Shopper Blog: Pandemic frees ex-educator to turn out prize-winning art
The Knoxville News-Sentinel 1 day ago Knoxville News Sentinel © Courtesy of Tracey Van Hook Joe Tate stands next to his painting “Paradise,” which won first place at the Dogwood Arts Spring Art Show. The octogenarian began painting a lot during the pandemic and now has a newfound passion.
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John Shearer, Shopper News
The COVID-19 pandemic might have slowed down a lot of people’s lives either by choice or necessity, but for Joe Tate, it caused him to speed up one facet his interest in art.
Since the health care crisis hit over a year ago, the formerly periodic painter has become quite prolific and even recently won a prestigious art award in the Dogwood Arts Spring Art Show. And by the way, this man who seems full of new energy is also in his mid-80s.
Tilray (TLRY) & Aphria (APHA) Announce Closing of Transaction That Creates the New Tilray – a Global Cannabis Leader
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May 3, 2021 at 8:46 am Published by NCV Newswire
Tilray & Aphria Announce Closing of Transaction That Creates the “New” Tilray – a Global Cannabis Leader
Operational Efficiencies Expected to Generate Approximately US$81 Million Annual Pre-Tax Cost-Saving Synergies for New Tilray Within Eighteen Months
Irwin D. Simon, Aphria’s Chairman and CEO, will Lead the New Tilray and Has Appointed New Executive Leadership Team; New Members of the Board of Directors Also Appointed
New Tilray Poised to Transform the Global Cannabis Industry as a Consumer Packaged Goods Powerhouse with a Diversified Portfolio of Leading Brands
Renewed Financial Strength to Drive Accelerated Growth Strategy and Sustained Profitability
Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) and
Aphria, Inc. (NASDAQ:APHA) have merged after months of negotiations, creating a company with a combined market cap of $3.3 billion.
The two Canadian cannabis giants had been in talks since December with Aphria’s current CEO Irwin Simon to create a new enterprise.
In April, Aphria shareholders finally voted in favor of the merger. Tilray shareholders followed suit and approved the transaction on Friday.
The Merger Deal: Under the deal, each Aphria shareholder received 0.8381 of a Tilray share for each Aphria common share held on April 30.
The resulting company, which is expected to generate roughly $81 million in annual pre-tax cost synergies within the next eighteen months, kept the Tilray name and will continue to trade on Nasdaq Global Select Exchange under the ticker symbol TLRY.
Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY) and
Aphria, Inc. (NASDAQ:APHA) have merged after months of negotiations, creating a company with a combined market cap of $3.3 billion.
The two Canadian cannabis giants had been in talks since December with Aphria’s current CEO Irwin Simon to create a new enterprise.
In April, Aphria shareholders finally voted in favor of the merger. Tilray shareholders followed suit and approved the transaction on Friday.
The Merger Deal: Under the deal, each Aphria shareholder received 0.8381 of a Tilray share for each Aphria common share held on April 30.
The resulting company, which is expected to generate roughly $81 million in annual pre-tax cost synergies within the next eighteen months, kept the Tilray name and will continue to trade on Nasdaq Global Select Exchange under the ticker symbol TLRY.
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