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Business Wire
07-08-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
KUBRA Sweeps Four Comparably Awards for Workplace Excellence
TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KUBRA, a leading provider of customer experience management solutions for some of the largest utility, insurance, and government entities, is proud to announce it has been recognized with four prestigious 2025 Comparably Awards, cementing its status as a top destination for industry talent and innovation. KUBRA is proud to announce it has been recognized with four prestigious 2025 Comparably Awards, cementing its status as a top destination for industry talent and innovation. Share The company earned honors in the following categories: These awards are based entirely on anonymous employee feedback gathered over the past 12 months, making them a true reflection of the company's culture and leadership. 'These wins matter because they come straight from the people building our future every day,' said Rick Watkin, President and CEO of KUBRA. 'Leadership and growth aren't perks, they're principles. And we're honored our teams feel supported, challenged, and heard.' About the Awards: Best Workplaces for Leadership celebrates companies whose executive teams, CEOs, and managers earn top marks from their teams. Best Workplaces for Career Growth highlights organizations where employees feel empowered through development, mentorship, and meaningful work. Best Teams in Engineering and Product & Design are chosen based on high satisfaction with peers, managers, compensation, and the overall work environment. For prospective employees seeking opportunities at KUBRA, visit our careers page to explore openings and discover how you can join a team that values innovation, diversity, and growth. Methodology: Comparably Awards are based on anonymous sentiment ratings from current employees who evaluated their companies across key workplace categories. Ratings were collected over 12 months and benchmarked against similar-sized companies to ensure fairness and statistical validity. Companies with higher participation relative to size received greater weighting in final rankings. About KUBRA KUBRA provides customer experience management solutions to some of the largest utility, government, and insurance entities across North America. Our extensive portfolio includes billing and payments, mapping, mobile apps, proactive communications, and artificial intelligence solutions for customers. With more than two billion customer interactions annually, KUBRA services reach over 40% of households in the U.S. and Canada. KUBRA is an operating subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation. Visit for more information. About Comparably Comparably (now a ZoomInfo company) is a leading workplace culture and corporate brand reputation platform with over 20 million anonymous employee ratings on 70,000 companies. With the most comprehensive data on large and SMB organizations in nearly 20 different workplace categories – based on gender, ethnicity, age, experience, industry, location, and education – it is one of the most used SaaS platforms for employer branding and a trusted third-party site for workplace culture and compensation. For more information on Comparably and its annual Best Places to Work Awards, visit
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dallas Morning News Sells To NY, Dallas Express Stands As DFW's Lone Locally Owned News Titan
The Dallas Morning News is set to come under out-of-state ownership due to the sale of its parent company, DallasNews Corporation, to the New York-based Hearst Corporation. This all-cash acquisition is valued at $14 per share, representing a 219% premium over the closing price on July 9. The transaction, announced July 10 and unanimously approved by both boards, is expected to close in the third or early fourth quarter of 2025. Once finalized, DallasNews Corporation will be taken private and delisted from Nasdaq. Although The Dallas Morning News characterized the agreement as a 'merger,' the deal is in fact a full purchase by Hearst, which will assume complete ownership of the company and its assets, including The News and its creative marketing agency, Medium Giant. DallasNews Corporation has long been based in Dallas as a publicly traded company. Once finalized, The Dallas Morning News will operate as a private entity under the ownership and direction of New York-based Hearst Corporation. Hearst Corporation, headquartered in Manhattan, owns a portfolio of 28 daily newspapers and 50 weeklies, including the Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, and San Francisco Chronicle. With this acquisition, Hearst will operate daily newspapers in all four of Texas' largest cities. The move follows a broader trend in Texas media. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, another major regional outlet, is owned by New Jersey-based McClatchy. Following the closure of the deal, The Dallas Express will stand as the only major news outlet in the Dallas–Fort Worth region that remains locally owned and independently operated. While other legacy publications are folded into national chains, The Dallas Express continues to focus on original reporting and local accountability journalism directed by a Dallas-based team. 'This move aligns squarely with our strategy of backing trusted, high-impact local media brands in growth markets,' said Jeff Johnson, president of Hearst Newspapers. DallasNews CEO Grant Moise echoed that sentiment in a memo to staff, noting that both organizations share longstanding editorial values. Medium Giant will be integrated into Hearst's broader services division. The sale follows years of financial headwinds for DallasNews Corp., including declining advertising and print circulation revenues.
