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Puyallup Fair E. coli Outbreak Emphasizes Need for Prevention.

Sep 24, 1998 ... KENT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--The president of King's Command Foods, a Kent meat processing plant that just launched a line of precooked hamburgers, says the E. coli outbreak at The Puyallup Fair emphasizes that more must be done to prevent this potentially deadly bacteria ....

Milberg Weiss Files Class Action Suit Against Daou Systems, Inc. and Its Officers, Directors and Its Underwriters Alleging Misrepresentations, False Financial Statements and Insider Trading.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Milberg Weiss announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of purchasers of Daou Systems, Inc. ("Daou") (NASDAQ:DAOU) common stock during the period ...

Poore Brothers, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Bob's Texas Style Potato Chips.

Sep 24, 1998 ... GOODYEAR, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Poore Brothers, Inc. (NASDAQ: POOR) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the business of Tejas Snacks L.P., including the Bob's Texas Style Potato Chips(TM) brand and Tejas Distributing for an undisclosed amount ...

Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. Files Class Action Suit Against Able Telcom Holding Corp.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--The following Notice is issued by the law firm of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. on behalf of its client, who on September 23, 1998, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on behalf of ...

The Mind Factory Announces Children's Television Pilot/Video.

Sep 24, 1998 ... ORLANDO, Fla.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Monsters Be Gone(tm), "Magic Al and the Mind Factory(tm)" Vice President of The Mind Factory(tm) Production Inc., Janet Ritchie, founder of the "Grassroots" campaign for Senator Paul Tsongas in `92, was quoted ...

Mott's Increases Productivity by 30 Percent With Citrix WinFrame Server Software.

Sep 24, 1998 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Leading Juice Company Uses Server-Based Computing to Deploy Customized Sales Software and Improve Application Access Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) today announced that Mott's North America (NA), ...

NationsBank and BankAmerica Off S&PWatch.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's today affirmed its ratings on NationsBank Corp. and its units and BankAmerica Corp. and its units. The ratings on both companies and their units are removed from CreditWatch (see list below). The ratings were placed on ...

Cross Lake Minerals: Sheraton-Timmins Property - Update on Activities.

Sep 24, 1998 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Cross Lake (VSE:CRN) -- Cross Lake Minerals Ltd. (the "Company") is pleased to provide the following update on exploration activity on the 100 percent held Sheraton-Timmins Property, located near Timmins, Ontario. Results of an ...

Nova Southeastern University Open for All Classes.

Sep 24, 1998 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Nova Southeastern University President Ray Ferrero, Jr. announced late this afternoon that, "NSU will be open for all classes with the exception of University School, Baudhuin Oral School and the Family Center." ...

Kaynar and Microdot Enter into Strategic Alliance with Blanc Aero for Representation in France.

Sep 24, 1998 ... ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Kaynar Technologies Inc. (KTI) (Nasdaq:KTIC) Wednesday announced a strategic agreement between the Kaynar and Microdot divisions of KTI with Blanc Aero, a division of GFI Industries for representation in France. Jordan Law, KTI's ...

S&P Assigns Nat'l American Insurance `A' Credit Rating.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Standard & Poor's today assigned its single-'A' financial strength and counterparty credit rating to National American Insurance Co. The company is a regional property and casualty provider of program insurance. The rating reflects the ...

Civil Service Employees Insur Asgnd 'BBpi' Rtg by S&P.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/23/98 - Standard & Poor's today assigned its double-'Bpi' insurer financial strength rating to Civil Service Employees Insurance Co. Civil Service Employees Insurance is licensed in nine states. Its major ...

S&P Revises Downey S&L Outlook to Pos; Afms BBB- Rtg.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/23/98--Standard & Poor's today revised its outlook on Downey Savings & Loan Association, Newport Beach, Calif., a subsidiary of Downey Financial Corp. (Downey), to positive from stable. Standard & Poor's ...

MIMLIC Life Insurance Assigned 'BBBpi' Rtg by S&P.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'Bpi' insurer financial strength rating to MIMLIC Life Insurance Co. MIMLIC Life Insurance is licensed only in Arizona, and commenced operations in 1984. The company is owned by Minnesota ...

ADVISORY/AmericaOne Press Conference.

Sep 24, 1998 ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- -0- <Pre> WHO:AmericaOne, the St. Francis Yacht Club's Challenger for America's Cup 2000 WHAT:Announces 3rd Official Sponsor in their Bid for the America's Cup WHERE:St.Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco ...

S&P Rates Milwaukee Guardian Insurance Inc. `Api'.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/23/98 - Standard & Poor's today assigned its single-`Api' insurer financial strength rating to Milwaukee Guardian Insurance Inc. The company is licensed in 12 states. Its major line of business is private ...

Millions to FPA Chiefs Nothing for Patients and Unpaid Doctors.

Sep 24, 1998 ... OAKLAND, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 23, 1998--Hundreds of doctors in California, Nevada and Arizona want to know why their patients have been hung out to dry and their bills left unpaid by FPA Medical Management Inc., a nationwide physician-management company that declared bankruptcy ...

1998 eOverview Report Indicates:.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- -- Nearly One-Half -47.6%- of All Teens in U.S. Will Regularly Access the Internet by Year-End 1998 -- Teens Will Account for 16.1% of Total Online Population; -- Percentage of Children Online (Aged ...

PG&E Energy Trading Names Flinn Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Sep 24, 1998 ... HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--PG&E Energy Trading-Gas Corporation ("PG&E Energy Trading"), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG)(PG&E Corp.) today announced the appointment of Michael E. Flinn to the post of executive vice president and chief operating officer with ...

BW SportsWire Recap.

Sep 24, 1998 ... WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23 (PGA/INTERNET-TOUR)(GLF) SAN MATEO, Calif.--Electronic Arts Invites Cyber Athletes to Compete in 2nd Annual EA Sports Internet Tour Worth $65,000 in Cash (BW1073 8:08) (TEAM-MOUSE) DALLAS--Team Mouse Names New Big Cheese; Licensed Computer and ...

ITN Offers Online Frequent Flyer Management Service for Travelers Using MaxMiles Technology.

Sep 24, 1998 ... PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Internet Travel Network (ITN), the pioneer and leading provider of online travel booking and management services and technology to top Web and corporate intranet sites, today announced a special offer with MaxMiles Inc.'s new MileageMiner ...

CSE Safeguard Insurance Assigned 'BBpi' Rtg by S&P.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/23/98 - Standard & Poor's today assigned its double-'Bpi' insurer financial strength rating to CSE Safeguard Insurance Co. CSE Safeguard Insurance is licensed in nine states. Its major line of business is ...

Joyner Family Announces Funeral Arrangements For Florence Griffith Joyner.

Sep 24, 1998 ... MISSION VIEJO, Calif.--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 23, 1998--A wake for world record-setting sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner has been set for Friday, Sept. 25th at the following location: Angelus Funeral Home 3875 S. Crenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles, Calif., 90008 Public ...

September 26 Forum On Race Features Julian Bond.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce's Urban Enterprise Center (UEC) is hosting "It's Time to Talk," Part IV, of the Forum on Race initiative, which strives to improve relationships between Americans of all races/ethnicities. The ...

Sideware Systems Inc. Announces $500,000 Private Placement.

Sep 24, 1998 ... VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Sideware Systems Inc. (VcSE:SYD) is pleased to announce that it has arrangeda non-brokered private placement for the issuance of 1,250,000 special warrants at a price of 40 cents per special warrant, subject to regulatory ...

New Handheld PC and Palm-size PC Software Now Available from BSQUARE.

Sep 24, 1998 ... BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- New software delivers faxing, printing, expense tracking, newsgroup reading, e-text publishing and reading capabilities for Windows CE-based PC Companions BSQUARE(R) Corporation announced today ...

Learn Online Marketing With Daniel Janal at UC Berkeley Extension; Two-Day Workshop to Be Held in San Francisco on Oct. 29 and 30.

Sep 24, 1998 ... BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--One of the leading experts in online marketing will teach a two-day workshop next month in downtown San Francisco. Daniel Janal is one of the pioneers of personal computer public relations and author of two best-selling Internet ...

Samsung First to Deliver 1-Gbit SDRAM to Major OEM Customers.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Samsung has delivered fully functional 1-Gbit SDRAM components and modules to leading PC and workstation manufacturers Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Sun. 1-Gbit SDRAM will be used for a ...

ADVISORY/AmericaOne Press Conference.

Sep 24, 1998 ... --(BW SportsWire)-- -0- <Pre> WHO:AmericaOne, the St. Francis Yacht Club's Challenger for America's Cup 2000 WHAT:Announces 3rd Official Sponsor in their Bid for the America's Cup WHERE:St.Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco ...

THQ Solves PlayStation Puzzle Void With New Game, "Devil Dice"; Devilishly Addictive Title Ships Nationwide to Retailers Everywhere.

Sep 24, 1998 ... CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--THQ Inc. (Nasdaq/NMS:THQI) is rolling its lucky number with the launch of "Devil Dice," a 3-D multiplayer puzzle game for the PlayStation game console. Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., "Devil Dice" is now ...

Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. Files Class Action Suit Against Source Media Inc.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--The following Notice is issued by the law firm of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. on behalf of its client, who on Sept. 23, 1998, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas on behalf of ...

Avnet to Build Facilities in Belgium.

Sep 24, 1998 ... PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Global electronics distributor Avnet, Inc. has announced plans to build two new facilities in Belgium to centralize some of its core operations and create a distribution center to serve pan-European customers. While Avnet has operations in eight ...

Mintaka Technology Group Launches Web Site to Attract Potential Investors.

Sep 24, 1998 ... LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Mintaka Technology Group announced today the launch of its Web site at: http://www.mintakatech.com, designed to introduce potential investors to the Los Angeles-based software development start-up. "We see Mintaka's Web site as a ...

S&P Affirms Colombia's Ratings; Outlook Stable.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's today affirmed its triple-'B'-minus long-term foreign currency sovereign and senior unsecured ratings and its single-'A' long-term local currency issuer credit rating on the Republic of Colombia. Standard & Poor's also affirmed ...

Pekin Insurance Co. Assigned `Api' Rating by S&P.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/23/98 -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its single-`Api' insurer financial strength rating to Pekin Insurance Co. The company is licensed in Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. Its major line of ...

MAJIQ Hires John Schurman as Director of Sales.

Sep 24, 1998 ... REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--MAJIQ Systems and Software announces that they have hired John Schurman in the position of Director of Sales. John brings to MAJIQ, Inc. over 20 years' experience serving the Pulp and Paper industry in prior positions with Diamond ...

Real Goods Announces Election of Sam Salkin to Board.

Sep 24, 1998 ... UKIAH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Real Goods Trading Corp. (Nasdaq:RGTC)(Chicago Stock Exchange:RGT) announced that Sam Salkin was elected to the Board of Directors of the company at the recent annual meeting of shareowners. Salkin is also vice president of ...

State Announces Nine LA, Orange County Cities Exceeded Garbage-Cutting Mandate; Four Others Recognized for Good Faith Efforts Toward Meeting Goals.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--The California Integrated Waste Management Board -- the state's primary recycling agency -- announced today that the Los Angeles County cities of Beverly Hills, Commerce, Huntington Park, Inglewood, Lancaster, Pasadena, Santa Clarita, ...

Pekin Life Insurance Co. Assigned `Api' Rtg by S&P.

Sep 24, 1998 ... New York--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept.23, 1988--Standard & Poor's today assigned its single-`Api' insurer financial strength rating to Pekin Life Insurance Co. The company is licensed in eight states. Its major line of business is Other (which includes group and credit accident and ...

NationsBank and BankAmerica Off S&PWatch.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/23/98-- Standard & Poor's today affirmed its ratings on NationsBank Corp. and its units and BankAmerica Corp. and its units. The ratings on both companies and their units are removed from CreditWatch (see list below). The ratings ...

Cohen, Milstein Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. Files Securities Fraud Suit Against P-Com, Inc.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--The following Notice is issued by the law firm Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. on behalf of their client, who on September 23, 1998 filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, on behalf of ...

Tasman Pulp & Paper Orders MAJIQ's ELIXIR.

Sep 24, 1998 ... REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--MAJIQ Systems and Software today announced an order for a full ELIXIR system from Tasman Pulp and Paper in New Zealand, to be installed later next year. Tasman Pulp & Paper is a close relative of Australian Newsprint Mills (ANM), ...

Barry N. Winograd of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Miles M. Stuchin of Access Capital, Inc. to Receive AJCongress Financial Services Industries Awards.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Mortimer B. Zuckerman to Be Guest Speaker MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1998 12:00 Noon Empire State Ballroom, The Grand Hyatt Barry N. Winograd, a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Miles M ....

ADVISORY/Gov. Wilson to Join MWD, San Diego County Water Officials to Sign Historic Water Appropriations Bill Into Law.

Sep 24, 1998 ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- <Pre> EVENT: Gov. Pete Wilson will sign Senate Bill 1765 into law. The bill, the Colorado River Management Program, provides $235 million for groundwater storage projects along the river and canal lining. WHEN: ...

ADVISORY/World Ice Champs Pasha & Sasha Together on the Ice, Friday, Sept. 25.

Sep 24, 1998 ... --(BW SportsWire)-- -0- <Pre> WHO: World Ice Champions/Gold Medalists Pasha Grishuk and Sasha Zhulin WHAT: Together on the ice for the first time WHEN: Friday, Sept. 25, Noon to 3 p.m. WHERE: Ice Chalet - Panorama City8750 Van Nuys Blvd.818/830-9595 ...

Empowerment Zones Are Topic of Sept. 24 Conference At Depaul University's Egan Urban Center.

Sep 24, 1998 ... CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--More than a half a billion dollars has been allocated by the U.S. government since 1994 to stimulate development in urban communities through national empowerment zones. On Thursday, Sept. 24, 65 experts from across the country will gather at ...

ADVISORY/CPCA to Hold Annual Health Care Conference in San Francisco; CPCA: Expanding Healthy Horizons.

Sep 24, 1998 ... --(BW HealthWire)-- The California Primary Care Association (CPCA) is already gearing up for next year. As the legislative year draws to a close and Governor Wilson takes his final action on this year's health care bills, the CPCA is holding their annual statewide ...

Quantum Leap Adds Five to Executive Staff as Business Grows.

Sep 24, 1998 ... CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Quantum Leap Communications announced today it has added five new executives to its management team in response to expanding client business. In recent months, Quantum Leap has added assignments from MSNBC, American Airlines, FTD and OnHealth ...

Kaiser Permanente Partnership Asks Governor to Sign New Law to Protect Healthcare Workers From Needlestick Injuries.

Sep 24, 1998 ... OAKLAND,Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 23, 1998--Kaiser Permanente, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and the Coalition of Unions at Kaiser Permanente announced today they are joining together to ask Governor Wilson to sign AB 1208, which requires that Cal-OSHA adopt ...

Lucent Technologies Completes Acquisition of Australia's JNA Telecommunications Ltd.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Combined Companies Aim for Major Role in Aussie Telecoms Lucent Technologies, through its subsidiary, Lucent Technologies Australia Pty. Ltd., today announced that it has acquired JNA Telecommunications Limited, a ...

Sun Microsystems and MARC Analysis Demonstrate Revolutionary Distributed Solution for Finite Element Analysis.

Sep 24, 1998 ... PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998-- Networked Ultra Workstations Solve Complex Industrial Problems at Supercomputer Speeds In a first for mechanical computer-aided engineering (MCAE), Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) and MARC Analysis ...

S&P Rates ANZ Exchangeable Preferred Trust Sec. A-.

Sep 24, 1998 ... MELBOURNE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/24/98-- Standard & Poor's today assigned its single-'A'-minus long-term rating to the Trust Units Exchangeable for Preference Shares issued by the ANZ Exchangeable Preferred Trust. The ANZ preference shares issued under the program ...

Wall Street West Selects Advanced Digital Information Corporation as its First NASDAQ listed Company.

Sep 24, 1998 ... DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Wall Street West Communications, LLC (WSW) announced today that it has taken a position in and recommended Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) to its subscribers. WSW Communications, LLC is a privately held, Denver, Colorado based ...

HIH Insurance Placed On S&PWatch Negative.

Sep 24, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/24/98--Standard & Poor's today placed the single-'A' insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of HIH Casualty and General Insurance Ltd. and CIC Insurance Ltd. on CreditWatch with negative implications ....

Titan Corp. Awarded $10 Million U.S. Navy Contract.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--The Titan Corp. (NYSE:TTN) announced today that it has been awarded a $10 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering life-cycle support for Tactical Cryptologic Systems (TCS). Titan's subsidiary, Eldyne will ...

S&P Assigns 'AA-' Rating to LTCB Warburg Securities.

Sep 24, 1998 ... TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's today assigned its double-'A'-minus long-term counterparty credit rating to LTCB Warburg Securities Ltd. The rating is supported by LTCB Warburg's expected two-thirds ownership by double-'A'-plus rated UBS AG and the ...

S&P Raises Citra Marga 144A Notes to CC; On Watch-Neg.

Sep 24, 1998 ... MELBOURNE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's today raised its rating on Citra Marga Finance BV's US$125 million 144A notes due 2002 to double-'C' from single-'D' following the full payment to noteholders of the interest that was due on Aug. 20, 1998. The notes ...

S&P Lowers Amcor Rating to BBB+; Outlook Stable.

Sep 24, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--Standard & Poor's CreditWire 9/24/98--Standard & Poor's today lowered its long-term rating on Amcor Ltd. to triple-'B'-plus from single-'A'-minus and those of the guaranteed debt issued by Sunclipse Inc. and Twinpak Inc., and removed ...

Steve Wariner and Dixie Chicks Multiple CMA Award Winners: Garth Brooks Named Entertainer of the Year.

Sep 24, 1998 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Steve Wariner and the Dixie Chicks were this year's top award winners with two CMA Awards each during "The 32nd Annual CMA Awards" televised live on the CBS Television Network tonight. Wariner won for Song of the Year for "Holes In ...

Gucci Group N.V. Announces Strong Second Quarter Financial Results.

Sep 24, 1998 ... AMSTERDAM, Holland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--Gucci Group N.V. (NYSE and Amsterdam:GUC) announced today its full results for the second quarter of fiscal 1998 ended July 31, 1998, following its preliminary release of 1998 second quarter revenues on September 9th. Net ...

Metal Manufactures On S&PWatch Negative.

Sep 24, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's today placed its triple-'B'-minus/'A-3' ratings of Metal Manufactures Ltd. (MM) on CreditWatch with negative implications, reflecting uncertainty over the company's future business and financial risk profile should ...

Agriculture Executive, Hewlett-Packard Manager Comment on Gubernatorial Debate; First-Hand Observations on Davis-Lungren Exchange.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--After watching the latest debate between the gubernatorial candidates, two members of the audience had the following comments: John Kautz, chairman of Kautz Ironstone Vineyards and owner of John Kautz Farms, Lodi, said: "Dan ...

REPEAT/Agriculture Executive, Hewlett-Packard Manager Comment on Gubernatorial Debate; First-Hand Observations on Davis-Lungren Exchange.

Sep 24, 1998 ... SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--After watching the latest debate between the gubernatorial candidates, two members of the audience had the following comments: John Kautz, chairman of Kautz Ironstone Vineyards and owner of John Kautz Farms, Lodi, said: "Dan ...

FAI On S&PWatch Positive Following HIH Bid.

Sep 24, 1998 ... MELBOURNE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Standard & Poor's today placed its triple-'B'-minus ratings of FAI General Insurance Co. Ltd. and Hong Kong-based FAI First Pacific Insurance Co. Ltd.and CreditWatch with positive implications. This follows the announcement by HIH ...

Ameron International Corp. Reports Results for Period Ended August 31, 1998.

Sep 24, 1998 ... PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--Ameron International Corporation (NYSE:AMN) today reported diluted earnings of $1.51 per share on sales of $156 million for its third quarter, which ended August 31, 1998. This compares to $1.72 per share on sales of $146 ...