Award Recognition

VERO BEACH – October 22, 2026 -- Watercrest Senior Living Group, founded in 2012, ranks No. 23 on the 2026 Fortune Top 25 Best Large Workplaces in Aging Services: Senior Housing and Care. The company says it is the highest-ranked senior living organization founded in the past two decades on the list.

Ranking draws on survey feedback from more than 217,000 U.S. employees

Fortune compiled the list with Great Place To Work®. The ranking rests on employee survey responses from more than 217,000 U.S. workers in aging services. It rewards organizations where staff report feeling valued, respected and supported.

Watercrest holds nine consecutive years of Great Place to Work certification

The Fortune placement adds to a nine-year run of Great Place to Work certification. Marc Vorkapich, principal and CEO, said serving associates is fundamental to serving residents. He made the point as the company marks 14 years since its founding.

Andover, Minnesota – October 22, 2026 -- Beef 'O' Brady's has named Andover franchisee Bradley Dethmers its 2026 Franchisee of the Year, and he also took the brand's Marketer of the Year Award at parent company FSC Franchise Co.'s 2026 conference. The family sports pub chain operates 120 locations in 21 states.

Dethmers bought the Andover restaurant in May 2021 with nearly 30 years of hospitality experience

The Andover restaurant marks 18 years in business on October 6. Before becoming a Beef 'O' Brady's franchisee, Dethmers opened restaurants around the world and worked with several franchise brands. That background shapes his focus on hospitality and guest relationships.

PALO ALTO – October 22, 2026 -- Salt Security won three awards in Cyber Defense Magazine's 14th annual Top InfoSec Innovators program, covering agentic AI security, AI-based cybersecurity innovation and API security.

The winning categories are Most Promising Agentic AI Security Solution, Trailblazing AI-based Cybersecurity Innovation and Transformational API Security Solution. The awards were presented in connection with CyberDefenseCon 2026.

Salt survey finds fewer than one in five enterprises can automatically stop a rogue AI agent

Salt cited its State of Agentic AI and API Security 2H 2026 report, released this month. The survey covered more than 380 security and technology professionals. Nearly half of respondents confirmed or suspected that an AI agent took an unauthorized action in the past year. Fewer than one in five said their organization can automatically stop a misbehaving agent.

Toronto – October 19, 2026 -- RBC Wealth Management has been named Outstanding Private Bank in three categories (Global, North America and Growth Strategy) at the Private Banker International Global Wealth Awards, extending its streak to three consecutive years in the Global category and six in North America.

RBC Wealth Management holds top-six U.S. and U.K. ranking with 91% U.S. earnings growth

In the U.S. and U.K., the firm ranks among the top six wealth management firms by assets under administration. U.S. earnings have grown 91 per cent over five years, and its U.S. client base stands at 320,000 households.

Arlington – October 18, 2026 -- Five Guys has earned its ninth successive Great Place To Work® certification, with 82% of Five Guys Enterprises LLC corporate and store employees calling it a great place to work. That compares with 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company, a gap of 25 percentage points.

Survey shows 91% of employees have the resources to do their jobs

The survey results cover corporate staff and company-owned store teams. Employee responses included:

• 91% say they have the equipment and resources to do their job.
• 91% believe Five Guys customers would rate the service as excellent.
• 87% say they are treated as a full member of the team regardless of position.
• 87% say new hires are made to feel welcome.

Employees describe the company as people, team, fun, family and food

Asked to describe Five Guys in their own words, employees gave those five terms as the top responses.

[SOURCE_CITY] – October 17, 2026 -- Andor Health's ThinkAndor platform scored 92.6 in the 2026 KLAS ranking for Virtual Care Platforms, earning the Best in KLAS title and outperforming the category average, the company said.

Three independent bodies honor ThinkAndor in one cycle

Black Book Research named ThinkAndor the top-rated virtual care platform for the third consecutive year. The platform led in workflow integration, provider efficiency and patient engagement.

Frost & Sullivan gave Andor Health its Transformational Innovation Leadership award for excellence in acute care virtual health.

Many of the awards draw on direct, anonymous feedback from healthcare providers, including clinicians, administrators and leaders who use the platform daily.

Bangkok – October 17, 2026 -- The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) has disbursed more than US$1.37 billion in financing to over 1.3 million clients since inception, and its microfinance network has now won the "Excellence in Inclusive Banking and Social Impact" award at the 2026 Sustainable Development Goals Awards.

The World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) organized the awards with the European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG). AGFUND CEO Hammam bin Nasser bin Juraid accepted the award in Bangkok, alongside the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group.

AGFUND network has issued 1.5 million loans across nine countries

AGFUND opened its first bank in Jordan in 2004. The network now covers Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Mauritania and Sierra Leone, focusing on communities underserved by conventional financial institutions.

San Francisco – October 17, 2026 -- Corgi Insurance placed No. 16 among the 50 top startups in the United States and No. 6 in San Francisco on LinkedIn's 2026 Top Startups lists.

LinkedIn ranks startups on hiring and talent signals

LinkedIn's annual rankings draw on platform data, including employee growth, jobseeker interest and a company's ability to attract talent from leading companies. This year's list spans multiple industries and includes Mercor, Anthropic and Perplexity.

Corgi is building an AI-native commercial carrier

Corgi describes itself as an AI-native, full-stack commercial insurance carrier serving startups and small businesses. It applies technology and automation across the insurance lifecycle, with the aim of making coverage faster and more accessible. The company also plans to expand its offerings across industries and emerging risks.

San Antonio – October 17, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan has awarded TP its 2026 Latin America Competitive Strategy Leadership Recognition in customer experience management (CXM), crediting an integrated delivery model that spans 16 countries.

Frost & Sullivan rates TP strong on both strategy effectiveness and execution

The analyst firm benchmarks companies on two dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. TP excelled in both, according to Frost & Sullivan. Sebastian Menutti, Industry Director, ICT at Frost & Sullivan, said TP systematically uses enterprise-wide technology platforms, operating frameworks and governance standards while adapting implementation to local market conditions.

Samantha Fisher, Best Practices Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan, attributed TP's edge to its entrepreneurial culture and operating philosophy, noting that "competitors struggle to achieve similar results."

Towson, Md. – October 16, 2026 -- DEWALT's DALE drilling robot has cut project timelines by more than 300 weeks across 44 data center construction phases, and TIME has named it to its Best Inventions of 2026 list in the Robotics category.

DALE, an autonomous downward drilling robot, was developed by DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, in collaboration with mobile robotics company August Robotics. TIME editors and correspondents selected 300 winning innovations based on originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact.

DALE drills up to 10 times faster than conventional methods on live jobsites

On live data center jobsites, DALE has reached drilling speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional methods. The robot has drilled more than 385,000 holes with over 99% accuracy.