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Last Updated: Mon., Oct. 5, 2026 @ 5:00 pm

Florida County Offers Travel PR Work

Mon., Oct. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

HIghlandsFlorida’s Highlands County Tourist Development Council wants a firm to develop a PR program that elevates its profile as a destination for leisure travel, outdoor and nature-based experiences, sports tourism, agritourism, special events and authentic small-town travel.

A Perfect 10 Has Nowhere to Go

Mon., Oct. 5, 2026

By Paul Oestreicher

Paul OestreicherWhen a company—or country—rates itself as a "10," it eliminates the possibility of self-examination or positive change.

Kekst CNC’s Edgy Shifts to Teneo

Fri., Oct. 2, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Amy EdgyAmy Edgy has joined Teneo as senior managing director and head of restructuring communications in its PR unit.

Accounts in Transit: Uptown Agency Snags USA Bobsled/Skeleton

Fri., Oct. 2, 2026

By Steve Barnes

BobsledThe Uptown Agency is named agency of record for USA Bobsled/Skeleton, the national governing body for the bobsled and skeleton in the US... SPM Communications adds L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, Sunfly and Puttery to its client roster... Grant PR, which has handled such clients as 3M, Empire State Realty Trust and WNET Thirteen, signs on commercial retail real estate brokerage firm Rova.re.

On the Move: GCI Health Hires Weber's Helgesen

Fri., Oct. 2, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Eric HelgsenGCI Health brings on Eric Helgesen, who led digital transition and enterprise platform development at Weber Shandwick, as EVP, head of AI and innovation... Stanton Communications appoints Je’Coven Norwood as account director and Rida Dhanani as an account executive... Netflix hires the Walt Disney Company’s Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul as VP of television series communications... Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, names Yusef Kassim as head of capital strategy and investor relations.

PR Firm News: Bospar Expands Audit*E Tool

Fri., Oct. 2, 2026

By Steve Barnes

BosparBospar expands its Audit*E tool for small- and medium-sized businesses, which provides comprehensive visibility scoring, competitive analysis and platform-specific improvement recommendations, giving users actionable intelligence to help with brand positioning.... 5W is increasing its presence in Tampa and the Florida market....PR Consultants Group, a nationwide network of senior-level public relations, strategic communications and marketing specialists in more than 50 U.S. markets, has brought on 13 independently owned public relations firms across 13 markets and 12 states so far in 2026.