Day: April 15, 2020

Cadillac, Michigan, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AAR’s (NYSE: AIR) Mobility Systems division, a leading global supplier of rapid deployment equipment, has been awarded a sole-source firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract from the US Army to produce three variants of Lightweight Multipurpose Shelters (LMS). These shelters will be manufactured at AAR Mobility Systems in Cadillac, Michigan. The sole-source firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract with AAR Mobility Systems is for five years for an estimated value of $11.9 million.This contract provides the US Army with a direct method for procuring three variants of LMS shelters for requirements to support multi-domain warfare operations. The products are designed to support Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) and other operations...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ascot Resources Ltd. (TSX: AOT; OTCQX: AOTVF) (“Ascot” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce robust results for an independent Feasibility Study (the “Study”) prepared in accordance with a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report (“NI 43-101”) for its 100% owned Premier and Red Mountain gold projects (the “Project“) located in the Golden Triangle near Stewart, British Columbia, Canada.  The Study outlines a low capital restart plan to feed the Premier mill at 2500 tonnes per day (“tpd”) to produce approximately 1.1 million ounces (“Moz”) of gold and 3.0Moz of silver over eight years.  The Study is based on a proven and probable reserve (noted below) of 6.2 million tonnes (“Mt”) from the Project.  In addition to the reserves, the Company has inferred...

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alcanna Inc. (the “Company” or “Alcanna”) (TSX: CLIQ) today provided an update on the impact of the recent novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic on its business and operations.COVID-19 UPDATEAlcanna’s top priority is the health and safety of our team members and our customers. Alberta, BC and Alaska have all declared liquor and cannabis retail to be essential services and the Company’s 283 stores in those markets remain open (the Company’s Nova Cannabis store on Queen Street West in Toronto is now operating on a click-and-collect format only as per Ontario rules effective April 4, 2020).Being an essential service comes with the responsibility to be leaders in compliance of all physical distancing, hygiene and sanitization practices. Alcanna has implemented comprehensive measures...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESVANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AURCANA CORPORATION (“Aurcana” or the “Company“) (TSXV: AUN) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement offering (the “Private Placement”) of 9,259,259 Units (C$2,500,000) at a price of C$0.27 per Unit (the “Units”), subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company and one full common share purchase warrant (“Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one common share at a price of C$0.35 for a period of 36 months following the closing of the Private Placement, subject to adjustment upon certain customary events.The net proceeds of the Private Placement will...

­WICHITA, Kan., April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK), (“Equity”), the Wichita-based holding company of Equity Bank, will release its first quarter 2020 results on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, with a press release issued after market close.Equity Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brad Elliott and Chief Financial Officer Greg Kossover will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss first quarter 2020 results on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 10 a.m. eastern time or 9 a.m. central time.Investors, news media, and other participants should register for the call or webcast at investor.equitybank.com. Participants may dial into the call toll-free at (844) 534-7311 from anywhere in the U.S. or (574) 990-1419 internationally, using conference ID no. 4407029. Participants are encouraged to dial into the...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., 15 avr. 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CarGurus (Nasdaq : CARG), l’un des principaux marchés mondiaux de l’automobile, a annoncé aujourd’hui de nouvelles fonctionnalités de sécurité numériques pratiques dans le but d’aider les concessionnaires et les consommateurs pendant la COVID-19. Dans le cadre des restrictions actuelles causées par la COVID-19, la société offre désormais à ses concessionnaires abonnés des États-Unis, du Royaume-Uni et du Canada des moyens pour informer les acheteurs sur la façon dont ils peuvent communiquer et échanger en toute sécurité à propos des véhicules qu’ils souhaitent acheter.Alors que les acheteurs se conforment à leurs règlements locaux pour mener des activités de vente au détail, la nouvelle gamme de fonctionnalités de recherche de CarGurus aidera ceux qui sont en mesure de faire l’achat...

TORONTO, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — North Bud Farms Inc. (CSE: NBUD) (OTCQB: NOBDF) (“NORTHBUD” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that its U.S. subsidiary, Bonfire Brands USA Inc., has fueled its California growth with the execution of definitive agreements (the “Agreements”) for a master lease, operations and royalty arrangement with an experienced California-licensed operator (the “Cultivator”), to operate the licensed facilities at the Company’s Salinas, California farm.Highlights of the California DealPartnering with a proven licensed cannabis cultivator who has been operating successfully in Salinas for several years;Significantly strengthens the Company’s facility operations while allowing the Company to increase its asset value;Reduces the Company’s capital expenditure requirements while...

STAMFORD, Conn., April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Independence Holding Company (NYSE: IHC) today announced the cash acquisition of a marketing technology (“MarTech”) company that generates leads to fuel IHC’s growth in the direct-to-consumer, senior and pet markets.Roy T. K. Thung, Chief Executive Officer of IHC, commented, “During the past two years, we have successfully invested both our capital and efforts in improving the overall infrastructure of our Direct-to-Consumer (“D2C”) agencies by investing in lead generation capabilities, sales automation platforms, websites driving online traffic (including, www.healthinsurance.org, www.medicareresources.org and www.petplace.com), D2C transactional websites (including, www.mypetinsurance.com and www.healthedeals.com) and building out our call center and career agent distribution platforms....

SILICON SLOPES, Utah, April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pluralsight, Inc. (NASDAQ: PS), the enterprise technology skills platform, today announced that it will release its financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2020 after the U.S. market close on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Pluralsight will host a conference call that day at 2:30 p.m., Mountain time (4:30 p.m. Eastern time) to discuss the results. The dial-in number will be (877) 350-6732 or (629) 228-0693, conference ID: 6975177.A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Pluralsight website at investors.pluralsight.com. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through Wednesday, May 6, 2020 2:30 p.m., Mountain time (4:30 p.m. Eastern time) and may be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 and using the passcode...

Images and video of Spirit’s humanitarian flights can be found HEREMIRAMAR, Fla., April 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — More than 1,300 people who were struggling to return to the United States from Colombia, Panama, Haiti, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras are finally coming home, Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) announced Wednesday. Over the past 13 days, the airline has organized flights to all six countries to pick up U.S. citizens, residents and family members who have been in limbo since flight restrictions went into effect in mid-March.The announcement comes after weeks of careful coordination with U.S. embassies and local governments to obtain an exemption to those restrictions on international flights. Based in South Florida, Spirit is proud serve its Guests as a gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean, and the airline...