Whitaker Construction Company, a Utah-based ESOP company, has acquired Das-co of Idaho, Inc.

"For us, Das-co is a new market, specializing in similar underground utility services of natural gas and telecommunication construction, allowing for additional growth opportunities in the sewer, water and heavy civil segments," said Mike Whitaker, President of Whitaker Construction. "It&...

Following a record year in deal volume and value, overall fintech investment in the U.S. remained strong but dipped during H1'19, reaching $18.3 billion across 470 deals, powered, in large part, by a strong first quarter of the year, according to KPMG's H1' 2019 Pulse of Fintech report.

The full report can be found at home.kpmg/fintechpulse.

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AllForCrypto.org, a Peer-to-Peer cryptocurrency marketplace for vendors and shoppers, eliminates credit card fraud potential by opting not to accept any form of credit card payment. The only way that AllForCrypto.org users will be able to pay for their desired goods and services will be in cryptocurrency.

"We will be focused on eliminating credit card frauds and offering escrow services to...

Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. ("Markel CATCo") today announced it will cease accepting new investments in Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fund Ltd. ("MCRF") and will not write any new business going forward through Markel CATCo Re Ltd ("MCRe"). Markel CATCo will commence the orderly run-off of MCRe's existing portfolio, which is expected to take approximately ...

While most companies remain hindered by manual, legacy agreement processes, companies that automate the way they handle agreements with customers, vendors, and employees can do business faster, at less cost, with lower risk, and a better customer experience. That's according to The State of Systems of Agreement, 2019, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of DocuSign...

OFID's highest policy-making body, the Ministerial Council, held its 40th Annual Session in Vienna, Austria, and approved the general principles of OFID's new Strategic Framework. The new strategy affirms OFID's commitment to providing support to developing countries – especially low-income countries – in an increasingly complex and challenging development landscape.

At the Minister...

Ekinops (Euronext Paris: EKI) (Euronext Paris: FR0011466069), a leading supplier of telecommunications solutions for telecom operators, has completed the acquisition of the OTN-Switch (Optical Transport Network) platform developed by Padtec, an optical communications system manufacturer based in Brazil.

Target major operator core networks to triple optical transport business within 5 years

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Along with Americans and Germans, the Japanese are among the key foreign investors in Poland. The Japanese are already responsible for creating nearly 40,000 jobs in Poland (spanning more than 300 companies), out of which 17,000 were assisted by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH, formerly PAIiIZ). Until now, Japanese businesses have most often invested capital in the automotive, food an...

Harvest One Cannabis Inc. (TSXV: HVT,OTCQX: HRVOF – "Harvest One") and Delivra Corp. (TSXV: DVA – "Delivra") are pleased to announce today that they have completed the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), pursuant to which Harvest One acquired all of the issued and outstanding com...