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CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / March 14, 2025 / Karbon-X Corp. (OTCQB:KARX) ("Karbon-X" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its common shares have commenced trading on the OTCQB Market under the ticker symbol KARX. In addition, the company's common shares are now eligible for electronic clearing and settlement in the United States through the Depository Trust Company (DTC). The listing on the OTCQB Market, along with DTC eligibility, is expected to enhance the Company's visibility, simplify the trading process, and improve liquidity for Karbon-X's common shares in the United States, the world's largest capital market. "We are excited to have reached this important milestone and list in the U.S. There is significant demand from United States investors for carbon trading and sequestration technology stories like ours, and we are pleased that it will now be easier for those investors to participate in our growth," said Chad Clovis, CEO of Karbon-X Corp. The OTCQB Market, operat

Formerra+™ delivers a faster, smarter, and more seamless way to do business with enhanced product search, intuitive navigation, and powerful management tools. ROMEOVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / March 11, 2025 / Formerra, a leader in performance materials distribution, today launched the Formerra+ ecommerce website, now upgraded to deliver a faster, more intuitive, and personalized experience for customers across multiple industries. The enhanced site provides purchasing, engineering, and quality control customers with easy access to ordering and technical information so that they can get the materials they need faster. "Our customers are looking for efficiency, accuracy, and convenience when managing orders and purchasing materials," said Cathy Dodd, Chief Executive Officer at Formerra. "The upgraded Formerra+ online and mobile experience reflects our commitment to delivering the best digital tools and 24/7 ordering experience to customers worldwide." Formerra+ offers simplified naviga

WEST PALM BEACH, FL AND NEW DELHI, INDIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 11, 2025 / U.S. Polo Assn. celebrates 135 years of sport inspiration as the official brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA) with a spectacular exhibition game and fashion show in the heart of India's polo capital, Delhi. More than 300 VIP guests attended this milestone event honoring the sport's enduring legacy with a thrilling exhibition match at the iconic Jaipur Polo Grounds, followed by an exclusive U.S. Polo Assn. Spring-Summer 2025 fashion showcase at the luxurious D'Monde Members Club.U.S. Polo Assn. As part of U.S. Polo Assn.'s global moment, this grand event united polo enthusiasts, fashion aficionados, and cultural tastemakers in an event that paid tribute to the sport's rich heritage and longstanding influence. The highlight of the evening was an intense and action-packed exhibition match, where the USPA India Team, led by HH Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, took on the USPA Global Team w

Empowering Women and Girls for a Sustainable Future OTTAWA, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 7, 2025 / On International Women's Day 2025, the Almas Jiwani Foundation joins global efforts to recognize the remarkable contributions of women and girls worldwide while acknowledging the critical work still required to achieve gender equality. "The empowerment of women and girls is fundamental to achieving a just and peaceful world. As we work toward the Sustainable Development Goals, we must ensure that gender equality is not just an aspiration, but a central tenet of global cooperation. True progress can only be achieved when women and girls are given the rights, opportunities, and platforms to lead, innovate, and contribute to the solutions that will shape our collective future. The United Nations must continue to champion these values, ensuring that the voices of all women are heard, and their potential fully realized in every corner of the globe." - The Honorable Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador

A Must-Attend Event Bringing Together 13,000 Coffee Professionals, Enthusiasts, and Innovators from Around the Globe GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / ACCESS Newswire / March 6, 2025 / World of Coffee Geneva 2025 marks the final opportunity for companies to exhibit at a Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) trade show in the 2024-2025 cycle, following the wildly successful World of Coffee Dubai, Specialty Coffee Expo (sold out show floor) and World of Coffee Jakarta (sold out show floor). This highly anticipated event will welcome 13,000 international coffee professionals from every part of the specialty coffee value chain, from producers to C-suite executives of large, multinational companies to the Palexpo SA in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 26-28, 2025. "World of Coffee Europe is thriving in a period of remarkable growth, with increasing attendance and a growing number of exhibitors and sponsors recognizing the immense value of in-person engagement," said Yannis Apostolopoulos, CEO of the Special

PAR provides a single, non-sensitive identifier that connects all transactions tied to a payment account LEHI, UT / ACCESS Newswire / March 5, 2025 / IXOPAY, a leading provider of enterprise-grade payment orchestration, today announced the launch of its Payment Account Reference (PAR) solution, enabling merchants and payment platforms to link transaction data across multiple payment channels and methods. This gives marketing and customer-facing teams unprecedented visibility into purchasing behavior across payment methods, making PAR a powerful tool for delivering the personalized shopping experiences consumers expect. Until now, connecting customer purchases across an ever-increasing number of payment methods has been difficult or impossible for many merchants. IXOPAY's PAR solution, based on the system first developed by EMVCo, restores this visibility, helping merchants build stronger relationships and deliver more personalized experiences-without compromising security. Just as a fa

New McFly Wave and Latest Innovations on Display SOLANA BEACH, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2025 / American Wave Machines, the global leader in world-class surf pool destinations, has begun commissioning PerfectSwell® in the heart of Brazil's vibrant financial center São Paulo. AWM has partnered with JHSF, Brazil's leading high-end real estate development company, on their second PerfectSwell® location, the São Paulo Surf Club. With the iconic Ponte Estaiada bridge as a backdrop, top Brazilian Pros Italo Ferreira and Miguel Pupo, along with AWM's Rob Kelly, put the latest PerfectSwell® innovations through the paces. Commissioning will be completed in March. "Our team has done an incredible job. Improvements in PerfectSwell® efficiency, performance, and maintainability are ongoing along with continuing wave design innovations. A lot of R & D went into maintaining ride length and guest beach space in a totally unique footprint," said Bruce McFarland, CEO and Founder of AWM. "The effor

Government-Supplied Pilot Vehicle Interface Used for Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2025 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) achieved another major milestone in the development of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) by flying U.S. government-provided autonomy software aboard a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger®. The demonstration was part of the Air Force Test Center's all-domain test series called Orange Flag 25-1, which took place Feb. 19-21 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The demonstration included the use of a government-provided Pilot Vehicle Interface (PVI), showcasing GA-ASI's commitment to advancing its UCAV ecosystem through collaboration with partners and government entities and integrating cutting-edge technologies. Avenger is a jet-powered UAS used extensively by GA-ASI as a test bed for future Autonomous Collaborative Platforms. GA-ASI also demonstrated the ability to rapidly swap between autonomy systems

New investments will drive expansion of Graid Technology's industry-leading data protection solutions across OEM and Enterprise markets. SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2025 / Graid Technology, a leading innovator in GPU-based RAID for NVMe storage performance, today announced the successful closing of its $30 million Series B funding round. The round was led by HH-CTBC Partnership, a joint venture fund between Foxconn and CTBC, alongside Yuanta Ventures. The funding also includes participation from Delta Electronics Capital, Harbinger Venture Capital, and returning investors from Graid Technology's 2022 Series A round.Graid Technology Secures $30M Series B to Accelerate Growth in Data Storage & Protection Market New investments will drive expansion of Graid Technology's industry-leading data protection solutions across OEM and Enterprise markets. This investment will drive global expansion, product innovation, and strategic partnerships, strengthening Graid Techno

Government-Supplied Pilot Vehicle Interface Used for Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2025 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) achieved another major milestone in the development of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) by flying U.S. government-provided autonomy software aboard a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger®. The demonstration was part of the Air Force Test Center's all-domain test series called Orange Flag 25-1, which took place Feb. 19-21 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The demonstration included the use of a government-provided Pilot Vehicle Interface (PVI), showcasing GA-ASI's commitment to advancing its UCAV ecosystem through collaboration with partners and government entities and integrating cutting-edge technologies. Avenger is a jet-powered UAS used extensively by GA-ASI as a test bed for future Autonomous Collaborative Platforms. GA-ASI also demonstrated the ability to rapidly swap between autonomy systems

THUNDER BAY, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2025 / Clean Air Metals Inc. ("Clean Air Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV:AIR)(FRA:CKU)(OTCQB:CLRMF) is pleased to announce the latest results from its ongoing winter drilling program at its 100%-owned Thunder Bay North Critical Minerals Project ("TBN"). The second set of assay results has confirmed that the near-surface, high-grade mineralization at the Current deposit is more extensive and significant than previously anticipated. Notably, one hole intersected 41.0 meters grading 13.2 g/t Pt.eq including 10.0 meters with 1.57% Cu and 22.39 g/t Pt.eq. The newly modeled shape of this high-grade area strongly resembles the "Ballroom" structures associated with the JM Reef in the Stillwater Complex in Montana. The high-grade zone intersected in hole CL25-005 and in several adjacent high-grade areas remains open laterally and at depth, significantly enhancing the exploration potential at the Current deposit.Assay results for the remaining seven h

ZUG, SWITZERLAND AND VILNIUS, LITHUANIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2025 / Micreos Pharmaceuticals AG ("Micreos"), a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, specializing in developing Engineered Endolysin therapies to target harmful pathogens that cause disease aggravation, has entered into a strategic partnership with Northway Biotech ("NBT"), a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) to develop scalable cGMP production processes for Micreos' biologic therapeutic MEndoB, which is the first-in-class dual-active domain targeted medicine that will enter the clinic in the coming months as an investigational therapeutic to treat Atopic Dermatitis. Micreos is focused on developing best-in-class targeted therapeutics to precisely target harmful pathogens that cause disease flares to help address significant unmet medical needs in dermatology and oncology. As part of the partnership, Northway Biotech will apply its significant expertise in biologics manufacturing to d

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) welcomes the U.S. Air Force's designation for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft: the new uncrewed jet fighter will be called the YFQ-42A. The announcement on Monday followed an earlier USAF decision in 2024 that GA-ASI was selected to develop and build the YFQ-42A. "We're proud to get a new official aircraft designation," said GA-ASI President David R. Alexander. "YFQ-42A continues a long and distinguished history for GA-ASI that dates back to the 1990s and the debut of the RQ-1 Predator®, which later changed to MQ-1 Predator. That uncrewed aircraft gave way to the MQ-9A Reaper®, the MQ-20 Avenger®, our new MQ-9B SkyGuardian® and SeaGuardian®, and many others. "These aircraft represent an unrivaled history of capable, dependable uncrewed platforms that meet the needs of America's warfighters and point the way to a significant new era for airpower." The Air Force selected YFQ-42

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / Polaris Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX:PIF) ("Polaris" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has closed on the Equity Capital Contribution Agreement ("ECCA") and LLC Agreement with respect to Punta Lima Wind Farm LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Santander Bank N.A. -"Santander"-). The project is an operating onshore wind farm called Punta Lima Wind Farm ("PLWF" or the "Project") with a nameplate capacity of 26.0 MW's located in the Municipality of Naguabo, Puerto Rico. The Project was re-constructed and recommissioned by Santander and has a 20-year power purchase agreement ("PPA") in place with Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) terminating in March 2044. The transaction has been completed using a tax-equity structure which results in Polaris becoming the manager and operator of the Project with a controlling equity interest and Santander retaining a tax equity interest in the Project. The transaction was subject to cus

ABU DHABI, AE / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is disrupting the AI education landscape with the launch of its first-ever undergraduate program. Unlike traditional AI curricula, this Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence program blends core AI expertise with leadership, entrepreneurship, industry experience, and real-world impact. MBZUAI's undergraduate program is innovative and multidisciplinary as it will equip students with a strong foundation in AI fields such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and robotics, and provide cross-disciplinary training in business, finance, industrial design, market analysis, management, and communication. Students will benefit from a hands-on experiential curriculum to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to lead AI transformations. The goal is to develop visionary thinkers and multi-faceted problem-solvers who will lead the AI evolution globa

Change: The first sentence of the second paragraph has been removed. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / General Atomics (GA) today announced the strategic acquisition of North Point Defense, Inc. (NPD), a leading provider of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) exploitation software and sensor integration, by General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-III), formerly known as General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research, Inc. This acquisition enhances GA's capabilities in the rapidly evolving SIGINT field, positioning the company to deliver advanced ISR solutions for air, sea, ground, and space platforms. From concept to deployment, NPD delivers AI/ML-based autonomous signal processing and data dissemination solutions providing real-time actionable intelligence, supporting tactical and national mission priorities. "Joining GA represents an incredible opportunity to enhance our impact in delivering cutting-edge SIGINT solutions in support of national and tactical

BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / Global Advanced Metals Pty Ltd (GAM), a leading producer of tantalum and tin products, has successfully undergone conflict minerals due diligence audits by the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) at its 3 manufacturing sites in Australia, Japan and the United States.Global_Advanced_Metals_logo.jpg Global Advanced Metals Logo GAM has achieved another milestone in the furtherance of its leadership role in due diligence and responsible minerals trade: following August and September 2024 audits, RMAP-RMI has determined GAM's Aizu, Japan, Greenbushes WA, Australia and Boyertown-Pennsylvania, USA facilities conformant to its audit standards for tantalum and tin. To earn RMAP-RMI conformance status, a company must successfully undergo a rigorous third party audit of its smelting operations. The audit includes validating evidence of: adherence to the 5-steps Due Diligence Guidance

WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) ("Loar," "we" and "our"), announces the promotion of TC Queener to Executive Vice President, reporting to CEO & Executive Co-Chairman Dirkson Charles. TC will have operational oversight for Hydra-Electric in Burbank, CA and SMR Technologies in Fenwick, WV. "TC has a track record of strong operational and strategic leadership, and I am thrilled to have him on the executive team", said Dirkson Charles, Loar Holdings CEO and Executive Co-Chairman. "Equally as important to driving operational results TC brings a focus on intentionally building a culture consistent with Loar's values" T.C. joined the Loar Group in 2018 and has since served in leadership roles across multiple sites, including his most recent position as President at Hydra Electric in Burbank, CA. With 15 years of experience in the aerospace industry, T.C. previously held various operational and sales leadership roles at AvtechTyee Inc. in Eve

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / General Atomics (GA) today announced the strategic acquisition of North Point Defense, Inc. (NPD), a leading provider of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) exploitation software and sensor integration, by General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-III), formerly known as General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research, Inc. This acquisition enhances GA's capabilities in the rapidly evolving SIGINT field, positioning the company to deliver advanced ISR solutions for air, sea, ground, and space platforms. The new Quadratix enterprise will bond GA's large software workforce and extensive suite of systems under a unified umbrella, merging solutions for: From concept to deployment, NPD delivers AI/ML-based autonomous signal processing and data dissemination solutions providing real-time actionable intelligence, supporting tactical and national mission priorities. "Joining GA represents an incredible opportunity to enhance our impact

New Technology Network Optimizes Advancements in All Domains SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2025 / General Atomics is reshaping its software enterprise for the future, merging efforts from across business lines into a single technology grid delivering all-domain response and information dominance. The new Quadratix enterprise will bond GA's large software workforce and extensive suite of systems under a unified umbrella, merging solutions for: Autonomy, artificial intelligence and machine learning Airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance Land-based advanced sensing Sea-based threat detection Space-based missions and satellite operations Cyber exploitation Unified data fusion and visualization This new cross-functional collaboration is designed to promote interoperability across all GA product lines, providing streamlined options for customers hoping to capitalize on the breadth and depth of General Atomics' expertise. As one of the largest privately h