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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northwest Florida welcomed a surge of visitors over the Fourth of July holiday, resulting in strong performance for the region’s hospitality and tourism industry, including hotels and resorts in The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) (“St. Joe”) (the “Company”) portfolio. On July 4, guests occupied over 99% of the Company’s 1,298 hotel rooms across 12 hotels and resorts with an average daily rate ranging from the mid $200’s to the low $1,000’s per night—offeri...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) (NYSE: EVTL) ("Vertical” or the “Company”), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $60 million of the Company’s ordinary shares (the "Offering”). In connection with the Offering, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $9 million of ordinary shares. The Offering is subject to mark...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CallTek, a worldwide leader in support for technology operators and service providers, has named Josh Bergen, CHAE, CHTP as Chief Growth Officer. With more than three decades of experience leading customer-focused and growth-oriented teams, Bergen brings to CallTek a breadth of experience across technology, customer service, finance and operations. His appointment comes at a pivotal time in the company’s history as it strengthens its commitment to innovative tec...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Travel + Leisure readers have voted Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) a “World’s Best” for rivers, oceans and expeditions in the 2025 World’s Best Awards, which were announced today. Viking was once again named #1 for Expeditions, a position it has maintained since its first year of eligibility in that category, and was voted one of the World’s Best river and ocean lines. Viking is also rated #1 for Rivers, #1 for Oceans and #1 for Expeditions by the readers of...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equinox Hotels, the leader in luxury hospitality and high-performance living, continues to redefine sleep tourism with the launch of The Sleep Lab at Equinox Hotel New York. Designed in collaboration with renowned sleep scientist and bestselling author Dr. Matthew Walker, The Sleep Lab is a groundbreaking, data-driven experience that transforms sleep into a precision science. The Equinox Hotels Sleep Lab is a first-of-its-kind, research-backed sleep optimization exper...

KUWANA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kuwana City in Mie Prefecture Japan, located about 20 minutes from Nagoya station by train, has been strengthening its internationalisation efforts and information dissemination since last year with the aim of becoming a ‘city open to the world’. The number of international residents in Kuwana city, which is such a pleasant place to live, has increased by approximately 400 since the previous year, and currently over 6000 people live in the city. Kuwana city start...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Milwaukee, the city’s largest hotel, announced today that its historic guest room renovations are complete and open for bookings. The completely revitalized and restyled guest rooms marry the hotel’s 1920s aesthetics with today’s modern style and luxuries. The next phase of the renovation, which began last month, will transform the hotel’s 34,000 square feet of meeting and event spaces, as well as its exquisite lobby and bar. “As Milwaukee’s premier meeting an...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HopSkipDrive, the leading technology company solving complex school transportation challenges across the country, announced today its expansion into Louisiana to partner with schools to bring safe, reliable transportation services across the Pelican state. As schools across Louisiana face ongoing transportation challenges — from chronic absenteeism to bus driver shortages — HopSkipDrive’s technology and network of highly vetted caregivers on wheels provides a prove...

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation announced an additional connectivity solution for the Cessna Citation Caravan for Starlink high-speed internet connectivity....

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) has announced Patrick Moran, owner of Moran Refreshments, as Chair of its Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 term, effective July 1. Moran brings more than three decades of hands-on experience, advocacy, and entrepreneurial leadership to the role. He helped launch Moran Refreshments in 1989 alongside his father, growing the business from a single truck into a major operation serving East Texas. Moran has...