Philanthropic

Kudos to the Dynegy Foundation for coming up with a warm, fuzzy and funny approach to charity that will be self-sustaining and can’t help but create good vibes for parent Dynegy Inc.

George Mitchell, the philanthropic-minded CEO and majority stakeholder of The Woodlands, TX-based Mitchell Energy & Development Co., is putting 4.5 million of his company shares on the block to improve the company’s liquidity and reduce his ownership to under 50%. The secondary offering would leave the 82-year-old with 22.9 million shares — about 45.5% of the independent company he founded.

George Mitchell, the philanthropic-minded CEO and majority stakeholder of The Woodlands, TX-based Mitchell Energy & Development Co., said this week he is putting 4.5 million of his company shares on the block to improve the company’s liquidity and reduce his ownership to under 50%. The secondary offering would leave the 82-year-old with 22.9 million shares — about 45.5% of the independent company he founded.