PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, December 28:
AVONDALE ANNOUNCES AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR ADDITIONAL STRATEGIC SEALIFT SHIP
Dec 28, 1995 ... NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Avondale Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: AVDL) today announced the award of a $206.4 million contract for construction of an additional Strategic Sealift ship for the U.S. Navy. After consideration of certain additional components and cost escalation, the ...
STAR RANGERS PRAISED BY GAME REVIEWERS
Dec 28, 1995 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Interactive Magic's latest title "Star Rangers" is receiving high marks from game reviewers across the country. Within the last month, "Star Rangers" has received the "game of the month award" from PC Entertainment Magazine, an 89% from ...
ISIS ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF PILOT PHASE II CLINICAL TRIAL OF GENITAL WART COMPOUND AND DECISION NOT TO PURSUE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
Dec 28, 1995 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ISIP) announces it is not pursuing further development of ISIS 2105 based on results of a small Phase II study and additional market analyses of the commercial opportunity for surgical adjuvant therapy for patients with ...
MIDWEST PAYMENT SYSTEMS EXPANDS EFT SERVICES IN ILLINOIS MARKET
Dec 28, 1995 ... CINCINNATI, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Payment Systems (MPS) is pleased to announce it has signed a contract with The First National Bank of Danville to provide electronic funds transfer (EFT) processing services. The First National Bank of Danville has $130 million in assets and four ...
NATIONAL AUTO CREDIT FORMS HOLDING COMPANY
Dec 28, 1995 ... SOLON, Ohio, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- National Auto Credit, Inc. (NYSE: NAK), a leading provider of automotive financing in the used car industry, announced today the formation of a holding company structure pursuant to which stockholders of National Auto Credit, Inc. became stockholders of a ...
EXECUTIVE ORDER AUTHORIZES ENTERPRISE FLORIDA JOBS & EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP TO DESIGN/DIRECT FLORIDA'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Dec 28, 1995 ... Governor Chiles, Lt. Governor MacKay Strengthen Florida's Efforts To Promote Better JobsORLANDO, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 20, Governor Lawton Chiles took a strong step to promote better job opportunities for Floridians by signing an executive order that establishes a ...
AMC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. EXTENDS TENDER OFFER TO DECEMBER 28, 1995
Dec 28, 1995 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- AMC Entertainment Inc. (the "Company") announced today that its tender offer and consent solicitation relating to the Company's 11 7/8% Senior Notes due 2000 (the "Senior Notes") and 12 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2002 (the "Senior ...
PIZZA HUT INVADES THE THEATRE WITH NEW STUFFED CRUST PIZZA ADVERTISING; PETER O'TOOLE EATS HIS PIZZA THE WRONG WAY IN HIS FIRST EVER COMMERCIAL
Dec 28, 1995 ... DALLAS, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Pizza Hut today announced that British actor Peter O'Toole will make his commercial debut in a television ad for Pizza Hut's Stuffed Crust Pizza. The accomplished theatre actor and star of the classic "Lawrence of Arabia," O'Toole returns to the stage in his ...
COLONIAL PROPERTIES TRUST ANNOUNCES MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY EXPANSION
Dec 28, 1995 ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Colonial Properties Trust (NYSE: CLP), "Colonial," announced today it has acquired 20.7 acres of land on the Hillsborough River in Tampa, Florida on which it intends to build an additional 276 apartment units adjacent to the Company's existing 252 ...
UPDATE: FIRE AT THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO
Dec 28, 1995 ... PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In the aftermath of the fire at the World of Primates exhibit that lead to the death of 23 primates at the Philadelphia Zoo, Zoo president Pete Hoskins is launching an investigation. Hoskins is assembling a panel of experts to examine all personnel, ...
THE MED-DESIGN CORPORATION FILES FDA PREMARKET NOTIFICATION, COMPLETES/CERTIFIES CLEANROOM
Dec 28, 1995 ... PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Med-Design Corporation (Nasdaq: MEDC) announced today that it has filed premarket notification 510(K) with the Food and Drug Administration for its Safe Step Blood Collection Needle System (Safety Phlebotomy Set) and its Safe Step IV Catheter System ...
INSIGNIA CLOSES REFINANCING -- REVISED VERSION FROM DEC. 22
Dec 28, 1995 ... GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCED THAT ITS PREVIOUS RELEASE DATED DECEMBER 22, 1995 REGARDING THE ABOVE-REFERENCED TRANSACTION INADVERTENTLY OMITTED CERTAIN INFORMATION. THE PREVIOUS RELEASE TOGETHER WITH THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS SET ...
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHEAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM THE NATION IN 1996
Dec 28, 1995 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Overall economic activity will moderate in 1996 but the Southeast should continue to outperform the nation, according to First Union's economists.First Union economists David Orr and Mark Vitner expect the Southeast's economy to grow 2.5 ...
GERALD J. ZOBRIST, ZONIC FOUNDER, PRESIDENT & CEO RETIRES; JAMES B. WEBB, SR. V.P. OPERATIONS, ELECTED PRESIDENT AND CEO
Dec 28, 1995 ... CINCINNATI, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerald J. Zobrist, founder and long-time chief executive officer of Zonic Corporation (OTC: ZNIC), said today he was planning to retire.Zobrist said he will resign as president and chief executive officer, effective December 31, 1995, but will ...
TRANZONIC REPORTS LOWER THIRD QUARTER, NINE MONTH RESULTS
Dec 28, 1995 ... CLEVELAND, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tranzonic Companies (AMEX: TNZA/TNZB), Cleveland-based manufacturer/distributor of paper, cloth and vinyl products, today reported lower results in the third quarter and nine months ended November 30, 1995 compared to the same prior year periods. ...
THE NATIONAL REGISTRY INC. AND KEY TRONIC CORPORATION CONCLUDE FINGER IMAGING AGREEMENT
Dec 28, 1995 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Registry Inc. (Nasdaq: NRID) announced today that it has concluded an agreement with Key Tronic Corporation of Spokane, Washington, to license NRI's state-of-the-art finger image scanning technology for the manufacture and marketing ...
REXALL SUNDOWN ELECTS NICKOLAS PALIN TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS; CREDITS SENIOR VP FOR SUNDOWN BRAND'S GROWTH
Dec 28, 1995 ... BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Rexall Sundown, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXSD) announced today the election of Nickolas Palin, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, to serve on the Company's Board of Directors. The move expands the board from seven to eight ...
CHECKERS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR
Dec 28, 1995 ... CLEARWATER, Fla., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKR) announced today that James F. White, Jr. has resigned from the Company's Board of Directors to pursue other business interests. Mr. White's resignation coincides with his previously announced ...
NATIONAL HEALTH SIGNS DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH PFIZER SUBSIDIARY; PFIZER SUBSIDIARY COMMITS TO PURCHASE $1.375 MILLION
Dec 28, 1995 ... PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- National Health Enhancement Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NHES) today announced that it has signed a development and distribution agreement with a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), for medical call center services and products. The initial term of the ...
TITAN RESOURCES ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF EQUITY OFFERINGS AND FINANCING
Dec 28, 1995 ... MIDLAND, Texas, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack D. Hightower, President and CEO of Titan Resources, L.P. announced today the closing of a $100 million credit facility in which Texas Commerce Bank acted as agent with a $50 million participation in the facility and First Union Bank of North ...
ELEK-TEK NAMES NEW DIRECTOR
Dec 28, 1995 ... SKOKIE, Ill., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ELEK-TEK, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELEK) today announced that Robert J. Lipsig has been elected to the company's board of directors. Lipsig has been a Principal in Core Financial Corporation, a privately held venture capital and real estate investment firm, since ...
EXOGEN RECEIVES GERMAN GS REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR SAFHS, SONIC ACCELERATED FRACTURE HEALING SYSTEM
Dec 28, 1995 ... PISCATAWAY, N.J., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Exogen, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: EXGN) announced today that its Sonic Accelerated Fracture Healing System (SAFHS) has received GS regulatory approval for commercial distribution within the Federal Republic of Germany, a market of more than 80 million ...
INNOVATION AND PERVASIVENESS OF TECHNOLOGY TO FUEL NEW ALLIANCES AND PRODUCTS IN 1996, ACCORDING TO ARTHUR ANDERSEN
Dec 28, 1995 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As 1996 begins, the evolution of computer technologies and the rise in electronic content in all goods will continue to drive demand for semiconductors; at the same time, new opportunities are being created by the expansion of Internet and multimedia ...
USG CORPORATION APPOINTS KANE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Dec 28, 1995 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) announced today the election of Michael P. Kane to vice president international development effective Jan. 1, 1996. The 44-year-old Kane will also retain his role as vice president Pacific Rim operations for USG's International ...
CPAC SHAREHOLDERS VOTE TO ISSUE STOCK IN PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Dec 28, 1995 ... LEICESTER, N.Y., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- At a special meeting held at company headquarters in Leicester, NY, CPAC, INC. (Nasdaq-NNM: CPAK) shareholders voted to issue 632,000 shares of $0.01 par value common stock at $11.00 per share to CPAC Investors, LLC, an unrelated Delaware limited ...
FTC ASKS RITE AID FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING OFFER FOR REVCO; RITE AID EXTENDS OFFER
Dec 28, 1995 ... CAMP HILL, Pa., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Rite Aid Corporation (RAD: NYSE, PSE) today announced that it received a request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission with respect to its subsidiary's $27.50 per share cash tender offer to purchase 35,144,833 shares of common ...
AIRBORNE FREIGHT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CONTRACT TO ACQUIRE BOEING 767-200'S
Dec 28, 1995 ... SEATTLE, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Airborne Freight Corporation, which operates under the trade name Airborne Express, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 12 used Boeing 767-200 aircraft. In addition, the company intends to pursue the acquisition of an additional ...
CONSO PRODUCTS COMPANY EXPANDS IN LONDON
Dec 28, 1995 ... UNION, S.C., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Conso Products Company (Nasdaq-NNM: CNSO) today announced the purchase of a new production and distribution facility in London, England, which is more than twice the size of its current facility there.Located in the Orient Industrial Park in the ...
COMPUSERVE SUSPENDS ACCESS TO SPECIFIC INTERNET NEWSGROUPS
Dec 28, 1995 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- During the past week, CompuServe Incorporated temporarily suspended access to more than 200 Internet newsgroups in response to a direct mandate from the prosecutor's office in Germany. Each of the newsgroups that was suspended was specifically ...
GOODYEAR GAINS MAJORITY INTEREST IN POLISH TIRE COMPANY
Dec 28, 1995 ... DEBICA, Poland, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholders in TC Debica, a leading regional tire producer, today approved a capital increase of $60 million to be underwritten by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, ensuring that Goodyear has majority ownership.The proposal, which required ...
USAIR ANNOUNCES 'EVERYDAY' SPRING AND SUMMER DISCOUNTS FOR EAST-WEST TRAVEL
Dec 28, 1995 ... ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- USAir lowered everyday, advance purchase ticket prices by as much as 44 percent in more than 850 transcontinental markets for travel between March 8 and September 15, 1996.Round-trip ticket prices range from $334 to $568 for Tuesday- ...
GEICO TO BE 'UNDERSTANDING' OF FURLOUGHED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
Dec 28, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- During the continuing federal impasse, Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) will be "understanding" of the financial problems facing furloughed federal employees, said Ron Loy, manager of GEICO's federal program."We have instructed our ...
GREATER DETROIT CHAPTER CHARTERED PROPERTY AND CASUALTY UNDERWRITER SOCIETY PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIP
Dec 28, 1995 ... DETROIT, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Greater Detroit Chapter Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter Society is pleased to announce the presentation of the first Robert A. Gross academic scholarship to Valerie Miertina, an honors student at Lawrence Technological University. Ms. Miertina, a ...
ALLSTATE AND MADD USHER IN NEW YEAR WITH SAFE DRIVING TIPS
Dec 28, 1995 ... NORTHBROOK, Ill., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- One hundred fifty million red ribbons, tied to car doors and antennas, traversed the nation's roadways this holiday season as the annual Project Red Ribbon reminded motorists that safe, sober driving saves lives.Allstate Insurance Company ...
L. L. KNICKERBOCKER ENTERS INTO $5 MILLION DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR ITS 'SECRETS OF MODELING A TO Z' VIDEO SERIES
Dec 28, 1995 ... RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The L. L. Knickerbocker Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: KNIC) announced today it has entered into a $5 million distribution agreement with Elite Resources Ltd. (ERL) based in New Jersey to distribute as re-sellers L. L. Knickerbocker's "Secrets ...
MR. DITHERS WON'T KEEP DAGWOOD RETURNING TO WORK, STUDY FINDS
Dec 28, 1995 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Factors such as thinking about an impairment or a refusal to feel victimized will have a greater impact on returning to work after a disability than the working relationship with the boss, according to a new study prepared by The Gallup Organization ...
SABA PETROLEUM ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $11,000,000 PUBLIC OFFERING
Dec 28, 1995 ... IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Saba Petroleum Company (AMEX: SAB) announced today the closing of a public offering of $11,000,000 of 9% Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures due December 2005 through underwriters for which Van Kasper & Company acted as representative. The ...
JOE KELLY JOINS EMPLOYEE BENEFIT GROUP OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Dec 28, 1995 ... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte & Touche LLP announced the appointment of Joe Kelly as Directing Manager with its Employee Benefit Group.Mr. Kelly has more than ten years of experience in benefit consulting and actuarial practice, with an emphasis on the design, ...
ACRES GAMING GRANTED NEVADA GAMING LICENSE
Dec 28, 1995 ... LAS VEGAS, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Acres Gaming (Nasdaq: AGAM) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, AGI Distribution Inc., received unanimous approval by the Nevada Gaming Commission for licensure as a manufacturer and distributor of gaming devices in the State of Nevada. This ...
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. REPORTS FISCAL DECEMBER 1995 SALES
Dec 28, 1995 ... SPRINGFIELD, N.J., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY) today reported increases in net sales for the fiscal month (four weeks) ended December 24, 1995.Net sales for fiscal December were approximately $73.4 million, compared with $50.9 million for the ...
MICHAELS REPORTS RECORD DECEMBER SALES WITH 19% GAIN
Dec 28, 1995 ... IRVING, Texas, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Michaels Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIKE) announced that its sales in December 1995 increased 19% to $187.9 million from $157.4 million last year. Same-store sales for the month increased 2%.Year-to-date in fiscal 1995, sales increased 31% to ...
CORE LABORATORIES PURCHASES FOUR LABORATORIES FROM PACE INC.
Dec 28, 1995 ... HOUSTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Laboratories N.V., parent company of Houston-based Core Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: CRLBF), announced the purchase of substantially all the assets of four environmental testing laboratories from PACE Incorporated. The four facilities are located in ...
FRITO-LAY TO LAUNCH TWO NEW AD CAMPAIGNS FEATURING AMERICA'S TOP SELLING LOW-FAT SNACKS: BAKED LAY'S AND BAKED TOSTITOS
Dec 28, 1995 ... <Pre> Baked Lay's And Supermodels Team Up For Humorous Unmodel-Like Pursuits On Jan. 1; </Pre> Comedian Chris Elliott Stars In Five-Part Advertising Sitcom <Pre> Including A Live Spot At Tostitos Fiesta Bowl </Pre> PLANO, Texas, ...
CANMAX ELECTS PHILIP M. PARSONS AS A DIRECTOR
Dec 28, 1995 ... IRVING, Texas, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Canmax (Nasdaq: CNMCD) is pleased to announced that they have elected Philip M. Parsons to the board of directors. Parsons currently serves as the chief financial officer of the company.Roger Bryant, president & CEO, ...
SMOKELESS SUIT FILED IN LOUISIANA
Dec 28, 1995 ... GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Tobacco Company announced that it has been served with a petition in an action commenced in state court in Louisiana entitled Arthur Sontag and Beverly Ann Sontag v. United States Tobacco Company, et. al. (DKT. No. 95-6434). The action, ...
GAS COMPANIES URGE CUSTOMERS TO APPLY NOW FOR JUST-RELEASED ENERGY ASSISTANCE MONIES
Dec 28, 1995 ... <Pre> Program Only Open for Three Weeks Starting January 8 </Pre> PITTSBURGH, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As a result of approximately $60 million just released from the federal government to the state of Pennsylvania, natural gas customers on low or fixed incomes can now apply for ...
GD SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTS ADDITIONAL ANSYS(R) SOFTWARE
Dec 28, 1995 ... Design Department Using Technology to Link Design With AnalysisHOUSTON, Pa., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSYS, Inc. today announced that GD Systems (Milan, Italy) has significantly expanded its existing computer-aided engineering (CAE) system. Multiple seats of ANSYS/ProFEA have been ...
RHONE-POULENC RORER OBTAINS REGULATORY APPROVALS FOR EIGHT DRUGS IN MORE THAN 35 COUNTRIES IN 1995
Dec 28, 1995 ... COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc. (NYSE: RPR) announced today that the company obtained regulatory approvals for eight drugs in more than 35 countries in 1995. RPR also filed New Drug Applications for five drugs and Investigational New Drug Applications for ...
PHLX TO BEGIN TRADING OPTIONS ON SPYGLASS, INC.
Dec 28, 1995 ... PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it plans to begin trading put and call options on Spyglass, Inc. (SPYG). It is anticipated that trading in the options will begin in the first quarter of 1996, when the company meets PHLX's ...
CEI OFFERS CO DETECTORS THROUGH MAIL ORDER
Dec 28, 1995 ... CLEVELAND, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illuminating Company has a special offer for residents of Northeast Ohio concerned about the possibility of a build-up of carbon monoxide gas (CO) in their homes.CEI has established a mail-order link with Nighthawk Carbon Monoxide Detectors so ...
NOVEMBER MUTUAL FUND SALES TOTAL $40.9 BILLION
Dec 28, 1995 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was issued by the Investment Company Institute:TOTAL SALES OF LONG-TERM FUNDSSales of stock and bond and income mutual funds totaled $40.9 billion in November, unchanged from the October figure, according to the ...
UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST ACQUIRES RICHMOND, VA APARTMENT COMMUNITY
Dec 28, 1995 ... RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: UDR) announced today that it has purchased Braeton Bay Apartments, a 350 home garden apartment community in Richmond, Virginia, for approximately $17.1 million from Braeton Bay, Inc., an affiliate of Whitehall ...
BRASS RING ANNOUNCES BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AT FOX THEATRE
Dec 28, 1995 ... DETROIT, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Brass Ring is pleased to announce the following new performance:Bruce SpringsteenSolo Acoustic TourWednesday and Thursday, January 10 and 11, 8 p.m.Fox TheatreTickets are $30No cameras or ...
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY BEGIN NEW CLINICAL STUDIES OF TIRILAZAD MESYLATE IN HEAD INJURY
Dec 28, 1995 ... KALAMAZOO, Mich., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. (NYSE: PNU) today announced that it will not immediately begin any new clinical studies of tirilazad mesylate in head injury. The announcement follows preliminary analyses of two large, phase III studies in North America and ...
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES MODIFIES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
Dec 28, 1995 ... PHOENIX, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- America West Airlines (NYSE: AWA) announced today that its Board of Directors has amended its stock repurchase program to authorize the purchase of the Company's publicly traded warrants. Each warrant permits a holder to purchase one share of Class B common ...
SUNAMERICA COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CALFARM LIFE
Dec 28, 1995 ... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- SunAmerica Inc. (NYSE: SAI) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SunAmerica Life Insurance Company, completed its acquisition of CalFarm Life Insurance Company from Zenith National Insurance Corp. SunAmerica signed a definitive agreement ...
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES SUBSIDIARY AND MONSANTO CARPET RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES FEATURED ON 'TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT' PROGRAM
Dec 28, 1995 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Technologies USA, Inc.'s subsidiary, United Recycling, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENVR), and Monsanto (NYSE: MTC) have announced that their carpet recycling technologies were recently featured on the nationally syndicated program, "Today's Environment." ...
LIFERATE SYSTEMS CLOSES $3 MILLION PRIVATE EQUITY PLACEMENT
Dec 28, 1995 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeRate Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LRSI), today announced that it has closed the transaction covering the private placement of 562,853 shares of its common stock at $6.50 per share. Net proceeds of approximately $3,256,100 will be used to fund further ...
CORE ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF FREDRIC L. SATTLER TO EXECUTIVE TEAM
Dec 28, 1995 ... BOSTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CORE, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: CORE), a national provider of disability and health care management services, today announced the addition of a key senior executive to its management team. Fredric L. Sattler, 51, is a leading insurance and managed care executive with ...
INTERNATIONAL JET ENGINE SUPPLY, INC. SIGNS MERGER AGREEMENT WITH AIR 21, INC.
Dec 28, 1995 ... BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On Dec. 18, 1995 International Jet Engine Supply, Inc. ("IJES"), Air 21 Merger Corporation, a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of IJES ("Sub") and Air 21, Inc. ("Air 21") executed a merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") pursuant to which, ...
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE CERTIFICATES 1995-S21 RATED 'AAA/BBB' BY FITCH -- FITCH FINANCIAL WIRE
Dec 28, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.'s (RFMSI) $176.4 million mortgage pass-through certificates, series 1995-S21 class A(except A-5) and R are rated "AAA" by Fitch. The $6.7 million class M-1 certificates are rated "AA," the $4.5 million class ...
SASCO MORTGAGE PASS-THRU CERTIFICATES SERIES 1995-4 RATED BY FITCH -- FITCH FINANCIAL WIRE
Dec 28, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Structured Asset Securities Corp.'s $195.2 million mortgage pass-through certificates, series 1995-4, classes A and R (senior certificates) are rated "AAA"; the $3.6 million class B1 are rated "AA"; $1.5 million class B2 are rated "A"; and the $1 million ...
FITCH COMPLETES FULL GENERAL REVIEW -- FITCH FINANCIAL WIRE --
Dec 28, 1995 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the full general review of public finance ratings existing prior to the present ownership of Fitch, the following rating actions have been taken.Due to non-receipt of application for a formal rating relationship, the following ...
BIG MAC(R) JINGLE MAKES A COMEBACK
Dec 28, 1995 ... OAK BROOK, Ill., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- "twoallbeefpatties- specialsaucelettucecheesepicklesonionsonasesameseedbun(R)." Like the Beatles and bellbottoms, McDonald's(R) "two all-beef patties" jingle made a comeback December 26 in a national advertising campaign promoting special Big Mac ...
CHINA SOUTHERN TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST 777
Dec 28, 1995 ... SEATTLE, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- China Southern Airlines, based in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, received its first 777 today, the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group confirmed.China Southern became the 11th customer to select Boeing's newest family member, and the first in ...