Commentary
Hats off to Federal Board chairman Jerome Powell for finally getting off his duff to stand up to his unhinged taunter-in-chief. A posse of central bankers from here and afar rally in support of Powell.
CarolinaWest, economic development arm of seven North Carolina counties and the rebuilding, flood-ravaged City of Asheville, wants proposals to retain and attract new businesses.
Feintuch Communications picks up Park Place Technologies, a global IT infrastructure services firm that has just come on as official technology partner of both the Professional Pickleball Association and Major League Pickleball... The Dana Agency is booked as AOR for both local and national public relations for the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau... Broadhead lands Zinpro Corporation for the company’s global, North America and pet businesses... 5WPR wins FanArcade, a web-based gamification platform.
Healing the Sick Care System: Why People Matter, a new book from FINN Partners chair global health and purpose Gil Bashe, says that the current healthcare system is not broken because it lacks innovation, talent or investment, but because it has lost sight of the people it exists to serve.
In an era of heightened political polarization, rapid news cycles, and social media scrutiny, PR pros are under constant pressure to respond, react, or remain silent.
If 2025 was the year PR learned to coexist with machines, 2026 will be the year we must learn to outrun them.
FGS Global has recruited Susan Ho, a veteran of Standard Chartered Bank and Brunswick Group, for the Asia chair position, a newly created post.
Cognito appoints Felice Tobin managing director of its New York business. She was most recently general manager for Cognito Asia and managing director of its Hong Kong office... Spectrio, a company that provides digital signage, interactive kiosks, audience measurement and in-store media, brings on Steve Gilbert as VP of marketing... Hart, a Toledo, OH-based brand transformation agency, promotes Marc Paulenich from president to CEO.
Kelli Parsons, CEO of Hill & Knowlton, will take the helm of Avoq on February 1.
GOP-connected DCI Group promotes Nigeria's effort to protect its Christian communities under a one-year contract worth $9M. (Updated)
The Community College of Baltimore County is seeking proposals for development and execution of an integrated recruitment and brand-building campaign.
FGS Global and Collected Strategies handle $1.5B merger of discount airlines Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines. (Updated)
Dan Scorpio, H/Advisors Abernathy’s managing director and head of the M&A and activism practice, has joined FTI Consulting’s Chicago office.
Jonathan Heppner, deputy communications director for New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, has joined SKDK as senior VP.
Relationships aren’t the product in public relations. They’re the process.
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