Day: June 4, 2020

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UFP Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) today announced that fire partially damaged its facility in Ashburn, Georgia, during the early morning hours of June 3, 2020. The fire has been extinguished and we are gratified to report there were no injuries. The fire is being investigated as arson, and we are working with local law enforcement to apprehend and prosecute the person(s) responsible. An early assessment of the cost of damage is in the $1 million range. The company expects the Ashburn facility to be closed until Friday, June 5, 2020.“We are disheartened that malicious people would destroy property and interrupt the livelihoods of an outstanding workforce. We will ensure our employees have a safe place to return to work once the plant resumes operation,” said CEO Matthew J. Missad....

Festi will present the Q2 results on 6 August 2020 and not 26 August 2020 as previously announced in the Financial Calendar 2020 published on 10 December 2019. 

TORONTO, June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Peeks Social Ltd. (TSX.V: PEEK) (OTCQB: PKSLF) (the “Company” or “Peeks”) is pleased to announce that further improvements have been made to its content providers’ (“Streamers”) payout wait times.Peeks derives its revenue from transactions conducted on its platform. In Q4 2020 the company had reduced Streamer payout cycles to 7 business days from forty five business days. This faster payout cycle resulted in a halt to the decline in traffic and a resumption of utilization of its platform. As of June 3, 2020, Peeks has now further reduced the Streamer payout wait times to 3 business days. The Company expects that reduced hold times will continue to positively affect the Company’s growth. Typically, Streamers wait until their payouts are received before they resume streaming. The reduced...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aton Resources Inc. (AAN: TSX-V) (“Aton” or the “Company”) is pleased to update investors on the status of its 100% owned Abu Marawat Concession (“Abu Marawat” or the “Concession”), in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.Figure 1: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f279e00f-c720-49e3-be3b-14e9dde31947The Company confirms that it has partially relinquished a further 25% of the land area of the Abu Marawat Concession, subsequent to the confirmation of the three year extension to its exploration licence (see news release dated April 28, 2020), reducing the area of the Concession to 447.7 km2 (see Figure 1).  This relinquishment was accepted and approved by the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (“EMRA”) on June 3, 2020. The western Hamama block remains unchanged,...

Agreement Provides Capital of up to $5 MillionFRISCO, Texas, June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Verde Bio Holdings, Inc., (OTCQB: APHDD), formerly known as Appiphany Technologies Holdings Corp., announced today that it has entered into an Equity Financing Agreement with GHS Investments, LLC, a New York based, private equity fund.The agreement calls for the Company to file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission for the sale of common shares that may be issued to GHS under the terms of the Equity Financing Agreement. After the SEC has declared the registration statement effective, the Company has the right, at its sole discretion and over a period of two years, to sell up to $5,000,000 of common stock to GHS under the terms set forth in the Equity Financing Agreement.Proceeds...

IRVING, Texas, June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HMS Holdings Corp.  (Nasdaq: HMSY) today announced its management team is scheduled to participate in the William Blair 40th Annual Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. ET.Management will deliver an HMS overview presentation and participate in a virtual fireside chat session.  A webcast and copy of the presentation will be available on the Company’s website at http://investor.hms.com/events-and-presentations.About HMSHMS advances the healthcare system by helping healthcare organizations reduce costs and improve health outcomes. Through our industry-leading technology, analytics and engagement solutions, we save billions of dollars annually while helping consumers lead healthier lives. HMS provides a broad range of payment accuracy and population health management...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —News SummaryFortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Meeting will be held as a virtual-only meeting due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support the health and well-being of our stockholders and other meeting participants. As previously announced, the 2020 Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time.Attending the Virtual 2020 Annual Meeting as a Stockholder of RecordIf you were a stockholder of record at the close of business on the Record Date of April 24, 2020 (i.e., your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A.)  or if you are a proxy...