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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research from Vitality, a global leader in behavioral change in health, has found that U.S. workers lose an average of 63.4 days of productive time each year because of poor physical and mental health. For the purposes of the Index, “productive days lost” converts both time missed through absence and estimated reductions in performance while at work into the equivalent number of full working days. Of those, 53.9 days (85% of the total) are lost while employees are...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Holiday retail sales forecasts are mixed. Americans plan to spend 5.5% less this season, an average of $1,018, according to Simon-Kucher's 8th Annual Holiday Shopping Study, returning back to 2024 levels. As household budgets shrink, any retail revenue growth will likely come from higher prices, rather than more purchases, causing retailers to fight for every hard-earned dollar. "Holiday budgets are being reset, not abandoned," said Shikha Jain, Partner and Head of Cons...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workhuman®, the world’s leading employee recognition provider, released a new whitepaper, The Leadership Crisis You’re Already In, featuring insights from leading global professional services firm Marsh (formerly Mercer), examining why organizations need to rethink how they identify and develop their next generation of leaders. At a time when the definition of leadership is changing, the report reveals a widening structural leadership gap within orga...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SullivanCotter, the nation’s leading independent consulting firm in the assessment and development of total rewards programs, workforce solutions, and data products for health care and not-for-profits, has released the latest benchmarks from its 2026 Health Care Staff Compensation Survey. This survey includes data from nearly 2,600 organizations representing 2.6 million clinical and non-clinical employees – making it one of the industry’s most comprehensive health care...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contractor Connection®, Crawford & Company’s managed repair network of vetted and credentialed contractors, today released the first installment of its 2026 Managed Repair Market report, revealing that 58% of restoration contractors are absorbing higher labor costs to keep pricing consistent.Based on feedback from restoration contractors across the Contractor Connection network, the research provides carriers and other industry stakeholders with a direct view of the...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Karat releases new research that finds AI is raising the stakes on engineering talent quality as companies use AI to build more, not cut headcount....

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Growth in recorded lodging nights slowed to low single digits over the summer, following a strong first half of 2026, according to new proprietary expense data from Emburse. A fixed cohort of 586 U.S.-headquartered customer organizations, encompassing approximately 25,000 lodging-expense submitting employees, showed lodging nights in the 10 highest-volume U.S. cities rose 16.6% year over year in the first half, before slowing to low single-digit growth by summer. Becaus...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AI has become the first channel between brands and consumers that can both inform people and act for them, and Americans are letting it despite their doubts. Only 17.6% of Americans say AI agents are a good idea, yet 40.1% would let one handle at least one everyday task for them, according to The State of AI Adoption in America, a new report from Channel V Media, a PR and communications agency that builds market momentum for established enterprises and venture‑backed...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ECOVACS, cited as the No. 1 Brand in Global Home Robotics by Forbes China in 2026, today released survey results ranking Scottsdale, Arizona, as the U.S. city with the dirtiest windows. Twenty-nine percent of Scottsdale respondents described their windows as somewhat or very dirty, followed by Portland, Oregon (24%) and Chicago (20%). The findings point to a broader pattern: dirty windows are common across the country, people notice them and often feel embarra...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Be ambitious, but stay likeable. Be yourself, but don’t be “too much.” Ask for help, but don’t be a burden. Ahead of World Mental Health Day, BetterHelp, the world’s largest online therapy platform, is partnering with actor, activist and longtime mental health advocate Sophia Bush to launch The Permission Project, an initiative putting a name to the contradictory expectations women navigate and helping them recognize, question and rewrite the unwritten rules t...