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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BFA, BFB) today announced Lawson Whiting has decided to retire from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective upon the appointment of a successor. The Brown-Forman Board of Directors has initiated a search pursuant to its succession process that will consider internal and external candidates. The process will be led by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, which is chaired by Tracy Skeans. Whiting...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Empire State Building Observation Deck (ESBOD), atop the “World’s Most Famous Building,” announced today new ticket bundle options for families of all ages to save on their visit to the famed New York City landmark. Groups of four who purchase the new Family Ticket Bundle can save up to 20 percent on tickets to the Empire State Building’s iconic 86th and 102nd Floor Observation Decks, with options for express access and flex admission. The Family Ticket Bundle is...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aspire, a local nonprofit organization working with people with disabilities, has launched its first cohort of trainees for its Food Services Employment Training Program. The program is designed to address workforce gaps and turnover in the restaurant industry and partner with people with disabilities in their employment journey.Aspire’s Food Services Training Program is a 10-week program where trainees will learn the skills needed for front and back-of-house positions...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Invesco QQQ (NYCWFF) today announces its star-studded 19th annual programming lineup taking place October 15–18, 2026. Bringing together the chefs, restaurants, creators and tastemakers who help define New York today, NYCWFF will once again celebrate the city's unmatched culinary and cultural spirit through nearly 50 events across four days. Featuring more than 300 acclaimed chefs, culinary personali...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast announced a major milestone today in the company’s continued efforts to bring rural Floridians fast, reliable connectivity. Xfinity and Comcast Business services are now available to more than 1,500 homes and businesses in and around Flagler Estates in St. Johns County, including more than 1,100 previously unserved locations. Families and entrepreneurs now have access to high-speed Internet from America’s smartest and most reliable converged netw...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas, announces the appointment of its new vice president of information technology. DHA welcomes Arman Rashid, who brings more than 25 years of enterprise IT leadership experience to the role where he will lead technology strategy and operations in support of the agency’s mission to serve more than 53,500 residents across seven North Texas counties. With experience across Fortune Global 500 companies, higher education, municipal govern...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Spinwheel published the results of its latest survey of more than 600 American adults. The research explores how consumers feel about debt, how they manage it, and what their responses reveal about the growing challenge of debt complexity.Key findings include:Debt Is OverwhelmingRegardless of the amount or type of debt, 57% of consumers agree that thinking about debt is overwhelming. Among younger generations, this is even higher — 72% of Millennials and...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sensible Weather, the leading weather protection provider for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced a strategic relationship with TCP Insurance Agency, a premier provider of commercial entertainment and production insurance and member of Great American Insurance Group. The collaboration marks a major B2B expansion for Sensible Weather, bringing its proprietary, parametric weather protection to the entertainment and media industry to help protect film...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ministry Brands, the leading provider of church management software and online giving solutions, today announced the launch of Equip, a ministry-built creative platform with more than 120 purpose-built tools designed to help pastors and church teams manage increasing demands for content creation and communication across digital channels. Available as a module within the Ministry Brands Amplify platform, Equip brings sermon preparation, content development, and team wor...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kalshi, the next-generation financial exchange, today announced the public release of Kalshi Pro, a professional-grade desktop trading workstation. Kalshi Pro runs on the same account, the same balance, and the same exchange as the standard Kalshi app, but has professional trading tools for users who want a more convenient interface for advanced trading activity: people trading dozens of markets at once, reacting in real time during live events, or managing resting or...