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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreGiving, a 501(c)(3) organization that unites people and partners to nourish children and families through grants and volunteer service, multiplying its impact in the fight against childhood hunger, will host its sixth annual CoreGiving Day on Thursday, October 1, 2026. This year’s event is expected to bring together volunteers from Blackstone and 30 of its portfolio companies to support hunger-relief organizations in over 100 cities across five continents. CoreGivi...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pour la première fois de ce siècle, le nombre d’enfants qui meurent de causes évitables devrait augmenter. Aujourd’hui, en marge de la 81e session de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies, des représentants de haut niveau africains se sont joints à des partenaires mondiaux pour s’attaquer directement à cette tendance. Ils ont fait valoir que la survie et la nutrition des enfants doivent être au cœur des priorités nationales et être soutenues par des ressources nation...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the first time this century, the number of children dying from preventable causes is predicted to rise. Today, on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, African high-level representatives joined global partners to confront that trend head-on, making the case that child survival and nutrition belong at the centre of national priorities, backed by domestic resources, country-led plans and sustained accountability. The high-level side...

BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boise Cascade Company (“Boise Cascade” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BCC) today announced the results of its 2026 companywide philanthropic campaign supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®. The company raised $494,128.56, reaching well over $1 million in total contributions since their annual campaign began in 2024. The month-long campaign was marked by grassroots efforts across Boise Cascade's 60+ locations in the U.S. and Canada. Every dollar raised will su...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Newly released international assessment results paint a sobering picture of reading achievement in the United States and around the world. But new 2025–26 data from Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, offer an encouraging counterpoint: K–12 students using Lexia Core5 Reading and Lexia PowerUp Literacy with fidelity made substantial literacy progress, including students who began the school year multiple grade levels behind. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation...

DEL MAR, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sydnexis, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing SYD-101, a novel low-dose atropine formulation for the treatment of pediatric progressive myopia (PPM), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has scheduled an Advisory Committee meeting, including an Open Public Hearing, for October 30, 2026, to review the New Drug Application (NDA) for SYD-101. SYD-101 is currently approved in the European Union and UK, where it is li...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Revvity, Inc. (NYSE: RVTY) today announced the launch of the GSP® T1D 3plex kit, a fully automated, CE-IVDR-certified, multiplex autoantibody (AAb) detection solution to enable population-wide screening programs that identify children at risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) before symptoms appear. A critical public health challenge, T1D is often only identified after significant beta-cell damage has occurred, presenting first as a life-threatening diabetic k...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) will webcast a discussion of its first quarter earnings results on Thursday, October 22, 2026, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET.Media and investors may access the live audio webcast at www.pginvestor.com. The webcast will also be available for replay.About Procter & GambleP&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, B...

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is helping customers stretch their dollars this holiday season with an expanded holiday assortment, highlighted by a dedicated shelf featuring toys priced at $5 and under. With more than 170 seasonal toys, half the assortment is priced at $10 or less, while approximately 95% is priced $20 or less, helping customers find affordable gifts for children of all ages. To help customers save even more this season, Dollar General is offe...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carter's, Inc. (NYSE: CRI), Carter’s, Inc., North America’s largest and most-enduring apparel company exclusively for babies and young children, today announced a partnership with clinical psychologist, parenting expert and Good Inside Founder and CEO Dr. Becky Kennedy to launch The Childhood Confidence Project, a first-of-its-kind initiative giving parents research-backed tools to help their children build confidence and individuality as they grow. Carter’s believes e...