Day: December 16, 2021

Facility On-Track to be Commissioned in Summer 2022Exterior of the Mesa Assembly Facility under construction in Mesa, ArizonaExterior of the Mesa Assembly Facility under construction in Mesa, ArizonaInterior of the Mesa Assembly Facility under construction in Mesa, ArizonaInterior of the Mesa Assembly Facility under construction in Mesa, ArizonaVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. (NASDAQ: SOLO) (“ElectraMeccanica” or the “Company”), a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles revolutionizing the urban driving experience, today provided a status update regarding the progress of its Mesa Assembly Facility.   The facility in Mesa, Arizona is the Company’s new 235,000 square foot U.S. assembly and engineering technical center,...

CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.CNH_Industrial_AE50The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named three outstanding agricultural innovations from Case IH and one from New Holland Agriculture in their annual AE50 Awards. The awards honor the year’s most innovative designs in engineering products and systems for the food and agricultural industries. London, December 16, 2021 Case IH and New Holland Agriculture, the global agriculture brands of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI), have won four 2022 ASABE AE50 awards. These prestigious awards, conferred by a panel of international engineering experts, recognize the 50 best global products featuring advanced engineering for the food and agriculture industries. The awards will be officially presented at the ASABE Agricultural Equipment Technology...

Expansion to Two New Florida School Districts with Over 435,000 Students LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Barfresh Food Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “Barfresh”) (OTCQB: BRFH), a provider of frozen, ready-to-blend and ready-to-drink beverages, today announced that it has expanded its education program to an additional 473 school locations with the addition of Hillsborough County Public Schools District and Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) District. These 473 schools are spread out across two districts in Florida and form a collective student population of over 435,000 students. Barfresh product will initially be part of both the breakfast and dinner menu once a week at Hillsborough County Public Schools and will be part of the breakfast menu twice a week at Orange County Public Schools District. Riccardo Delle Coste,...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PacWest Bancorp (Nasdaq: PACW) (the “Company”) will report its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021 after the close of the stock market on Wednesday January 19, 2022. The Company will file its quarterly financial results with the SEC via Form 8-K and issue a press release via newswire, which will also be posted on the SEC Filings section of its website at www.pacwestbancorp.com. ABOUT PACWEST BANCORP PacWest Bancorp (“PacWest”) is a bank holding company with over $35 billion in assets headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an executive office in Denver, Colorado, with one wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Pacific Western Bank (the “Bank”). The Bank has 69 full-service branches located in California, one branch located in Durham, North Carolina, and...

Strategy provides exposure to basket of global gold miners and gold futures NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and exchange-traded product (“ETP”) sponsor and asset manager, announced today the launch of the WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund (GDMN), an actively managed ETF with an expense ratio of 0.45%. GDMN invests in a portfolio comprised of global equity securities issued by companies in the gold mining business, generally weighted by modified market capitalization, and U.S.-listed gold futures contracts. GDMN uses the gold futures in an effort to enhance its capital efficiency. WisdomTree believes that GDMN is an innovative and capital efficient alternative to traditional gold miner ETFs or leveraged gold miner ETFs. “With...

In conjunction with Treat’s mobile app, this new location is both a fully operational upscale health and wellness care center with board-certified physicians and provides other luxury wellness services for travelersTreatTreat’s first brick and mortar location in Terminal 4 at JFK airport opened this week as the holiday travel rush continues.NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) (“XpresSpa” or the “Company”), a health and wellness company, today announced the opening of Treat™’s first brick and mortar location in Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Just in time for the holiday travel rush, Treat will be a fully operational upscale health and wellness center with access to on-site care with medical professionals, Covid-19 rapid PCR tests, IV drip infusion...

Expanding patent portfolio extends first-mover advantage in the colonoscopy procedure market, estimated at close to 55M global procedures per year FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Motus GI Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: MOTS) (“Motus GI” or the “Company”), a medical technology company providing endoscopy solutions that improve clinical outcomes and enhance the cost-efficiency associated with the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal conditions, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent no. 11,185,625, which is titled, “Colon cleaning system with automatic self-purging features.” “We continue to actively secure IP protection around the key features of our Pure-Vu® System. This latest patent covers the system’s proprietary smart sense suction...

FORT MYERS, Fla., Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alico, Inc. (“Alico” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALCO) today announced improvements to its Institutional Shareholders Services (“ISS”) Environmental, Social and Governance scores following the publication of the Company’s inaugural Sustainability Report on December 8, 2021. Alico is one of the largest citrus growers in the United States. As an agribusiness with a 120-year legacy of achievement and innovation, the Company owns more than 80,000 acres of citrus groves, ranch land and improved pasture in seven Florida counties. Alico’s strategy is based on best management practices of the company’s agriculture operations. The Company regards the stewardship of its rural land and natural resources as a sacred responsibility. In 2021, the Board of Directors established its Sustainability...

NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK) announced today that John C. Wobensmith, Chief Executive Officer; Apostolos Zafolias, Chief Financial Officer; and Peter Allen, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Finance, will present at the NobleCon Transportation & Logistics Forum to be held (virtually) December 16, 2021. Genco’s presentation will be available at 1:00 pm ET and consist of a 20-minute overview of the Company and its financial position, followed by a 20-minute Q&A session moderated by Noble Capital Markets senior equity research analyst, Poe Fratt. The presentation can be accessed by registering for the Investor Forum here: http://www.channelchek.com, the investor portal created by Noble. The video webcast will be later archived on Channelchek as part of...

WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mustang Bio, Inc. (“Mustang”) (NASDAQ: MBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on translating today’s medical breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies into potential cures for hematologic cancers, solid tumors and rare genetic diseases, today announced that the company has been added to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index® (NASDAQ: NBI). The annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 20, 2021. The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NBI) is a modified market-cap weighted index designed to track the performance of a set of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market® (NASDAQ®) that are classified as either biotechnology or pharmaceutical according to the Industry Classification Benchmark. The NBI is re-ranked...