Day: May 21, 2020

ISELIN, N.J., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX), a provider of water and wastewater and related services held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders exclusively online on May 19, 2020 at which shareholders re-elected James F. Cosgrove, Jr. to a three-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors.  Shareholders also approved a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and ratified the Audit Committee’s selection of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.  During the meeting, officers discussed the Company’s essential role as a service provider critical to public health protection in the COVID-19 pandemic response, its 2019 and First Quarter...

STAMFORD, Conn., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm, today announced the publication of Scaling Digital: 25 Stories of Innovation, the third annual e-book profiling 25 industry-leading examples of recent digital transformation success.The new book from ISG Research showcases winning enterprise/provider partnerships on projects ranging from the use of blockchain to transform the international payments experience for customers of a Spanish multinational commercial bank; a digital automation solution that enriches self-service capabilities for fans on a sports broadcaster’s NCAA Bracket Challenge and its Fantasy Football and Fantasy Baseball offerings, and an AI-powered virtual assistant that analyzes and categorizes email requests for...

MONTREAL, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LBC Capital today announced the extension of its partnership with Lenovo, which will see LBC Capital continue as the exclusive lessor for the Lenovo Financial Services program in Canada until 2023.Since its 2010 launch, this partnership has leveraged the strength of both companies and has helped Lenovo and its business partners provide a robust offering of lease and finance products that enable their clients to obtain the latest technology, services and software that maximizes IT performance through LBC Capital’s offering of simple, flexible and accessible leasing and financing solutions.“We are thrilled to extend our agreement after a successful 10-year partnership. Lenovo’s continued confidence in our services demonstrates our client-focus, commitment to performance, and leadership position...

MONTRÉAL, 21 mai 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LBC Capital a annoncé aujourd’hui la prolongation de son partenariat avec Lenovo. Grâce à cette entente, LBC Capital continuera d’être le prêteur exclusif du programme Services financiers Lenovo au Canada jusqu’en 2023.Depuis son lancement en 2010, ce partenariat a tiré parti des forces des deux entreprises et a permis à Lenovo et à ses partenaires commerciaux d’offrir une solide gamme de produits de financement d’équipement à leurs clients. Grâce aux produits de financement simples, flexibles et accessibles de LBC Capital, ces clients ont accès aux technologies, services et logiciels les plus récents leur permettant de maximiser la performance de leurs technologies de l’information.« Nous sommes ravis de prolonger notre entente suivant un partenariat qui a connu du succès pendant...

GREENWICH, Conn., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XPO Logistics, Inc. (“XPO” or the “Company”) (NYSE:  XPO) today announced that it intends to offer a private placement of 6.250% senior notes due 2025 (the “notes”) with an aggregate principal amount of $300 million. The notes will be issued as an add-on to the Company’s existing 6.250% senior notes issued in April 2020. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the issuance of the notes for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of amounts outstanding under its existing revolving credit facility, the partial redemption of its 6.50% Senior Notes due 2022 and/or the repayment of other existing indebtedness.The notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — U.S. companies are making a series of workplace adjustments as they prepare to operate in a post-COVID-19 environment, according to a new survey of employers by Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. Moreover, employers expect that the percentage of their workforce who are full-time employees working remotely after the pandemic will be three times as many compared with last year.The survey of 681 employers, conducted during the week of May 11, found nearly three in four respondents (74%) made adjustments to work to reflect the new post-pandemic protocol. Some examples include installing touchless payment systems, offering services via video rather than in person, creating more space on assembly lines or in distribution centers,...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmileDirectClub, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDC) the first direct-to-consumer telehealth platform for teeth straightening today announced the introduction of ContinuedCare, a new offering for US-based consumers whose clear aligner therapy treatment has been interrupted due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With dental office closures for non-emergency procedures and economic impacts to some aligner providers during the pandemic, many clear aligner patients have been unable to receive the aligners, mid-course corrections or retainers they need to complete or maintain their treatment. SmileDirectClub’s ContinuedCare program will help these consumers resume treatment.ContinuedCare patients will be able to complete treatment using SmileDirectClub’s pioneering teledentistry platform and affiliated...

NEW YORK, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo” or the “Firm”) today announced that it has closed on approximately $1.75 billion in commitments for its dislocated credit offering, Apollo Accord Fund III B (the “Fund”). The Fund is the latest investment vehicle in its flagship Accord series, launched in 2017. Commitments for the Fund were raised over approximately 8 weeks, driven by institutional demand for strategies that invest amid the volatility and market conditions seen in the first quarter of 2020.“Apollo has a history of successfully investing during periods of dislocation, and we are pleased with the investor response to our Accord strategy that seeks to purchase mispriced credit risk,” said John Zito, Deputy CIO of Credit &...

Company Signs 5 Year Agreement With Leading Tennis Distributor Frameworks SportsBaltimore, MD, May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Slinger Bag Inc. (OTC: SLBG) Slinger Bag, the sports brand focused on innovating game improvement equipment for all ball sports, with an initial focus on the global tennis market, has announced an agreement with Framework Sports and Marketing Ltd (“Framework”) to distribute the Company’s Slinger Bag tennis ball launcher in the United Kingdom (“UK”) and Ireland. The agreement calls for an initial 5-year term and commences on May 21, 2020. Framework is a leading sports equipment distributor in the UK with more than 28 years of experience in the supply of racquet sport accessories.Framework will focus on building the Slinger brand across the UK and Ireland driven by sales of the company’s revolutionary Slinger...