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Qorvis launches and registers its Qorvis GeoPols Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, the firm’s physical presence in the United Arab Emirates. Following the management buyout and relaunch earlier this year, the establishment of the DMCC hub complements Qorvis’ Washington, D.C. headquarters and presence in Geneva, Brussels and Riyadh. Its capabilities include capital and financial transaction compliance and transparency solutions, and branded news and premium content, as well as global advocacy, strategic communications, creative and digital services. The new unit will be led by managing partner for the EMEA region Grace Fenstermaker and chief financial officer Özkan Yilmaz. “The strategic expansion positions Qorvis as the premier partner for clients seeking comprehensive solutions at the nexus of capital and influence,” says Qorvis chief excutive Matt J. Lauer. The agency has also appointed Jesse Schatz as director in Riyadh.
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Jackson Spalding unveils a new brand identity, which includes a reimagined logo and color palette, as well as the relaunch of the agency’s website. The agency says that the revamped JacksonSpalding.com was developed with a focus on immediately showcasing the power of the agency’s clients, work and team. The new logo, which was created by Jackson Spalding designer and Steely Works founder Brian Steely, is intended to represent collaboration, performance and relationship. “Our purpose statement is to cultivate meaningful relationships rooted in mutual respect – within our agency, with our clients and in our communities,” said agency co-founder Glen Jackson. Founded in 1995, Jackson Spalding, which works with such clients as The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, Google and, L.L. Bean, has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles and Athens, GA, in addition to team members located throughout the country.
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The Museum of Public Relations elects Renée Edelman, Mara Hedgecoth and Stacey Jones to its board of directors. Edelman, senior VP, archivist & special projects, worked on the Edelman Museum that opened in the firm's new Chicago co-headquarters in fall 2022 to celebrate Edelman's 70th anniversary. She previously served for 25 years as senior media strategist for Edelman's global technology practice. Hedgecoth is APCO Worldwide chief communication and marketing officer, Hedgecoth leading the firm’s global marketing effort as well as directing brand and global business initiatives on behalf of the agency. Stacey Jones, who most recently led corporate communications at Accenture, is Immediate past president and member of the executive committee of the Institute for Public Relations.
Page launches the Polansky Future Leaders Fund, which was established through a gift from 2025 Page Hall of Fame inductee and former Weber Shandwick Global CEO Andy Polansky... Ruder Finn reintroduces its website, ruderfinn.com, which will now feature a large language model (LLM) as its primary user interface... Higher Plane Media is launched by former Sloane & Company CEO Darren Brandt.
Champion, which specializes in restaurant, franchise and consumer brands, opens a Miami office, adding to its operations in Dallas and Los Angeles... Violet PR, a Montclair, NJ-based firm that focuses on economic development, commercial real estate and place branding, opens a second office on Park Avenue South in New York... Inflection Point, a founder-led, senior growth systems partner for startups and growth-stage businesses, launches... PRSA announces the recipients of its inaugural Women of Impact Awards. Honorees honorees were recognized during the PRSA Women of Impact Summit & Awards at the Union League Club of Chicago.
FleishmanHillard is shuttering its 20-member Dublin office as Omnicom Public Relations reorganizes its global operations... Vested acquires Watermark, a D.C.-based public affairs and special situations firm.... Matter earns two Pinnacle Awards 2026 Marketing & Communications honors for its clients.
Quad/Graphics launches Direct, a Quad Agency to help marketers create, execute and measure direct marketing campaigns in one connected offering... InnoVision Marketing Group SVP/senior creative director Giselle Campos and SVP/general manager Alanna Markey are among the first-ever winners of the San Diego Business Journal’s Indispensables Awards, which recognizes professionals who make the greatest impact within their organizations and across the San Diego business community... Park Place Technologies, an IT infrastructure services firm that works with Feintuch Communications, releases the second episode of its “The Savvy CIO” podcast. 
Ripley PR is named a silver winner in the TITAN American Business Awards’ Outstanding PR Campaign category... Excellera, a corporate-advisory firm, came in at number one in deal count, as well as fourth in deal value, in Mergermarket’s list of top EMEA firms... Thunderly is telling the stories of military veterans who transferred the discipline, organization and leadership skills developed in service to their country into successful post-military careers as franchise business owners, as part of its year-long "American Dreamers: The Stories of Franchising" effort.
