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Thryv Introduces AI-Enabled Marketing Software for Home Services Businesses

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thryv® Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THRY), provider of the leading small business marketing and sales software platform, has launched a tailored growth marketing solution for home services businesses looking to scale. Using Thryv’s AI-driven automated software, these businesses can market their services to high-intent prospects and accelerate revenue growth. “We work with over 15,000 home services businesses and the majority believe that achieving scale is the best way to com

Zest AI Secures Strategic Investment from Customers in Oversubscribed Round

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zest AI, a leading provider of AI-powered lending solutions, today announced the successful completion of an oversubscribed, customer-led financing round. The investment was led by five of the company's key customers – SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, Members 1st Federal Credit Union, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Truliant Federal Credit Union, and Citi, through its investing group Citi Ventures. The financing represents a significant valuation increase from Zes

Deepwatch Launches NEXA™: The MDR Industry’s First Collaborative Agentic AI Ecosystem for Unparalleled Security Outcomes

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deepwatch, the leader in Precision MDR powered by AI and humans, today announced Deepwatch NEXA, the industry’s first collaborative Agentic AI ecosystem delivering outcome-focused agents that transform how MDR providers and customers work together. NEXA combines natural language interaction with agentic AI intelligence to deliver real-time visibility, context, and actionable insights across the entire security lifecycle—enabling both MDR providers and custome

Bonus Distribution Boosts Investor Returns on Essential Income REIT’s Class ER Shares to 9.58%+ Total First-Year Return

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #1031exchange--ExchangeRight has announced that the company has made a bonus distribution to certain investors in the Essential Income REIT’s Class ER shares as a result of their participation in ExchangeRight’s DST fees, representing a distribution of 3.58% on invested capital. This bonus distribution is for Class ER investors that invested between December 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025. Investors prior to December 1, 2024 previously received a similar 3.58% bonus on investe

Better.com’s Keith Soura Named a 2025 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Better.com, the leading AI-powered mortgage lender, today announced that Keith Soura, Vice President of Engineering at Better.com, has been named a 2025 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter. The award recognizes the most impactful technology leaders in the housing industry advancing AI innovation in the mortgage and home equity market to redefine what’s possible across real estate, lending, and fintech. The HousingWire Tech Trendsetters program celebrates executives, product

Panorama Education taps new CMO, Lucy Zarlengo, to Drive Growth as the Company Advances AI Technology to Support Academic Success

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panorama Education, an education technology company that helps students achieve success in school and beyond, today announced the appointment of Chief Marketing Officer Lucy Zarlengo. Lucy will oversee Panorama’s marketing strategy, as the company continues to innovate to meet the evolving needs of students, educators, and families nationwide at a pivotal time for K-12 education. As the company builds on its momentum in AI, strengthens its go-to-market execution, and de

Precision Concepts International, A Portfolio Company of The Sterling Group, Acquires Comar

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Precision Concepts International, LLC (“PCI”) today announced it has acquired Comar. The combination establishes a scaled rigid packaging platform serving diverse consumer and healthcare customers across North America. Headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina, PCI is a provider of specialty rigid packaging solutions to small and mid-size brand owners in the personal care, household, and food and beverage sectors. Comar is a producer of consumer and heal

Schwab Advisor Services Expands Schwab Advisor ProDirect™ Program, Bringing Membership Benefits to Current Clients

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ria--Schwab Advisor Services Expands Schwab Advisor ProDirect™ Program, Bringing Membership Benefits to Current Clients

New Data From Lincoln Financial Reveals Americans Are Concerned About Long-Term Care, But Few Are Discussing It

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As Long-Term Care Awareness Month begins, new research from Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) highlights a widespread concern among Americans about the cost and impact of long-term care, and an opportunity for financial professionals to further support clients’ financial goals. According to Lincoln’s Consumer Sentiment Tracker, conducted in October 2025, 82% of respondents report feeling concerned about paying for long-term care services for themselves or a family memb

Wells Fargo Welcomes JetBlue as Newest Rewards Points Transfer Partner

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo has welcomed JetBlue as the newest airline to join the company’s growing collection of Rewards Points Transfer partners for eligible credit card products. This partnership reflects Wells Fargo’s ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional value to cardholders through enhanced travel experiences. Effective immediately, Wells Fargo credit cardholders can link their JetBlue TrueBlue® account to eligible Wells Fargo credit cards and begin transferring po

Outcome Capital Launches Dedicated Healthcare Services Practice to Expand Strategic Advisory and Investment Banking Capabilities

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #HealthcareServices--Outcome Capital, LLC, a highly specialized life sciences and healthcare advisory and investment banking firm, today announced the launch of its Healthcare Services Practice, expanding the firm’s strategic and transactional advisory capabilities to meet the needs of companies operating across the rapidly evolving healthcare services sector. Building on the success of Outcome Capital’s Ophthalmology Practice, the first dedicated investment banking group serving the eye ca

Weitz Investment Management Launches Multisector Bond ETF

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 11:59
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Weitz Investment Management, Inc. (“Weitz”) today announced the launch of the Weitz Multisector Bond ETF (NYSE: WMSB), an actively managed fixed-income strategy designed to provide a high level of current income through flexible exposure across credit sectors, durations, and levels of credit quality. The ETF will begin trading November 5, 2025. The launch expands Weitz’s ETF platform following the Weitz Core Plus Bond ETF (WCPB) introduced earlier this year and bui

Vine Expands AI Lending Platform to Handle Audited and Interim Financial Documents

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 08:59
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vine Financial, a commercial lending accelerator for banks and credit unions, updated its platform to read additional financial statements to help lenders make fast, more accurate credit decisions for commercial borrowers. The update further reduces manual data entry by extending Vine’s AI-powered document reading capabilities beyond tax returns to include audited and interim financials. By automatically importing financial data into lenders’ personalized spreadi

Charles River Associates (CRA) Strengthens Its Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 08:59
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Associates (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that Nate Goldstein has joined CRA as a Vice President in the Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice. “We are pleased to welcome Nate to CRA’s Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice,” said Paul Maleh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles River Associates. “He is a skilled leader who has managed team

TD Bank Ranks No. 1 in SBA Lending for 9th Straight Year

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 08:59
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TD, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, announced today that it ranked No. 1 for the ninth consecutive year in total number of approved U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans in its Maine-to-Florida footprint for the SBA's 2025 fiscal year. For SBA 7(a) loan units, TD Bank also secured No. 1 rankings in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, South Florida and Vermont and is ranked the No. 5 SBA lender nationwide. In the SBA's 2025 f

U.S. Small Business Employment Growth Remains Consistent as Weekly Hours Worked Reach Near-Decade High

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 08:59
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $PAYX #employmenttrends--According to the latest Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, which is based on the payroll data of Paychex’s customers with fewer than 50 employees, small business employment levels remained consistent in October. The report’s Small Business Jobs Index has moved less than one percentage point over the last year, indicating continued moderation in small business hiring. While hourly earnings growth for U.S. small business workers slowed marginally to 2.58%,

Corpay and National Hockey League Announce Multiyear North American Partnership

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 08:59
TORONTO & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corpay, Inc.* (NYSE: CPAY), a global leader in corporate payments and the National Hockey League (NHL®) today announced a multiyear North American partnership, naming Corpay’s Cross-Border business the Official Foreign Exchange (FX) Provider of the NHL. Through this partnership, the NHL will be able to use Corpay Cross-Border’s innovative solutions to help mitigate foreign exchange exposure in their daily operations. The NHL will also benefit from Corpay’s a

BBRC Releases Letter to Victoria’s Secret’s Board of Directors

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 08:59
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BBRC International PTE Limited (together with its affiliates, “BBRC” or “we”), which owns approximately 12.9% of the outstanding shares of Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE: VSCO) (“VS” or the “Company”), today released the below letter to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The decision to publicly release the letter follows months of attempts by BBRC to engage in good faith with the Board regarding changes that are needed to improve the Board’s compositi

FreeStar Financial Credit Union Launches Mahalo Digital Banking Platform Alongside Corelation KeyStone Conversion

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 08:59
TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #CreditUnions--FreeStar Financial Credit Union Launches Mahalo Digital Banking Platform Alongside Corelation KeyStone Conversion

Pearce Services Acquisition Expands CBRE’s Capabilities to Serve Digital and Power Infrastructure

Lastest from Businesswire - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 08:59
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) today announced the acquisition of Pearce Services, LLC, a leading provider of advanced technical services for digital and power infrastructure, from New Mountain Capital. The initial purchase price is approximately $1.2 billion in cash plus a potential earn-out of up to $115 million, subject to Pearce meeting certain performance thresholds in 2027. Pearce is expected to be immediately accretive to CBRE’s core earnings-per-share and will ope

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