Articles in the Business Category

GO DADDY Girl Swaps Stock Cars for Indycar Season Debut
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 14 March 2010

Most Popular Domain Registrar is Primary Sponsor for Most Popular Driver
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Go Daddy Girl Danica Patrick is shifting from stock cars back to her No. 7 GoDaddy.com open-wheel car for this weekend’s IZOD IndyCar Series season debut. Danica is set to drive through the streets of Brazil Sunday in the Sao Paulo Indy [...]

General Motors Recognizes ‘World Class’ Suppliers
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 14 March 2010

WARREN, MICHIGAN – General Motors recognized 76 companies representing 16 countries with its Supplier of the Year award during the annual ceremony Thursday at the GM Design Dome here.
Sixty-one companies have won the award more than once. One of them, Germany’s Mann + Hummel, a supplier of intake manifolds, has been honored as a Supplier [...]

General Mills Advances 18 spots in DiversityInc’s annual Top 50 Companies for Diversity list
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 14 March 2010

Today General Mills has been named to the 2010 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list. Ranked 29th, General Mills has made the list for the sixth time for its demonstrated commitment to measurable diversity best practices and results.
“We’re honored to be consistently recognized by DiversityInc as a leader in corporate diversity,” said Kenneth [...]

General Dynamics Awarded $228 Million Contract to Modernize FAA Communications System
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 14 March 2010

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract to support and modernize the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrative Voice Enterprise Services (FAVES) program. The single-award contract is valued at $228 million over ten years.
General Dynamics will provide managed services support [...]

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Equipment Spending to Grow 76 Percent in 2010
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 14 March 2010

STAMFORD, Conn. — ?Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is projected to surpass $29.4 billion in 2010, a 76.1 percent increase from 2009 spending of $16.7 billion, according to Gartner, Inc.
“The dramatic semiconductor industry recovery rate over the last three quarters has necessitated a renewed growth for equipment spending,” said Jim Walker, research vice president at [...]

GAP Inc. Chairman and CEO Glenn Murphy to Present at Investot Conference on March 11
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 14 March 2010

SAN FRANCISCO – Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced that Glenn Murphy, chairman and chief executive officer of the company, will give a presentation to investors at the Bank of America Conference in New York City on March 11. Mr. Murphy will provide an overview of Gap Inc.’s business priorities for 2010.
A live webcast of [...]

Dollar Tree to Present at the 31st Annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 13 March 2010

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), the nation’s leading operator of discount variety stores selling everything for $1 or less, will participate in the 31st Annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference, being held on March 7 – 10, at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida. Dollar Tree’s presentation is scheduled for [...]

200 Teachers Selected to Attend the National Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 13 March 2010

More Than 1,200 Teachers from 50 States Applied at www.sendmyteacher.com1
* Academy has equipped 2,000 teachers with new tools to teach math and science
* Program part of ExxonMobil’s continued investments in math and science education
IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE2)–The Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy3 today selected 200 elementary school teachers from [...]

Limerick Unit 2 Taken Offline for Maintenance
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 13 March 2010

Exelon Nuclear’s Limerick Generating Station Unit 2 reduced power and removed its generator from service at 5:38 a.m. ET Tuesday, March 9 for planned maintenance.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania – Exelon Nuclear’s Limerick Generating Station Unit 2 reduced power and removed its generator from service at 5:38 a.m. ET Tuesday, March 9 for planned maintenance.
While Unit 2 [...]

Enterprise Products Partners to Present at Barclays Capital Conference
By Philin Mojica
Posted in Business on 13 March 2010

HOUSTON — Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) today announced that W. Randall Fowler, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Enterprise’s general partner, is scheduled to present at the Barclays Capital Investment Grade Energy and Pipeline Conference at 4:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in New York City.
A copy of the presentation [...]