On Friday, Dean Foods Co (NYSE:DF)’s shares declined -0.40% to $17.37.
Dean Foods’ Frostbite Novelty plant in Toledo, Ohio, was awarded the 2014 Dean Foods Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Award for ice cream. The award is the company’s top honor and the plant was selected over Dean Foods’ 8 other ice cream plants after a rigorous, one-year judging process.
Dean Foods CEO Gregg Tanner presented the award to Tom Jenkins, EHS Manager, Frostbite Novelty.
The Dean Foods CEO EHS Award is the culmination of an intensive assessment process. This year, three fluid milk plants, three logistics locations, and two ice cream plants, counting the Toledo facility, received the Excellence in EHS Award. The awards are based on multiple criteria counting: injury rates, workers compensation statistics, behavior-based safety elements like observation and coaching, internal audit scores and employee training.
Next, these eight locations were scrutinized further by Dean Foods’ senior leadership who took into account employee engagement, best practices and the ‘safety culture’ within the location. The Frostbite Novelty plant in Toledo emerged as the cream of the crop for the ice cream category.
Dean Foods Company, a food and beverage company processes and distributes milk, and other dairy and dairy case products in the United States. It manufactures, markets, and distributes dairy case products, counting fluid milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products, creamers, ice cream mix, and other dairy products; and produces and distributes juices, teas, and bottled water.
Ann Inc (NYSE:ANN)’s shares gained 0.25% to $48.39.
Ann Inc (ANN) the parent Company of Ann Taylor, LOFT, and Lou & Grey, and Vital Voices Global Partnership are proud to declare the successful completion of the fourth annual ANNpower Vital Voices Leadership Forum held this week in Washington, D.C. (June 14 -17). The event convened and celebrated 50 high school girls who are raising leaders from across the country for three days of intensive leadership training, interactive sessions, networking and mentorship led by international women leaders of recently.
The 2015 ANNpower Fellows were selected from a talented pool of applicants for their leadership acumen and commitment to furthering social progress. During the course of the Forum, the Fellows had the opportunity to learn new skills to assist them make an impact in their communities.
ANN INC., through its auxiliaries, engages in the retailing of women’s apparel, shoes, and accessories under the Ann Taylor and LOFT brands. As of March 13, 2015, it operated 1,030 retail stores in 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Canada comprising 245 Ann Taylor stores, 537 LOFT stores, 116 Ann Taylor Factory stores, 127 LOFT Outlet stores, and 5 Lou & Grey stores. ANN INC. also sells its products through its anntaylor.com and LOFT.com Websites; through phone; and three LOFT franchise locations in Mexico.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV)‘s shares dipped -1.15% to $30.11.
Synovus Financial Corp. (SNV) declared that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend will be payable on July 1, 2015 to shareholders of record as of June 18, 2015.
Synovus Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Synovus Bank that provides various financial products and services. It offers integrated financial services, counting commercial and retail banking, financial administration, insurance, and mortgage services. The company’s commercial banking services comprise cash administration, asset administration, capital markets services, and institutional trust services, in addition to commercial, financial, and real estate loans. Its retail banking services comprise of accepting various types of demand and savings deposits; mortgage, installment, and other retail loans; investment and brokerage services; safe deposit services; automated banking services; automated fund transfers; Internet based banking services; and bank credit card services, counting MasterCard and Visa services.
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW), ended its Friday’s trading session with -0.78% loss, and closed at $11.48.
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (OWW) declared that at its annual stockholders meeting recently in Chicago, stockholders approved the merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Orbitz Worldwide by Expedia, Inc. (EXPE). About 74 percent of the shares outstanding voted in favor of the transaction. More than 99 percent of the votes cast were in favor of the transaction.
Expedia, Inc. and Orbitz Worldwide declared their entry into the merger agreement on Feb. 12, 2015, whereby Expedia agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Orbitz Worldwide at $12 per share. On March 25, the two companies declared that they had each received a request for additional information and documentary material (“second request”) from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as part of the agency’s regulatory review. The two companies continue to fully cooperate with the DOJ. The transaction also remains subject to additional customary closing conditions.
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. operates as an online travel company worldwide. It uses technology that enables leisure and business travelers to research, plan, and book a range of travel products and services, counting hotels, flights, vacation packages, car rentals, rail tickets, cruises, travel insurance, destination, services and event tickets. It also provides various travel administration services; and private label travel solutions to a range of partners.
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