On Thursday, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV)’s shares declined -1.36%, and closed at $42.86, as Southwest Airlines (LUV), in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), declared that they are accepting applications for the 11th annual “¡Lánzate!/Take Off!” Travel Award program. Online applications will be accepted through May 15, 2015, at www.hacu.net. The program is geared toward Hispanic college students with economic need who pursue higher education at least 200 miles away from home. All applicants must complete an online application counting an essay describing their inspiration to pursue a college degree.
Educators and education advocates from around the country will form a diverse judging panel this summer to select the 2015 Travel Award recipients. To view the criteria for the 2015 award program, please visit: SWAmedia. Each selected student winner is eligible for up to four roundtrip tickets for use by the student and/or a family member traveling to/from the university.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates passenger airlines that provide planned air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2014, it operated 665 Boeing 737 aircraft; and had 12 Boeing 717 aircraft.
PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ:PCAR)’s shares dropped -1.07%, and settled at $61.24, during the last trading session on Thursday.
Formerly on March 25, Peterbilt, a PACCAR Inc., corporation declared that it is introducing the next generation of its in-dash SmartNav infotainment system that features an expanded array of virtual gauges, auto-activated safety cameras, improved hands-free calling and the capability to provide real-time traffic and fuel price information, Peterbilt Motors Corporation declared during the Mid-America Trucking Show.
Operators engage SmartNav through its touch-sensitive, full-color, seven-inch display. Drivers can also interact with the new system through improved voice-recognition capabilities for hands-free calling. Other enhancements comprise:
- Nearly double the accessible virtual gauges, for a total of 30, counting all vocational gauges;
- Expanded satellite radio content with both Sirius and XM channels;
- Automatic activation of optional safety cameras when the vehicle is put into reverse or turn signals are on; and
- Real-time traffic updates and fuel pricing through an optional subscription service.
PACCAR Inc, together with its auxiliaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks and related aftermarket parts worldwide. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services.
At the end of Thursday’s trade, Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS)’s shares dipped -1.10%, and closed at $16.23, after Staples, has signed onto 100% Talent: The Boston Women’s Compact, an innovative effort to end the gender-based wage gap and advance women in the workforce. Staples has pledged to work with Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh in a unique, public-private partnership to make Boston the best city in the country for working women. As a Signatory of the 100% Talent, Staples joins Mayor Walsh in his quest to make Greater Boston the first area in the United States to eliminate the gender-based wage gap by attracting, retaining, and engaging women at all levels in Boston-area corporations.
Staples has long been a leader in equality and diversity in the workforce, with programs like its “Women Who Lead” Associate Resource Group, whose mission is to build a thriving community of female associates. The group routinely engages its members with developmental, networking and community focused events. Partnering with Friends of Families in Transition, they organized a collection for homeless families, filling gift bags for over 340 people.
Staples, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates office products superstores. It operates through three segments: North American Stores & Online, North American Commercial, and International Operations.
Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), ended its Thursday’s trading session with -1.08% loss, and closed at $11.88.
Formerly on March 27, Barrick Gold Corporation, declared its 2014 Annual Report is now accessible on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and EDGAR (www.sec.gov). Barrick’s 2014 Annual Information Form and Form 40-F have also been filed on SEDAR and EDGAR, respectively.
Shareholders may also receive a copy of Barrick’s audited financial statements without charge upon request to Barrick’s Investor Relations Department, Brookfield Place, TD Canada Trust Tower, 161 Bay St., Suite 3700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2S1 or to [email protected].
Barrick Gold Corporation produces and sells gold and copper. The corporation is also involved in exploration and mine development activities. It conducts mining, development and exploration, and other activities in various countries, counting the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Zambia, and Saudi Arabia.
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