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Philadelphia, February 15, 2017 — Irish American Films, a Philadelphia based film production outfit announces the official launch of the company. In a syndicate between Shawn Swords and Roger Bruce, producers of Character Driven Productions, who have produced three nationally distributed feature length documentaries, and Joe Magee, the owner of Marty Magee’s Irish Pub, Irish American Films has emerged to produce high quality feature length documentary films and television programming that chronicle the rich, vivid history of the Irish American people and their contributions to the progress and enrichment of American culture.
ICON Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results
Highlights
· Quarter 4 gross business wins of $605 million, a gross book to bill of 1.39. Net business wins of $434 million, a net book to bill of 1.0. Full year gross business wins of $2.3 billion, a gross book to bill of 1.39, net business wins of $1.9 billion, a net book to bill of 1.13.
· Quarter 4 net revenue increased 7.9% year on year to $435 million. Full year 2016 net revenue increased 5.8% to $1,666 million.
· Quarter 4 income from operations up 12.3% year on year to $84.6 million or 19.5% of revenue. Full year 2016 income from operations up 13.6% to $319.9 million or 19.2% of revenue.
· Earnings per share for quarter 4 of $1.33, up 19.8% year on year. Earnings per share on a pro forma full year 2016 basis were $4.77, up 19.8% on 2015.
· Full year 2017 revenue guidance reaffirmed in the range of $1,700 – $1,750 million, representing growth of 2.0 – 5.0%. Earnings per share guidance in the range of $5.00 – $5.20 representing an increase of 4.8 – 9.0%.
Full consolidated income statements and balance sheet data can be viewed here.
· ICON acquired ClinicalRM to extend its presence in the market for government sponsored research and enhance its capabilities in vaccines and infectious disease
· ICON was selected by Genomics England to support the world’s largest genome sequencing project for cancer and rare diseases. The 100,000 Genomes Project will accelerate the development of more targeted and personalised medicines for cancers and rare diseases.
· ICON won 3 industry awards in 2016 – it was awarded Ireland’s top company; Pharma Contract Services Company of the Year; and Clinical Research Team of the Year.
· ICON renewed its partnership with Pfizer, whereby ICON will continue to provideexpertise in the planning, execution, management and conduct of Pfizer’s clinical trials.
USA Lecture Tour, 03 – 22 March 2017
Want to discover your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors?
Many people believe that researching Irish ancestors is impossible because of the destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922. While many records were destroyed, others survived and large collections have come online in recent years.
Join Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Foundation during their annual USA lecture tour to learn how to get the most out of Irish resources and records, gain strategies for breaking down brick walls, and grasp important historical context that may help fill in gaps in your research.
Whether you are just beginning your Irish research or have been at it for years, you won’t want to miss these workshops!
Fuller contact details with additional information can be found at: www.ancestryireland.com/northamericantour2017
Saturday, 18 March – Philadelphia, PA (9:00am-4:30pm)
Location of programme: Brookside Manor, 50 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA, 19053
Host: The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (GSP)
Web: https://genpa.org/events/
Tel./e-mail: 215-545-0391 email info@genpa.org
Irish American Films
, a newly launched member company, will create Irish Themed documentaries and Television content for public and cable television (some national, some regional).
They are currently in post production/editing on the highly anticipated and thoroughly entertaining Irish Philadelphia Feature Length Documentary (18 months of production), Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Feature, Duffy’s Cut feature length documentary and a feature length documentary on The Molly Maguires, all of the aforementioned features will be ready in 2017.
