On Wednesday, 3M Co (NYSE:MMM)’s shares declined -1.79% to $140.86.
Millions of workers around the world rely on respirators to assist protect them from airborne contaminants. To assist these workers achieve maximum breathability and regulatory compliance, 3M is leveraging the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) N95 Day to encourage the proper use and selection of N95 respirators in the workplace.
An estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators in 1.3 million workplaces throughout the United States.1 A respirator’s fit is a key element to assist protect these workers from their hazardous work environments. That’s why 3M offers OSHA-compliant fit test kits, NIOSH-approved respirators and training materials to assist employers ensure that selected N95 respirators can provide workers with the proper fit. Through the use of these educational resources and more, 3M will provide health and safety professionals with the knowledge needed to be advocates for respirator safety on N95 Day and beyond.
The educational resources from 3M can assist workers discern the difference between a fit test and a user seal check, understand conditions that can decrease filter effectiveness, and learn about technology that can lower breathing resistance.
3M Company operates as a diversified technology company worldwide. Its Industrial segment offers tapes; coated, non-woven, and bonded abrasives; adhesives; ceramics; sealants; specialty materials; filtration products; closure systems for personal hygiene products; acoustic systems products; automotive components; abrasion-resistant films; structural adhesives; and paint finishing and detailing products.
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW)’s shares dropped -0.18% to $11.18.
Airfare prices are down 11 percent and hotel costs remain relatively flat for the last long weekend of summer, according to the Labor Day edition of the Orbitz Insider Index. Last-minute planning is ruling the Labor Day holiday, with 50 percent more people making their holiday travel plans in August as compared to July. The Index also looks back at the travel trends that unfolded during the hot summer months. Notably, Nevada was the darling of domestic travel as the most visited state of Summer 2015.
Orbitz.com Labor Day Orbitz Insider Index
Many Americans will get stamps in their passports this holiday weekend with Cancun, Punta Cana and London being the most popular international destinations for Labor Day weekend. Most domestic travelers will be heading to either California or Florida as both states have multiple cities on the top 10 list. Airfare is down or remains flat in nine of the 10 most popular destinations, with the exception of Punta Cana where airfare is up three percent.
Additional highlights from the Labor Day Orbitz Insider Index comprise:
- Las Vegas again reigns supreme as the number one place to spend Labor Day. Airfare reduced 5 percent on average contrast to last year.
- Orlando may offer the best opportunity for a budget-stretching getaway, with airfare down 22 percent – the biggest decrease in the top 10 list – and hotel prices relatively flat.
- Cancun rose in popularity from the number six destination last year to number four in 2015. With airfare and hotel down 13 percent and 3 percent respectively, a visit to Mexico may be just the ticket for those seeking a laid-back international retreat on a budget.
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. operates as an online travel company worldwide. It uses technology that enables leisure and business travelers to research, plan, and book a range of travel products and services, counting hotels, flights, vacation packages, car rentals, rail tickets, cruises, travel insurance, destination, services and event tickets.
At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC))‘s shares dipped -4.07% to $22.15.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) released the critically acclaimed Girl Waits with Gun. The enthralling debut novel from New York Times best-selling author Amy Stewart (The Drunken Botanist) is based on the forgotten true story of Constance Kopp, one of the nation’s first female deputy sheriffs, and her two strong, savvy sisters Norma and Fleurette.
Girl Waits with Gun kicks off a three-book series featuring the real-life exploits of the sleuthing sisters. The title is a New York Times Book Review “Editor’s Choice,” has been named an Indie Next pick by the American Booksellers Association, in addition to a LibraryReads pick, and will also be featured as part of the Women’s National Book Association’s annual National Reading Group Month in October.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company provides education solutions for educational institutions and consumers worldwide. It delivers content, technology, and services to about 50 million students. The company operates in two segments, Education and Trade Publishing.
ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE), ended its Wednesday’s trading session with -1.62% loss, and closed at $35.84.
ONEOK, Inc. (OKE) recently declared that it has priced an offering to sell $500 million of 7.50 percent senior notes due 2023. The notes will be issued under ONEOK’s existing shelf registration statement formerly filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated expenses, are predictable to be about $487.1 million. ONEOK anticipates to use the proceeds and cash on hand to purchase additional common units from ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS) in a private placement. Funds managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. also will purchase $100 million of common units from ONEOK Partners co presently with ONEOK’s purchase.
ONEOK is the parent company of ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C. (General Partner), the sole general partner of ONEOK Partners. Following the common unit purchases, ONEOK’s and the General Partner’s aggregate ownership interest in ONEOK Partners will enhance to 41.2 percent from 36.8 percent.
ONEOK, Inc., through its general partner interests in ONEOK Partners, L.P., engages in the gathering, processing, storage, and transportation of natural gas in the United States. The company gathers, treats, fractionates, stores, and transports natural gas liquids (NGL), in addition to owns natural gas liquids gathering and distribution pipelines, natural gas liquids distribution and refined petroleum products pipelines, and terminal and storage facilities; and owns and operates interstate and intrastate regulated natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas storage facilities, in addition to stores and distributes NGL products to petrochemical manufacturers, heating fuel users, ethanol producers, refineries, and propane distributors.
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