Corporate Announcement

Atlanta – October 16, 2026 -- Cox Enterprises awarded $30,000 grants from the James M. Cox Foundation to each of its three 2026 Cox Conserves Heroes: David Schick, Nithya Tammana and Detroit Hives. Each winner directs the funds to an environmental nonprofit of their choice.

The winners were announced at a ceremony on Oct. 14. Since 2008, the program has recognized more than 200 individuals and nonprofits. Its criteria align with Cox's corporate goals to save energy and water, reduce waste, and protect and restore natural habitats and species.

Cox pledges 1 billion pounds of plastic diversion by 2034

The awards come as Cox widens its environmental agenda. In 2026, the company added habitat and species protection to its existing goals on water, waste and carbon. Cox has invested $3 billion in cleantech businesses and, with the James M. Cox Foundation, contributed more than $800 million to philanthropic causes.

By 2034, Cox aims to:

Boca Raton – October 16, 2026 -- Phoenix Tower International (PTI) has been Certified by Great Place To Work across 15 markets, with Peru joining the list of certified markets this year.

PTI's certifications span Latin America, Europe and the United States

The certified markets include Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France (including the French West Indies), Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Spain and the United States. In the US, the certification covers PTI Corporate and PTI Services.

PTI owns and operates more than 33,000 towers, rooftops and other wireless infrastructure across 24 markets in the Americas and Europe. The certified footprint therefore covers 15 of those 24 markets.

Green Island – October 16, 2026 -- Princess Hotels & Resorts Jamaica collected 11 industry awards across its two Hanover properties during World Travel Week Jamaica 2026, spanning luxury, weddings, meetings and culinary categories.

Eight World Travel Awards go to both resorts across Caribbean and Jamaica categories

The 33rd Annual World Travel Awards Caribbean & The Americas Gala Ceremony delivered eight of the 11 honors. Princess Grand Jamaica won Caribbean's Leading Resort 2026, Caribbean's Leading Conference Hotel 2026 and Jamaica's Leading Resort 2026.

Princess Senses The Mangrove took the remaining five: Caribbean's Leading Adult-Only All-Inclusive Resort, Caribbean's Leading Water Villa Resort, Caribbean's Leading Wedding Resort, Jamaica's Leading Wedding Resort and Jamaica's Leading Hotel Suite, the last for its Presidential Suite.

St. Louis – October 15, 2026 -- Graybar, the electrical, industrial, automation and connectivity products distributor, has won four Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards, three Featured awards and the Distribution Industry award from workplace-survey firm Energage for 2026.

This is the sixth consecutive year Graybar has received Culture Excellence awards. It is also the fifth consecutive year the company has won the Distribution Industry award. Graybar was one of just three distributors with more than 2,500 employees to receive the industry honor.

Graybar collects four Culture Excellence and three Featured awards

The Culture Excellence awards cover Work-Life Flexibility, Purpose & Values, Employee Well-Being and Professional Development.

Salt Lake City – October 15, 2026 -- TruGolf Links Franchising, LLC has signed an intercompany agreement with Polymath Research Inc. to move its capitalization table onto Polymesh, a regulated blockchain, as the franchise network works toward more than 221 committed locations.

TruGolf Holdings (NASDAQ: TRUG) owns both parties. The agreement came six days after TruGolf closed its acquisition of Polymath on October 15, 2026. It is the first Polymath engagement signed inside the combined company.

Tucson – October 15, 2026 -- Siensmetrica, Inc. has changed its name to Tessa AI, Inc. effective October 7, aligning the company with the brand of its AI research evaluation platform, Tessa, and signaling a push beyond paper scoring into tools for the full lifecycle of scientific research.

Tessa AI has served biomedical users since a May 2026 launch

Since its May 2026 launch, the Tessa platform has been used by researchers, clinicians, and biopharma professionals to evaluate biomedical studies. Each score comes with the evidence behind it. The company said customers, partners, and its own team already called it Tessa.

The former name was a coined word meaning roughly "knowledge measurement," reflecting the company's origin as a system for scoring published research. Siensmetrica.com now redirects to tessaai.co.

Memphis – October 14, 2026 -- International Paper's EMEA Packaging Business will hold a Capital Markets Day in London on November 3, 2026, from 13:00 to 17:00 GMT, as the company advances plans to spin the unit off as an independent, publicly traded company named DS Smith plc.

DS Smith leadership to present business model and financial outlook

Tim Nicholls, future Chief Executive Officer of DS Smith plc, and Vincent Bonnot, its future Chief Financial Officer, will host the event with other senior EMEA leaders. They will present the business model, growth strategy and post-separation financial outlook. International Paper says the new company will be an enhanced pure-play packaging leader in the European market.

The event will be webcast, and a recording will be posted on DS Smith's website afterward. In-person attendance is available on request.

Singapore – October 14, 2026 -- NTT, Inc. held 79 business meetings between NTT Group companies and Asian startups at its second Partnership Day in Singapore on September 3, 2026, after 20 partner organizations submitted 325 startup recommendations.

Nine NTT Group companies set the challenges for startups

The recommendations responded to business and regional challenges presented by nine NTT Group companies. The source names NTT EAST, NTT WEST, NTT DATA, NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, NTT DOCOMO SOLUTIONS, NTT Advanced Technology, NTT TechnoCross and NTT Com Ashi, plus one other company. Selection and advance coordination preceded the meetings.

NTT DATA joins fully and partner network grows from 15 to 20

NTT fully launched collaboration with the NTT DATA Group in 2026 and broadened the range of challenges covered by the program. It also expanded the partner organization base from 15 to 20 after the first Partnership Day in 2025.

Los Angeles – October 14, 2026 -- Fusion Advisors, the strategic advisory firm founded by sports and entertainment executive Greg Kish, has closed its first year with six named organizations on its client list, including the National Hockey League and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Fusion Advisors lists six named clients since its 2025 launch

The firm has worked with the National Hockey League, Jacksonville Jaguars, Professional Fighters League, Victory Live, Dallas Stars and Meruelo Group. The announcement does not disclose contract values, revenue or headcount.

Engagements span venue development, premium hospitality and commercial partnerships

Fusion Advisors' work covers venue development, revenue growth strategies, premium hospitality, organizational development and commercial partnerships. The firm describes its model as collaborative and hands-on, with advisors acting as an extension of client teams.

Providence – October 14, 2026 -- Highbar Physical Therapy has formally introduced three acquired practices as "Highbar Practices," creating a four-brand network that serves patients at 57 locations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Three regional brands join Highbar's network under their existing names

The newly introduced practices are Joint Ventures Physical Therapy in Greater Boston, Peak Physical Therapy in the Greater South Shore, and Physical Therapy U in Southeastern Massachusetts and the South Coast. Highbar Physical Therapy itself operates in Rhode Island and in Southeastern and Central Massachusetts.

Peak joined Highbar in 2024. Joint Ventures Physical Therapy and Physical Therapy U followed in 2025.