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Tawakkol Karman blocked from briefing UN on Yemen
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Nobel Peace laureate Tawakkol Karman was prevented on Aug. 13 from briefing the UN Security Council on Yemen after member-state objections, prompting Denmark and Nobel Women’s Initiative to condemn the exclusion.
Five Chinese concrete metal formwork suppliers stand out in 2026
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Chinese suppliers are drawing more global attention as contractors look for concrete metal formwork that can handle repeated use, tight tolerances, and lower lifecycle costs.
Auset Capital Group expands into private credit and industrial real estate
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Auset Capital Group is widening its private-market platform across private credit and industrial real estate as co-founders Terry CK Au and Seth Southard target capital gaps and the physical infrastructure behind digital growth.
Transportation network helps power New Orleans tourism
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New Orleans tourism depends on transportation to connect visitors with hotels, restaurants, conventions, cruise terminals, festivals and attractions across the city and surrounding region.
DeBofsky Law marks 40 years handling denied benefits cases through every cycle
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DeBofsky Law says it has spent four decades recovering disability, life and ERISA-governed insurance benefits through recessions, the 2008 crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
North Wind breaks ground on $1 billion aerospace and hypersonic test complex in Minnesota
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North Wind has started construction on a new Aerospace & Hypersonic Research and Testing Complex at UMore Park in Rosemount, Minnesota, aimed at modernizing U.S. ground-testing capacity.
Cancún Challenger returns in August as sports-tourism play
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Cancún Country Club will host the Cancún Country Open from Aug. 17-23, bringing ATP Challenger tennis back to the resort market for a second straight year.
Riser Fitness ranks No. 459 on the 2026 Inc. 5000
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Riser Fitness landed at No. 459 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, the annual ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
Kazakhstan’s oil boom is deepening its transit risk
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Kazakhstan is pumping more oil but still depends on a transit corridor it does not fully control, exposing the economy to repeated disruptions on Russia’s Black Sea coast.
Prialto lands Inc. 5000 recognition for sixth straight year
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Prialto said Aug. 13 that it made the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies for the sixth year in a row. The Portland-based virtual assistant provider says the repeat ranking reflects growth in its managed staffing…
GreenBidz lands strategic investment from Headwater Capital
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GreenBidz said it secured strategic investment from Headwater Capital to speed up development of its AI-powered industrial asset marketplace and circular economy platform.
USHBC urges California regulators to approve Charter-Cox merger
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The United States Hispanic Business Council is pressing the California Public Utilities Commission to approve the $34.5 billion Charter Communications-Cox Communications merger on Aug. 13, saying the deal could expand broadband investment and…
USHBC urges CPUC to approve Charter-Cox merger today
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The United States Hispanic Business Council is pressing California regulators to clear Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion deal for Cox Communications, saying small businesses and consumers need faster broadband investment and more certainty….
Türkiye’s tech market steps onto the global AI stage with GITEX debut
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Türkiye’s ICT market is on track to grow from $38 billion in 2026 to $58 billion by 2031 as Istanbul prepares to host the inaugural GITEX Ai Türkiye 2026 on Sept. 9-10. The event lands as Ankara pushes billions into AI, data centers and talent,…
Spiceology lands on Inc. 5000 for the seventh time
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Spiceology was named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies, marking the Spokane spice brand’s seventh appearance.
Fluency makes Inc. 5000 for fourth straight year
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Fluency landed on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list for the fourth year in a row, ranking in the top 40% overall and No. 5 in Vermont.
Juana Lopez recognized for cross-border trade leadership
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Juana Lopez, an International Foods & Non-Foods Business Manager with ADW Acosta, is being recognized for helping companies navigate Mexico-U.S. trade, compliance and supply chain pressures.
Half of Texas workers are job hunting, Robert Walters finds
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Robert Walters says 56% of Texan professionals are actively looking for new roles, with pay, culture and work-life balance driving the search.
Sol index links burnout, loneliness and AI anxiety to inner-life skills
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Sol’s inaugural Inner Life Index surveyed 600 Americans and found that burnout, loneliness and AI anxiety track with measurable gaps in trainable capacities the company calls Relational Intelligence.
Arthur Lawrence lands No. 4014 on 2026 Inc. 5000 list
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Arthur Lawrence has been ranked No. 4014 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, the annual list of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
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