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on October 6, 2026

Highmark Health Names Karen Hanlon CEO, David Holmberg Executive Chairman

Highmark Health appointed Karen Hanlon CEO and president, effective Jan. 1, 2027. David Holmberg, CEO since 2014, will become executive chairman and support the transition with Hanlon and the board….
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on October 6, 2026

Cornell Faculty Prepare No-Confidence Vote on University Leadership

Cornell faculty members are preparing a no-confidence vote over the central administration’s handling of a sexual assault report controversy. The proposed resolution cannot remove administrators, while an independent university review and a fresh criminal investigation proceed….
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on October 6, 2026

You Don’t Need a Big Budget to Build a Big Brand, and PureOne Golf’s 450% Growth Proves It

PureOne Golf makes a teaching aid, a golf club with a reduced head that forces players to square their swing and make cleaner contact. It is a precise, well-made product that solves a real problem for amateur golfers who cannot figure out why their game…

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on October 6, 2026

Field Yates Has Five Minutes to Save Your Fantasy Football Season

By mid-season, even the best draft plans can look unrecognizable. Star players get hurt, and breakout picks disappear as bye weeks make lineups harder to fill. Suddenly, the roster that looked like a championship contender in September needs help. For five fantasy managers this season,…

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on October 5, 2026

US Families Report Close Bonds, but Screens and Limited Visits Complicate Time Together

Almost all US children surveyed say they feel comfortable talking to their parents about important issues. Finding time together was a different story. Children are more likely than parents to identify screens as an obstacle, while nearly a third of grandparents report less than an…

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on October 5, 2026

Your Biggest Competitor Could be a 22‑Year‑Old with ChatGPT

You have worked hard, climbed the career ladder and are soon to release Version 3 of your widely adopted platform. Meanwhile, across the globe, a 22-year-old with a laptop, a ChatGPT subscription and zero work experience is building the thing that will obliterate your business…

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Shalisa James Built a Career on Vocal Harmony, Now She’s Teaching It to Corporate Teams

For thirty years, Shalisa James built a career out of getting four unaccompanied voices to sound like one. She did it without a conductor, without instruments…

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How to Turn Your Business Plan Into a Tool You Actually Use

Business plans are a quintessential first step in launching a business. Despite their reputation in the business-building world, too often they end up as static PDFs…

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on October 5, 2026

Why Business Leaders Are Gathering at the Startup World Cup 2026 Corporate Innovation Seminar in San Francisco

Silicon Valley has long thrived on a certain degree of chaotic tension: Nimble startups trying to scale at breakneck speeds, and legacy corporations armed with massive…

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Ali Ashfaq Built DataRopes.ai Around the Work Companies Skip Before AI

Companies usually know when they want AI. They are less likely to know whether the systems underneath it are ready. Ali Ashfaq has spent much of…

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Your Biggest Competitor Could be a 22‑Year‑Old with ChatGPT

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The glass entrance of Fifth Avenue Place, Highmark Health's Pittsburgh headquarters
Michael Peres
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on October 6, 2026
Highmark Health appointed Karen Hanlon CEO and president, effective Jan. 1, 2027. David Holmberg, CEO since 2014, will become executive chairman and support the transition with Hanlon and…
Aerial view of Cornell University buildings and the surrounding campus
Michael Peres
Michael Peres has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on October 6, 2026
Cornell faculty members are preparing a no-confidence vote over the central administration’s handling of a sexual assault report controversy. The proposed resolution cannot remove administrators, while an independent…
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Jordan French
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on October 1, 2026

The United States hospitality market commands massive scale, generating over $200 billion annually across more than 50,000 properties. However, it remains weighed down by fragmented legacy operations, high…

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Spencer Hulse
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on October 1, 2026

Material costs are up because of tariffs on concrete, softwood, aluminum, and steel. Interest rates and investor hesitancy have stalled new building starts. None of that is within…