PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, December 18:
Virco Mfg. Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Policy
Dec 18, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Virco Mfg. Corporation (AMEX: VIR) announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to initiate a quarterly cash dividend policy. Virco has previously paid an annual cash dividend. Beginning with the payment date of January 31, 1997 a ...
QLT and Beaufour Ipsen Sign European Licensing, Co-Development And Marketing Agreement
Dec 18, 1996 ... PARIS, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- QLT PhotoTherapeutics Inc. (QLT) and Speywood Pharmaceuticals Limited, part of Beaufour Ipsen, a leading European pharmaceutical group, today announced the signing of a licensing, co-development and marketing agreement.Under terms of the ...
Corporate Relations Group Changes Its Name to Market Pathways
Dec 18, 1996 ... IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Relations Group, a financial public relations firm, announced today that as of January 1, 1997, it will change its name to MARKET PATHWAYS FINANCIAL RELATIONS, INC.Corporate Relations Group, owned by businessman Shannon T. ...
United HealthCare Corporation: Shareholder Lawsuit Dismissed
Dec 18, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- United HealthCare Corporation (NYSE: UNH) today announced that, through a Stipulation and Order entered into by counsel for the plaintiff and the defendants and ordered by The Honorable Michael J. Davis, the claims against all defendants have been ...
Ribozyme Pharmaceutical and Protogene Laboratories Announce Collaboration in Ribozyme Synthesis
Dec 18, 1996 ... Agreement Provides for Large Scale Synthesis of Ribozymes for Drug DevelopmentBOULDER, Colo., and PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RZYM) ("RPI") and Protogene Laboratories, Inc. ("Protogene") today announced a collaboration to ...
ACSI Launches Competitive, Local Fiber Optic Telecommunications Network in Tulsa
Dec 18, 1996 ...ACSI Names Former AT&T Sales Leader Sheryl Thompson General Manager, And Unveils 50-Mile, Multimillion-Dollar Network Expansion in 1997TULSA, Okla., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- American Communications Services, Inc. (ACSI) (Nasdaq-NNM: ACNS) today announced ...
Pharmacia & Upjohn AB: Global Offering by Biacore International AB
Dec 18, 1996 ... LONDON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmacia & Upjohn AB ("P&U") (NYSE: PNU) announces that Goldman Sachs International has exercised in full the over- allotment option of 750,000 shares granted to the underwriters of the recently completed Global Offering of shares in Biacore International ...
Tuscarora Incorporated Announces Three-For-Two Stock Split
Dec 18, 1996 ... NEW BRIGHTON, Pa., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuscarora Incorporated (Nasdaq-NNM: TUSC) today announced its board of directors has declared a three-for-two split of the company's common stock in the form of a distribution. This 50 percent distribution is payable to shareholders of record ...
Tuscarora Incorporated Announces Record First Quarter Results, Declares 23rd Consecutive Dividend Increase
Dec 18, 1996 ... NEW BRIGHTON, Pa., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuscarora Incorporated (Nasdaq-NNM: TUSC) today reported record operating results for the first quarter of fiscal year 1997, which ended November 30, 1996. Net sales were $53.4 million, an increase of 13.0 percent from net sales of $47.3 ...
URS Corporation Reports 58% Rise in 4th Quarter Net Income
Dec 18, 1996 ... <Pre> Earnings Per Share Climb 26% </Pre> SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter ended October 31, 1996. Revenue for the period more than doubled to ...
PageMart and Puerto Rico Telephone Co. Form Stragetic Alliance To Link Networks and Share Common Frequency and Coverage Area
Dec 18, 1996 ... Puerto Rico Telephone To Private Brand PageMart Service Through CelularesTelefonica To Offer Local Subscribers Enhanced Service and Ability to Roam <Pre>in U.S. and Canada </Pre> DALLAS, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PageMart ...
Integral Vision Announces VisionBlox 32-Bit OCX Machine Vision Software Renders Obsolete Traditional Programming Techniques
Dec 18, 1996 ... "A Pentium PC, PCI Frame Grabber, and VisionBlox Software is fasterand less expensive than today's dedicated vision processors."FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to accelerate the development of custom vision applications, Integral ...
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. And Jagotec AG Dismiss Lawsuit Against Andrx
Dec 18, 1996 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrx Corporation (Nasdaq: ADRX), announced today that Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: RPR) and Jagotec AG have agreed to dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit they filed against Andrx in May 1996. The lawsuit claimed that ...
Data Processing Resources Corporation to Acquire Dallas-Based Information Technology Staffing Firm for $19.8 Million
Dec 18, 1996 ... <Pre> LEARDATA Info-Services, Inc. Has National Presence </Pre> NEWPORT REACH, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Processing Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: DPRC) today announced that it has executed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all of the outstanding ...
Bay Networks Acquires NetICs Inc.
Dec 18, 1996 ... <Pre>Acquisition Expands High Performance Ethernet Switching at Price/Performance Breakthrough </Pre> SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Networks, Inc. (NYSE: BAY) today announced that it has acquired NetICs Inc., a privately held ...
Celgene Corporation Submits First IND for Chiral Pharmaceutical
Dec 18, 1996 ... Company Plans to Initiate Clinical Trials of Chirally Pure Methylphenidate <Pre> (d-MPH) for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder </Pre> WARREN, N.J., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Celgene Corporation (Nasdaq: CELG) today announced that it has submitted an ...
UROHEALTH Systems, Inc. Enters U.S. Distribution Agreement For New Impotence Diagnostic Device
Dec 18, 1996 ... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- UROHEALTH Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: UROH), announced today that it has entered into an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement for a unique new impotence diagnostic tool developed by UroMetrics, Inc. a privately held medical device company ...
Biocontrol Updates Diasensor 1000(TM) Status
Dec 18, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocontrol Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: BICO) announced today that the Company is continuing discussions with senior officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the recently submitted in-home testing protocol for its Diasensor 1000(TM) ...
Texas Instruments Software Announces the Commercial Availability Of Performer 1.1
Dec 18, 1996 ... Performer's Component-Based and Model-Driven Development Environment Empowers Developers to Create Flexible and Scalable Departmental ApplicationsPLANO, Texas, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Software today announced the commercial availability of ...
Bayou Steel Corporation Fiscal 1996 Results
Dec 18, 1996 ... LaPLACE, La., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayou Steel Corporation (AMEX: BYX) today reported a consolidated net income for fiscal year 1996 (ended September 30, 1996) of $0.3 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to $10.3 million, or $0.79 per share, for fiscal 1995."Fiscal ...
OfficeMax And JUSCO Announce Japanese Joint Venture
Dec 18, 1996 ... TOKYO, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax, Inc. (NYSE: OMX), the Cleveland, Ohio based office products superstore chain, and JUSCO Co., LTD. (Tokyo: JUSCO), the Tokyo-based international retail chain, today announced that they have entered into a joint venture agreement to form OfficeMax ...
CACI Awarded $10.1M Subcontract with SEMCOR to Support Navy Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) Systems
Dec 18, 1996 ... ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CACI International Inc (Nasdaq: CACI) announced today that it has received a subcontract estimated at $10.1 million to provide engineering and technical support services to SEMCOR, Inc., a Mount Laurel, NJ company specializing in commercial and ...
INTERSOLV Supports Andersen Consulting's Eagle Architecture Specification; Forthcoming Component-Based Product Series Delivers Support for Object Technology and Component Reuse
Dec 18, 1996 ... ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- INTERSOLV, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLI), the leader in applications enablement software, today announced support for Andersen Consulting's Eagle Architecture Specification, a blueprint for implementing flexible, component-based enterprise systems. ...
Allied Biotechnology International, Inc. Announces Banner Year
Dec 18, 1996 ... IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Biotechnology International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ADBI), is pleased to announce a 900% increase in sales for the second consecutive year. The fledgling company's sales reached $100,000 in 1995 and nearly $900,000 in 1996. Sales were ...
InfoDynamics Announces Corporate Commitment to Folio 4 Development Platform
Dec 18, 1996 ... OREM, Utah, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoDynamics, Inc. a Folio InfoApp Partner, today joined with Folio Corporation and other companies to announce its support for the Folio 4 application platform which is now shipping. As a Folio InfoApp Partner, InfoDynamics was among the first ...
Data Processing Resources Corporation Reports Announces Intention to File Secondary Offering
Dec 18, 1996 ... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Processing Resources Corporation (Nasdaq: DPRC) 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 approximately 2,200,000 ...
Innovex First Quarter Earnings to Exceed Market Expectations
Dec 18, 1996 ... HOPKINS, Minn., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovex, Inc. (Nasdaq: INVX) today announced that it expects revenue and per share earnings for its first quarter to be up significantly from one year ago, exceeding analysts' expectations.Innovex has recently completed a review of ...
Emery Worldwide Opens Office in Valencia, Venezuela
Dec 18, 1996 ... MIAMI, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Emery Worldwide has opened a new office in Valencia, Venezuela, in response to continued economic growth in the Latin American region, particularly in the automotive sector. Emery's expansion into the Venezuelan marketplace follows the company's recent ...
Infinite Graphics Reports Profitable Results
Dec 18, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinite Graphics (IGI) (OTC Bulletin Board: INFG) announced profits of $94,000 ($0.04 per share) for six months ended October 31, 1996, a $117,000 increase from the same period last year. The company attributes its increased profits to increased ...
Evans Systems, Inc. Declares Stock Dividend
Dec 18, 1996 ... BAY CITY, Texas, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Evans Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVSI) today announced that its board of directors has declared a five (5) percent stock dividend to shareholders of record as of Dec. 31, 1996. Distribution of new shares will occur on Jan. 20, 1997. The board of ...
Entergy Bids to Acquire London Electricity plc
Dec 18, 1996 ... LONDON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) has announced a formal offer totaling US$2.1 billion cash to acquire London Electricity plc, the regional electric company serving approximately two million customers within the London, England area. The offer was announced ...
BASF and Tuscarora Incorporated to Conduct a Joint Feasibility Study
Dec 18, 1996 ... NEW BRIGHTON, Pa., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuscarora Incorporated (Nasdaq-NNM: TUSC) today announced an agreement with BASF to conduct a joint feasibility study into the development of the expanded polystyrene (EPS) moulding business in Brazil. This agreement includes an option for ...
InfoSolutions, Inc. Announces MailMax(TM) 1.0 (for Windows(R)) for Folio 4(TM) Platform
Dec 18, 1996 ... Infobase Application Effectively Accesses Full Text of Archived Email MessagesEDGEWOOD, KY, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSolutions, Inc. today announced it is developing MailMax(TM) 1.0 using Folio(R) Corporation's Integrator 4.0(TM), which is part of the new Folio 4(TM) ...
Asia On-Line and SpotMedia Communications Sign Licensing Accord
Dec 18, 1996 ... Asia On-Line Provides SpotMedia Gaming Content to its SubscribersSAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia On-Line Ltd., Asia's leading on-line service provider, and San Francisco-based SpotMedia Communications announced today that Asia On-Line will provide on-line ...
Collette Consulting Group LLC Announces The SpeechTrieve(TM) Product Line for The Folio 4(TM) Platform
Dec 18, 1996 ... Infobase Applications Enable Folio(R) Users to Speak Rather Than TypeBEDFORD, N.H., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Collette Consulting Group LLC (CCG) today announced it is developing the SpeechTrieve product line using Folio Integrator 4.0(TM), which is part of the new Folio 4 ...
Folio Corporation Ships Folio 4, New Platform for Publishing Electronic Information
Dec 18, 1996 ... New Software Offers RSA Security, Instant Access to Job Critical Information, <Pre> Foundation for Commercial Internet Publishing </Pre> PROVO, Utah, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Folio Corporation today announced it is shipping Folio 4(TM), a new family of ...
Countrywide Agency, Inc. Now Offers an Affordable Way to Save for Retirement
Dec 18, 1996 ... PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers who want to save for their future with contributions of as little as $50 a month can benefit from a flexible-premium, tax-deferred indexed annuity offered by Countrywide Agency, Inc. (CAI) through the Life Insurance Company of the ...
Material Technology, Inc., and Securfone America Sign Letter of Intent to Merge
Dec 18, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Material Technology, Inc. ("Matech") (OTC Bulletin Board: MTKN) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent whereby Securfone America will acquire no less than 90% of the outstanding capital stock of Matech through a reverse merger. ...
Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. Reports 25 Percent Increase in Third Quarter Earnings and Declares Cash Dividend
Dec 18, 1996 ... PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CCR), the nation's largest independent residential mortgage lender and servicer, announced today that unaudited net earnings for the third fiscal quarter ended November 30, 1996 were $65.9 million, a 25 ...
Black Swan Gold Mines Ltd. Announces Board Recommends Shareholders Approve Acquisition of SAM-Sul America Mineracao Ltda. Brazil
Dec 18, 1996 ... VANCOUVER, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Swan Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased that, following receipt of an independent valuation report and fairness opinion, its Board has recommended that shareholders approve the proposed acquisition of SAM-Sul America Mineracao Ltda. and its associated ...
Medarex Announces Initiation of Clinical Study for Autoimmune Disease
Dec 18, 1996 ... ANNANDALE, N.J., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Medarex, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDX) announced today the initiation of a Phase I clinical study of its MDX-33 product for the treatment of an autoimmune disease, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP). The trial will be an escalating dose study and ...
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries Blasts to #1 Slot, Tops Best-Selling PC Games Chart for October
Dec 18, 1996 ... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- According to PC Data, Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) best-selling action simulation game MechWarrior(R) 2: Mercenaries(TM) was the number one retail entertainment title for the month of October. Since its initial launch in September, MechWarrior ...
Alaska Apollo Resources Inc., Announces Development Drilling Loan
Dec 18, 1996 ... LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Daugherty Petroleum, Inc., a subsidiary of Alaska Apollo Resources Inc. (Nasdaq: APLOF) has received a loan from a subsidiary of Enron Capital and Trade Resources for developmental drilling in the Gausdale Gas Field, Knox County, Kentucky. ...
Res-Care Announces Georgia Youth Services Acquisition
Dec 18, 1996 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Res-Care, Inc. (Nasdaq-NNM: RSCR), a leading provider of services for at-risk youth and persons with developmental disabilities, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Georgia Center for Youth, ...
MedImmune and BioTransplant Begin Phase 2 Trial Evaluating BTI-322 in Treatment of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Dec 18, 1996 ... GAITHERSBURG, Md., and CHARLESTOWN, Mass., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDI) and BioTransplant Incorporated (Nasdaq: BTRN) today announced they have begun a multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate BTI-322 in the treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease ...
Pan African Resources Corporation and Golden Star Resources Ltd. - Kenya Gold Property Acquired
Dec 18, 1996 ... DENVER, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Star Resources Ltd. (Golden Star) and its approximately 58% owned, public subsidiary Pan African Resources Corporation (PARC) are pleased to announce that an option has been granted to PARC by San Martin Mining and Investment Company Limited (San ...
Biomerica and Bentley Pharmaceuticals Reach Marketing and Distribution Agreement
Dec 18, 1996 ... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomerica, Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRA) and Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: BNT) announced today that they have entered into an exclusive marketing and distribution agreement for two of Biomerica's rapid diagnostic tests in Spain. Bentley will ...
Best Buy Reports Third Quarter Results
Dec 18, 1996 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today reported financial results for the third quarter, which ended November 30, 1996, and the first nine months of its fiscal 1997 year.According to Chairman & CEO Richard M. Schulze, the Company reported ...
Connectivity Technologies Inc. Now Operating Signal Sales
Dec 18, 1996 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Connectivity Technologies Inc. (OTC: TYGR) announced today that it is now operating the business of Signal Sales Corp. of Stony Brook, N.Y., a distributor of wire and cable to the municipal traffic signal and communication market. Terms of the ...
The Quick & Reilly Group, Inc. Reports 22% Earnings Increase For The Third Quarter Ended November 29
Dec 18, 1996 ... <Pre> BQR Raises Dividend, Declares A Special Year-End Dividend </Pre> PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Quick & Reilly Group, Inc. (NYSE: BQR) today reported higher earnings and revenues for the third fiscal quarter ended November 29, 1996. Net income for the ...
Eclipse Receives European Community Approval To Market TMR Lasers And Reports Six Month Follow-Up Clinical Data
Dec 18, 1996 ... CE Mark and U.S. Clinical Data Indicate Worldwide and Domestic ProgressSUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESTI) today announced that it has received approval to market its Transmyocardial Revascularization ("TMR") medical ...
New Cholesterol-Lowering Medication From Warner-Lambert Cleared For Marketing By FDA
Dec 18, 1996 ... <Pre> LIPITOR Ushers In New Era Of Cholesterol Management </Pre> MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- LIPITOR(TM) (atorvastatin calcium) tablets, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, or "statin," was cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ...
Prentiss Properties Trust Declares Initial Dividend
Dec 18, 1996 ... DALLAS, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Prentiss Properties Trust (NYSE: PP) yesterday declared a fourth quarter cash dividend of 31 cents per share, the company's first dividend covering the period from October 22 to December 31, 1996. At $1.60 per share on an annualized basis, this represents ...
Neogen Announces Second Quarter Earnings Growth
Dec 18, 1996 ... LANSING, Mich., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that earnings for its second quarter ended November 30, 1996 increased over 200% compared to the same quarter last year. Profits for the quarter were $413,000 or $.08 per share compared to $127,000 ...
Toro Reports Record Fiscal 1996; Fourth Consecutive Year of Growth
Dec 18, 1996 ... BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) today reported its fourth consecutive year of growth, posting record net sales, net earnings and earnings per share (EPS) for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 1996."We're pleased we were able to leverage ...
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. Declares Dividend For Fourth Quarter, 1996
Dec 18, 1996 ... WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (NYSE: SSS), a self storage real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that the payment of a fourth quarter 1996 dividend in the amount of $.52 per common share ($2.08 annualized) was approved by the ...
PCA International, Inc. and American Studios, Inc.: Execute Definitive Agreement for PCA to Acquire ASI at $2.50 Per Share
Dec 18, 1996 ... MATTHEWS, N.C., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PCA International, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCAI) and American Studios, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMST) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement on December 17, 1996 under which PCA will acquire American Studios for $2.50 per share in cash. The ...
SciClone Files Applications to Market ZADAXIN(R) Thymosin Alpha 1 as Hepatitis B Treatment in Middle East
Dec 18, 1996 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCLN), today announced that it has filed applications in four countries in the Middle East to market ZADAXIN(R) thymosin alpha 1 as a treatment for chronic hepatitis B.The markets in which ...
Medical Technology Announces October Sales for MTI PhotoScreener(TM) are Best Ever
Dec 18, 1996 ... LANCASTER, Pa., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Technology & Innovations Inc. (OTC BB: MTEN) announced today that the MTI PhotoScreener(TM) orders for the month of October are the best ever. Over 135 orders were taken for MTI PhotoScreeners(TM) for October including a major order from ...
Penn-Gold Resources Inc. Announce Potential Tonnage and Assay Results From San Lorenzo, Chile
Dec 18, 1996 ... VANCOUVER, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ --SummaryThis news release reports partial assay results received to date from a portion of the Company's manganese/copper project in Chile. Recently completed field work by the Company's independent consultant, P.J. Santos, P ....
Tropix Granted Exclusive Patent to Key Reagent Technology
Dec 18, 1996 ... <Pre> Provides Sensitivity Required for Pharmaceutical Screening and Improved Diagnostic Applications </Pre> BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Tropix, a subsidiary of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation (NYSE: PKN) and an operating unit of its PE ...
Zenith to Cut U.S. Workforce By 25 Percent
Dec 18, 1996 ... GLENVIEW, Ill., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major restructuring designed to help accelerate the company's return to profitability and conserve cash, Zenith Electronics Corporation (NYSE: ZE) is cutting its U.S. workforce by more than 25 percent.Peter S. Willmott, who was ...
PPG Law Department Receives Pro Bono Award
Dec 18, 1996 ... PITTSBURGH, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The 1996 American Corporate Counsel Association Foundation's Pro Bono Award has been presented to PPG Industries' (NYSE: PPG) law department for public interest legal services.Staff participation has increased annually since a pro bono ...
Campbell Soup Marketers Finally Heed Grandmotherly Advice: To Tout How Chicken Noodle Soup Makes You Feel Better During Colds & Flus
Dec 18, 1996 ... <Pre>Campaign To Kick-Off in International Falls, MN - Nation's Ice Box - As Cold/Flu Season Peaks </Pre> CAMDEN, N.J., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- While 90 percent of the population catches at least one cold a year and close to that number agree that ...
First Savings Bank of Washington Bancorp Inc. Declares $.05 Cash Dividend
Dec 18, 1996 ... WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- First Savings Bank of Washington Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FWWB), the holding company for First Savings Bank of Washington and Inland Empire Bank, today announced its Board of Directors declared its fifth consecutive cash dividend of $.05 per ...