STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * A vision made real: Weidner's $10 million gift positions OSU as real estate education leader * * Dean Weidner made a $10 million gift to establish the Weidner Business and Real Estate Center at OSU. * On the Business Building's third floor, the center will merge a world-class education with scholarship access and professional development opportunities in real estate, honoring the late Weidner's legacy. * The center complem more PR

DECATUR, Illinois, Oct. 23 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Archer Daniels Midland, an agricultural supply chain manager and processor, issued the following news release: * * * ADM Investments in Columbus, Nebraska, Ethanol Facility Expected to Increase Annual Corn Grind by 20 Million Bushels * * First round of improvements complete, expected to increase corn grind by 10 million bushels in 2026 * Second round of investments expected to enhance efficiencies and increase corn demand by another 10 million bushels in 2027 * Investments reflect more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * Always on a mission: Dr. Marc Tower's trip from Army helicopters to Spears Business * * Marc Tower flew the Bell OH-58 Kiowa as an AeroScout pilot with the 2/17 Cavalry of the 101st Airborne Division before leaving the Army in 1985 and building a career across tech, construction, business consulting and entrepreneurship. * A Spears Business MBA graduate, Tower began teaching at the college as an adjunct in 2007, joined the  more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * Beyond compare: Dimotakis conducts award-winning research into workplace comparisons * * Dr. Nikos Dimotakis received OSU's 2025 Regents Distinguished Research Award. He was one of seven university-wide winners and the sole recipient from the Spears School of Business. * Dimotakis, professor and Raymond A. Young Chair, conducts practical research that informs employees and managers while revealing deep insight into human be more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 23 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * Brain Trust: Emerging scholar Affonso prepares marketers to handle AI challenges * A gray robot face follows a simple ascending pattern across three squares. A question mark hovers above a fourth blank square, prompting viewers to complete the sequence. Affonso's whimsical illustration mimics an elementary textbook lesson, but it's a clever trap. The Spears School of Business assistant professor is trying to protect resear more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrap up on Oct. 23, 2026: * * * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by other watchdog groups. The information compiled in InfluenceWatch giv more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * Centers of attention: Spears Business economists analyze 'new wave' of data centers * * Dr. Rui Du and Dr. Xiaojin Aaron Sun are collaborating to research data center location choices and the impact on real estate markets. * According to Pew Research Center, 42% of Americans resided in a 5-mile radius from a functional data center or a chosen data center site as of April 2026. * Du and Sun worked with Dr. Siqi Zheng to map more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * Commodity Cowboys: Spears Business answers the call of Oklahoma's energy industry * * The Spears Business Department of Finance launched Commodity Cowboys, a certificate program that prepares OSU undergraduates for careers in commodity trading and energy markets, with Phillips 66 as founding partner. The program launched in spring 2026, and coursework began in the fall. * Beyond the classroom, students can compete on a nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Approves More Than $135 Million to Help Communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas October 22, 2026 DENTON, Texas - FEMA announced the approval of more than $135 million in funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territorie more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 23 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City posted the following news release: * * * Growth in Tenth District Services Activity Rose Moderately in October * The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the October Services Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive, results from the survey showed that growth in Tenth District services activity rose moderately in October, while expectations for future activity eased but remained positive. "Regional more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Highlander Highlights: Week of Oct. 19, 2026 * Highlander Highlights shares with readers some of the extraordinary accomplishments happening on and off campus through the tireless work and curiosity of our students, faculty, staff and alumni. Early bird ornithology class gets up close with feathered friends Before sunrise, while much of the region was still asleep, students in Radford University's Ornithology class (BIOL 380) were already at work alo more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Nevada National Security Sites issued the following news: * * * Joint rocket launch experiments reach new heights at the Nevada National Security Sites October 22, 2026 The Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS) recently completed another successful series of joint rocket launch experiments, marking three years of close collaboration with the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) and the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State Univers more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Secures Settlement of Lawsuit Against Oklahoma Landlord for Refusing to Rent to a Family with a Child October 22, 2026 The Justice Department announced today that the owners of a residential rental property in Oklahoma City have agreed to pay $52,500 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they refused to rent a one-bedroom apartment to a single mother upon learning that she would be living with her child, in violation of the Fair Ho more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, posted the following news release: * * * New Mexico ranks 7th in the nation for job growth, state adds 11,200 jobs * New Mexico's job growth rate is more than four times the national rate SANTA FE - Amid an affordability crisis and sluggish job growth nationwide, New Mexico added 11,200 jobs over the past year and ranks 7th in the nation for job growth, according to September employment figures released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. New Mexico's 1.3 more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 24 -- The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden issued the following news release: * * * OKC ZOO DEBUTS NEW NATURE-INSPIRED INTERACTIVE ART EXHIBIT AT ZOOZEUM October 22, 2026 The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden invites guests of all ages to discover and engage with original art celebrating Oklahoma's native plants and pollinators with the new exhibit, Radical Observations: Plants as Ecological Collaborators, a University of Oklahoma Student Art Exhibition. The exhibit includes more than 35 original pi more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Record college football viewership propels ESPN to second best start since 2011 with 'College GameDay' on track for most-watched season ever * College football on ESPN is delivering its second-best start since 2011, with viewership up 15 percent over two years. Through Week 7, the sport is on pace for unprecedented viewership across linear windows, with ABC's Saturday prime window posting its highest per-game average  more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Oct. 23 -- The University of Tulsa Collins College of Business posted the following news: * * * Spinnaker Support founder shares lessons from turning a basement startup into a global company * When Matt Stava founded what would become Spinnaker Support from a basement office in 2002, he was building a small consulting business with little certainty about what lay ahead. Today, the company provides third-party support, managed services and enterprise software solutions to customers in 110 countries across six continents. Sp more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 23 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Fights to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that he is involved in a multistate effort, including a coalition of other state attorneys general, to protect children and consumers as Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI, moves through Chapter 11 bankruptcy pr more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 22 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City posted the following news release: * * * Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Increased Steadily in October * The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the October Manufacturing Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive, the survey revealed that activity in the Tenth District manufacturing sector increased steadily, and expectations for future activity remained expansionary. "District manufacturing  more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * The other side of the fire: Wyatt Hendrickson's journey to the big stage * * Wyatt Hendrickson, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, capped an undefeated season for Oklahoma State wrestling in 2024-25 by upsetting two-time NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson, 5-4, to win the NCAA heavyweight title. * After a first-round loss at the 2025 Senior World Championships, Hendrickson rebuilt his approach with Cowbo more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * The ripple effect: MBA student turns scholarship support into entrepreneurial empowerment * * Kevin Kuteesa, an MBA student from Mukono, Uganda, has won many awards that include Women for OSU Student Philanthropist of the Year. * Kuteesa is the CEO and co-founder of Prograte Finance, which doubles as an app-based portfolio management system for microfinance institutions and a financial literacy resource increasing women's a more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * United for Stillwater: Dr. Julie Weathers leads one of the most impactful community giving campaigns on campus * * Dr. Julie Weathers, Spears Business director of strategic initiatives and assessment, has led the college's United Way campaign for roughly a decade, overseeing fundraising, events and the annual Day of Caring. * Over the last five years, Spears Business has raised $175,000 for the United Way of Payne County, r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Tribal Advisory Committee Appointments and Opens Nominations for Additional Members * (Washington, D.C., October 23, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of four members to the USDA Tribal Advisory Committee and a call for nominations to serve on the Committee. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins appointed three members, each for three-year terms. Appointments by U.S. Se more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 23 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * Voice of reason: Spears Business graduate, attorney shares lessons about moving forward from FTX * * OSU graduate Ryne Miller spoke to students in the Cowboys on Wall Street program about how to navigate a business crisis. He was general counsel of FTX US, a subsidiary of a once-booming cryptocurrency exchange that plunged into chaos. * FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that landed in majo more PR