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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will once again sponsor the Japan Pavilion at CES 2026 from January 6th to 9th in Las Vegas. This time, JETRO is bringing 31 Japanese startups to exhibit at the Japan Pavilion in CES’ startup arena Eureka Park. The Japan Pavilion will be located at the Venetian Campus Venetian Expo 1F Hall G Booth #62801. CES 2026 Japan Pavilion E-Directory Within the Japan Pavilion, JETRO will set up a special event stage to host thrice...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Floor & Decor (NYSE: FND), the leading high-growth retailer specializing in hard-surface flooring for homeowners and professionals, today announced the opening of its newest warehouse store and design center in Dearborn, Michigan, located at 1300 Shehadi Court. The Dearborn store opens with a team of approximately 35 full-time and 15 part-time associates and is led by Wesley Walker, the store’s Chief Executive Merchant. Floor & Decor operates more than 260 ware...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc. is proud to announce that it has been selected as the winner of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) “Crushing Fraud Chili Cook-Off” Competition. This recognition highlights Milliman’s pioneering work in applying explainable artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen public sector program integrity through advanced fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) analytics. Milliman’s winning solution stood out for its ability to deliver actionable intell...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, today announced the acquisition of Bayline Lift Technologies (Bayline) by ATIS, a TSCP portfolio company and premier provider of elevator and escalator safety inspections, consulting, and managed services across North America. Bayline provides elevator inspection services throughout the Mid-Atlantic. With the backing of ATIS’ team and resources, Bayline is poised for accelerated growth...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Perfect Corp., the leader in AI and AR solutions for beauty, fashion, and retail, will reveal a new era of AI agents and developer-first API innovation at CES 2026. These advancements showcase how intelligent AI agents and modular, scalable APIs are redefining personalization, product discovery, and visual experiences for the modern shopper. At CES 2026, Perfect Corp. will demonstrate how its AI Beauty Agent tools move beyond static try-on and analysis experiences to...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Startup World Cup, the world’s largest startup pitch competition, is coming to Las Vegas. The Startup World Cup Las Vegas Regional Pitch Competition will take place on January 7, 2026, convening hundreds of venture capitalists, corporate leaders, and innovative startups from around the world for an evening of high-impact pitching and networking at the Planet Hollywood Hotel. The Las Vegas Regional winner will receive a spot at the Startup World Cup Grand Finale i...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife Pet Insurance (MetLife) today announced a new exclusive collaboration with Petstablished, the industry-leading provider of management software for animal welfare organizations (AWOs), to offer pet insurance quotes directly within the adoption and registration process on the Petstablished platform, which supports over 1,000 AWOs and facilitates more than 160,000 adoptions annually. Cost remains a significant barrier to routine pet care and veterinarian visits,...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Announcing University Interscholastic League (UIL) Football State Championship games on Victory+....

ORANGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, celebrated future leaders in the energy industry at its fourth annual Energy Innovation Hackathon, reinforcing Avangrid’s belief that talent is the building block of the company and central to its aspiration of “every day for the future.” This year’s edition brought together 181 students from 16 universities across the United States, demonstrating Avangrid’s growing confidence in convenin...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Looq AI, an innovator in ground-based reality capture for surveying, engineering, and utilities, today announced the winners of its inaugural "Looq Once Capture Everything" Video Challenge. The competition recognized users who developed innovative and impactful workflows utilizing the Looq Platform to achieve unprecedented speed, precision, and efficiency in field data collection and engineering analysis. The winners and runners-up across two major categories demonst...