General News

Global – October 22, 2026 -- Cision says it treats website accessibility as an ongoing effort, and it offers telephone and email support to customers who have trouble using its Cision or PR Newswire sites.

The company says it will work with affected users to provide the information, item, or transaction they need through an accessible communication method, consistent with applicable law. Telephone support is one example it cites.

Cision says it supports screen readers, magnifiers, voice recognition and captions

Cision names assistive technologies including screen readers, magnifiers, voice recognition software, and captions for videos. Its stated goal is for customers to gather information and transact business successfully on its websites.

United States – October 22, 2026 -- OATS and Senior Planet, drawing on fifteen years of work with seniors and technology, say the United States is failing to prepare for a rapidly growing older population because of invisibility, negativity and disempowerment of older adults.

Organizations list structural failures in US elder care and employment

The organizations say the US underinvests in geriatricians and overinvests in nursing homes. They also say workers are pushed out of the workforce while still willing and able to contribute.

They describe an age-segregated society in which older and younger people rarely socialize, collaborate or create together. Public policies and social practices, they argue, have not been modernized despite what they call unprecedented growth in the share of the population that is old.

Fresno – October 22, 2026 -- Bar None Auction will sell the fleet of Bill Nelson General Engineering Construction, Inc. online on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, with lots starting to close at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The sale follows the retirement of owner Bill Nelson, who is closing the company after more than three decades in California's Central Valley.

Late-model Caterpillar units anchor a 2022-2025 lineup

Featured lots include a 2025 Caterpillar 420 loader backhoe, a 2023 Caterpillar 325 hydraulic excavator, a 2023 Caterpillar 930M wheel loader and a 2022 Caterpillar 279D3 skid steer loader. Additional 325-series excavators, 930M wheel loaders and multiple 420-series loader backhoes are also listed.

The sale also covers Freightliner trucks, water trucks, trailers, towable air compressors, Asphalt Zipper machines and compaction equipment. Buckets, compaction wheels and other attachments round out the catalog.

CHARLOTTE – October 22, 2026 -- Duke Energy lineworkers won six awards, including two first-place finishes, at the International Lineman's Rodeo held Oct. 17 in Bonner Springs, Kansas, where about 1,250 competitors from around the world took part.

Duke Energy's journeyman teams take two first places and a second overall

Justin McCarson, Heath Burrell and Miles Bell placed second overall in the journeyman division. The same trio also won the Journeyman Mystery Event #1 and took second in the Journeyman IOU category.

Keith Griffin, Jay Tipton and Sandy Barnhill won the journeyman seniors division. Matthew Clark, Danny Haithcock and Hunter Boone placed second in that division. Tyler Nickols, Joshua Buckner and Tyler Manick finished fourth in Journeyman IOU.

BAXTER, Minn. – – October 22, 2026 -- Metrology Parts has released "All About Video Measuring Machines," a guide covering six topics: how the systems operate, illumination and edge detection, differences from coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), benefits of optical systems, industry applications, and the shift to multi-sensor technology.

Video measuring machines measure the image of a part, not the part itself

The guide describes a video measuring machine as a robotic system engineered to eliminate physical variables that could cause measurement error. It uses three programmable illumination types: profile, surface and coaxial lighting.

Unlike contact-based CMMs, which use a mechanical probe, video measuring machines are entirely non-contact and rely only on light.

New York – October 22, 2026 -- University of South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley, a four-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time national champion, argues that empathy and high standards work together to produce wins, according to a new episode of the Grey Matter podcast hosted by Consello Founder, Chairman and CEO Declan Kelly.

Staley says playing instincts do not automatically make a leader

Staley tells Kelly that the instincts that made her successful as a player did not always translate into impactful leadership when she moved into coaching. Over more than three decades at the highest levels of women's basketball, she says, empathy and adaptability have defined her long-term success.

United States – October 21, 2026 -- Foodservice operators are being urged to match packaging to menu items before sports-season order peaks, with Pactiv EarthChoice soup cups and hinged-lid containers offered as options for chili, soups, wings, sandwiches and loaded fries.

Game-day volume turns small packaging flaws into service delays

Large orders, tight pickup windows and simultaneous tickets expose weak packaging quickly. A slow-to-secure lid slows the line, and the wrong container can cause leaks or soggy sides. Staff who must hunt for the right package or transfer food to another container lose time at the busiest point of a shift. The impact reaches catering, delivery, takeout and grab-and-go, including sites without game-day promotions, such as hotels, healthcare and senior living communities.

United States – October 21, 2026 -- Urgent care operators must prove quality, outcomes and cost to keep growing, according to UCA Chief Executive Officer Steve Sellars, who says roughly half a million patients use the sector every day.

Partners will demand evidence on quality, utilization and cost

Sellars says access alone will no longer satisfy health systems, employers and payers. He expects them to ask for evidence of quality, outcomes, appropriate utilization, patient experience and cost.

He argues that the organizations that thrive will not be those that see the most patients or run the most centers. They will be those that understand how urgent care fits into the wider healthcare ecosystem.

Global – – October 21, 2026 -- Wilshire Quinn Capital, a direct portfolio lender focused on real estate-backed financing, has published a seven-step guide for investors seeking private money outside traditional banks, noting that such lenders weigh the property, available equity and loan-to-value ratio more heavily than bank-style criteria.

Guide lists seven channels for sourcing private real estate capital

The channels are online search, direct lenders, referrals from real estate professionals, investment events, professional networks such as LinkedIn, peer investors, and lenders experienced in the borrower's property type. Referral sources include commercial brokers, attorneys, CPAs and escrow professionals. The guide stresses that borrowers should independently vet any referred lender and its terms.

Indianapolis – October 19, 2026 -- Tenant improvement allowances written into lease agreements can offset construction costs, letting businesses fund system upgrades and interior work without carrying the full expense upfront, according to Bradley Quakenbush of White Oak Commercial Group in a HelloNation article.

Build-outs follow lease signing and adapt existing structures

Tenant improvement construction modifies a commercial property for a specific tenant, typically after the lease is signed. Businesses tailor an existing structure instead of building from the ground up. The article describes it as a standard part of commercial leasing in Indianapolis.