On Tuesday, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE)’s shares declined -0.18% to $32.55.
Two FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) auxiliaries – Pennsylvania Power (Penn Power) and Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed) – were recently recognized for outstanding safety performance in 2014 by the Energy Association of Pennsylvania, an organization of the Commonwealth’s electric and natural gas utilities.
The safety award winners are selected annually by the association’s Accident Prevention Committee. FirstEnergy utilities were honored in several categories:
- Penn Power won the Safety Achievement Award for its 200 employees working safely on the job, earning a rate of 1.00 incidents per 100,000 or more working hours.
- Penn Power won the Safety Sustainability Award for its continued focus on safety over a three-year period, with a sustained low incidence rate of 1.84 in 2012, 0.99 in 2013 and 1.00 in 2014 per 100,000 hours worked.
- Met-Ed’s 650 employees received the Safety Improvement Award for reducing their incident rate from 2.38 the previous year to 2.00 in 2014.
FirstEnergy Corp., through its auxiliaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Distribution, Regulated Transmission, and Competitive Energy Services segments. It owns and operates fossil, coal-fired, nuclear, oil and natural gas, wind and solar power, and hydroelectric generating facilities. The company also provides energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers.
Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP)’s shares gained 1.41% to $43.09.
Yelp Inc. (YELP), the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, declared the launch of Yelp Philippines (http://www.yelp.com.ph).
Startning recently, people across the Philippines are able to read reviews about great local businesses and create accounts on Yelp.com.ph to share their opinions. Yelp’s free iPhone and Android apps will be accessible in addition to its free suite of business owner tools: Yelp for Business Owners (http://biz.yelp.com.ph).
The Philippines is home to 100 million people, 7,107 islands, 23 active volcanoes, a six-inch primate, and countless Jeepneys and it is the 32nd international market to join the Yelp community. Yelp in the Philippines is accessible in both English and Filipino, the 18th language accessible on Yelp.
The Philippines is one of the most modern countries in Asia and the sixth largest English-speaking nation in the world, with English widely spoken as a second language. It is also culturally diverse and internet savvy, with Filipinos sending more than 1 billion text messages per day.
Dedication to food is another trait common to Filipino culture. Whether you prefer budget bites at carenderias or turo-turos or a full-fledged fiesta feast with lechon, caldereta (or even the local version of spaghetti), you’ll always find the country’s wide mix of influences come together beautifully in the cuisine. As if you needed more enticement, the country’s hospitality means you’re always sure to be welcomed with a big smile wherever you go.
Yelp Inc. operates a platform that connects people with local businesses in the United States. Its platform covers various local business categories, counting restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, arts, entertainment and events, home and local services, health, nightlife, travel and hotel, auto, and others categories. The company provides local advertising services, counting free and paid business listing services to businesses of various sizes, in addition to enable businesses to deliver targeted search advertising to large local audiences through its Website and mobile app.
At the end of Tuesday’s trade, Diageo plc (ADR) (NYSE:DEO)‘s shares dipped -0.57% to $116.04.
Diageo, the world’s leading spirits, beer and wine company, declared several leadership appointments to its leadership.
Diageo announced that Larry Schwartz, President North America would retire by the end of this calendar year. Today, Diageo has announced that Deirdre Mahlan, currently Chief Financial Officer, is to be appointed President Diageo North America. Deirdre’s replacement will be announced in due course and until that time she will continue in her current role as CFO of Diageo.
Diageo plc manufactures and distributes premium drinks. Its products comprise Scotch and Irish whiskey, gin, vodka, rum, and ready to drink products, in addition to beer and spirits, Irish cream liqueur, Raki, wine, tequila, Canadian and American whiskey, adult beverages, Cachaça, and finishing centre products.
FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE:FCH), ended its Tuesday’s trading session with 0.10% gain, and closed at $9.88.
FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (FCH) declared that its Board of Directors declared second quarter dividends on its common and preferred stock.
FelCor will pay $0.04 per share on its common stock and $0.4875 per share on its Series A Preferred Stock. The dividends will be paid on July 31, 2015 to stockholders of record on July 15, 2015.
FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. The firm engages in investment and administration of properties in the hospitality industry. It invests in the real estate markets of the United States. The firm primarily invests in hotels with a focus on the ownership of upper-upscale, full-service hotels and resorts. It was formerly known as FelCor Suite Hotels, Inc. FelCor Lodging Trust was founded in 1994 and is based in Irving, Texas.
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