Month: August 2021

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heritage Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”), a subsidiary of Heritage Commerce Corp. (Nasdaq: HTBK), today announced that Maria DeBenedetti joined the Bank as Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager. She will be responsible for generating new commercial lending relationships in the Oak Valley Commercial Banking Region, which encompasses Pleasanton, Livermore and Fremont. Maria DeBenedetti, brings 35 years of lending experience to the Bank. Her expertise spans a range of sectors, including industrial, warehouse, office, retail, mixed use and construction. DeBenedetti is also experienced in working capital lines of credit, tax-exempt financing and non-profit lending. “Maria is a terrific addition to our team. Her ability to build strong, proactive relationships with clients, together...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New Leaf Ventures Inc. (CSE: NLV) (OTC: NLVVF) (“New Leaf,” “NLV,” or the “Company”) a management and investment organization dedicated to evaluating, investing, and accelerating advanced stage operations in the North American Cannabis sector, is pleased and excited to announce participation in the return of two major cannabis industry events this October in Las Vegas. The MJBizCon and MJ Unpacked expositions and conferences bring to Las Vegas a level of heightened interest and engagement to what is known as “Cannabis Week” October 19 to 22 and is expected to draw a passionate audience looking for the latest innovations in the hemp and cannabis sector after the prolonged pandemic-driven absence of live interactive events. On Thursday October 21, New Leaf Ventures will...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. (NASDAQ: SOLO) (“ElectraMeccanica” or the “Company”), a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, today announced the appointment of Dave Shemmans, a U.K.-based sustainability and transportation industry leader, to its Board of Directors as an independent director, effective Monday, August 23, 2021. Shemmans has served as the CEO of Ricardo PLC (LSE: RCDO) for the past 16 years, where he transitioned the company from a limited automotive engineering business to a multi-sector, global engineering and environmental consultancy. The Times of London recently referred to Dave Shemmans as one of the longest serving and best regarded leaders in the U.K. automotive sector. Dave Shemmans brings to ElectraMeccanica a broad range of experience...

UBN ACTIVATE Gel-PackUBN ACTIVATE Gel-PackLAS VEGAS, Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Healthy Extracts Inc. (OTCQB: HYEX) has signed an exclusive U.S. and Canada licensing and manufacturing agreement with Gelteq Pty Ltd, a global leader in ingestible gel technology, to develop and manufacture an advanced oral delivery system for its plant-based, clinically proven, heart, immune and brain health formulations. Healthy Extracts has secured the exclusive rights to use Gelteq’s patented gelification process in the U.S. and Canada to create and sell natural ingestible gels that contain Citrus Bergamot or Healthy Extracts’ Ultimate Brain Nutrients™ ingredients. Among the many benefits, the new gel pack format will make Healthy Extracts products easier and more convenient to consume. Citrus Bergamot has been traditionally...

Company’s Game-Changing Endo-Kinetic™ Treatment Approach Meets Growing Demand for the Wellness ExperienceOmnia WellnessOmnia Wellness’ patented SolaJet Dry-Hydrotherapy System delivers a proprietary Endo-kinetic therapy that utilizes water to fuse four treatments in one modalityDENVER, Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Omnia Wellness Inc. (the “Company”) (OTC US: OMWS), a health and wellness company commercializing advanced technologies, announced today that it is opening a BodyStop® center in a Signature LA Fitness location located in Irvine, CA. This new center is an expansion of the Company’s license agreement with LA Fitness, one of the largest fitness chains in the nation. The center offers the Company’s proprietary and patented Solajet® Dry Hydrotherapy experience along with individual privacy suites in the...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ: VINP) (“Vinci Partners”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), the controlling company of a leading alternative investment platform in Brazil, announced today the closing of R$127.7 million in capital commitments for “Vinci Infraestrutura Água e Saneamento Strategy Fundo de Investimento em Participações em Infraestrutura”, or “VIAS”, a fund managed by the Vinci Partners Infrastructure strategy. VIAS is a private equity style fund focused on investing private capital into the privatization of state-owned companies and concessions that provide water and sewage services for the Brazilian population. This fundraising marks the second closing for the VIAS strategy, which has raised so far approximately R$384 million and expects to raise up to R$1.0...

August 24, 2021 NORDIC SHIPHOLDING A/SCompany Announcement: 12/2021 Published via NASDAQ OMX on August 24, 2021Write down and revised Outlook for 2021 As stated in Company Announcement 11/2021, the merger discussions with potential merger partners have stalled.   The Company, however, is keeping its options open in its continual search for suitable merger partners. In accordance with the agreement with the lenders, management has put in place a process to sell the remaining three vessels in an orderly fashion.   Hence, an impairment loss of USD 4.5 million will be recognised in H1 2021 following the re-classification of the three remaining vessels, Nordic Agnetha, Nordic Amy and Nordic Anne, as assets held-for-sale. OutlookAssuming the remaining three vessels remain in the Hafnia Handy Pool and Hafnia LR Pool respectively until they...