During Wednesday’s Current trade, Shares of Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX), gain 3.85% to $35.10.
Blackstone (BX), KKR (KKR), The Carlyle Group (CG) and TPG will jointly host the inaugural Veterans Initiative Summit to support the hiring of American veterans across private equity portfolio companies. The two-day summit will focus on how portfolio companies held by investment funds sponsored by these companies can attract, retain, and promote veterans, improve business operations and support communities.
Investing on behalf of more than half of the public pensioners in the United States, the private equity industry represents hundreds of companies and millions of employees. The summit is designed to bring these firms and their portfolio companies together to promote the sharing of best practices, identify gaps and opportunities in veteran hiring processes, and energize leaders across private equity firms and portfolio companies as they continue to focus on these important issues.
“We could not be more proud to partner with firms from across the industry on this truly remarkable effort. We all have a responsibility to do right by our nation’s veterans – by working together, our industry can make an important contribution,” said Stephen A. Schwarzman, Blackstone’s Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder. “Across our portfolio companies we have found that veterans make outstanding employees, and we are thrilled to continue this effort to ensure that those who have so bravely served our country can develop meaningful and successful careers when they transition to civilian life.”
In addition to human resources executives from across the partner firms’ collective 200+ U.S.-based portfolio companies representing more than 1.2 million domestic employees, the summit will feature dynamic and informative speakers counting First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator John McCain, Joining Forces Executive Director Colonel Nicole Malachowski, Carry The Load Co-Founder Clint Bruce, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Curtis Coy, Army Vice Chief of Staff General Daniel B. Allyn, President of Hiring Our Heroes and Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Eric Eversole, President and CEO of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation Sheryl Palmer, Director of the Military Service Initiative at The Bush Institute Colonel Miguel Howe, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the U.S. Department of Defense Stephanie Barna.
The Blackstone Group L.P. is a global alternative asset manager. The Company’s alternative asset management businesses include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions, non-investment grade credit, secondary funds and multi-asset class exposures falling outside of other funds’ mandates.
Shares of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:WGBS), declined -1.23% to $1.62, during its current trading session.
WaferGen Bio-systems (WGBS) declared that the Company will commence the commercial launch of the ICELL8(TM) Single-Cell System at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting taking place October 6-8, 2015, in Baltimore, MD. The system will create a new standard for single-cell analysis, enabling unbiased isolation of up to 1,800 single cells on a single chip. The system comprises an imaging station for rapid image capture and CellSelect(TM) software for automatic selection of cells of interest for further processing for RNA sequencing. The system also allows researchers to run multiple samples on a single chip, enabling applications that require investigation under uniform conditions.
“We are happy that the ICELL8 Single-Cell System will now be accessible to deliver what the single-cell research community has requested: greater cell isolation capabilities, control over the selection of isolated cells and the ability to run multi-sample experiments,” said Rollie Carlson, CEO of WaferGen.
The ICELL8 Single-Cell System provides the following:
- Power — Poisson distribution for isolation of up-to 1,800 single-cells on a single chip using multi-sample nano-liter dispense technology that accommodates cell sizes from 5-100um in a single sample. The rapid and simple cell isolation and imaging protocol ensures that multiple chips can be processed in a single 8-hour day.
- Control — CellSelect software allows for complete user-guided selection, in addition to automatic determination of wells having individual cells to select for down-stream applications.
- Insight — By enabling the analysis of up-to 8 samples on a single chip, complex experimental designs can now be accomplished in single-cell research.
WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. is engaged in the development of systems for gene expression quantification, genotyping and stem cell research. The Company is focused on the development, manufacture and marketing of its SmartChip System, a genetic analysis platform used for profiling and validating molecular biomarkers in the life sciences and pharmaceutical drug discovery industries.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS), during its Wednesday’s current trading session gained 1.45% to $45.55.
Sands China Ltd. (1928.HK) joined Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) and international social enterprise Clean the World to complete an unprecedented 24-hour global volunteer effort Saturday, Sept. 26, building 200,000 hygiene kits to be distributed to populations in need worldwide, counting in Macao.
More than 4,000 LVS team members and community volunteers take part in the Las Vegas Sands Global Hygiene Kit Build with Clean the World - which was both organizations’ largest volunteer effort to date, resulting in the most kits ever built for Clean the World at one time. The build was held at LVS’ Singapore, Macao, Bethlehem and Las Vegas properties sequentially and all within a 24-hour period on Saturday. It all began at Marina Bay Sands, LVS’ property in Singapore, at 9 a.m. local time and culminated at 6 p.m. local time in Las Vegas. The effort was part of LVS’s global corporate citizenship program, Sands Cares, and its ongoing partnership with Clean the World.
“Through this ambitious global Sands Cares event, we are assisting hundreds of thousands of people without access to hygiene supplies to assist them stay healthy,” said Ron Reese, senior vice president of corporate communications at LVS. ” showed the amazing impact people can have by uniting around a single mission.”
More than 1,500 Sands China team members and volunteers from the Macao community worked together at The Venetian® Macao’s Cotai Expo 2-9 p.m. Saturday to assemble 75,000 kits, supporting the global effort spearheaded by Sands China’s parent company, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Ming Fai Group was supporting entity for the Macao build.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVSC) is a developer of destination properties that offers accommodations, gaming, entertainment and retail, convention and exhibition facilities, celebrity chef restaurants and other amenities. The Company’s principal operating and developmental activities occur in three geographic areas: Macao, Singapore and the United States.
Finally, Kroger Co (NYSE:KR), gained 1.02%, to $37.52.
Ralphs Grocery Company is happy to declare that its stores will carry a new line of corporate brand products, imported directly from the most food-rich regions of the world.
Ralphs parent company, The Kroger Co, developed the new brand called HemisFares™. HemisFares is a guided tour of the best-of-the-best tastes the planet has to offer – found exclusively at the Kroger family of stores, counting Ralphs stores in Southern California.
Kroger introduced the brand with 27 authentic Italian products presently on shelves in Ralphs stores and plans to add more products and countries soon.
“Just like American barbeque can mean many different flavors: spicy, smoky, more of a vinegar base, Italian food changes considerably as you travel across the country,” said Gil Phipps, Kroger vice president of Corporate Brands. “Imagine landing in Italy and getting an in-depth, guided tour from village to village, experiencing the single best example of the most beloved foods from each region. Our aim with HemisFares is to bring only the best food finds to our customers.”
Kroger is working side-by-side with the best food connoisseurs, some with decades of experience, to identify the most delectable, regional culinary treasures from around the world. Kroger’s Corporate Brands team travels to those regions, diving into what makes each edible treasure and locality unique. Gelato, for example, originated in Sicily. HemisFares Sicilian Gelato is made from grass-fed cows who roam the Sicilian countryside. These cows are milked daily and provide the fresh cream used to make the rich and creamy HemisFares Sicilian Gelato that is sold on Kroger shelves.
Ralphs is a partner of The Kroger Co., (KR).
The Kroger Co. (Kroger) operates retail food and drug stores, multi-department stores, jewelry stores, and convenience stores throughout the United States. The Company also manufactures and processes some of the food for sale in its supermarkets.
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