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McCallum Offers Millennium Theatre Tours to New York and London.

Aug 05, 1999 ... PALM DESERT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- The McCallum Theatre, in association with Break-Away Tours of San Diego, is offering two millennium theatre tours, to New York and London. Ten percent of the proceeds benefit the non-profit performing arts center. ...

Homestead Recording Service Helps Protect Your Home.

Aug 05, 1999 ... DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- We think we are the Untouchables. We work good jobs, pay our taxes ...we've planned our lives. We never ponder too deeply that in a single harsh moment our lives could be changed forever: physically, emotionally and ...

Frontier Insurance Group, Inc. Announces Unaudited Second Quarter 1999 Results.

Aug 05, 1999 ... ROCK HILL, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Frontier Insurance Group, Inc. (Frontier) (NYSE-FTR) today reported net operating income per share (diluted) of $.39 for the second quarter, versus $.40 for the comparable 1998 period. Net income per share (diluted) for the second ...

Alterra Healthcare Corporation Reports Second Quarter Earnings of $0.22 Per Share.

Aug 05, 1999 ... BROOKFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Alterra Healthcare Corporation (AMEX: ALI), the nation's largest and one of the most experienced health care providers operating assisted living residences, reported revenues of $91.9 million for the three-month period ending ...

United Investors Realty Trust Reports Second Quarter Operating Results.

Aug 05, 1999 ... HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- United Investors Realty Trust (Nasdaq:UIRT) (PCX:UIR), a Houston-based real estate investment trust (REIT), has announced second quarter (ended June 30, 1999) operating results. Highlights -- Funds from operations ...

NTN Reports Second Quarter Financial Results.

Aug 05, 1999 ... CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- NTN Communications, Inc. (AMEX:NTN), an Internet games provider and interactive television network operator, today reported total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 1999 of $5.8 million, compared to revenue of $5.9 ...

SAFECO Corporation Declares Regular Dividend.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- SAFECO Corporation (Nasdaq:SAFC) today declared a regular dividend of 37 ...

FAFCO, Inc. Reports Net Income.

Aug 05, 1999 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- FAFCO, Inc., a manufacturer of solar heating systems and IceStor(TM) "off-peak" air conditioning products, reported net income of $338,200 ($0.10 per basic share and $0.08 per share on a diluted basis) for the quarter ended ...

Microsemi LinFinity awarded Patent for Direct Drive Backlight System Architecture.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Microsemi Corp. (Nasdaq:MSCC) Wednesday announced that its LinFinity division has received Patent No. 5,930,121 for its Direct Drive Backlight System Architecture. The Direct Drive Backlight Architecture was developed ...

1999 Benchmark Study Reveals Significant Impact of Market Rules On Green Power Market.

Aug 05, 1999 ... BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- A recently completed benchmark study reveals the importance of understanding the rules of the game in order to be successful in the green power marketplace. The study, performed by Environmental Futures, Inc., details the ...

United Investors Realty Trust Renegotiates Management Agreement; Expected Cost Savings and Strategic Opportunities Cited.

Aug 05, 1999 ... HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- United Investors Realty Trust (Nasdaq:UIRT)(PCX:UIR), a Houston-based owner of neighborhood shopping centers, today announced that its external management advisor, FCA Corp, has agreed to a reduced fee structure. Effective July 1, 1999, ...

Access America Calls Off Deal.

Aug 05, 1999 ... HOLLYWOOD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Hollywood Florida based Access America Financial Services, LLC which entered into a binding Letter of Intent Agreement with Startek.com Inc. (OTC BB:STEK) on July 20th,1999 has now ...

Pier 1 Imports Reports Monthly Sales and Other Corporate Developments.

Aug 05, 1999 ... FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 4, 1999-- Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR) reported today that sales for the four-week period ended July 31, 1999, aggregated $87,895,000, a decrease of 5.5% from $93,017,000. Comparable store sales decreased 9.9% from the year earlier ...

Timberland Bancorp, Inc. Announces Purchase of Poulsbo Branch Building.

Aug 05, 1999 ... HOQUIAM, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Clarence E. Hamre, President/CEO of Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSBK) the holding company for Timberland Savings Bank announced that Timberland has purchased the former Seafirst Bank building in Poulsbo, Wash. ...

Prism Financial Corporation Launches Full Service Mortgage Program for DLJdirect.

Aug 05, 1999 ... CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- New Mortgage Program Allows Customers to Pledge Securities Instead of Cash Down Payment for Home Purchases Prism Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PRFN) and DLJdirect Inc. (NYSE: DIR) announced the addition of the ...

Veritas DGC Inc. Sets an Earnings Release Date for Its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 1999.

Aug 05, 1999 ... HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Veritas DGC Inc. (NYSE & TSE: VTS) announced today that it will release financial and operating results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 1999, on Wednesday, September 8, 1999, after the market closes. The ...

CAIS Internet to Acquire Atcom, Inc.

Aug 05, 1999 ... WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- CAIS Internet to Add ATCOM's Premiere Server and Software Systems To Its Total High Speed Internet Access Solution Offering to Multi-User Environments CAIS Internet, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAIS), a leading ...

Talk City Reports 422% Revenue Growth for Second Quarter.

Aug 05, 1999 ... CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Talk City, Inc. (NASDAQ:TCTY), a provider of online communities and interactive services to businesses and consumers, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999. Talk City reported ...

PeopleSoft Customers Speed Up Implementations Using Advantage ToolKit; ToolKit's Content Expanded to Guide Customers Through Entire PeopleSoft Lifecycle.

Aug 05, 1999 ... PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT) customers are speeding up their implementations using the Advantage ToolKit, a web-enabled knowledge solution that guides customers through the PeopleSoft application lifecycle. Advantage ...

Del Monte Foods Reports Fiscal 1999 Year-End Results; EPS $0.79 Per Share; Revenues Increase 6%; Net Income Up 56%.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Del Monte Foods Company (NYSE: DLM), the country's largest producer and distributor of premium quality, branded canned fruits, vegetables and tomatoes, today reported pro forma diluted earnings per share of $0.79 for the fiscal year ...

Synergy Is the Missing Link for Web Developers, Says ISite; ISite Provides Partners With New Web-Based Tool to Attract and Support Clients.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- ISite Services, Inc. today launches their new partner's web site, called Synergy. The web-based tool to help developers attract and support new customers, available at http://synergy.isite.net/ , has both marketing ...

Internet Capital Group Offers 14,900,000 Shares of Common Stock at $12 per share.

Aug 05, 1999 ... WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Internet Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICGE) today announced the public offering of 14,900,000 shares of Internet Capital Group Common Stock at $12 per share. Of the 14,900,000 shares, ICG offered 11,400,000 shares to the ...

Six Month California Construction Volume Up 16.5 Percent.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Bolstered by strong economic growth, substantial job growth, low mortgage rates, six consecutive years of robust commercial construction, and steady improvement in housing, California's total construction activity for the first six ...

Monsoon Equipment to be Utilized on Universal Pictures' Latest Feature Film.

Aug 05, 1999 ... PARLIER, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Monsoon International Manufacturing & Distribution Inc. (OTC BB:MIMF) Wednesday announced that the Monsoon 1000 Super Insulation Blowing Systems will once again be utilized as a notable building block used to create Universal ...

Advanced Gaming Technology Inc. Revises Effective Date of Plan.

Aug 05, 1999 ... LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Advanced Gaming Technology Inc. (OTC BB:AGTI) today announced that the effective date of its Chapter 11 reorganization plan has been changed to Aug. 19, 1999. The company previously anticipated an effective date of Aug. 5, ...

Atlanta Selected For Market Expansion by National Come-To-Your-Home Window Blinds Franchiser That Plans To Add 39 More Atlanta Area Franchisees During 1999.

Aug 05, 1999 ... COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- In a move designed to strengthen its position in seaboard states, Budget Blinds Inc., (BBI) a Costa Mesa-headquartered mobile window covering service -- with franchises serving more than 1,200 cities in 33 states -- has ...

Lawsuit Against New Era of Networks; Scott & Scott Announces Class Period.

Aug 05, 1999 ... COLCHESTER, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Scott & Scott, LLC (800/404-7770) (nrothstein@scott-scott.com) has filed a class action on behalf of all persons and entities who purchased the common stock of New Era of Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEON - news; "New Era" or the ...

J.D. Power and Associates Corrects Score in Table Headlined `Overall Customer Satisfaction Index Scores'; 94 for US West Sted 92.

Aug 05, 1999 ... In BW0001, (CA-JD-POWER/PHONE-STUDY) Telephone Service Satifaction ...

SNET Matches BellSouth as the Highest Performer in the 1999 J.D. Power and Associates Residential Local Telephone Service Satisfaction Study.

Aug 05, 1999 ... AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Cable TV Providers Emerge as Competitive Alternative to Local Telephone Service BellSouth shares top honors with Southern New England Telephone (SNET), tying as the dominant local telephone service ...

Oak Technology Announces Intel Veteran and Senior VP Albert Yu to Join Company's Board of Directors.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Oak Technology (Nasdaq:OAKT) today announced that Dr. Albert Y. C. Yu, senior vice president of Intel Corporation, has joined the company's Board of Directors. Dr. Yu has more than twenty-three years experience at ...

KILL BW0001, CA-JD-POWER/PHONE-STUDY and KILL BW0483, CQN-CA-JD-POWER/PHONE-STUDY.

Aug 05, 1999 ... Please KILL BW0001, (CA-JD-POWER/PHONE-STUDY) SNET Matches BellSouth as the Highest Performer in the 1999 J.D. Power and Associates Residential Local Telephone Service Satisfaction Study, which ran on Business Wire at 3:01 AM ET on 08/04/1999. Also KILL the CORRECTION, BW0483, ...

Statement by vanAar, Inc.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- The following statement was issued by vanAar, Inc.: "vanAar, Inc. announced today that the statement made on Aug. 2, 1999 by ADDvantage Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADDM) was ambiguous and in error, causing Reuters ...

VIA Technologies to Acquire IDT's Centaur Design Subsidiary; Companies to Cross-License Technology.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- VIA Technologies, Inc. and IDT, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDTI) today announced they have signed a letter of commitment for VIA to acquire certain assets of IDT's Centaur design subsidiary, including intellectual property (IP) related to ...

Emeritus Reports Second Quarter Results.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Emeritus Assisted Living (AMEX:ESC) (Emeritus Corporation "the Company"), a fully integrated assisted living company, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999 ("Second Quarter"). Highlights for the ...

Teleglobe Announces Second Quarter 1999 Results; Price Pressures Affect TCC Performance; Excel Shows Margin Improvement, Customer Base Stability.

Aug 05, 1999 ... MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Internet Revenues More Than Double Year Over Year GlobeSystem(sm) Deployment Makes Major Progress Teleglobe Inc. today reported its results for the second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 1999. All ...

Metrowerks and Nintendo Form Strategic Relationship for Next Generation Console; CodeWarrior for ``Dolphin'' Continues the Relationship Built on the N64.

Aug 05, 1999 ... AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Metrowerks Inc. (Nasdaq:MTWK)(TSE:MWK), a leading provider of software development tools for telecom, desktop, embedded systems, and consumer electronics, today announced the company has been selected to provide development tools ...

Citizens Utilities Reports Second Quarter 1999 Financial Results.

Aug 05, 1999 ... STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Revenue Increased 13%; Citizens Communications' Operating Income Grew 17%; Electric Lightwave's Operating And EBITDA Performance Improved Over Prior Quarter Citizens Utilities (NYSE: CZN, CZNPr) announced ...

New Quantum Tracking Stocks Begin Trading `Regular Way' on NYSE; Quantum is First Silicon Valley Company to Issue Tracking Stock.

Aug 05, 1999 ... MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Quantum Corporation (NYSE: DSS, HDD) today announced that the company's two tracking stocks began trading "regular way" this morning on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols DSS and HDD. The two securities track ...

Turbodyne Reports Half Year and Second Quarter Preliminary Results for Periods Ended June 30, 1999.

Aug 05, 1999 ... WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Turbodyne Technologies Inc. (EASDAQ:TRBD) today reported preliminary results for the half year and the second quarter ended June 30, 1999. Revenues for the half year ended June 30, 1999 increased to $30,252,000, ...

Digital River to Provide Web Commerce For SouthPeak Interactive's Online Store.

Aug 05, 1999 ... MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- New Line of Console Games and Multimedia Titles from SouthPeak Interactive Now Available For Purchase and Delivery Through the Internet Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV), the leader in Web-based commerce ...

S&P Affirms Ratings on Norwich Union; Outlook Stable.

Aug 05, 1999 ... LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Standard & Poor's-- Aug. 5, 1999-- Standard & Poor's today affirmed its ratings on Norwich Union PLC and related entities (see list below). The outlook is stable. The affirmations are based on the Norwich Union group's (Norwich ...

Internet Stock News Announces Investment Opinion: Get Free Real Time Quotes!

Aug 05, 1999 ... SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- INTERNET STOCK NEWS Aug. 5, 1999 Insight For The Intelligent Internet Investor To Subscribe to Internet Stock News and Receive FREE Real Time Quotes: Visit http://www.internetstocknews.com ...

EquityAlert.com Announces Investment Opinion, No. 1 of 6.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- EquityAlert.com(OTC Bulletin Board:EINC) REAL TIME COVERAGE ON 175 TRADING STOCKS WITH MOVES AS HIGH AS 70.3% During the trading day of August 4, 1999, subscribers to EquityAlert.com, America's ...

Musicland July Comp Sales Up 2.4%.

Aug 05, 1999 ... MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 5, 1999-- Musicland Stores Corporation (NYSE:MLG) today said that comparable-store sales rose 2.4 percent for the four weeks ended July 31, 1999. The Mall Stores Division (Sam Goody and Suncoast Motion Picture Company) comparable-store sales ...

KMG Consults for Internet Newcomer, Streamedia Communications.

Aug 05, 1999 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Kaleidoscope Media Group Inc. (OTC BB:KMG, Frankfurt and Berlin Stock Exchanges:BNN) announced today the appointment of KMG as consultants to Streamedia Communications Inc., an Internet Broadcast Company. KMG will research ...

Costco Companies, Inc. Reports Recent Sales Results.

Aug 05, 1999 ... ISSAQUAH, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Costco Companies, Inc., (the "Company") (Nasdaq:COST) today reported net sales of $2.15 billion for the four weeks ended August 1, 1999, an increase of 14 percent from $1.89 billion in the same four-week period of the prior ...

United Retail Group Announces July 1999 Sales.

Aug 05, 1999 ... ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- July Comparable Store Sales Increase 1% Versus 9% Last July United Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:URGI) today announced total sales in July 1999 of $25.7 million compared with $25.9 million in July 1998. Comparable ...

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. Reports Record Annual Sales and Earnings; Fourth Quarter Sales and Earnings Per Share Increase 13.7% and 20.0%, Respectively.

Aug 05, 1999 ... DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETH) today reported record quarterly sales and earnings. This is the sixteenth consecutive quarter the Company has been able to report significant growth in sales and earnings. For the ...

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. Announces Its Fourteenth Consecutive Quarterly Cash Dividend.

Aug 05, 1999 ... DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Board Increases Authorization to Repurchase up to 2,000,000 Shares of Its Common Stock Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETH) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared its fourteenth consecutive ...

Financial Technologies International Appoints Former Flexi Managing Consultant, Philip Lewis As Manager, Professional Services, EMEA.

Aug 05, 1999 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- FTI Adds to World-Class Professional Services Team in Europe Financial Technologies International (FTI), the world's leading provider of real-time business information platforms, announced today that it has named Philip Lewis ...

Dollar General Reports Increased Sales for July.

Aug 05, 1999 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today reported total retail sales for the four weeks ended July 30, 1999, equaled $272.7 million compared with $217.3 million in 1998, an increase of 25.5 percent. Same-store sales for the ...

Two Leading Internet News Services Interview President of Cytation.com.

Aug 05, 1999 ... NEWPORT, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Cytation.com Incorporated (OTCBB:CYTA), announced today that Wall Street Interview.com and Wall Street Newscast.com, two leading Internet news services, interviewed its president, Kevin J. High. The interviews address the ...

Mercury Licenses NOVA-OnLine to Canada 3000.

Aug 05, 1999 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Mercury Scheduling Systems Inc. (MEU-D; OTCBB:MYSYF; VSE:MRY) announced today the Company has licensed its Internet-based NOVA OnLine software product to Canada 3000, a leading Canadian airline. NOVA-OnLine ...

AOL Latin America and Big Entertainment Announce New Content and Commerce Alliance.

Aug 05, 1999 ... FT. LAUDERDALE & BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 5, 1999-- Hollywood.com Web Site to Be Entertainment Anchor Tenant; bigE.com E-Commerce Property Gains Key Promotions In Shopping Areas on AOL Services in Latin America AOL Latin America ...

WinStar Supports Proposed Regulatory Changes On Special Access Charges.

Aug 05, 1999 ... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (NASDAQ: WCII) announced today its support for the proposed regulatory changes on special access charges. "As a provider of switched voice and data services, WinStar derives no revenue from special ...

Zindart Limited: Christopher Guest, CEO of Corgi Classics, Joins Zindart Board of Directors.

Aug 05, 1999 ... SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Zindart (Nasdaq:ZNDT) announced today that Chris Guest, Chief Executive of Corgi Classics Limited in Leicester, England, had joined Zindart's Board of Directors. Corgi was acquired by Zindart in July 1999. Chris Guest, ...

Cardima, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance of Naviport Deflectable Tip, Hollow Lumen Guiding Catheter; A New Generation of Guiding Catheters.

Aug 05, 1999 ... FREMONT, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Cardima, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDM) today announced that it has received United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to begin marketing its proprietary Naviport(tm) deflectable tip guiding catheter. The patented ...

MicroTel International Inc. Announces That $400,000 Expense for Uncollectable Note Will Add to Second Quarter Loss.

Aug 05, 1999 ... ONTARIO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- MicroTel International Inc. (the "company") (OTC BB:MCTL) Thursday announced that it will record an expense of approximately $400,000 in the second quarter of 1999 to reserve for the anticipated uncollectability of a note ...

eALITY, Inc. Appoints CEO, Announces Board of Directors; eALITY, Inc. Established to Pioneer Outsourced E-Business Application Rental Market for Fast-Growth, Emerging Businesses.

Aug 05, 1999 ... FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 5, 1999-- Start-up Announces Significant Expansion of Executive Team, Board Members eALITY, Inc. (formerly called VITASystems, Inc.), www.eality.com, today announced the appointment of James J. Buckley as President and ...

RLI Insurance ``Goes Live'' With DocuCorp Solution; Illinois-Based Insurance Company Automates Policy Production System.

Aug 05, 1999 ... DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- DocuCorp International (Nasdaq:DOCC), a leading provider of document automation software, services and outsourcing, today announced that RLI Insurance has "gone live" following installation of the DocuCorp product suite. ...

Golden River Resources Inc. - Letter of Intent Signed With Merendon Mining Corporation Ltd. On Honduran Gold Refining Operation.

Aug 05, 1999 ... MOUNT VERNON, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- The Company (OTC BB:GDRV) is pleased to report that a letter of intent has been signed with Merendon Mining Corporation Ltd., a private Alberta company, for the Company to provide funds to Merendon of up to US$3,000,000 ...

Network Holdings International Acquires 50% of Canadian Travel Operation; NETW's First Acquistion Outside of USA.

Aug 05, 1999 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Network Holdings International, Inc. (OTC BB:NETW) announced today that it has acquired a 50% interest in Travel Travel, Inc, a 19 year old travel company, established in 1980, and located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. ...

Cost Plus, Inc. Announces Same Store Sales Up 8.6% and Total Sales Up 31.6% for the Second Quarter.

Aug 05, 1999 ... OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Cost Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPWM) announced today that its same store sales for the second quarter ended July 31, 1999 increased 8.6% compared to a 6.9% increase for the second quarter of fiscal 1998. Year-to-date, same store sales ...

Kodak Promotes Greene To Senior VP For Business Strategy & Information Technology.

Aug 05, 1999 ... ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Eastman Kodak Company today announced that Jesse J. Greene, Jr., has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Business Strategy and Information Technology, a newly created position that expands the executive management team ....

Hanover Direct Names Donn Wilson as President of International Male.

Aug 05, 1999 ... WEEHAWKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Hanover Direct, Inc. (AMEX: HNV) today announced the promotion of Donn Wilson to President of International Male, effective immediately. Mr. Wilson, who has been Acting President since August 1998, will continue to head ...