PR Newswire back issues from Monday, August 28:
DEAN EXPECTS LOWER FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS
Aug 28, 1995 ... FRANKLIN PARK, Ill., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Howard M. Dean, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF), indicated today that earnings for the first quarter just ended August 27, 1995 are expected to be lower than earnings reported in the first quarter last ...
NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE INTEGRA FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Aug 28, 1995 ... CLEVELAND, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- National City Corporation (NYSE: NCC) today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Integra Financial Corporation (NYSE: ITG), a $15 billion in assets bank holding company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Under the ...
OMNI USA INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST SHIPMENTS UNDER CONTRACT WITH ELECTROSPACE SYSTEMS INC.
Aug 28, 1995 ... HOUSTON, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Omni USA Inc. (Nasdaq: OUSA) announced today that it has begun making shipments of a specially designed trailer tongue jack under contract to Electrospace Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Chrysler Corporation. The jacking products are to be included as a part ...
MEMORY UPGRADES AND PC CARDS FOR APPLE POWERBOOK 5300 AND POWERBOOK 190 SYSTEMS NOW AVAILABLE FROM SIMPLE TECHNOLOGY(TM)
Aug 28, 1995 ... SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Simple Technology Inc. today announced that it is shipping a full line of memory upgrades and PC Card products for the Apple PowerBook 5300 and Apple PowerBook 190 portable computers.Simple Technology memory products for the PowerBook 5300 ...
WESTERN WASTE REPORTS RECORD 1995 EARNINGS
Aug 28, 1995 ... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Waste Industries (NYSE: WW) today reported record results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, reflecting improved operating margins.Net income for the fiscal year rose 32% to $17.1 million, or $1.10 per share, from $12.9 million, or ...
ZELLER RESIGNS FROM RYKOFF BOARD AFTER 23 YEARS OF SERVICE
Aug 28, 1995 ... CHICAGO, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Rykoff-Sexton Inc. (NYSE: RYK) today announced the resignation of Robert G. Zeller from its Board of Directors. Zeller, 77, was previously chairman of the board and chief executive officer of F. Eberstadt & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm, having joined ...
GRANGES ACQUIRES 41 PERCENT INTEREST IN ZAMORA GOLD CORP.
Aug 28, 1995 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Granges Inc. (AMEX: GXL) announces the signing of a subscription agreement with Zamora Gold Corp. for the private placement of 8,000,000 units consisting of one common share of Zamora at US$0.60 and one warrant for a total subscription ...
SFFED CORP. AND FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK SIGN MERGER AGREEMENT
Aug 28, 1995 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- SFFed Corp. (Nasdaq: SFFD), the holding company for San Francisco Federal Savings and Loan Association today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement wherein SFFed Corp. will be acquired by First Nationwide Bank in an all cash transaction ...
CORPORATE EXPRESS, INC. ANNOUNCES PUBLIC OFFERING
Aug 28, 1995 ... BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Express Inc. (Nasdaq: CEXP) announced the filing today with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a registration statement for a proposed public offering of 15.5 million shares of Corporate Express common stock. An additional ...
VF CORPORATION'S MCDONALD TO ASSUME CEO RESPONSIBILITIES
Aug 28, 1995 ... WYOMISSING, Pa., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawrence R. Pugh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) today announced that Mackey J. McDonald, President and Chief Operating Officer, will assume the additional responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer, effective Jan ....
CARDINAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE SHOPPE INTERNATIONAL SIGN MERGER AGREEMENT
Aug 28, 1995 ... DUBLIN, Ohio, and ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), a leading U.S. pharmaceutical distributor, and Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSII), the largest franchisor of independent retail pharmacies in the U.S., jointly announced today that they ...
NEC DEVELOPS VOD-BASED TELECONFERENCING SYSTEM
Aug 28, 1995 ... TOKYO, Aug.28 /PRNewswire/ -- NEC Corp. announced today it has successfully developed a system that makes teleconferencing possible by providing multiple users with shared access to multimedia data, including text, sound, animated pictures and video on demand (VOD).NEC said the ...
UNIFLEX REPORTS SECOND QUARTER/6 MONTHS RESULTS; EARNINGS RISE 61% FOR THE SECOND QUARTER, 32% FOR THE HALF YEAR
Aug 28, 1995 ... HICKSVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Uniflex, Inc. (AMEX: UFX), an innovative manufacturer and marketer of customized plastic packaging, today reported sales and earnings for its second quarter and six months ended July 31, 1995.Second quarter net income rose 61 percent to ...
TOYS "R" US NAMES GREGORY R. STALEY AS PRESIDENT OF TOYS "R" US INTERNATIONAL
Aug 28, 1995 ... PARAMUS, N.J., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Toys "R" Us, Inc. (NYSE: TOY) announced the promotion of Gregory R. Staley to the position of President of its International Division. Mr. Staley replaces Larry D. Bouts, who resigned to take a position outside of the retailing industry.Toys ...
CASCADE REPORTS INCREASED SECOND QUARTER SALES AND EARNINGS
Aug 28, 1995 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph J. Barclay, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cascade Corporation (Nasdaq: CASC) reported significant increases in sales and earnings for both the second quarter and six month periods ended July 31, 1995.Consolidated sales for ...
ALIGN-RITE INTERNATIONAL, INC. REPORTS RECORD REVENUES IN FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL 1996
Aug 28, 1995 ... BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Align-Rite International, Inc., (Nasdaq: MASK) today reported results for the first quarter ended June 30, 1995.Revenues increased 25% to a record $7,647,000 over $6,109,000 in the comparable 1994 period. Net income for the quarter ...
AURUM SOFTWARE RECEIVES $6M IN MEZZANINE-LEVEL FINANCING; BANKAMERICA VENTURES JOINS AS NEW INVESTOR
Aug 28, 1995 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurum Software, Inc., a leading provider of sales, marketing and customer support information systems, today announced completion of a new round of investment capital financing totaling $6 million. The new financing is earmarked to expand ...
APPLE ANNOUNCES POWERPC UPGRADE FOR POWERBOOKS; AFFORDABLE UPGRADES GIVE CURRENT CUSTOMERS POWERPC PROCESSOR OPTION
Aug 28, 1995 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) today announced aggressively priced PowerPC microprocessor upgrade options for current Apple Macintosh PowerBook Duo 200 and PowerBook 500 series customers. Both upgrades employ 100 MHz PowerPC processors, giving ...
APPLE AND MENTAT ANNOUNCE TECHNOLOGY LICENSE FOR OPEN TRANSPORT; UPDATED VERSION OF OPEN TRANSPORT SHIPS ON NEW POWERMACS
Aug 28, 1995 ... CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Mentat, Inc. today made public a technology agreement under which Apple licensed Mentat Portable Streams (MPS) and Mentat TCP/IP (MTCP) as key components of Apple Open Transport, the new networking and ...
REPUBLIC WASTE ACQUIRES KERTZ SECURITY SYSTEMS
Aug 28, 1995 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Waste Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: RWIN; TSE) today announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Kertz Security Systems, Inc. and affiliates ("Kertz") in exchange for 1,090,000 shares of Republic common stock. ...
PENRIL TEAMS WITH ARGUSSOFT FOR LARGE CONSULTING AND NETWORKING DEAL WITH MOSCOW BANK; CONTRACT INCLUDES NETWORKING OF 700 BRANCHES
Aug 28, 1995 ... GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Penril Datability Networks (Penril) today announced a partnership with its Moscow-based distributor, ArgusSoft Company, to provide consulting and to supply and install networking equipment for the savings bank of the Russian Federation, Moscow Bank ....
SAM'S CLUB AND G.E. CAPITAL OFFER FIRST MEMBERSHIP/CREDIT CARD
Aug 28, 1995 ... BENTONVILLE, Ark., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- SAM'S Club, the nation's largest wholesale club and a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., has teamed up with one of the country's leading private label credit providers to introduce the wholesale club industry's first membership/credit card ...
MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN NURSING HOME WORKERS TO HOLD ONE-DAY STRIKES
Aug 28, 1995 ... MUSKEGON, Mich., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released by the Service Employees International Union, Local 79:Approximately 300 nursing home worker members of the Service Employees International Union, Local 79 will conduct one-day strikes at three nursing homes in the ...
VERSUS TECHNOLOGY ISSUES STATEMENT ON LITIGATION WITH TELULAR CORP.
Aug 28, 1995 ... TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement by Versus Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq Small Cap Market: VSTI) of Trenton, New Jersey seeking to clarify what they say are certain misstatements which were contained in a press release, apparently put out by Telular ...
VERSUS TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES NEW INFRARED TRACKING PRODUCT LINE; MEDICAL ENTERPRISE INTERNATIONAL AS THE HEALTHCARE MARKET DISTRIBUTOR
Aug 28, 1995 ... TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Versus Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq Small Cap Market: VSTI) announces the launch of a new computerized infrared (IR) system for People and Equipment Tracking (PET). In conjunction with the release of this new IR product, Versus Technology announces ...
REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES $50 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF EQUITY
Aug 28, 1995 ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Regency Realty Corporation (NYSE: REG) announces an agreement with a major institutional investor to purchase $50 million of Class B Common shares through a private placement.The proceeds of this private placement will be primarily used ...
TRIDON CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE WORLDWIDE MEDICAL CORPORATION AND SPIN OFF ITS VERTEX HAIR REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Aug 28, 1995 ... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Tridon Corporation (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: HAIR) announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Worldwide Medical Corporation, an Irvine, California based Company, which develops and is licensed to distribute and market ...
U.S. ALCOHOL TESTING OF AMERICA INC. TO VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE HOSTILE CONSENT SOLICITATION
Aug 28, 1995 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to numerous stockholder requests for information, U.S. Alcohol Testing of America Inc. (AMEX: AAA) announced today that it will vigorously oppose the prospective consent solicitation to remove and replace current management that ...
SUNBASE ASIA ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER AND SIX-MONTH RESULTS
Aug 28, 1995 ... HONG KONG, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunbase Asia (OTC: ASIA) today reported results for its second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1995.Net income for the quarter rose 15.6 percent to $2,996,000, or $0.20 per share, compared with $2,591,000 on a pro forma basis, or $0.17 per ...
CORPORATE EXPRESS, INC. ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF SHARES HELD BY OFFICEMAX
Aug 28, 1995 ... BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Express Inc. (Nasdaq: CEXP) and OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) jointly announce that they have entered into an agreement which provides for Corporate Express to purchase from OfficeMax all of the 8,499,605 shares, or approximately 20%, of ...
CASINO MAGIC AND ROYAL CASINO GROUP ENTER AGREEMENT FOR ROYAL'S PURCHASE OF GOLDIGGERS CASINO
Aug 28, 1995 ... BAY SAINT LOUIS, Miss./CALABASAS, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Casino Magic Corp. (Nasdaq: CMAG) and Royal Casino Group (OTC Bulletin Board: WINZ) jointly announced today that they have entered into an agreement under which Royal Casino will acquire Casino Magic's Goldiggers Casino in ...
ISC EXPO/NEW YORK FEATURES EVERYTHING FROM DEADBOLTS FOR THE DOOR TO HIGH SECURITY BIOMETRIC ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
Aug 28, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest state-of-the-art security products and services will be display Tuesday, August 28, throughout Thursday, August 31 at the 28th presentation of the International Security Expo (ISC)/New York '95.Four hundred companies will fill 80,000 ...
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS REPORTS RECONFIRMATION OF GLUCOSE LOWERING IN DIABETES CLINICAL TRIAL AND INITIATION OF SECOND PHASE III STUDY
Aug 28, 1995 ... SAN DIEGO, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) today announced results of a recently concluded 28-day, double-blind Phase II clinical study which showed that the Company's lead product candidate, pramlintide, lowered both post-meal and average 24-hour blood ...
SMART MOVES; SURVEY REVEALS THAT LATERAL JOB CHANGES HAVE GAINED WIDER ACCEPTANCE
Aug 28, 1995 ... MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- An uninterrupted ascent up the corporate ladder is apparently no longer the only acceptable route to success. According to more than 80 percent of executives in a new survey, lateral job changes bear far less of a stigma than they did five years ...
APL NAMES VICE PRESIDENT FOR LATIN AMERICA, ANNOUNCES NEW AUTO-PARTS BUSINESS FOR VENEZUELA, SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
Aug 28, 1995 ... OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- American President Lines (APL), which offers all all-water container service linking Asia with Panama, the Caribbean and the north coast of South America, has announced several developments that will result in further service improvements in this ...
VERIFONE TO MAKE EQUITY INVESTMENT IN CYBERCASH
Aug 28, 1995 ... Companies to Combine Strengths to Deliver Internet Payment SolutionsREDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- VeriFone, Inc. (NYSE: VFI), a leading global supplier of Transaction Automation systems and software, and CyberCash, Inc., the leading Internet secure payment services ...
GLOBAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKET ESTIMATED AT $80 BILLION AND GROWING; ANALYSIS TO BE INTRODUCED AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY FORUM
Aug 28, 1995 ... MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Global private sector energy- efficiency business volume is more than $80 billion per year, estimates an analysis which will be presented at the Sixth Annual United States Energy Association (USEA)/Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Forum in Washington, ...
GANDER MOUNTAIN, INC. ANNOUNCES OPENING OF THIRD DETROIT-AREA STORE
Aug 28, 1995 ... WILMOT, Wis., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Gander Mountain, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNDR), a leading marketer of outdoor sporting goods, today announced it has opened a new retail store in Pontiac, Michigan, its third store in the Detroit area. The company now has 16 retail stores in operation, 6 of which ...
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM AND AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION TEAM UP FOR NATIONAL CALL-IN PROGRAM
Aug 28, 1995 ... Physicians Offer Free Health Information During 'DIAL-A-D.O.'CHICAGO, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- People across the nation are invited to call a physician for free health information and advice during the American Osteopathic Association's "Dial-A-D.O." program, sponsored by ...
HOME & GARDEN TELEVISION ACHIEVES 100 PERCENT ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING IN PRIME TIME; TEN NEW SERIES LAUNCH IN OCTOBER
Aug 28, 1995 ... KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Home & Garden Television (HGTV) will introduce ten new series to its lineup this fall, focusing on a diverse range of entertaining and informative projects, profiles and design ideas for inside and outside the home.The majority of these new ...
GAYLORD SHUTS DOWN MILL TO CONTROL INVENTORIES
Aug 28, 1995 ... DEERFIELD, Ill., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaylord Container Corporation (AMEX: GCR) announced today that all five paper machines at its Bogalusa, Louisiana mill will be down for seven days beginning Tuesday, August 29.Commenting on the announcement Gaylord Chairman and Chief ...
SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION ISSUES DESKTOP SOFTWARE PACKAGING GUIDELINES
Aug 28, 1995 ... SPA Software Packaging SIG Leads Industry in Guidelines to Promote <Pre> Consistent Consumer and Retailer Packaging Information </Pre> WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Software Packaging Special Interest Group (SPSIG), of the Software Publishers Association (SPA), ...
LABOR AGREEMENT REACHED AT HAYES WHEELS HOWELL PLANT
Aug 28, 1995 ... ROMULUS, Mich., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Striking hourly workers at Hayes Wheels International's manufacturing facility in Howell, Michigan have voted to accept a new labor agreement reached between the company and the union's bargaining committee. The workers are represented by United Auto ...
AAA OFFERS TIPS TO AVOID HASSLES IN WAKE OF TIGHTER AIRPORT SECURITY
Aug 28, 1995 ... ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Increased security measures by the nation's airlines and at airports may cause additional congestion and delays for air travelers, advised the 37 million-member American Automobile Association."By taking a few simple precautions, air travelers ...
CHILDROBICS TO ENTER UNITED ARAB EMIRATES WITH EXPLORATIONS FRANCHISES
Aug 28, 1995 ... FARMINGDALE, N. Y., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Childrobics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHLD) announced today that it will soon open two new Explorations franchises in United Arab Emirates, according to Explorations Founder and President Michelle Tucker.Explorations new master franchisee contract ...
ECO2, INC. IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH WAYSS & FREYTAG FOR EUROPEAN SALES
Aug 28, 1995 ... HAWTHORNE, Fla., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ECO2, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIRE) announced today that it has been negotiating with the German engineering and construction firm, Wayss & Freytag Group to sell tire recycling plants in Europe and Russia. The negotiations which commenced in June and are ...
ZFAX ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF STEEL FACILITY AND PATENTED PRODUCT; FACILITY VALUED AT $16,000,000
Aug 28, 1995 ... DALLAS, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Zfax Image Corporation (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: ZFAX) announced today that it has signed and exchanged contracts for the acquisition of the Aberneath steel facility in Wales U.K. and the rights to the patented product NUOVINOX. The value of the acquisition is ...
VIRCO REPORTS IMPROVED SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
Aug 28, 1995 ... LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Virco Mfg. Corporation (AMEX: VIR) today reported improved net earnings and sales for the second quarter ended July 31, 1995.For the quarter, net income amounted to $1,713,000 or $.32 per share on sales of $66,197,000. This compares with net ...
MARKETING INCENTIVES APPOINTED TO ADVERTISING SALES LEADERSHIP GOLD ROUNDTABLE
Aug 28, 1995 ... NORWOOD, Mass., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- MARKETING INCENTIVES has been seated at the specialty advertising/promotional product industry's "Gold Roundtable" recognizing those industry distributors whose annual sales were in excess of $10 million in 1994, according to the Advertising Specialty ...
BALCHEM PRESIDENT AND CEO TO SPEAK AT AMEX CORPORATE FOCUS MEETINGS
Aug 28, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Herb Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer, Balchem Corporation (AMEX: BCP), will be speaking to financial planners and analysts at the American Stock Exchange Corporate Focus Meetings in Houston on Tuesday, September 12 and Dallas on Monday, ...
AMLI RESIDENTIAL CLOSES ON PERMANENT FINANCING
Aug 28, 1995 ... CHICAGO, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Amli Residential (NYSE: AML) announced it has recently closed $20.1 million of long-term fixed-rate financing, a portion of which will be funded on a forward basis, from Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association. Of the total amount of the financing, $13.8 ...
MOORE CORPORATION SAYS ITS SUGGESTION TO MEET REJECTED BY WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES' BOARD
Aug 28, 1995 ... Moore Submits Proposals to Remove Present Wallace Board of Directors <Pre> and Elect Three Moore Nominees Moore Seeks to Dismiss Wallace ComplaintMoore Extends Tender Offer </Pre> TORONTO, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In ...
PRIME MEDICAL CONTINUES EXPANSION WITH ACQUISITION OF 15TH LITHOTRIPTER
Aug 28, 1995 ... AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Medical Services, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: PMSI) announced today that it has acquired a 70 percent interest in a fixed-site lithotripter located in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The remaining 30 percent interest is owned by a partnership, primarily comprised of ...
DOUG FIERRO NAMED PUBLISHER OF CHICAGO MAGAZINE
Aug 28, 1995 ... CHICAGO, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Janice Grossman, Group Vice President of K-III Magazines, announced today that Doug Fierro has been named publisher of Chicago magazine. He replaces Heidi Schultz, who resigned. K-III Communications acquired Chicago magazine earlier this year from Landmark ...
COFLEXIP STENA OFFSHORE GROUP REPORTS 1995 SIX MONTH RESULTS; EARNINGS DECREASE ON STABLE REVENUES
Aug 28, 1995 ... PARIS, France, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ --COFLEXIP STENA OFFSHORE (Nasdaq: CXIPY) today announced its results for the first six months ended June 30, 1995. The group's consolidated net operating revenues for the first six months of 1995 or FF 2,063 million compared to FF 2,082 million in 1994 ...
RENTERS CHOICE, INC. ACQUIRES CONTROL OF MAGIC RENT-TO-OWN; ANNOUNCES INTENT TO FILE FOR STOCK OFFERING
Aug 28, 1995 ... DALLAS, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Renters Choice, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: RCII) announced today that it has acquired 51 percent of the capital stock of Pro Rental, Inc. which, through its wholly owned subsidiary, operates 135 stores located in 10 states under the name Magic Rent-to-Own. Renters ...
MELLON FILES $1.5 BILLION DEBT SHELF REGISTRATION
Aug 28, 1995 ... PITTSBURGH, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Mellon Bank Corporation today announced that its Mellon Financial Company unit has filed a $1.5 billion debt shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mellon's previous debt shelf registration, filed in December 1992, was ...
THE HALLS ARE ALIVE: MUZAK(R) ASSEMBLES GREATEST ROCK SHOW EVER; MILLIONS TO HEAR MUZAK'S ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME BROADCAST SALUTE
Aug 28, 1995 ... SEATTLE, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Muzak: <Pre> WHAT: Millions of Americans from coast to coast will be allshook up by rock 'n' roll when Muzak broadcasts hundredsof the greatest hits of Rock and Roll Hall ...
QUORUM HEALTH GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF MANAGEMENT DIRECTIONS, INC.
Aug 28, 1995 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Quorum Health Group, Inc., (Nasdaq-NNM: QHGI) announced today that a subsidiary, Quorum Health Resources, Inc., has completed the purchase of the assets of Management Directions, Inc. (MDI) of Memphis, Tenn.MDI specializes in physician ...
THOMASTON MILLS REPORTS EARNINGS
Aug 28, 1995 ... THOMASTON, Ga., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomaston Mills (Nasdaq: TMSTA TMSTB) reported sales of $276,490,994 and net income of $3,373,496 or $.52 per share for the fiscal year ended July 1, 1995. Compared to the fiscal year ended July 2, 1994, sales were down 1.1% from $279,479,091 and net ...
BLOUNT DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS
Aug 28, 1995 ... MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Blount, Inc. (AMEX: BLT.A BLT.B) today declared a regular quarterly dividend on its Class A common stock of fourteen and one-quarter cents ($0.1425) per share and a regular quarterly dividend on its Class B common stock of thirteen cents ($0.13) per ...
BRENCO, INCORPORATED DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Aug 28, 1995 ... MIDLOTHIAN, Va., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 25, 1995 the Board of Directors of Brenco, Incorporated (Nasdaq-NNM: BREN) declared the 174th consecutive quarterly dividend in the amount of seven (7) cents per share on the 10,149,217 shares of Common Stock outstanding payable on October ...
CITICASTERS AND OMNIAMERICA PROPOSE MERGER
Aug 28, 1995 ... CINCINNATI, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Citicasters Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: CITI) and closely-held OmniAmerica Communications (OmniAmerica) announced today that they reached an agreement to combine their companies, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. Under the terms of the merger, ...
ESSEX CORPORATION REPORTS HUMANITARIAN DEMINING PACT
Aug 28, 1995 ... COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Essex Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: ESEX) reports a $350,000 Department of Defense contract to support demining in "Operations other than War." Essex will establish hardware and software requirements for a mobile, self-contained, multi-language training ...
RICHARD F. KATCHUK JOINS CRESTAR AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Aug 28, 1995 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Crestar Financial Corporation (NYSE: CF) announced today that Richard F. Katchuk has joined Crestar as Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Mr. Katchuk, 48, comes to Crestar from Banc One Corporation. He joined Banc ...