Month: January 2024
New Partnership Strengthens USICG’s New York-Based Retirement Consulting Expertise
GLASTONBURY, Conn., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — USI Consulting Group (“USICG”), a national industry-leading, full-service retirement plan consulting and benefits administration firm, today announced the acquisition of Rochester, New York-based Burke Group (“Burke”). Founded in 1989, Burke is a regional advisory services firm specializing in retirement plan consulting and administration, actuarial services and compensation consulting. As part of the deal, USICG will not acquire Burke’s compensation consulting business, and Burke will exit this business upon joining USICG. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“For more than 30 years, our team has maintained a strong identity as independent, thoughtful, transparent and objective advisors,”...
Mercantile Bank Corporation Increases Regular Cash Dividend
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Board declares $0.35 regular quarterly cash dividend on common stock, resulting in a current annual yield of approximately 3.7 percent
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM) (“Mercantile”) announced today that on January 11, 2024, its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per common share, payable on March 13, 2024, to holders of record as of March 1, 2024. The $0.35 cash dividend is approximately 3 percent and 6 percent higher than the cash dividends paid during the fourth quarter and first quarter of 2023, respectively.
“The Board’s declaration of an increased first quarter regular cash dividend reflects our unwavering commitment to provide shareholders with competitive returns on their investments,” said Robert B. Kaminski, Jr., President...
Mercantile Bank Corporation Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results
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Significant increase in net interest income, robust loan growth, and ongoing strength in asset quality metrics highlight the year
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM) (“Mercantile”) reported net income of $20.0 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with net income of $21.8 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, for the respective prior-year period. For the full-year 2023, Mercantile reported net income of $82.2 million, or $5.13 per diluted share, compared with net income of $61.1 million, or $3.85 per diluted share, for the full-year 2022.
“We are very pleased to report another year of outstanding financial results,” said Robert B. Kaminski, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile. “Our robust operating...
Ress Life Investments A/S: Ress Life Investments A/S publishes financial calendar
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Ress Life Investments A/SNybrogade 12 DK-1203 Copenhagen KDenmarkCVR nr. 33593163www.resslifeinvestments.comTo: Nasdaq CopenhagenDate: 16 January 2024
Corporate Announcement 2/2024
Ress Life Investments A/S publishes financial calendar
The current financial year runs from 1 January to 31 December.
Financial Calendar
20th March 2024 Annual Report ending 31 December 2023
17th April 2024 Annual General Meeting
22nd August 2024 Interim financial statement for the period from 1 January 2024 through 30 June 2024
Questions related to this announcement can be made to the company’s AIF-manager, Resscapital AB.
Contact person:Gustaf Hagerudgustaf.hagerud@resscapital.comTel + 46 8 545 282 27AttachmentRess Life Investments AS – Company Announcement financial calendar 2024
PR : Capgemini and Orange are pleased to announce the launch of commercial activities of Bleu, their future “cloud de confiance” platform
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Capgemini and Orange are pleased to announce the launch of commercial activities of Bleu, their future “cloud de confiance” platform
Paris, January 15, 2024 – Capgemini and Orange announced today that Bleu, a company they have jointly created, is now engaging with select French public and private organizations to ensure that they are ready for the migration, once the first services start to go live on the platform from the end of 2024. Bleu aims to obtain the SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification in 2025 for its services to offer “cloud de confiance”1 based on Microsoft technology.
Capgemini and Orange launched Bleu in a strategic partnership with Microsoft, with the aim of meeting the specific cloud needs of the French State, public agencies, hospitals, regional authorities, Vital Importance Operators (OIVs) and Essential Service Operators...
INVL Asset Management fund acquires 1,400 ha of forest in Romania
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The INVL Sustainable Timberland and Farmland Fund II, a fund that invests in forest and land and whose investment portfolio is managed by INVL Asset Management, the leading Baltic alternative asset manager, completed a transaction to acquire nearly 1,400 hectares (ha) of forest in Romania.
“We’re constantly on the lookout for new acquisitions in countries with a stable regulatory environment and an attractive investment return. This deal on the Romanian market expands the geography of the fund, which until now has invested in land and forests in Lithuania and Latvia,” says Martynas Samulionis, INVL Sustainable Timberland and Farmland Fund II’s managing partner.
He says the Romanian market is one of the fastest growing in the European Union (EU), the country has a developed timber industry, and a lot is being invested in infrastructure...
Carlos Zarlenga is Appointed North America Chief Operating Officer, Replacing Mark Stewart
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Carlos Zarlenga is Appointed North America Chief Operating Officer, Replacing Mark Stewart
AMSTERDAM, January 16, 2024 – Effective February 1, 2024, Carlos Zarlenga will replace Mark Stewart to leverage further improvements in Stellantis’ performance in North America and unleash the iconic American brands portfolio potential in close cooperation with their CEOs.
Carlos Zarlenga is a seasoned leader with more than a decade of automotive experience in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America, together with a strong financial background. Since he joined Stellantis in 2022 as President of Stellantis Mexico, he has delivered a year-on-year improvement in sales performance, market share and AOI, leading to the best profit level ever recorded in Mexico.
Carlos Zarlenga graduated from Universidad de Belgrano – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“In the very...
The construction of a new 480 m2 building nearby Akropolis Vilnius starts
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AKROPOLIS Vilnius visualizationAKROPOLIS Vilnius visualizationAKROPOLIS Vilnius visualization 1AKROPOLIS Vilnius visualization 1Construction of a new commercial building, a document permitting construction of which was obtained by the real estate development and management company Akropolis Group at the end of December last year, is about to start nearby the shopping and entertainment centre Akropolis Vilnius. The new one-storey building of 480 m2 will house expanded Sportland store. Akropolis Group will invest about EUR 1 million into the construction of the building.
The new building will emerge by the shopping and entertainment centre Akropolis in the capital city of Lithuania, replacing temporary structures, between entrances No. 4 and No. 6 of the shopping centre. The construction operations are expected to take...
SEALSQ, a WISeKey Company, Will Launch SEALCOIN with Google Cloud as a Technology Provider
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Davos, Switzerland , Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
SEALCOIN Pre-registration is Available at SEALCOIN.AI
Davos, Switzerland – January 16, 2024: SEALSQ Corp (“SEALSQ” or “Company”) (NASDAQ: LAES), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced the launch of SEALCOIN.AI with Google Cloud as a technology provider. SEALSQ is a subsidiary of WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions operating as a holding company. SEALCOIN is a digital token and an advanced cryptocurrency protocol, offered by SEALSQ which focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware...
Teck Announces 2023 Production and 2024 Guidance Update
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) (“Teck”) today provided select unaudited fourth quarter 2023 production and sales volumes, annual production volumes for 2023, as well as operational and capital guidance for 2024 and production guidance for 2025 to 2027.
Our fourth quarter 2023 financial results are scheduled for release on February 21, 2024.
2023 Production Results
The table below shows a summary of Teck’s share of unaudited production and sales of principal products for the fourth quarter of 2023, and 2023 annual production as compared to our previously disclosed annual guidance. Our 2023 annual production was impacted by a number of challenges across our operations through the year, as outlined below. In our steelmaking coal business unit,...
