During Wednesday’s afternoon trade, Shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), gained 2.54% to $61.67, hitting its highest level.
On June 12, Comcast Corporation, declared the Florida 2015 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program awards. Recipients in the Tallahassee area were honored in a special ceremony at the Florida Department of Education with the state education commissioner.
“Congratulations to those students whose hard work in their studies and contributions to their communities merited recognition through the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Award,” said Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart. “These are the future leaders, innovators and caretakers of our state. I wish each recipient success as they continue their education and pursue their dreams.”
This year, Comcast is awarding 172 scholarships worth $184,000 to high school seniors around Florida. Among the recipients are several students from the Tallahassee area who met with local Comcast leaders and Commissioner Stewart recently to be recognized for their accomplishments.
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Cable Communications, Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment, and Theme Parks segments. The Cable Communications segment offers video, high-speed Internet, and voice services to residential and business customers under the XFINITY brand name.
Shares of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), inclined 0.07% to $74.15, during its current trading session.
The board of directors of Medtronic, declared that the company`s annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 9:00 a.m. Irish Standard Time, on Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Conrad Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, Ireland. Shareholders of record at the close of business on October 12, 2015, will be eligible to vote at the meeting.
The 2015 Annual Meeting will be the first to be held in Ireland. On January 26, 2015, Medtronic, Inc. attained Covidien plc through the formation of a new holding company incorporated in Ireland, Medtronic plc. The change in timing of the company`s 2015 Annual Meeting to December was necessary to meet Irish regulatory filing requirements.
The Annual Meeting also will be webcast live on December 11, via the company website www.medtronic.com. An archived recording will be accessible later that day following the completion of the meeting.
Medtronic plc manufactures and sells device-based medical therapies worldwide. The company’s Cardiac and Vascular Group segment offers pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, implantable cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, AF products, diagnostics and monitoring devices, and remote monitoring and patient-centered software; and heart valves, percutaneous coronary intervention stent products, surgical valve replacement and repair products, endovascular stent grafts, and peripheral vascular intervention products.
Finally, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), lost -0.39%, and is now trading at $25.86.
Barnes & Noble, declared the lineup for the first week of the Get Pop-Cultured with Barnes & Noble celebration. On Thursday, July 2, Barnes & Noble stores nationwide will host a very special Throwback Thursday 1950s event, where customers can experience the most iconic moments in pop culture from that decade.
Highlights comprise a special 1950s-style Hula Hoop Contest, in addition to a specially curated selection of content from that decade, counting Doctor Dan the Bandage Man by Helen Gaspard accessible for its original price of only $.25 (in stores only on July 2). The week continues with “Time Travel Weekend,” designed to take customers on a journey through time where they will be transported into the intriguing worlds of Doctor Who on July 3 at 7pm, Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark on July 4 at 10am and Outlander on July 5 at 2pm at all Barnes & Noble stores nationwide.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. operates as a content, commerce, and technology company in the United States. The company operates in three segments: B&N Retail, B&N College, and NOOK. It provides access to books, magazines, newspapers, and other content through its multi-channel distribution platform.
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