I see some people with tags "10k club" or "20k club".

Does it mean they earn 10k or 20k a month in recurring income?

Question: How do analysts, or experienced investors like yourselves, get information beyond the Quarterly/Annual report?

For example, I read in newspaper that analysts would say company XYZ will win a new contract, or company ABC's plant utilization has increased to 75%. How do they know? Did they call the management or maybe visit their factories, etc? I wonder how do small players like me can get such information.