Month: July 2020

Newman, IL, July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EDP Renewables’ (EDPR) 200 megawatt (MW) Harvest Ridge Wind Farm has finished construction and is now fully operational and producing clean electricity in Douglas County. Harvest Ridge and EDPR’s other six operational Illinois wind farms cumulatively produce enough clean energy to power approximately 412,000 average Illinois homes each year. “I’ve worked on four of EDPR’s wind farms in Illinois and have seen the benefits we bring to the communities who host our projects,” said Mike Duffy, who recently moved to Douglas County to work as the Lead Technician at the Harvest Ridge Wind Farm. “Harvest Ridge will contribute more than $2 million dollars in taxes each year to support local public services including the Villa Grove school district where my kid attends. These are real...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Liquid Media Group Ltd. (the “Company”, “Liquid Media” or “Liquid”) (Nasdaq: YVR) is pleased to announce an extension of its partnership with YDX Innovation Corp. (“YDX”) to provide virtual reality (VR) content for Liquid’s Reelhouse streaming platform. “We believe Reelhouse is in a unique position to be one of the main streaming platforms for VR films and experiences, direct to consumers,” said Daniel Japiassu, CEO of YDX Innovation. “Right now, access to VR films is mostly done in location-based centers or at film festivals like Venice, Cannes or TIFF. YDX is immersed in the VR community, and can provide great content to Reelhouse VR. We see this as an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Liquid, a company that we love to work with, while bringing innovative...

MCLEAN, Va., July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.99 percent.“It’s Groundhog Day in the mortgage market as rates continue to remain near historic lows, driving purchase demand over 20 percent above a year ago,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “Real estate is one of the bright spots in the economy, with strong demand and modest slowdown in home prices heading into the late summer. Home sales should remain strong the next few months into the early fall.”News Facts30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.99 percent with an average 0.8 point for the week ending July 30, 2020, down slightly from 3.01 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.75...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DMC Global Inc. (Nasdaq: BOOM) today announced the promotion of Antoine Nobili to president of NobelClad, the Company’s composite metals business. Nobili, 49, has worked with NobelClad for 25 years, the past 11 of which as managing director of its European operations. He joined the business in 1995 as a research and development engineer.  In 2000, he was promoted to product manager, and led the commercialization of NobelClad’s explosion-welded electrical transition joints (ETJs), which today are used extensively by the global aluminum smelting industry. Nobili was named general manager of operations of NobelClad’s manufacturing facility in Rivesaltes, France in 2003; and in 2009, he became managing director of the EMEA region (Europe, Middle-East and Africa), including NobelClad’s...

DUBLIN, Calif., July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Giga-tronics Incorporated (OTCQB:GIGA) will release results for the first quarter ended June 27, 2020 on Thursday August 6, 2020 after the close of trading on the OTCQB Market.Also on August 6, 2020, Giga-tronics will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the results and provide an update on Company operations.To participate in the call, dial: (888) 517-2470 or (630) 827-6818 and enter PIN Code 6822983#.  It is recommended that you call in five to ten minutes prior to the start time. You may also listen to the call via the Giga-tronics website at www.gigatronics.com.A replay of the call will be available later on the Giga-tronics website under “Investor Relations”.  This conference call will reflect management views as of August 6, 2020 only.Giga-tronics produces electronic...

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GUANGZHOU, China, July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, today announced it will build a new AAV production facility in Yunfu city in Guangdong, China with a planned initial annual capacity of 600 units and an RMB42 million (approx. US$6 million) investment supported by the local government in the facility. The EHang Yunfu facility is aimed to be established as an industry-leading AAV production center, including an R&D facility for air mobility solutions and a training center for operations and technical talents.The Deputy Mayor of Yunfu city, Donghong Shi attended the launch ceremony and commented that the Yunfu city government welcomes and fully supports the world’s leading high-tech...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capitala Group (“Capitala”), a leading provider of capital to lower middle market companies, announced today it has expanded its underwriting and investor relations teams. Stuart McGoogan is joining as Investor Relations Associate, while Nico Mancuso and Kevin Mansfield will serve on the underwriting team as Associate and Analyst respectively.“We are playing a vital role in assisting the middle-market companies of which we’ve invested best navigate the market uncertainty, and I am extremely proud of the hard work Capitala has done in this regard,” said Joe Alala, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capitala. “To that end, we continue to expand our team and services across our entire organization.”Stuart McGoogan previously held various client service roles at Barings (fka Babson...

TORONTO, July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Datametrex AI Limited (“Datametrex” or the “Company“) (TSXV: DM, FSE: D4G, OTC: DTMXF) announces that it has commenced the process to have the Company’s common shares upgraded and quoted on the OTCQB® Market exchange in the United States.The Company’s Canadian legal counsel, McMillan LLP, will be acting as Principal American Liaison (“PAL”) in assisting the Company through the U.S. listing application process. Subject to fulfilling various regulatory requirements and completion of due diligence, the Company believes the process should take no more than three months.Moving to the OTCQB® in the United States will provide existing shareholders with an additional trading platform to the TSX Venture Exchange in addition to introducing the Company to a broader range of...

DUNMORE, PA , July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDBC) and its banking subsidiary The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, announced its most recent dividend declaration and unaudited, consolidated financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2020.Dividend DeclaredThe Board of Directors of Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced their declaration of the Company’s third quarter dividend of $0.28 per share. The dividend is payable September 10, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 20, 2020.Unaudited Financial InformationNet income for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was $0.3 million, or $0.05 diluted earnings per share, compared to $3.0 million, or $0.79 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. ...