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Equinix Commits Additional $50 Million to the Equinix Foundation, Doubling Its Investment in Communities Worldwide

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New funding will bring more people online, teach them new skills and create pathways for technical careers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company®, today announced a new $50 million commitment to the Equinix Foundation, doubling the company’s total investment in the Foundation just four years since its launch in 2022.

The funding aims to accelerate the Foundation’s proven model for advancing digital opportunity through strategic grantmaking, workforce development and community partnerships. Since launch, the Equinix Foundation has awarded grants to 100 nonprofit partners across 48 metros globally, helping connect more than 3.5 million people to the internet in 2025 alone.

“For nearly 30 years, Equinix has grown by earning the trust of the communities where we operate. The Equinix Foundation is a powerful expression of our values in action, giving more people the skills and opportunities they need for the jobs of the future,” said Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO and President, Equinix, and Foundation Board Member. “By doubling our investment in programs around the world, we aim to open doors for more people and ensure our communities benefit from the future we are helping to build.”

Additionally, the Equinix Foundation named Aslıhan Güreşcier, VP, Growth and Emerging Markets, EMEA, as its new President. Güreşcier will lead the next phase of the Foundation’s growth, working toward its vision of a more accessible, sustainable and interconnected digital future for everyone, everywhere.

The Foundation will continue to take an ecosystem approach, bringing together Equinix employees, nonprofits, customers and alliance partners as it deepens its work across three key impact areas:

Connectivity and digital infrastructure: Expanding quality, reliable internet access for digitally underserved communities.Digital literacy and skill building: Fostering digital literacy and skills training for individuals of all ages.Workforce readiness and resilience: Creating technical career pathways related to the data center industry for adults seeking greater economic opportunity.

The Foundation works alongside customers and alliance partners—including Cisco and HPE—to co-fund initiatives that create opportunities for communities and businesses alike. It also supports sustainability-minded infrastructure and climate solutions advancing next-generation data center technologies.

“Throughout my career, I’ve seen the ways digital technology and infrastructure can lift up communities and improve people’s lives,” Güreşcier said. “I’m honored to lead the Equinix Foundation as we scale this vitally important work and help communities capitalize on the immense opportunities ahead.”

Four Years of Measurable Impact
The Foundation’s first four years of operation demonstrate the model works. In 2025 alone, the Foundation’s portfolio of nonprofits connected over 3.5 million people to the internet, reached over 1.6 million people with digital literacy and skills training, and trained over 900 people in digital infrastructure roles.

The Foundation is pursuing a deliberate strategy to build strong talent pipelines into an industry growing faster than the workforce prepared to fill it. Equinix’s Pathways to Tech program introduces students ages 14–18 to careers in data center operations through school visits, facility tours and education days led by 120 certified employee volunteer ambassadors. Since launch, the program has reached more than 1,300 students across 24 locations worldwide.

To further scale the model, the Foundation has entered into a new partnership with the International Youth Foundation (IYF), a global leader in youth workforce development with 35 years of experience connecting young people to economic opportunities in more than 100 countries. IYF will work alongside the Equinix Foundation to define a scalable, replicable model for expanding Pathways to Tech to new markets globally.

“Every young person deserves the chance to see a future for themselves in the industries shaping our world, and data infrastructure is one of the fastest-growing out there,” said Christina Sass, President & CEO, International Youth Foundation. “Pathways to Tech is already opening that door for hundreds of students. We’re excited to bring our experience in youth workforce development to help Equinix build a model that can open it for thousands more, in communities around the world.”

Global Partners, Local Impact
The Foundation partners with dozens of organizations to bridge the digital divide, with Equinix employees helping to identify and support community-driven nonprofits and social enterprises in their markets. Current partners include:

Per Scholas, a national workforce accelerator leading in no-cost technical training, now expanding a critical facilities training program across five U.S. markets to prepare individuals for high-demand careers in data center operations.unconnected.org, bringing sustainable, market-driven connectivity to more than 40 million people across 18 countries around the world.UNICEF Digital Inclusion, with Giga as its flagship program, a joint initiative with the International Telecommunication Union, working to connect every school in the world to the internet by 2030.YUVA Unstoppable, which has helped improve student learning outcomes by transforming thousands of government schools across India with improved future ready learning spaces, technology access and education.Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) at Pan-Atlantic University, whose SparkLab incubator program equips early-stage entrepreneurs and technopreneurs in Nigeria with the skills, mentorship and market access to scale their ideas.

Additional Resources

Equinix Foundation [Webpage]Pathways to Tech Program [Webpage]Equinix’s investments in workforce development [Press Release]

About the Equinix Foundation
The Equinix Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Equinix, Inc., is dedicated to enabling a more accessible, sustainable, and interconnected digital future for everyone, everywhere. In collaboration with partners and fueled by the passion of employees, the Foundation drives digital inclusion through three key impact areas: access to digital infrastructure and connectivity, digital literacy and skill building, and technical career development for data center operations.

About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) shortens the path to boundless connectivity anywhere in the world. Its digital infrastructure, data center footprint and interconnected ecosystems empower innovations that enhance our work, life and planet. Equinix connects economies, countries, organizations and communities, delivering seamless digital experiences and cutting-edge AI—quickly, efficiently and everywhere.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding Equinix’s commitment to the Equinix Foundation, the Foundation’s future activities, and the anticipated impact of the Foundation’s programs and initiatives and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent and upcoming Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

 

 

 

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Love Letters to Lettuce? You Read that Right – Little Leaf Farms Fans are Feeling the Love

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Little Leaf Farms Is Spreading the Love, Giving 200 Fans Free Lettuce for a Year

DEVENS, Mass., Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At a moment of heightened concern around lettuce, Little Leaf Farms, one of the country’s largest1 and fastest-growing packaged salad brands, is receiving something unexpected from consumers: love letters. With the launch of its “Most Loved Lettuce” sweepstakes, the brand is showing its appreciation, giving up to 200 fans a chance to win free lettuce for a year by sharing what they love most about Little Leaf Farms.

The campaign follows a surge in consumer engagement with Little Leaf Farms, as shoppers pay closer attention to where their leafy greens come from and how they are grown. In recent weeks, the brand’s social following has nearly doubled, generating tens of millions of social media impressions and views as consumers share why they trust Little Leaf Farms and its greenhouse-grown approach.

That same consumer enthusiasm is also showing up at grocery store shelves. Over the four weeks ending August 8, the brand reached a record 6.1% share of the national packaged salad category, up from 4% a year ago. Little Leaf Farms sales grew 6% year-over-year during the same period, while the broader category declined 31%2.

Little Leaf Farms is turning the outpouring of support into an opportunity to recognize both new and long-time fans of the brand as they look for a lettuce they can feel good about bringing home.

Beginning August 27, consumers can visit littleleaffarms.com/loveletters to submit a one-sentence love letter, sharing what they love most about Little Leaf Farms, and be entered for a chance to win free lettuce for a year. Fifty winners per week will be selected through September 30.

“Lettuce hasn’t traditionally inspired a lot of love, but our fans have been vocal and enthusiastic about their love for Little Leaf since day one,” said Jeannie Hannigan, Marketing Director at Little Leaf Farms. “Some of our fans have enjoyed and trusted Little Leaf Farms for years, while others are just falling for us now. Whether it’s the crunch, freshness, or the way we grow, we think there’s a lot to love, so we’re inviting fans to tell us why Little Leaf Farms has earned a place not just in their fridge – but in their hearts.”

A “Clean from the Start” Growing Process

Little Leaf Farms grows in state-of-the-art greenhouses designed to deliver consistent quality and freshness 365 days per year. This controlled environment enables Little Leaf Farms to grow with no pesticides and ensures that every drop of water entering the greenhouse is fully purified to eliminate any potential pathogens. Little Leaf Farms’ automated growing system allows its greens to be seeded, grown, harvested, and packaged without ever being touched by human hands, which in combination with water management, is a key component of the company’s “Clean From the Start” growing approach.

“We made the decision from the beginning to grow lettuce differently because we’ve always believed consumers shouldn’t have to settle when it comes to their leafy greens,” said Paul Sellew, Founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms. “Our growing process is built around precision and control at every stage, creating the conditions for our lettuce to thrive and allowing us to deliver the quality and freshness consumers deserve with every harvest.”

For more on Little Leaf Farms and to find it at a store near you, visit littleleaffarms.com.

1)  Nielsen Pre-Packaged Salad Category Total U.S xAOC 26 weeks through 8/8/26

2)  Nielsen Pre-Packaged Salad Category Total U.S. xAOC, 4 weeks through 8/8/26

About Little Leaf Farms
Little Leaf Farms is on a mission to transform the food system by growing better food in a better way. Using advanced greenhouse technologies, Little Leaf Farms is growing fresh, sustainably farmed lettuce 365 days per year. Little Leaf Farms utilizes purified rainwater, natural sunlight, and high-tech automation to grow better leafy greens via soil-less hydroponic farming. The fresh, long-lasting baby greens are harvested without ever touching human hands and are free from harmful pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. For more information, visit littleleaffarms.com or @littleleaffarms.

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iHire Expands Analytics Suite With New Candidate & Hiring Market Insights

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Analytics tools combine job seeker sentiment and labor market data to help employers make smarter, more informed recruiting decisions

FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — iHire has expanded its suite of recruitment analytics and insights tools, giving employers and recruiters easy access to actionable, real-time data on candidate availability, hiring demand, and job seeker sentiment. With its Hiring Market Insights and Candidate Insights dashboards, iHire’s analytics tools empower organizations to make smarter, more informed hiring decisions as they connect with industry-focused talent.

Hiring Market Insights

iHire’s Hiring Market Insights feature helps employers understand the supply and demand of candidates in their target markets by pulling information from iHire’s active candidate and job databases into a digestible view. Employers can analyze specific skills and job titles and filter results at the metro, state, or nationwide level.

The dashboard provides three metrics:

Candidate Supply Percentage: The percentage of active candidates in a selected market who include a particular skill or job title in their iHire profile.Job Demand Percentage: The percentage of active jobs in the selected market that mention the job title or required skill.Hiring Opportunity: These metrics compare candidate availability to job demand within your selected market, based on iHire’s data. Higher values suggest more available talent relative to demand.

In addition, the Hiring Market Insights feature advises users on how to put their data into action – based on the patterns they uncover, hiring teams can identify opportunities to adjust their job postings, targeting, and recruiting strategies.

Candidate Insights

iHire’s Candidate Insights tool gives employers an inside look at the priorities, preferences, and perspectives of today’s job seekers. The data is shared from iHire’s on-site surveys that poll actual candidates on topics such as job search challenges, employment dealbreakers, AI, talent pipelining, and more.

Interactive visualizations allow employers to review candidate responses and, when sufficient data is available, analyze industry-specific metrics from their preferred iHire talent community. Employers can also compare industry-level results with benchmark data from candidates across iHire’s network. With these metrics, hiring managers and recruiters can improve their job postings and better align their messaging with candidate expectations. For example, if candidates said a job posting that mentions flexible schedules influences their decision to apply, employers who offer that benefit can be sure it’s included in their ad.

“By bringing candidate perspectives and hiring market trends together, our expanded analytics suite gives employers a clear picture of the talent landscape,” said Kyle Gamble, iHire’s VP of Product. “With that knowledge, they can make more strategic decisions about how and where they recruit to stay competitive and keep their businesses moving forward.”

Registered employers can access both Hiring Market and Candidate Insights by signing in to their iHire account and visiting the “Analytics” tab on their dashboard, while anyone can view iHire’s Hiring Market Insights at www.ihire.com/employers/tools/hiringmarketinsights.

About iHire

iHire is a leading employment platform that powers a family of 57 industry-focused talent networks, including WorkInSports, iHireVeterinary, iHireDental, iHireConstruction, and iHireChefs. For more than 20 years, iHire has combined advanced job matching technology with our expertise in the talent acquisition space to connect job seekers with employers in their desired sector. With an industry-specific, candidate-centric, and data-driven approach to recruitment, iHire helps candidates find meaningful work and employers find unique, high-quality talent – faster, easier, and more effectively than a general job board. Visit www.iHire.com for more information.

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Kulicke & Soffa Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.205

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SINGAPORE, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) (“Kulicke & Soffa,” “K&S” or the “Company”), today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.205 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on October 7, 2026, to shareholders of record as of September 17, 2026.

About Kulicke & Soffa

Kulicke & Soffa is a global leader in semiconductor assembly technology, advancing device performance across automotive, compute, industrial, memory and communications markets. Founded on innovation in 1951, K&S is uniquely positioned to overcome increasingly dynamic process challenges – creating and delivering long-term value by aligning technology with opportunity.

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