General News

St. Louis – – October 06, 2026 -- Edward Jones has placed No. 7 on Great Place to Work's 2026 list of Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance, a ranking based entirely on feedback from its more than 55,000 associates across North America.

Firm ranks No. 2 industry-wide for Certified Financial Planner professionals

Edward Jones holds the No. 2 industry position for Certified Financial Planner designees and ranks No. 1 for Financial Paraplanner Qualified Professional designees as of 2025, reflecting continued investment in advanced credentialing across its practice teams.

Over 10,000 associates joined Better Together Summits in 2025

The firm's internal collaboration events drew more than 10,000 participants last year, bringing financial advisors and support staff together to share best practices on leadership and client service.

Waxahachie, Texas – October 06, 2026 -- More than 200 volunteers from Foresters Financial, PHP Agency and KABOOM! completed the 180th playground built under their 20-year partnership in a single day at the Waxahachie Family YMCA, as a new industry report finds children spend up to 7.5 hours daily on screens outside school.

KABOOM!'s 2026 report links shrinking outdoor access to youth mental health strain

The build coincided with the release of KABOOM!'s 2026 State of Our Kids Report: Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis, which found unstructured play and physical activity declining as screen use rises, with quality outdoor spaces unevenly distributed across communities. 'The State of Our Kids Report shows why places like this still matter,' said Lysa Ratliff, CEO of KABOOM!.

Vancouver – October 06, 2026 -- 1911 Gold Corporation (TSXV: AUMB) (OTCQX: AUMBF) (FRA: 2KY) reported assay results confirming gold mineralization extensions beyond the 2024 Mineral Resource Estimate at its wholly-owned True North Gold Project in southeast Manitoba, with intercepts including 32.90 g/t Au over 0.50 m and 21.20 g/t Au over 0.60 m.

Drilling confirms high-grade extensions at the 710-711 and 007 zones

The results stem from ten diamond drill holes totaling 4,562 metres, drilled from Level 16, 720 metres below surface, as part of the underground resource expansion program. On the 710-711 vein system, hole UG16-26-079 intersected 7.55 g/t Au over 5.00 m, including 16.65 g/t Au over 1.20 m and 32.90 g/t Au over 0.50 m. Hole UG16-26-060 returned 32.40 g/t Au over 1.10 m, while UG16-26-054 delivered 6.84 g/t Au over 2.50 m, including 16.60 g/t Au over 0.50 m.

Hamilton, ON – October 06, 2026 -- Latitude Air Ambulance has confirmed that all six people aboard its Heartbeat 104 medevac flight, including four company crew members, are presumed dead after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search and rescue operation.

Coast Guard releases names of six people aboard the Bermuda-to-Boston medevac flight

The aircraft was flying a medical evacuation route from Bermuda to Boston, Massachusetts, carrying four Latitude employees, a patient and a family escort. The U.S. Coast Guard publicly identified all six individuals on board, while the Bermuda Police Service had earlier released the names of the patient and the family escort.

Cary, N.C. – October 06, 2026 -- SAS has been named to Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech 2026 list in the Applied AI category for digital twin technology deployed by Sterilcentral, Denmark's largest medical sterilization provider, to manage instrument flow across seven hospitals supporting roughly 1,000 surgeries daily in the Danish capital region.

SAS built a 3D digital twin of Sterilcentral's Herlev facility to track thousands of instruments daily

The digital twin, built on SAS Viya and enhanced with 3D environments from Epic Games' Unreal Engine, models the washing, drying, packaging and delivery stages where instruments move through the facility. SAS and Sterilcentral used the system to locate and resolve disruptions in the sterilization pipeline that were previously difficult to isolate.

St. Louis – – October 06, 2026 -- Americans pay 422% more than patients in other countries for brand-name prescription drugs, according to RAND Corporation data, a gap that prescription-access firm SHARx is now targeting through an athlete-led awareness campaign called Rising Tides.

SHARx builds an ambassador network from personal relationships, not paid endorsement deals

CEO and co-founder Corey Durbin assembled the Rising Tides roster through direct connections rather than traditional sponsorship outreach. WNBA player Sophie Cunningham joined after University of Missouri broadcaster Mike Kelly introduced her to the cause. Former NFL quarterback Brock Osweiler met Durbin on a driving range before SHARx entered the conversation, and professional golfer Gary Hallberg linked Durbin to fellow golfer Steve Jones. Former NFL quarterback and three-term U.S. congressman Heath Shuler has also joined the initiative.

Hope, N.J. – October 06, 2026 -- First Hope Bank recognized 18 associates with a combined 245 years of service at a luau-themed gathering held at Perona Farms in Andover, New Jersey.

Eighteen employees mark milestones from five to 30 years at the community bank

Cecilia Metzgar was honored for 30 years of service, the longest tenure among this year's group. Jennifer Finer and Aimee Zschack reached 25-year milestones, while Thomas D'Urso, Deborah O'Brien, and Deena Smith each completed 20 years. Scott Barretta, Dawn Colombaris, Diane Lindner, and Daniel Pimentel were recognized for 15 years of service, and Timothy Smith marked a decade with the bank. Seven associates -- Angelica Chapman, Kacey Gallagher, Keri Marino, Jessica Morris, Christopher Motto, Katherine Perea, and Robert Knox -- celebrated five-year anniversaries.

October 06, 2026 – London -- Vista Global Holding Limited's VistaJet has received a Luxury Experience Commendation from The Luxury Report, part of a cluster of international accolades landing across the company's VistaJet and XO brands this year.

VistaJet accepts Luxury Experience Commendation for service excellence

The Luxury Report, working with the Lexden Group, presents the Commendation annually to a small number of businesses for consistently exceptional customer experience; past recipients include Sanlorenzo MED Monaco Lounge. Christopher Brooks, Managing Director of the Lexden Group, and Janos Nieddu, CEO of CDN Media, publisher of The Luxury Report, presented the award. Ian Moore, Chief Commercial Officer of VistaJet, accepted on the company's behalf.

Skopje – October 06, 2026 -- Serbia recorded 82,047 tourist arrivals from North Macedonia between January and July 2026, up 22% year-on-year, as the two neighbors deepen commercial ties ahead of EXPO 2027 Belgrade.

Belgrade organizers stage B2B networking event in Skopje on October 8

EXPO 2027 Belgrade is hosting the "Visit Serbia B2B Networking" event at Public Room in Skopje on Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The gathering brings together tourism professionals and business representatives to build travel programmes and partnerships ahead of the Western Balkans' first Specialised Expo, which opens on May 15, 2027.

Zadar, Croatia – October 06, 2026 -- Professor Vladimir Obradović has been unanimously elected President of the International Project Management Association (IPMA World), the global federation announced from Zadar, Croatia.

New leadership team takes charge at IPMA World

Obradović moves into the top role after serving as IPMA Vice President, where he worked on the organisation's international activities and development. Tim Jaques of the United States and Giovanni Pisano of Italy were elected Vice Presidents, while Professor Mladen Vukomanović of Croatia was elected Chair of the IPMA Council of Delegates.