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Phoenix Energy CEO Adam Ferrari Receives 2026 Young Alumni Achievement Award from University of Illinois

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phoenix Energy has announced that founder and Phoenix Energy CEO Adam Ferrari has been selected to receive the 2026 Young Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. The award recognizes alumni for professional distinction demonstrated through leadership, contributions to their field, creativity and entrepreneurship, and service to society and the university community. Ferrari,...
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Providence Equity Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in CheckedUp, Accelerating the Next Phase of Growth for Leading Specialty Point-of-Care Engagement Platform

NEW YORK & PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. ("Providence"), a specialist private equity firm focused on media, communications and education, today announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in CheckedUp, a leading specialty point-of-care education and engagement platform connecting patients, healthcare providers and life sciences companies within the clinical environment. Providence is acquiring CheckedUp alongside co-founders Dr. Richard Awdeh...
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The National Association for Continuing Education (NACE) Announces Reaccreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Association for Continuing Education (NACE) is pleased to announce that it has been reaccredited as a provider of continuing education by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), from July 2026 - July 2030. NACE has received a four-year accreditation as a provider of continuing education for the health professions, having achieved compliance with all core criteria for accreditation. Michael Platt, SVP, General Manager of Haymark...
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Raptor Technologies Helps School Districts Consolidate Safety Tools into a Single Cost-Effective Platform

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Many schools are returning to class this year facing a budget reality unlike any in recent memory. The $189 billion in federal COVID relief that many districts relied on to fund safety and support programs has been fully exhausted. As a result, budget shortfalls have become the top concern among school leaders nationwide: 54% cited it as a leading concern in 2026, up sharply from 33% just a year earlier, according to K-12 Dive. This is not a temporary setback; it’s a s...
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MITER Foundation awards $100,000 in high school scholarships

HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MITER Foundation awards $100,000 in high school scholarships...
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Harvard Business School's Linda Hill to Receive Lifetime Award from the Institute for Management Studies

RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute for Management Studies (IMS) will present its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Linda A. Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair of the school's Leadership Initiative. The award honors thought leaders whose work has made an enduring contribution to management and leadership, recognizing Dr. Hill's decades of scholarship spanning Becoming a Manager, Being the Boss, Collective...
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Battelle Wins Two 2026 Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Battelle announced today that it has been named a winner in two categories in the third annual Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Battelle received gold and bronze honors for technologies that address STEM education and workforce development and next-generation wireless communications infrastructure. "This recognition reflects what's possible when education, industry and communities work together to prepare students for the future. At Battelle Education, w...
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A3 and Mahoning County Career & Technical Center Expand Access to No-Cost Robotics Training in Ohio

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) and the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center (MCCTC) will offer no-cost robotics and automation training across Ohio through a $499,000 workforce grant that will help the state’s residents build skills for increasingly technology-driven careers. Awarded through Ohio’s Individual Microcredential Assistance Program (IMAP), the grant will support approximately 3,000 individual course enrollments through June...
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Southern Virginia’s TECHnista Powers National Build Freedom Workforce Movement

DANVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the Department of War’s Office of Industrial Base Policy launches its national Build Freedom campaign to strengthen America’s industrial workforce, a Southern Virginia company is powering the effort by enhancing workforce pipeline efforts in middle and high school while building an alignment structure for all programs. TECHnista, LLC is a woman-owned education consulting company headquartered in Pittsylvania County. They have announced a series of initiatives...
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Two Studies: Plumbing Manufacturing and Plumbing Industries Worth $442 Billion to U.S. Economy, Yet 550,000-Worker Shortage Looms

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A pair of studies reveal the economic impact of plumbers and plumbing manufacturers while projecting a shortfall of about 550,000 plumbers by 2027....