Dallas – November 03, 2026 -- Covalus, a veteran-owned healthcare consulting firm overseeing more than $15 billion in capital projects across the U.S., has added Anna Riehm, MS, to its Strategy Group.

Santa Clara – November 03, 2026 -- DPR Construction, which employs more than 13,500 professionals worldwide, has been named to Forbes' America's Dream Employers 2027 list, a ranking built on surveys of college students and employees across the United States.

Forbes and Statista ranking weighs student interest and employee advocacy

The list, developed by Forbes and Statista, rests on independent surveys. It reflects college students' interest in working for DPR and employees' willingness to recommend the company as an employer.

NEW YORK – November 03, 2026 -- LeapXpert has been named a Visionary in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Communications Governance and Archiving Solutions, its third consecutive year in the report. The report, authored by Michael Hoeck, Rizvan Hussain and Apurva Singh, is dated October 29, 2026.

Redondo Beach – November 03, 2026 -- AT&T's Chad Townes was named Channel Executive of the Year at the 2026 Sandler Partners National Summit in San Diego, which drew more than 1,100 members of the technology distributor's partner community.

Summit pairs 65+ providers with 1,100 attendees across three tracks

The event combined educational panels, a keynote and sessions across Technology, Sales and Growth tracks. Attendees met more than 65 technology providers in the Exhibit Hall. Sandler Partners says its portfolio spans 220+ providers.

ZHONGSHAN – November 03, 2026 -- Elephant Sculpture Art Co., Ltd. (ESAC) will use IAAPA Expo 2026 in Orlando on Nov. 17-20 to pitch its themed family entertainment center (FEC) design approach to operators, investors and developers, led by its roughly 5,000-square-meter WUNPARK project in Shanghai.

Venice, Florida – November 03, 2026 -- Rep Com International (RCI) has become the first national manufacturers' representative for Charles Industries, an Amphenol company, effective immediately, giving the outside-plant enclosure maker sales coverage across all 50 U.S. states.

PITTSBURGH – November 03, 2026 -- Expedient has acquired phoenixNAP's U.S. managed VMware cloud business, moving its clients onto a Broadcom Pinnacle tier provider before VMware Cloud Service Provider contracts for non-renewing partners end in March 2027. Terms were not disclosed.

The deal covers phoenixNAP's managed VMware cloud services and its Veeam-based backup and disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) business. Both serve U.S. clients from phoenixNAP facilities in Phoenix, Arizona, and Ashburn, Virginia.

Washington – November 03, 2026 -- Federal IT contractor GovCIO has signed a partnership with the Washington Commanders for the 2026/27 season, with activations tied to two games on Nov. 8 and Nov. 23, 2026.

West Lafayette – November 03, 2026 -- The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose to 126 in October from 123 in September, as the Index of Current Conditions gained 16 points and the Farm Capital Investment Index climbed from 39 to 55, its strongest reading in nearly a year.

The Index of Future Expectations fell 2 points, with high input costs remaining producers' biggest concern. The survey of 400 U.S. farmers ran Oct. 12-16.

GAINESVILLE, Va. – November 03, 2026 -- OMNI and Rackner have formed OMNI-Rackner LLC, a Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture (MPJV) officially approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), to pursue work for the U.S. Department of War (DoW), the Intelligence Community (IC) and national security agencies.