Day: December 20, 2019

 Le Groupe relève les perspectives annuelles 2019 Suite à la très bonne performance constatée sur la fin de l’année 2019, le Groupe ajuste la perspective de croissance annuelle du chiffre d’affaires à taux constants qui devrait à présent se situer entre 6% et 7% par rapport à 2018. Le ratio de «résultat opérationnel courant avant amortissement des actifs issus d’acquisitions» sur «chiffre d’affaires» devrait, quant à lui, progresser d’environ 3 points par rapport à 2018 à taux de change constants (2,5 points hors exceptionnels). Sur le plan financier, le strict contrôle des capitaux engagés devrait permettre un désendettement autour de...

ATLANTA, Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PRGX Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRGX), a global leader in Recovery Audit and Spend Analytics services, recently held a webinar on recovery audit best practices that is now available for viewing.Hosted by Director of Product Management Zach Braford, a recovery audit professional with more than 11 years of proven industry experience, the webinar provided participants with a greater understanding of how to centralize and leverage source-to-pay data.During the webinar, titled “A Playbook of Success for Recovery Audit”, Braford discussed four primary approaches to enhancing recovery audit programs, specifically:Leveraging data from results to mitigate future payment errors;Creating a global recovery audit program that fits within a company’s international footprint; Increasing...

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new white paper released today by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) details how communities can use mixed-income and social impact housing to stimulate economic growth and diversity while preserving affordable housing. The research examines properties in areas of concentrated poverty (ACPs), which are areas designated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency that are characterized by disinvestment, persistently high poverty levels, low economic opportunity and high housing costs relative to income. These case studies reveal that federal and local investment is successfully preserving and improving affordable housing stock with financing models that can be replicated elsewhere.“The development and transformation of an area of concentrated poverty can help revitalize the local economy by...

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ImageWare® Systems, Inc. (OTCQB: IWSY), a leader in mobile and cloud-based identity proofing and biometric authentication solutions, and its partner Contactable, a trusted identity-as-a-service provider, commenced biometric deployment in December providing one of the world’s largest mobile network operator’s customers a seamless and secure identity proofing and authentication experience.The joint solution will verify and manage user digital identity and Know Your Customer compliance for their mobile money solution in South Africa. User identity assurance is crucial for this telecommunications company, which has merged telecom services with mobile financial services, allowing its customers to complete banking activities, such as the ability to transfer money utilizing their...

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Extreme heat, coastal storm surge, inland flooding and more violent storms are the most significant climate-driven impacts to Con Edison’s energy delivery systems and its customers through the 21st century, according to a report issued today.The report (coned.com/resilience), developed by Con Edison in collaboration with ICF and Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, leverages the latest available climate science data. The study evaluated present-day infrastructure, design specifications, and procedures against expected climate change to better understand its future impact on Con Edison’s energy delivery systems. The company’s electric, gas and steam systems are all subject to increased flooding from coastal storms, while the electric system is also...

Mandatory notification of trade primary insiders 20 December 2019 – The following primary insider has purchased shares in Kværner ASA:Idar Eikrem, EVP & CFO in Kværner ASA through a private company has today Friday 20 December 2019 purchased 40 000 shares in Kværner ASA at a price of NOK 10,75.Following the transaction, Idar Eikrem holds 180 329 shares in Kværner ASA, this including shareholding owned through a private company .ENDSInvestor Relations: Idar Eikrem, EVP & CFO, Kvaerner, Mob: +47 950 28 363, email: ir@kvaerner.com Insider trading officer: Henrik Indaomi, SVP Corporate Support & General Counsel, Kvaerner, Mob. +47 450 34 104, email: henrik.inadomi@kvaerner.comAbout Kvaerner:Kvaerner is a leading provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services,...

WAUSAU, Wis., Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PSB Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: PSBQ), parent company of Peoples State Bank, is pleased to announce that on December 17, 2019, its Board of Directors declared a regular semi-annual cash dividend of $0.20 per share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable January 31, 2020 to shareholders of record as of January 10, 2020 and represents an increase of 11.1% over the $0.18 per share semi-annual cash dividend declared on December 18, 2018. The current dividend continues a 55-year tradition of cash dividends to PSB shareholders including 26 consecutive years of increased cash dividends declared per share.PSB’s Board of Directors also renewed its regular quarterly common stock repurchase program allowing for the repurchase of up to 25,000 shares of common stock during the...

Downing ONE VCT plcLEI: 213800R88MRC4Y3OIW86Transaction in Own Shares20 December 2019Transaction in Own SharesDowning ONE VCT plc announces that, on 20 December 2019, the Company purchased the following shares for cancellation:

Energi Danmark A/S are pleased to announce that the sale of Energi Danmark Vind A/S, to the German power producer and investment company Encavis AG, have been closed as planned today.The price of Energi Danmark Vind A/S was DKK 800 million and the sale is in line with Energi Danmark A/S overall strategy and allows the Group to focus more on its core business.The sale provides the Group with additional financial strength and liquidity, and releases resources for further growth and expansion on the European energy markets where Energi Danmark A/S expect to be present on all relevant European markets by 2024.

OAKVILLE, Ontario, Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saint Jean Carbon Inc. (“Saint Jean” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: SJL) (OTCQB: TORVF), a carbon science company engaged in the design and build of green energy storage, green energy creation and green re-creation through the use of carbon materials. The Company is pleased to announce it has been awarded two graphene related projects from K-Technology USA Inc. (“K-Technology”). The first project is the development of superconducting wire based on Saint Jean’s provisional patent application (press release December 22nd 2015) for the development of a diamagnetic superconducting wire. The project intends to develop the necessary engineering to make a prototype wire. The second project is to develop a waste energy capture system patented by K-Technology...