Month: January 2024

Award-Winning Daily News Digest Now Available as a Podcast on Demand NEW YORK, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) today announced that Westwood One’s award-winning daily news magazine program, America in the Morning, joins the Cumulus Podcast Network. With host John Trout, America in the Morning podcast offers up-to-the-minute news reports from around the country and across the globe, with the latest overnight developments in business, breaking news, politics, sports, entertainment, and weather. America in the Morning podcast drops a new episode each morning, and is available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, among other platforms. The Cumulus Podcast Network distributes, markets, and monetizes America in the Morning. About America in the MorningIn 2024 “America in the Morning” radio broadcast celebrates...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Preferred Bank (NASDAQ: PFBC), one of the larger independent commercial banks in California, today announced plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 after the close of market on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. On the following day, Thursday, January 25, 2024, management will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Eastern (11:00 a.m. Pacific). The call will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet. Interested participants and investors may access the conference call by dialing 844-826-3037 (domestic) or 412-317-5182 (international) and referencing “Preferred Bank.” There will also be a live webcast of the call available at the Investor Relations section of Preferred Bank’s website at www.preferredbank.com. Preferred Bank’s Chairman...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCOM and DCOMP) (the “Company”) announced that it will continue to be the lead sponsor for the 8th consecutive year. The Brooklyn Public Library PowerUP! Competition focuses on up-and-coming small businesses in Brooklyn, and awards grants to the top finalists. ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered trust company with over $13.6 billion in assets and the number one deposit market share among community banks on Greater Long Island (1). Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.Investor Relations Contact:Avinash ReddySenior Executive Vice President – Chief Financial OfficerPhone: 718-782-6200; Ext. 5909Email: avinash.reddy@dime.com ¹ Aggregate deposit...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ProStar Holdings Inc. (“ProStar®” or the “the Company”) (TSXV: MAPS) (OTCQB: MAPPF) a world leader in Precision Mapping Solutions®, is pleased to announce the successful integration of its flagship product, PointMan®, into Rycom Instruments® cable and pipe locating devices. As a result of this integration, Rycom Instrument’s Pathfinder devices now have the ability to capture, record, and share the precise location of buried utilities and pipelines anywhere in the world with PointMan.  “We are very excited about the integration of Rycom Pathfinder with ProStar’s PointMan,” stated Doug Reitz, Executive VP of Rycom. “We recognize PointMan as best in class, and combining it with Rycom’s Pathfinder means that underground utility infrastructure, buried anywhere in the world, can...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lancaster Resources Inc. (CSE:LCR | OTCQB:LANRF | FRA:6UF0) (“Lancaster”) is pleased to provide an update on the significant progress of the Alkali Flat Lithium Brine Project in Lordsburg, New Mexico, and the strategic steps being taken to explore this flagship property. Also, through an amendment to the spin-off agreement signed between Lancaster and Nelson Lake (the “Spin-Off Agreement”), the record date for the Spin-Off transaction has been set for February 5, 2024. CEO’s Statement: “Our unwavering commitment is towards the Alkali Flat Project. The strategic acquisition of the Nelson Lake Copper Project and the subsequent spin-off are pivotal in funding our lithium exploration in New Mexico,” says Lancaster’s CEO and President Penny White. Key Highlights...

Entry into force of the final tranche of 18 Rafale for Indonesia (Saint-Cloud, January 8, 2024) – The final tranche of 18 Rafale for Indonesia came into force today. It follows the entry into force, in September 2022 and August 2023, of the first and second tranches of 6 and 18 Rafale, thus completing the number of aircraft on order for Indonesia under the contract signed in February 2022 for the acquisition of 42 Rafale. “In choosing the Rafale, Indonesia has opted for a unique tool for sovereignty and operational independence that will help consolidate its role as a major regional power. This choice also consolidates ambitious industrial and academic cooperations. We are fully committed to making this partnership a success, with a resolutely long-term vision,” said Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation. * * * ABOUT DASSAULT...

The common stock of the combined company is expected to commence trading on The Nasdaq Global Market under ticker symbol “HWH” on January 9, 2024.Bethesda, MD, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alset Capital Acquisition Corp. (“Alset”) (Nasdaq: “ACAX” for common stock and “ACAXR” for rights), today announced the completion of its previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”), with HWH International Inc. (“HWH”), a purpose-driven lifestyle company encompassing differentiated offerings from four core pillars: HWH Marketplace, Hapi Cafe, Hapi Travel Destination and Hapi Wealth Builder. The common stock of the combined company is expected to begin trading on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the new ticker symbol “HWH” on January 9, 2024. The Business Combination was approved at a special meeting...

1.5 million passengers in 2023 and world-class on-time performance PLAY airlines carried 114,265 passengers in December 2023, which is a 53% increase from December 2022 when PLAY carried 74,620 passengers. PLAY had a load factor of 76.2% in December 2023 and of all passengers traveling with PLAY, 24.5% were flying from Iceland, 28% were flying to Iceland and 47.6% were VIA passengers. Air-traffic controllers in Iceland had a series of strikes in the month of December which affected PLAY´s on-time performance. The on-time performance in December was 59% but PLAY´s on-time performance for the year of 2023 was 83%. This on-time performance percentage means that out of 9,600 flights for the whole year of 2023, over 8,000 flights were on time, and the average delay on these flights was 5.4 minutes. When corrected for the air traffic...