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ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California Paints, a heritage New England paint brand, is celebrating a major milestone in 2026: 100 years of delivering trusted quality coatings, color excellence and innovation to professionals and homeowners alike. Founded in 1926 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, California Paints has spent the last century evolving with the industry - continually advancing performance, color appeal and durability while staying rooted in the craftsmanship and customer commitment...

SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reputation, the global leader in reputation intelligence, today announced the recipients of its 2026 800 and 900 Awards, recognizing business locations that achieved outstanding Reputation Scores over the past year. An elite 3% of Reputation-powered locations earned a score of 900 or higher, placing them among the highest-performing businesses in the network and giving them a measurable advantage as AI reshapes search visibility. The Reputation Score is a pro...

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Derq, the intelligent transportation company enabling cities to prevent fatalities using proven, real-world AI at intersections, today announced the next generation of Derq INSIGHT, its real-time analytics and ATSPM platform. Unveiled at Intertraffic 2026 in Amsterdam, the new release equips agencies to shift from understanding what happened on the roads and why to taking action quickly and confidently to eliminate risk. Since its founding in 2016, Derq has been a lead...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Clutch research finds that 90% of businesses use graphic designers in some capacity, reinforcing that design remains deeply embedded in modern business strategy. At the same time, 88% of businesses report using AI design tools, showing that while automation is becoming more common, it is not replacing the need for professional creative expertise. Businesses Are Still Investing in Graphic Design Nearly half of businesses (47%) say they increased their graphic des...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Noibu, a leader in ecommerce site health and experience intelligence, today announced its official evolution into a comprehensive Ecommerce Analytics & Monitoring Platform. This repositioning unifies Noibu’s industry-leading error monitoring with deep experience analytics, giving retailers a single, revenue-first command center to protect existing sales and proactively uncover new growth levers. For years, Noibu has been the gold standard for identifying bu...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conga reveals new research highlighting the challenges that fragmented commerce chains pose on organizations....

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) will host its third national CMA Marketing Week, from May 4-8, 2026, featuring innovation strategist Tucker Bryant as a keynote speaker at CMAfutureproof, alongside in-person events in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montréal, as well as free virtual programming for CMA members. This year’s agenda will explore how marketing leaders are responding to technological change, shifting consumer expectations, and the need to balance local rele...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Springer Nature appoints Anna Troise as President, North America, to lead the U.S. business....

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that green field sound, a specialized audio strategy and technology consultancy, has joined the organization at the Promoter level. Green field sound brings nearly two decades of experience in sound strategy to AOMedia’s membership. The group will collaborate with AOMedia members in the Storage and Transport Formats Working Group (STFWG) to advance the Immersive Audio Model & Format (IAMF) specification...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forbes releases its 40th-annual World’s Billionaires list, the definitive ranking of the planet’s richest people. Wealth surged to unprecedented levels over the past year, with fortunes climbing at a record pace. This year’s list features 3,428 billionaires, the most since the list’s inception in 1987. The world’s wealthiest people are worth a record $20.1 trillion combined, up from $16.1 trillion in 2025. Elon Musk tops the Billionaires list for the second year in a...