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Volato Group’s Proposed Acquisition Under Definitive Agreement, M2i Global Launches Initiative to Build Nation’s First Strategic Minerals Reserve
To Be Headquartered in Mineral County, Nevada Atlanta, GA and Reno, NV, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Volato Group, Inc. (“Volato”) (NYSE American: SOAR), a technology-driven private aviation company and M2i Global, Inc. (“M2i Global”) (OTCQB: MTWO), a company specializing in the development and execution of a complete global value supply chain for critical minerals, is pleased to announce a transformative public-private initiative to develop and operate the United States’ first Strategic Mi
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