Supply Chain

Broomfield, Colo. – September 28, 2026 -- Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) reported fiscal 2026 net income of $147.5 million, down from $280.0 million a year earlier, as the western U.S. ski industry endured what CEO Rob Katz called one of the most challenging winters in history.

Resort Reported EBITDA falls 11.7% to $745.7 million on weather losses

Full-year Resort Reported EBITDA declined $98.5 million to $745.7 million, including $11 million in one-time costs tied to the company's resource efficiency transformation plan. Resort Net Revenue fell $131.9 million, or 4.5%, driven by historically low snowfall and snowpack in the Rockies and Tahoe regions. Total lift revenue dropped 3.5% even as visitation fell 13.4%, cushioned by a 3.9% increase in pass revenue. In Australia, cumulative snowfall during the fourth quarter came in roughly 57% below the 10-year average, pressuring visitation despite growth in Australian pass sales.

Reston, VA – October 29, 2026 -- SpiderOak, based in Reston, Virginia, has become a Blue UAS Recognized Assessor, delivering supply chain and cybersecurity evaluations for participating unmanned aircraft system (UAS) vendors, according to a March 3, 2026 announcement.

SpiderOak added drone assessment authority in October 2025 and March 2026

On October 20, 2025, SpiderOak was authorized to perform cybersecurity evaluations on UAS seeking compliance with US Government baseline requirements. The March 2026 Blue UAS Recognized Assessor role extends that work to supply chain evaluations for participating vendors.

SpiderOak services target the Army's Short-Range Reconnaissance program

On December 16, 2025, SpiderOak announced services to strengthen cyber resilience for the Army's Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program. The services also cover future unmanned systems across all domains.

United States – October 29, 2026 -- SupplyOne secured a request for proposal (RFP) covering multiple locations of a growing bird seed producer after engineering a corrugated box that met both the customer's requirements and a major national retailer's specifications.

SupplyOne develops boxes compatible with existing equipment

The producer needed corrugated packaging that satisfied its own operational requirements and the retailer's specifications. Lead-time challenges added pressure, and the boxes also had to run on the customer's existing equipment. SupplyOne worked with the customer to address all three constraints while supporting growth across several sites.

Successful solution expands the account across locations

The packaging solution helped SupplyOne win the multi-location RFP. According to the source, the award broadened SupplyOne's support across the customer's operation and improved packaging consistency between sites.

Global – October 29, 2026 -- SpotSee has matched five impact-monitoring products to distinct receiving decisions, ranging from a battery-free visual indicator to cellular-connected recorders that report shock data while cargo is still moving.

Shipment profile comes before technology choice

SpotSee lists nine factors to assess first: product fragility, shipment weight, packaging configuration, transportation method, handling environment, shipment value, consequences of damage, the impact level that could compromise the product, and what receiving or quality teams will do after a detected impact. Monitors complement validated packaging design and testing rather than replace them. For sensitivity selection, SpotSee points to its ShockWatch Calculator instead of generic weight-based rules.

Tulsa – October 29, 2026 -- Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, has been named the 2026 Team Osprey Supplier of the Year after more than 20 years of supplying electrical wire harnesses and cables for the V-22 Osprey.

Team Osprey, a group of industry, government and military leaders supporting the V-22 program, announced the award at its 2026 Annual Team Osprey Working Group Conference. The event gathers leaders and suppliers from across the V-22 industrial base.

Cherokee Federal earns award for on-schedule delivery and production investment

The company was recognized for responsiveness, consistent delivery of quality products on schedule, and proactive investment in production and long-term sustainment. Cherokee Federal employees perform the work in Stilwell, Oklahoma, on the Cherokee Nation reservation.

STOCKHOLM – October 29, 2026 -- Hygiene and health company Essity raised its EcoVadis sustainability score to 90 out of 100 from 88 in 2025 and retained the Platinum medal, the highest tier awarded by the rating provider.

Essity ranks in the top 1% of companies EcoVadis assessed over 12 months

The score places Essity among the top 1% of companies EcoVadis assessed worldwide over the previous 12 months. EcoVadis has assessed more than 175,000 companies across over 180 countries.

The assessment evaluates the quality of a company's sustainability management system. It reviews policies, actions and results across four themes: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. Assessments draw on international sustainability standards and are reviewed by sustainability experts.

Bloomfield Hills – October 29, 2026 -- Creek Equity, the private investment company owned by investor Scott Zack, has detailed a healthcare services portfolio that spans supply chain, pharmacy benefit management and medical courier logistics, funded with the firm's own capital.

Creek Equity runs three healthcare operating companies

Avenix Medical Group provides strategic sourcing, supplier visibility, risk monitoring and continuity planning to hospitals, health systems, physician groups and post-acute care providers.

Movanti Group is a pharmacy benefit manager for employers, unions and benefit funds. It operates on a 100 percent pass-through model.

Total Routing Solutions handles specimen pickup and delivery for clinical laboratories and other healthcare companies.

Steyr-Gleink – October 29, 2026 -- PG3 Consulting says it can usually start work on critical SAP warehouse logistics problems within one to two weeks, as ZEISS realigns its SAP S/4HANA transformation.

The Register reported on 10 September 2026, citing a company spokesperson, that ZEISS will first transfer its existing ERP landscape to SAP S/4HANA. The company named faster progress and better coverage of its business units' differing requirements as goals. PG3, an Austrian SAP warehouse logistics specialist, uses the case to argue that stalled SAP projects demand verifiable results rather than additional promises.

BEIJING – October 29, 2026 -- Spanish machine tool producer Danobatgroup obtained a construction permit on September 24 for its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai Xinzhuang Industry Park, one day after securing the land plot.

The project in Minhang District will integrate high-end CNC machine tool R&D, manufacturing and exhibition functions. The company selected Minhang after more than two years of site selection.

Supply-chain density swayed the site decision after an early-2024 visit

A Danobatgroup team first visited the park in early 2024 and did not commit at the time. The park's investment promotion team then presented its industrial map, on which Danobatgroup's China head identified numerous global supply-chain partners, including some long-standing contacts from Europe.

Shanghai – October 29, 2026 -- Aventurier has entered the U.S. commercial cleaning market with its ARTIST 1 upright floor scrubber, backed by a newly operational warehouse in Ontario, California, after selling more than 5,000 units in Europe.

Aventurier brings a 5,000-unit European track record to the U.S. launch

Aventurier spent more than two years developing and validating its products in Europe before targeting the U.S., a different route from many Chinese companies that treat the U.S. as an early destination. The company serves customers in more than 30 countries and has invested more than $5 million in research and development.

ARTIST 1 applies solution, scrubs and recovers water in a single pass

The compact machine has a 16-inch cleaning path and targets hard floors in healthcare facilities, schools, hotels, retail stores, restaurants, fitness centers and offices, particularly small- to medium-sized spaces.