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VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) ("Pan American" or the "Company") reported the voting results from its annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on April 30, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia (the "Meeting"). Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting are described in detail in the Company's Management Information Circular dated March 9, 2026, which is available on the Company's website at https://www.panameric...

WALLA WALLA, Wash. & ABERDEEN, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Banner Corporation (“Banner”) (NASDAQ: BANR), the holding company for Banner Bank, and Pacific Financial Corporation (“Pacific Financial”) (OTCQX: PFLC), the holding company for Bank of the Pacific, today jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Banner will acquire Pacific Financial in an all-stock transaction, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. Follow...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliant Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: LNT) today announced U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) consolidated unaudited earnings per share (EPS) of $0.87 for first quarter 2026, compared to $0.83 for the first quarter of 2025. Ongoing EPS for first quarter 2026 was $0.82, compared to $0.83 for the first quarter of 2025. Alliant Energy reaffirmed its consolidated ongoing EPS guidance for 2026 of $3.36 - $3.46, continuing its over a decade strong track...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to eight classes of mortgage-backed notes from Aspire Mortgage Trust 2026-2 (SPIRE 2026-2), a $450.6 million non-prime RMBS transaction. The underlying collateral, comprising 829 residential mortgages, is characterized by fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), which make up 99.3% and 0.7% of the pool, respectively. The loans are classified as Qualified Mortgages – Safe Harbor (APOR) (QM: Safe Harbor (A...

BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boise Cascade Company’s (Boise Cascade or the Company) (NYSE: BCC) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share to holders of its common stock. The dividend will be paid on June 17, 2026 to stockholders of record on June 1, 2026. Future dividend declarations, including amount per share, record date and payment date, will be made by the board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, legal capital requirements and surplus, the Co...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ag Growth International Inc. (AGI), a leading global provider of equipment and solutions for the agriculture, food and commercial markets, is proud to mark 30 years in business. Formed initially as a holding company in 1996, AGI completed its initial public offering (IPO) in November 2004 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Over the past three decades, AGI has grown from its entrepreneurial beginnings into a global organization serving customers in more than 100...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--La Fiducie de placement immobilier Propriétés de Choix (« Propriétés de Choix ») (TSX : CHP.UN) a annoncé aujourd’hui que tous les candidats à un poste de fiduciaire nommés dans la circulaire de sollicitation de procurations de la direction en date du 20 mars 2026 ont été élus à titre de fiduciaires de Propriétés de Choix. Le vote a eu lieu lors de l’assemblée annuelle des porteurs de parts de Propriétés de Choix, qui s’est tenue virtuellement le 30 avril 2026. Les rés...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Choice Properties”) (TSX: CHP.UN) announced today that all of the trustee nominees listed in the management proxy circular dated March 20, 2026, were elected as trustees of Choice Properties. The vote was conducted at Choice Properties' Annual Meeting of Unitholders, held virtually, on April 30, 2026. The results of the vote are set out below: Trust Units       Name of Nominee   Votes For   Votes Against       L. Jay Cro...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns a BBB issuer rating to Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UVE) and a BBB preliminary long-term credit rating (LTCR) to UVE’s proposed $100 million fixed-rate senior unsecured notes (Notes) due 2031. The Outlook for both ratings is Stable. UVE intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering to refinance its existing $100 million 5.625% senior unsecured notes due November 30, 2026, thereby extending UVE’s debt maturity profile to 2031, as...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National commercial litigation and discovery counsel law firm Hilgers PLLC is proud to announce that Grant Schmidt, the Dallas office managing partner, has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know guide. This is Mr. Schmidt’s second selection to the prestigious legal guide, which debuted last year and recognizes the nation’s top law firm leaders. In introducing this year’s honorees, Lawdragon described them as “impassioned, inclusive” and...