The 15 Top Press Releases of January

Including rare Michael Jordan cards, a new OREO from Post Malone and merger news from Frontier Airlines. Plus, a recap of trending topics like CES 2025 and the California wildfires.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2025  /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each month, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.

1. Rare High End Michael Jordan Basketball Cards Discovered in Arizona Shoe Boxes After Two Decades
   The collector's dedicated pursuit resulted in an astonishing accumulation of nearly every Jordan Refractor and Atomic Refractor across various brands from 1993 Finest up until Jordan's final years with the Washington Wizards. This level of sports card collecting dedication is uncommon.
2. Henry Repeating Arms Levels Up the Lever Action with the New Lever Action Supreme Rifle
   Available in .223 Rem/5.56 NATO and .300 Blackout, the LASR represents the culmination of over 150 years of lever-action evolution and Henry's exploration of cutting-edge manufacturing technology and techniques.
3. OREO and Post Malone Team Up to Bring Fans What Posty Calls "the Best OREO Ever!"
   The OREO cookies star a first-of-its-kind swirled creme combining salted caramel and shortbread flavor creme, sandwiched between an OREO chocolate cookie and a signature golden cookie for a delicious duet of flavors in every bite.
4. Flowers Foods, Inc. to Acquire Simple Mills
   The addition of Simple Mills expands Flowers' exposure to better-for-you and attractive snacking segments and enhances the company's growth and margin prospects.
5. Frontier Airlines Confirms Compelling Proposal to Combine With Spirit Airlines
   Barry Biffle, CEO of Frontier, said, "As a combined airline, we would be positioned to offer more options and deeper savings, as well as an enhanced travel experience with more reliable service."
6. Indian Motorcycle's All-New Sport Chief RT Combines New Custom-Inspired Componentry with Raw, Purpose-Built Performance
   The all-new, all-weather Locking Rigid Saddlebags add sleek style and more than 10 gallons of practical storage, capable of fitting an entire set of riding gear, including boots, pants, a jacket and gloves. Each saddlebag's large lid with forward hinge layout offers convenient accessibility.
7. Big Lots Closes Sale to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners
   Bruce Thorn, Big Lots' President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to close this strategic transaction, which provides a framework to preserve thousands of jobs, maximize value, and maintain the Big Lots brand."
8. XREAL Announces Groundbreaking Collaborations at CES 2025
   These collaborations highlight XREAL's continued commitment to transforming how the world interacts with AR technology and deliver unparalleled immersive experiences, while amplifying sector leaders' unique contributions in the exciting space.
9. Zimmer Biomet Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Paragon 28
   "This proposed transaction further diversifies Zimmer Biomet's portfolio outside of core orthopedics and positions us well in one of the highest growth specialized segments in musculoskeletal care, while creating cross-selling opportunities in the rapidly growing ASC space," said Ivan Tornos, President and Chief Executive Officer of Zimmer Biomet. 
10. Coors Light Statement on Misspelled Ads
    "We had a Case of the Mondays … In the ads that were released everywhere, there was an unfortunate misspelling of 'Mountain Cold Refreshment' as 'Mountain Cold Refershment.'"
11. Princess Cruises Announces Nostalgic Diamond Anniversary Voyage Celebrating 60 Years of Sailing
    "The Love Boat" is celebrating six decades of delivering dream vacations and happiness to millions of cruisers with a special 14-day 60^th Anniversary Mexican Riviera Voyage, departing from the Port of Los Angeles on December 6, 2025.
12. Paramount and Comcast Announce Multi-Year Distribution Agreements
    The multi-year deals feature ongoing carriage of Paramount's networks, including CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network and more. Comcast subscribers will also retain access to Paramount's popular streaming services across Paramount+, Pluto TV and BET+.
13. $5 Bowls with Five Choices: KFC® Debuts Hot New Lineup of Flavorful Bowls, Including Anticipated Return of Nashville Hot Sauce
    Indulge your cravings with a hearty, warm, comforting bowl this winter for just $5 each, making your post-holiday wallet happy.
14. GFL Environmental Inc. Announces Agreement to Sell Environmental Services Business Valued at $8.0 Billion
    GFL will retain a $1.7 billion equity interest in the Environmental Services business and expects to realize cash proceeds from the Transaction of approximately $6.2 billion net of the retained equity and taxes.
15. Peyton Manning and Eli Manning Face Off Live at Super Bowl LIX in FanDuel's "Kick of Destiny 3" Campaign FanDuel customers can make a free pick in the FanDuel Sportsbook app on which Manning they think will win a live field goal competition for a chance to win a share of $10 million in Bonus Bets.

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Trending Topics

In addition to the newsworthy headlines above, the PR Newswire team identified several larger trending topics in January:

• CES 2025: The consumer technology tradeshow took over Las Vegas, and the wire, in early January. PR Newswire was the official distribution partner of CES and host of the CES Exhibitor Media Center. We distributed a wave of news releases covering product launches and award announcements tied to the event. Major topics this year included house cleaning robots, mobility innovations, new wearables - and yes, everything had AI. By the time CES closed its doors for the year, more than 141,000 attendees had experienced the latest consumer tech advances.
• Severe Weather: While the eastern and central parts of the country (and even the Southeast) were hit by freezing winter weather, the Los Angeles area was devastated by quick-moving wildfires. Companies across a variety of industries shared press releases including news of their disaster relief efforts, safety tips and more. View our roundup of weather-related news announcements from January.
• Quarterly Earnings: The latest quarterly earnings period began in mid-January. Some of the most anticipated financial results were sent by Big Tech companies including Meta and Microsoft, airlines like United Airlines as well as Boeing, and large healthcare players like Abbott and AbbVie. Follow all the latest earnings press releases here.
• World Economic Forum: The annual meeting of global leaders took place in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 20-24. This year's theme, "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age," consisted of 5 main topics: Rebuilding Trust, Reimagining Growth, Investing in People, Safeguarding the Planet, and Industries in the Intelligent Age. PR Newswire distributed a variety of press releases from Davos as companies shared recent research, collaborations and more. Catch up on all the WEF announcements, covering industries like environment, health, education, tech and finance.

Coming up: In February, we expect to see a wave of headlines tied to the Big Game, Valentine's Day, Black History Month and the Chicago Auto Show. Plus, the second half of the earnings reporting season will feature many more financial results from publicly traded companies.

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