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Broadband Breakfast will host a half-day online conference Oct. 1 on 250 years of U.S. independence and 150 years of American telecommunications, with Sen. Deb Fischer delivering the keynote.

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Mike Wysocki’s Careers By the People: Candid Career Advice from 101 Experienced Professionals was named a Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Award’s Career category.

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The NYC Big Book Award announced its 2026 winners and distinguished favorites, marking the program’s 10th anniversary and recognizing 163 subcategory winners across 15 major categories.

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Reinke Manufacturing’s E3 center pivot was named Irrigation Innovation of the Year in the 2026 AgTech Breakthrough Awards.

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Shamrock Roofing and Construction landed on multiple growth lists in 2026, including Kansas City Business Journal’s Fast 50, Ingram’s Corporate Report 100 and Roofing Contractor’s Top 100. The Kansas City-based roofer says a move to Trussi.AI is…

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Right Angle Entertainment and Paul T. Couch have announced a 2026 national tour of Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, launching Nov. 14 in Princeton, West Virginia.

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Learnewable’s analysis of 3,142 U.S. counties finds that opposition to data centers is usually technology-specific, while solar and battery storage remain neutral or favorable in most of the same places.

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Christiane Scarpino’s memoir Missing Pieces won the NYC Big Book Award in New New Nonfiction (First time published), giving new visibility to a survivor account of the 1977 Mobil Oil Building bombing in New York City. The recognition spotlights a…

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The NYC Big Book Award named L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42 the winner in its Anthology category, recognizing 12 original speculative fiction stories and illustrations by emerging writers and artists.

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L. A. Tramwell’s young adult novel, Gretna Can’t Get Any Greener, was named a Distinguished Favorite in the Teen category by the NYC Big Book Award.

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Farm Athletes will hold its inaugural Golf Classic on Sept. 11 at Lochland Country Club in Hastings, Nebraska, to raise scholarship money for college athletes from farm and ranch backgrounds.

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Tristate Collaborative has added Rippleshot to its shared solutions lineup, giving credit unions in Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Wisconsin access to fraud-detection tools designed to catch threats earlier.

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Kansas City security firm SK Security says it has grown from a one-off contract in 2017 to a seven-state operation with 400 employees, more than 5,000 five-star reviews and $25 million in sales.

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Berry Law said it was named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, marking the Lincoln, Nebraska firm’s ninth appearance among America’s fastest-growing private companies.

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Fort Collins Mobile Storage is advising Northern Colorado residents, farms and businesses to line up storage early as fall move-ins, harvest work and pre-winter planning drive demand.

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Monique Farmer, APR, president and founder of Avant Solutions, won two inaugural PRSA Women of Impact Awards on Aug. 6 for Mentor & Coach of the Year and Industry Champion/Thought Leader.

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Gerald Everett Jones’ historical novel Jonathan’s Journal was named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award’s General Fiction category.

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The Mesothelioma Compensation Center is urging electricians and other electrical workers diagnosed with mesothelioma or asbestos-related lung cancer to contact its free service for direct access to compensation lawyers.

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Izzy, An Octopus Tale by Charles Rawlings, MD, JD; Leah Perez; and Morgan Rawlings won the NYC Big Book Award’s Childrens Educational category.

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Kay Louise Bowen’s novel Secrets II Vengeance & Revenge was named a winner in the Psychological Thriller category at the NYC Big Book Award, adding international recognition to her earlier Independent Press Award success.