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FTI Consulting is providing consulting services for the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority. FTI is to help lobby for the company in Congress around such issues as NASA and Defense Department funding, the National Defense Authorization Act and NASA authorization legislation. FTI’s pitch will be headed by senior director Jack Czerwinski. VCSFA, also known as ‘Virginia Space,’ was created by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1995, with the legislated mission of promoting commercial space activity, economic development and aerospace research within Virginia. It's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located on the state’s Eastern Shore, one of only four spaceports in the U.S. that is currently licensed to launch to orbit, and is one of only two on the east coast.
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French/West/Vaughan is working for The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. FWV will manage all external public relations for UNCP, working to elevate its visibility among prospective students and promote its educational value and offerings, including its participation in the recently established NC Promise Tuition Plan, under which tuition expenses are $500 per semester for in-state students and $2,500 per semester for out-of-state students.
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5W Public Relations is representing SPARK Neuro, a pioneer in the use of neuroanalytics in corporate research. To kick off the engagement, 5WPR developed and executed a strategic funding announcement surrounding SPARK Neuro’s $13.5 million Series A led by Thiel Capital, with participation from actor and producer Will Smith as well as Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company. The agency also launched a thought leadership campaign positioning SPARK Neuro’s technology and company CEO Spencer Gerrol as go-to thought leaders in the world of advertising efficacy.
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Uproar PR will publicize the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games that are slated for Orlando. More than 4,000 athletes, 10,000 volunteers, 1,500 coaches, and 75,000 fans are expected. The firm was also instrumental in leading the media relations campaign that brought the 2022 games to Orlando, planning and executing a press event that drew thousands of attendees, including athletes, local dignitaries, media, spectators and Florida Governor Rick Scott.
Rubenstein Public Relations picks up OS Therapies, which offers gene-edited, Listeria-based cancer immunotherapies... Brandman adds Lough Eske Castle, a five-star Castle hotel and gateway in Donegal, Ireland... LRJ PR & Communications lands Case-Mate, a company whose products range from phone cases to a curated line of such accessories as beach bags.
Hemsworth is named PR agency of record for enterprise travel technology company Revelex... Bolt PR comes on board as PR agency of record for Lexar, which provides high-performance memory and storage for consumers, creators and professionals who capture, store and move data... The Wilful Group is engaged to support the UK launch of refurbed, one of Europe’s leading marketplaces for professionally refurbished products.
The 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.
French/West/Vaughan is named agency of record for Carolina Performing Arts' inaugural "All. Together. Now." Festival, which will take place Feb. 19–21, 2027... Ruder Finn signs on as communications agency of record for Neurocrine Biosciences... Ripley PR is chosen to serve as the public relations agency of record for CAMP Digital, a digital marketing agency focused on the home service industry.
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry is named PR AOR in the U.S., UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland for Flowable, developer of the Agentic Case Platform, which helps regulated organizations orchestrate AI agents while keeping humans in the loop... Moore is selected as brand AOR for the Alzheimer's Association... PhillComm Global, which specializes in emerging industries and new categories, is named AOR for AIGNCI, HIFI and Hypercall.
