Month: April 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GFM Resources Limited (the “Corporation”) (TSX-V: GFM.H) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Esteban Rivero Gonzalez as a Director of the Corporation, taking the position of President and Chief Executive Officer.Esteban is currently responsible for diverse activities within Compañía Minera Autlán, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Autlán”), the Corporation’s majority and controlling shareholder, serving in different positions within strategic planning, financial planning and supply chain areas. Currently, as part of his role, he leads the Energy Division in charge of power generation operations and projects. He has served as Board member of Autlán since he joined in 2003, and is currently the Chairman of the International Manganese Institute based in Paris, France. He also...

LEESBURG, Va., April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum Computing Inc. (OTC:QUBT) (“QCI”), an advanced technology company developing quantum-ready applications and tools, announced today that the company is assisting state and local governments with analytic solutions to assist in the battle against the COVID-19 disease.Quantum Computing Inc. is assisting Mayor Scott Conger and the city of Jackson, TN in their fight against COVID-19  by providing advanced analytic capabilities to track and predict the spread of the disease.  “QCI is working with delayed geo-location data combined with input provided by our local Jackson authorities to answer complex questions regarding trends related to the contacts, spread, and concentration of the virus.  We are able to see the impact of the mayor’s executive orders in reduced traffic at essential...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRO), a multi-asset clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing treatments in high unmet need areas involving multi-drug resistant bacterial infections and rare diseases, today announced the appointment of Scott Jackson to its Board of Directors, effective as of today. Mr. Jackson has more than thirty years of corporate leadership experience within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, most recently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. until it was acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc.“We are very excited to welcome Scott as the newest member of the Spero Board of Directors,” said Ankit Mahadevia, M.D., Chief Executive...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES ORDISSEMINATION IN UNITED STATESRevenue, Net Operating Income & Production All Up SubstantiallyKey Highlights:Total revenue of $114.4 million in 2019. Petroleum and natural gas revenue increased $102.5 million year over year, or 4347%, to $104.9 million in 2019Net Operating Income1 (“NOI”) increased year over year from a loss of $0.5 million in 2018 to income of $24.9 million in 2019, $24.4 million of which was earned in Q4 2019Adjusted Funds Flow From Operations1 (“AFFO”) increased from a loss of $4.0 million in Q4 2018 to income of $14.4 million in Q4 2019Production increased 241% from 17,509 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“boe/d”) in Q4 2018 to 42,137 boe/d in Q4 2019A dramatic year over year improvement in working capital, from a deficit of $76.0 million in 2018 to...

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agrees to a trial using the LungFit™ system to treat COVID-19 patientsApplications pending with Health Canada and the Israel Ministry of Health to allow studies to be conducted using high concentration nitric oxide to treat COVID-19 patientsGARDEN CITY, N.Y., April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beyond Air, Inc. (NASDAQ: XAIR), a clinical-stage medical device and biopharmaceutical company focused on developing inhaled Nitric Oxide (NO) for the treatment of patients with respiratory conditions, including serious lung infections and pulmonary hypertension, and gaseous NO for the treatment of solid tumors, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed with the initiation of a clinical study in the U.S. using its LungFitTM system to treat COVID-19 patients. Applications for funding...

PASADENA, Calif., April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:GFN), a leading specialty rental services company offering portable storage, modular space and liquid containment solutions (the “Company”), will announce its financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2020 of fiscal year 2020 before the U.S. market opens on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.Management will host a conference call the same day at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s operating results. The conference call number for U.S. participants is (866) 901-5096 and the conference call number for participants outside the U.S. is (706) 643-3717. The conference ID number for both conference call numbers is 8761398. Additionally, interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the call in the “Investor...

New York, April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE:SAR), a business development company, will report its financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended February 29, 2020, in a conference call to be held on May 7, 2020. Details for the conference call are provided below.About Saratoga Investment Corp.Saratoga Investment is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market businesses. The Company invests primarily in senior and unitranche leveraged loans and mezzanine debt, and, to a lesser extent, equity to provide financing for change of ownership transactions, strategic acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth initiatives in partnership with business owners, management teams and financial sponsors.  Saratoga Investment’s objective is to create attractive...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Novo Resources Corp. (“Novo” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: NVO; OTCQX: NSRPF) is pleased to announce the discovery of broad gold-bearing gravel swales near Paradise, part of the Company’s extensive Egina gold project, Western Australia. Discovery of gold-bearing gravels at the Paradise and Road to Paradise targets was first announced in Novo’s news releases dated December 17, 2019 (https://www.novoresources.com/news-media/news/display/index.php?content_id=371) and February 13, 2020 (https://www.novoresources.com/news-media/news/display/index.php?content_id=379), respectively. In addition, Novo has made a further discovery of gold-bearing gravels at a new target called Clarke approximately 10 km northwest of the test area worked in 2019.Highlights:Two broad gold-bearing gravel...

ATLANTA, GA, April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRM), provider of integrated solutions, technology-enabled services and analytics supporting revenue cycle optimization for healthcare enterprises today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and Fiscal Year 2019 financial performance for the period that ended January 31, 2020, on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 after the close of the financial markets. The Company will conduct a conference call to review the results on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 9:00 AM ET. Interested parties can access the call by joining the live webcast: click here to register. You can also join by phone by dialing 877-269-7756.A replay of the conference call will be available from Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM ET to Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 12:00 PM ET...

CONWAY, Ark., April 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Home BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: HOMB), parent company of Centennial Bank, released first quarter earnings today.Highlights of the First Quarter of 2020:(1) Calculation of this metric and the reconciliation to GAAP are included in the schedules accompanying this release.“The earnings power of HOMB has really shone through this quarter,” said John Allison, Chairman. “After $95 million of noise, most of which were non-cash expenditures, to still be profitable is remarkable,” continued Allison.“Banking is an essential business and no doubt a backbone to the American economy,” said Tracy French, Centennial Bank President and Chief Executive Officer. “It’s been amazing to watch our team of bankers push through thousands of loans totaling just under $1 billion dollars in about ten days...