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Experienced commercial and innovative leader will guide the Steelcase business as the company builds on its design leadership, dealer network and customer-focused strategy. GRAND RAPIDS, MI / ACCESS Newswire / September 9, 2026 / Steelcase today announced Irene Tasi has been named president of Steelcase and will lead the business effective September 14, 2026. Tasi brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience with a track record leading complex businesses through growth, portfolio development, commercial execution, and organizational change. Her background includes full P&L responsibility, enterprise strategy, innovation, and sales and channel leadership. She will report to Jeff Lorenger, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, HNI Corporation. "Irene brings a combination of commercial leadership, product innovation, operating discipline, and customer focus that makes her exceptionally well-suited to lead Steelcase," said Lorenger. "She has led businesses where

Why people choose nursing, and why they leave, comes down to the same factors PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / September 9, 2026 / The global nursing shortage cannot be solved simply by encouraging more people to enter the profession, according to a new evidence brief from the Global Nursing Workforce Centre (GNWC), a joint initiative of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and TruMerit®. Drawing on research from 42 countries, the brief, The Attractiveness of Nursing for Prospective and Current Nursing Students, finds that the factors influencing people to choose nursing are often the same ones that determine whether they stay. Working conditions, compensation, professional respect, career development opportunities, workplace experiences, and the ability to provide quality care all shape nursing attractiveness to current nurses as well as potential recruits. The findings suggest that countries seeking to strengthen their nursing workforce must focus not only on recruitment, bu

Mid-Class Massage System & Smart Brushless Motor Named Finalist For 2026 Automotive News PACE & PACE Pilot Awards DETROIT, MI / ACCESS Newswire / September 9, 2026 / Leggett Dynamics will showcase two next-generation comfort and motion technologies at the 50th Automotive News Congress, September 29-30 in Detroit, Michigan. Both innovations have been named finalists for 2026 Automotive News awards, recognizing the company's commitment to developing innovative comfort and motion solutions that address the evolving needs of automakers and consumers. Leggett Dynamics' Mid-Class Massage System has been named a finalist for the 2026 Automotive News PACE Award, while the company's Smart Brushless Motor has been named a finalist for the 2026 Automotive News PACE Pilot Award. During the 50th Automotive News Congress event, attendees are invited to visit Leggett Dynamics' showcase to explore both technologies firsthand and connect with the team behind their development. The showcase will offer a

Flexible, Protocol-Agnostic Suite Helps Merchants Support Agentic Commerce, Preserve Transaction Context and Accelerate Payment Workflows With Secure AI Access DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / September 9, 2026 / IXOPAY, a leader in payment infrastructure enabling fluid commerce, today announced the launch of the IXOPAY Agentic Suite, a flexible set of tools designed to help merchants prepare for both new agentic buying experiences and the growing role of AI in payment operations. The suite includes Payment Agent, which provides protocol-agnostic connectivity between agentic shopping experiences and existing payment infrastructure; Universal Tokens to preserve transaction context so merchants can confidently participate in agentic commerce while reducing risk; and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, which gives approved AI assistants secure and governed access to payment and tokenization capabilities. Together, the suite gives merchants a faster and more flexible way to launch new buyin

Three groups of companies from Italy, Spain and the United States unite in a new corporate network structure, strong of a 20-year shared method that converges under one masterbrand - Learnis, Your transformative education. MILAN, IT / ACCESS Newswire / September 8, 2026 / A new corporate structure brings together Genio Net, the Italian business network directed by Massimo De Donno; Crecimiento Personal SL, the company headed by Giacomo Navone as the franchisor of the Spanish network; and Genius in 21 Days LLC, founded in the United States by Stephanie Turconi and Cosimo Intermite. Across the three countries, the group runs more than 50 learning centers, working with certified instructors and tutors, and reaching over 5,000 participants each year with its immersive courses, training paths and publications, with a focus on personalized study methods and learning. The group has chosen to introduce itself publicly on September 8, 2026, the International Literacy Day. Promoted by UNESCO to

The 103-currency platform brings together global travel gift cards, rewards, incentives, programmable promotional vouchers and travel redemption across more than 180 countries. NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 8, 2026 / TripGift, the multi-award-winning global Travel Value Platform, today announced the launch of its next-generation platform, expanding how organizations can integrate travel value into customer, partner and employee programs. Building on TripGift's established global travel gifting and redemption capabilities, the platform brings together its eight proprietary travel gift brands, Travel Value API, Purpose-Bound Promotional Vouchers and travel redemption platform. TripGift's market-leading platform enables travel gift cards to be purchased in 103 currencies and redeemed across more than 180 countries, with access to 2.9 million+ travel and lifestyle booking options, including 2.8 million accommodations, 600 airlines, 30,000 mobility locations, 50,000 tours

AWM and China Tourism Group launch Eastern Swell Dynamics SOLANA BEACH, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 8, 2026 / American Wave Machines is pleased to announce the formation of Eastern Swell Dynamics, a new joint venture established with China Tourism Group to support the growth of PerfectSwell® surf pools across China. The new company will serve as the official licensed platform for PerfectSwell® projects in the region, bringing together AWM's proven surf technology with CTG's deep tourism infrastructure, development capabilities, market access and longstanding presence across Greater China. Riyue Bay Surf Resort powered by PerfectSwell® surf technology China Tourism Group is one of the most significant tourism enterprises in China, with a history dating back more than a century and a business network spanning mainland China, and international markets. Its platform includes travel services, scenic destinations, hotels, duty free retail, tourism transportation, real estate, cultural t

Events also feature acclaimed keynote speakers Andrea Iorio, author of "Between You and AI" and former Chief Digital Officer at L'Oréal, and Junjun Gao, a leading voice on supply chain digital transformation in China. SINGAPORE, SG / ACCESS Newswire / September 8, 2026 / OMP, a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions, returns to Asia with two OMP Conferences: Singapore on October 15 and Shanghai on October 20, 2026. Under the theme "Decision velocity," the events bring together supply chain leaders, practitioners, and technology experts to explore how AI-enabled planning helps organizations turn insights into action, respond faster to disruption, and advance toward autonomous planning. The program features customer sessions in Singapore with Nestlé, Kraft Heinz, and Medac, in partnership with PwC, and in Shanghai with Dow and Mars. They will share how they are advancing supply chain planning, strengthening capabilities, and using AI and data to make faster, better decisions

Investment supports Flow Technology's ability to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers expand production and navigate increasingly complex manufacturing requirements CHARLEVILLE, IRELAND / ACCESS Newswire / September 7, 2026 / Flow Technology, a provider of engineered process systems and skid integration solutions serving the global life sciences industry, announced a partnership with BW Forsyth Partners that will support the company's continued expansion in the United States and Europe, and enhance its ability to serve the evolving needs of global pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers. The partnership comes as pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies invest heavily in production capacity, advanced manufacturing technologies and domestic supply chains. Flow Technology's expertise in downstream purification, filtration and chromatography systems positions the company to support the increasingly sophisticated process infrastructure required to manufacture next-ge

Maxis Series Brings More Space, Support and Choice to Big & Tall Users BERLIN, DE / ACCESS Newswire / September 4, 2026 / LiberNovo is exhibiting at IFA 2026 from September 4 to 8 at Messe Berlin, presenting its dynamic ergonomic seating range at Hall 7, Stand 7.2a-105. The Maxis Series leads the stand, alongside the LiberNovo Omni Pro and Omni SE. LiberNovo Omni Pro has also earned nominations in two IFA Innovation Awards categories: Best in Design and Best in Tech for Good & Accessibility. IFA is a leading event for consumer technology and home appliances, connecting brands, retailers, buyers and media. Its 2026 theme, "The future is now," highlights technology reshaping everyday life. As hybrid work, gaming and content creation extend sitting time, LiberNovo presents seating as an active support system rather than a static object. Maxis Series: Built for Bigger Builds Maxis was designed for taller, broader and heavier users rather than scaled up from a standard chair. Its 52 cm (20.

Two major Alberta projects are projected to generate approximately $575 million in revenue as Suntex expands its integrated development, construction, and ownership platform throughout Canada and the United States. AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / September 4, 2026 / Suntex Enterprises, Inc. (OTCID:SNTX) ("Suntex" or the "Company"), a dynamic operating and holding company dedicated to real estate development, construction, infrastructure, and land, proudly announces the signing of a Letter of Intent ("LOI") that advances a transformative multiyear real estate development partnership across North America. The LOI builds upon the Canadian development relationship unveiled by Suntex in July 2026 and lays the groundwork for a robust initial portfolio of large-scale development opportunities designed to drive substantial growth across the Company's expanding North American platform. The portfolio is anchored by Royal Links in Leduc, Alberta, and Meridian in Alberta, representing $575 million

Recognition places Formerra among several dozen honorees from a supplier network of more than 30,000. ROMEOVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / Formerra, a leader in performance materials distribution, was recognized for its partnership at Eaton's 2026 Global Supplier Conference & Excellence Awards, held Thursday, August 27 in Beachwood, Ohio. Formerra was one of only 30 suppliers recognized with Eaton's Supplier Excellence Award from among the company's global network of more than 30,000 supplier partners. Eaton grants the Supplier Excellence Award to suppliers that exceed expectations through exceptional performance, innovation, and contributions to growth. Formerra serves as Eaton's preferred plastics distribution partner, a role built through disciplined execution and engagement across Eaton's corporate organization and manufacturing sites. While the partnership began over 15 years ago in North America, it now extends into Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, where Forme

€4 million European-funded DIGICAP project brings together 19 organizations to replace document-based conformity assessments with machine-readable data. DistillerSR named one of five technology providers building the framework. OTTAWA, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / DistillerSR, the market leader in AI-enabled literature review automation and evidence management, today announced its participation in DIGICAP (DIGItalisation of the Conformity Assessment Process), a €4 million European initiative uniting 19 organizations across 12 EU countries to digitalize how medical devices and in vitro diagnostics are certified for the European market. The project is funded under Horizon Europe, the world's largest multinational research and innovation program, with a budget of €95.5 billion for the 2021-2027 period. DistillerSR is one of five regulatory technology providers selected to support the project, alongside Veeva, MEDDEVO, AUREVIA and Hardian Health. The company will work in the

Historic Championship Brings Together Elite Competition, California Lifestyle, and the Authentic Spirit of the Sport of Polo SANTA BARBARA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / U.S. Polo Assn.®, the official sports brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), celebrated the conclusion of the 2026 U.S. Polo Assn. Pacific Coast Open, held August 14-30 at the renowned Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club in Carpinteria, California. As one of the oldest polo tournaments in the world and the most prestigious championship in the Western United States, the Pacific Coast Open once again delivered world-class competition while highlighting the enduring connection between sport, style, and community. 2026 U.S. Polo Assn. Pacific Coast Open Winners, Klentner Ranch, on stage with trophy; Photo Credit: Michelle Lauren This year marked the second time U.S. Polo Assn. served as Title Sponsor of the Pacific Coast Open and the ninth consecutive year partnering with the Santa Barbara Polo & Ra

The most significant technology shift in CubeLogic's history - delivering real-time performance, natural language reporting, and AI built directly into the platform. LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / September 3, 2026 / CubeLogic, the leading provider of enterprise risk and compliance software for trading organisations across the energy and commodities sector, today launched Version 12 (V12) of its RiskCubed platform - bringing real-time, AI-powered credit risk management to a market that has long depended on overnight processing. Built on modern, cloud-native foundations, V12 re-architects how RiskCubed stores data, delivers reporting, runs margining and scales to meet demand. For credit teams, that changes the working day as well as the technology behind it: exposure positions can be reviewed as they update rather than waiting on a batch, and reports that previously required a specialist can be built in the moment. "We are excited to partner with our clients in developing the next gener

Harbor's trained industry experts will deliver advisory, implementation, training, and adoption enablement, helping enterprise legal departments deploy Eudia's augmented intelligence platform successfully at scale PALO ALTO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Eudia, the augmented intelligence platform for legal, contracting, and compliance work across the enterprise, today announced a strategic partnership with Harbor, the leading provider of professional and technology services to the legal industry. Harbor's industry experts, who guide digital transformation for close to 600 corporate law departments and more than 80% of Global 200 law firms, will help enterprise legal teams adopt Eudia's platform and deploy it successfully at scale. Enterprise legal departments are under growing pressure to show results from AI. The challenge is rarely the technology alone: institutional knowledge sits scattered across contracts, policies, and a small number of experienced professionals, and

The Grammy-nominated artist and entrepreneur has made a significant investment in SHIFT, whose AI infrastructure has propelled its flagship platform, Fanvue, from a $4m to $200m annualised run rate in just over 2 years. LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / August 27, 2026 / Iggy Azalea, the four-time Grammy-nominated artist, entrepreneur, and active investor, has personally invested a substantial sum in Fanvue's parent company SHIFT - the AI infrastructure the platform runs on. As part of the investment deal, Azalea will also become the founding member of SHIFT's Creator Advisory Board. The move comes at a time when the world's biggest creators, athletes and music artists are increasingly looking to multi-million-dollar equity opportunities in the creator economy - recent examples include MrBeast and the Paul brothers, Jake and Logan. AI is transforming how people make money online. For two decades, the creator economy has run on a simple trade: creators build the audience, and advertisers r

Partnership combines ORO Labs' AI-native procurement orchestration platform with ZAGENO's scientific marketplace and supplier network to deliver a governed, end-to-end purchasing experience for life sciences R&D. BOSTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / August 26, 2026 / ZAGENO, the scientific procurement platform connecting researchers with 75 million laboratory products from approximately 5,500 suppliers, today announced a strategic partnership with ORO Labs, the AI-native procurement orchestration platform. The partnership connects ORO Labs' enterprise intake, workflow, and approval capabilities with ZAGENO's scientific product discovery, marketplace, supplier network, and fulfillment infrastructure. Together, the companies enable a single governed journey from request and approval through product selection, ordering, and fulfillment. Scientific R&D procurement has specialized requirements. Researchers need fast, intuitive access to highly specific products, while procurement teams need polic

PALO ALTO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2026 / Eudia, the augmented intelligence platform for enterprise legal, contracting, and compliance, today announced a partnership with Google to launch new industry-specific AI capabilities on Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Legal. Eudia's agent scales the legal, contracting, and compliance expertise of an organization's top operators to every team in the enterprise. Built on Google's Agent Development Kit and connected via MCP, Eudia combines a suite of specialized agents with digital twins of domain-scoped institutional knowledge, orchestrated with legal-specific reasoning and access to legal databases. Eudia enables Legal, Compliance, Procurement, and Revenue teams to draft and review contracts, analyze marketing assets for compliance, assess risk across thousands of executed contracts, and manage obligations across the entire company portfolio, giving large enterprises a faster path to trusted, governed legal AI. In practice, this

New role unifies sales enablement, lead generation, and marketing under centralized leadership and expands oversight to customer success, supporting a consistent, connected client experience across Envision. FAIRFIELD, CT / ACCESS Newswire / August 25, 2026 / Envision Pharma Group (Envision) has appointed Ryan Tubbs as Senior Vice President, Commercial Growth. In this newly created role, Tubbs will lead the centralized Commercial Growth function spanning sales enablement, lead generation, marketing, and client success. He will also help shape Envision's commercial strategy and operating model to accelerate enterprise growth. Tubbs' remit also includes the Client Implementation and Client Experience teams. Connecting Envision's pre-sale and post-sale capabilities will create a more integrated commercial engine, making it easier for teams to bring the best of Envision to clients and for clients to realize value quickly. The timing is notable as Envision's iEnvision®, market access, and m