Reputation Management

FORT LAUDERDALE – October 21, 2026 -- Crisis communications firm Red Banyan® has been named a 2026 Inc. Power Partner Awards winner for the third consecutive year, extending a run of industry recognition it has collected over the past months.

Inc. honors B2B providers across hiring, compliance, technology and fundraising

The annual awards recognize B2B companies with a track record of helping entrepreneurs build and grow businesses. Categories of support span hiring, compliance, technology, infrastructure, fundraising and marketing. Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc., said this year's honorees have turned customers into "superfans and evangelists" across marketing, financial services and technology.

Fort Lauderdale – October 16, 2026 -- Community opposition blocked or delayed about $130 billion in U.S. data center projects in the first quarter of 2026, roughly matching the total for all of 2025, according to Data Center Watch. Crisis communications firm Red Banyan has released a free two-page Data Center Opposition Readiness Checklist to help developers, utilities and investors gauge their exposure before announcing a project.

Opposition groups more than doubled to over 800 in one quarter

Data Center Watch counts at least 75 U.S. projects blocked or delayed in the first quarter. Active local opposition groups more than doubled in a single quarter, to more than 800 across 49 states.

On July 18, 2026, opponents staged 142 protests in 42 states on the same day, according to Reuters. A Pew Research Center survey found that 60 percent of Americans would be uncomfortable with a new data center in their area.

New York – October 07, 2026 -- Castle Connolly, which has vetted top U.S. healthcare providers for more than 35 years, has partnered with reputation management firm rater8 to deploy automated patient review tools across its national network of Top Doctors, Top Dentists, and Top Hospitals.

Partnership pairs peer-nominated rankings with automated patient feedback collection

Under the deal, Castle Connolly will offer rater8's Visibility Engine (raVE) platform to hospitals, group practices, doctors, and dentists nationwide. The combined offering merges Castle Connolly's independent, peer-nominated provider recognition with rater8's automated system for capturing post-visit patient sentiment and generating online reviews.