Month: February 2021

MARTINSVILLE, Va., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hooker Furnishings has announced the promotions of Johne Albanese to Chief Marketing Officer and Tod Phelps to Senior Vice President-Operations, both new positions within the company which report to Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Hoff.Albanese assumes the role of Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for all marketing initiatives across the company’s twelve brands. He has been with the company 8 years, previously serving as Vice President of Marketing.Phelps has been named Senior Vice President – Operations. This is in addition to his current role as Chief Information Officer. Phelps will be responsible for all international and domestic operations. Phelps joined Hooker Furnishings in 2017 as Chief Information Officer.“Tod and Johne have been valuable members of our executive team....

New Survey By trivago Reveals 80% of Consumers Believe Inability to Travel Is Worst Part of PandemicDÜSSELDORF, GERMANY – February 17, 2021 – After a year that changed everything, it’s clear that modern travel has been profoundly altered, perhaps forever. As the vaccine rollout continues and restrictions begin to lift in parts of the globe, eager travelers everywhere wait patiently for the clear signal to be able to getaway and adventure once again. Global accommodations search platform trivago recently conducted a survey to see how consumers are planning, dreaming and considering travel in 2021. The consumer omnibus survey, conducted from Jan. 3-9, polled more than 2,000 adults in the U.S. and U.K. The results reveal significant desires to travel, including what consumers would give up, what they’d like to do and where they’d like to...

OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT PLC17 February 2021Offer for Subscription – Over Allotment FacilityThe Board of Octopus Apollo VCT plc (the “Company”) have confirmed that the over allotment facility of up to £10 million may be used in relation to the Company’s offer for subscription that opened on 25 September 2020 (the “Offer”). This increases the maximum amount that can be raised under the Offer to £35 million.A copy of the prospectus dated 25 September 2020 relating to the Offer (the “Prospectus”) has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and is available to the public for viewing online at the following web-site address:https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanismThe Prospectus can also be viewed on the Company’s website:https://media.octopusinvestments.com/m/563c6f19d188497a/original/Octopus-Apollo-VCT-prospectus.pdfFor...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to new data from its ongoing “Small Business Recovery Series” study, Block Advisors, a team within H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), reveals nearly half (47%) of small business owners are not optimistic about their businesses’ success in 2021, with more than 59% reporting less revenue than originally expected in 2020. Black business owners are experiencing even more prevalent and severe impacts from the pandemic according to those surveyed.The study found that more than half of Black-owned small businesses experienced at least a 50% decrease in revenue during the pandemic compared to only 37% among white business owners. To address this disparity and to deliver on its commitment to building equitable connections within its own communities, H&R Block is channeling support...

VANCOUVER, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc Inc. (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN), today announced that company management will be participating in the 10th Annual SVB Leerink Global Healthcare Conference that is scheduled to take place from February 24 to 26, 2021. Fred Colen, Neovasc’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will present on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST.A link to the live webcast of the presentation will be available online from the investor relations section of the Neovasc website at https://www.neovasc.com/investors/.        About Neovasc Inc.Neovasc is a specialty medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets products for the rapidly growing cardiovascular marketplace. The Company is a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (THE UNITED STATES) OR TO ANY US PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATIONS UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933) OR IN OR INTO ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE TENDER OFFER MEMORANDUM (AS DEFINED BELOW).Ørsted A/S (“Ørsted”) announces today the result of its invitation to holders of its EUR 700,000,000 6.25% Hybrid Securities due 3013 (the “Securities”; ISIN: XS0943370543) to tender such Securities for purchase by Ørsted for cash (such invitation, the “Offer”).The Offer was announced on 9 February 2021 and was made subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, set out in the tender offer...

MÅ IKKE DISTRIBUERES I ELLER TIL PERSONER PLACERET ELLER BOSIDDENDE I USA, DETS TERRITORIER OG BESIDDELSER, NOGEN DELSTAT I USA ELLER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (’USA’) ELLER EN ’US PERSON’ (SOM DEFINERET I REGULATION S I U.S. SECURITIES ACT AF 1933) ELLER I ELLER TIL ANDEN JURISDIKTION, HVOR DET ER ULOVLIGT AT DISTRIBUERE DENNE MEDDELELSE ELLER ’TENDER OFFER MEMORANDUM’ (SOM DEFINERET NEDENFOR).Ørsted A/S (’Ørsted’) annoncerer hermed resultatet af invitationen til ejere af Ørsteds EUR 700.000.000 6,25% hybrid-obligationer med forfald 3013 (’Obligationerne’; ISIN: XS0943370543) om at tilbyde Ørsted at købe sådanne Obligationer (Offer)(’Tilbuddet’).Tilbuddet blev annonceret 9. februar 2021 baseret på de vilkår og underlagt de betingelser, der er fastsat i købstilbuddet dateret 9. februar 2021 (Tender Offer Memorandum)(’Tilbudsdokumentet’). Ord...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (NYSE AMERICAN: GSV) (TSX: GSV) (“Gold Standard” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced bought deal financing with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets and including Canaccord Genuity Corp., National Bank Financial Inc., PI Financial Corp., Haywood Securities Inc., Paradigm Capital Inc., Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., and TD Securities Inc. (collectively the “Underwriters”). A total of 39,215,000 common shares of the Company (“Shares”), which includes the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the Underwriters, were sold at a price of C$0.88 per Share for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of C$34,509,200 (the “Offering”).The net proceeds from the Offering will be used...

NEVE ILAN, Israel, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NANO-X IMAGING LTD (NASDAQ: NNOX) (“Nanox” or the “Company”), an innovative medical imaging technology company, announces that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial and operating results for the period ended December 31, 2020 on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 prior to the start of trading. Management will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30am ET on that day.Conference call and webcast detailsTuesday, March 2, 2021 @ 8:30am ETInvestor domestic dial-in:   877-407-0789Investor international dial-in:   201-689-8562Conference ID: 13715494Webcast link: http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=143172About Nanox: