Day: May 9, 2024

SAN DIEGO, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisor Chris Kitaeff, CPFA, MBA, has joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. With the move to LPL, Kitaeff joins Maher Wealth Management as a managing director. He reported serving approximately $385 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets* and joins LPL from Merrill Lynch. Kitaeff is a second-generation advisor who fell in love with wealth management at a young age and followed his father’s footsteps into the industry. He started his career on Wall Street as a hedge fund analyst before joining his father’s practice in 2009. “It’s been amazing getting to spend the last 15 years sharing a wall with my father who is now retiring after a storied career in wealth management,” Kitaeff said. “As someone...

OCALA, Fla., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AIM ImmunoTech Inc. (NYSE American: AIM) (“AIM” or the “Company”) announced today that management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the Company’s Q1 2024 operational and financial results on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 8:30 AM ET. The call will be hosted by members of AIM’s leadership team, Thomas K. Equels, Chief Executive Officer and Christopher McAleer, PhD, Scientific Officer. Interested participants and investors may access the conference call by dialing (877) 407-9219 (domestic) or (201) 689-8852 (international) and referencing the AIM ImmunoTech Conference Call. The webcast will be accessible on the Events page of the Investors section of the Company’s website, aimimmuno.com, and will be archived for 90 days following the live event. About AIM ImmunoTech Inc. AIM...

LAS VEGAS and NEW YORK, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PlayAGS, Incorporated (NYSE: AGS) (“AGS” or the “Company”), a global gaming supplier of high-performing slot, table, and interactive products, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Brightstar Capital Partners (“Brightstar”), a middle market private equity firm focused on investing in industrial, manufacturing, and services businesses.    The Company’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved, and recommended that the Company’s stockholders approve, the agreement. AGS shareholders will receive $12.50 per share in cash. The per share purchase price represents a 41% premium to the Company’s volume-weighted average share price over the last 90 days and a 40% premium to AGS’ closing price on May 8, 2024. AGS is a global...

In preclinical models of cornea endothelial dystrophies, a Surrozen antibody-based Wnt mimetic reduced corneal edema and stimulated endothelial cell proliferation in the cornea Surrozen’s antibody based Wnt mimetic also increased detectable tear volume production in dry eye disease modelsSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Surrozen, Inc. (“Surrozen” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SRZN), a company pioneering targeted therapeutics that selectively activate the Wnt pathway for tissue repair and regeneration, announced today that preclinical data highlighting the potential for Surrozen’s antibody-based Wnt mimetic technologies to treat cornea endothelial damage and Dry Eye Disease (DED) were presented on May 7, 2024 at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting in Seattle. “We...

AUBURN, N.Y., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acadia Energy Corporation (OTC: AECX) (“Acadia”), a Smart Energy Integration company, announced today that it has completed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Alternus Clean Energy (NASDAQ: ALCE) (“Alternus”) to co-develop 200 Megawatts (MW) of microgrids in upstate New York. The partnership brings together Alternus’ deep expertise in renewable energy development with Acadia’s unique business model and pipeline of projects in the region. Acadia has created an innovative energy deployment model for the creation of microgrids. This new model creates localized, beneficial partnerships, with municipal entities, for the deployment of the microgrids as Sustainability Hubs. The Sustainability Hub acts as an economic development engine for local community’s to attract new businesses by...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (“the Company”) (NASDAQ: AGRI; AGRIW), an intellectual property (IP) focused AgTech company, completed delivery of its first batch of eight second-generation AgriForce RCS-Hydroxyl devices, known as the “QuadPro,” to be introduced into the Mexican market, as arranged by its Mexico distributor, Distributor Commercializadora DESICO, a leading distributor of Greenhouse heating, and air ventilation systems in Mexico. The QuadPro offers multiple advantages to the previous generation device, including:No-weld construction Increase in airflow by nearly 200% Reduction in noise level by 40%, making the QuadPro equivalent to a common household refrigerator in terms of decibel level Lighter weight with improved center of gravity design to facilitate...

The Company is currently bidding on projects across the country as the demand for security film and bullet-resistant window film increases SAN ANTONIO, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — C-Bond Systems (the “Company” or “C-Bond”) (OTC: CBNT), a developer and marketer of glass strengthening solutions for enhanced safety, today announced its Patriot Glass Solutions subsidiary dealer network has grown to include 50 dealers around the U.S. and overseas. “The level of bidding activity is higher than ever, both directly within Patriot Glass Solutions and what we are seeing from our dealers,” said Michael Wanke, President of Patriot Glass Solutions. “We currently are bidding projects in New York, New Jersey, Washington, Montana, Michigan, Colorado, California, St. Lucia, Delaware, Arkansas, Hawaii, Ohio, Florida, and of course Texas. There...