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An Extra Day, An Extra Getaway: Agoda Reveals Where Travelers are Heading This Leap Day

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SINGAPORE, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Digital travel platform Agoda has unveiled the top five most searched international destinations for the Gregorian calendar’s extra day of the year, 29 February 2024. Travelers seem keen on making the most of the bonus 24 hours, with a strong preference for vibrant city escapes among Leap Day adventurers.  Tokyo tops the list, followed by Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taipei.

The appeal of these destinations lies in their unique blend of culture, cuisine, and cutting-edge urban experiences, making them perfect picks for an extraordinary day out of the ordinary calendar cycle. These cosmopolitan cities with their juxtaposition of traditional and ultra-modern, culinary delights, and surprising pockets of nature each offer a distinct way to leap into the extra day with gusto.

Andrew Smith, Senior Vice President, Supply, at Agoda, shared, “Sometimes an extra day is all we need to cross an amazing destination off the travel bucket list. Leap Day offers a fantastic opportunity to step out of the usual routine and explore something or somewhere new, and it seems travelers are doing so by visiting some of Agoda’s most popular searched destinations in Asia.. But no matter the day or destination, at Agoda we’re always there to help travelers see the world for less.”

Leap Day, observed every four years on February 29th, is an essential component of the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today. This additional day is incorporated to keep the calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the Sun.

Top five searched international destinations for Leap Day 2024:

TokyoBangkokSingaporeHong KongTaipei

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Best Online Casinos Canada List Updated: Posido Casino Celebrated with “Rising Star”

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After Extensive Reviews and Comparisons, Posido Casino Has Been Celebrated with “Rising Star” Award Thanks to its Record-Breaking Growth in Canada in 2025

VANCOUVER, BC, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Posido Casino is a fast-growing online casino present in 30+ countries, such as Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, and France. It received the “Rising Star” award after its successful launch and fast growth in Canada. Thousands of players classify it as one of the best online casinos in Canada.

“It’s a dream come true for us” – commented Posido Casino‘s representative – “we already run successful operations in Europe, Asia and LATAM, but the success we have experienced in Canada is out of this world, and it’s all thanks to the Canadian players who have chosen us as their new favorite place for playing casino games”.

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“Following our celebration as the ‘Rising Star’, we decided to renovate our welcome offer and give back to the players even more value”.

Posido Casino released a new welcome bonus – 100% extra on the first deposit + 200 Free Spins + 1 secret bonus – which interested players can claim by visiting the Posido Casino website now.

Posido Casino started operations in Canada in January 2025, and since then it has boarded over 100,000 new players, and with an outstanding retention and loyalty rate, the brand has been labeled as one of the best online casinos in Canada.

“January was an excellent month for us, because we managed to onboard over 10,000 new players… but the growth rate from February to April has been mind-blowing. We went from 10,000 players to nearly 30,000 in February, then 60,000 in March and in April we have successfully broken through the 100,000 mark”.

Posido Casino has revealed the exponential growth is due to the addition of thousands of new casino games, their easy-to-use desktop and mobile platform, fast payouts, high limits and outstanding bonuses and promotions for new and existing players.

The casino invites all players in Canada to join their platform to join the new wave of online gambling, by claiming their inaugural welcome offer of “Get 100% Extra on Your First Deposit + 200 Free Spins + Secret Extra Bonus”:

“We Make Online Gambling As Easy and Exciting As Possible”

Posido Casino has expressed their mission of making online gambling as easy and exciting as possible, which is key to keep growing in such an important market as Canada.

“People just want to play, they don’t want to complete endless sign up forms nor bother with completing lots of extra steps. This is why we have engineered our sign up process to be as easy as possible”.

Posido Casino has shared its tutorial on how to create an account on their platform, to assist all players interested in joining their online casino:

Visit the official Posido Casino websiteClick on “Register”Select your preferred welcome bonusEnter your emailCreate a passwordClick on “Next Step”Fill out the sign up form with all the necessary informationClick on “Create Account”

The platform has stated that by following this tutorial, new players can easily create a new account to claim the welcome bonus and start playing the thousands of games available in their casino.

“Posido Casino is easy to use from the moment you land, and it’s because we have made our platform user-friendly and intuitive. You can sign up, top up your balance, find your favorite games and request a payout in just a few clicks, and this is one of the reasons why thousands of players already put us at the top of the best online casinos list in Canada“.

The online casino has also stated that new players can join their platform even quicker by sign up via FunID, which is one of the features that has made Posido Casino worthy of the “Rising Star” award, because it makes easy for everyone to start playing, even if they have never gambled online before.

Posido Casino Breaks Records in the Online Gambling Industry in Canada

According to iGaming specialists, Posido Casino leads the best online casinos list in Canada in terms of games innovation, after successfully introducing nearly 10,000 games in various categories, highlighting online slots, roulette, instant games and live games.

“Once you register at Posido, you get immediate access to approximately 7,000 different online slots, and then thousands of table games, live games, instant games, bingo, lottery, scratch cards and a lot more to come” – “…and our online casino is also equipped with a complete sportsbook, because we want to become the only parade players need for playing and betting online”.

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Posido has also broken the record of the biggest online casino welcome bonus in Canada, which is one of the main reasons why it has been awarded “Rising Star” – because this addition has fueled its tremendous growth in the Canadian market.

The online casino has shared the list of promotions and bonuses available on their platform, ready for interested players to claim them:

Easter Giveaway of 7 Million Free Spins10% Cashback Bonus up to $750Weekend Reload Bonus of $1,050 + 50 Free SpinsBonus Dice up to $1,500Weekly Reload Bonus of 50 Free SpinsWeekly Cashback Bonus of 15% up to $4,500Live Casino Cashback Bonus of 25% up to $300Boosted Odds Bonus for Sports BettingWeekly Reload Bonus of 50% up to $750 for Sports Betting

The stats provided by Posido Casino show the platform is one of the top performers in the online gambling industry in Canada in terms of retention and loyalty rates, as it reports one of the lowest churn rates amongst operators in the country.

“The list of bonuses and promotions is only going to keep growing and getting better with the passing of time ” – “The more players that decide to join us and keep playing on our platform, the more rewards we are going to release. It’s a win-win situation for all of us”.

According to specialists of the online gambling industry in Canada, Posido Casino is the most rewarding platform from the best online casinos list in the country, as it brings the best value to all new and existing players.

“Everyone Can Win at Posido Casino

Posido Casino reports one of the reasons why their platform has been growing exponentially in Canada since its launch in early January 2025 is due to their successful referral program.

“All of our players can invite their friends to join Posido Casino, and we reward them greatly. More free spins, more bonuses, exclusive rewards, and a lot more is awaiting for the players who help us spread the word about Posido Casino in Canada“.

Since the launch and promotion of the Posido Casino Referral Program, the online casino has increased its client acquisition rate by 25%, which has allowed the brand to build a client base of over 100,000 players in record time.

Posido Casino‘s representative concludes: “Being worthy of receiving the ‘Rising Star’ Award lets us know we are on the right track, and it’s all thanks to the players in Canada who prefer us, and we are going to keep giving them reasons to play at our casino“.

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Divergent Delivers Affordable, Adaptable Cruise Missile Structures: Clean Sheet to First Flight in 16 Weeks

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LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Divergent Technologies, Inc. (Divergent) and CoAspire, LLC (CoAspire) announced the successful design, development, manufacture, and flight testing of CoAspire’s Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile (RAACM). The partnership between prime contractor, CoAspire, and Divergent enabled RAACM to progress from concept to flight in record time, proving the capability of building and scaling weapons systems for changing operational needs.

At inception, CoAspire in close coordination with Divergent developed an ambitious program roadmap requiring delivery of first fuselages, wings and fins from Divergent within 10 weeks, with fully integrated test rounds entering ground testing within 14 weeks, culminating in a successful flight test that met customer and programmatic requirements. To deliver fuselages at speed, Divergent leveraged a wealth of in-house digital tools allowing the team to take CoAspire’s unique cruise missile design and rapidly converge together on a cost effective and manufacturable design that optimized for fuel tank capacity while meeting all structural performance requirements.

The Divergent team seamlessly transitioned from digital design to additive manufacturing and automated assembly, with manufacturing instructions generated from the designs dynamically assigned to the company’s software defined manufacturing assets. Following first hardware deliveries at week 10, Divergent continued to support the CoAspire team by delivering digital design, analysis, and manufacturing artifacts required for the air worthiness approval process.

These accelerated results were possible due to the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS™), Divergent’s end-to-end engineering design and manufacturing system leveraging AI-driven design, industrial-rate additive manufacturing, and universal robotic assembly to enable structures development and manufacturing at higher performance, speed, and scalability than conventional manufacturing systems. 

“Our strength is this next generation capability to digitally engineer and manufacture to deliver first-time-right, production ready hardware within 10 weeks. RAACM is a case study in what’s possible when adaptability is built into every phase of development,” said Lukas Czinger, President & Chief Executive Officer of Divergent.

Doug Denneny, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of CoAspire remarked, “Divergent has rewritten the rules of development speed for complex flight vehicles. The flexibility that Divergent has provided on such a tight schedule was key to enabling our flight-test and program success.”

Under contract with the Air Force, RAACM is designed to be modular, scalable, adaptable and rapidly deployable across air, land, and sea platforms. RAACM is roughly the size of a 500-lb class MK-82 or GBU-38, and features a deployable wing, turbojet engine, guidance system, and lethal payload; it can be launched from any aircraft compatible with the GBU-38. CoAspire is the prime contractor on RAACM and has built a supply chain spanning 26 U.S. states and two European countries.

Divergent

Divergent has created the world’s first end-to-end software-hardware production system for industrial digital manufacturing – the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS™) – allowing customers to design, additively manufacture, and automatically assemble complex structures for automotive, aerospace, and defense applications. DAPS transforms the economics, speed, and scalability of defense vehicle manufacturing by optimizing designs, dematerializing structures, and eliminating upfront capex. For more information, please visit www.divergent3d.com.

CoAspire

Based in Fairfax, Virginia, CoAspire was founded in 2013. The company leverages its technological developments and expertise in precision guided munitions to develop next generation capabilities to deter and defeat threats to our nation and its allies. For more information about CoAspire’s missile systems, visit the company’s website at https://www.coaspire.com/.

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Woolpert Keeps Climbing, Reaches No. 39 on ENR Top 500 Design Firms List

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Last year marked the firm’s strongest financial performance of its 114-year history.

DAYTON, Ohio, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Woolpert has been ranked as Engineering News-Record’s 39th largest design firm on its annual Top 500 Design Firms List, climbing nearly 100 spots over the last decade. ENR ranks companies performing engineering, architecture, environmental services, and other specialties based on annual revenue in the U.S. and abroad. ENR is widely considered to be the industry’s preeminent trade publication.

In 2024, Woolpert grew in capabilities, staff, global footprint, and revenue. Employees joined Woolpert organically and through strategic acquisitions to expand from 2,000 to more than 2,700 employees across five continents, with annual revenue growing from roughly $400 million in 2023 to more than $650 million in 2024.

The company made three strategic acquisitions in 2024, adding Bermello Ajamil & Partners in January 2024, a full-service architecture and engineering firm that specializes in cruise line and port terminals. In March, Woolpert added Murphy Geospatial, a multidisciplinary geospatial solutions company that mirrors the integrated solutions of Woolpert and has offices in Ireland and the United Kingdom. And in October, Greenbox Architecture joined the firm. The Sydney, Australia-based full-service architecture firm specializes in data center design and complements the U.S. and U.K.-based acquisition of Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects in 2022.

Woolpert also advanced long-term succession planning, naming Neil Churman president of the company in early 2024 and then CEO in January 2025, succeeding Scott Cattran who led the company since 2015. Cattran now serves as executive chairman of the board of directors.

Churman said that the advancing ENR ranking reflects Woolpert’s commitment to continued global growth and its vision to become the world’s premier architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) firm and one of the world’s best companies.

“The foundation set by our long-term strategic plan has enabled us to solidify our expertise in our core industries, while developing integrated, holistic solutions across AEG specific to the needs of our clients—from assessing low-altitude airspace for advanced air mobility to hydrographic mapping to support safe navigation and port design and so much more,” Churman said. “This year we also created our Global Growth Team to bolster our continued innovation and expansion on a worldwide basis.”

Churman said that this achievement would not be possible without the outstanding staff at Woolpert.

“Business leaders can talk about growth and bottom lines and strategy all day long, but you can’t meet your goals without smart and talented people who can identify opportunities, develop solutions, and successfully execute,” Churman said. “As a team, we have earned eight Great Place to Work certifications and continue to advance our culture firmwide. This is a big reason why we continue to move up in the industry. This ranking is a credit to each member of the Woolpack, and I thank them for their continued dedication and support.”

About Woolpert
Woolpert is the premier architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) firm with a vision to become one of the best companies in the world. We innovate within and across markets to effectively serve public, private, and government clients worldwide. Woolpert is a Global Top 100 Geospatial Company, a Top 50 ENR Global Design firm, and has earned eight Great Place to Work certifications. Founded in 1911 in Dayton, Ohio, Woolpert has been America’s fastest-growing AEG firm since 2015. Woolpert has over 2,700 employees and more than 60 offices on five continents. For more, visit woolpert.com.

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