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Last Updated: Fri., Oct. 16, 2026 @ 4:55 pm

Alberta's SEC Seeks Comms Partners

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

AlbertaThe Alberta Securities Commission is accepting the credentials of firms interested in providing communications services to the Canadian province’s regulatory body.

Zacharia Out as White House Press Sec.

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

KatieKatie Zacharia has been fired from her White House press secretary post after five days on the job, according to media reports.

Revoking Trump’s Peace Prize

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

FIFAFIFA is expected to scrap its “FIFA Peace Prize-Football Unites the World” award at its December council meeting. That’s not enough... Big Oil is loaded with cash flowing from the Iran war. Wall Street wants to know how will it spend the windfall... More and more killers of journalists are escaping punishment.

CEOs Becoming 'Corporate Diplomats'

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

EdelmanThe number of stakeholders and issues that affect almost every business decision is turning CEOs into “corporate diplomats," according to a report from Edelman.

Ballard Bags VZ Energy Services Client

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

BallardBallard Partners has signed to represent Servicios Petroleros del Sur on energy matters in Venezuela and the US.

Boeing Alum Rice Flies to Herald Group

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Steve RiceSteve Rice, who served as director of political mobilization for Boeing, joins DC-based bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm The Herald Group as SVP, overseeing its grasstops and 50-state field operations.

PR Firm News: ACC Boosts Intelligence Unit

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

ACCAcceleration Community of Companies, a network of independent media, marketing, and communications agencies including DKC, Stripe Theory and MKG, expands ACC Intelligence... Crosby Marketing Communications CEO Raymond Crosby is named to the Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 Business Hall of Fame Class... Superson, a Helsinki-based agency with hubs in Amsterdam, Toronto and Singapore, is expanding its footprint in North America with the opening of a Toronto office.

FGS Global Acquires The Russell Group

Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

FGS Global & The Russell GroupFGS Global has acquired The Russell Group, a DC-based lobbying shop with strengths in the food and agricultural sectors.

WSSU Wants to Enroll Marketing Firm

Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

WSSUWinston-Salem State University seeks an executive strategic marketing and communications firm to serve as an advisor to chancellor Bonita Brown and her cabinet.

Qorvis Adds Diplomacy Ace

Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

VictorShiblieQorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.