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Scandic to train 500 meeting advisors together with Hyper Island

Employees today spend about 30 percent of their working time in meetings.* Creating a positive and effective meeting culture is consequently becoming increasingly business-critical for companies. This is why Scandic is now investing significantly in its meetings offering in the Nordic countries and Europe. During 2017, Scandic will launch a new meetings concept and train close to 500 meeting advisors at its hotels in cooperation with global creative business school, Hyper Island.The new concept is in response to increased demands from Scandic’s corporate customers. More than 2,000 customers

Year-end Report January—December 2016

1 October—31 December 2016* · Lending to the public rose 17% to SEK 21,204 million, up 3% compared with Q3 2016 · Operating income increased by 7% excluding costs for the discontinued travel-insurance operations, total operating income increased by 2% to SEK 693 million · Operating profit increased by 33% to SEK 276 million · Earnings per share rose 74% to SEK 1.22 · C/I before credit losses (excl. Insurance) was 43.8% (50.2%) · The credit loss ratio was 1.8% (3.0%) 1 January—31 December 2016* · Lending to the public rose 17% to SEK 21,204 million · Operating

Invitation to telephone conference for Year-end report January - December 2016

Mekonomen’s Year-end report January - December 2016 will be published on Wednesday, 15 February, at 07:30 a.m CET. A breakfast presentation will be held on the same day at 09:00 a.m CET at Solnavägen 4 (floor 10), Stockholm and a telephone conference will be held at 10:30 a.m CET in English. Mekonomen's Acting President and CEO Pehr Oscarson and CFO Per Hedblom will present the results and respond to questions at the English speaking conference. The presentation material will be available from 8:00 a.m CET on 15 February at www.mekonomen.com under the heading Investors/IR Presentations. (

Finnair Traffic Performance in January 2017

Finnair Plc         Investor News                           7 February 2017 at 09:00 am EET Number of passengers grew 7.0% year-on-year In January, Finnair's overall capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres grew by 0.1 per cent, and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres grew by 3.4 per cent year‐on‐year. Overall, the passenger load factor increased by 2.6 percentage points to 80.5 per cent. The capacity in Finnair’s largest traffic area, Asia, contracted by 3.7 per cent in January, but traffic grew by 3.3 per cent on the back of a higher passenger load factor.

Archer launches suite of pioneering plug solutions

02/07/2017  Technologies to deliver safer wells and more efficient operations Archer Oiltools, the industry leader for smart and robust solutions in well integrity and well performance, has launched the SPARTAN  plug family, to help operators deliver safer wells, boost operational efficiency and reduce costs. Driven by customer demand and industry challenges, the SPARTAN  plug family has been developed to ensure well integrity during operations, secure well

Axfood’s board of directors proposes long-term share-based incentive programme

The Board of Directors of Axfood Aktiebolag (publ) has decided to propose that the Annual General Meeting resolve to introduce a long-term share-based incentive programme (“LTIP 2017”). As proposed, the programme includes approximately 70 employees in Axfood’s Executive Committee, members of the management teams of Axfood’s subsidiaries, and certain other persons in management functions.The incentive programme entails the following, in brief: ·  Participation in LTIP 2017 requires a personal shareholding in Axfood that is allocated to LTIP 2017. Depending on the participant category,

New financial targets for property developer SSM

SSM Holding AB (publ), the leading property developer in the Stockholm region in its niche with close to 5,300 building permits in planning phase or in production, has adopted new financial targets and a new dividend policy. The new targets aim to ensure continued strong and profitable growth with long-term value creation. They are also part of the company’s preparations for a future stock exchange listing on Nasdaq Stockholm.The Board of Directors of SSM Holding AB (publ) has adopted new financial targets and a new dividend policy with effect from 2017 until further notice. The dividend

Axfood’s best year − again

Fourth quarter summary · Consolidated net sales amounted to SEK 11,116 m (10,791), an increase of 3.0%.- Retail sales for Group-owned stores increased by 2.5%.- Like-for-like sales for Group-owned stores increased by 1.3%. · Operating profit was SEK 401 m (448), corresponding to an operating margin of 3.6% (4.2%). · Profit after financial items was SEK 399 m (441). · Net profit was SEK 307 m (341), and earnings per share were SEK 1.46 (1.63). · In December Axfood made a public cash offer to the shareholders of Matse Holding AB (publ), which is listed on Nasdaq First

Invitation to presentation of Multiconsult ASA's fourth quarter 2016 results

Multiconsult ASA's fourth quarter 2016 results will be released on Tuesday 28 February at 07.00 CET.The complete report and presentation will be available at www.multiconsult-ir.com and www.newsweb.no.A presentation of the fourth quarter 2016 results will be held at 09:00 CET at Hotel Continental, Stortingsgaten 24/26, Oslo. The presentation will be held by CEO Christian Nørgaard Madsen and CFO Anne Harris. A live webcast from the presentation can be accessed at www.multiconsult-ir.com and at http://webtv.hegnar.no/presentation.php?webcastId=44476287 The presentation will be held

AFFECTO CLOSES DEAL ACQUIRING CLOUD ANALYTICS FIRM BIGDATAPUMP

Affecto, a leading Northern European provider of data-driven solutions, has closed a deal acquiring BIGDATAPUMP to accelerate growth in cloud analytics across Finland and Scandinavia.“From governments to private businesses, organizations require agile approaches in analytics to remain relevant,” states Affecto’s Deputy CEO Iikka Lindroos. “Affecto and BIGDATAPUMP’S combined capabilities can now power any Nordic organization moving in that data-driven direction.” The companies have already begun joint delivery of an advanced data monetization project in Finland. Combining the strengths of

YIT starts the construction of already the second apartment building in Ranta-Tampella, Tampere, Finland

YIT Corporation Investor News February 7, 2017 at 8:00 a.m.YIT starts the construction of the second apartment building at Ranta-Tampella area development project in Tampere, Finland. The building to be constructed is Asunto Oy Tampereen Kanavanvahti at Kanavakortteli city block, with 92 apartments and approximately 4,500 square meters of living area in total. The value of the building is approximately EUR 30 million and it estimated to be completed in autumn 2018. Five housing co-operatives are being planned to be built in Kanavakortteli city block, of which Kanavavahti is the first.

From aluminium to zinc

A start-up from Saxony-Anhalt develops, refines and sells metal powder for additive manufacturing processesOn February 14 and 15, 2017, IMG Saxony-Anhalt presents the future forward potentials of the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt as 3d printing location at the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo  in Singapore at stand C9. Today, we want to present you one of the success stories of Saxony-Anhalt in the field of 3d printing. --- From the computer and straight to the product – such

Duane Christopherson Affiliates with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

Cape Coral, FL (February 6, 2017) – Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is pleased to announce that Duane Christopherson has become an affiliated sales associate with the company’s Cape Coral office.   According to Christopherson, “I look forward to providing the best customer service and helping area buyers and sellers achieve their needs with my knowledge of the area.”   “We are very happy to welcome Duane to the Coldwell Banker network. His knowledge of the area and commitment to excellent customer service leads to making customers for life,” said Mike Reeves, branch

Diana Rodriguez Affiliates with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

Cape Coral, FL (February 6, 2017) – Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is pleased to announce that Diana Rodriguez has become an affiliated sales associate with the company’s Cape Coral office.   According to Rodriguez, “I look forward to providing the best customer service and helping area buyers and sellers achieve their needs with my knowledge of the area.”   “We are very happy to welcome Diana to the Coldwell Banker network. Her knowledge of the area and commitment to excellent customer service leads to making customers for life,” said Mike Reeves, branch manager of the

Mikaela Lundh is the Female Economist of the Year

The Female Economist of the Year 2016 is Mikaela Lundh. The scholarship, which highlights future female leaders, is being awarded for the 16th consecutive year to an outstanding female student at the Stockholm School of Economics. For the first time, the major global bank Citi is the principal sponsor and host company for the scholarship.Over the year, the 2016 winner, Mikaela Lundh, will hold a tailored role at Citi, where she will have the opportunity to become familiar with many aspects of the bank’s operations. She will be posted in both London and Stockholm, and she will have two

Sympatex congratulates Gore-Tex on its No-PFC commitment

Sympatex, the ecological alternative with 30 years of experience in the field of sustainable functional textiles, officially offers its competitor its fullest support with this ambitious goal.Munich / Unterföhring, 6. February 2017 – As the ecological alternative amongst functional textile specialists, Sympatex welcomes today’s commitment by Gore-Tex to not use any hazardous perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC) in its products any more. An ambitious goal to be implemented for outdoor clothing by 2020, since Gore-Tex hasn’t developed any final technical solutions to do so, as

Sympatex congratulates Gore-Tex on its No-PFC commitment

Sympatex, the ecological alternative with 30 years of experience in the field of sustainable functional textiles, officially offers its competitor its fullest support with this ambitious goal.Munich / Unterföhring, 6. February 2017 – As the ecological alternative amongst functional textile specialists, Sympatex welcomes today’s commitment by Gore-Tex to not use any hazardous perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC) in its products any more. An ambitious goal to be implemented for outdoor clothing by 2020, since Gore-Tex hasn’t developed any final technical solutions to do so, as

Outokumpu – Share repurchase February 6, 2017

Outokumpu – Share repurchase February 6, 2017   OUTOKUMPU OYJSTOCK EXCHANGE RELEASEFebruary 6, 2017 at 18.30 EET     In the Nasdaq HelsinkiTrade date February 6, 2017Bourse trade BuyShare OUT1VAmount 210.000Total cost, EUR 1.973.076,00Average price/share, EUR 9,3956   Outokumpu now holds a total of 2.723.848 shares including the shares repurchased onFebruary 6, 2017.   On behalf of Outokumpu Oyj   Nordea Bank Finland

Charley Schmidt Affiliates with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

SUMTER, SC (February 6, 2017) – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is pleased to announce that Charley Schmidt, an experienced real estate professional, has affiliated with its Sumter branch office.   According to Schmidt, “I have over 13 years of experience in the real estate market serving both Sumter and Clarendon counties in residential and land sales, I look forward to providing the best customer service and helping both buyers and sellers achieve their needs with my knowledge and expertise.”   Formerly with Agent Owned, Schmidt specializes in land and residential

Somnox sleep support robot is the winner of the Robotdalen Innovation Award 2017 – Berger Neurorobotics awarded Emerging Technologies Prize

A sleep support robot, created by a Dutch team, was appointed winner of the Robotdalen Innovation Award 2017, at a prize ceremony held in Västerås, Sweden on February 6th. The Danish start-up company Berger Neurorobtics received the special prize Emerging Technologies Award.The jury’s motivation to the Innovation Award 2017 was: “The Somnox sleep support robot is innovative, addresses an important problem in society, is close to commercialization, and has a plausible scientific support for solving the problem adressed (clinical studies pending). By gathering various data about the sleeping

Ossur Hf : Transactions in relation to share buyback program

Announcement from Össur hf. No. 07/2017Reykjavík, 06 February 2017 On 1 December 2016, Össur hf. initiated a new share buy-back program, see Company announcement no. 96/2016. The purpose of the share buyback program is to reduce the Company's share capital and adjust the capital structure by distributing capital to shareholders in line with the Company's Capital Structure and Dividend Policy. The program will end no later than 30 November 2017. The Company may purchase up to 5,000,000 shares under the program, corresponding to 1.2% of the current share capital. The total

THE MARKETING GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW DATE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE Q4 REPORT AND 2016 YEAR-END REPORT

Stockholm, 6th February, 2017 – THE MARKETING GROUP PLC (“the Group”), has decided to set a new date for the publication of the Group’s 2016 fourth quarter report, as well as the 2016 fiscal year-end report. The original date for publication was 15 February 2017, the new date for publication is 28 February 2017. The background to the Board’s decision to postpone the publication is due to the high number of new companies joining the Group in the second half of 2016, with further work required to prepare the Group’s consolidated finances. The Group consists of 17 individual wholly owned

Advantech Launches WISE-PaaS Marketplace to Enable IoT Edge Intelligence with Collaborative Software Ecosystem

February 6th, 2017, Taipei – Advantech, a leader of the global industrial computing market, today launches the WISE-PaaS Marketplace , an online software shopping website that features exclusive software services provided by Advantech and its partners. The WISE-PaaS Marketplace provides diverse online IoT cloud services powered by Microsoft® and ARM® mbed™ Cloud, IoT security services powered by Intel® Security and Acronis®,

Candlewick Press celebrates Childrens Book Week by connecting Judy Moody creator Megan McDonald to classrooms via live webcast

Connecting best-selling childrens author and Judy Moody creator Megan McDonald with classrooms across the country via free live webcast February 6, 2017, Somerville, MA -- Leading independent childrens publisher Candlewick Press is excited to announce a national schools webcast that will bring wildly popular childrens author Megan McDonald into classrooms across the country during Children's Book Week this year. On Wednesday, May 3, at 1 p.m. eastern time, McDonald will virtually visit schools to discuss her best-selling books, including the Judy Moody and Stink series, and to inspire

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