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Contract Professionals, Inc. Founder Steve York Announces Retirement After 44 Years

Contract Professionals, Inc. (CPI), a veteran-founded talent solutions company based in Waterford, announced the retirement of its founder and longtime CEO, Steve York, after 44 years with the company. Steve York, a U.S. Air Force veteran, founded Contract Professionals, Inc. on March 2, 1982, with the goal of helping veterans find jobs. What started as […]

May 23, 2026
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Nakamoto Appoints CIO Tyler Evans to Board of Directors

Nakamoto Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has expanded from six to seven members and appointed Tyler Evans, the companys Chief Investment Officer, as a Class II Director. The appointment became effective on May 22, 2026. With his appointment to the Board, Tyler Evans expands his leadership role at Nakamoto Inc. while continuing to […]

May 23, 2026
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Pendo Appoints Zain Lakhani as First Chief AI Officer

Pendo, a product intelligence company, announced that Zain Lakhani has joined the company as its first Chief AI Officer. In this role, he will lead AI engineering efforts as Pendo expands its suite of AI powered products. Zain Lakhani will report to Saurabh Sodani and will focus on speeding up the development and rollout of […]

May 23, 2026
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Axion Semiconductor Acquires Moov Technologies

Axion Semiconductor, a semiconductor platform company focused on supply chain operations and services, announced the acquisition of Moov Technologies, an Austin, Texas-based semiconductor equipment marketplace, and asset management platform serving customers in more than 55 countries. The acquisition expands Axion Semiconductor’s platform and strengthens its role across the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. Financial details of […]

May 23, 2026
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Coupa Acquires Tonkean to Accelerate Agentic Intake and Orchestration

Coupa, a cloud-native platform for autonomous spend management, announced the acquisition of Tonkean, an agentic intake and orchestration platform provider. With this acquisition, Coupa says it can now provide fully integrated Agentic-as-a-Service capabilities that automate and manage workflows across its network of more than 3,500 buyers and 10 million suppliers. The platform is designed to […]

May 23, 2026
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Simplilearn Partners with Virginia Tech to Launch A Certificate Program

Simplilearn, a global digital upskilling company, announced the launch of its Cloud Computing and DevOps Certification Program in partnership with Virginia Tech. The program is designed to help professionals build skills in multi cloud environments, DevOps practices, and emerging technologies like Generative AI for cloud systems. It combines academic learning with hands-on training to help […]

May 23, 2026
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Joseph Kim Joins Quanta Services Board of Directors

Quanta Services announced the appointment of Joseph Kim to its Board of Directors. He brings significant executive leadership, operational, supply chain and logistics experience to the board. Joseph Kim currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Sunoco GP LLC, the general partner of Sunoco LP. He previously held several leadership roles at […]

May 23, 2026
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Modular Building Institute Names Matt Slataper President of the Board of Directors

Modular Building Institute announced that Matt Slataper, President of Ramtech Building Systems, has been elected as the new President of the association’s Board of Directors. Slataper will serve a one-year term as board chair, continuing Ramtech Building Systems’ long history of leadership within MBI. Previous MBI presidents from the company include Bob Houchin, Mike Slataper, […]

May 23, 2026
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Aboard Closes Pre-Series A Funding Led by Ondine Capital

Aboard, an Orange, CA-based provider of products for mobile living, has raised an undisclosed amount in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Ondine Capital and Llama Ventures. The funding round increased the company’s total funding to $13 million. The company plans to use the funds to support Aboard’s next stage of growth, including final […]

May 23, 2026
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Starlab Receives Investment from 1789 Capital

Starlab Space, a Houston, TX-based aerospace company, has received an investment from 1789 Capital. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company plans to use the funds to grow its operations and support further product development efforts. The investment shows growing confidence that Starlab, a U.S.-led next-generation commercial space station, will be a […]

May 23, 2026
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