On Monday, Shares of Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), gained 1.68% to $44.29.
The Mondelēz International Foundation is assisting to give at-risk middle school students across the United States exciting opportunities through a new partnership with After-School All-Stars (ASAS), an innovative organization with a mission to assist students succeed in school and in life.
Through the partnership, After-School All-Stars will expand its after-school program’s ability to offer robust nutrition education, cooking classes, urban gardening and other healthy lifestyle opportunities to middle school students, and track students’ progress towards achieving universal metrics through its newly established program evaluation department. This is the Foundation’s first ever partnership with a program geared specifically towards middle school students. The program will reach students and families in more than 150 schools in twelve national markets throughout the United States.
This declaration is part of the Foundation’s multi-year, $50 million commitment to bring nutrition education, active play and fresh foods to children and their families in the United States, Mexico and South Africa. According to a 2014 Lancet report, the United States and Mexico have the highest rates of obesity in the world; South Africa is not far behind with the highest rates of obesity and overweight in sub-Saharan Africa. These new programs bring global community partners together in an effort to create school environments that allow children and families to adopt lifelong healthy habits.
Mondelez International, Inc. is a snack food and beverage company. The Company manufactures and markets snack food and beverage products for consumers in approximately 165 countries around the world.
Shares of LendingClub Corp (NYSE:LC), inclined 4.45% to $13.84, during its last trading session.
Carrie Dolan, CFO of Lending Club (LC), has been named one of “The Most Powerful Women in Finance” by American Banker magazine, ranking 11th on the annual list, which recognizes women who have been the most impactful across the financial industry.
Since Dolan joined Lending Club as its first CFO in 2010, she has assisted grow the company into the world’s largest online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors. Last year, she managed Lending Club’s IPO, one of the top 10 U.S.-based Internet IPOs of all time. Before Lending Club, Carrie was the Treasurer for The Charles Schwab Corporation and also served as the Chief Financial Officer for Schwab Bank, a bank she assisted launch in 2003. During her tenure at Chevron, Carrie assisted create the Chevron Credit Bank, which offered proprietary credit cards, and served on its board of directors and as its Chief Financial Officer.
This honor comes on the heels of Dolan being named the 2015 Financial Woman of the Year by The Financial Women of San Francisco. She was selected by San Francisco Business Times as one of the Most Influential Women in the Bay Area in 2013 and 2014, and was named to the Forever Influential List in 2015, in recognition of her ongoing influence in the San Francisco Bay Area and the business sector. Carrie is a member of Financial Executives International (FEI), CNBC’s CFO Council, and Watermark’s CFO network.
LendingClub Corporation (Lending Club) is engaged in providing online marketplace for connecting borrowers and investors. The Company’s online marketplace connects borrowers. Lending Club’s marketplace allows borrowers and investors to engage in transactions relating to standard or custom program loans.
Shares of WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK), inclined 2.06% to $54.10, during its last trading session.
WestRock Company, declared that it has accomplished the acquisition of SP Fiber Holdings, Inc. (“SP Fiber”), a producer of recycled containerboard, kraft and bag paper, and newsprint.
Through this transaction, WestRock has attained mills located in Dublin, Georgia, and Newberg, Oregon that produce lightweight recycled containerboard and kraft and bag paper for end use in consumer and corrugated packaging.
The transaction is predictable to generate noteworthy synergies and be accretive to WestRock’s earnings in the second half of fiscal year 2016.
WestRock Company, formerly Rome-Milan Holdings, Inc., is a packaging company. The Company provides paper and packaging solutions in consumer and corrugated markets. The Company includes customers across the world from around 275 operating and business locations spanning North America, South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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