From pain-reducing medical patches to water-conservation apps, six student projects captured $25,000 grand prizes this week in Flint. The Mott Million Dollar Challenge culminated a nationwide search that engaged over 5,300 K-12 students, testing their ability to solve real-world problems through business and social ventures.
Two decades after launching on Sunset Boulevard, LaserAway has arrived in Westlake, Ohio, marking its 221st location nationwide. The opening at 155 Crocker Park Blvd serves as a capstone for the company’s twentieth anniversary, celebrating a rare streak of consistent expansion without a single clinic closure since 2006.
Since her first visit to Kiawah Island in 1984, Jenny Bernard has cultivated a deep personal connection to the South Carolina coast. Now, the veteran real estate agent is bringing that lifelong familiarity to Pam Harrington Exclusives, joining the independent brokerage to bolster its luxury residential operations across the region's sea islands.
Cargo theft across North America has surged to a record $725 million, marking a 60 percent increase from 2024 as organized criminal groups target high-value freight. With the average value per incident climbing to $273,990, logistics operators are abandoning passive recording systems in favor of proactive, AI-driven surveillance.
Organized criminal groups are driving a surge in supply chain crime, pushing cargo theft losses to a record $725 million in 2025. With the average value per incident climbing 36 percent to $273,990, logistics operators are abandoning passive recording systems in favor of proactive, AI-driven surveillance to protect high-value freight.
With the FDA’s July 20, 2028, compliance deadline for FSMA 204 looming, Körber has unveiled STEPLogic Tracker. The new software aims to replace fragmented paper records and spreadsheets with a structured, app-based system designed to help food manufacturers manage lot-level data and meet strict 24-hour recall record retrieval requirements.
Financial Trust Asset Management earned 49 awards in the first quarter of 2026, securing its place on the PSN Top Guns list. The recognition highlights the firm's performance across 18 investment categories, marking a significant milestone as the boutique manager navigated a period of intense geopolitical and market volatility.
“This partnership represents more than visibility in women's sports; it's a celebration of joy, confidence, and community,” said Jordan Saxemard, CEO of Sol de Janeiro. The beauty brand is launching a multi-year deal with the Washington Spirit, aiming to integrate self-care rituals into the professional soccer experience from 2026 through 2028.
A £25 million investment from Hexaware Technologies will bring 1,200 new jobs to Manchester, Leeds, and Birmingham over the next five years. Announced during the G7 Summit, the initiative focuses on scaling research in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and modernized digital services for the public sector.
Broadcom Inc. has finalized the pricing for its cash tender offer to repurchase up to $2.5 billion in outstanding senior notes. The buyback, which targets six series of debt securities ranging from 2030 to 2038 maturities, reflects current market yields and fixed spreads established as of mid-day June 17.
When children turn four, parents face a critical choice between state-funded programs housed in public schools and those located in private childcare centers. While both aim to prepare students for kindergarten, the physical environment and educational philosophy often differ significantly, requiring families to look beyond simple cost and convenience.
Coral Springs-based Cruise Planners has earned two major industry accolades, securing a top-ten spot on Entrepreneur’s 2026 rankings and a place on Franchise Business Review’s Culture100 list. These honors acknowledge the agency’s dual success in scaling its home-based franchise model while maintaining high levels of owner satisfaction.
More than 70 days of annual outdoor recreation are lost to precipitation in counties like Pacific and Grays Harbor, according to a new report from the Better Play Initiative. By analyzing 2025 weather data, the study reveals how heavy rainfall creates significant gaps in athletic programming across western Washington.
Surgeons at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital have completed Florida’s first staged cardiac septation, a rare procedure that transforms a single functioning heart ventricle into two. By dividing the ventricular cavity in a multi-step process, the team aims to improve long-term circulatory function for a 1-year-old patient born with complex defects.
IceCure Medical, the Caesarea-based developer of tumor-freezing cryoablation technology, has secured $5.5 million through a private placement with a single healthcare-focused institutional investor. The deal includes shares and warrants priced at $3.00 each, a valuation that sits at a premium to the company’s previous closing price on the Nasdaq.
With 14 confirmed tornadoes already carving a path through the region since early June, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania is bracing for its fourth significant storm system in less than two weeks. Forecasters warn of winds reaching 65 mph, threatening to topple trees and snap power lines across the service area.
To insulate footwear brands from global supply chain volatility, DSC is upgrading its P.T. Dah Ju facility in Jawa Barat, Indonesia. The expansion integrates advanced foam chemistry and fabrication technology, positioning the site as a strategic hub for local-for-local manufacturing ahead of anticipated regional trade shifts.
Arlington-based Trustible has secured an honorable mention in the inaugural 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for AI Governance Platforms, marking a significant milestone for the startup as it navigates a rapidly consolidating market projected to reach $1.4 billion by the end of the decade.
With the NSA’s 2027 CNSA 2.0 deadline looming and threat actors actively harvesting encrypted data for future decryption, Swiss firm DuoKey has unveiled its Quantum Risk Score. The tool provides enterprises with an auditable, zero-access assessment of their cryptographic exposure to prepare for the looming post-quantum transition.
A group of founders and management at Ra’anana-based NextVision Stabilized Systems have announced plans to sell $200 million worth of company stock. The move, representing roughly 2% of the imaging technology firm's outstanding shares, is aimed at broadening the investor base and improving liquidity through a coordinated bookbuilding process.
Ninety-one percent of U.S. system integrators have integrated artificial intelligence into their workflows, yet only 15 percent successfully translate that adoption into tangible financial gains. A new benchmark study from Moonnox reveals that the divide lies not in technological volume, but in whether leadership treats AI as a foundational operating model.
A grandmotherly figure with a penchant for calling out industry fillers is the new face of Got Beef, but she does not exist. The direct-to-consumer jerky brand has launched a campaign featuring 'Granny,' a fully AI-generated spokesperson created to anchor the company's entire marketing strategy at a fraction of traditional costs.
Digital marketing agency Code3 has secured two industry accolades, underscoring its shift toward integrating AI-driven analytics with consumer-focused storytelling. The firm received Skai’s Celeste AI Pioneer Award for its automated optimization models and a Bronze honor from The Drum for its revenue-generating retail content campaigns.
Under the flight paths of Hampshire, the aerospace supply chain converges this July as Century Fasteners Corp. prepares to highlight its strategic distribution partnership with Cherry Aerospace. The Elmhurst-based firm will occupy Booth #3521-b in Hall 3 during the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, running from July 20 through July 24.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been redesignated as the sole World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer. This extension formalizes a technical partnership aimed at bridging the global survival gap, where the hospital provides the scientific and policy expertise required to improve pediatric oncology outcomes worldwide.
As demand for integrated data platforms intensifies within public safety agencies, EPR Fireworks has named industry veteran Neil Arsenault as Chief Revenue Officer. Arsenault will spearhead the company’s national market expansion and revenue strategy, stepping into the role as the firm scales its cloud-based management software for fire and EMS departments.
A $500 million term loan, spearheaded by Silver Point Capital’s direct lending division, has finalized the funding for REPAY Holdings Corporation’s acquisition of KUBRA. The financing package, which also includes a $100 million revolving credit facility, concludes a deal that brings together two major players in integrated payment processing.
Aircraft manufacturer Daher is expanding its use of the LeanDNA APEX platform across Europe, Morocco, and the United States to replace fragmented manual reporting with a unified, AI-driven supply chain. The move aims to synchronize global procurement and production teams under a single source of operational truth.
Moving from its longtime Lair Hill home, the National University of Natural Medicine has established a new urban footprint at 1621 SW 1st Ave. The transition, officially celebrated with a ribbon-cutting on June 26, marks seven decades of the institution’s history while anchoring its operations in the heart of the city.
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is hitting a physical wall: electricity. As hyperscalers scramble to secure massive power loads for data centers, the industry’s focus is shifting from chip design and software to the raw energy infrastructure required to sustain the next generation of computing.
