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1 - Alcoa Recognized for Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Workforce
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it is the first Metals and Mining company to achieve a top rating of 100 in the 2010 Corporate Equality Index and Best Places to Work Survey for its efforts in recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. The index...
2 - Alcoa Foundation Joins Forces with GLOBE to Help Make Today's Youth Environmentally Aware
AMSTERDAM-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - GLOBE Europe & Eurasia and the Alcoa Foundation today announced a joint program that will help enlarge GLOBE Europe's reach and impact by further developing its environment tracking network for European youngsters. Financial support for the...
3 - Alcoa Announces Third Quarter 2009 Dividend
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - The Board of Directors of Alcoa (NYSE:AA) declared (a) a quarterly common stock dividend of 3 cents per share payable November 25, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 6, 2009 and (b) a quarterly dividend of 93.75 cents per...
4 - Alcoa and Exal Combine Efforts to Promote Water Purification System New Technology to Be Unveiled at G-20 Summit
PITTSBURGH & YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE: AA), the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, and Exal Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of specialized aluminum packaging, have joined together to help promote newly...
5 - Alcoa’s AWAC Opens Juruti Bauxite Mine in Brazil
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - As part of Alcoa’s (NYSE:AA) ongoing effort to continually move its global primary products operations down the cost curve, Alcoa today commissioned the opening of its new bauxite operations in Juruti, Brazil. The Juruti operations, which are part of...
6 - Alcoa Reestablishing an Ecosystem in Australia, One Million Plants at a Time
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Alcoa’s (NYSE:AA) Australia Operations have been recognized by national and international organizations as a world leader in mine site rehabilitation for its long term management of the ecosystem. Once again, Alcoa has demonstrated its leadership after...
7 - Advance Auto Parts Elects Fiona Dias to Its Board of Directors
ROANOKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Advance Auto Parts, Inc., (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, today announced that Fiona Dias, Executive Vice President, Partner Strategy and Marketing for GSI Commerce, Inc...
8 - Alcoa Bohai Sheet Business Inaugurated
BEIJING & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - A significant milestone was reached today for Alcoa's (NYSE:AA) growth in China with the inauguration of Alcoa Bohai sheet business at its plant in Qinhuangdao, China. Alcoa China now has the capacity to produce the highest quality aluminum...
9 - Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld Named Chairman of U.S.-Russia Business Council
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that President and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld has been appointed Chairman of the U.S.-Russia Business Council (USRBC), effective September 25, 2009. Mr. Kleinfeld succeeds Neville Isdell, who is stepping down following his...
10 - Timothy Reyes Named President, Alcoa Materials Management
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced effective immediately that Timothy D. Reyes, 42, is appointed President, Alcoa Materials Management, reporting to Alcoa Vice President Kevin Anton. Reyes had been vice president, Marketing for Alcoa World Alumina and Alcoa...
11 - Alcoa Re-Aligns Global Primary Products Business to Sustain and Accelerate Improvements, Seize Growth Opportunities
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today a re-alignment of its Global Primary Products (GPP) business organization that will sustain and accelerate the many improvements the operations have made, and seize growth opportunities as the economy recovers. Effective...
12 - Alcoa Named Component of Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Eighth Consecutive Year
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has been selected for the eighth consecutive year as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). The DJSI follow a best-in-class approach and include sustainability leaders from industries...
13 - Advance Auto Parts to Present at the Goldman Sachs Sixteenth Annual Global Retailing Conference
ROANOKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, accessories and maintenance items, will be presenting at Goldman Sachs Sixteenth Annual Global Retailing Conference in New York City, on Thursday, September...
14 - Aaron’s Unveils NASCAR Dream Machine Featuring Mossy Oak Camo Paint Scheme
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) and Aaron’s Outdoors unveiled today the first of three NASCAR racecars featuring a new specialty paint scheme by Mossy Oak Brand Camo. Race fans will see the first Aaron’s Outdoors/Mossy Oak Brand ‘Tree Stand’ Camo...
15 - Advance Auto Parts Promotes Judd Nystrom to Senior Vice President, Finance
ROANOKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - Advance Auto Parts, Inc., (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, today announced the promotion of Judd Nystrom to Senior Vice President, Finance. Mr. Nystrom will be responsible for...
16 - Alcoa Introduces New Web Tool that Compares the Economics of Aluminum and Steel Wheels for Truck Fleets
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products business today introduced CalcuLighter™, http://www.alcoa.com/calculighter, an easy-to-use on-line tool, for truck fleet and owner-operators. CalcuLighter™ provides...
17 - Alcoa Reinforces Its Pittsburgh Roots of 120 Years in Advance of G-20 Summit
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Alcoa today announced initiatives to help Pittsburgh and the Company prepare for the G-20 Summit. The Company’s engineers are fixing the iconic fountain at Point State Park, Alcoa employee volunteers will clean up a 2-mile stretch of the Allegheny River...
18 - Advance Auto Parts Launches 2009 National “Sneaker” Sales Campaign to Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
ROANOKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, and a national partner of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), is proud to announce the launch of its...
19 - Alcoa Continues to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Primary Aluminum Production Through Operational Excellence
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it continues its leadership position on climate change by achieving a 36 percent reduction in total direct greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 from its worldwide primary aluminum production process, a 3 percent...
20 - Alcoa Forms Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Henan Province in China on Aluminum Projects
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has formed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People’s Government of Henan Province in China to jointly establish world class projects for the fabricated and primary aluminum industry. The agreement was...
