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November 5, 2025 — Barrio Burrito Bar, a fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurant known for its bold flavors, fresh ingredients, and customizable burritos, bowls, and tacos, has opened its newest location in Boca Raton, FL. Located at 20449 State Rd 7, Suite A-6 inside Mission Bay Plaza, the new restaurant invites guests to build their perfect burrito, bowl, or taco with a wide selection of proteins, toppings, and house-made salsas prepared fresh every day.
November 5, 2025 — Empire Access, a leading fiber internet service provider serving communities across New York and Pennsylvania, today announces the launch of Empire Access Business Advantage. The new solution delivers advanced, fully managed Wi-Fi and networking services designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses.
November 5, 2025 — LLM services have emerged as a crucial approach for brands navigating a world where large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Google’s AI are changing how people find information. Instead of clicking through a list of search engine results, many users now get immediate answers from AI-driven tools and chatbots.
November 5, 2025 — 365 Data Centers \(“365”\), a leading provider of network-centric colocation, network, cloud, and other managed services, announces today a transformative partnership with Robot Network to provide enterprise customers with new private cloud AI solutions. Hosted in 365’s cloud, the new Robot capability will support small-language models, analytics, reporting, business intelligence, custom capabilities, and cost optimization This partnership introduces an entirely new infrastructure pattern in which colocation facilities become the optimization layer for AI.
November 4, 2025 — Consumers today are rethinking how and why they buy. The “buy well” attitude is indicative of a clear preference for quality, transparency, and sustainability rather than disposable, short-term commodities.
November 4, 2025 — In the era when cloud spending is no longer a discretionary line item but a strategic lever, organizations are grappling with surging costs and elusive visibility. Global public cloud outlays are projected to surpass $720 billion in 2025, representing a significant increase from the previous year.
November 4, 2025 — In a strong endorsement of its next-generation cybersecurity approach, Miggo Security has been awarded the 2025 Global New Product Innovation Recognition by Frost & Sullivan for its leadership in application security. The accolade highlights Miggo’s pioneering work in redefining how organizations protect cloud and AI-native applications through its Application Detection and Response (ADR) platform.
November 4, 2025 — Set Across 10 Acres of Breathtaking Botanical Gardens in Davie, Hoffman’s Chocolates Winter Wonderland at Flamingo Gardens Presented by Amazon to Debut November 22 – December 30, 2025 Tickets are now on sale In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Hoffman’s Chocolates is thrilled to announce that it is bringing back its beloved Winter Wonderland to a spectacular new location: the enchanting Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S Flamingo Road in Davie. Flamingo Gardens is known for its annual Garden of Lights set across 10 acres of breathtaking Botanical Gardens, and now Hoffman’s Chocolate’s Winter Wonderland at Flamingo Gardens Presented by Amazon is sure to be bigger, brighter and spread more holiday cheer than ever.
November 4, 2025 — Plato’s Closet®, the leading teen and young adult retail resale concept, is excited to announce the grand opening of its newest location in Williamsburg on November 13. Located inside Midtown Row at 1248 Richmond Rd, the brand is known for providing local teens and young adults with a place that not only puts cash back into their pockets but sells gently used brand-name clothing and accessories in a variety of styles and sizes for less.
November 4, 2025 — Texas’s power grid, approximately 55 years old, is long past its prime. Reports show that the state saw an estimated 263 power outages from 2019 to 2023 alone.
November 4, 2025 — Deepwatch, the leader in Precision MDR powered by AI and humans, today announced Deepwatch NEXA, the industry’s first collaborative Agentic AI ecosystem delivering outcome-focused agents that transform how MDR providers and customers work together. NEXA combines natural language interaction with agentic AI intelligence to deliver real-time visibility, context, and actionable insights across the entire security lifecycle—enabling both MDR providers and customers to detect, investigate, and respond to threats faster while moving from reactive defense to proactive, business-aligned protection.
November 4, 2025 — Experienced franchise operators form new partnership to add power solutions service center to their growing portfolio The group plans to open 3 stores in Houston and 2 in Northeast Dallas The new Batteries Plus stores will strengthen the brand’s power solutions services for local businesses and residents Batteries Plus, the nation’s leading battery and power solutions service center, has signed a new franchise agreement with a Texas-based team of experienced operators. Partners Brad Rodman, Ryan Galvez, and Troy Kyle are set to open three stores in the Houston area and two stores in the Northeast Dallas area, building upon the brand’s existing 29 stores in the Lone Star State.
November 4, 2025 — Fueled by a passion for community and chef-inspired ice cream, Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream has partnered with Franchise FastLane to “put our dream in everyone’s hometown” through franchising. Based in Pittsburgh and celebrated for its joyful, welcoming, and old-school ice cream shop feel, Millie’s has joined Franchise FastLane’s CarPool program, which equips emerging brands with the tools, coaching, and momentum needed to scale responsibly.
November 4, 2025 — Club Pilates – the largest Pilates brand globally– unveiled today its first national brand campaign, “Every Body Club Pilates,” a bold invitation to join the movement that’s always welcomed everyone: “Pilates is for every BODY. ” The fully integrated campaign is now live nationwide, aiming to reframe Pilates for today’s culture by centering strength and accessibility for all ages, body types, and experience levels.
November 4, 2025 — 499 President – a distinctive rental community for the new era of luxury living in Gowanus – is thrilled to announce three more retail partners: Union Market, Corto and Spear Physical Therapy. These respected local businesses join Paulie Gee’s and Royal Palms Shuffleboard, rounding out 40,000 square feet of carefully curated commercial space designed to anchor the world-class development and complement the surrounding Gowanus community.
November 4, 2025 — Alkira®, the leader in Network Infrastructure as a Service (NIaaS), today announced the appointment of Maria N. Martinez to its advisory board.
November 4, 2025 — Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming, the neighborhood pet grooming and treat boutique, is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever mobile app, delivering a faster, smarter, and more connected experience for pet parents and store owners nationwide. The new app is the latest development of the Company’s broader digital strategy to create a fully integrated technology solution to enhance the way store owners connect with consumers and manage their business.
November 4, 2025 — UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has strengthened its presence at the intersection of human-AI interaction with its recent investment in aiOla. Israel-based aiOla is a deep tech voice and conversational AI lab that has built a voice-agentic AI platform that powers workflow agents, converting frontline speech into structured, auditable workflows.
November 4, 2025 — BIG FIGHT OVER THE LITTLE FISH THAT KEEPS THE BAY LIVING: Across the Chesapeake Bay, fishermen are reeling in fewer striped bass. Many osprey have stopped laying eggs, and chicks that do hatch often starve to death in the nest.
