reviving the chain’s nostalgic appeal while modernizing its marketing engine. She began by listening to staff across operations, finance and procurement to break down silos and align the organization. Smith is now...