PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, January 24:
ALLEGIANT SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO SELL PREMIER ANESTHESIA DIVISION
Jan 24, 1996 ... (Nasdaq: ALPS), a national provider of physician management services to physicians and hospitals, reported today it has entered into a Letter of Intent to sell its contract anesthesia business to a new company to be formed by Douglas R. Colkitt, M.D. The transaction value is between $16 ...
VALUJET AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NONSTOP SERVICE TO NEW ORLEANS
Jan 24, 1996 ... (Nasdaq-NNM: VJET) announced today that it is continuing the expansion of its operations at Washington Dulles International Airport by adding new, nonstop service to New Orleans beginning March 1, 1996. ValuJet will offer one daily nonstop flight to New Orleans with fares starting as low as ...
NORFOLK SOUTHERN REPORTS RECORD NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE FOR 1995
Jan 24, 1996 ... (NYSE: NSC) today announced record financial results for 1995. Earnings per share for the year were a record $5.44, up 11 percent from $4.90 in 1994, and net income was a record $712.7 million, up 7 percent from $667.8 million, after an after-tax charge of $20.4 million, or 16 cents a share, ...
GENERAL DYNAMICS FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS UP 10 PERCENT
Jan 24, 1996 ... (NYSE: GD) today reported 1995 fourth quarter earnings from continuing operations of $64 million, or $1.01 per share, a per share increase of 10 percent over the fourth quarter of 1994, when earnings from continuing operations were $58 million, or 92 cents per share. Fourth quarter 1995 ...
CompUSA Inc. REPORTS RECORD QUARTERLY EARNINGS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 1996
Jan 24, 1996 ... DALLAS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CompUSA Inc. (NYSE: CPU), America's largest Computer Superstore(R) retailer, today announced record earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 1996.For the second quarter of fiscal 1996 ended December 23, 1995, net sales increased 22 percent to $931 ...
BALL CORPORATION REPORTS YEAR END, FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS
Jan 24, 1996 ... MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today reported a net loss for 1995 of $21.7 million, or 72 cents per share, after $3.03 of unusual charges taken during the year to reflect the effects of the sale of two businesses, including the glass container business, ...
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE: ESI), a leading publicly traded college system focused on technology oriented programs of study, today reported record revenues and earnings for both the fourth quarter and full year of 1995. The company cited new ...
THE TIMKEN COMPANY SETS SALES AND EARNINGS RECORDS IN 1995; FOURTH QUARTER STRONG; 1996 OUTLOOK POSITIVE
Jan 24, 1996 ... CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on strong, year-long performance in both its bearing and steel businesses as well as market expansion, The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) today reported record sales and earnings for all of 1995 as well as improved results for the quarter ended ...
BOSCH APPOINTS OSWALD TO BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Jan 24, 1996 ... DETROIT, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert S. Oswald, president and chief operating officer of Robert Bosch Corp., has been appointed an associate member of the board of management of Stuttgart, Germany-based Robert Bosch GmbH effective July 1, 1996. Bosch is emphasizing the increasing ...
LEAR APPOINTS CRARY AS VICE PRESIDENT - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Jan 24, 1996 ... SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Seating Corporation (NYSE: LEA) today announced the appointment of John R. Crary to the position of Vice President - Information Technology. In his new position, Crary will lead Lear's efforts to provide world-class information technology and ...
SIMULA GOVERNMENT PRODUCTS RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR WORK ON NEW MILITARY PARACHUTE
Jan 24, 1996 ... PHOENIX, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Simula Inc. (AMEX: SMU, SMU.A) announced today that Simula Government Products -- a wholly owned subsidiary of Simula Inc. -- has received a contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center to engineer and to perform testing leading to military qualification of ...
AMC ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES STRONG THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMEX: AEN; Pacific) (AMC), one of the largest motion picture exhibitors in the United States, today announced its best-ever third quarter results in terms of revenues and cash flow.For the 13 weeks ended December 28, ...
GLENDALE FEDERAL BANK DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND ON ITS SERIES E NONCUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK
Jan 24, 1996 ... GLENDALE, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Glendale Federal Bank (NYSE: GLN) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series E. A cash dividend of $0.546875 per share will be payable on April 1, 1996 to holders of ...
GLENDALE FEDERAL BANK REPORTS FISCAL 1996 SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... GLENDALE, Calif., January 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Glendale Federal Bank (NYSE: GLN) today reported a net loss of $10.7 million, or $0.37 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 1996, compared with net earnings of $12.7 million, or $0.20 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 1995. The ...
BENTON OIL AND GAS COMPANY APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR
Jan 24, 1996 ... CARPINTERIA, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Benton Oil and Gas Company (Nasdaq-NNM: BNTN) today announced that Garry A. Garrettson, age 52, has been appointed to the Benton board of directors, effective January 17, 1996. Mr. Garrettson currently serves as Chairman, CEO and President of ...
AMERICAN PACIFIC STATE BANK POSTS RECORD EARNINGS
Jan 24, 1996 ... SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- American Pacific State Bank (OTC: APSB), which has seven branches and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, posted a 47% rise in earnings during the fourth quarter with a 22% rise in profits for the year.Fourth quarter earnings totaled ...
FIRSTFED REPORTS EARNINGS FOR 1995
Jan 24, 1996 ... SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstFed Financial Corp., parent company of First Federal Bank of California, (NYSE: FED) today announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1995. Net earnings for the quarter were $848 thousand or 8 cents per share compared to ...
SUNAMERICA'S FIRST-QUARTER NET OPERATING EARNINGS PER SHARE UP 27%; EARNINGS PER SHARE RISE 45%
Jan 24, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- SunAmerica Inc. (NYSE: SAI) today reported record earnings for its first quarter ended December 31, 1995, totaling $64.8 million or $0.94 per share, up 45% on a per-share basis from the $45.1 million or $0.65 per share in the comparable quarter of fiscal ...
VIRGIN RECORDS TO UNLEASH 'P.A.W.S.,' ACCLAIMED NEW CD-ROM FOR KIDS
Jan 24, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Records has announced the upcoming release of "P.A.W.S.," an award-winning CD-ROM for children based on a whimsical canine theme. Compatible with both IBM and Macintosh formats, "P.A.W.S." will be available April 1996, and represents Virgin's ...
LENNY KRAVITZ HERALDS IMPENDING U.S. TOUR, NEW SINGLE AND INTERNET WEB SITE WITH JAN. 25 CONFERENCE AND SPECIAL 'JAM WITH LENNY' CONTEST ON AOL
Jan 24, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a riotously successful tour of Japan -- which included seven consecutive sold-out shows in Tokyo -- Lenny Kravitz has returned home for a North American tour beginning January 26 in San Francisco. The U.S. tour coincides with a slew of ...
DATA GENERAL REPORTS FIRST QUARTER, FISCAL 1996 RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... WESTBORO, Mass., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Data General Corporation (NYSE: DGN) today reported net income of $4.7 million, or $.12 per share, on revenues of $327.6 million for its first quarter of fiscal 1996, which ended December 30, 1995.The first quarter revenues were 16 percent ...
BIOCIRCUITS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES 1995 YEAR END RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocircuits Corporation (Nasdaq: BIOC) announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1995. The Company reported a net loss of approximately $3.0 million, or $0.84 per share, compared to a net loss of approximately ...
XEROX BOARD APPROVES DIVIDEND INCREASE, STOCK SPLIT
Jan 24, 1996 ... STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) announced today that its board of directors has declared a 16 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock and approved a three-for-one stock split, subject to shareholder approval. ...
XEROX DOCUMENT PROCESSING INCOME UP 22 PERCENT, REVENUES UP 4 PERCENT IN FOURTH QUARTER
Jan 24, 1996 ... STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Income from Xerox Corporation's (NYSE: XRX) core document processing business increased 22 percent in the fourth quarter of 1995 to $379 million before a $98 million gain from a reduction in the Brazilian tax rate. Income in the 1994 fourth quarter ...
AIR PRODUCTS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER SALES AND EARNINGS
Jan 24, 1996 ... ALLENTOWN, Pa., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD) reported net income of $89 million, or 80 cents per share, for the first quarter ended December 31, 1995, compared to last year's $87 million, or 77 cents per share, a per-share increase of 4 percent. Sales ...
MEDICIS REPORTS PROFITABILITY INCREASE OF 356% AND EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $0.30 FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 1996
Jan 24, 1996 ... PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (Nasdaq: MDRX), a leading manufacturer and marketer of prescription and over-the-counter dermatological medications, today announced an increase in profitability for the second quarter ended December 31, 1995, of ...
LITTELFUSE REPORTS RECORD RESULTS FOR FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR
Jan 24, 1996 ... DES PLAINES, Ill., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Littelfuse, Inc. (Nasdaq: LFUS) achieved record sales, operating income and net income for the fourth quarter of 1995 and the full year.For the sixteenth consecutive quarter since the company became independent in 1992, sales and operating ...
UTC REPORTS HIGHER FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR EARNINGS
Jan 24, 1996 ... HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corporation's (NYSE: UTX) fourth quarter earnings increased 13 percent to $1.42 per share on net income of $187 million, compared with $1.26 per share on net income of $165 million in 1994. Earnings for the year increased 30 ...
CALIFORNIA ENERGY REPORTS A 115% INCREASE IN REVENUE AND A 96% INCREASE IN EARNINGS
Jan 24, 1996 ... OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- California Energy Company, Inc. (NYSE: CE; PSE and LSE) today reported that for the year ended December 31, 1995, revenues increased 115% to $398,723,000 from $185,854,000 for the same period in 1994. Income before provision for income taxes, minority ...
UNI-MARTS, INC. ANNOUNCES INCREASED FISCAL 1996 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Uni-Marts, Inc. (AMEX: UNI) today reported increased first quarter results for the 1996 first fiscal quarter. The results also mark the 13th consecutive quarter of comparable earnings growth and a record first quarter level.Net earnings ...
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... BALTIMORE, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Elements Corporation (NYSE: EEC) today announced operating results for its third fiscal quarter and nine months ended December 31, 1995.The Company reported a loss from continuing operations for the quarter of $206,000 ($.03 per ...
ALCO STANDARD REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Alco Standard Corporation (NYSE: ASN) announced today net income of $61.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 1996, which ended December 31, 1995. This represents an increase of 35% over net income of $45.5 million in the first quarter ...
REDWOOD EMPIRE BANCORP REPORTS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 1995 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Redwood Empire Bancorp (AMEX: REB) today announced significantly improved financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31,1995.Consolidated net income for the fourth quarter was $1,025,000, or $0.32 per share on a ...
EXAR ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- EXAR Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) reported net income of $3,097,000 ($.31 per share) on net sales of $30,217,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 1996 which ended December 31, 1995. This compared with net income of $4,356,000 ($.47 per share) on net ...
MIDWEST EXPRESS HOLDINGS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER NET INCOME NEARLY QUADRUPLES; 1995 NET INCOME NEARLY TRIPLES
Jan 24, 1996 ... Fourth Quarter Highlights:* Operating revenues increase 18.3 percent* Increased revenue yield and load factor* Improvement in Omaha financial resultsMILWAUKEE, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ --- Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MEH) today reported ...
/ C O R R E C T I O N - BALL CORPORATION/(Correction Notice)
Jan 24, 1996 ... In CLW005, Ball Corporation Reports Year End, Fourth Quarter Earnings, moved earlier today, we are advised by the company that in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income, Fully diluted earnings per share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 1995, should read ...
FORD PURSUES THAILAND MANUFACTURING VENTURES
Jan 24, 1996 ... BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is planning two new automotive components manufacturing operations in Thailand. Combined investments in land, facilities and tooling for the two new operations will be approximately $53 million.One of the new ...
THE TITAN CORPORATION COMPLETES $4.6 MILLION SECURED FINANCING ON SAN DIEGO MEDICAL STERILIZATION FACILITY
Jan 24, 1996 ... Capital Will Be Used To Fund Emerging Commercial BusinessesSAN DIEGO, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Titan Corporation (NYSE: TTN) announced today that it has completed $4.6 million in secured financing on its recently completed medical sterilization facility in San Diego, California ....
DBC ANNOUNCES NEW STOCK MARKET CHARTING SOFTWARE AND TRADING DATA WITH THE RELEASES OF SIGNAL 1.2 AND QUOTREK 7.0
Jan 24, 1996 ... <Pre> Giving Individual Investors Professional Power </Pre> SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Broadcasting Corporation (Nasdaq: DBCC), today announced the release of two new versions of its real-time stock market information products, Signal and QuoTrek. ...
SAHARA GAMING CORPORATION ANNOUNCES REPURCHASE OF $38.1 MILLION FIRST MORTGAGE NOTES AND TERMS OF $20 MILLION DEBT PLACEMENT
Jan 24, 1996 ... LAS VEGAS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas K. Land, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sahara Gaming Corporation (AMEX: SGM), announced today that the Company completed the repurchase of an aggregate of $38.1 million principal amount of long-term debt, comprised of $25.6 ...
AHMANSON REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... IRWINDALE, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- H.F. Ahmanson & Company (NYSE: AHM), parent company of Home Savings of America, today reported fourth quarter earnings of $60.7 million, or $0.40 per fully diluted common share, compared to $39.9 million, or $0.23 per fully diluted common share, ...
OFFER FOR COBRA GOLF INCORPORATED BY AMERICAN BRANDS COMPLETED
Jan 24, 1996 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Cobra Golf Incorporated (Nasdaq: CBRA) today announced that HCAC, Inc., a subsidiary of American Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AMB), has successfully completed its tender offer for all outstanding common shares of Cobra Golf Incorporated at $36.00 per share ...
ALTUS BIOLOGICS AWARDED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GRANT TO DETOXIFY NERVE AGENTS WITH CLEC(TM) TECHNOLOGY
Jan 24, 1996 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Department of Defense has awarded Altus Biologics Inc. a grant to develop high performance catalysts to detoxify nerve agents using the Company's Cross-Linked Enzyme Crystal (CLEC(TM)) technology. The Department of Defense's grant ...
DRIVEN BY STRONG FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS, FRONTIER CORPORATION REVENUES TOP $2.1 BILLION IN 1995
Jan 24, 1996 ... EPS from Operations Reach $.36 for the Quarter, $1.35 for the YearROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Frontier Corporation (NYSE: FRO):Fourth Quarter Highlights-- Total revenue up 41.1 percent, to $606 million ...
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (JAPAN) INC. AND IMAX ANNOUNCE NEW IMAX 3D THEATRE IN TOKYO
Jan 24, 1996 ... Takashimaya Retail Complex to House Latest Sony Music Entertainment <Pre> Theatre </Pre> TORONTO, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Imax Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAXF; Toronto Stock Exchange: IMX) and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. today announced an ...
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1995 EPS ROSE 19.2% ON SALES INCREASE OF 19.8%; FOURTH QUARTER SALES INCREASE 18.5%; FOURTH QUARTER EPS UP 22%
Jan 24, 1996 ... NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced 1995 sales of $18.8 billion, an increase of 19.8% over 1994 sales of $15.7 billion. Earnings per share were $3.72 for the year, compared with $3.12 per share for 1994, an increase of 19.2%. ...
INTEGRA BANK: STEELERS TOUCHDOWNS BRING FUNDING FOR 18 AREA SCHOOLS
Jan 24, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- When the Pittsburgh Steelers score touchdowns during Super Bowl XXX, 18 school districts in western Pennsylvania will have a special reason to cheer.Integra Bank President Thomas W. Golonski has announced that Integra Bank will donate $1,000 for ...
APPLE COMPUTER BRINGS SPIRITED CONVERSATION TO THE INTERNET
Jan 24, 1996 ... <Pre> Sundance Chats Send Silverscreen Afficionados to the 'Net </Pre> CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to brighten the sometimes dull dialogue on the Internet, Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that it is receiving guests for meaningful online ...
AGCO APPOINTS JIM SEAVER EXECUTIVE VP-SALES AND MARKETING
Jan 24, 1996 ... John Shumejda is Named Executive VP-Technology and DevelopmentATLANTA, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AG) today announced that James M. Seaver, who currently serves as Senior Vice President-Americas Division, has been appointed to the new position of Executive Vice ...
K & G MEN'S CENTER GOES PUBLIC
Jan 24, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- K&G Men's Center, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: MENS) announced today its initial public offering of 1,700,000 shares of its common stock. The initial public offering price of $10.00 per share and the stock will be traded over-the-counter on Nasdaq's National Market ...
PICS: NEW USDA GUIDELINES MADE SIMPLE WITH HAND-HELD COMPUTER
Jan 24, 1996 ... RESTON, Va., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- PICS, Inc. issued the following:At a joint news conference, Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala presented the fourth edition of "Dietary Guidelines for Americans." According to Shalala, "These guidelines are ...
MICHCON EXPANSION ADDS CUSTOMERS, PIPELINE
Jan 24, 1996 ... DETROIT, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (MichCon) began serving natural gas to 27,442 new customers in 1995, continuing a strategy to expand the availability of gas to more communities in the state. To accommodate the growth, MichCon installed nearly 340 miles of ...
CB FINANCIAL ENTERS ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MARKET WITH SECURITY FIRST GROUP
Jan 24, 1996 ... JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Brian D. Bell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Steven W. Seely, President and Chief Operating Officer of CB Financial Corporation announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Security First Group to offer alternative investment ...
SRS LABS DIRECTOR HONORED AS BUSINESSMAN OF YEAR IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Jan 24, 1996 ... Kingston Technology Co-Founder John Tu Recognized For High-Tech <Pre> Leadership And Success </Pre> SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- John Tu, president and co-founder of Kingston Technology Corporation and a director of SRS Labs, Inc., has been ...
SHBOOM MICROPROCESSOR SELECTED AS JAVA RUNTIME ENGINE
Jan 24, 1996 ... <Pre> The Webbook Is First ShBoom Customer </Pre> SAN DIEGO, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTC: PTSC) is pleased to announce that The WebBook Company has announced the selection of the patented ShBoom Microprocessor as the Java runtime engine ...
THINQUE SYSTEMS' NEW COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION INTRODUCES INSTANT WIRELESS(TM) SOFTWARE AT COMNET SHOW
Jan 24, 1996 ... New Division of Mobile Computing Software Developer Leads With Wireless <Pre> Communications Starter Product </Pre> WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Thinque Systems Corporation, who earlier this month announced the formation of a new Communications ...
GEORGE DUKE TO GUEST ON CYBER-TALK(TM) FEBRUARY 5TH
Jan 24, 1996 ... BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz great, GEORGE DUKE, will be the featured guest on the Monday, February 5th edition of Warner Bros./Reprise Records' weekly interactive talk show, Cyber-Talk. GEORGE DUKE will be available to chat with fans regarding his new album "Muir Woods ...
RIO ANNOUNCES RECORD ANNUAL RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... LAS VEGAS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc. (NYSE: RHC), the "Company," today announced record revenues and earnings for the year ended December 31, 1995.Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the year ended December 31, 1995, ...
CHEVRON REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR 1995 RESULTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... -- Year 1995 operating earnings up 17 percent to $1.962 billion-- Company adopts new accounting standard for impairment oflong-lived assets (FAS 121) in fourth quarter-- New accounting standard and special items totaling $869 millionresult in fourth ...
RESEARCH, CRISIS PROGRAMS MARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION GRANTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBSM) Foundation today announced grants benefiting research projects and counseling programs."Some of these grants will be used to study how well health care systems, medical interventions and ...
TRIANGLE PHARMACEUTICALS TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE ANTI-HIV COMPOUND WITH MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Jan 24, 1996 ... DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ --Triangle Pharmaceuticals today announced it has entered into an option agreement with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation under which Triangle will develop MKC-442, Mitsubishi's novel non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV ...
THERMOLASE SIGNS LEASE IN DALLAS FOR SECOND SPA THIRA SITE
Jan 24, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoLase Corporation (AMEX: TLZ) has signed a 10-year lease for 6,500 square feet of retail space in Dallas, where it plans to open the second Spa Thira. The newest spa to offer the company's SoftLight(SM) hair-removal process will be located in ...
HISPANIC AMERICANS ANNOUNCE PREPARATION OF A REPORT ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR HISPANIC AMERICAN FAMILIES
Jan 24, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Latin Communications Management (LCM) is planning a National Conference September 12, and the preparation of a report on "Telecommunications & Educational Services for Hispanic American Families." The Conference and project will be a collaborative ...
BOC GASES, FRIGOSCANDIA AND AGA TO MARKET COMPLEMENTARY PRODUCTS
Jan 24, 1996 ... MURRAY HILL, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- BOC Gases, Frigoscandia Equipment and AGA have initiated a strategic marketing and product development effort to provide food processors around the world with a wide range of innovative cryogenic and mechanical food freezing and chilling equipment. ...
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. REPORTS FISCAL JANUARY 1996 SALES
Jan 24, 1996 ... SPRINGFIELD, N.J. Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY) today reported net sales for the fiscal month (four weeks) ended January 21, 1996.Net sales for fiscal January were approximately $47.6 million, compared with $37.6 million for the corresponding ...