Joele Frank handles Big Lots Inc. as the nation’s largest closeout retailer declares Chapter 11 today and announces that it has agreed to be acquired by a unit of Nexus Capital Management.
Alaska’s Dept. of Environmental Conservation is looking for a PR firm to handle an air quality public education campaign. It has budgeted $530K for the first two years of the push.
New Mountain Capital has spun off Swoop, provider of precision AI-driven healthcare omnichannel solutions, from Real Chemistry.
Brunswick Group has hired David Cheong, a seasoned professional and financial services headhunter, as partner and head of senior hiring.
Antenna Group acquires Czech public relations and marketing firm Rubikon PR... Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, a London-based provider of specialist consulting services to the financial services industry, acquires White Marble Consulting, and Bankside Financial Solutions Consulting... Rimas Publishing, an Independent music publisher, establishes a division devoted to developing and implementing marketing strategies to promote its artists and music.
Springcoast Capital Partners, a growth equity firm that works with software and tech firms, names Jennifer Spendlove head of investor relations, a newly created role... Dow Jones promotes Ashok Sinha, who has served as SVP, head of communications since last September, to CCO... LetsGetChecked hires Cigna's Melissa Fors Shackelford as SVP of marketing.
Who would have guessed? Russia Today is not a legit media outlet but rather a shady Kremlin propaganda tool that is spreading dis/misinformation in the US... Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel is the best outcome to the United Steelworkers Union... Hats off to Wesleyan University president Michael Roth for putting welcome mat out for protesters... Trump campaign memo banning talking to reporters gets leaked.
Who do employees trust the most? According to a newly released Edelman study, the answer to that question—as it has been for the past few years—is “My Employer.”
The City of Kawartha Lakes, which is 90 minutes northeast of Toronto, wants a firm to create a sustainable and destination brand promise.
Justin McCarthy, who was senior advisor at Akin Gump and a veteran of the George W. Bush administration, has joined DGA Group as a partner in its US government relations practice.
Scout Lab, which specializes in clients that focus on human and planetary health, is named communication AOR for Annabella, an Israeli-based femtech brand... TBA Outdoors signs up as AOR for family-owned outdoor store Mountain Sports... Darby Communications is named communications agency of record for The Travel Yogi, a company that combines yoga and wellness with adventure travel.
Prosek Partners hires Chris Tropeano, who previously served as head of PR at Mojo, the sports tech and entertainment company launched by Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore, as an SVP... The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which is comprised of the de Young and the Legion of Honor, names Robin Freeman as its first CMO, effective October 1... Caster Communications promotes Alex Crabb to EVP and Peter Girard to SVP
Edelman Global Advisory has hired former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley as a part-time vice chair.
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