General News

Parsippany – October 06, 2026 -- Ferrero is committing more than $50 million across its portfolio for a 2027 Super Bowl marketing push, the largest individual campaign investment in the company's history.

Nutella makes its first-ever Super Bowl appearance after a viral space mission boosted sales

The campaign follows Nutella's appearance aboard NASA's Artemis II mission in April 2026, which Ferrero says drove a 60.7% year-over-year increase in search volume for the brand. Unit sales on Amazon rose 20.2% above Nutella's own pre-event baseline between April 6 and May 8, 2026, according to internal company data. The new ad will also promote Nutella Peanut, which Ferrero describes as the brand's first product innovation in 60 years.

Boca Raton, Fla. – October 06, 2026 -- C5 Biomedical LLC CEO Tim Maye, CTBS, is being honored tonight in San Francisco as one of 50 individuals named to the Association for Advancing Tissue and Biologics' (AATB) one-time "50 at 50" list, marking the organization's 50th anniversary.

Maye's 28-year tissue banking career includes six years chairing AATB's Standards Committee

Maye has held his Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS) credential since 1999 and spent six years chairing AATB's Standards Committee, the body responsible for the tissue banking standards the industry operates under today. He founded C5 Biomedical in 2021 and remains on the Standards Committee.

Buffalo Grove, Ill. – October 06, 2026 -- KNIPEX Tools has landed its first-ever spot on the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production List, ranking 23rd in the small & medium company category.

Great Place To Work and Fortune base the ranking on 106,000 employee survey responses

The list is derived from analysis of survey responses from over 106,000 employees at Great Place To Work Certified companies within the manufacturing and production sector. The broader annual workforce study underpinning the ranking draws on more than 1.3 million survey responses and data from companies representing over 7.3 million employees nationwide.

Toronto – – October 06, 2026 -- McLean & Company has named nine winners of its inaugural HR Excellence Awards, selected from a field of 45 finalists across three categories measuring how organizations use diagnostic data to drive HR decisions.

Nine organizations win across three HR categories and three size segments

The winners span Employee Listening, HR Organizational Alignment, and HR Management & Governance, with separate Small, Medium, and Large/Enterprise honorees named in each category. In Employee Listening, winners include WESTconsin Credit Union (Small), Riddell Inc. (Medium), and Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Large/Enterprise). HR Organizational Alignment honorees are the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) (Small), Bryant University (Medium), and DexKo Global (Large/Enterprise). HR Management & Governance winners are Collège Boréal (Small), MTN Ghana (Medium), and VINCI Construction USA (Large/Enterprise).

Dahlonega, Ga. – October 06, 2026 -- RefrigiWear, a manufacturer of insulated industrial workwear with more than 70 years in extreme-cold apparel, announced it will serve as official cold-weather gear sponsor for Team USA Ice Carving ahead of the 2027 International Ice Sculpture Competition in Harbin, China.

RefrigiWear joins a four-sponsor lineup backing Team USA's Harbin bid

The company joins Carveco, a computer-aided design software provider for artistic carving; Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead; and Blue Sky Law as official sponsors of Team USA Ice Carving. RefrigiWear will supply durable cold-weather apparel intended to keep the team's sculptors protected during extended work sessions in sub-freezing conditions.

Cary, N.C. – October 06, 2026 -- A data analytics partnership between SAS and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund found that $475,000 in grant funding reached more than 20,000 women through 12 cancer centers, translating to roughly 42 women reached per $1,000 invested.

Analysis quantifies EmPOWERment Tour outcomes across 12 cancer centers

The Data for Good collaboration measured the impact of the Fund's EmPOWERment Tour program, finding that the $475,000 in grants also delivered patient navigation services to 1,200 women and facilitated 4,100 cancer screenings.

Blue Bell, Pa. – – October 06, 2026 -- Unisys has secured five Leader designations in the 2026 ISG Provider Lens Private/Hybrid Cloud – Data Center Services quadrant reports, up from four in 2025, marking its sixth consecutive year as a recognized Leader.

ISG names Unisys Leader across five U.S., U.S. Public Sector and U.K. quadrants

The company earned top rankings in U.S. AI-ready Infrastructure Managed Services for Midmarket, U.S. Managed Cloud Hosting and Resilient Infrastructure Services, U.S. Public Sector AI-ready Infrastructure Managed Services, U.S. Public Sector Managed Cloud Hosting and Resilient Infrastructure Services, and U.K. AI-ready Infrastructure Managed Services for Midmarket. ISG defines Leaders as providers with comprehensive portfolios, strong market presence, established competitive strategies and demonstrated innovation commitment.

Wilmington, Mass. – – October 06, 2026 -- UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) will sponsor the No. 9 Chevrolet driven by 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, October 11, marking the fourth of five primary sponsorship races for the company in the 2026 season.

Charlotte race returns to traditional 1.5-mile oval format

The Hendrick Motorsports entry will race at 3 p.m. ET, broadcast live on USA Network, as the Cup Series returns to Charlotte's traditional oval layout. The No. 9 car will carry UniFirst's signature green livery and U-Mark branding.

Elliott points to Richmond momentum ahead of Charlotte

Elliott said the team produced a solid run at Richmond Raceway in its last UniFirst-branded appearance and aims to carry that form into the oval race.

San Jose, Calif. – October 06, 2026 -- Classic Vacations has nearly tripled the size of its Sales organization since the start of 2026, completing 18 hires and actively recruiting five more positions to reach a team of 34 across seven units.

Classic Vacations expands Sales organization to 34 members across seven specialized teams

The luxury travel advisor resource restructured its Commercial organization into three regional Sales teams covering the Western, Central, and Eastern United States, led respectively by Sue Ferguson, Julia Jakkaraju, and Dimitri Andre. These teams deploy Strategic Account Managers to work directly with advisors on account strategy and growth opportunities.

Washington – October 06, 2026 -- NASA has been named recipient of the 2026 Inspiration Award by the Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation (IPOEF), recognizing the agency's use of intellectual property to drive space innovation and commercialization.

IPOEF cites NASA's Artemis program as a model for IP-driven collaboration

The foundation credited NASA's Artemis program with bringing together protected inventions that are shared and built upon to support the return to the Moon and future deep-space missions. IPOEF said NASA's innovations in advanced propulsion systems and materials have delivered impact both in orbit and on Earth through partnerships with universities, research institutions, and private industry.