Ponte Vedra – October 27, 2026 -- Cadrenal Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CVKD) will put CEO Quang X. Pham in front of investors at 10:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, with a webcast presentation at the Lytham Partners Fall 2026 Investor Conference.

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. – – October 27, 2026 -- Cadrenal Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CVKD) has opened a formal strategic process covering its entire four-asset pipeline, with options ranging from asset sales to a full business combination. The Board of Directors initiated the review to maximize value for shareholders, and Tungsten Advisors will act as exclusive strategic financial advisor.

HERNDON, Va. – October 27, 2026 -- Four Akima subsidiaries have secured positions on the Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, which carries a ceiling of $151 billion.

Cloud Lake, Systems Intelligence, RiverTech and Akima Logistics Services join the vehicle

The awardees are Cloud Lake Technology, Systems Intelligence, RiverTech and Akima Logistics Services. Their parent, Akima, employs 11,000 people and ranked #31 on Washington Technology's 2025 Top 100 list of government contractors.

Huntsville – October 27, 2026 -- Akima is reframing its recruiting strategy around long-term capability building, with Director of Recruiting Services Dee Sharma stating that demand has shifted from cleared talent to mission-ready leaders.

HERNDON, Va. – October 27, 2026 -- Akima subsidiary Pinnacle Solutions has won a $24 million Other Transactional Authority (OTA) award from U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command to build virtual reality maintenance trainers for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) fleet. The total value assumes all options are exercised over a 30-month period of performance.

Kotzebue – October 27, 2026 -- Akima took its shareholder talent outreach above the Arctic Circle in late February, meeting NANA shareholder students at the Kotzebue Middle High School career fair in -50s temperatures.

Akima sends shareholder programs director to the NANA Region hub

Mamie Karmun, Akima's director of shareholder programs, traveled to Kotzebue, the hub of the NANA Region. She was joined by an author of the source account. Their goal was to introduce students to career pathways at Akima and across the NANA portfolio of companies.

Anchorage – October 27, 2026 -- Akima drew about 30 shareholders to an Anchorage meet-and-greet in February that promoted career pathways across the Akima and NANA company portfolios, including the newly launched NANA Works talent program.

HERNDON, Va. – October 27, 2026 -- Akima, a federal contractor with 11,000 employees, has appointed Michael Teegardin as Vice President of Marketing & Communications, giving him enterprise-wide responsibility for brand, marketing and communications strategy.

LEXINGTON – October 27, 2026 -- COOPABLE and Lotlinx have launched a partnership that lets all Lotlinx dealers apply eligible manufacturer co-op funds toward Lotlinx solutions, with COOPABLE handling the administrative workload. The arrangement went live on March 1, 2026.

United States – October 27, 2026 -- Only 14% of organizations using AI say it reduced their total workforce in the past year, down from the 32% that expected cuts a year earlier, according to McKinsey's State of AI 2026. Two-thirds report little or no AI-related change in employment.

Inside finance, Deloitte found that 84% of finance organizations have yet to redesign jobs or the nature of work around AI. AI is therefore landing on finance teams that look much like they did before.