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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Four business leaders will soon join the Topeka Business Hall of Fame.The 2026 Topeka Business Hall of Fame laureates include:Allan Towle (Heritage Bank)Dr. Bette Morris (Morris Family Company)John A. McGivern (J.F. McGivern Inc.)The late Hoyt Moore (Hoyt’s Truck Center)Junior Achievement of Kansas says they’ve done a lot for the Capital City.“They’re just truly doing it for the good of others, whether that’s through schools, communities, other non-profit organizations,” Junior Achievement of Kansas president Sarah Dunekack said. “It keeps our community thriving and going.”While it’s not something they ask for, the recognition means a lot to the…

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U.S. consumers remain in good financial health and there are little signs of credit quality deterioration, according to the nation’s top banking executives, despite data showing the job market is cooling off.

This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees being escorted outside the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.Corey Bullard/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via APLast week’s sweeping immigration raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia could spell trouble for other companies as President Donald Trump cracks down on illegal immigration on a larger scale.The raid in Ellabell, Georgia, marked the largest single-site enforcement operation in the Department of Homeland Security’s history, according to special agent Steven Schrank. Nearly 500 workers, many of whom were…

If there’s one brand that’s come to define the “unhinged” social marketing era, it’s Duolingo.Whether it’s bubble butt Super Bowl interruptions, mascot séances, or death stunts, the language-learning platform has figured out how to continuously shock its audience while somehow getting them to do their next lesson. The brand now has more than 20 million followers across TikTok and Instagram and, in its latest earnings report, reported a 41% increase in revenue and 47.7 million daily users, a 40% increase.Manu Orssaud, CMO of Duolingo, is set to speak at our upcoming Marketing Brew Summit on September 10, and ahead of…

Tyler Winklevoss, chief executive officer and co-founder of Gemini Trust Co., left, and Cameron Winklevoss, president and co-founder of Gemini Trust Co., speak during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Friday, June 4, 2021.Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGemini, the crypto exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has secured Nasdaq as a strategic investor ahead of its initial public offering this week, CNBC has confirmed.Nasdaq plans to invest $50 million in the crypto company in a partnership that will allow the stock exchange to offer Gemini’s custodial services to its financial institution clients. Gemini…

For CFOs and finance teams, AI adoption, tariff impacts, and data security and privacy are the top issues they’re confronting as they start planning for 2026, according to the results of global consulting firm Protiviti’s annual Global Finance Trends Survey. They are facing these challenges amid ongoing economic uncertainty, where less than half of CFOs and finance leaders (41%) have a high level of confidence in their organization’s ability to navigate current challenges in the global economy. Evolving Interest in Artificial Intelligence According to the survey, the number of finance teams leveraging AI tools has more than doubled in the past year,…

Memorial spaceflights have grown from novelty to a modest and steady business, one that’s carried thousands of loved ones to orbit over the past three decades. Now, a startup founded by a former Blue Origin engineer aims to harness the space industry’s latest advances to take the market mainstream. Ryan Mitchell, founder of Florida-based Space Beyond, is raising funds to fly a brick-sized cubesat that he said could carry at least 1,000 capsules to low Earth orbit (LEO) as early as next year. Each capsule would carry a symbolic portion of human or pet remains to LEO for a minimum…

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The strategic partnership of Interluxe Group, the preeminent luxury-focused experiential agency, and North & Warren, a leader in digital marketing and media for luxury brands, announces the acquisition of Quinn, an award-winning, luxury-focused strategic communications agency. The combined company creates a powerful, integrated marketing platform for luxury brands, bringing together proprietary audience data with best-in-class strategy, experiential, communications, media, and digital marketing capabilities. Founded in 1989, Quinn helps clients around the world reach affluent audiences via an integrated offering of storytelling,…