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Spritzer Clinches Dual Honors at the 2023 Putra Brand Awards

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Monday, March 4, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR & TAIPING, Mar 4, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - SPRITZER is pleased to announce that the Company is the proud recipient of two Awards at the prestigious 2023 Putra Brand Awards, Gold Award under Beverage-Non Alcoholic Category to Spritzer, and Putra Brand Personality Award under Special Awards to Founder and Managing Director Dato' Lim Kok Boon, recognising Spritzer's continuous commitment to excellence, quality and sustainability.

Key Points: 
  • KUALA LUMPUR & TAIPING, Mar 4, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - SPRITZER is pleased to announce that the Company is the proud recipient of two Awards at the prestigious 2023 Putra Brand Awards, Gold Award under Beverage-Non Alcoholic Category to Spritzer, and Putra Brand Personality Award under Special Awards to Founder and Managing Director Dato' Lim Kok Boon, recognising Spritzer's continuous commitment to excellence, quality and sustainability.
  • Dr. Chuah Chaw Teo, Director of Spritzer said, "We are greatly humbled by Malaysia public's recognition and trust of the Spritzer brand.
  • The Putra Brand Award is the premier brand award in Malaysia, organised by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As) in association with the Malaysia's Most Valuable Brands (MMVB).
  • The 2023 Putra Brand Awards presented 149 winners across 24 categories, showcasing Malaysians' favourite brands in multiple categories.

Global Water Resources Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

PHOENIX, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Water Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GWRS), a pure-play water resource management company, reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

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  • PHOENIX, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Water Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GWRS), a pure-play water resource management company, reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Water consumption increased 19.4% to 0.90 billion gallons in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • Recycled water volume increased 12.6% to 818 million gallons in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • Global Water Resources will hold a conference call tomorrow to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2023 results, including a question-and-answer period.

Whitestone REIT Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

(2) Excludes straight-line rent, amortization of above/below market rates and lease termination fees for both periods.

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  • (2) Excludes straight-line rent, amortization of above/below market rates and lease termination fees for both periods.
  • (3) Fourth quarter annualized EBITDAre.
  • As of December 31, 2023, Whitestone wholly owned 55 Community-Centered Properties™ with approximately 5.0 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”).
  • A replay of the call will be available on Whitestone’s website via the webcast link until the Company’s next earnings release.

Bird Construction Inc. Announces 2023 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

See “Terminology and Non-GAAP & Other Financial Measures.”

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  • See “Terminology and Non-GAAP & Other Financial Measures.”
    Bird continued to deliver significant revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2023 driven predominantly by organic growth, with additional contributions from Trinity, acquired on February 1, 2023.
  • Bird added over $1.4 billion in securements to its Backlog in the fourth quarter ($3.6 billion year-to-date), resulting in a record Backlog of over $3.4 billion at year-end.
  • Bird will host an investor webcast to discuss the quarterly results on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
  • These include non-GAAP financial measures, non-GAAP financial ratios, and supplementary financial measures.

Alterity Therapeutics to Present New Data at the Upcoming American Academy of Neurology 2024 Annual Meeting

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

MELBOURNE, Australia and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) (“Alterity” or “the Company”), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that three posters from the Company’s development pipeline will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2024 Annual Meeting taking place April 13-18, 2024, in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Key Points: 
  • MELBOURNE, Australia and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) (“Alterity” or “the Company”), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced that three posters from the Company’s development pipeline will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2024 Annual Meeting taking place April 13-18, 2024, in Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • “We are thrilled to be presenting at this prestigious international neurology conference, including new baseline biomarker data on ATH434 from our ongoing Phase 2 randomized, double blind clinical trial in multiple system atrophy (MSA), as well as compelling preclinical primate data on ATH434 in Parkinson’s disease,” said, David Stamler, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Alterity.
  • “In addition, we remain in the vanguard of biomarker evaluation of MSA, as our partners at Vanderbilt University will present important data from our bioMUSE natural history study.
  • AAN promises to be a very productive conference for us as we advance our MSA program toward data later this year and expand our development toward Parkinson’s disease.”
    A Phase 2 Study of ATH434, a Novel Inhibitor of α-Synuclein Aggregation, for the Treatment of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
    Effects of ATH434, a Clinical-phase Small Molecule with Moderate Affinity for Iron, in a Parkinson's Disease Model in Macaques

New Analysis by Beekin Shows Affordability Improved for Renters in 2023

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Beekin Inc., a developer of next-generation AI platforms for rental housing investors and lenders, today released its Year-End Rental Analysis for 2023 , with data pointing toward improved conditions for renters.

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  • Beekin Inc., a developer of next-generation AI platforms for rental housing investors and lenders, today released its Year-End Rental Analysis for 2023 , with data pointing toward improved conditions for renters.
  • The rate of annual rental price increases for single-family rental properties and multifamily rental units continued to trail rises in median home prices, the consumer price index (CPI) and wage growth in 2023.
  • The Beekin study, prepared by market intelligence firm CJ Patrick Company, shows that while the CPI rose 4.1% in 2023, rents for multifamily units and single-family rental properties rose by just 1.1% and 0.4%, respectively.
  • “In most of the country, rental affordability continues to improve relative to home prices, which are rising more rapidly,” said Beekin founder and CEO Vidur Gupta.

Mayville Engineering Company Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Mayville Engineering Company (NYSE: MEC) (the “Company” or “MEC”), a leading value-added provider of design, prototyping and manufacturing solutions serving diverse end markets, today announced results for the three and twelve-months ended December 31, 2023.

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  • Mayville Engineering Company (NYSE: MEC) (the “Company” or “MEC”), a leading value-added provider of design, prototyping and manufacturing solutions serving diverse end markets, today announced results for the three and twelve-months ended December 31, 2023.
  • Excluding the impact of the MSA acquisition, net sales increased organically by 6.1% year-over-year in the fourth quarter 2023.
  • Profit sharing, bonus and deferred compensation expense decreased $0.5 million to $3.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • Free cash flow during the fourth quarter 2023 was $19.9 million as compared to ($0.7) million in the prior year period.

Cannae Holdings, Inc. Announces Agreement to Wind Down Management Services Agreement

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNNE) (“Cannae” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company has agreed to wind down its Management Services Agreement (“MSA”) with Trasimene Capital Management, LLC (“Trasimene”).

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  • Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNNE) (“Cannae” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company has agreed to wind down its Management Services Agreement (“MSA”) with Trasimene Capital Management, LLC (“Trasimene”).
  • Cannae expects these transactions to be marginally accretive to Net Asset Value Per Share upon the effective date of July 2, 2024.
  • Mr. Foley commented, “The wind-down of the Trasimene management agreement demonstrates my clear intention of alignment with Cannae’s shareholders.
  • We firmly believe that this transition from an externally managed entity to bringing all management and investment functions into Cannae is the right course of action.

Altria Presents as Part of the Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference; Reaffirms 2024 Full-Year Earnings Guidance

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) is participating in the Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference in Boca Raton, Florida today.

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  • Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) is participating in the Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference in Boca Raton, Florida today.
  • A copy of the business presentation, prepared remarks and a replay of the webcast will be available at www.altria.com .
  • We expect 2024 adjusted diluted EPS growth to be weighted to the second half of the year.
  • While the 2024 full-year adjusted diluted EPS guidance accounts for a range of scenarios, the external environment remains dynamic.

OpenFold Biotech AI Research Consortium releases SoloSeq and Multimer, an integrated protein Large Language Model with 3D structure generation

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Monday, February 19, 2024

OpenFold , a non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research consortium, today announced the release of two new tools: 1) SoloSeq, which integrates a new protein Large Language Model (LLM) with its OpenFold structure prediction software, and 2) OpenFold-Multimer software, which creates higher quality models of protein/protein complexes than OpenFold alone.

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  • OpenFold , a non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research consortium, today announced the release of two new tools: 1) SoloSeq, which integrates a new protein Large Language Model (LLM) with its OpenFold structure prediction software, and 2) OpenFold-Multimer software, which creates higher quality models of protein/protein complexes than OpenFold alone.
  • The new Multimer code is the first fully open source training code system for the generation of protein/protein structures.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240219658831/en/
    OpenFold SoloSeq model prediction vs experimentally resolved structure for PDB protein 4B9Z (Graphic: Business Wire)
    “OpenFold-Multimer and SoloSeq are particularly useful for designed proteins that don't exist in nature.
  • Previous work in protein LLMs, primarily out of Meta AI, has produced a series of valuable LLM standalone models and the ESMFold structure model, which pairs ESM-family LLMs with OpenFold for structure prediction.