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Business Upturn
31-07-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
IBN Announces Latest Episode of The MiningNewsWire Podcast featuring Lon Shaver, President of Silvercorp Metals Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via IBN – IBN, a multifaceted communications organization engaged in connecting public companies to the investment community, is pleased to announce the release of the latest episode of The MiningNewsWire Podcast as part of its sustained effort to provide specialized content distribution via widespread syndication channels. The MiningNewsWire Podcast features revealing sit-downs with executives who are shaping the future of the global mining industry. The latest episode features Lon Shaver, President of Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE American: SVM) (TSX: SVM), a Canadian mining company producing silver, gold, lead, and zinc, with a long history of profitability and growth. During the interview, Shaver shared how Silvercorp is evolving beyond its silver-focused roots into a diversified, multi-asset producer. 'We're a growth company in transition. Our recent acquisition brought us into Ecuador, and we remain very active in pursuing new opportunities to grow the company and expand our asset base… We really like to deliver for our shareholders — to be a multi-asset, multi-jurisdiction company within a couple of years.' He went on to explain the financial strategy behind Silvercorp's current expansion efforts. 'The roughly $240 million in capital estimated for El Domo… $175 [million] of that will be funded by Wheaton. There's a stream arrangement in place… The balance — $75 million — we can easily fund that out of cash on hand. So, that will allow us to continue to look at new targets for growth as well as pay our dividend, which arguably is a bit symbolic at present… but it's really meant to show that good times and bad in the silver market, we intend to give our shareholders a return on their investment.' Shaver also emphasized what sets the company apart from peers in the sector. 'In addition to being a good operator and a consistent operator with a long track record… we've shown through our M&A efforts really a good nose for surfacing value. We've seen a number of targets that we thought were good acquisition targets. We didn't always get them because we didn't chase them and overpay, but I think we've done a good job at finding good opportunities and trying to bring them into the company for our shareholders.' Join IBN's Carmel Fisher and Lon Shaver, President of Silvercorp Metals, for a conversation on building a multi-asset portfolio, managing capital efficiency, and delivering value across cycles. To hear the whole podcast and subscribe for future episodes, visit The latest installment of The MiningNewsWire Podcast continues to reinforce IBN's commitment to the expansion of its robust network of brands, client partners, followers and the growing IBN Podcast Series. For more than 19 years, IBN has leveraged this commitment to provide unparalleled distribution and corporate messaging solutions to 500+ public and private companies. To learn more about IBN's achievements and milestones via a visual timeline, visit: About Silvercorp Silvercorp is a Canadian mining company producing silver, gold, lead, and zinc with a long history of profitability and growth potential. The company's strategy is to create shareholder value by 1) focusing on generating free cash flow from long life mines; 2) organic growth through extensive drilling for discovery; 3) ongoing merger and acquisition efforts to unlock value; and 4) long term commitment to responsible mining and ESG. For more information, visit the company's website at About IBN IBN consists of financial brands introduced to the investment public over the course of 19+ years. With IBN, we have amassed a collective audience of millions of social media followers. These distinctive investor brands aim to fulfill the unique needs of a growing base of client-partners. IBN will continue to expand our branded network of highly influential properties, leveraging the knowledge and energy of specialized teams of experts to serve our increasingly diversified list of clients. Through our Dynamic Brand Portfolio (DBP), IBN provides: (1) access to a network of wire solutions via InvestorWire to reach all target markets, industries and demographics in the most effective manner possible; (2) article and editorial syndication to 5,000+ news outlets; (3) Press Release Enhancement to ensure maximum impact; (4) full-scale distribution to a growing social media audience; (5) a full array of corporate communications solutions; and (6) total news coverage solutions. For more information, please visit Please see full terms of use and disclaimers on the InvestorBrandNetwork website applicable to all content provided by IBN, wherever published or re-published: Forward-Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on current expectations and assumptions concerning future events or future performance of the company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should review carefully various risks and uncertainties identified in this release and matters set in the company's SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Corporate Communications IBNAustin, Office [email protected]
Cision Canada
09-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Flightpath Expands with New Exclusive Use Hangar at Boca Raton Airport Français
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 9, 2025 /CNW/ -- Flightpath extends its aviation footprint in South Florida with the addition of a 30,000 sq. ft exclusive use hangar facility at the Boca Raton Airport (KBCT) in Palm Beach County. The facility, part of the Atlantic Aviation footprint, will support aircraft as large as the Bombardier Global 8000 and Gulfstream G700. With a door length of 195' and height of 28', the facility offers state-of-the-art features and ample ramp space, just steps from the airport's on-site Customs Facility and Atlantic Aviation's departure lounge and FBO facilities. In addition, the hangar features 8,000 sq. ft of office space over two floors. "This new hangar represents an important step in our efforts to better serve clients in the US," said David Shaver, Managing Director at Flightpath Aviation USA. "South Florida continues to be an important region for private aviation, and this facility allows us to support our clients with added convenience and reliable service." The new Boca Raton location reflects Flightpath's ongoing commitment to providing practical, personalized aviation solutions. It allows us to better support client needs in a steadily growing area. Shaver and Flightpath President Robert Brunnenmeir welcome aircraft owners and industry professionals to learn more about the hangar and office space available at KBCT. For availability and leasing details, please reach out to the Flightpath team directly. "We are excited about the opportunities our new hangar will bring for us and the aviation community," said Brunnenmeir, who founded Flightpath in 2006. About Flightpath Aviation USA Flightpath Aviation USA is the sister company of Flightpath Charter Airways Inc. which provides aircraft management, private jet charter, maintenance, and acquisition services across North America. The team is focused on delivering safe, transparent, and reliable aviation solutions for travelers and aircraft owners. To learn more, visit About Boca Raton Airport (KBCT) The Boca Raton Airport is in southern Palm Beach County, situated off I-95, and provides fast access to Boca Raton's downtown, beaches, and business districts. Its central location between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale makes it ideal for travelers seeking to avoid the congestion of larger airports. Since 2018, KBCT has featured an on-site U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, allowing international flights to clear customs directly at the airport. With a 6,276-foot runway and a full-length parallel taxiway, KBCT accommodates a variety of aircraft. In addition, David Shaver of Flightpath adds: KBCT offers something special for the public and aviation enthusiasts. A free observation area with covered seating open from dawn to dusk that provides a 360- degree viewing experience of the runway and airport operations, and even live ATC through speakers in the seating area. It's a unique, accessible setting that offers anyone the chance to experience and learn more about aviation firsthand.
Gulf Today
03-06-2025
- Business
- Gulf Today
GOP states embrace paid parental leave for teachers
Anna Claire Vollers, Tribune News Service More Republican-led states are giving paid parental leave to public school teachers and other state employees, signaling a broader acceptance of family-friendly workplace policies once championed primarily by Democrats. 'All of these red states, I think we're late to the party,' said South Carolina state Rep. Beth Bernstein, a Democrat who sponsored a bill this year to increase state employees' paid parental leave from six to 12 weeks. It passed the majority-Republican South Carolina House in April with strong bipartisan support. This year, Alabama, Iowa and Mississippi joined 37 other states in granting paid parental leave to thousands of state workers. The trend has gathered steam in recent years. Some experts link it to the cascade of state abortion bans that followed the US Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision, which dismantled the federal right to abortion. Under fire from critics to do more to care for babies once they're born, at least a dozen conservative-led states with abortion bans have since granted or expanded paid parental leave for their state employees. But others say the increasing bipartisan support for measures that help working parents is also a reaction to economic realities. 'What we've seen, especially in more conservative states, is the public sector has experienced a lot of turnover,' said Kameron Dawson, legal director of the Southern Office of A Better Balance, a legal organization focused on workplace rights. 'They're looking for tools to recruit younger employees.' Paid parental leave is the time off granted to workers for the birth or adoption of a baby, to care for a child, or to recover from a stillbirth or miscarriage. Without it, employees are left to cobble together their sick leave and vacation leave — or go unpaid — to stay home with a child and heal. Alabama Republican state Rep. Ginny Shaver watched her daughter, a public school teacher, struggle to get the leave she needed after the births of her children in recent years. 'With her second, she had complications in her pregnancy and used up her [paid vacation and sick] leave before she even had the baby,' Shaver told Stateline. Her daughter contracted COVID-19, and the baby had to spend time in neonatal intensive care. 'It was a very difficult time, and she had to take unpaid leave.' Last year, Shaver and Democratic state Sen. Vivian Figures worked to win approval of a paid parental leave bill for state employees. It failed. But they tried again this year. With the support of Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, the state legislature — which has a Republican supermajority — passed it nearly unanimously. The new law gives female state employees, including teachers, eight weeks of paid parental leave in connection with birth, stillbirth or miscarriage, and gives male employees two weeks. Adoptive parents get eight weeks for one parent and two for the other. Shaver said she thinks the law passed thanks to vocal support from the governor and increased awareness of the issue due to the work she and Figures did in previous sessions. 'And the fact that all of the southeast states around us offered it,' Shaver said. 'We're trying to attract and retain state employees and teachers, and we're in competition with everyone around us, and the private sector as well.' For many Republicans, the workforce development argument for paid leave is a persuasive one. For states such as Alabama and South Carolina that have some of the lowest workforce participation rates in the nation, paid leave can be a tool to keep more people — particularly women — working. And it can be a way to retain educators as many states struggle with teacher shortages in K-12 schools. 'For several years we've seen state legislatures acknowledging the importance of child care to businesses and the economy,' said Feroza Freeland, policy director at the Southern Office of A Better Balance. 'But in the last few years, we've seen a growing recognition that paid leave is another piece of that puzzle.' States have taken up the issue because the federal government has not. The United States is a global outlier; among 38 peer nations, it's the only one that doesn't mandate paid parental leave, according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. The group comprises 38 democracies with market-based economies. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act, passed in 1993 and extended in 2020, only requires public agencies and companies with at least 50 employees to give up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for parents of newborns or newly adopted children, or caregivers of sick family members. During his first term, President Donald Trump publicly supported some forms of paid family leave and signed a defense bill that gives 12 weeks of paid parental leave to most federal employees. Paid family leave was a signature issue for his daughter Ivanka Trump, at the time a senior adviser to the president. She even held a paid leave and child care summit at the White House in late 2019. That set the stage for other Republicans to take up the issue more publicly. And after the Dobbs decision, family-friendly policies have increasingly become conservative talking points in states with restrictive abortion laws. After the Mississippi House unanimously passed a paid parental leave bill earlier this year, Republican House Speaker Jason White celebrated the bill as a reflection of Mississippi's status as a ' pro-life state.' In a recent post on X announcing her signing of a new paid parental leave law, Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds called Iowa 'a pro-family state.' North Carolina was one of the first Southern states to grant paid parental leave to state workers in 2019 when then-Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, signed an executive order. In 2023, several months after the Dobbs decision, the state's majority-Republican legislature extended paid parental leave to public school employees by tacking it onto a law banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Meanwhile, Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order in March to add up to eight additional weeks of paid leave for 'childbirth recovery' to the state's existing four weeks of paid parental leave. The new laws won't apply to most residents, because they only cover state employees. But they could have a downstream effect. Shaver, the Alabama lawmaker, said she hopes her state's new law will not only help the state be competitive with the private sector, but also set a precedent for other employers to follow. 'I hope they will see it's in their benefit to offer what they can,' she said. 'It may not be eight or 12 weeks, but even offering a reduced or flexible work schedule can help families.' Just over a quarter of private-sector workers have access to paid family leave through their employer as of March 2023, according the most recent data from the US Department of Labor. Among the lowest-wage earners, that share drops to 6%. State paid leave programs run the gamut in terms of what they offer. While Alabama's new law offers up to eight weeks of leave for all state employees, including teachers, Mississippi's offers six and does not require public schools to offer paid parental leave to their employees.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
More GOP states embrace paid parental leave for teachers, public employees
A woman holds her newborn baby in her Los Angeles home. More legislatures in Republican-led states are passing paid parental leave for public employees. (Photo by) More Republican-led states are giving paid parental leave to public school teachers and other state employees, signaling a broader acceptance of family-friendly workplace policies once championed primarily by Democrats. 'All of these red states, I think we're late to the party,' said South Carolina state Rep. Beth Bernstein, a Democrat who sponsored a bill this year to increase state employees' paid parental leave from six to 12 weeks. It passed the majority-Republican South Carolina House in April with strong bipartisan support. This year, Alabama, Iowa and Mississippi joined 37 other states in granting paid parental leave to thousands of state workers. The trend has gathered steam in recent years. Some experts link it to the cascade of state abortion bans that followed the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision, which dismantled the federal right to abortion. Under fire from critics to do more to care for babies once they're born, at least a dozen conservative-led states with abortion bans have since granted or expanded paid parental leave for their state employees. But others say the increasing bipartisan support for measures that help working parents is also a reaction to economic realities. 'What we've seen, especially in more conservative states, is the public sector has experienced a lot of turnover,' said Kameron Dawson, legal director of the Southern Office of A Better Balance, a legal organization focused on workplace rights. 'They're looking for tools to recruit younger employees.' Paid parental leave is the time off granted to workers for the birth or adoption of a baby, to care for a child, or to recover from a stillbirth or miscarriage. Without it, employees are left to cobble together their sick leave and vacation leave — or go unpaid — to stay home with a child and heal. We're trying to attract and retain state employees and teachers, and we're in competition with everyone around us, and the private sector as well. – Alabama Republican state Rep. Ginny Shaver Alabama Republican state Rep. Ginny Shaver watched her daughter, a public school teacher, struggle to get the leave she needed after the births of her children in recent years. 'With her second, she had complications in her pregnancy and used up her [paid vacation and sick] leave before she even had the baby,' Shaver told Stateline. Her daughter contracted COVID-19, and the baby had to spend time in neonatal intensive care. 'It was a very difficult time, and she had to take unpaid leave.' Last year, Shaver and Democratic state Sen. Vivian Figures worked to win approval of a paid parental leave bill for state employees. It failed. But they tried again this year. With the support of Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, the state legislature — which has a Republican supermajority — passed it nearly unanimously. The new law gives female state employees, including teachers, eight weeks of paid parental leave in connection with birth, stillbirth or miscarriage, and gives male employees two weeks. Adoptive parents get eight weeks for one parent and two for the other. Shaver said she thinks the law passed thanks to vocal support from the governor and increased awareness of the issue due to the work she and Figures did in previous sessions. 'And the fact that all of the southeast states around us offered it,' Shaver said. 'We're trying to attract and retain state employees and teachers, and we're in competition with everyone around us, and the private sector as well.' For many Republicans, the workforce development argument for paid leave is a persuasive one. For states such as Alabama and South Carolina that have some of the lowest workforce participation rates in the nation, paid leave can be a tool to keep more people — particularly women — working. And it can be a way to retain educators as many states struggle with teacher shortages in K-12 schools. 'For several years we've seen state legislatures acknowledging the importance of child care to businesses and the economy,' said Feroza Freeland, policy director at the Southern Office of A Better Balance. 'But in the last few years, we've seen a growing recognition that paid leave is another piece of that puzzle.' New rules protect pregnant workers, but red states sue over abortion provisions States have taken up the issue because the federal government has not. The United States is a global outlier; among 38 peer nations, it's the only one that doesn't mandate paid parental leave, according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. The group comprises 38 democracies with market-based economies. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act, passed in 1993 and extended in 2020, only requires public agencies and companies with at least 50 employees to give up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for parents of newborns or newly adopted children, or caregivers of sick family members. During his first term, President Donald Trump publicly supported some forms of paid family leave and signed a defense bill that gives 12 weeks of paid parental leave to most federal employees. Paid family leave was a signature issue for his daughter Ivanka Trump, at the time a senior adviser to the president. She even held a paid leave and child care summit at the White House in late 2019. That set the stage for other Republicans to take up the issue more publicly. And after the Dobbs decision, family-friendly policies have increasingly become conservative talking points in states with restrictive abortion laws. After the Mississippi House unanimously passed a paid parental leave bill earlier this year, Republican House Speaker Jason White celebrated the bill as a reflection of Mississippi's status as a 'pro-life state.' In a post on X this week announcing her signing of a new paid parental leave law, Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds called Iowa 'a pro-family state.' North Carolina was one of the first Southern states to grant paid parental leave to state workers in 2019 when then-Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, signed an executive order. In 2023, several months after the Dobbs decision, the state's majority-Republican legislature extended paid parental leave to public school employees by tacking it onto a law banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Meanwhile, Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order in March to add up to eight additional weeks of paid leave for 'childbirth recovery' to the state's existing four weeks of paid parental leave. The new laws won't apply to most residents, because they only cover state employees. But they could have a downstream effect. Shaver, the Alabama lawmaker, said she hopes her state's new law will not only help the state be competitive with the private sector, but also set a precedent for other employers to follow. 'I hope they will see it's in their benefit to offer what they can,' she said. 'It may not be eight or 12 weeks, but even offering a reduced or flexible work schedule can help families.' Just over a quarter of private-sector workers have access to paid family leave through their employer as of March 2023, according the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor. Among the lowest-wage earners, that share drops to 6%. Abortion-ban states pour millions into pregnancy centers with little medical care State paid leave programs run the gamut in terms of what they offer. While Alabama's new law offers up to eight weeks of leave for all state employees, including teachers, Mississippi's offers six and does not require public schools to offer paid parental leave to their employees. Iowa's new law grants four weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child and one week of paid paternity leave. Tennessee's law, passed in 2023, only offers paid leave to workers in the state's executive and judicial branches. But a few states are already expanding their offerings: Last year, Georgia legislators voted to double paid parental leave from three to six weeks. And some states have gone further than just state employees: 13 states and the District of Columbia have mandated paid family leave for all workers, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center. Most of those states are located in New England or on the West Coast and all are Democratic-led. Ten more offer voluntary paid family leave statewide that's provided through private insurance. Experts say the shift in attitude toward family-friendly policies can also be attributed to a generational shift. 'A lot of younger lawmakers are more willing to champion the issue of paid leave,' said Freeland, of A Better Balance. 'They're understanding it because they're seeing it in their own lives, or seeing friends and family members going through this.' In South Carolina, Bernstein's bill faced some opposition from members of the state's ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus and Family Caucus. Some lawmakers questioned the potential costs of the bill, or criticized it as government overreach. South Carolina Republican state Rep. Josiah Magnuson, a member of the Freedom Caucus, said he believed the bill would be a financial burden on public school districts that could lead to raised taxes. 'You're saying, let's tax the people of South Carolina, most of whom don't get paid parental leave, and give them to state employees who already have six weeks' paid parental leave,' Magnuson told lawmakers in April before the House voted to pass the bill. He also said he doesn't like that the increased paid leave 'puts the foot in the door a little more for the government to be involved in the home.' The opposition frustrated Bernstein, who pointed out that the state's 2022 law that granted six weeks of paid parental leave passed the legislature almost unanimously. This year's bill expanding that leave passed the House but hasn't seen movement in the Senate. It can be picked up again when the legislature returns in January. Other South Carolina Republicans backed the bill, citing their own families' experiences following the birth of their children, reported the South Carolina Daily Gazette. More conservative states are also responding to the needs of 'sandwich generation' employees who may be caring for aging parents as well as children, Freeland said. Earlier this year, Tennessee became the first Southern state to expand its state paid leave policy beyond just parental leave. The state legislature voted almost unanimously to extend its six-week paid leave policy to cover state workers providing end-of-life care to a family member. 'We're seeing a growing recognition that people need support for these types of family or caregiving needs,' said Freeland, 'and that it strengthens the workforce and economy to be able to provide that.' Stateline reporter Anna Claire Vollers can be reached at avollers@ SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Knoxville police seek sexual battery suspect who may be in Gatlinburg area
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knoxville detectives are searching for a former high school coach facing multiple sexual battery charges who may be in Sevier County. The Knoxville Police Department Special Crimes Unit is searching for 57-year-old Richard Shaver. He was indicted on four counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and two counts of attempted sexual battery by an authority figure. Alabama drug bust: Knoxville man accused of hiding 15 pounds of fentanyl in car battery Investigators believe he may be in the Gatlinburg area and driving a white Chrysler Pacifica van with Tennessee tag 315-BDVN. A spokesperson for Knox County Schools said he was a football coach at West High School and has resigned. Anyone who may have information on Shaver's whereabouts is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers. This is a developing story. or for updates. There are multiple ways you can provide anonymous information to Crime Stoppers. You can call 865-215-7165 or **TIPS, and go online at via the free mobile app, P3 Tips, or the East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers Facebook page. Tipsters can remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward. Last month, West High School assistant football coach Chad Brooks was indicted on multiple counts of statutory rape. He was placed on unpaid leave and a school spokesperson said his contract would not be renewed for the next school year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
