Pactiv

Maybe There Is an Upside to This Mess (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

The market has tumbled, the financial system is wobbling, and global economies likely are in a deep downturn. These moves will ease some pressure on strapped consumers and will give a boost to a range of companies by reducing...

Heavy machinery falls on Farmington man

A 38-year-old Ontario County worker was seriously injured early Saturday after he was trapped under heavy machinery. Farmington resident Dwayne Dahl was working at food packaging company Pactiv Corp. at about 2:49 a.m., when a...

Sealed Air's Bubble Pops (SEE)

November 07, 2008 | By Eric Fox Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) reported a huge earnings miss in its third quarter due to higher resin costs and a slowing economy. Sealed Air is the company behind everyone's favorite packing material,...

Pactiv Presentation at the Longbow Research 2nd Annual Paper & Packaging Conference To Be Webcast...

Thursday October 30, 10:00 am ET LAKE FOREST, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pactiv Corporation (NYSE: PTV - News ) today announced that Richard Wambold, chairman and chief executive officer, and Ed Walters, senior vice president and...

Pactiv Cuts Employees’ Hours Work

Employees at Pactiv Corporation in Canandaigua, Ontario County, say the company has cut their work week from 40 to 32 hours. Ken Miles has worked at the company that manufactures packaging products for 34 years. A team leader,...

Pactiv Cuts Employees’ Work Week

Employees at Pactiv Corporation in Canandaigua, Ontario County, say the company has cut their work week from 40 to 32 hours. Ken Miles has worked at the company that manufactures packaging products for 34 years. A team leader,...

Value Investing 101: Hewlett-Packard (at TheStreet.com)

"Value stocks, also known as undervalued stocks, trade at a lower price than the company's reputation, earnings outlook, or financial situation would seem to merit." -- Together, the companies have more than 10,000 banks in 39...

Quick Market Stats: Week Ending 10/24 (at CNBC)

THE MARKETS END THE WEEK IN NEGATIVE TERRITORY AS ALL MAJOR INDEXES LOST 5% OR MORE FOR THE WEEK. THE RUSSELL 2000 BRINGS UP THE REAR LOSING OVER 10% FOR THE WEEK. The Russell 2000 brings up the rear losing over 10% for the...

Pension obligations haunt Pactiv

Pactiv Corp. is a packaging company that has held up much better than its peers in 2008. The stock is down just 8.5 percent year-to-date, trading last week around $25, compared with an average 31.5 percent loss for the group,...