On Wednesday, The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO)’s shares inclined 3.03% to $42.45.
EUSA Pharma (EUSA), a recently-established specialty pharmaceutical company with global reach, recently declared the appointment of William W Crouse to its Board of Directors.
Mr Crouse brings to EUSA 50 years’ experience of the life sciences industry. In his most recent role he was a General Partner at Healthcare Ventures, one of the world’s largest venture capital firms specializing in biotechnology. In addition to his 20 years’ venture capital experience, he spent 30 years in the pharmaceutical and diagnostics industry, holding roles in general administration, international operations, planned planning, licensing, acquisitions, new product development and sales and marketing. Proceeding to joining HealthCare Ventures, he was Worldwide President of Ortho Diagnostic Systems and a Vice President of Johnson & Johnson International.
He presently serves on the Board of The Medicines Company (MDCO), and is a Director of three private biotechnology companies. He is also a Trustee and Executive Committee Member of the New York Blood Center and is a member of Lehigh University’s Business Advisory Board. He holds a BS in Finance and Economics from Lehigh University and an MBA from Pace University.
The Medicines Company provides medicines for patients in acute and intensive care hospitals worldwide. The company markets Angiomax, an intravenous direct thrombin inhibitor used as an anticoagulant in combination with aspirin in patients with unstable angina undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, and for use in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention; Cleviprex, an intravenous small molecule calcium channel blocker for blood pressure reduction; Minocin IV, an antibiotic for the treatment of infections due to gram-negative bacteria; Orbactiv for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections; PreveLeak, a mechanical vascular and surgical sealant; ready-to-use formulation of Argatroban for the treatment of thrombosis; and Recothrom, a human recombinant thrombin used as an aid to hemostasis, in addition to acute care generic products for acute cardiovascular, surgery and perioperative care, and serious infectious diseases.
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK)’s shares dropped -1.64% to $68.22.
Duke Energy Renewables recently declared it has accomplished four solar power projects in Eastern North Carolina, adding 30 megawatts (MW) of solar in the state.
The projects are located in the towns of Creswell, Everetts, Battleboro and Sunbury.
Duke Energy Renewables has an additional 132 MW of solar energy under construction that is predictable to be complete by year end. Phase II of the DC institutions’ solar project underway in Kelford and Whitakers will add 32 MW.
And, work has begun on Duke Energy Renewables’ 80-MW site in Conetoe, the largest solar power project under construction east of the Mississippi.
The energy generated from the accomplished Creswell, Everetts, Battleboro and Sunbury solar projects will be sold to Dominion NC Power. The output from Capital Partners Phase II will go to George Washington University, American University and George Washington University Hospital. Conetoe’s customer is under negotiation. These facilities will produce enough energy to power about 32,000 average homes.
Duke Energy Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, operates as an energy company in the United States and Latin America. It operates through three segments: Regulated Utilities, International Energy, and Commercial Power. The Regulated Utilities segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; and transports and sells natural gas in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky.
At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Interpublic Group of Companies Inc (NYSE:IPG)‘s shares dipped -1.54% to $19.15.
IPG Mediabrands worldwide CEO Henry Tajer has created a new global position within the media group, announcing award-winning executive Mat Baxter as Global Chief Strategy & Creative Officer. Baxter’s appointment follows Tajer’s recent declarement that John Sintras was designated IPG Mediabrands’ president, global business development and product innovation. Both of the new appointments are New York based, reporting to Tajer.
Baxter’s role sees him take responsibility for the network’s overall planned product and the quality of its work for clients. He will also oversee Mediabrands’ marketing.
Baxter joins from UM Australia where he was CEO for nearly five years. Under his leadership UM Australia doubled in size and attracted blue-chip clients like Coca-Cola, LEGO, News Corporation and ING Direct. He was named in the Asia Pacific trade press as “Agency Head of the Year” in 2013.
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. provides advertising and marketing services. The company operates in two segments, Integrated Agency Netoperates and Constituency Administration Group. It offers consumer advertising, digital marketing, communications planning and media buying, public relations, and specialized communications disciplines. The company also offers various diversified services, counting public relations, meeting and event production, sports and entertainment marketing, corporate and brand identity, and planned marketing consulting. Its brands comprise McCann, Lowe and Partners, IPG Mediabrands, Carmichael Lynch, Deutsch, Hill Holliday, The Martin Agency, and Mullen, in addition to Foote, Cone & Belding.
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), ended its Wednesday’s trading session with -0.88% loss, and closed at $81.02.
KFC Corporation is a partner of Yum! Brands, Inc., Louisville, Ky. (NYSE:YUM.) Recently, 125 years ago, a feisty southern gentleman who would go on to create the world’s greatest, finger lickin’ fried chicken was born in Henryville, Indiana. Colonel Sanders became one of the world’s most recognizable men, with his trademarks, the white suit, black ribbon tie, and Van Dyke beard—a walking advertisement for innovation, hard work and entrepreneurial spirit. And, of course, fried chicken.
In honor of their legendary founder’s 125th birthday, KFC wanted to share “10 Things You May Not Have Known About Colonel Sanders:”
10 Things You May Not Have Known About Colonel Sanders
- The Colonel was so impressed by a local children’s mandolin band that he purchased mandolins and matching uniforms for everyone and dubbed them the “Colonel’s Mandolin Band;” he even assisted them produce a record. You may remember seeing a re-creation of this band in the recent Kentucky Fried Chicken ads.
- The Colonel traveled an average of 250,000 miles each year visiting KFC locations worldwide to sell his fried chicken. During the 70’s the 2 most recognizable men in the world were both from Louisville, Muhammad Ali and Colonel Sanders.
- There are 4,000 statues of the Colonel at KFC stores in Japan, which are dressed up in seasonal and cultural costumes throughout the year. Urban legend has it that the Japanese baseball team the Hanshin Tigers suffered an 18-year losing streak after fans ceremoniously threw a Colonel Sanders statue in the Dotonbori River in 1985. It is known among locals as the “Curse of the Colonel.”
YUM! Brands, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates quick service restaurants. It operates in five segments: YUM China, YUM India, the KFC Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Taco Bell Division. The company develops, operates, franchises, and licenses a system of restaurants, which prepare, package, and sell various food items. As of August 18, 2015, it operated about 41,000 restaurants in about 125 countries and territories primarily under the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, and Mexican-style food categories.
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