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Farm Mortgage Capital expands agricultural real estate lending into Washington
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Farm Mortgage Capital has launched its agricultural real estate loan program in Washington State, extending long-term, land-backed financing to qualified borrowers across the state’s farmland, vineyard and equestrian markets.
Steve and Gina Merritt to speak at America’s 250th anniversary summit in Washington
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Steve and Gina Merritt will speak at America’s 250th Anniversary Summit and Black-Tie Soiree on June 30-July 1 in Washington, D.C. The event will gather business, media and public-service voices to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary and spotlight…
SleePare Opens Seattle Mattress Showroom
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SleePare opened its first Washington showroom today in Seattle, giving Pacific Northwest shoppers a place to test online-only mattress brands before buying.
Timor-Leste sees ASEAN accession as growth turning point
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President José Ramos-Horta says Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership, diversification drive and strategic partnerships are set to define the country’s next economic phase.
Kavi Global pushes AI sovereignty agenda at UN Bangkok summit
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Kavi Global helped lead a United Nations conference session in Bangkok focused on using AI to strengthen economic sovereignty across the Global South.
Qoobiss says EU AMLR will force firms to prove controls work
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Qoobiss says the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, which takes full effect in July 2027, will move compliance from having controls to proving how those controls work.
Ban Ki-moon hosts UN chief candidate dialogue at Jeju Forum
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Ban Ki-moon opened a high-level session at the 21st Jeju Forum in South Korea on June 25, 2026, bringing six candidates for the next UN secretary-general together in public for the first time.
Reynolds EmpowerHome Team tops Washington Business Journal philanthropy list
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Reynolds EmpowerHome Team reached No. 1 on the Washington Business Journal’s 2026 Top Corporate Philanthropists list in the Small Companies by Giving category.
FEDCON warns contractors to keep CMMC Level 1 in place as Level 2 pauses
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FEDCON says federal contractors should not treat the pause in CMMC Level 2 as a cybersecurity reset.
Peaceful Governance Institute launches AI economy initiative
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Peaceful Governance Institute on June 24, 2026, unveiled a special initiative aimed at strengthening U.S. economic security as AI and robotics accelerate automation.
First EU accession cluster will test Ukraine’s institutions
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Ukraine’s launch of the first EU negotiating cluster is a political milestone, but the harder work is now inside its institutions, where laws, procedures and oversight must match EU standards.
UK sellers face new EU parcel duty from July 1
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UK businesses shipping low-value parcels to EU customers will face a new customs duty from July 1, 2026, with extra national fees in some markets.
Navy Yard hotel pitches itself as base for D.C. business travel shift
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A Washington, D.C. Courtyard says the Navy Yard district is becoming a new hub for federal and corporate travel as proximity, transit access and meeting space reshape where executives stay and work.
YCP outlines how economic recalibration and AI infrastructure will shape 2026
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YCP has released a white paper on how shifting capital flows, trade realignment and infrastructure limits are changing global operations in 2026. The report argues that companies will need to coordinate investment, regional strategy and AI…
Kalkreuth lands No. 19 on Roofing Contractor’s Top 100 list
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Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal ranked No. 19 on Roofing Contractor magazine’s 2026 Top 100 list, marking the company’s ninth Top 20 finish nationwide.
Oscar- and Emmy-winning team wraps production on SAHD Life
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Production has wrapped in Tacoma on SAHD Life, a six-episode mockumentary comedy from The Unreasnble, Puyallup Tribal Enterprises and Blink49 Studios.
Demarc wins Massachusetts ITT85 data cabling contract
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Demarc Telecom & Utility LLC has been awarded the Massachusetts ITT85 Statewide Contract under Category 1 for data cabling and services.
Kiwi Newton Group wins Guelph Today economic development award
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Kiwi Newton Group has been named the 2026 Economic Development Community Builder Award winner by Guelph Today after a May 27 ceremony at the University of Guelph.
Ken Strickler named CEO of Commonwealth as firm expands in Virginia and beyond
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Commonwealth has promoted Ken Strickler to president and CEO after founder Mark Claud retired, while outlining growth plans in Virginia, Nashville and Dallas.
RegulatingAI, Club de Madrid push for democratic AI governance before UN summit
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Global leaders from RegulatingAI, Club de Madrid and the International Telecommunication Union called for democratic AI governance, broader inclusion and stronger accountability ahead of a UN AI meeting in Geneva on July 6-7, 2026. The discussion…
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