HAIKOU: A batch of key industrial parks were unveiled on June 3 in China’s island province of Hainan, in an effort to promote the construction of the Hainan free-trade port. The 11 key parks around the island cover three major…
SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) and Slack Technologies Inc. announced a new multi-year agreement to deliver solutions for enhanced enterprise workforce collaboration. Slack and AWS will strategically partner to help distributed development teams communicate and become more efficient…
PLANO, TEXAS: J. C. Penney Company has taken the first step in implementing its store optimization strategy. Following a comprehensive evaluation of its retail footprint and a careful analysis of store performance and future strategic fit for the Company, JCPenney…
ST. PAUL: Ecolab Inc. announced both the successful completion of its split-off exchange offer for Ecolab common stock in connection with the previously announced separation of its Upstream Energy business (ChampionX Business) and the closing of the merger of ChampionX…
SCOTTSDALE: Limelight Networks Inc., a provider of edge cloud services, announced Christine Cross has been appointed SVP, Chief Marketing Officer and will lead the company’s global marketing organization. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of Limelight’s marketing…
TORONTO: Granite Real Estate Investment Trust’s wholly owned subsidiary Granite REIT Holdings Limited Partnership (Granite LP) has priced an offering of C$500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.062% Series 4 senior unsecured debentures due June 4, 2027. The Debentures will…
HAIFA: MeMed Ltd., a leader in host response-based solutions, announced that it has received a CE Mark in Europe for use of its diagnostic test MeMed BVand point-of-need platform MeMed Key. “At its core, MeMed is about decoding the signals…
CHICAGO: U.S. Cellular announced that Laurent C. Therivel will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2020. Kenneth R. Meyers will be appointed to “Senior Advisor to the CEO” until his retirement on September 4, 2020. Meyers…
HAWAII: Hawaii American Water acquired the assets and operations of the Waimea Wastewater Company Inc., and is the new wastewater service provider for those customers. Located on the Big Island of Hawaii, Waimea Wastewater Company is a regulated wastewater utility…
MONTREAL: Bombardier confirmed the closing of the previously announced sale of the CRJ Series aircraft program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for a cash consideration of approximately $550 million, subject to post-closing adjustments and the assumption of liabilities by MHI related…
HONG KONG: Yeahka Limited, China’s leading payment and business service technology platform commences trading on the Main Board of Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on June 1st 2020, under the stock code of 9923. CLSA, Nomura and ABCI are…
FORT WORTH: Pier 1 Imports Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for the Company’s planned wind-down of operations. Pier 1 intends to initiate store closing efforts and liquidation sales once store…