Day: January 23, 2024

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bird Construction Inc. (“Bird”) (TSX: BDT) announced today that Ms. Bonnie DuPont has retired from her position as Independent Director on the Board, effective January 15, 2024. Following Ms. DuPont’s retirement, the total number of Board members has been reduced from eleven to ten. Ms. DuPont served on the Board since 2011. As an independent Board member and the Chair of Bird’s Human Resources and Governance Committee, Ms. DuPont oversaw a period of significant modernization of the Company’s executive compensation program. In addition, Ms. DuPont contributed significantly to the maturity of Bird’s governance practices and oversight, building on the Company’s belief that good corporate governance is a pillar of its strategy. A Fellow of the Institute of Corporate...

Perth, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DECEMBER 2023 QUARTER REPORT Perseus Mining produces 528,486 oz gold at US$984/oz AISC in CY 2023 PERTH, Western Australia/ January 24, 2024/Perseus Mining Limited (“Perseus” or the “Company”) (TSX & ASX: PRU) reports on its activities for the three months’ period ended December 31, 2023 (the “Quarter”).Key operating indicators and highlights for the December 2023 quarter include:PERFORMANCE INDICATOR UNIT DECEMBER 2023 QUARTER DECEMBER 2023 HALF YEAR CALENDAR YEAR 2023Gold recovered Ounces 128,773 261,577 528,486Gold poured Ounces 128,339 261,055 529,152Production Cost US$/ounce 862 833 826All-In Site Cost (AISC) US$/ounce 1,023 979 984Gold sales Ounces 135,137 251,091 526,734Average sales price US$/ounce 1,963 1,951 1,913Notional Cashflow US$ million 122 254 492Gold...

GREELEY, Colo., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NASDAQ: PPC) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 financial results on Monday, Feb. 26. The company’s executives will review the results on a conference call and webcast at 7 a.m. MT (9 a.m. ET). Prepared remarks regarding the company’s financial and operational results will be followed by a question and answer period with the Pilgrim’s executive management team. A press release and supplemental materials will be issued before the market opens that morning. Investors and analysts may pre-register for the webcast to receive a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. Pre-registration may be completed at any time, including up to and after the call has begun, by accessing the company’s...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (“Esperion”, “we”, “us” or “our”) (Nasdaq: ESPR) announced today the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 65,205,000 shares of its common stock, including 8,505,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise in full of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock, at the public offering price of $1.50 per share. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Esperion, are approximately $97.8 million. Jefferies LLC acted as sole book-running manager for the offering. Esperion intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of common stock, together with its existing cash and cash equivalents, to fund...

WHITEHALL, Ohio, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heartland BancCorp (“Heartland” and “the Company”) (OTCQX: HLAN), parent company of Heartland Bank (“Bank”), today reported net income increased 5.2% to $5.3 million, or $2.61 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $5.0 million, or $2.48 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2022, and increased 7.2% compared to $4.9 million, or $2.43 per diluted share, in the preceding quarter. For the year 2023, net income increased 8.0% to a record $19.5 million, or $9.62 per diluted share, compared to $18.1 million, or $8.90 per diluted share, in 2022. The company also announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.759 per share. The dividend will be payable April 10, 2024, to shareholders of record as of March 25, 2024. Heartland has...

T-Mobile selects Nokia to improve scalability and efficiency for 5G High Speed Internet serviceT-Mobile selects Nokia’s Multi-Access Gateway solution for its market-leading High-Speed Internet service to Broadband customers T-Mobile will deploy Nokia solution to enhance capacity, scalability and speed of delivery23 January, 2024Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced its collaboration with T-Mobile to launch a dedicated gateway solution that supports LTE, 5G NSA, and 5G SA technologies for the service provider’s nationwide, fixed-wireless High-Speed Internet (HSI) traffic. Nokia will deploy its Multi-Access Gateway (MAG) solution which will allow T-Mobile to improve service scalability, and time to market. Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a key technology to rapidly expand coverage of high-speed broadband services to provide universal...

FORT MILL, S.C., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Utility-scale transatlantic clean energy independent power producer Alternus Clean Energy (NASDAQ: ALCE) (“Alternus”) announced today that it will present at The Microcap Conference in Atlantic City on January 31 and February 1. Chief Executive Officer Vincent Browne and Executive Director Aaron Ratner will participate in panel discussions and host 1×1 investor meetings. Investors can register for the conference and schedule a meeting with management via the conference website: https://themicrocapconference.com/. When: Jan 31 and Feb 1, 2024 Time:              Wednesday, Jan 31 at 4:30 p.m. for Panel Discussion Thursday, Feb 1 at 11:40 a.m. for Panel DiscussionLocation: Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & CasinoAbout Alternus Clean Energy, Inc.  Alternus is a utility-scale...