Fort Lauderdale – October 16, 2026 -- Community opposition blocked or delayed about $130 billion in U.S. data center projects in the first quarter of 2026, roughly matching the total for all of 2025, according to Data Center Watch. Crisis communications firm Red Banyan has released a free two-page Data Center Opposition Readiness Checklist to help developers, utilities and investors gauge their exposure before announcing a project.

Irvine – October 16, 2026 -- MFour Data Research named Sean Miller Vice President, First-Party Data Engineering, with a mandate to bring its entire engineering stack in-house, from data collection through the company's own AI model. Miller reports to Chief Technology Officer Aaron Wepler.

CHICAGO – October 16, 2026 -- Eleven vendors are new or returning on Tercera's fifth annual Tercera 30 ranking, the most turnover the growth equity firm has recorded in its Market Anchors category, as Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir join that group for the first time.

The 2026-2027 list ranks the software and AI vendors and partner ecosystems with the greatest services growth potential for IT services firms. Tercera, an investment and advisory firm for AI and technology service firms, said the list reflects the shift across IT services in the AI era.

Sacramento – October 15, 2026 -- Calkin Public Affairs, which has grown to 13 public affairs strategists in less than two years, received two awards from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) California Capital Chapter.

Montgomery – October 15, 2026 -- Employees routinely miss valuable workplace benefits because employers limit communication to onboarding and annual enrollment, according to a HelloNation article featuring Stacia Robinson of BeneChoice Companies LLC.

Dublin, California – October 15, 2026 -- TriNet (NYSE: TNET), an HR solutions provider for small and medium-size businesses, will release financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, before U.S. market hours on Thursday, October 29, 2026.

TriNet schedules 5:30 a.m. PT call to discuss quarterly results

The company will host a conference call at 5:30 a.m. PT (8:30 a.m. ET) on October 29 to review the figures. A live webcast will run on the Investor Relations section of TriNet's website.

New York – October 15, 2026 -- Genpact (NYSE: G) has declared a cash dividend of $0.1875 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2026, the company's board of directors announced.

Genpact sets December 10 record date and December 23 payment date

The dividend is payable on December 23, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 10, 2026.

Boca Raton – October 15, 2026 -- All Star Healthcare Solutions, a top-five U.S. locum tenens provider, has appointed Kelly Rakowski as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 26, 2026.

Knox Lane-backed All Star has grown through two acquisitions since May 2024

All Star partnered with growth-oriented investment firm Knox Lane in May 2024 to fund its next phase of growth. Since then, it has acquired Cross Country Locums and Integrity Locums. The company says the deals diversified its customer base and expanded its capabilities.

Washington – October 15, 2026 -- Two hundred Slovak and Slovak American professionals, entrepreneurs, scientists, technology leaders, diplomats and creatives will convene on Oct. 23 for Slovak PRO Summit 2026, which the organization calls the largest in its history.

West Palm Beach – October 15, 2026 -- Fifty-seven percent of U.S. small business owners say they are very or completely reliant on their business to reach their next stage of life, yet only 15% hold a formal, written exit plan, according to a Researchscape International survey commissioned by Exit Factor.