Day: April 24, 2024

Strategic Audit Completion Set to Enhance BioStem Technologies’ Market Position and Shareholder Value POMPANO BEACH, Fla., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioStem Technologies Inc. (OTC: BSEM), a leading regenerative medicine company focused on the development, manufacture, and commercialization of placental derived biologics, today announced the successful completion of comprehensive audits for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. This completion is a significant step in the company’s strategy to uplist to a senior stock exchange. The primary purpose of this audit was to strategize BioStem’s process and timing for transitioning to a fully reporting company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), focusing on its near-term fundraising plans. The successful audit is a strategic move toward uplisting to a senior exchange,...

NEW YORK, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo (NYSE: APO) and MassMutual today announced that MassMutual has become a minority equity owner in ATLAS SP Partners (ATLAS) and a capital partner to the ATLAS platform. ATLAS is the warehouse finance and securitized products business majority owned by Apollo funds. As part of the multi-billion-dollar commitment, MassMutual has also agreed to invest in Apollo’s Asset-Backed Finance (ABF) franchise. These investments will allow MassMutual to access predominately investment-grade, asset-backed credit originated by ATLAS SP and across the broader Apollo ecosystem, alongside Apollo’s retirement services businesses. The commitments will also bolster ATLAS SP’s capacity to provide warehousing and other investment grade asset-backed solutions to the more than 200 financing clients of ATLAS...

Extended Partnerships Highlight Phunware’s Role in Streamlining Patient and Guest Experiences with Innovative Mobile Solutions AUSTIN, Texas, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the “Company”), the leading provider of patented wayfinding and mobile engagement solutions that enable brands to engage, manage and monetize anyone anywhere, announced today the renewal or extension of several healthcare and hospitality customer contracts. These renewals underscore the value customers are receiving from Phunware’s mobile solutions to enhance the visitor experience for hospital patients and hotel guests. Phunware’s mobile healthcare solution offers native apps for iOS and Android, enabling seamless navigation with real-time wayfinding, access to health information through MyChart integration, parking...

WYOMISSING, Pa., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) (the “Company”), announced today that Debra Martin Chase has been appointed to the Board of Directors as a new independent director, effective immediately, to fill the vacancy created by the previously disclosed passing of JoAnne A. Epps. The appointment of Ms. Chase to the Board of Directors brings the total number of directors to eight, seven of whom are considered independent according to the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. Ms. Chase has also been appointed as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Chase will hold her directorship until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders or until her successor is duly elected and qualified...

Extension through August 5th to file restated financial statements and delayed periodic reports DALLAS, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DZS (Nasdaq: DZSI), a global leader of broadband networking and AI-driven cloud software solutions, today announced that by decision dated April 23, 2024, the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) granted the request of DZS Inc. (the “Company”) for continued listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”), subject to the Company’s compliance with Nasdaq’s filing requirement by August 5, 2024, among other conditions. “We are pleased with the Panel’s decision to grant DZS an extension to become current in our SEC filing obligations,” said Misty Kawecki, Chief Financial Officer, DZS. “The leadership team at DZS is working closely with its Audit Committee and the Company’s new independent registered...

New commitment valued at $300,000 brings total annualized value to over $8M BranchOut Food’s dried fruit products expected to enter 1,400 stores in September 2024 BEND, Ore., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BranchOut Food Inc. (NASDAQ: BOF), a pioneering food technology company and producer of dehydrated fruit and vegetable-based products, today announced it has expanded its existing relationship with the nation’s largest retailer. The new agreement brings the total annualized value of commitments from the retailer to over $8.0 million annually. Eric Healy, CEO of BranchOut Food, said, “We are excited to announce BranchOut Food has signed its third contract with the nation’s largest retailer, highlighting our growing relationship. BranchOut’s private label offering is a key segment of our business and we are very pleased to...

Philadelphia, PA, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Automotive Retail Car Dealers can Use the Turnkey DriveItAway App and Software Platform, with Fleet Credit Line Options by Westlake Fleet, part of Westlake Financial, to Provide All Prospects, Regardless of Down Payment or Credit History, the Ability to Choose a Vehicle and “Drive It Away” with a Micro-Lease with Terms Established by the Dealer The DriveItAway Platform Enables Customers Rejected for a Regular Vehicle Purchase Finance or Lease, to Drive, and then Buy, a Quality Vehicle, Allowing Dealers to Recover Sales that Would Be Lost, Gain Market Share, and Immediately Turn High Vehicle Carrying Costs into Instant Revenue, Financed by Westlake Fleet With the DriveItAway SaaS Retail App and Platform, and Credit Lines Offered by Westlake Fleet, DriveItAway Now Can Further...

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex” or the “Company”), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with certain institutional investors for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $1.00 per share of common stock and accompanying warrant to purchase one share of common stock, in a registered direct offering. The warrants will have an exercise price of $1.10 per share, will become exercisable on the six month...

ELK GROVE, Calif., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northann Corp (NYSE American: NCL), a leading innovator in 3D-printed home improvement solutions, is pleased to announce the signing of a strategic relationship with Golden Gate  BCE B.V., a subsidiary of  Rexil Group of Companies Netherlands, a prominent distributor in the Netherlands. This collaboration aims to enhance the presence of sustainable technology and products throughout Rexil Group of Companies Netherlands and its subsidiaries distribution channels. Under this agreement, Rexil Group of Companies Netherlands will promote Northann Corp’s environmentally friendly products, Blue11 and SuperOak, to its extensive network of customers in the Netherlands. This partnership aligns with Northann Corp’s commitment to sustainability and innovation, furthering its...