Day: October 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verizon has pledged another $250,000 in support of PFLAG, the nation’s first and largest organization for the parents, families, and allies of the LGBTQ+ community. This brings Verizon’s total support of PFLAG to $750,000, given over the last three years. The generous donation comes at the start of LGBTQ+ History Month, celebrated every October, and in advance of National Coming Out Day, which takes place each year on October 11th.“PFLAG National has been a long-term Verizon community partner in the LGBTQ community and its important work helps to connect people when it matters the most. We are very proud to continue our partnership with PFLAG to help enhance its support network across the US, build its communications and chapter development efforts, and most importantly, support PFLAG’s...

NEW YORK, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ready Capital’s National Bridge Lending Team announces the closing of an acquisition, renovation, and lease-up loan for a $16.9 MM value-add bridge loan in Memphis, TN.In September, Ready Capital closed the financing for the acquisition, renovation, and lease-up of an approximately 800,000 SF, Class B, industrial property in the Southeast Industrial submarket of Memphis, TN. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to upgrade the property and subsequently lease-up to market occupancy. Improvements include roof restorations, exterior and interior painting, modernized lighting, and various other property upgrades. Ready Capital closed the $16.9 MM, non-recourse, interest only, floating rate loan which features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible...

MIRAMAR, Fla., Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The brightest planes in the sky will return to Haiti’s north coast just in time for the holidays. Today, Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) announced the resumption of nonstop flights from Cap-Haitien International Airport (CAP) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), beginning on Dec. 3.Spirit’s service to CAP will be the only nonstop option between the northern part of Haiti and the United States. The airline is offering Guests three weekly flights—Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday—with connections to 22 major cities in the U.S.“We love giving our Guests more options, and we think flying people from Cap-Haitien nonstop to the U.S. instead of backtracking through Port-au-Prince is a pretty great gift to give as the holiday season approaches,” said Doris Graham, General Manager...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlueJeans by Verizon today announced that customers including the University of Louisville, Amicus Therapeutics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust are deploying BlueJeans to drive healthcare transformation. Using BlueJeans video conferencing for telehealth services, patient-to-family communication, internal collaboration, education and patient advisory boards, hospitals, healthcare and life sciences organizations are able to help improve patient outcomes through providing care remotely in a manner that helps support adherence to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or similar patient privacy requirements.According to Frost & Sullivan, the “demand for telehealth will soar by 64.3%...

2020 Half-year results:Stronger financial position and research programs moving forward despite the international contextClinical program for the antibiotic candidate DNV3837 continues, with the support of investigators in the United StatesAGIR program (Antibiotics against Resistant Infectious Germs): reaching second key milestone generated the payment of €1.5M by BpifranceLaunch of two novel next-generation active substances, including the first extract developed with Hallstar and derived from the fermentation of a Deinove microorganismConsolidated net income: -€4.6M compared to -€5.4M in H1 2019Group cash position:Balance of +€3.2M at June 30, 2020 compared to +€1.1M at December 31, 2019€2M to be received in October: loans granted by Bpifrance (R&D innovation loan) and Société Générale (State guaranteed loan)DEINOVE (Euronext Growth...

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OLNEY, Md., Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: SASR) will announce its third quarter earnings on Thursday, October 22, 2020. The company will hold a conference call that day at 2:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss results and answer questions. The conference call will be webcast live through the Sandy Spring Bank website.  Those who wish to participate in order to ask questions may do so by calling 1-866-235-9910; a password is not necessary.  Those who wish to listen to the call should go to the Investor Relations page of www.sandyspringbank.com and log on 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled start of the call. An internet-based replay will be available on the Investor Relations page of the website until November 5, 2020. A telephone voice replay will also be available during that same time period at 1-877-344-7529....

WISeKey Secures Commercial Drones with Identity, Cybersecurity and IoT SolutionsRemote digital identification ensures drones can provide unique identification validation and attributes in real time allowing secure authentication and controlGeneva, Switzerland – October 1, 2020 – WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN / Nasdaq: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity and IoT company, today announced that its technology integrates advanced digital security solutions into drones. Commercial drones are being used across various industries to help companies save money, improve safety, and enhance the efficiency of their operations.This technology already in use in Parrot drones (https://dronelife.com/2020/07/16/parrot-boosts-drone-security-with-wisekey-tech/), is now available and suitable for  all commercial drones allowing...