On Wednesday, Progressive Corp (NYSE:PGR)’s shares inclined 1.47% to $29.67.
Despite rising salaries and the dearth of tech talent, millennials in the IT and tech industries are not just in it for the money. According to a recent survey from Progressive® Insurance, 81 percent of millennials interested in a new job in IT would accept a less attractive compensation package to do work they were more passionate about.
The survey also revealed that 82 percent of millennials interested in IT are willing to relocate for a job they’re interested in, and on average, they would be willing to move more than 600 miles.
In fact, nearly 1 in 5 would consider applying for a different job a month or less after starting a new job, with a total of 59 percent considering applying elsewhere within six months. On average, respondents said they visit online job boards or company career pages six times per week and receive an average of six messages from recruiters.
The Progressive Corporation, an insurance holding company, provides personal and commercial property-casualty insurance, and other specialty property-casualty insurance and related services primarily in the United States. The company’s property-casualty insurance products protect its customers against losses due to collision and physical damage to their motor vehicles, uninsured and underinsured bodily injury, and liability to others for personal injury or property damage arising out of the use of those vehicles. Its Personal Lines segment writes insurance for personal autos and recreational and other vehicles.
Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT)’s shares gained 3.79% to $38.58.
Bell Boeing, a planned alliance between Bell Helicopter, a Textron [NYSE: TXT] company, and Boeing [NYSE: BA], was awarded a U.S. Navy contract recently for five Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to be delivered to Japan, marking the first sale of the aircraft through the U.S. government’s foreign military sales program.
The contract for the Block C aircraft comprises support, training, and equipment. The versatile V-22 tiltrotor will allow Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force greatly improved capabilities, while providing an ideal platform for relief efforts in response to natural disasters.
Textron Inc. operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. It operates through five segments: Textron Aviation, Bell, Textron Systems, Industrial, and Finance. The Textron Aviation segment manufactures business jets, turboprop aircraft, piston aircraft, military trainer and defense aircraft, and parts, in addition to provides maintenance, inspection, and repair services.
At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR)‘s shares surged 1.08% to $46.77.
Emerson Process Administration, a global business of Emerson (EMR), is automating the Shehong Liushu Hydropower Project that will bring clean electrical power to China’s Sichuan province.
Hydropower development, particularly small hydropower, has been gaining traction in China as a clean energy source that can supplement thermal power sources and electrify rural areas. This project by Tuopai Power Development Co. Ltd. comprises of three 16-megawatt units to assist meet the growing energy needs of the Shehong region in southwest Sichuan. The first unit is predictable to be operational in March 2016.
Emerson will provide its Ovation™ control and SCADA technology to manage hydropower operations. Tuopai Power Development is among the first hydropower generators in China to adopt distributed control system technology that provides tighter overall control, improved diagnostics, improved plant efficiency, reliable grid synchronization, improved cybersecurity and more efficient operator deployment.
Emerson Electric Co. provides technology and engineering solutions to industrial, commercial, and consumer markets worldwide. It operates through five segments: Process Administration, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions. The Process Administration segment offers products and technology, and engineering, project administration, and consulting services for precision measurement, control, monitoring, asset optimization, and safety and reliability of oil and gas reservoirs and plants. This segment serves end markets in oil and gas, refining, chemicals, power generation, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, pulp and paper, metals and mining, and municipal water supplies.
HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), ended its Wednesday’s trading session with 1.36% gain, and closed at $85.47.
HCA (HCA) presented the 2014 HCA Awards of Distinction to five recipients at a ceremony in Nashville.
The HCA Awards of Distinction comprise the Frist Humanitarian Awards, which annually honor an employee, physician and volunteer, each of whom embody HCA co-founder Dr. Thomas Frist Sr.’s volunteer spirit and compassion. The HCA Awards of Distinction also comprise the HCA Excellence in Nursing Awards, a new honor that celebrates HCA nurses who promote professional mentorship and compassionate care.
HCA Holdings, Inc., through its auxiliaries, provides health care services in the United States. It operates general, acute care hospitals that offer medical and surgical services, counting inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy services.
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