Month: July 2020

BATON ROUGE, La., July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — b1BANK President and CEO Jude Melville announced today the addition of Keith Tillage to the board of directors of b1BANK and its parent company Business First Bancshares, Inc (NASDAQ: BFST).Tillage joins the board with over 20 years of experience in the commercial construction and construction management industries. As CEO of Tillage Construction, L.L.C., he has grown the company’s initial services to include construction and grant management across multiple states. In 2012, the company’s success resulted in Tillage’s appointment as one of 12 small business CEOs that consulted with President Obama on the Fiscal Cliff. Tillage Construction is one of the nation’s fastest growing, 100% minority owned construction companies, and has won several national awards and accolades including:...

MCLEAN, Va., July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC) announced today that it plans to issue new two-year and new five-year USD Reference Notes® securities. The two-year, CUSIP number 3137EAET2, will be due on July 25, 2022. The issue will settle on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at benchmark size. The five-year, CUSIP number 3137EAEU9, will be due on July 21, 2025. The issue will settle on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at benchmark size.The new Reference Notes securities will be offered via a syndicate of dealers headed by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC.This announcement is not an offer to sell any Freddie Mac securities. Offers for any given security are made only through applicable offering circulars and related supplements, which incorporate Freddie Mac’s...

Front end engineering design work will commence in August 2020.  Spanish Export Credit Agency (CESCE) is expected to finance up to 85% of the contract value.VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SIGMA Lithium Resources Corporation (“Sigma” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: SGMA) (OTC- QB: SGMLF) is pleased to announce the signing of a front-end engineering design contract (“FEED Contract”) with Duro Felguera S.A of Spain (“DF”) for the second phase of early contractor involvement (“ECI”) for the engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) of  Sigma’s Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil (the “Project”).Sigma and DF have received a letter of intent from the Spanish Export Credit Insurance Agency (CESCE) to provide financing for up to 85% of the amount of the FEED Contract.Primero Group of Australia (“Primero”)...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESVAL D’OR, Québec, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cartier Resources Inc. (the “Company” or “Cartier“) (TSX-V:ECR) announces that it has entered into an agreement with Paradigm Capital Inc. (the “Agent”) in connection with a “best efforts” private placement of up to 11,628,000  common shares of the Company that will qualify as “flow-through shares” (within the meaning of subsection 66 (15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and section 359.1 of the Taxation Act (Québec)) (“FT Shares“) to be issued at C$0.43 per FT Share (the “Issue Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds of up to C$5,000,040 (the “Offering”).In addition, the Agent have been granted an option to sell up to that number of additional FT...

NE PAS DISTRIBUER À DES AGENCES DE PRESSE DES ÉTATS-UNIS NI DIFFUSER AUX ÉTATS-UNISVAL-D’OR, Québec, 21 juill. 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ressources Cartier Inc. (TSXV:ECR) (« Cartier » ou la « société ») annonce qu’elle a conclu une convention avec Paradigm Capital Inc. (le « placeur pour compte ») aux termes de laquelle le placeur pour compte a convenu de déployer ses meilleurs efforts pour vendre, sur une base de placement privé, jusqu’à concurrence de 11 628 000 actions ordinaires de la société se qualifiant à titre d’ « actions accréditives » (au sens du paragraphe 66(15) de la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu (Canada) et de l’article 359.1 de la Loi sur les impôts (Québec) (les « actions accréditives ») à un prix de 0,43 $ CAN par action accréditive, pour un produit total brut pouvant atteindre  5 000 040 $ CAN (le « placement »).De...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inuvo, Inc. (NYSE American: INUV), a leading provider of marketing technology, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that serves brands and agencies, today announces how the IntentKey has helped a leading online tax service / software provider identify and message online audiences that were in market for a tax product in light of the July 15th tax extension deadline, by successfully launching a campaign that exceeded the client goals by 36%.The Internal Revenue Service provided special tax filing relief to individuals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the nation’s top tax filing services recognized a significant opportunity to gain market share by identifying audiences that might normally have utilized a more traditional walk-in tax service, but because of COVID-19...

Contract extension for Petróleo NautipaBW Offshore has received a one-year contract extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Petróleo Nautipa. The firm period has been extended to Q3 2022 (from Q3 2021).The FPSO is operating on the Etame field offshore Gabon for VAALCO Energy.For further information, please contact:Ståle Andreassen, CFO, +65 97 27 86 47Anders S. Platou, Head of Corporate Finance, +47 99 50 47 40IR@bwoffshore.com or www.bwoffshore.comAbout BW Offshore:BW Offshore is a leading provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry. The company also participates in developing proven offshore hydrocarbon reservoirs. BW Offshore is represented in all major oil and gas regions world-wide with a fleet of 15 owned FPSOs. The company has more than 35 years of production track record, having executed 40 FPSO...

RENO, Nev., July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UPD Holding Corp. (OTC:UPDC) (the “Company” or “UPDC”), a consumer products development company with concentrations in the specialty beverage and health and wellness industries, is pleased to announce that it entered into a license agreement with Alpine Group Inc. (“AGI”) that allows AGI to brew and sell beers under the Record Street brand throughout the State of Nevada.AGI currently operates a brewery, taproom, bar, restaurant, and live music and event space in the 11,500+ sq. ft. historic Alpine Glass Co. building in the heart of the Brewery and Arts District in Downtown Reno, Nevada.AGI’s beer brands include its flagship Malt Rose (Belgian Blonde), Devil’s Haircut (Bock Brown), Common Science (Amber Lager), Sabrosa (Mexican-style IPA), High Rollers (Pale Ale), and specialty beers.  In...