On Friday, Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR)’s shares declined -0.65% to $71.57.
Entergy Corporation (ETR) declared that Robert Hall III has been named vice president, federal governmental affairs. Based in Entergy’s Washington, D.C., office, Hall’s responsibilities comprise developing and implementing the company’s stakeholder engagement strategies with elected officials and key policymakers.
Hall comes to Entergy from General Electric, where he served as the lead U.S. government affairs advocate for the company’s multiple energy technologies through his role as executive counsel. During his nearly 30 year career in Washington, Hall also worked at Dutko Worldwide as a senior vice president, as managing director of global government affairs at INVISTA and at Koch Industries as director, government affairs. He began his career as legislative counsel in the office of Sen. Sam Nunn.
Hall received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Georgia and his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. Hall will report to Kimberly Despeaux, senior vice president, federal policy, regulatory and governmental affairs.
Entergy Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, engages in the electric power production and retail electric distribution operations in the United States. It operates in two segments, Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities. The Utility segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, counting the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas.
Embraer SA (ADR) (NYSE:ERJ)’s shares dropped -1.25% to $31.54.
Embraer SA (ADR) (ERJ) Defense & Security and the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Ghana have signed a contract for the acquisition of five A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training turboprops. The contract comprises logistic support for the operation of these aircraft in addition to the set-up of a training system for pilots and mechanics in Ghana that will provide the autonomy of the Ghana Air Force in preparing qualified personnel.
The A-29 Super Tucano will be deployed for advanced training, border surveillance and internal security missions.
The A-29 Super Tucano is presently used by ten air forces in three continents. It was also selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) for its Light Air Support (LAS) program. After more than ten years in action, the Super Tucano has gained an excellent performance record: over 230,000 flight hours and 30,000 combat hours. Embraer has received more than 210 firm orders and has delivered more than 190 aircraft.
Embraer S.A. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells aircraft and systems; and provides technical support and after-sales service in Brazil, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Commercial Aviation, Executive Jets, Defense & Security, and Other Related Businesses segments.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY)‘s shares surged 9.78% to $4.94.
Sphere 3D Corp. (ANY) declared SnapCLOUD(TM), its new cloud integrated virtual storage platform, designed to deliver fully-featured enterprise NAS functionality in the cloud.
Built on Sphere 3D’s proprietary, powerful, and simple to use GuardianOS(R) software architecture, SnapCLOUD extends the flexibility and options for customers to obtain unlimited storage in the cloud while maintaining full compatibility with existing SnapServer(R) and SnapScale(R) enterprise storage deployments. This interoperability between on premise and cloud deployments makes it possible for current SnapServer customers to have a SnapCLOUD instance integrated into their current infrastructure in minutes, enabling hybrid cloud models almost instantaneously.
SnapCLOUD supports critical performance and capacity features like high performance snapshots, replication, and block and file-level access. With the SnapCLOUD built-in sync and share functionality, customers also get data access anywhere, anytime on any device without the need for additional third-party subscriptions. Customers will be able to purchase up to 32TB of SnapCLOUD storage per image in the Microsoft(R) Azure(TM) Marketplace by purchasing 1GB increments on a pay-for-use basis.
In addition, Sphere 3D’s Snap Server Manager(TM) (“SSM”), the web-based data administration orchestration tool for SnapServer and SnapScale appliances, has been expanded to manage SnapCLOUD instances. SSM now allow customers to centrally manage their entire physical and virtual enterprise storage infrastructure whether local or in the cloud.
Sphere 3D Corp. provides virtualization technology and data administration solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It enables the integration of virtual applications, virtual desktops, and storage into workflow; and allows organizations to deploy a combination of public, private, or hybrid cloud strategies.
Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE), ended its Friday’s trading session with -0.91% loss, and closed at $108.68.
Expedia Inc (EXPE) declared the results of a collaborative study to determine how travel and romance intersect for Americans. The 2015 Foreign Affairs Study was commissioned by Expedia® and Tinder and conducted by GfK, an independent global market research company.
GfK asked 1,000 Americans a range of questions about travel and romance, counting how early in a relationship they would consider taking an overnight vacation, which destination features they would prioritize on their first trip away, how willing they would be to vacation with a partner’s parents and where the most attractive dating populations reside.
The full Expedia/Tinder 2015 Foreign Affairs Study can be found here on the Expedia® Viewfinder blog. In addition to this, Expedia and Tinder also launched a Match Made in Travel game that allows users to swipe right on their favorite locations and get paired with their ideal destination match. Check out the game here.
Expedia, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Leisure and Egencia. It provides travel products and services to leisure and corporate travelers, offline retail travel agents, and travel service providers through a portfolio of brands, counting Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, Classic Vacations, Travelocity, Expedia Local Expert, Egencia, Expedia CruiseShipCenters, eLong, and Venere.com, in addition to trivago, CarRentals.com, Wotif.com, lastminute.com.au, travel.com.au, Asia Web Direct, LateStays.com, GoDo.com.au, and Arnold Travel Technology.
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