Empire

STOCKHOLDER INVESTIGATION: The M&A Class Action Firm Continues Investigating the Merger – AXNX, JNPR, BATL, AVRO

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Friday, February 23, 2024
Empire, JNPR, Boston Scientific, Hewlett-Packard, Sale, AVRO, Security (finance)

Under the terms of the agreement, AXNX shareholders will receive $71.00 in cash per share they own.

Key Points: 
  • Under the terms of the agreement, AXNX shareholders will receive $71.00 in cash per share they own.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, JNPR shareholders are expected to receive $40.00 in cash per share they own.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, AVRO shareholders are expected to own approximately 22.3% of the combined company.
  • Before you hire a law firm, you should talk to a lawyer and ask:
    Do you recover money for shareholders?

SHAREHOLDER INVESTIGATION: The M&A Class Action Firm Continues Investigating the Merger – KAMN, ERF, DFS, KNTE

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Friday, February 23, 2024
KNTE, Financial services, Empire, Capital One, KAMN, Investment management, Discover Financial, Sale, DFS, ERF, Security (finance)

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered money for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2018-2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered money for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2018-2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, KAMN shareholders are expected to receive $46.00 in cash per share they own.
  • Enerplus Corp. (NYSE: ERF ), relating to its proposed merger with Chord Energy Corp.
  • Before you hire a law firm, you should talk to a lawyer and ask:
    Do you recover money for shareholders?

ALERT: The M&A Class Action Launches Investigation of the Merger – FREE, HRT, DOOR, ZFOX

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Friday, February 23, 2024
Owens Corning, Empire, Sale, General Atlantic, HRT, FREE, Security (finance)

Under the terms of the agreement, FREE shareholders are expected to receive $4.875 in cash per share they own.

Key Points: 
  • Under the terms of the agreement, FREE shareholders are expected to receive $4.875 in cash per share they own.
  • HireRight Holdings Corp. (NYSE: HRT ), relating to its proposed sale to affiliates of General Atlantic, L.P. and Stone Point Capital LLC.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, HRT shareholders are expected to receive $14.35 in cash per share they own.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, ZFOX shareholders are expected to receive $1.14 in cash per share they own.

New year, same story for New York State housing to start 2024

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Empire, Empire State, National Association, Sale, Ethics, Freddie Mac

ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Low housing inventory continued to slow the New York housing market and with interest rates still fluctuating near 6.5 percent, 2024 began much the same as 2023 ended in the Empire State, according to the housing report released today by the New York State Association of REALTORS®.

Key Points: 
  • ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Low housing inventory continued to slow the New York housing market and with interest rates still fluctuating near 6.5 percent, 2024 began much the same as 2023 ended in the Empire State, according to the housing report released today by the New York State Association of REALTORS®.
  • Inventory of homes for sale across New York dipped 10.2 percent in January – from 39,544 homes available in 2023 to 35,492 units on the market in 2024.
  • The New York State Association of REALTORS® is a not-for-profit trade organization representing more than 63,000 of New York State’s real estate professionals.
  • These REALTORS® are also members of the New York State Association of REALTORS® as well as their local board or association of REALTORS®.

Titan Announces Another Record Year for Production and Safety, Provides 2024 Guidance and Update on Kilbourne Graphite Target

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Titan, Total, Empire, Zinc, TSX, TI, Safety, ESM, AISC, Fertilizer

Produced a record 61.0 million payable pounds of zinc in 2023, a 16 % increase over the record set in 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Produced a record 61.0 million payable pounds of zinc in 2023, a 16 % increase over the record set in 2022.
  • Announced the discovery of the Kilbourne graphite trend, an extensively drill tested graphite-bearing trend located on permitted lands.
  • 2023 production is preliminary and subject to change when the Company releases its Q4 2023 and audited full-year 2023 financial and operating results in March 2024.
  • Production guidance for 2024 is estimated between 56-60 million pounds of payable zinc.

GlobalFoundries and Biden-Harris Administration Announce CHIPS and Science Act Funding for Essential Chip Manufacturing

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Monday, February 19, 2024
CHIPS, General Motors, Research, GameChanger, Empire, Education, Investment, News, Upstate, Growth, Commerce, Qualcomm, University, ITC, SUNY, Lockheed Martin, Energy, Century, Semiconductor, Workforce, Student, GlobalFoundries, Electronics, GM, White, Economic development, AMD, Ecosystem, HVCC, Partnership, Hudson Valley Community College, Learning, Economy, NYPA, Gallium nitride, Capital, Chair, Science, GFS, AI, Internet of things, Government, COVID-19, Lockheed, Empire State, Renewable energy

MALTA, N.Y. and ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt., Feb. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced $1.5 billion in planned direct funding for GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) as part of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. This investment will enable GF to expand and create new manufacturing capacity and capabilities to securely produce more essential chips for automotive, IoT, aerospace, defense, and other vital markets.

Key Points: 
  • This investment will enable GF to expand and create new manufacturing capacity and capabilities to securely produce more essential chips for automotive, IoT, aerospace, defense, and other vital markets.
  • GF is the first semiconductor pure play foundry to receive a major award (over $1.5 billion) from the CHIPS and Science Act, designed to strengthen American semiconductor manufacturing, supply chains and national security.
  • “When I wrote the CHIPS & Science Law, I made sure there was funding especially for the feature-rich, legacy chips that GlobalFoundries produces in Malta and that are essential for America’s auto industry and national defense.
  • “The CHIPS Act funding will help encourage innovation and expansion of this vital sector in our state and across the country.

Empire State Realty Trust Announces Dividend for First Quarter 2024

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Friday, March 1, 2024
Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, REIT, ESBA, S60 (software platform), Empire State Building, Empire, ESRT, Partnership

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) (the “Company”), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.035 per share for the first quarter of 2024, payable to holders of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock and to holders of Empire State Realty OP, L.P.’s (“ESRO”) Series ES, Series 250 and Series 60 operating partnership units (NYSE Arca: ESBA, FISK and OGCP, respectively) and Series PR operating partnership units.

Key Points: 
  • Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) (the “Company”), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.035 per share for the first quarter of 2024, payable to holders of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock and to holders of Empire State Realty OP, L.P.’s (“ESRO”) Series ES, Series 250 and Series 60 operating partnership units (NYSE Arca: ESBA, FISK and OGCP, respectively) and Series PR operating partnership units.
  • The Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.15 per unit for the first quarter of 2024, payable to holders of ESRO’s Series 2014 Private Perpetual Preferred Units, and a dividend of $0.175 per unit for the first quarter of 2024, payable to holders of ESRO’s Series 2019 Private Perpetual Preferred Units.
  • The dividends will be payable in cash on March 28, 2024, to stockholders or unitholders, as applicable, of record at the close of business on March 15, 2024.

New York delivers on offshore wind with shovel-ready Empire Wind 1

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Environment, Construction & Property, Urban Planning, Environmental Health, Utilities, Alternative Energy, Sustainability, Green Technology, Energy, Bureau, New Yorker, Empire Wind, Empire, Investment, Wind, COP, Development, Renewable energy

Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 has been selected in New York’s fourth offshore wind solicitation (NY4), a major step toward developing a project that can provide renewable power to more than half a million New York homes.

Key Points: 
  • Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 has been selected in New York’s fourth offshore wind solicitation (NY4), a major step toward developing a project that can provide renewable power to more than half a million New York homes.
  • A key component of the Empire Wind 1 project is the transformation of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park.
  • Home to Empire Wind’s Operations and Maintenance Facility, SBMT will become New York’s first purpose-built offshore wind staging and port facility and will serve as a hub for offshore wind activities for years to come.
  • Last week, Empire Wind received the approval of its Construction and Operations Plan (COP) from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Video Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket App Revealed on Pokémon Day

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Retail, Online, Mobile Entertainment, Technology, Generation Z, General Entertainment, Apps, Applications, Online Retail, Teens, Millennials, Electronic Games, Specialty, Entertainment, Consumer, Internet, Mobile, Wireless, Netflix, Scarlet, Empire, Nintendo, DeNA, IOS, Video, Empire State Building, Pokémon, Collectible card game, UNITE, Android, Nintendo Switch, TCG, Video game

Today, The Pokémon Company group revealed Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a new video game, during a special Pokémon Presents video presentation.

Key Points: 
  • Today, The Pokémon Company group revealed Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a new video game, during a special Pokémon Presents video presentation.
  • Highlights include the announcement of a new video game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which will release exclusively on Nintendo Switch™ family of systems worldwide in 2025, and Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, a new app featuring a digital card collection — including “immersive cards” — arriving later in 2024.
  • The beloved Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) franchise continues to evolve with the debut of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, a new app that reimagines the experience of collecting Pokémon TCG cards in an innovative digital format.
  • New experiences and updates were also announced for various games and apps, including the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games, Pokémon Sleep , Pokémon UNITE , Pokémon Masters EX , and Pokémon Café ReMix .

Empire Wind project hits key federal milestone with COP approval

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Other Energy, Utilities, Alternative Energy, Energy, White House, Federal Government, State, Local, Construction & Property, Other Policy Issues, Environment, Green Technology, Urban Planning, Climate Change, Public Policy, Government, Bureau, Empire, Empire Wind, Construction, Wind, Clean Air Act, BOEM, Equinor, Marine mammal, Renewable energy

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today approved the Construction and Operations Plan for Equinor’s Empire Wind project, marking another significant milestone in advancing an important New York offshore wind project that will help deliver on both state and federal renewable energy ambitions.

Key Points: 
  • The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today approved the Construction and Operations Plan for Equinor’s Empire Wind project, marking another significant milestone in advancing an important New York offshore wind project that will help deliver on both state and federal renewable energy ambitions.
  • With this key permitting action by BOEM secured, Empire Wind is on track to begin construction in its federal lease area off the southern coast of Long Island later this year.
  • Already well advanced in planning and development, Empire Wind 1 could deliver first power to New Yorkers by 2026.
  • Empire Wind 1 is currently bidding into New York’s fourth offshore wind solicitation.