On Wednesday, Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY)’s shares declined -1.10% to $34.01.
Best Buy Co Inc (BBY)’s Geek Squad declared the launch of the ninth Geek Squad Academy summer program. This grassroots tech experience inspires under-served teens to consider technology careers and assist address the nation’s widely-anticipated professional labor shortage.
According to the Change the Equation, a group of Fortune 500 companies that encourages students to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers, the American workforce is still failing to pursue different fields. The lack of broad representation in these high-demand areas threatens the U.S. economy by creating a competitive advantage for other countries.
Conducted in partnership with non-profit organizations such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Junior Achievement and Young Adult Library Services Association, Geek Squad Academy classes are designed by Geek Squad Agents to demystify technology and ignite a passion for technology through fun and inspiring hands-on learning. At this year’s sessions, students will explore the ins and outs of technology through subjects like digital citizenship, film production, computer programming and robotics, in addition to 3D printing and circuitry.
Best Buy Co., Inc. operates as a retailer of technology products, services, and solutions in the United States and internationally. Its stores offer consumer electronics comprising primarily of television and home theaters; digital cameras and camcorders; DVD and Blu-ray players; portable electronics, such as MP3 devices, headphones and speakers, car stereo, navigation and satellite radio; and related accessories.
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON)’s shares gained 0.10% to $104.20.
Honeywell International Inc. (HON) will issue its second quarter financial results before the opening of The New York Stock Exchange on Friday, July 17. The company will also hold a conference call with investors at 9:30 a.m. EDT.
Honeywell International Inc. operates as a diversified technology and manufacturing company worldwide. Its Aerospace segment provides aircraft engines, integrated avionics, systems and service solutions, and related products and services for aircraft manufacturers and operators, airlines, military services, and defense and space contractors; and spare parts, and repair and maintenance services for the aftermarket.
At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC)‘s shares surged 0.36% to $177.90.
Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC) declared that John H. Keib has been named Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Residential Services. In this role, Mr. Keib will lead the service delivery, customer care, marketing and sales operations for the company’s residential services business.
In 2006, he was promoted to Regional Vice President of Marketing and Sales, overseeing projects for the Northeast. In 2007, Mr. Keib was named RVP of Marketing and Sales for the Southern California Region, and then RVP of Marketing and Sales in the New York City Region in 2008. In 2009, Mr. Keib returned to upstate New York as President of Residential Services for the Northeast/National Region. In 2010, he served as President of Residential Services for the company’s West Region, before returning to New York City as EVP/Chief Care & Technical Operations Officer in 2013.
Time Warner Cable Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides video, high-speed data, and voice services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Residential Services, Business Services, and Other Operations. The Residential Services segment offers video services, counting video on demand, digital video recorder, and start over and look back services; high-speed data services that comprise communication tools and personalized services, such as email, PC security, parental controls, and online radio services; voice services that comprise unlimited calling in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico; and IntelligentHome, a security and home administration service.
PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG), ended its Wednesday’s trading session with 0.58% gain, and closed at $116.67.
PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) declared the completion of its first Colorful Communities charitable-giving project in Asia, with the restoration of a mural at a child-care center in Busan, South Korea. The Colorful Communities program, which the company launched in May, incorporates PPG employee volunteers, products and charitable giving to bring color and vitality to communities where the company operates around the world. The program expands PPG’s investment in its communities by committing an additional $10 million over 10 years in Colorful Communities projects.
The Busan project brought together about 100 volunteers – employees of PPG’s local manufacturing facility and their family members – to restore a mural at a local cooperative child-care center using PPG paint products. In addition to creating a more positive and pleasant environment for those who use the facility through this effort, PPG also awarded a $20,000 Colorful Communities grant to the Saha-gu social welfare center, an organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of citizens in the “Gamchun” cultural community in South Korea. The community is known for the murals painted in its alleys.
PPG Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes coatings, specialty materials, and glass products. The company’s Performance Coatings segment provides coatings products for automotive and commercial transport/fleet repair and refurbishing; light industrial and specialty coatings for signs; sealants, coatings, maintenance cleaners, and transparencies for commercial, military, regional jet and general aviation aircraft, and transparent armor for specialty applications; and chemical administration services.
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