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4 days ago | odwyerpr.com | Kevin McCauley

FTI Consulting and C Street Advisory Group provide strategic communications support to Azul as Brazil’s biggest airline declares Chapter 11 in US bankruptcy court to restructure more than $2B in debt. It has lined up $1.6B in financing to support operations from AerCap aircraft leasing company, and strategic partners United Airlines and American Airlines. Azul blames its financial downfall on the COVID-19 pandemic, macroeconomic headwinds and supply chain snafus.

4 days ago | odwyerpr.com | Kevin McCauley

Collected Strategies and Joele Frank are working the “merger of equals” deal that joins industrial process companies Chart Industries and Flowserve in a deal valued at $19B. Chart investors would control 53.5% of the combined company, and Flowserve stockholders would own 46.5%. The combined company, would have annual revenues of $8.8B, addressing the full customer lifecycle from process design through aftermarket support in more than 50 countries.

4 days ago | odwyerpr.com | Kevin McCauley

•CSU Aims to Enroll Marketing PartnerTue., Jun. 3, 2025Colorado State University has issued a call for marketing services to support its in-house communications team as its priorities evolve. •Educational Nonprofit Issues Crisis RFPMon., Jun. 2, 2025The Secular Student Alliance is soliciting proposals from public relations agencies that can develop a crisis communications plan. •Texas Puts Motorcycle Safety Push Up for GrabsMon., Jun.

4 days ago | odwyerpr.com | Kevin McCauley

Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russia’s bomber fleet deep inside the country should have sounded the alarm in the Pentagon. Instead, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is more concerned with waging his war on wokeness. He has ordered the Navy to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk. It was named in 2016 after the gay activist and San Francisco board supervisor who was assassinated in 1978.

5 days ago | odwyerpr.com | Steve Barnes

Kiterocket is named agency of record for SEMI, a global industry association connecting more than 3,000 member companies and 1.5 million professionals across the semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain. Kiterocket will work with SEMI to support its integrated corporate communications strategy across global markets, emphasizing the association’s impact on public policy, workforce development and multiple, critical technology-focused initiatives.