PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, June 26:
CREE AND PHILIPS AWARDED $5.2 MILLION CONTRACT FOR BLUE LASER DEVELOPMENT
Jun 26, 1996 ... DURHAM, N.C., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Cree Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) and Philips Research Briarcliff (a Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation) today announced key additional funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to build on the work ...
STERILE RECOVERIES, INC. ANNOUNCES INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Jun 26, 1996 ... CLEARWATER, Fla., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterile Recoveries, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRC) today announced that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement for a proposed initial public offering by the Company of 2,000,000 shares of its common stock. The offering ...
PINNACLE MICRO SHIPS 2.6 GB OPTICAL; GETS STAMP OF APPROVAL FROM TECHNOLOGY VP
Jun 26, 1996 ... IRVINE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Micro, Inc. (Nasdaq: PNCL) today announced that it has commenced shipping its 5.25" 2.6 Gigabyte rewritable optical drive called Vertex. Priority will be given to backlog orders; current orders are slated to ship shortly thereafter. ...
CONDUCTUS, INC. MAKES PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK
Jun 26, 1996 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Conductus, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: CDTS), today announced the public offering of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock by the Company at $11.00 per share. The Common Stock of the Company is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under the trading symbol CDTS. ...
TOP ADVENTURE VACATION COMPANY BLASTS INTO CYBERSPACE
Jun 26, 1996 ... BOULDER, Colorado, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, American Wilderness Experience, Inc. (AWE!) announces its active backcountry adventure Internet site on the World Wide Web. Now travelers can experience the sizzle of over 100 adventure vacations without the ...
NORWEST MORTGAGE TO PARTNER WITH EPA FOR ENERGY STAR PROGRAM
Jun 26, 1996 ... DES MOINES, Iowa, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Norwest Mortgage, Inc., the nation's leading provider of residential mortgages, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced their partnership, which will make Norwest's specially designed mortgage loan products ...
SIPEX CORPORATION PROPOSES PUBLIC OFFERING OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Jun 26, 1996 ... BILLERICA, Mass., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SIPEX Corporation (Nasdaq: SIPX) today announced that it intends to file a registration statement within the next week with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the proposed offering of up to approximately 3,000,000 shares of its Common Stock. ...
NEW VERSION OF MARKET GUIDE'S PRODUCT FOR WINDOWS INCLUDES FIRST CALL DATA
Jun 26, 1996 ... LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Market Guide Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MARG) today announced the immediate availability of its Market Guide for Windows(TM) product, version 2.10. This version of its comprehensive financial database covering over 8,200 publicly traded companies ...
DEAN FOODS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR SALES AND EARNINGS
Jun 26, 1996 ... FRANKLIN PARK, Ill., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) today announced a loss of $86.1 million, or $2.15 per share, in the fourth quarter ended May 26, 1996. The fourth quarter results include a $150 million charge ($97.7 million after tax, or $2.44 per share) for the ...
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY EXPECTS THIRD QUARTER NET EARNINGS WILL BE BELOW PRIOR YEAR LEVEL
Jun 26, 1996 ... HUTCHINSON, Minn., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (Nasdaq-NNM: HTCH) today announced that it expects earnings per share for the fiscal 1996 third quarter ending June 23, 1996 will range from $.90 to $.95 compared to $1.09 in the comparable fiscal 1995 period. Net ...
PENWEST DECLARES REGULAR DIVIDEND
Jun 26, 1996 ... SEATTLE, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of PENWEST (Nasdaq: PENW) declared a regular 5 cents per share dividend payable September 6, 1996 to shareholders of record at the close of business August 23, 1996.PENWEST develops, manufactures and markets specialty ...
ETC'S BACKLOG CONTINUES TO GROW
Jun 26, 1996 ... SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORPORATION (AMEX: ETC) today announced new contract awards totaling $5.3 million, bringing ETC's backlog up to approximately $26 million.The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Oklahoma City, awarded ETC a ...
HORIZON FINANCIAL CORP. INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND 25%
Jun 26, 1996 ... BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- V. Lawrence Evans, President of Horizon Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: HRZB), announced that the Corporation's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, which is a 25 percent increase over the previous quarterly cash ...
COMPUSA COMPLETES LEASE FOR 2ND SITE IN MANHATTAN
Jun 26, 1996 ... DALLAS, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- CompUSA Inc. (NYSE: CPU), America's Largest Computer Superstore(R) retailer, today announced the commencement of construction for its recently leased, two-story, 33,600 square-foot location in New York City.The new Computer Superstore, located at ...
STATE'S CHILD IMMUNIZATION DRIVE NETS GM DONATION
Jun 26, 1996 ... LANSING, Mich., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) today announced it received a $50,000 donation from General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) to help immunize more children against preventable diseases."Early immunization for children under ...
WHITESTONE INDUSTRIES, INC. SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO ACQUIRE 60% INTEREST IN HONG KONG AND CHINA (PRC) MANUFACTURER
Jun 26, 1996 ... IRVINE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Donald R. Yu, CEO of Whitestone Industries, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WHSN) announced today that Whitestone has signed a letter of intent to acquire a 60% interest in the holding Company of both Bondrich Development and Bondrich Manufacturing Ltd. (Hop ...
ROC COMMUNITIES, INC. (RCI) ANNOUNCES SALE OF YUMA, ARIZONA COMMUNITY
Jun 26, 1996 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ROC Communities, Inc. (NYSE: RCI), a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) owning manufactured home communities, today announced the sale of May Avenue, a 113-homesite community in Yuma, Arizona. Originally purchased in connection ...
SUNSTONE ANNOUNCES INCREASED LINE OF CREDIT $50 MILLION WITH IMPROVED RATE
Jun 26, 1996 ... SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSHI) today reported that it recently entered into an agreement with Bank One, Arizona to increase its existing line of credit from $30 million to $50 million. The $50 million includes $5 million allocated ...
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK ON THE NET ... PYTHONLINE! YOUR GATEWAY TO THE MISINFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY! WELCOME TO THE ALTERNET
Jun 26, 1996 ... `This is the very first all-nude web site on the Internet. Our totallynaked operators are standing by to take down your orders.' <Pre> - Brian Online, the Technical Director of PythOnline Features new material from all the surviving Pythons. Features the ...
SALESMEDIA, INC. TO BUNDLE SOFTWARE PUBLISHING'S ASAP WORDPOWER WITH ITS AUTOMATED AGENT SOFTWARE PACKAGE
Jun 26, 1996 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Software Publishing Corporation (SPC) (Nasdaq: SPCO) today announced that SalesMedia, Inc. will bundle SPC's award-winning ASAP WordPower(TM) presentation product with its integrated Automated Agent software package. The Automated Agent is a ...
METALAB COMMUNICATIONS OFFERS COMPANIES AFFORDABLE INTRANETS
Jun 26, 1996 ... NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Metalab Communications, the New York-based Internet services and development company has created a new market niche by offering companies packaged Intranet solutions for internal communications. Intranets are expensive and complex, and always require the ...
PERFORMANCE NUTRITION AND KENNEDY CAPITAL COMPLETE $1.5 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Jun 26, 1996 ... Nutrition Pioneer Takes Important Step On Road To Nasdaq ListingDALLAS, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Performance Nutrition, Inc. (OTC: PNII) today announced that a significant goal has been reached toward Nasdaq qualification with the completion of a $1.5 million private placement with ...
METROTRANS ANNOUNCES CONTRACT FOR EUROTRANS COACHES FROM RAY & ROSS TRANSPORT, INC.
Jun 26, 1996 ... <Pre> Order Valued at $3.4 Million </Pre> GRIFFIN, Ga., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Metrotrans Corporation (Nasdaq: MTRN) today announced that it had received orders for ten Eurotrans(R) 35-foot Coaches from Ray & Ross Transport, Inc., based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ray & ...
SECURE COMPUTING ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ENIGMA LOGIC
Jun 26, 1996 ... Leading Network Security Vendor to Incorporate Best-of-Breed <Pre> Authentication Products </Pre> ST. PAUL, Minn., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Secure Computing Corporation (Nasdaq: SCUR), a leading provider of network security products, today announced a ...
SYMANTEC SHIPS UPDATE FOR CAFE WINDOWS
Jun 26, 1996 ...Update Features Include JDK Version 1.0.2, Integrated JIT Compiler and <Pre> Remote Debugging </Pre> CUPERTINO, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Symantec Corporation (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced today the availability of Symantec Cafe 1.2. Symantec Cafe ...
NEMETSCHEK LAUNCHES ALLPLAN FT(R); allplan DOES IT ALL IN WINDOWS(R)
Jun 26, 1996 ... Sketching - Design - Modeling - Rendering - Animation - Drafting - <Pre> Quantities - Viewing </Pre> ANAHEIM, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Nemetschek Systems, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of one of the largest AEC software vendors in the world, ...
NEMETSCHEK AND BENTLEY SIGN AGREEMENT
Jun 26, 1996 ... <Pre>allplan to Support Microstation 95 </Pre> ANAHEIM, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Nemetschek Programmsystem GmbH today announced the signing of an agreement through which Nemetschek will deliver allplan, its "best in class" software application, based on ...
TRIMBLE BRINGS DGPS TECHNOLOGY TO TRIMBLE/NORTH SAILS RACE WEEK
Jun 26, 1996 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of pioneering the application of Differential GPS (DGPS) for America's Cup race course management, Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today that it will introduce the same technology to the recreational sailing community at its own ...
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. ANNOUNCES CORPORATE REALIGNMENT
Jun 26, 1996 ... BEAVERTON, Ore., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT) today announced the appointment of a new Vice President of Operations, as well as the realignment of certain other corporate responsibilities.David Pye is joining the Company as the Vice President, ...
BELLSOUTH'S CELLULAR CUSTOMERS CAN NOW USE BELLSOUTH VISA TO EARN CASH BACK
Jun 26, 1996 ... ATLANTA, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're a BellSouth cellular customer in the Southeast, BellSouth's popular combination Visa-calling card has a deal for you. And if you're a BellSouth Visa customer, BellSouth Mobility has a special offer for you too.Any BellSouth Mobility ...
OMEGA HEALTH SYSTEMS/EYE HEALTH NETWORK AND EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC. ANNOUNCE EYECARE ALLIANCE
Jun 26, 1996 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn. and ST. LOUIS, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Health Systems (Nasdaq: OHSI) and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Eye Health Network (EHN) and Express Scripts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESRX) today announced the companies have entered into a strategic eyecare management alliance. The ...
DOMINION ENERGY SELECTED TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY INTEREST IN PERUVIAN GENERATION COMPANY
Jun 26, 1996 ... EGENOR Owns And Operates Eight Stations Totaling 405 MegawattsRICHMOND, Va., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Energy, Inc., is expanding its South American competitive generation business into Peru, where the government is privatizing its power industry to meet continued growth in ...
TWELVE AFRICAN COUNTRIES OF THE CFA FRANC ZONE ACCEPT ARTICLE VIII OBLIGATIONS (A)
Jun 26, 1996 ... WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In a concerted action, the Governments of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo formally notified the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that they have accepted the ...
CABLE & WIRELESS INTRODUCES GROUND-BREAKING SERVICE TO HELP TODAY'S 'MOBILE' WORKER TURN ANY TOUCH-TONE PHONE INTO A PERSONAL OFFICE, ALL THROUGH A SINGLE CALL
Jun 26, 1996 ... VIENNA, Va., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- To meet the growing needs of an ever-increasing mobile workforce in the United States, Cable & Wireless, Inc. (CWI) -- the nation's largest telecommunications company exclusively serving the business market -- today unveiled "Personal Office," a cutting ...
THE BANKER'S NOTE, INC. AND ADVANCED ANIMATIONS ANNOUNCE MERGER
Jun 26, 1996 ... ATLANTA, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Banker's Note, Inc., a group of 39 women's apparel retail stores, Board of Directors approved a merger with Advanced Animations, a Vermont-based producer of lifelike audio-- animatronic characters. The merger had previously been approved by Advanced ...
CHECKERS SEEKS TO VACATE JUDGEMENT
Jun 26, 1996 ... CLEARWATER, Fla., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: CHKR) today announced that it was notified on June 13, 1996, of the existence of a default judgment entered against it in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern ...
ALASKANS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR STATE'S SPECIAL OLYMPICS WHEN THEY BUY PRO HEALTH VITAMINS AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
Jun 26, 1996 ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaskans can contribute to their state's Special Olympics under a new alliance between Special Olympics Alaska (SOA) and a California-based vitamin and supplement mail order house.According to Jim Balamaci, Special Olympics Alaska ...
AIRTOUCH CELLULAR LAUNCHES NATIONAL LONG-DISTANCE SERVICE
Jun 26, 1996 ... Colorado Cellular Customers Can Enjoy the Benefits of Receiving <Pre> Only One Bill </Pre> DENVER, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting this week, cellular users will have one less check to write if they select a new service offered by AirTouch Cellular ...
AIRTOUCH CELLULAR LAUNCHES NATIONAL LONG-DISTANCE SERVICE
Jun 26, 1996 ... Twin Cities Cellular Customers Can Enjoy the Benefits of Receiving <Pre> Only One Bill </Pre> MINNEAPOLIS, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting this week, cellular users will have one less check to write if they select a new service offered by AirTouch ...
THE OPEN GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES ADDITIONAL DCE PROJECT
Jun 26, 1996 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Group today announced that its Board of Directors approved a project proposal to significantly improve the ease of use of DCE through the provision of a standard set of object oriented class libraries. Approved June 20, 1996, this ...
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION SELECTS BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX MOBILE FOR NATIONWIDE WIRELESS SERVICES
Jun 26, 1996 ... Cellular Leader to Provide 11,000 Lines in Three-Year, Multi-million <Pre> Dollar Deal </Pre> BEDMINSTER, N.J., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile has been selected by Westinghouse Electric Corp. (NYSE: WX) as its nationwide provider ...
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION LEADERS CELEBRATE FIRST-YEAR SUCCESS OF 'PREPASS'
Jun 26, 1996 ... Weigh Station Bypass Service Boosting Truckers' Efficiency, <Pre> Improving Highway Safety </Pre> SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolstering its national reputation as an incubator for innovative transportation technology, California highway ...
EMTECH SIGNS SPORTS EQUIPMENT AGREEMENT WITH EASTON
Jun 26, 1996 ... Joint Development and License Option Agreement ConsummatedHAMILTON, Bermuda, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Emtech Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: EMTLF), through its Ashurst Technology Group, today announced the signing of a joint development and license option agreement with Easton Sports, ...
MITCHELL'S LOWER COST, HIGHER CASH FLOW PROMPT MAJOR INCREASE IN DRILLING ACTIVITY
Jun 26, 1996 ... THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitchell Energy & Development Corp. today announced it will drill 129 development and exploratory wells in its current fiscal year, a 42 percent increase over the 91 wells originally planned. Accordingly, the company's $70 million drilling ...
BANCO SANTANDER CHILE ANNOUNCES STAFF REDUCTIONS
Jun 26, 1996 ... Action Is Part of Expected $30 Million In Cost Reductions Associated <Pre> With Osorno Acquisition </Pre> SANTIAGO, Chile, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Santander Chile (BSC) today announced it has reduced the combined staff of BSC and Banco Osorno by 800 ...
SMITH BARNEY TO OPEN INVESTMENT BANKING OFFICE IN TEL AVIV
Jun 26, 1996 ... NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith Barney Inc. said today it will open a representative office in Tel Aviv, extending its international investment banking services to the Middle East.The Tel Aviv office will serve as liaison for financing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic ...
A.M. BEST COMPANY DOWNGRADES RATINGS OF TWO MUTUAL OF OMAHA COMPANIES
Jun 26, 1996 ... OLDWICK, N.J., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, both of Omaha, Nebraska, had their Best's Ratings downgraded from "A+" (Superior) to "A" (Excellent) effective June 24, 1996.The ratings actions are based on the ...
DCR RATES AEGIS AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 1996-2 AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
Jun 26, 1996 ... CHICAGO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has assigned ratings of `A+' (Single-A-Plus), `BBB' (Triple-B), and `BB' (Double-B) to the Class A, B, and C certificates of the $105 million Aegis Auto Receivables Trust 1996-2. This is the ninth asset-backed transaction ...
ROBBINS & MYERS ANNOUNCES STOCK SPLIT
Jun 26, 1996 ... DAYTON, Ohio, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Robbins & Myers, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROBN) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split for shareholders of record July 12, 1996 with distribution on July 31, 1996. The stock split will be effected by a distribution of one ...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- VSI COMPANIES/(Correction Notice)
Jun 26, 1996 ... In DEW007, The Banker's Note, Inc. and Advanced Animations Announce Merger, moved earlier today, we are advised by the company that third graph, second sentence should read "Advanced Animations is owned by VSI Companies" rather than "Visual Services, Inc." as ...
SEVEN MASCOTECH FACILITIES IN MICHIGAN RECEIVE ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION
Jun 26, 1996 ... TAYLOR, Mich., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MascoTech Technical Services Group announced today that seven of its facilities, all located in Michigan, have received ISO 9001 quality system certification following a quality audit by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, Ltd. An operating group of ...
WAYNE 'THE GREAT ONE' GRETZKY RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES
Jun 26, 1996 ... WHAT: To kick off The Upper Deck Company's "Meet The Stars" promotion, Wayne Gretzky will make an appearance at the Upper Deck booth as a celebrity moderator and to join contestants for a trivia contest. Meet The Stars is an all-new promotion that allows collectors to correctly answer ...
U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS APPOINTS FORMER EASTMAN KODAK EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC RELATIONS
Jun 26, 1996 ... DENVER, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Fernandez, a former Eastman Kodak executive with extensive public- and private-sector communications experience, was named vice president of Public Relations for U S WEST Communications today.Fernandez, 39, succeeds Jim Stever, who has been ...
VISA, MASTERCARD AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS PUBLISH REVISED SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS METHOD
Jun 26, 1996 ... Partners Include GTE, IBM, Microsoft, Netscape, SAIC, TerisaSystems and VeriSign; With SET, Consumers and Merchants to make <Pre> Secure Bankcard Purchases on the 'Net </Pre> PURCHASE, N.Y., and SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MasterCard ...
MINNESOTA MONTHLY WELCOMES NEW EDITOR
Jun 26, 1996 ... WHO: David Mahoney, EditorWHAT: Joins Minnesota Monthly staffWHEN: Effective June 17, 1996WHERE: Minnesota Monthly Publications, 10 S. Fifth Street, <Pre> Minneapolis, MN 55402 </Pre> David Mahoney was recently hired as editor of ...
MAJOR MIDWEST INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER TO CARRY PROTEON'S NEW GLOBETROTTER PRODUCT LINE
Jun 26, 1996 ... <Pre> Msen, Inc. to Use Proteon Equipment in a Wide Range of Internal and Customer Applications </Pre> WESTBORO, Mass., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Proteon, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTON) today announced that Msen, Inc., one of Michigan's oldest and largest Internet Service ...
ERICSSON INC. AND CAROLINAS STADIUM CORP ANNOUNCE NAMING AGREEMENT FOR ERICSSON STADIUM
Jun 26, 1996 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson Inc. (Nasdaq: ERICY), Carolinas Stadium Corp and the Carolina Panthers today announced that the new home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers, a state-of-the-art facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, will officially be named "Ericsson Stadium." ...
GE AND ITS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS ANNOUNCE SEVEN POWER PLANT PROJECTS TOTALING $1 BILLION
Jun 26, 1996 ... SCHENECTADY, N.Y., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Power Systems and its partners have received contracts totaling more than $1 billion for seven power plant projects in the People's Republic of China, Hungary and Pakistan, GE announced today at Power-Gen Europe '96, an international trade ...
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES CERTIFIES TELLABS ECHO CANCELLERS FOR CDMA VOICE QUALITY
Jun 26, 1996 ... LISLE, Ill., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Tellabs announced today that Lucent Technologies has granted the Tellabs 2551C and 2551E digital echo cancellers voice- quality certification. Following extensive voice-quality testing, the Tellabs' cancellers ...
MK RAIL SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO SELL ALERT MANUFACTURING
Jun 26, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MK Rail Corporation (Nasdaq: MKRL) has signed a definitive agreement to sell the assets of Alert Manufacturing & Supply Co., to All-State Industrial Rubber Co., Inc. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter.MK Rail will use ...
SUMMERTIME ENERGY-SAVING, COMFORT TIPS FROM PECO ENERGY
Jun 26, 1996 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- It's the first week of summer with plenty of hot, steamy days ahead. PECO Energy Company (NYSE: PE) provides these seasonal reminders to help everyone stay safe and comfortable, while managing their energy use.PECO Energy said customer bills ...
PEIRCE-PHELPS ACQUIRES BRYANT AIR CONDITIONING, CREATING DELAWARE VALLEY HVAC LEADER
Jun 26, 1996 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In a union of two of the oldest and most respected names in the $10 billion heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, Peirce-Phelps, Inc. (PPI) of Philadelphia announced it has acquired the assets of Bryant Air Conditioning Corporation ...
FREMONT FUNDS APPOINTS MICHAEL H. KOSICH AS PRESIDENT
Jun 26, 1996 ... SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Fremont Funds announced today the appointment of Michael H. Kosich as president. Effective as of July 15th, Kosich will be responsible for Marketing, Sales, Investor Relations, Communications, Advertising, Product Development, Operations, and ...
CIRCLE ENSURES ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST ATHLETES TO ATLANTA
Jun 26, 1996 ... SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the weekend, Atlanta, Georgia, welcomed the first athletes to arrive for the Olympic Games. Circle International, the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games(ACOG), and Lufthansa Airlines teamed together to arrange the first charter flight of 40 ...
ROBERTSON STEPHENS: BUSINESS TRENDS REMAIN STRONG FOR COST PLUS, INC.
Jun 26, 1996 ... SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Robertson, Stephens & Company analysts Janet Kloppenburg and Lauren Levitan reiterated a Buy rating for Cost Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPWM). Cost Plus is a unique, highly focused hybrid superstore retailer with a diverse product assortment of casual home ...