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Harmonizing Grit and Innovation

James Carnes and Kyle Gillis met at a WVU networking event in 2019 when both were industrial engineering students. And something just … clicked.

Today, they’re celebrating a new milestone. Iconic Air, their energy-tech company, has been acquired by ASUENE, a leading international sustainability AI company in Japan. See how they turned late-night tinkering into a global acquisition.

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