WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today named Ricky K. Brown as president, Branch Banking and Trust Company Inc. Brown succeeds Rob Greene, who had been president since the BB&T merger of equals with Southern National in 1995 and recently retired. The announcement is effective immediately. Brown was named to […]
Seattle, Aug. 27, 2014 – The Ethisphere Institute, the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, recognized Holland America Line and Seabourn’s Kelly Clark for the second consecutive year in its “2014 Attorney’s Who Matter” list of lawyers in the Best General Counsel category. Clark serves as vice president, general […]
August 27, 2014 – TUMON BAY, Guam – Hilton Guam Resort & Spa is pleased to announce the opening of several new facilities and rooms at the resort property. The refurbishment project, which started in April, focused mainly on the Main Tower of the hotel. The Main Tower guestrooms have been upgraded with new carpets, […]
“Sidewalk to Ship” in 10 Minutes; Real-time Luggage Tracking; the First of 40,000 Free Windows Tablets for Crew; Exceptional Variety and Choice – oh, and a Robot to Fix Your Drinks Papenburg, Germany, August 25, 2014 – Tech-savvy modern travelers will be wowed by Royal Caribbean International’s newest ship, Quantum of the Seas, which incorporates […]
August 25, 2014 – Denver, Colo – Frontier Airlines is again expanding its service to Cleveland with more flights to recently launched warm and sunny destinations including Las Vegas, Nev., Phoenix, Ariz., Orlando, Fla. and Fort Myers, Fla. The low fare carrier will also offer special discounts today only, with one-way fares for travel after Oct. 26 […]
Putting Customers First, Toshiba Makes Security a Top Priority TUSTIN, Calif., Aug. 25, 2014 – Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s MR systems have received approval to operate (ATO) with the U.S. Air Force. This makes Toshiba the only manufacturer to have fully certified MR systems (Vantage TitanTM 1.5T and Vantage Titan 3T) for use on […]
Roche to acquire InterMune for US$ 74.00 per share InterMune’s lead product pirfenidone for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to expand Roche’s respiratory product portfolio Basel, 24 August 2014 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN) today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Roche to fully acquire InterMune […]
MOLINE, Illinois (August 22, 2014) – Deere & Company announced today that it will place approximately 460 employees who work in the company’s Waterloo, Iowa operations on indefinite layoff in response to current market demand for its products. Deere said employees were informed today of the layoffs, which are effective October 20th. “Layoffs are never […]
Milestone commemorated with the delivery of the first Freightliner Cascadia Evolution equipped with the new Detroit Integrated Powertrain CLEVELAND, N.C. – August 22, 2014 – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today marked the production of its 3,000,000th vehicle in North America. The milestone was commemorated by the delivery of a Freightliner Cascadia® Evolution to representatives […]
Maxwell House, Gevalia, Yuban and McCafé brands to join family of licensed Keurig beverage brands WATERBURY, Vt. & NORTHFIELD , Ill. , August 22, 2014 – Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., (Keurig) (NASDAQ: GMCR), a leader in specialty coffee, coffee makers, teas and other beverages with its innovative brewing technology, and Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRFT), […]