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Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded Life-Cycle Engineering Contract on U.S. Navy’s LPD 17 Program

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:31 GMT

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Feb. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for life-cycle engineering and support services on the U.S. Navy's San Antonio?(LPD 17) class of amphibious transport docks. This follow-on contract consists of a base contract valued at $36.9 million with a cumulative value of $213.9 million if all options are exercised.

Adial Schedules Town Hall to Discuss Positive Updates Regarding Pharmaceutical Pipeline and Business Expansion

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:05 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL; ADILW) (“Adial”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addictions, today announced that it will host a Town Hall at 1 P.M., Eastern Time on Thursday, March 18, 2021.

Adial Receives $1.425 Million in Net Proceeds from Exercise of Warrants

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:20 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL; ADILW) (“Adial” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addictions, today announced the exercise of 712,500 warrants from its June 2020 financing for net proceeds to the company of $1,425,000.

Freddie Mac Issues Monthly Volume Summary for January 2021

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:33 GMT

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today posted to its website its Monthly Volume Summary for January 2021, which provides information on Freddie Mac’s mortgage-related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activities, and other investments.

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:15 GMT

TYSONS, Va., Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“Park” or the “Company”) (NYSE: PK) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December?31, 2020 and an operational update on COVID-19.

“Fire in Our Hearts (Newark Minutemen)” by Artist Shaya Barry Takes on Love & Heroism

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:38 GMT

The haunting pop song is the score for the audio book release of the bestselling historical novel, and soon to be motion picture, based on a true story of Jewish boxers and mobsters fighting German-American Nazis during tin the 1930s

The haunting pop song is the score for the audio book release of the bestselling historical novel, and soon to be motion picture, based on a true story of Jewish boxers and mobsters fighting German-American Nazis during tin the 1930s

Carahsoft Expands Access to IT Asset Management and Cybersecurity Solutions for U.S. Department of Defense

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:00 GMT

Company awarded second blanket purchase agreement to deliver software, services and training to Government

Company awarded second blanket purchase agreement to deliver software, services and training to Government

Jessica Whitehead Named Joan Brock Endowed Executive Director for Old Dominion University’s Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (ICAR)

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:52 GMT

She comes to ODU after serving as the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency's first chief resilience officer.

She comes to ODU after serving as the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency's first chief resilience officer.

Mortgage Rates Rise

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:00 GMT

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey^? (PMMS^?), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.97 percent.

Adial Pharmaceuticals Achieves 50% Enrollment in ONWARD? Phase 3 Trial

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:30 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADIL; ADILW), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addictions, today announced that it has reached 50% enrollment in the Company’s landmark ONWARD? pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial. ONWARD is investigating the efficacy and safety of Adial’s lead drug candidate, AD04, as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in persons with certain target genotypes related to the serotonin transporter and receptor genes.

Few employers say their current wellbeing and caregiving programs effectively support employees

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:22 GMT

Willis Towers Watson survey finds two-thirds of employers cite caregiving?demands as primary driver of employee stress

Willis Towers Watson survey finds two-thirds of employers cite caregiving?demands as primary driver of employee stress

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:00 GMT

EDINBURG, Va., Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (Nasdaq: SHEN) announced fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial and operating results.

Willis Towers Watson Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:30 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va. and LONDON, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced that it approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.71 per ordinary share for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The dividend is payable on or around April 15, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2021.

Lightbridge Applauds Nuclear Industry’s Strategic Plan to Help Meet Virginia’s Carbon-Free Energy Goals

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:05 GMT

Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Coordinates with State Government on Five-Year Plan for Nuclear Innovation

Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Coordinates with State Government on Five-Year Plan for Nuclear Innovation

Luna Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Financial Release Date of March 11, 2021

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 20:35 GMT

Roanoke, VA, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ROANOKE, VA, February 24, 2021 -- Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) announced today it will report its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results for the period ended December 31, 2020 after the close of the stock market on Thursday, March 11, 2021.? Following the release, at 5 p.m. Eastern, Scott Graeff, President and Chief Executive Officer; Gene Nestro, Chief Financial Officer; Brian Soller, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Lightwave Division; and James Garrett, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Luna Labs Division?will host a conference call to discuss the fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 earnings results.

Freddie Mac Prices $1 Billion Multifamily K-Deal, K-741

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 20:01 GMT

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), which are backed by underlying collateral consisting of fixed-rate multifamily mortgages with predominantly 7-year terms. The company expects to issue approximately $1 billion in K Certificates (K-741 Certificates), which are expected to settle on or about March 4, 2021.

Azzad Portfolios Achieve 'Top Guns' Status from Informa Investment Solutions

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:38 GMT

Five strategies excel across multiple categories and reporting periods

Five strategies excel across multiple categories and reporting periods

Freddie Mac Prices $952 Million Multifamily K-Deal, K-F100

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 15:00 GMT

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), which includes a class of floating rate bonds indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). The approximately $952 million in K?Certificates (K-F100 Certificates) are expected to settle on or about March 4, 2021. The K-F100 Certificates are backed by floating-rate multifamily mortgages with 7-year terms, which are SOFR-based.

Cybersecurity Leader Gus Hunt Joins LookingGlass Advisory Board

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:00 GMT

Former CIA CTO to Help Guide Company’s Product and Business Strategy

Former CIA CTO to Help Guide Company’s Product and Business Strategy

Photo Release — Huntington Ingalls Industries Technical Solutions Division Appoints Three New Vice Presidents

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:00 GMT

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced several promotions today within its Technical Solutions division, including Grant Hagen, vice president of business operations; Jaime Orlando, vice president of communications; and Chris Walton, vice president of information technology. Hagen, Orlando and Walton will assume their new roles effective March 1 and will continue to report to Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Technical Solutions division.