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BGR Analytics, the data practice of DC-based government relations and PR firm BGR Group, says that Texas is the best state for AI investors to place their money. The practice’s newly launched BGR Best States for AI Investment Index looked at all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on their readiness and attractiveness for artificial intelligence investment. Following Texas on the list were #2 Utah and #3 Florida. Also rated in the top 10 were California and North Carolina (tied at 4th), Virginia, Georgia, Colorado, Washington, Massachusetts and Maryland. The Index evaluates states across five core pillars: dynamic economy, business climate, data-center readiness workforce advantage and quality of pace. "The AI economy is reordering American competitiveness state by state, and the decisions companies and investors make today about where to deploy capital will shape the landscape for decades," said BGR Analytics head Frank Ahrens. "Until now, those decisions have too often been made on the basis of conventional wisdom, gut instinct, or incomplete data. The BGR Best States for AI Investment Index changes that.”
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Pierpont Communications, a PR and integrated digital marketing agency headquartered in Houston, expands into South Florida, the agency’s seventh U.S. location. The South Florida office will be led by VP Ansley Campbell, who was most recently president and partner at Cultivate PR. Campbell has directed multi-market campaigns for such brands as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and Fisher Island Club, with deep account experience supporting real estate and development clients throughout Florida. The opening of Pierpont’s new location office follows increased client demand across the region, where corporate relocations, capital inflows and cross-border business activity have made Miami one of the country’s fastest-growing markets. “For nearly four decades, Pierpont has helped clients in energy, financial services, healthcare, professional services and technology navigate complex communications challenges, strengthen stakeholder trust and drive measurable business outcomes,” said Clint Woods, Pierpont’s COO. “South Florida is now a center of gravity for those same sectors.”
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The Pollack Group names Project Petals as the recipient of its 2026 Big Red Grant, which supports organizations that are creating lasting change. Project Petals is a New York-based nonprofit organization that helps people build sustainable futures and advocate for lasting change through education, leadership training and hands-on access to resources. It has improved environmental conditions for over 100,000 New York residents and helped champion the Environmental Bond Act, the largest environmental initiative in New York’s history. “Project Petals is doing work that will define New York’s environmental future, and our job is to make sure that story reaches the audiences that can help move it forward,” said The Pollock Group president and CFO Stefan Pollack.
Prosek Partners opens in San Francisco under the leadership of partner Nadia Damouni... Caliber Corporate Advisers, which works with clients in the fintech and financial services sectors, introduces the Caliber Authority Index (Caliber AI), a proprietary measurement platform... Herbie Thiele Consulting, a public affairs firm blending lobbying and communications, is launched by the longtime Sachs Media partner.
Bospar 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.
Real Chemistry launches MaestroHCP, which is designed to help pharmaceutical marketers plan, activate and measure HCP engagement with more speed, precision and control... Laughlin Constable Public Relations receives a Skyline Award from PRSA... 1Milk2Sugars, which has offices in New York, Toronto and Montréal, is expanding its influencer marketing offering with the establishment of a dedicated U.S.-based influencer team.
10Fold launches MetricsMatter 5.0, a proprietary communications intelligence platform that brings together earned media, social, digital, competitive performance, website activity and visibility across five leading LLMs... Stagwell increases its investment in Real Clear Holdings, publisher of political intelligence platform Real Clear Politics and creator of the RCP Poll Average... Aim & Grace, which works with tourism, hospitality and lifestyle brands, is launched by Amy Skelding and Grace Parker, who previously led Finn Partners' UK travel practice.
Weber Shandwick U.S. president Michael Wehman joins The LAGRANT Foundation board of directors... Financial Profiles, a strategic communications firm that provides companies with IR, PR. transactions and crisis communications, introduces ValueView360... Babbit Bodner, an Atlanta-based agency, is expanding to New York City.
