PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, April 11:
CALLAWAY GARDENS' AZALEAS BLOOM JUST IN TIME FOR 'CELEBRATE THE ARTS' THIS WEEKEND
Apr 11, 1996 ... PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Come "Celebrate the Arts" at Callaway Gardens this weekend, April 12-14, 1996, among thousands of dazzling azalea blooms. Due to recent unusual weather patterns, Callaway Gardens' display of more than 750 varieties of azaleas is expected to be ...
SHOPKO REPORTS 11.2 PERCENT INCREASE IN MARCH SALES
Apr 11, 1996 ... GREEN BAY, Wis., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Shopko Stores, Inc., (NYSE: SKO) reported sales for the five weeks ended April 6, 1996, increased 11.2 percent to $183.2 million from $164.7 million during the same period last year. Consolidated comparable sales increased 13.2 percent primarily due ...
INTIMATE BRANDS REPORTS 26 PERCENT SALES INCREASE
Apr 11, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Intimate Brands, Inc. (NYSE: IBI) today reported net sales of $225.9 million for the five-week fiscal period ended April 6, 1996, compared to sales of $178.8 million for the same period a year ago, representing a 26% increase. Sales of $416.0 million ...
UMI PRESIDENT TELLS INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS IN BEIJING TECHNOLOGY CHANGING THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES
Apr 11, 1996 ... ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Hank Riner, President and Chief Executive Officer of UMI, a Bell & Howell company (NYSE: BHW), told an audience in Beijing, China, today that advances in technology are presenting new challenges to libraries and information professionals worldwide. ...
BARRETT ACQUIRES PROPERTIES IN PICEANCE BASIN, CO.
Apr 11, 1996 ... DENVER, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Barrett Resources Corporation (NYSE: BRR) announced today that it has acquired additional oil and gas reserves and pipeline interests in the Piceance Basin of Colorado. The transactions consisted of a cash acquisition of approximately 16.6 Bcf of proved ...
THE TITAN CORPORATION WINS $1.5 MILLION IN NEW MEDICAL STERILIZATION CONTRACTS
Apr 11, 1996 ... Company To Provide Electron Beam Sterilization Services For Medical <Pre> Device Manufacturers </Pre> SAN DIEGO, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Titan Corporation (NYSE: TTN) announced today that it has received contracts totaling $1.5 million for electron ...
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC CENTERS ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT WITH MERCURY DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT
Apr 11, 1996 ... For Sale of U.K. Operations for Approximately $142 MillionLAS VEGAS, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As previously disclosed, Community Psychiatric Centers (NYSE: CMY) has received a number of unsolicited indications of interest to acquire its United Kingdom operations, called the Priory ...
FIRST BANK SYSTEM REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER 1996 EARNINGS
Apr 11, 1996 ... <Pre>1Q 1Q Percent EARNINGS SUMMARY 19961995Change </Pre> Before nonrecurring items(a): <Pre> Operating earnings (in millions)$160.1 $133.8 19.7 Earnings per ...
GEERLINGS & WADE, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Apr 11, 1996 ... CANTON, Mass., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Geerlings & Wade, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEER) today reported a net loss for the quarter ended March 30, 1996 of $119,000, or $0.03 per share, compared to net income of $373,000, or $0.10 per share in the first quarter of 1995. Revenues for the quarter ended ...
SEARS MARCH REVENUES RISE 9.7 PERCENT
Apr 11, 1996 ... <Pre> Comparable Stores Up 6.8 Percent </Pre> HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) said its total domestic store revenues for the five weeks ending April 6 were $2.37 billion, 9.9 percent above revenues of $2.15 billion for ...
XAVIER MINES LTD. ANNOUNCES ARRIVAL OF 'OVERSIZED' EQUIPMENT IN NYAGAN
Apr 11, 1996 ... HOUSTON, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Xavier Mines Ltd. (Alberta Stock Exchange: XZX) (Xavier) today announced the arrival of the "oversized" equipment load in Nyagan, Western Siberia. Operations continue to progress as follows:West Kamennoye Field (Western Siberia). The "oversized" ...
NATIONWIDE SURVEY REVEALS CONTINUED STRONG ACCEPTANCE OF CASINO GAMING AS AN ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITY
Apr 11, 1996 ... <Pre> More Than Three-Quarters Of Americans Voice Support For State Versus Federal Casino Regulation </Pre> MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey shows that while a small but much-publicized group of gaming opponents is saying "no dice" to casinos, ...
NEW YORK CITY REPEATS AS NUMBER ONE FEEDER MARKET FOR U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY, SURVEY FINDS
Apr 11, 1996 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth year in a row, the New York City metropolitan area is the largest feeder market for the U.S. casino industry, according to the latest edition of the Harrah's Survey of Casino Entertainment.New York City-area households made 11 ...
PHILADELPHIA REPEATS AS NUMBER TWO FEEDER MARKET FOR U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY, SURVEY SHOWS
Apr 11, 1996 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth year in a row the Philadelphia metropolitan area is the second largest feeder market for the U.S. casino industry, according to the latest edition of the Harrah's Survey of Casino Entertainment.Philadelphia-area households made ...
MOTHERS WORK, INC. REPORTS MARCH SALES
Apr 11, 1996 ... PHILADELPHIA, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As Mothers Work, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: MWRK), the leading specialty retailer of maternity clothing, announced on April 4, 1996, net sales for the month of March 1996, increased 139.7% to approximately $17.5 million from approximately $7.3 million for the ...
PRICECOSTCO, INC. REPORTS RECENT SALES RESULTS
Apr 11, 1996 ... ISSAQUAH, Wash., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceCostco, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCCW) today reported net sales of $1.73 billion for the five weeks ended April 7, 1996, an increase of 11 percent from $1.55 billion in the same five-week period of the prior fiscal year. On a comparable warehouse basis, ...
BEYOND SOFTWARE, INC. BRINGS GRAPHICS AND EASE OF USE TO MAINFRAME USERS WITH INITIAL ENTERPRISE WEBSERVER RELEASE
Apr 11, 1996 ...Silicon Valley Trend-Setter Blends Mainframe and Internet Expertise to <Pre>Create Solutions for Integrating Dynamic Enterprise Computing Environments </Pre> SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond Software, Inc., the emerging ...
MCI FRIENDS & FAMILY BRINGS ITS FIFTH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION TO SAN FRANCISCO
Apr 11, 1996 ... <Pre> 'Kids Casting Call' Asks Five-Year-Olds To Talk AboutThe People They Call Most </Pre> SAN FRANCISCO, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Put down the crayons, crawl out of the sandbox and hop off the swing ...MCI's Friends & Family(R) just turned five and is ...
WAL-MART REPORTS MARCH SALES
Apr 11, 1996 ... BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT; PSE), reported total net sales for the Company for the five week period ended Friday, April 5, 1996, of $9,060,000,000 an increase of 13.0% from the $8,021,000,000 in the similar period in the prior year. Sales ...
DELTA AIR LINES INVITES ALL GEOGRAPHY 'GUMSHOES' TO A LIVE VERSION OF 'WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO?'
Apr 11, 1996 ... <Pre> Search Begins in Cincinnati for Ten Contestants </Pre> CINCINNATI, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling all "gumshoes" to submit their entry to be a contestant in the LIVE version of PBS' Emmy and Peabody award-winning children's geography game show, "Where in the World is ...
HYDRON TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES RECORD FIRST QUARTER RESULTS;
Apr 11, 1996 ... Management Expects 1996 to be "Financially Strong and Successful"BOCA RATON, Fla., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydron Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTEC) announced today net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 1996 of $815,672 or four cents per share, based on 23,151,383 fully ...
PHOTOCOMM SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Apr 11, 1996 ... <Pre> Record First Half Sales, Net Income </Pre> SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Photocomm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCOM) today announced financial results for its second quarter and first half ended February 29, 1996, posting record sales and net income in the ...
EXABYTE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Apr 11, 1996 ... Pre-Tax Up 44% From Fourth Quarter Level to a Four-Quarter HighBOULDER, Colo., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Exabyte Corp. (Nasdaq: EXBT) today reported revenue for the quarter ended March 30, 1996 of $93,818,000, versus $96,193,000 for the comparable period in the previous year and ...
CALTRANS ALLOWS CARBON JACKETS AS ALTERNATES
Apr 11, 1996 ... SAN DIEGO, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- XXsys Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSYS, XSYSW) announced today that it was notified on April 10, 1996 by the California Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") that Caltrans has issued its Draft Specifications, which specified the carbon jacketing system ...
INTERNET ACCESS COMPANY RESTRUCTURED TO FOCUS ON EXPANDING NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL SERVICE BASE
Apr 11, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Communicating for America Network Services, Inc. (CANS), the pioneering Internet service company that first brought local access to the Internet to rural Minnesota, announced it has reorganized and adopted the name Internet Services Provider Network ...
ATTENTION LAST-MINUTE TAX FILERS! IT'S NOT TOO LATE! OPEN YOUR DREYFUS IRA THIS WEEK -- JUST TURN ON YOUR COMPUTER!
Apr 11, 1996 ... Dreyfus Mutual Fund Prospectuses and IRA Applications NowAvailable On-line -- For The First Time During Tax Season!WHAT: The Dreyfus Corporation provides prospectus, investment and product information on-line. America Online members can download prospectuses and ...
THE BUCKLE, INC. REPORTS 28.0 PERCENT SALES INCREASE FOR MARCH, 1996
Apr 11, 1996 ... KEARNEY, Neb., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Buckle, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: BKLE) announced that sales for the five-week period ended April 6, 1996 increased 28.0 percent to $16.8 million from $13.1 million in the corresponding five-week period of 1995. Comparable store sales, for stores open at ...
HYBRIDON DEVELOPS NEW INJECTABLE FORMULATION OF GEM 91 TO COMBAT AIDS
Apr 11, 1996 ... New Clinical Trials Scheduled for France and the United KingdomWORCESTER, Mass., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Hybridon, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: HYBN) today announced the initiation of two new clinical studies of GEM(R) 91, its genetic antisense compound for the treatment of HIV-1 and AIDS. ...
LOS ANGELES REPEATS AS NUMBER THREE FEEDER MARKET FOR U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY, SURVEY SHOWS
Apr 11, 1996 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fifth year in a row the Los Angeles metropolitan area is the third largest feeder market for the U.S. casino industry, according to the latest edition of the Harrah's Survey of Casino Entertainment.Los Angeles-area households made 7 ...
MEMPHIS BECOMES FOURTH LARGEST FEEDER MARKET FOR U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY, SURVEY SHOWS
Apr 11, 1996 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Memphis metropolitan area is the fourth largest feeder market for the U.S. casino industry, according to the latest edition of the Harrah's Survey of Casino Entertainment.Memphis-area households made 6 million visits to casinos for ...
MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL IS NUMBER FIVE FEEDER MARKET FOR U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY, SURVEY SHOWS
Apr 11, 1996 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minnneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area is the fifth largest feeder market for the U.S. casino industry, according to the latest edition of the Harrah's Survey of Casino Entertainment.Minneapolis-St. Paul-area households made 6 million ...
CHICAGO IS THE NUMBER SIX FEEDER MARKET FOR U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY; ILLINOIS RANKS AS NUMBER TWO STATE, SURVEY SHOWS
Apr 11, 1996 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago metropolitan area is the sixth largest feeder market for the U.S. casino industry, according to the latest edition of the Harrah's Survey of Casino Entertainment.Chicago-area households made 6 million visits to casinos for gaming ...
DETROIT IS NUMBER NINE FEEDER MARKET FOR U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY, SURVEY SHOWS
Apr 11, 1996 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit metropolitan area is the ninth largest feeder market for the U.S. casino industry, according to the latest edition of the Harrah's Survey of Casino Entertainment.Detroit-area households made 3 million visits to casinos for gaming ...
FREE BONE LOSS (RESORPTION) TESTING PROGRAM TO HELP EDUCATE WOMEN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BONE HEALTH AND OSTEOPOROSIS
Apr 11, 1996 ... <Pre> The University of Chicago Hospitals and Osco Drug StoresCollaborate to Reach Chicago Women </Pre> CHICAGO, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Chicago Hospitals announces their first-ever bone loss testing and osteoporosis education program to be ...
SYMANTEC LICENSES ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE TO NETSCAPE THAT REVOLUTIONIZES INTERNET ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION
Apr 11, 1996 ... Norton AntiVirus Internet Scanner for Windows 3.x, Windows 95 and <Pre> Windows NT on Netscape Power Pack CD-ROM </Pre> CUPERTINO, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC), a leading supplier of utilities software products, today ...
LOWE'S ANNOUNCES MARCH SALES; COMMENTS ON LOWER EARNINGS EXPECTATIONS
Apr 11, 1996 ... NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) sales for March, 1996 totaled $752.2 million, up just 7% over March, 1995, with comparable store sales down 8%. Adverse weather conditions severely impacted these results compared to February, when our total sales were up ...
CONSOLIDATED STORES CORPORATION REPORTED MARCH COMPARABLE STORE SALES INCREASED 5.7 PERCENT AS RETAIL SALES ADVANCED TO A RECORD $104.4 MILLION
Apr 11, 1996 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Stores Corporation (NYSE: CNS) today reported record retail sales for the four weeks ended March 30, 1996, of $104.4 million, a 22.2% improvement over retail sales of $85.4 million in the same 1995 period. Year to date retail sales for ...
HECHINGER COMPANY ANNOUNCES MARCH SALES
Apr 11, 1996 ... LANDOVER, Md., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Hechinger Company (Nasdaq-NNM: HECHA and HECHB) today announced total sales for the month of March 1996 were $206.2 million, compared to $216.4 million last year, a decrease of 5%. Comparable store sales were down 9% as compared to March 1995. ...
KMART CORPORATION REPORTS MARCH SALES RESULTS
Apr 11, 1996 ... TROY, Mich., April 11, 1996 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart Corporation(NYSE: KM) today reported, on a comparable store basis, consolidatedsales declined 0.5% for the five-week period ended April 3, 1996over sales for the five weeks ended April 5, 1995, excluding sales ...
DETROIT EDISON POSTS MARCH SALES GAIN
Apr 11, 1996 ... DETROIT, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit Edison's electricity sales to customers in Southeastern Michigan rose 1.5 percent in March, bolstered by colder weather and customer growth.System sales totaled 3.78 billion kilowatthours (kWh) last month, compared with 3.72 billion kWh in ...
ENERCORP APPROVED FOR NASDAQ LISTING
Apr 11, 1996 ... WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Enercorp, Inc. (Nasdaq Small Cap: ENCP) announced that the company has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, and will begin trading effective April 11, 1996. The company's common stock will continue with the symbol "ENCP." ...
PERFUMANIA ANNOUNCES MARCH SALES
Apr 11, 1996 ... MIAMI, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfumania, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRFM) announced for the month of March, total retail sales were $6,928,221, an 18.7% increase over retail sales in March of 1995 of $5,835,143. Comparable store sales increased 9.8% when compared to last year.The Company's ...
CLAIRE'S STORES, INC. REPORTS MARCH SALES UP 48%; SAME STORE SALES CLIMB 24%
Apr 11, 1996 ... PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Claire's Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CLE) reported today sales for the five weeks ended April 6 were $38,063,000, up 48 percent over $25,669,000 reported for the five weeks ended April 1, 1995. Same store sales were up 24 percent. For comparison ...
BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL UNVEILS AN INNOVATIVE, NEW FAMILY PLAN IN TIME FOR SUMMER-TRAVEL PLANNING
Apr 11, 1996 ... PHOENIX, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Remember the days when you loaded up the family stationwagon and boldly turned to the highway in pursuit of adventure, excitement and a little relaxation down the road. For kids and adults alike, half the fun was getting there. Some things never change -- ...
POWER OF THE PURSE COMES TO RICHMOND
Apr 11, 1996 ... Richmond Women Will Learn How To Spend $81 Billion WiselyRICHMOND, Va., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The women of Richmond will have the opportunity to sharpen their car-buying skills at the forthcoming Power of the Purse(TM) workshops scheduled to be held from April 19-21 at the ...
ELY CALLAWAY TO APPEAR TODAY ON CNBC'S 'POWER LUNCH'
Apr 11, 1996 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ely Callaway, Chairman and C.E.O. of Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY), will appear on CNBC's "Power Lunch" program today at 10:30 a.m. (PST).The program coincides with the first round of The Masters Tournament, which will be the primary ...
1,996 FREE SUBWAY RIDES AND GIANT SUPER BOWL HEROES CELEBRATE COMPUSERVE'S 'TOLL FREE THURSDAY'
Apr 11, 1996 ... <Pre> WHAT: CompuServe, the nation's leading on-line service provider, will celebrate the announcement of one of the year's most important Internet agreements by distributing free subway tokens to 1,996 toll-weary New York City subway commuters. ...
SPIEGEL, INC. REPORTS MARCH SALES
Apr 11, 1996 ... DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Spiegel, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPGLA) today reported that total sales for the five weeks ended March 30, 1996, were $241.7 million, an increase of 2 percent from $236.3 million in the same period last year. March sales exclude the pre-Easter week ended ...
THE BOMBAY COMPANY, INC. ANNOUNCES MARCH SALES
Apr 11, 1996 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bombay Company, Inc. (NYSE: BBA) reported today that sales of The Bombay Company stores for the five week period ended April 6, 1996 were $26,239,000 compared to $24,244,000 for the five week period ended April 1, 1995. Same store sales for ...
JCPENNEY REPORTS MARCH SALES
Apr 11, 1996 ... PLANO, Texas, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Total sales for J. C. Penney Company, Inc., for the five weeks ended April 6, 1996, increased 2.8 percent to $1,863 million from $1,811 million in the comparable 1995 period.Sales of JCPenney stores for the month increased 0.7 percent to ...
MOBILE-PENSACOLA IS NUMBER TEN FEEDER MARKET FOR U.S. CASINO INDUSTRY, SURVEY SHOWS
Apr 11, 1996 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mobile-Pensacola metropolitan area is the tenth largest feeder market for the U.S. casino industry, according to the latest edition of the Harrah's Survey of Casino Entertainment.Mobile-Pensacola-area households made 3 million visits to ...
EDWARD J. QUINN, MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, DEVELOPS NEW LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR CORPORATIONS
Apr 11, 1996 ... `Path To Mastery' Techniques Offer Executives Leading Edge MethodologiesCHESTER SPRINGS, Pa., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was issued by The InnerWork Company:Edward J. Quinn, president of The InnerWork Company, in Chester Springs, Pa., a national management ...
ROSS STORES REPORTS STRONG MARCH SALES AND ESTIMATED FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Apr 11, 1996 ... NEWARK, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) today reported sales of $157 million for the five weeks ended April 6, 1996, a 25% increase above the $126 million in sales for the five weeks ended April 8, 1995. Comparable store sales for the same period on a ...
AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYS ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS
Apr 11, 1996 ... HARRISON, Ark., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- American Freightways Corporation (Nasdaq-NNM: AFWY), announced today that operating revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, was $166,160,000, up 25.4% from $132,533,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1995.Operating income for the ...
GEORGIA-PACIFIC REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS
Apr 11, 1996 ... ATLANTA, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: GP) today reported net income of $50 million (55 cents per share) for the three months ended March 31, 1996, compared with net income of $232 million ($2.59 per share) for the 1995 first quarter. The company reported operating ...
FIRST UNION OPERATING EARNINGS UP 26% TO $1.50 PER COMMON SHARE
Apr 11, 1996 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- First Union's operating earnings increased in the first quarter of 1996 to $420 million, compared with $338 million in the first quarter of 1995. On a per common share basis, operating earnings were $1.50, an increase of 26 percent from $1.19 in the ...
ST. PAUL BANCORP REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 1996 EARNINGS; BOARD DECLARES DIVIDEND
Apr 11, 1996 ... CHICAGO, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Paul Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: SPBC) today reported net income of $8.8 million, or 45 cents per primary share, for the first quarter of 1996. In comparison, net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 1995 was $9.0 million, or 46 cents per ...
MGIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS UP 29 PERCENT
Apr 11, 1996 ... MILWAUKEE, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG) today reported earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, of $58.5 million, an increase of 29 percent over the $45.2 million in earnings reported in the first quarter of 1995. Earnings per share for the quarter ...
LEAR PROMOTES GHESQUIERE TO DIRECTOR - FINANCIAL REPORTING
Apr 11, 1996 ... SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation today announced the promotion of Brian Ghesquiere to the position of Director - Financial Reporting. In his new position, Brian will be responsible for the coordination of all externally reported financial information, as well as ...
FFLC BANCORP, INC., RELEASES 1ST QUARTER EARNINGS AND ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND INCREASE
Apr 11, 1996 ... LEESBURG, Fla., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- FFLC Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: FFLC), the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Lake County, reported net income of $811,000, or $.31 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, compared to $892,000 or $.33 per share reported for ...
THE STEPHAN CO. EXPECTS TO REPORT 1995 RESULTS SHORTLY
Apr 11, 1996 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stephan Co. (AMEX: TSC) announced today that although 1995 was a record year for sales and earnings, its fourth quarter results of operations were hampered due principally to the market repositioning of the Frances Denney line and the ...
REPUBLIC GROUP'S THIRD QUARTER RECORD EARNINGS - UP 29% NET SALES - UP 10%
Apr 11, 1996 ... HUTCHINSON, Kan., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Group Incorporated (NYSE: RGC) today announced consolidated net income for the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1996 of $4,158,000 or $.39 per share. These results represent a new quarterly earnings record and a 29% improvement over ...
FONIX CORPORATION NAMES DAVID S. HARKNESS VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Apr 11, 1996 ... SALT LAKE CITY, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas A. Murdock, president and chief executive officer of fonix corporation (Nasdaq: FONX), announced today that the company has named David S. Harkness vice president and director of marketing. In his newly created position at fonix, Harkness will ...
NOBEL EDUCATION DYNAMICS APPOINTS NEW CFO
Apr 11, 1996 ... MEDIA, Pa., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobel Education Dynamics, Inc. (OTC: NEDI), the nation's leading owner and operator of for-profit, affordable private pre-school, elementary, and middle schools, has named Richard Altus, 37, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Mr ....
ECOGEN ELECTS SUTLEY, PAETZOLD TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS; BOARD ADDITIONS FOLLOW COMPANY'S FIRST PROFITABLE QUARTER
Apr 11, 1996 ... LANGHORNE, Pa., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecogen Inc. (Nasdaq: EECN) today announced that John R. Sutley and Mary E. Paetzold have been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Sutley is President/CEO of Nalco/Exxon Energy Chemicals, L.P., and brings international operating experience to the ...