On Friday, Shares of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), lost -0.08% to $26.10.
In developed countries like the U.S., Europe and parts of Asia, healthcare leaders are trying to optimize efficiency, systems integration, data analytics and achieve greater productivity. In emerging economies, enabling access to affordable, basic primary care is often the most pressing concern. Healthcare systems around the world face a wide range of difficult challenges. All could benefit from training and education solutions focused specifically on their particular needs.
To assist address this issue, GE Healthcare recently declared a plan to invest more than $1 billion over five years in the development of its educational offerings to reach more than two million healthcare professionals worldwide by 2020, assisting them improve healthcare from within through improved training programs and solutions for physicians, radiologists, technologists, midwives, nurses, biomedical engineers and beyond. Solutions will be geared to meet local needs and will comprise new clinical, product application, technical and leadership training and education.
“Challenges around localized capacity building, training and innovation are compriseent themes for many healthcare systems and Ministries of Health around the world,” said John Flannery, President & CEO of GE Healthcare. “We will continue to work closely with local governments, institutions and customers to address some of their most important concerns. In some countries, this will mean training midwives to use new ultrasound or portable diagnostic equipment. In others, it will comprise supporting multi-hospital networks to enhance their clinical and operational outcomes.”
General Electric Company (GE) operates as an infrastructure and financial services company worldwide. The company’s Power and Water segment offers gas, steam and aeroderivative turbines, nuclear reactors, generators, combined cycle systems, controls, and related services; wind turbines; and water treatment services and equipment.
Shares of MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), declined -0.15% to $19.62, during its last trading session.
Former Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford has declared that his firm R&R Resources+ will lead the brand marketing efforts for MGM National Harbor, the $1.3 billion gaming resort under development in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The project is planned to open in the second half of 2016.
Through its status as an independently owned Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), R&R Resources+ will be charged with a specific focus on diversity marketing, corporate social responsibility and workforce strategy, assisting MGM Resorts International (MGM) in developing authentic minority outreach and partnerships in the capital region. MGM National Harbor joins the R&R Resources+ portfolio of clients, which comprise American Gaming Association, PCI Security Standards Council and Liberty Natural Gas.
As a minority investor in R&R Resources+, R&R Partners will also join the MGM National Harbor project, bringing its unique brand of travel and tourism expertise, which produced the iconic “What happens here, stays here” campaign for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. R&R Partners is also MGM’s media agency of record and manages branding for the company’s M Life customer rewards program.
MGM Resorts International, through its auxiliaries, owns and/or operates casino resorts. It operates through two segments, Wholly Owned Domestic Resorts and MGM China. The company’s casino resorts offer gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities. Its casino operations comprise slots, table games, and race and sports book wagering.
Finally, TimkenSteel Corporation (NYSE:TMST), ended its last trade with -5.72% loss, and closed at $18.63, hitting its lowest level.
TimkenSteel Corporation will replace Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (MRH) in the S&P SmallCap 600, and Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (ENH) will replace TimkenSteel in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Friday, July 31. Endurance Specialty Holdings is acquiring Montpelier Re Holdings in a deal predictable to be accomplished on or about that date.
TimkenSteel manufactures and sells alloy steel, and carbon and micro-alloy steel products. Headquartered in Canton, OH, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Steel Sub-Industry index.
Endurance Specialty Holdings underwrites specialty lines of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. Headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Reinsurance Sub-Industry index.
TimkenSteel Corporation manufactures and sells alloy steel, and carbon and micro-alloy steel products. It operates in two segments, Industrial & Mobile, and Energy & Distribution. The company provides air-melted alloy steel bars, seamless tubes, and precision components, in addition to value-added services, counting thermal treatment and machining.
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