PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, February 21:
NORDSON REPORTS A 7 PERCENT INCREASE IN SALES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1996
Feb 21, 1996 ... WESTLAKE, Ohio, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) announced today that sales for the first quarter ended January 28, 1996 were $131.9 million, a 7 percent increase over sales of $123.5 million for the first quarter of 1995. Earnings per share rose 6 percent to $.51, ...
ARBOR DRUGS, INC. REPORTS RECORD SECOND QUARTER RESULTS; COMPARABLE STORE SALES RISE 9.1 PERCENT
Feb 21, 1996 ... TROY, Mich., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbor Drugs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBR) today announced record sales and earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 1996.Net income for the quarter ended January 31, 1996 increased 16.3 percent to $8,711,000, or $.35 per share, $.34 per share on a fully ...
HERTZ OFFERS FREQUENT TRAVELER MEMBERS UP TO 20% OFF LEISURE WEEKEND RATES ON ALL CAR CLASSES
Feb 21, 1996 ... PARK RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest car rental company, is offering up to 20% off Leisure Weekend Rates valid at participating Hertz corporate airport locations in the U.S. on all car classes from March 1, through June 30, 1996 for members of ...
EMORY UNIVERSITY AND SOLVAY PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP ON CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Feb 21, 1996 ... ATLANTA, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Emory University and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have joined forces to study patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), a fatal disease that strikes one of every 2,500 newborns in the United States, and to develop family support programs for patients.The ...
PRINTING FRANCHISOR TO LEAD WORLD'S LARGEST FRANCHISE GROUP, INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSN. NAMES '96 OFFICERS, AWARDS
Feb 21, 1996 ... HONOLULU, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Printing franchiser Stephen B. Hammerstein today was elected chairman of the International Franchise Association (IFA), the world's largest trade organization representing franchising, here during the group's annual convention.Hammerstein, ...
HECHINGER COMPANY OBTAINS $200 MILLION CREDIT FACILITY WITH THE CIT GROUP
Feb 21, 1996 ... LANDOVER, Md., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Hechinger Company (Nasdaq-NNM: HECHA and HECHB) today announced that it has completed an agreement for a new three-year $200 million senior secured revolving credit facility with The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc.This new credit facility will ...
FIRST INNOVATIVE SUSPENDER CLIP DESIGN IN 108 YEARS GUARANTEES YOU CAN'T LOSE YOUR PANTS
Feb 21, 1996 ... Can Suspenders Be A Problem? About 3 Million Suspender-Wearers Say YesSOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Creating a suspender that actually did what it was supposed to do became an obsession with Sal Herman. Only after he got a patent for a new snap-on suspender clip did ...
RENAISSANCE CRUISES ANNOUNCES FAX-ON-DEMAND SERVICE FOR TRAVEL AGENTS
Feb 21, 1996 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Cruises is pleased to announce the creation Of RenFax, a free fax-on-demand service for travel agents. This new fax service is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day and is designed to provide travel agents with the most ...
ISIS AND CIBA FINALIZE MAJOR EXPANDED ANTISENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT; A SECOND CANCER COMPOUND SET TO ENTER PHASE I CLINICAL TRIALS
Feb 21, 1996 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., and BASEL, Switzerland, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ISIP) and Ciba-Geigy Limited announced they have finalized an agreement to significantly expand their antisense collaboration to include a broad program in antisense research and the development ...
AZTEQ DIRECT BECOMES FIRST INTERNET RETAILER TO ISSUE DEBIT CARDS TO ENSURE SECURITY FOR ONLINE TRANSACTIONS
Feb 21, 1996 ... SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Security minded Internet consumers will soon be able to use a debit card for making secure transactions over the Internet.Azteq Direct (www.azteq.com), the world's largest Internet superstore, is taking a practical approach to solving the ...
BAY NETWORKS TO ACQUIRE PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Feb 21, 1996 ... Acquisition Extends Bay Networks' Internet Access OfferingsSANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNET) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Performance Technology, Inc. for approximately $13 million in cash. ...
TAXES/PERSONAL FINANCE I FEATURE COPY
Feb 21, 1996 ... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with taxes and personal finance appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: "Tax."This is ...
SIMPLE GUIDELINES RESOLVE 'TO KEEP, OR NOT TO KEEP?'
Feb 21, 1996 ... CHICAGO, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- If getting last year's tax information together is a daunting task, trying to keep all of a family's important documents and vital information organized and handy is even harder. As tax season looms, so does the challenge to take charge of personal and ...
TAX BILL MARKED 'PAID IN FULL' FOR ONE LUCKY AMERICAN, COURTESY OF COMFORT INNS AND SUITES AND H&R BLOCK
Feb 21, 1996 ... SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Does Uncle Sam have his hand deep in your pocket? Do you cringe the closer you get to the bottom of the 1040 form -- to the line that says "amount you owe"? Does the mere thought of April 15 make you break out in a cold sweat?Well, ...
BEST BUY CAN HELP CURE TAX RETURN BLUES
Feb 21, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Tax time has rolled around and once again you are completely unorganized and unprepared. If you only had a software package that didn't require an accountant to use it. Don't fret, let Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) help you with your tax return this ...
NOTED TAX ATTORNEY'S TOP SMALL BUSINESS TAX TIPS
Feb 21, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Author and tax attorney Frederick W. Daily has been sharing his tax expertise with small businesses for more than 27 years. He specializes in representation before the IRS from his offices in San Francisco, California.Daily's latest book, "Tax ...
97,700 TAX REFUNDS UNDELIVERED BECAUSE OF SLOPPY HANDWRITING; $81 MILLION LOST IN 1994 BECAUSE OF POOR PENMANSHIP
Feb 21, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A whopping 97,700 federal tax refunds -- totaling $81 million -- went undistributed last year because of sloppy handwriting or errors in the taxpayer's mailing address.Handwriting textbook publisher Zaner-Bloser and Parker Pen, sponsors of ...
TOP 'DON'TS' FOR YOUR 401(K) PLAN; STRONG FUNDS' ROCHELLE LAMM WALLACH DISCUSSES COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY RETIREMENT INVESTORS
Feb 21, 1996 ... MILWAUKEE, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Rochelle Lamm Wallach has seen the same mistakes, time and again.And again.And again."People regularly make the kind of mistakes with their retirement plans that can tarnish their golden years. And they pay for it dearly," ...
WEGENER ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR MPEG-2 SATELLITE NEWS GATHERING EQUIPMENT FOR TURKEY
Feb 21, 1996 ... DULUTH, Ga., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a manufacturer of audio, data and video transmission products and systems based in Duluth, GA, today announced that it had received an order for its DV2000 series broadcast quality digital satellite news gathering ...
ACTIVISION SIGNS KEY REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT WITH THRESHOLD ENTERTAINMENT FOR POPULAR ZORK FRANCHISE
Feb 21, 1996 ... Agreement Represents First Step Toward Expanding Activision <Pre> Brand Into Film, Television and Other Media </Pre> LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Threshold Entertainment -- ...
EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST
Feb 21, 1996 ... CHARLESTON, W.V., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern American Natural Gas Trust (NYSE: NGT) announced that its estimated distributable income for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 1995, is $0.4263 per Depositary Unit. Based on the amount of distributable income for the quarter, the Trust anticipates ...
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER! INAUGURATES DYNAMIC NEW WEBSITE FEATURING FABIO
Feb 21, 1996 ... <Pre> website address: www.tasteyoulove.com </Pre> NEW YORK, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- "Welcome to Your Guide to Romance," says Fabio in his distinctive romantic voice. "I'm glad you're here."So starts the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!(R) website, the ...
GLAREGUARD OFFERS FREE PC MONITOR FILTERS
Feb 21, 1996 ... <Pre> Sponsors "Favorite Site to See" Contestin Honor of Save Your Vision Week </Pre> SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Think of how important your sight is to you. How can we protect our vision while enjoying the visual splendor of our ...
UNC ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF CONSENT SOLICITATION
Feb 21, 1996 ... ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- UNC Incorporated (NYSE: UNC) announced that it is extending its solicitation of the consent of holders of its 9.125% Senior Notes due 2003. The expiration date for the consent solicitation has been extended to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on ...
BEANO(R) IN THE CLASSROOM? IT'S A GAS, SCIENCE TEACHERS REPORT
Feb 21, 1996 ... Science World Magazine Features Dietary Supplement Proven to HelpStop Gas; Teachers Use Product to Show How Enzymes Aid in DigestionPLEASANTVILLE, N.J., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Does Beano, the popular dietary supplement clinically proven to help stop gas before it starts, ...
JOSEPH T. AMBROZY BEGINS THE DUAL ROLE OF PRESIDENT AND CEO OF OSI
Feb 21, 1996 ... FOLSOM, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph T. Ambrozy, President of Objective Systems Integrators (OSI) today became OSI's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ambrozy was named President of OSI on December 1, 1995 after retiring as Vice President of Strategic Planning for Bell ...
INSIGNIA SOLUTIONS OFFERS PERFORMA OWNERS SPECIAL PROMOTION: SOFTWINDOWS/8MB RAM BUNDLE NOW JUST $449
Feb 21, 1996 ... Complements Apple Computer's Macintosh Performa Price Cut to Deliver <Pre> Maximum Value to Performa Owners </Pre> SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Insignia Solutions(R) (Nasdaq: INSGY) is offering a special promotion to Performa(R) owners to ...
PTT TELECOM BV LICENSES GENERAL MAGIC'S TELESCRIPT(TM)
Feb 21, 1996 ... <Pre> Second European Operator to License Telescript Technology </Pre> SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- General Magic, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMGC) today announced that PTT Telecom BV has licensed General Magic's Telescript(TM) technology. PTT Telecom BV, a subsidiary of Royal ...
CCA NET INCOME UP 81% IN 1995
Feb 21, 1996 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXC) today announced net income for 1995 of $14.3 million, up 81% from 1994's net income of $7.9 million, on revenue growth of 36% to $207 million in 1995 from $152 million in 1994. Earnings per share were ...
HARNISCHFEGER REPORTS RECORD FIRST-QUARTER RESULTS
Feb 21, 1996 ... MILWAUKEE, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HPH) today reported significant increases in operating results and bookings for the company's fiscal first quarter ended Jan. 31, 1996.Sales of $632.7 million in the first quarter increased 41% over sales of ...
ESMOR ADDS COO & EVP, FINANCE; CREATES COMPLIANCE POSITION; ADOPTS DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE; EXPECTS FOURTH QUARTER WRITE-OFFS
Feb 21, 1996 ... SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move to solidify its position in the rapidly expanding private corrections market, Esmor Correctional Services, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: ESMR) announced today that it had named Michael Garretson as its chief operating officer and investment banker Ira M ....
PHILIPS MEDIA SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES AGGRESSIVE PRODUCT LINE-UP, DISTRIBUTION PLANS FOR 1996
Feb 21, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips Media Software has announced major software development and distribution plans for 1996 across all of its content areas including games, children's edutainment family reference, multimedia music and Video CD. The plans, a reflection of the ...
SGI ANNOUNCES MITSUBISHI AGREEMENT
Feb 21, 1996 ... LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- SGI International (OTC BULLETIN BOARD: SGII) Joseph A. Savoca, CEO, announced that an agreement was signed last week in Tokyo by the TEK-KOL Partnership and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). TEK-KOL is a partnership of SGI and SMC Mining Company, a ...
BURNHAM PACIFIC PROPERTIES INC. ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Feb 21, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Burnham Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BPP), a California-based equity real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced it will pay a regular first quarter dividend of $0.25 per share, payable March 29, 1996, to shareholders of record on March 21, ...
CAL FED BANCORP INC. ADOPTS STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
Feb 21, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Cal Fed Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: CAL) announced today that it has adopted a stockholder rights plan, effective immediately. The plan was not adopted in response to any acquisition activity known to the Company.The plan is designed to encourage ...
LUXTEC CORPORATION REPORTS A 22 PERCENT INCREASE IN REVENUES
Feb 21, 1996 ... WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxtec Corporation (AMEX: LXU) today announced first quarter revenues increased 22 percent to $1,988,903, compared to $1,630,316 for the same period last year. The company reported net income of $19,149 or $.01 per share for the quarter, compared to ...
FLUOR ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS
Feb 21, 1996 ... IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced net earnings increased 14 percent to $57.4 million, or 68 cents per share, for the first quarter ended January 31, 1996, compared with $50.3 million, or 61 cents per share for the same period a year ago. ...
ASHWORTH, INC. ANNOUNCES RECORD SALES AND PROFIT FOR FIRST QUARTER 1996
Feb 21, 1996 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ --- Ashworth, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASHW) today announced record sales and net profit for its first quarter ended January 31, 1996.Fiscal 1996 first quarter sales increased 17% to $17,069,864 as compared to $14,590,696 in the first quarter 1995. For ...
TELEDESIC NAMES REGULATORY AFFAIRS MANAGER
Feb 21, 1996 ... WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Teledesic Corporation, which plans to provide global advanced two-way voice, video and data services via a constellation of low-Earth-orbiting communications satellites, has added a regulatory affairs manager to its Washington, D.C. office.Wayne ...
TIMELINE, INC. LAUNCHES CHICAGO OFFICE; MICHAEL MOORADIAN RECRUITED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES
Feb 21, 1996 ... BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Timeline, Inc. (Nasdaq: TMLN) today announced it has opened a sales and service office in Chicago and recruited Michael Mooradian, formerly of Comshare, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSRE) to lead the company's direct sales efforts in North America. ...
LIFERATE SYSTEMS NAMES BRUCE T. KLEIN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO
Feb 21, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeRate Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: LRSI), today announced that it has named Bruce T. Klein to the position of senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer. He has more than 25 years' experience in financial management, systems and operations, ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS
Feb 21, 1996 ... WATERBURY, Vt., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Mountain Coffee, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMCR; BSE: GMR) today announced results for the first quarter ended January 20, 1996.For the sixteen weeks ended January 20, 1996, net sales increased 11.1% to $12,144,000 from $10,932,000 reported for the ...
EXECUTIVE RISK INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS
Feb 21, 1996 ... SIMSBURY, Conn., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Executive Risk Inc. (ERI) (NYSE: ER) today reported operating earnings of $6.5 million, or $0.54 per share, and net income of $6.7 million, or $0.56 per share, for the fourth quarter of 1995, as compared to $5.6 million of operating earnings and $5.2 ...
SMALL BUSINESSES GET TAX RELIEF FROM NEW BUSINESS TAX SOFTWARE
Feb 21, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Small business owners say the single biggest problem they face is taxes. But paying taxes is only part of the problem. Tax preparation and filing also consume a huge amount of small business owners' time and attention.But this tax season, a new ...
BETTER CHECKS MAKE BETTER BANKS: CLARKE AMERICAN, XEROX COLLABORATION DELIVERS 'FRIENDLY FIRST'
Feb 21, 1996 ... SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Banks could get a bit friendlier thanks to new printing technology that can transform a box of checks into a series of personalized messages.Clarke American Checks, Inc. and Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) announced today InTouch(TM), a system ...
PC MAGAZINE ONLINE UNVEILS DYNAMIC WEB SITE ALL ABOUT THE NET; INTERNETUSER SITE PACKAGES NEWS, REVIEWS AND HOT LINKS
Feb 21, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- PC Magazine today debuted InternetUser, the newest addition to its Web site, designed to be the complete source for news, reviews, and links to the most important Internet software. InternetUser will include constantly updated lists of new browsers, helper ...
NEORX REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 1995 RESULTS
Feb 21, 1996 ... SEATTLE, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NeoRx Corporation (Nasdaq: NERX) today reported a net loss for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1995 of $3,626,000 ($0.27 per share) on revenues of $250,000 compared to a loss of $2,450,000 ($0.22 per share) on revenues of $1,365,000 for the quarter ...
HEIN-WERNER CORPORATION REPORTS STRONG FOURTH QUARTER AND 1995 YEAR-END RESULTS
Feb 21, 1996 ... WUAKESHA, Wis., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Hein-Werner Corporation (AMEX: HNW) today reported strong results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1995.Net sales for the fourth quarter were $21.2 million, an increase of 10% over net sales of $19.3 million in the prior ...
OREO COOKIES ARE DOING THEIR 'THING'; NABISCO'S POPULAR 'THING' CHARACTER DEBUTS ON A SPECIAL EDITION OREO
Feb 21, 1996 ... EAST HANOVER, N.J., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Oreo, America's favorite cookie meets Nabisco's newest spokescharacter -- The Nabisco Thing.For a limited time, February 26 through March 24, the Oreo cookie will be embossed with five different "ThingPrints." This marks the first time ...
HARLEYSVILLE GROUP COMMENTS ON 1996 STORM LOSSES AND 1995 EARNINGS
Feb 21, 1996 ... HARLEYSVILLE, Pa., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Harleysville Group Inc. (Nasdaq: HGIC), a regional insurance holding company, today estimated its losses from the "Blizzard of '96" and related winter weather that affected the eastern United States in early January. The majority of Harleysville's ...
THE WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK, F.S.B. ANNOUNCES HIGHER CASH DIVIDEND AND REPORTS SECOND QUARTER AND SIX MONTH RESULTS
Feb 21, 1996 ... WALDORF, Md., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- THE WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK, F.S.B. (AMEX: WSB) announced that its regular semi-annual cash dividend will be increased from four cents per share to five cents per share. The five cents per share dividend will be paid on March 8, 1996, to stockholders of ...
PACIFICORP ANNOUNCES COMMON SHARE OFFERING
Feb 21, 1996 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- PacifiCorp (NYSE: PPW) today announced that it plans to proceed with an underwritten offering of 8 million shares of common stock that were registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under a registration statement that became effective in ...
TCSI APPOINTS NMF PRESIDENT, KEITH WILLETTS, TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT; COMPANY PLANS TO OPEN NEW OFFICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Feb 21, 1996 ... BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- TCSI Corporation (Nasdaq: TCSI), a leading provider of object-oriented software products and services, announced today that Keith Willetts will be joining the Company as senior vice president, International Market Development. Willetts brings more ...
MAXIS' SIMCITY 2000 RECEIVES 'EXEMPLARY' RATING FROM CALIFORNIA'S SCHOOL SOFTWARE EVALUATORS
Feb 21, 1996 ... WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Maxis Inc. (Nasdaq: MXIS):When California's teachers are looking for information on educational software, they turn to the California Software Clearinghouse. Each year the organization, located at ...
BUSTRONIC INTRODUCES NEW EIGHT-SLOT FUSED ISA BUS BACKPLANE
Feb 21, 1996 ... FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Bustronic Corporation today announced the release of its eight-slot fused ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) Bus backplane, the latest addition to its extensive family of backplanes for high-performance personal computers. Fully compatible with the ...
ANDROS INCORPORATED REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
Feb 21, 1996 ... BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Andros Incorporated (Nasdaq: ANDY) today reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 1996 ended January 28, 1996.Revenue for the fiscal 1996 second quarter was $11,630,000 versus $12,465,000 in the second quarter a year ago. Net ...
THE MACERICH COMPANY ANNOUNCES 1995 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Feb 21, 1996 ... SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) today reported its 1995 results of operations. Total revenues for the year increased to $102.5 million from $86.3 million in 1994, an 18.8% increase. For the fourth quarter revenues increased to $29 million from ...
LOWE'S ANNOUNCES FISCAL 1995 RESULTS
Feb 21, 1996 ... <Pre> SALES + 16% NET EARNINGS + 1% EPS - Assuming Full Dilution - 2% </Pre> NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) today issued the following ...
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY DON'T AT WHITE CASTLE
Feb 21, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In a world of fast changing technology and images, there remains one true icon of stability: the White Castle hamburger carton. As a part of White Castle's celebration of a "Big 75" years of serving that one-of-a-kind steam-grilled taste, White ...
CENTRAL TRACTOR FARM & COUNTRY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 1996 RESULTS
Feb 21, 1996 ... * First quarter 1996 sales exceeded management's expectations:-- Net sales rose 13%, boosted by higher same-store sales and <Pre> growth in the number of stores. </Pre> -- First quarter comparisons were against an exceptionally strong <Pre> ...
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA SELECTED 'HOME' OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION/RESEARCH
Feb 21, 1996 ... ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Florida has been selected as the "permanent home" for the National Center for Construction Education and Research. The announcement was made today by Daniel J. Bennet, president of the center, during an address at the national ...
SAFER SEAT BELTS FOR ROLLOVER COLLISIONS
Feb 21, 1996 ... WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Could your car's seat belts be made safer? Yes, according to a study examining the effectiveness of seatbelts in preventing injuries during vehicle rollovers. Results of the study will be presented by David A. Renfroe, Renfroe Engineering, Inc., at ...
AAA MEMBERS GET FULL REFUND UP TO TIME OF DEPARTURE WHEN BOOKING AAA VACATIONS
Feb 21, 1996 ... ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- AAA's national advertising theme, "Travel With Someone You Trust(SM)," has taken on new meaning for the American Automobile Association's 38 million members, thanks to an enhancement in its newest travel product, AAA Vacations.AAA's ...
PACER INTERNATIONAL IS SELECTED BY ERICSSON TO CONSTRUCT A DIGITAL SWITCHING CENTER FOR DCR COMMUNICATIONS IN HONOLULU, HAWAII
Feb 21, 1996 ... DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson Energy Systems, in conjunction with selling a switch to DCR Communications, designated PACER International as the primary systems and management provider for an upcoming DCR Communications project located in Hawaii. The scope of this ...
UNITED MERIDIAN'S RESERVES RISE 23 PERCENT IN 1995
Feb 21, 1996 ... HOUSTON, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- United Meridian Corporation (NYSE: UMC) today announced that its proved energy reserves increased 23 percent to a record 633.5 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe) of natural gas at year-end 1995 compared to 514.1 Bcfe at the end of 1994, adjusted for the ...