PHOENIX – October 29, 2026 -- Dr. Jason Patterson of OrthoArizona is the first surgeon worldwide to perform total ankle replacement with Stryker's Prophecy Incompass patient-specific instrumentation, completing three procedures in July 2026.

Chicago – October 29, 2026 -- Chainsight, an AI-native supply chain consulting firm, has appointed Tom Lin, a data and AI executive with more than 25 years of experience, as Managing Partner of Data & AI. The hire expands the firm's analytics and AI capabilities for manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

Lin most recently served as Senior Vice President of Consulting at Wavicle Data Solutions, which was acquired by Deloitte. There he led industry practices delivering data and AI solutions to manufacturing and distribution customers.

BOSTON – October 29, 2026 -- New England Consulting Partners (NECP) has promoted Anastasia Chertova, 20, to Senior Business Analyst three years after she joined the turnaround advisory firm as a 17-year-old intern.

Providence – October 29, 2026 -- U.S. defense software company Havoc and CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, the island's largest shipbuilder, will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 10:30 a.m. Taiwan time at MATURE Taiwan in Tainan, as they advance licensed co-production of autonomous surface vessels (ASVs).

Woodinville, Wash. – October 29, 2026 -- Group14 Technologies closed a €150 million (about $169 million) Series D equity extension from a new, undisclosed investor, lifting the round to more than $665 million and unlocking a third large-scale battery active materials site in Sagunto, Spain.

MILWAUKEE – October 29, 2026 -- Wipfli has named resilience researcher Courtney Clark as keynote speaker for the 2027 Stronger to Serve Conference, set for July 12-15, 2027, at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California. It will be the event's first year in Anaheim.

ATLANTA – October 29, 2026 -- CallRail has launched Market Insights, a feature that benchmarks a business's lead performance against industry peers at no additional cost, drawing on more than 130 million daily touchpoints across its network of over 225,000 businesses.

The tool addresses a gap between data volume and interpretation. An 80% call answer rate may look strong in isolation, yet still trail similar businesses. Without a comparison, marketers cannot tell whether a result reflects their own performance or an industry-wide trend.

Toronto – October 29, 2026 -- Crown Capital, a management company for roofing-related businesses, reports 15% overall savings and $150,000 in potential fraudulent fuel spending identified over 90 days after adopting Element Pay, a cardless fuel payment solution launched by Element Fleet Management Corp. (TSX: EFN).

Crown Capital also cut the time spent helping crews resolve fuel-payment issues by 25%. Element Pay is run by the company's Element Mobility unit and is designed to replace physical fuel cards.

RALEIGH – – October 29, 2026 -- Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND) has elected Chip Schroeder, a former Silver Lake managing director, to its board of directors. The appointment, effective Oct. 28, 2026, expands the board to six members, four of whom are independent.

Schroeder spent more than a decade at Silver Lake advising portfolio leadership teams

Schroeder worked in Silver Lake's Menlo Park and New York offices and rose to managing director. He advised portfolio company leaders on strategic growth, capital allocation and long-term value creation.

HOUSTON – October 29, 2026 -- Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR) reported record third-quarter revenue of $12.01 billion, up from $7.63 billion a year earlier, and raised its full-year 2026 outlook across all metrics.

Earnings per share nearly double year over year

Net income attributable to common stock rose to $694.9 million, or $4.55 per diluted share, from $339.4 million, or $2.24 per share, in the third quarter of 2025. Adjusted diluted EPS reached $6.06 against $3.33 a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $1.4 billion.