Month: August 2021

By end of year, more than 70% of the Canadian population will experience TELUS’ blazing fast 5G network, providing speeds up to 1.7 Gbps1 TELUS is investing $14.5 billion in Alberta through 2024 to support residents and businesses with vital network connectivity MEDICINE HAT, Alberta, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TELUS has expanded its next-generation 5G network to Medicine Hat and Brooks as part of its larger $14.5 billion investment in infrastructure and operations in Alberta through 2024 to further support the province throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recovery. Local residents and businesses now have access to TELUS’ lightning-fast 5G network, which will contribute to improved health and educational outcomes for Albertans, in addition to enabling an entrepreneurial spirit and unleashing human productivity. “The...

Orlando, Florida, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA), the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands, announced today that the company has expanded its client roster with two new Fortune 500 companies. IZEA has added a food and grocery wholesaler as a software customer, as well as an entertainment company as a managed services customer. IZEA will be helping both organizations scale their influencer marketing efforts through campaigns utilizing IZEAx. “We are thrilled to add these megabrands to our roster and look forward to seeing the content that our influencers produce to promote them,” said Ted Murphy, Founder and CEO of IZEA. “We continue to see expansion of our customer base at both ends of the spectrum, serving small agencies and...

Faster performance, and more customization, for all Xbox gamersPhoto 1Xbox SCUF InstinctPhoto 2Xbox SCUF InstinctPhoto 3Xbox SCUF InstinctATLANTA, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SCUF Gaming, a leader in the design and manufacturing of high-performance gaming controllers, along with parent company Corsair Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR) (“CORSAIR”), today introduces the Designed for Xbox SCUF Instinct and Instinct Pro, created specifically for the Xbox Series X|S. SCUF Instinct incorporates all of the innovative features gamers expect from SCUF – including the patented paddle control system that helped make SCUF controllers the premier choice of competitive players everywhere – with an evolved controller design to improve performance for Xbox fans. Both Instinct and Instinct Pro...

New York, NY, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — EF Hutton announced today the appointment of Blair Friedensohn as Managing Director, Capital Markets, continuing the firm’s recent expansion. Blair Friedensohn joins EF Hutton from Goldman Sachs, where he completed over $15 billion in aggregate capital raises in only 5 years, helping Goldman Sachs reach top rank in global equity and equity-linked league tables for record setting quarters and years.  During Mr. Friedensohn’s tenure at Goldman Sachs, where he began his investment-banking career as a credit analyst and bond trader, he rapidly advanced as a specialist in the complexities of fixed income and equity derivatives. After joining Goldman Sachs’ equity derivative team within the investment banking division, Mr. Friedensohn’s subsequent transaction experience...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Creative Learning Corporation, parent company of the STEAM-based educational franchise Bricks 4 Kidz, announces the brand’s expansion into the Caribbean with the recent sale of a master franchise license for 13 Caribbean Islands. Bricks 4 Kidz is the largest provider of STEAM Education in the world and has been recognized as the #1 children’s enrichment company. The world of LEGO Bricks has provided a solid foundation for teaching children about the concepts of STEAM in addition to real-life skills such as communication, collaboration, and creativity. The sale gives the master franchisor the right to license at least 50 sub franchise licenses in the islands over the next several years. The collection of islands includes 13 sovereign states and 17 dependent territories....

TORONTO, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sprott Asset Management LP (“Sprott Asset Management”), a subsidiary of Sprott Inc., on behalf of the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.UN) (TSX: U.U) (the “Trust”), a closed-ended trust created to invest and hold substantially all of its assets in physical uranium, today announced that it has launched an at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program”) to issue up to US$300,000,000 of units of the Trust (“Units”) in Canada. “We are pleased to announce that we have launched the ATM Program for the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust,” said John Ciampaglia, CEO of Sprott Asset Management. “Our goal is to increase the scale and liquidity of the Trust through regular purchases of physical uranium on the open market. We believe the ATM Program is the most cost effective...

Eurocommercial Properties N.V. will be announcing its Half Year Results 2021 on Friday 27 August 2021 with the press release publication moving forward to 7:30 CET. The Company will host an audio webcast and conference call for investors and analysts starting at 10:00 AM (GMT) / 11:00 AM (CET), and we would be delighted if you could join. To access the webcast simply click on the URL: https://channel.royalcast.com/landingpage/eurocommercialproperties/20210827_2/ to register. You will also have the opportunity to type in your questions during the streaming. To access the audio call, please dial:Netherlands : +31 (0) 20 708 5073UK-Wide: +44 (0) 33 0551 0200France: +33 (0) 1 7037 7166Italy: +39 06 83360400US: +1 212 999 6659Tell the operator the password Eurocommercial The call will also be audio webcast at: https://www.eurocommercialproperties.com/financial/presentations-webcasts An...

Converting from fossil fuels to carbon-free ammonia (NH3) offers a transition strategy for Canada’s high-polluting transportation sector TORONTO, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canada produces sufficient green electricity in off-peak demand hours to produce enough carbon-free ammonia (NH3) to replace the use of fossil fuels for 100% of the passenger and freight aviation and rail, passenger bus, freight trucking, freight rail and freight marine shipping in the country, according to a study commissioned by FuelPositive Corporation (TSX.V: NHHH) (OTCQB: NHHHF) (“FuelPositive” or the “Company”). If all carbon-free ammonia were used, the result would be a 15.3% reduction in Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions. [Link to study summary: http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/5ee10c6a-ba72-409f-bc0c-be756681fae9] In early 2021,...

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. NEWS AGENCIES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Asante Gold Corporation (CSE:ASE/ FRANKFURT:1A9/U.S.OTC:ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Company”), has issued 74,650,000 subscription receipts priced at $1 per subscription receipt to raise gross proceeds of $74,650,000. A further 1,593,000 subscription receipts were issued with respect to finder’s fees. On closing of the previously reported Bibiani Mine transaction, now expected to occur on August 19, 2021, the 74,650,000 subscription receipts will automatically convert, without payment of any additional consideration and without further action on the part of the holders thereof, to 106,642,857 common shares in the capital stock of the Company at the rate of one share for each...

Car Buyers Within 70-Mile Radius Receive More Personalized Service, Direct to Their Driveways PHOENIX, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vroom, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRM), a leading ecommerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles, today announced the opening of a new Phoenix hub and a more customized driveway experience for nearly 4.8 million people in over 166 zip codes within a 70-mile radius. Vroom has delivered in the Phoenix area since the company was founded in 2012 and is now offering an experience that includes a more personalized concierge service where customer advocates transport cars directly to car buyers’ driveways on Vroom-branded trucks and show them how to use their new vehicles. Vroom’s Phoenix Last Mile hub is located in Tolleson. Vroom’s mission is to offer the best driveway experience possible for both delivery...