Corporate announcement

McLean, Va. – October 29, 2026 -- Hilton (NYSE: HLT) will move the listing of its common stock to Nasdaq, with trading under the existing ticker HLT starting at market open on Nov. 5, 2026.

Shares will keep trading on the New York Stock Exchange until market close on Nov. 4, 2026. Shareholders do not need to take any action. Hilton said the transfer does not change its business strategy or capital allocation priorities.

Hilton cites growth from 10 brands to 28 since its 2013 return to public markets

Hilton returned to public markets in 2013 after private ownership by Blackstone Inc. At that point it operated 10 brands and about 4,100 hotels in 90 countries and territories. It now runs 28 brands and more than 9,400 properties in 144 countries and territories, with nearly 1.4 million rooms.

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.

RALEIGH – October 29, 2026 -- Syngenta awarded five college students $2,000 each, $10,000 in total, through the new Durastak Traits of Tomorrow Scholarship, a program aimed at building the talent pipeline for agriculture and STEM careers.

Five students from Midwest universities win the inaugural 2026 awards

The winners are Sophia Barnum (Michigan State University, Crop and Soil Sciences), Braydon Binger (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Agronomy), Kaarina Dunn (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Environmental Sciences and Agroecology), Ethan Fisher (Kansas State University, Biological Systems Engineering) and Calvin Myers (Purdue University, Agribusiness Management).

DUBLIN – October 29, 2026 -- Temu plans to invest approximately US$200 million globally in compliance and quality assurance in 2026, twice its 2025 level, as laboratories inside its fulfilment partners' warehouses pass an independent Bureau Veritas assessment.

Bureau Veritas audits equipment, staff and quality systems at Temu's warehouse labs

Bureau Veritas evaluated the laboratories' testing equipment, facilities and environmental conditions, technical personnel, operating procedures and quality control systems. It confirmed the labs meet the technical requirements to run specified tests against selected European standards.

The assessment covers technical capability only. It does not constitute product certification, and the labs do not replace sellers' responsibility to meet applicable regulatory requirements.

Brea, California – October 29, 2026 -- Envista Holdings Corporation (NYSE: NVST) reduced waste generation by 40% year over year and water consumption by 19% in 2025, according to its sixth annual sustainability report.

Envista Smile Project donates $2.4 million, reaching nearly 20,000 patients

The dental products group donated $2.4 million through the Envista Smile Project to expand access to care and oral health education. Services, products and charitable support reached close to 20,000 patients.

Lost time injury rate falls 17% year over year

Envista also reported a 17% year-over-year decrease in its lost time injury rate, the report's workforce safety metric.

Chicago – October 29, 2026 -- Crash Champions raised $300,000 in September to seed Champion It Forward, a new independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit aimed at a collision repair labor shortage in which more than 55% of auto body repair technician roles are unfilled.

Industry data puts collision repair demand at nearly 100,000 technicians over five years

The workforce gap is the organization's founding premise. According to the latest industry data cited by the group, the sector needs nearly 100,000 technicians over the next five years. Champion It Forward plans to widen career pathways, expand mentorship and provide financial support for aspiring technicians.

TAMPA – October 29, 2026 -- Akari Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AKTX) will present its PH1 antibody drug conjugate (ADC) payload at five oncology, ADC and investor conferences in the United States and China during September 2026, as it looks for pharma partners and investors ahead of a planned first-in-human trial by mid-2027.

CEO Abizer Gaslightwala will deliver a keynote and featured presentations. The company says it will discuss global R&D collaboration, platform partnerships and pipeline expansion.

Akari fills a September calendar across Boston, Shanghai, WuXi and New York

The schedule runs from September 9 to September 29:

ATLANTA – October 28, 2026 -- Providi has launched as the corporate brand of the company behind electronic health record (EHR) products Cerbo and OptiMantra, which together serve nearly 7,000 cash-pay personalized care clinics.

The two companies combined in 2025 with a growth investment from Mainsail Partners. Cerbo and OptiMantra remain as product brands under Providi. Both have served the market since 2011.

Providi's combined products cover eight cash-pay care segments

The EHR and practice management products support functional, integrative, longevity, wellness, direct primary care, concierge, med spa and behavioral health practices.

XUZHOU, China – October 27, 2026 -- XCMG Machinery (SHE: 000425) ranked No. 202 on the 2026 Fortune China 500, up 10 places from the previous year, and kept its lead among Chinese construction machinery companies.

The company attended the 2026 Fortune China 500 Summit in Chengdu on Oct. 22. Business leaders, entrepreneurs and scholars gathered there to discuss how companies can strengthen their competitiveness. The ranking itself was released in July.

Shen Yan, chair of XCMG Machinery's labor union, accepted the Fortune China 500 certificate at the summit. The list uses a methodology consistent with the Fortune Global 500 and covers both listed and unlisted companies.

MIRABEL – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSX: FLT) has qualified in all five streams of the Government of Canada's Defence Drone Initiative (DDI) Marketplace, widening the range of defence requirements it can bid on.

Five streams cover systems, services and training

The streams are Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems (UxS) and counter-UxS; communications and data systems; engineering and integration services; testing and training; and innovation and experimentation.

The qualification follows Volatus' September 3, 2026 announcement of its initial selection for the Marketplace. The later confirmation extends eligibility across the full Marketplace scope.