Press Releases on December 15, 2017

Dozens of artworks by French-trained American artist John Douglas Patrick (1863-1937) will be sold online January 15th

Dozens of original artworks and other personal effects from the estate of John Douglas Patrick (1863-1937), who studied in France, will be sold online Jan. 15. KANSAS CITY, MO, UNITED STATES, December 15, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. – …

Barings Participation Investors Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.27 per Share

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (the “Trust”) met today.  The Trust’s Trustees declared a quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share payable on January 12, 2018 to shareholders of …

Barings Corporate Investors Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.30 per Share

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (the “Trust”) met today.  The Trust’s Trustees declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share payable on January 12, 2018 to shareholders of record …

Harborside Wins ‘Best Dispensary’ in California

Oakland, CA, Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oakland, Calif.—Harborside is proud to be selected “Best Dispensary” by the San Francisco Chronicle’s 2018 GreenState Cannabis Awards! The first-ever awards honor exceptional performance throughout the …

DoD Releases 2018 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates

The Department of Defense released today the 2018 Basic Allowance for Housing rates.  Basic Allowance for Housing rates will increase an average of 0.7 percent when the new rates take effect on January 1, 2018.  An estimated $21 billion will be paid to …

American Freight Furniture and Mattress Opens Four Stores in the Phoenix Area

PHOENIX, AZ, Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Freight Furniture and Mattress has recently opened four Arizona stores in the Phoenix area. Each location has added ten to fifteen jobs to the respective area, and is always hiring for sales staff. …

CSE: 2017-1214 - INDEX - CSE 25 INDEX QUARTERLY REBALANCING

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec 15, 2017) - The quarterly rebalancing of the CSE 25 Index will result in the following changes, effective after the close on Friday, December 15, 2017. ADDITIONS Symbol Issuer Sector GET Glance Technologies Inc. …

Itafos Announces Update on Non Brokered Private Placement Financing and Shares for Debt Transaction

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISSEMINATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR UNITED STATES PERSONS TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itafos (TSX VENTURE:IFOS) (Itafos or the Company) is pleased …

The Le Mans trophy has arrived at the Porsche Museum

Drones Proving a Lifeline in Rwanda

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DOE Announces Plan to Modernize Department

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intent to modernize the agency’s organizational structure to advance its policy goals consistent with its statutory requirements. Under the DOE Organization Act, the Secretary of …

Badger Daylighting Ltd. December Cash Dividend

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Badger Daylighting Ltd. (“Badger”) is pleased to announce its December 2017 cash dividend. Badger today announced that the directors of Badger declared a cash dividend for the month of December 2017 of $0 …

Fighting Off the Wolves: ED and HHS Host Landmark Human Trafficking Prevention Event

Human trafficking, exploiting people through forced labor and commercial sex, is modern-day slavery.  ED’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students maintains that schools can and should be safe places where students can thrive.  Unfortunately, the trafficking …

Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. Has Now Lined Up $5.5 Million in Funding / Investment Commitments

HOLIDAY ISLAND, Ark., Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. (OTCPink:HIHI) - a development stage company operating in the land development sector of the market – released the news today that it now has funding and investment …

Partners Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Distribution of $0.02083 per Unit

TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Partners Real Estate Investment Trust ("Partners REIT") (TSX:PAR.UN) is pleased to announce a $0.02083 per Unit distribution for December 2017. The distribution will be paid on January 15, 2018 to …

Luambe National Park Now The World’s Most Carbon Neutral

Luambe National Park in Zambia has achieved a conservation milestone this week as it became the most carbon neutral National Park in the world. Luambe’s carbon neutral status is a result of the USAID-funded Community Forests Program (CFP) implemented by …

BC Government Rejects KGHM Ajax Open Pit Mine on Sacred Lands, Honouring Commitment to UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ...

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia, Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) leadership is exuberant that the British Columbia Government, through the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action, has chosen to not issue the …

2018 Budget reaches National Assembly for approval

Luanda, ANGOLA, December 15 - The General State Budget (OGE) for 2018, with revenues and expenditure estimated at AKZ 9.6 trillion, reached Friday the National Assembly for debate and approval by MPs until February 15, 2018. ,   Made the formal delivery of …

Third Progress Report on Inclusion of Enhanced Contractual Provisions in International Sovereign Bond Contracts

Publication Date: December 15, 2017 Electronic Access: Free Full Text (PDF file size is 506 KB).Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The IMF Executive Board endorsed in October 2014 the inclusion of key features of enhanced pari …

IMF Staff Completes 2017 Article IV Mission to the Republic of Azerbaijan

December 15, 2017 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views …