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The financial toll of climate disasters is rising, with the cost of large-scale climate-related events in the U.S. surging from $21.8 billion per year in the 1980s to $123.2 billion per year in the past five years. The business case for adaptation is clear - those who act now will be better positioned to navigate the challenges ahead.

National Oak Distributors (NOD), the country's premier automotive paint, body and equipment (PBE) wholesale distributor, and Integrated Supply Network (ISN), a leading automotive tool and equipment wholesale distributor, today announced that they have completed a merger of the two businesses.

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, continues its investigation on behalf of Open Lending Corporation (“Open Lending” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LPRO) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws.

Prime Healthcare Services will report earnings the morning of May 13th, 2025, to be followed by a conference call at 2:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss the reported results.

Light & Wonder, Inc. (NASDAQ and ASX: LNW) (“Light & Wonder” or the “Company”), announced today it will host an update call regarding the Dragon Train litigation on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, after market close. The investor conference call and simultaneous webcast will be hosted at 4:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time.

AttoTude, the pioneer of groundbreaking THz interconnect technology for AI and hyperscale data center applications, today announced it has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Mayfield and joined by The Westly Group, with participation from existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures, Canaan Partners, and Wing Venture Capital. This latest investment brings AttoTude's total funding to $91 million, following its $30 million Series A in 2024 and $11 million Seed round earlier that year.

The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP reminds investors of the May 9, 2025, deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action filed on behalf of investors who acquired Digimarc Corporation (“Digimarc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:DMRC) securities during the period from May 2, 2024, through February 26, 2025 (“the Class Period”).

The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP reminds investors of the April 28, 2025, deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action filed on behalf of investors who acquired Manhattan Associates, Inc. (“Manhattan” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:MANH) securities during the period from October 22, 2024, through January 28, 2025 (“the Class Period”).

The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP reminds investors of the May 5, 2025, deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action filed on behalf of investors who acquired Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (“Skyworks” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:SWKS) securities during the period from July 30, 2024, through February 5, 2025 (“the Class Period”).

VeriSilicon (688521.SH) today unveiled its ISP9000 series Image Signal Processing (ISP) IP, a next-generation AI-embedded ISP solution designed to address the evolving demands of intelligent vision applications. Built on a flexible AI-optimized architecture, ISP9000 delivers exceptional image quality, low-latency multi-sensor management, and seamless AI integration, making it ideal for advanced use cases, such as intelligent machines, surveillance cameras, and AI PCs.

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. ("SmartStop" or the "Company"), an internally-managed real estate investment trust and a premier owner and operator of self storage facilities in the United States and Canada, announced today the pricing of its public offering of 27,000,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $30.00 per share.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) announced today that it will participate in the U.S. Capital Advisors Midstream Corporate Access Day on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Houston, Texas.

The BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) listed below announced today the results of the Quarterly Measurement Period (as defined below) under their previously announced discount management programs (the “Programs”). Funds with a Trigger Event (as defined below) at the end of the Quarterly Measurement Period also announced the dates of tender offers. The Programs are part of the Funds’ ongoing efforts to manage discounts and enhance long-term shareholder value and provide liquidity to the market for their common shareholders. There can be no assurances as to the effect that a Program will have on the market for a Fund’s shares or the discount at which a Fund’s shares may trade relative to its NAV.

Ellington Credit Company (NYSE: EARN) announced today that it will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on April 2, 2025 to celebrate its conversion to a closed-end fund focused on corporate collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) investments.

Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below.

Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (the “Fund”), a closed-end fund traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FINS, today declared a distribution of $0.109 per share for the month of April 2025. The record date for the distribution is April 16, 2025, and the payable date is April 30, 2025. The Fund will trade ex-distribution on April 16, 2025.

Vixul is excited to announce the return of its annual flagship event, VixulCon, taking place in Austin, Texas, on April 15-16, 2025. Debuting in 2023, VixulCon has established itself as a premier gathering for the technology services community, drawing industry leaders, innovators, and investors from across the globe.

Hooters of America, LLC (Hooters, or the Company), who was the manager of and operates company-owned restaurants for HOA Funding LLC Series 2021-1, a whole business securitization (WBS), filed for bankruptcy protection on March 31, 2025. The filing affects 153 company-operated stores of the system’s 313 total locations (as reported at the end of Q4 2024), the majority of which are franchised. According to the Company’s claims agent, HOA Funding, LLC is among the debtors listed in the Chapter 11 filing. The transaction documents stipulate that an Event of Default of the Series 2021-1 Notes may be caused by—among other things—a commencement of any of the securitization entities’ bankruptcies or similar proceedings, including HOA Funding, LLC, the issuing entity.

Barclays today announces the appointment of Jason Short as a Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group (FSG), based in San Francisco and covering West Coast accounts.

In accordance with the RiverNorth closed-end funds (the “Funds”) level distribution policies, the Funds have established the distribution dates for April, May and June 2025. The payment of the distributions are subject to Board approval.

KBRA assigns a long-term rating of A+ with a Stable Outlook to the Allegheny County Airport Authority, PA (Pittsburgh International Airport) Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2025A (AMT) and Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2025B (Federally Taxable), and affirms the A+ rating and Stable Outlook on outstanding Airport Revenue Bonds.

Golden Minerals Company (“Golden Minerals,” “Golden” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: AUMN and TSX: AUMN) announced today that has sold its wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Minera de Cordilleras, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Minera Cordilleras”) to a privately held Mexican company for consideration of US $600,000. The sale agreement was signed on April 1, 2025.

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today the successful conclusion of a state review of its claims data related to Hurricane Irma, which occurred in September 2017. The Company refuted all allegations of fraudulent submission, and the matter has been formally dismissed by the state. The Company successfully commuted its Hurricane Irma losses in 2023 with full transparency and all parties were in complete agreement with the result. The Company is pleased that the state acknowledged its cooperation, noting that the Company “fully and completely cooperated” with the state and provided all requested information. Today’s resolution is within an accrued amount established by the Company more than two years ago. As a result, there is no current or future financial impact to the Company or its subsidiaries.

Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation announces that the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at our office in Metairie, Louisiana.

Starting March 31st, travelers driving westbound on I-10 leaving Indio, California will see a music festival-themed billboard from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) with the words, “Bad Romance?” and the URL freeSTDcheck.org, pointing to free, nonjudgmental sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing services. The billboard coincides with the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival that spans two weekends in April (4/11 - 4/13 and 4/18 -4/20). The artwork will be up through April 27, 2025.

Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) today announced that it will report financial results for the first quarter 2025 on Thursday, May 1, 2025, before the market opens. The Company will host a conference call the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to review its performance.

On Tuesday, March 25, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met for its regular monthly meeting. Chairman Ric Campo opened the meeting with a heartfelt tribute to former Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner, who passed away earlier in the month. Chairman Campo also shared personal reflections on his relationship with the late Congressman.

Former European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland and the U.S. government have settled a dispute over attorneys’ fees incurred during Sondland’s testimony before the U.S. Congress in the 2019 impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The parties previously notified the U.S. Court of Federal Claims of their agreement, and the case has been dismissed with prejudice. Ambassador Sondland is represented by Mark A. Barondess of Miller Barondess, LLP.

Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) (“Lithium Americas” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of the previously announced $250 million investment from fund entities managed by Orion Resource Partners LP (collectively, “Orion”), for the development and construction of Phase 11 of the Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada (“Thacker Pass” or the “Project”). Contemporaneously, Lithium Americas and General Motors Holdings LLC (“GM”) (together, the Thacker Pass joint venture (“JV”) partners (“JV Partners”)) announced the final investment decision (“FID”) for Thacker Pass Phase 1.

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Open Lending Corporation (“Open Lending” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: LPRO) for violations of the securities laws.

BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY), the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power, fully digital, event-based, neuromorphic AI, today announced that it is partnering with Raytheon Company, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, to service a contract for $1.8M from the Air Force Research Laboratory on neuromorphic radar signaling processing.

ELMER BANCORP, INC. (“Elmer Bancorp” or the “Company”) (OTC Pink: ELMA), parent company of The First National Bank of Elmer (the “Bank”), announced that the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on April 1, 2025 in the amount of $0.20 per common share, payable on May 1, 2025 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 15, 2025.

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) announced today the completion of its previously announced acquisition of EPIC Y-Grade GP, LLC and EPIC Y-Grade, LP, which own various subsidiaries and long-haul natural gas liquids pipelines, fractionation facilities and distribution systems (“EPIC NGL”) for total cash consideration of approximately $2.2 billion.

Edison International and Southern California Edison are pleased to launch the application period for the 2025 Lineworker Scholarship Program. In partnership with IBEW Local 47, the scholarship program is now in its fifth year of creating career pathways to transform the skilled trade workforce.

iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: IHRT), the leading audio company in America, today announced that Board member Brad Gerstner has chosen not to stand for re-election and will conclude his service on its Board of Directors in order to focus on his other commitments. Mr. Gerstner, the founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital, has been a member of the iHeartMedia Board of Directors since 2019.

Circle Internet Group, Inc. a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its Class A common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Circle has applied to list its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “CRCL.”

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Ibotta, Inc. (“Ibotta” or “the Company”) (NYSE: IBTA) for violations of the securities laws.

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) (“AV” or the “Company”) today announced that its stockholders have approved the issuance of AV common stock in connection with the Company’s pending acquisition of BlueHalo LLC (“BlueHalo”) at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today.

Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: STOK) is a biotechnology company dedicated to restoring protein expression by harnessing the body’s potential with RNA medicine and has a lead investigational medicine, zorevunersen, in development as a first-in-class potential disease-modifying treatment for Dravet syndrome. The Company today announced that Interim Chief Executive Officer Ian F. Smith will present at the 24th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 8:45 a.m. ET.

PagerDuty On Tour — PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD), a global leader in digital operations management, today released an international survey that reveals how organizations are moving beyond generative AI (GenAI) to implement agentic AI1 for greater automation, operational efficiency and business impact. The findings, based on insights from 1,000 IT and business executives across the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Japan, reveal that more than half (51%) of companies are already leveraging AI agents.

Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) announced today that it plans to release its 2025 first-quarter financial results before the U.S. financial markets open on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) will host a conference call and webcast beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Thursday, May 8, 2025 to discuss first quarter 2025 earnings. The company plans to release its financial and operating results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) announced today that the press announcement of its first quarter 2025 results is scheduled to be released to the news services at 7:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. In addition, the Company has scheduled a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on April 29, 2025, to discuss its results.

Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) will release its first quarter 2025 results after North American markets close on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the same day, which is 7:30 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, April 24, 2025. A replay of the webcast will be available through the Company’s website.

The Board of Directors of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), following its regular review, today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.31 per share on its outstanding common stock, payable June 10, 2025, to shareowners of record at the close of business on May 19, 2025.

EnerSys (NYSE: ENS), a global leader in stored energy solutions, today announced a strategic manufacturing realignment to enhance operational efficiency and align with the accelerating market shift toward its proprietary higher performance maintenance-free battery technologies such as Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) and lithium-ion. As part of this initiative, EnerSys will close its flooded lead-acid battery manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico, and transition production to its existing plant in Richmond, Kentucky.

Valmont® Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), a global leader that provides products and solutions to support vital infrastructure and advance agricultural productivity, will release its first quarter 2025 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

Intelligent power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Fibrebond, a designer and builder of pre-integrated modular power enclosures. Under the terms of the agreement, Eaton paid $1.4 billion for Fibrebond, which is expected to generate $110 million of estimated 2025 adjusted EBITDA. Eaton expects the deal will be neutral from an earnings per share standpoint in 2025.

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced the appointment of Michael G. MacMullin as president of Berkley Luxury Group. He succeeds Shadi Albert, who remains a key member of the W. R. Berkley Corporation team. The appointment is effective immediately.

MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) announced today monthly distributions of the following closed-end funds, all with declaration dates of April 1, 2025, ex-dividend dates of April 15, 2025, record dates of April 15, 2025, and payable dates of April 30, 2025:

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (Nasdaq: ILPT) today announced that it will issue a press release containing its first quarter 2025 financial results after the Nasdaq closes on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. On Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, President and Chief Operating Officer Yael Duffy, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Tiffany Sy and Vice President Marc Krohn will host a conference call to discuss these results.

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) (the “Company” or “RenaissanceRe”) will conduct an investment community conference call on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, as well as the Company’s outlook. RenaissanceRe will release its results following the close of market on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Trustees has authorized the Company’s final cash liquidating distribution of $1.60 per common share (the “Final Cash Liquidating Distribution”) which will be paid on April 22, 2025 to shareholders of record on April 11, 2025. This brings the aggregate cash liquidating distributions to $20.60 per common share, inclusive of the $19.00 per share paid in December.

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE: BMI) today announced that it will issue its first quarter 2025 earnings release before the market opens on Thursday April 17, 2025. Following the release, Badger Meter will hold its earnings conference call at 10:00am CT.

Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (NYSE: CBAN) (“Colony” or the “Company”) today announced it has acquired The Ellerbee Agency, an Allstate appointed consumer property and casualty insurance agency. The agency will become part of Colony Insurance, the Company’s wholly-owned insurance subsidiary.

Generational Group, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisory firm for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of B. Robinson, Inc. to GridSource, a portfolio company of Hastings Equity Partners (“Hastings”). The acquisition closed February 18, 2025.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that following the approval of its pending acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. by Intra-Cellular Therapies’ shareholders on March 27, 2025, Johnson & Johnson intends to complete its acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies on or around April 2, 2025.

The Baldwin Group, the brand name for The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (“Baldwin” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BWIN), announced today that it will report its first quarter 2025 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE) (the “Company”), the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, today announced its acquisition of three warehouses totaling approximately 24 million cubic feet and 85 thousand pallet positions from Bellingham Cold Storage (“BCS”). The acquired assets include three locations on the west coast of Washington state: the Bellingham Waterfront Warehouse Center, the Orchard/I-5 Warehouse Center and the Burlington Dry location.

Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) will host a conference call on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. The conference call will be led by Dennis Mathew, Chairman and CEO, and Marc Sirota, CFO. Presentation materials, including Altice USA’s earnings release, earnings results presentation and trended schedule, will be available at 7:00 a.m. ET, prior to the conference call, on the Altice USA Investor Relations website.

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; “Essential Properties” or the “Company”) announced today that the Company will release its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, after the market close on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The Company will host its first quarter 2025 earnings conference call and audio webcast on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its operating results.

Edison International (NYSE: EIX):

SatixFy Communications Ltd. (the “Company” or “SatixFy”) (NYSE American: SATX), a leader in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house-developed chipsets, has released its consolidated financial results as of and for full year period ended December 31, 2024, and provided recent operational and business updates.

Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) (the “Company”), a leading regional air mobility platform, closed on the previously announced purchase and sale of 2,000,000 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) at a purchase price of $2.50 per share (or pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) in a registered direct offering.

Today Domo (Nasdaq: DOMO) announced its partnership with Weather Trends International (WTI), a leading provider of the most accurate year-ahead weather prediction technology on the market, serving companies across retail, manufacturing, and financial services.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., (NASDAQ: JBHT) announced today that it expects to issue first quarter 2025 earnings at the close of the market Tuesday, April 15, 2025. It will hold a conference call from 4:00-5:00 p.m. CDT on the same day to discuss the quarterly results and answer questions from the investment community. An online, real-time webcast of the quarterly conference call will be available at investor.jbhunt.com on April 15, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. CDT. An online replay of the earnings call webcast will be available a few hours after the completion of the call.

E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley today released the data from its monthly sector rotation study, based on the E*TRADE customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors.

CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets, will announce financial results for the first quarter of 2025 following the market close on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Management will conduct a conference call to discuss the first quarter results, as well as the Company’s outlook at 5:00 PM EDT that same day.

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that its live earnings teleconference for the first quarter 2025 will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT). The earnings news release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 4:05 p.m. (EDT) that day and will also be available directly from the company’s website at https://investor.verisign.com.

Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy transition, today announced that they have been honored in the prestigious Environment+Energy Leader Product & Project Awards. Ameresco’s collaboration with CPower to develop a virtual power plant at United States Army Futures Command Fort Detrick has been recognized as a Top Software Implementation Project of the Year, and their London Stadium solar photovoltaic solution has been recognized as a Top Energy Innovation Project of the Year.

Atomera Incorporated (Nasdaq: ATOM):

Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) (“Webster” or “the Company”), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., today announced that after 14 years with the Company, Dan Bley intends to retire from his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Mr. Bley will continue to serve as the Company’s CRO until a successor is appointed and will then serve in an advisory role to ensure a smooth transition.

InvenTrust Properties Corp. (“InvenTrust” or the “Company”) (NYSE: IVT) today announced that it will report its first quarter 2025 earnings results on April 30, 2025, after the market closes. The Company’s earnings release and any supplemental information will be posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website – www.inventrustproperties.com/investor-relations/. InvenTrust will host an earnings conference call to discuss the Company’s results and business highlights on May 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET. An archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website.

Mirion Technologies (NYSE: MIR), a global provider of advanced radiation safety solutions, today announced the latest release of its Apex-Guard gamma spectroscopy software. Tailored to meet the stringent regulatory demands of commercial radioisotope producers, Apex-Guard software V1.2 significantly enhances the Mirion solutions suite within the radiopharmaceutical supply chain with a robust impurity analysis for radioisotope producers. This software release reinforces the Mirion commitment to improving quality in cancer care, through focused innovation across its Mirion Technologies and Mirion Medical groups.

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