PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, January 9:
Hayes Announces Support For K56 Flex In Client and Server Products
Jan 09, 1997 ... <Pre> K56 Flex Has Higher Bi-Directional Speeds -- Provides Best 56K Solution for Video Conferencing and High-Speed Internet Access </Pre> ATLANTA, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- To best support its customers' needs for high-resolution multimedia applications like video ...
Ameritech Internet Access Service Now Available to Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit-Area Consumers and Small Businesses
Jan 09, 1997 ... Personalized, easy-to-use, reliable service designed specifically <Pre> for area residents </Pre> CHICAGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameritech's new dial-up Internet access service, called Ameritech.net(SM), is now available with a variety of ...
Super Bowl Accommodations Sold Out? Too Pricey? How About an RV?
Jan 09, 1997 ... RESTON, Va., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Paying $600 per person for a standard double room? Five thousand for a few nights in a three-bedroom Victorian? Or how about $15,000 for a pampered stay in a Georgian mansion? The Super Bowl can be super expensive. And with most of these ...
Top 10 Renting Videos for the Week Ended January 5, 1996
Jan 09, 1997 ... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Video Software Dealers Association announced its VSDA VidTrac(TM) results for home video rental activity for the week ended January 5, 1996. <Pre> Top 10 Renting Videos for the Week Ended ...
Countrywide Designates Christmas in April as Official Philanthopic Partner
Jan 09, 1997 ... PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., today announced that it has designated Christmas in April * USA, a non-profit organization that rehabilitates homes of low-income, disabled and elderly homeowners, as its official philanthropic partner. To support ...
Robertson, Stephens & Company Initiates Coverage of Catellus Development Corp.
Jan 09, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Robertson, Stephens & Company research analyst Jay Leupp initiated coverage today on Catellus Development Corp. (NYSE: CDX) with a Buy rating.Catellus Development Corporation (CDX) is a fully integrated real estate operating company ...
Sepracor Presents At Hambrecht And Quist Conference
Jan 09, 1997 ... Company Outlines Product Development Milestones and Marketing StrategyMARLBOROUGH, Mass. and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Sepracor Inc. (Nasdaq: SEPR) today presented at the 1997 Hambrecht and Quist Health Care Conference in San Francisco. Timothy J. Barberich, ...
Boston Scientific Corporation Announces Sales Growth Fourth Quarter And Year 1996
Jan 09, 1997 ... NATICK, Mass., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that net sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1996 increased 34% to $409 million as compared to $305 million the fourth quarter of 1995. International revenues for the quarter were ...
AMA and Physicians' Online Join to Help Doctors Communicate
Jan 09, 1997 ... <Pre>Combined Resources Will Enhance Patient AdvocacyAnd Physicians' Use of Internet </Pre> CHICAGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association (AMA) and Physicians' Online, Inc. (POL) today announced a major initiative to ...
Majority of For-Profit HMOs Are Organized Into Network Models
Jan 09, 1997 ... WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Network model HMOs are more likely to be for-profit than any other type of HMO, according to a new exclusive study by The Managed Care Information Center.Some 75 percent of network/mixed model HMOs, 67 percent of network model ...
Ribozyme, Chiron, City of Hope and Childrens Hospital Receive FDA Approval for PHASE I/IIa HIV Gene Therapy
Jan 09, 1997 ... FDA Approves First Ribozyme Administration To Human 'Stem Cells'BOULDER, Colo. and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RPI) (Nasdaq: RZYM), Chiron Corporation (Nasdaq: CHIR), City of Hope National Medical Center and Childrens ...
Capstone Capital Corporation Announces Mortgage Financing Commitment
Jan 09, 1997 ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Capstone Capital Corporation (NYSE: CCT) announced today that it has committed $30 million for the development and mortgage financing of up to nine assisted living facilities. The assisted living facilities will be developed, owned and operated by ...
Caribiner International Announces Acquisition of Projexions Video Supply
Jan 09, 1997 ...Expands and Strengthens Position in the Audio Visual Equipment Rental <Pre> And Hotel A/V Outsourcing Services Market </Pre> NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Caribiner International, Inc. (NYSE: CWC) today announced that it has acquired Projexions ...
Vitalink Announces Effectiveness Of Registration Statements
Jan 09, 1997 ... NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitalink Pharmacy Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTLK) announced today that the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective the registration statements relating to the merger of TeamCare, the institutional pharmacy business of GranCare, ...
FORE Opens APAC Regional Technical Center
Jan 09, 1997 ... HONG KONG, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- FORE Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORE), a worldwide leader in networking products based on asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) technology, today opened its Asia Pacific Regional Technical Center in Hong Kong."FORE has long been the premier provider ...
Champion Closes Interform Corporation Acquisition
Jan 09, 1997 ... HUNTINGTON, W.Va., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Champion Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHMP) today announced that it has completed the purchase of all the stock of Interform Corporation of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. Based on current figures, the acquisition will result in a 50 percent increase in ...
Motorola BitSURFR Pro Recognized by PC Magazine as 'Best Product' of '96
Jan 09, 1997 ... <Pre> Motorola's ISDN Terminal Adapter Cited by Editors for Ease-of-Use and Full-featured Versatility </Pre> LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The BitSURFR(R) Pro, a feature-rich ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) terminal adapter made by ...
PNY Electronics Launches Flash Memory VersaCard
Jan 09, 1997 ... <Pre> Compact Memory Device Compatible With the Latest Generation </Pre> of Digital Cameras, Notebook Computers and Personal Digital AssistantsCOMPUTER ELECTRONICS SHOW, Las Vegas, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- PNY Electronics, Inc., a global leader in the design, ...
Amway Japan Limited Announces Strategic Alliance With Playtex Apparel
Jan 09, 1997 ... TOKYO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Amway Japan Limited (Tokyo OTC: 9821; NYSE: AJL) today announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with the Playtex Apparel division of Sara Lee Corporation to sell an exclusive line of premium, co-branded intimate apparel through its more than ...
Restructured AOL Favors Traditional Media Properties - for Now; New Jupiter Study Assesses the Future of America Online
Jan 09, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In 1997, America Online's restructured revenue model will favor its traditional media partners, and well-established properties with the wherewithal to sell online advertising and generate transactions. But if all goes according to the company's plan, by ...
Diatide Begins Phase 3 Clinical Trials Of Imaging Agent For Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Jan 09, 1997 ... LONDONDERRY, N.H., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Diatide, Inc. (Nasdaq: DITI), which is engaged in developing proprietary radiopharmaceuticals for use in nuclear medicine procedures, announced today that it has begun Phase 3 clinical trials of its P829 Techtide(TM) as an imaging agent in the ...
ViewCall America Announces Partnership With Hitachi Home Electronics for On-TV Service
Jan 09, 1997 ... <Pre> ViewCall's On-TV Demonstrated at Hitachi's CES Booth </Pre> LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewCall America announced today at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show a partnership with Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc. which will also be demonstrating ...
Spyglass and ViewCall America Ink Licensing Agreement For Internet TV Technologies
Jan 09, 1997 ... <Pre> Award-Winning SurfWatch Parental Screening Software Included in ViewCall's On-TV </Pre> LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewCall America, Inc., and Spyglass, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPYG) today announced a strategic relationship and cross- ...
ViewCall America and Leading Content Players Deliver First Personalized Web Broadcasting to Living Rooms
Jan 09, 1997 ...Reuters, InfoSpace, Telescan, SportsTicker and TVData are Among Group of Companies to Team Interactive Information and Entertainment With On-TV ServiceLAS VEGAS Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewCall America today announced that it has signed agreements with a group of leading ...
ViewCall Canada Formed to Deliver On-TV to Canadian Market
Jan 09, 1997 ... First Company to Deliver Personal Internet TV Channel to CanadaATLANTA, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewCall America, Inc. and MTS Advanced, Inc., a subsidiary of Canada's Manitoba Telecom Services, Inc., announced today the creation of ViewCall Canada, a joint venture to ...
Chick-fil-A Dares Consumers to Compare its Nutritional Values; Chick-fil-A's Nutritional Content, Product Quality Rank Highest Among Competitive Brands
Jan 09, 1997 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans love the convenience of fast food, but often are concerned about the calories, fat and overall nutritional value of the menu items. And, with many Americans putting a healthier diet at the top of their New Year's list of resolutions, ...
Siemens Acquires Traffic Signal Control Business of Mark IV
Jan 09, 1997 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., announced today that it has acquired Automatic Signal/ Eagle Signal Corporation, the wholly owned subsidiary of Mark IV Industries (NYSE: IV) that manufactures and markets traffic signals and traffic control systems. ...
Sears Domestic Store Revenues for December 1996 Rise 14.6 Percent
Jan 09, 1997 ... <Pre>Comparable Stores Up 9.5 Percent </Pre> HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) said its total domestic store revenues for the five weeks ending Jan. 4 were $4.28 billion, 14.6 percent above revenues of $3.74 billion ...
Productivity Point International Prepares Executives and IS Professionals to Make the Move to Microsoft(R) Office 97
Jan 09, 1997 ... <Pre> Computer Training Leader Offers Seminar and Executive Overview </Pre> HINSDALE, Ill., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In what is perhaps the biggest announcement in the computer industry since Windows(R) 95, Microsoft is scheduled to release Office(R) 97 on Jan. 16. But ...
U.S. Plastic Lumber To Triple Revenues Through Acquisition Of Clean Earth Inc.
Jan 09, 1997 ... BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. (Nasdaq: ECPL), a leading national manufacturer of recycled plastic lumber products, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Clean Earth Inc., a privately held Delaware corporation. The acquisition will ...
Coded Communications Announces Conversion of $4.8 Million Convertible Debentures Into Preferred Stock
Jan 09, 1997 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Coded Communications Corporation (Nasdaq Electronic Bulletin Board symbol: CODD) today announced the conversion of its $4.8 million principal amount, 6% Convertible Debentures into 48,000 shares of Coded's Series B Preferred Stock. The conversion ...
BASF Purchase of Sandoz Corn Herbicide Business Finalized
Jan 09, 1997 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF announces it has finalized the purchase of a portion of Sandoz Ltd.'s worldwide corn herbicide, business and is moving forward in integrating the companies.The purchase agreement of $695 million, plus approximately ...
Chesapeake Energy Corporation Provides Operations Update
Jan 09, 1997 ... OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) today provided the following update on its operations:Louisiana Austin Chalk TrendChesapeake and the industry continue to accelerate drilling activities in the Louisiana Trend. ...
QUALCOMM Announces Award-Winning Eudora Pro(TM) Email Software for Apple's Newton(R) Operating System
Jan 09, 1997 ... New Eudora Pro(TM) Receives Innovations Award at the 1997 International Winter <Pre> Consumer Electronics Show </Pre> SAN DIEGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leader in wireless communications and advanced electronic ...
Sitel Corporation to Acquire Australian Teleservice Consulting Firm
Jan 09, 1997 ... OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- SITEL Corporation (NYSE: SWW), the global leader in teleservicing, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Telebusiness Holdings, a privately held firm specializing in systems integration and call center ...
The Liposome Company Granted First-Line Approval for ABELCET in Italy and Austria; First-Line Indication for Candidiasis
Jan 09, 1997 ... PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Liposome Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIPO) has received technical approval for ABELCET(R) (amphotericin B lipid complex injection) in Italy and Austria. The indicated uses for ABELCET(R) are for the first-line treatment of candidiasis and for the ...
ABELCET Sales Strength, New Country Approvals Announced by The Liposome Company
Jan 09, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- At the annual Hambrecht & Quist Health Care conference, Mr. Charles A. Baker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Liposome Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIPO), reported that sales of ABELCET(R) continued to show strong growth in the fourth quarter ...
IXC Communications Agrees to Swap Fiber Routes With Vyvx
Jan 09, 1997 ... <Pre> Long Distance Carrier to Reap Multimillion Dollar Savings on Construction of National Network </Pre> AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In a strategic move that further extends the reach of its coast-to-coast digital Fiber optic network into ...
Strong Holiday Season at Tiffany & Co.; Worldwide Sales Increase 15 Percent
Jan 09, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide net sales at Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) in the November 1 - December 31 holiday season rose 15 percent over 1995. Sales increases were realized in all three of Tiffany's channels of distribution, led by strong performance in the United States ...
Polycom's SoundPoint PC Conference Phone Clinches Innovations '97 Award at Consumer Electronics Show
Jan 09, 1997 ... LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Polycom(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), today announced the selection of its new SoundPoint(TM) PC conference phone as an Innovations '97 award winner at the International Winter Consumer Electronics Show(R) in Las Vegas, January 9-12, 1997. SoundPoint will be ...
IRT Property Company Announces Equity Offering
Jan 09, 1997 ... ATLANTA, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- IRT Property Company (NYSE: IRT), an Atlanta-based real estate investment trust, today announced the offering of 4,000,000 shares of its Common stock under its existing shelf registration statement at a purchase price of $11.25 per share, which was the ...
Hechinger Company Announces December Sales
Jan 09, 1997 ... LARGO, Md., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Hechinger Company (Nasdaq-NNM: HECHA and HECHB) today announced that total sales for the month of December were $171.3 million, compared to $188.7 million last year, a decrease of 9%. Comparable store sales were down 3% for December....
Kmart Corporation Reports December Sales Results
Jan 09, 1997 ... TROY, Mich., Jan. 9, 1997 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart Corporation (NYSE: KM) today reported, on a comparable store basis, consolidated sales for the nine week period ending January 1, 1997 increased 3.7% over sales for the nine weeks ended January 3, 1996. Comparable sales in U.S. Kmart ...
Kohl's Corporation Reports 10.7% Comparable Store Sales Increase for the Holiday Period
Jan 09, 1997 ... MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/-- Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) reported today that sales for the five week fiscal period ended January 4, 1997 were up 16.4% over the five week fiscal period ended December 30, 1996. On a comparable store basis, sales for the fiscal month ...
Dayton Hudson December Sales Up 3.5 Percent
Jan 09, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Dayton Hudson Corporation (NYSE: DH) today reported that its net retail sales for the five weeks ended Jan. 4, 1997 increased 3.5 percent to $4.238 billion from $4.096 billion a year ago. Comparable-store sales decreased 3.0 percent from the same ...
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Files NDA For CFC-Free Allergic Rhinitis Nasal Spray
Jan 09, 1997 ... COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc. (NYSE: RPR) announced today that the company has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Nasacort(R) HFA (triamcinolone acetonide) Nasal Inhaler, a non-chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) ...
Gottschalks Announces December 1996 Sales Results
Jan 09, 1997 ... FRESNO, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Gottschalks Inc. (NYSE: GOT) announced that December 1996 sales were $83.2 million, slightly above the sales in December 1995. Same store sales for the month of December declined 2.6% from last year. On a year-to-date basis, total sales increased ...
Raven Industries Announces Acquisition Of Tacoma, Washington-Based Norcore Plastics For Slightly More Than $3 Million In Stock And Cash
Jan 09, 1997 ... SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Raven Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAVN) announced today that it has acquired Norcore Plastics, Inc. of Tacoma, Washington. Norcore, a private company, is a manufacturer of large industrial storage tanks utilizing "dual laminate" technology. The ...
Hills Stores Announces 5.6 Percent Same Store Sales Increase for Five Weeks of December
Jan 09, 1997 ... CANTON, Mass., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Hills Stores Company (NYSE: HDS) today announced sales for the five-week period ended January 4, 1997 were $333.3 million.For the five-week calendar period ended January 4, 1997, compared with the same five calendar weeks last year, ...
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Portland Glass
Jan 09, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOG) today announced that Harmon AutoGlass, a wholly owned subsidiary, has completed the acquisition of Portland Glass. As noted in a prior release, the acquisition does not include Portland's replacement window and ...
Ford Declares First-Quarter Dividends
Jan 09, 1997 ... DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) today declared a first-quarter dividend of 38.5 cents a share on the company's Class B and common stock. The dividend is the same as paid in the fourth quarter of 1996.The board ...
Lands' End Reports Holiday Results
Jan 09, 1997 ... DODGEVILLE, Wis., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lands' End, Inc. (NYSE: LE), the direct merchant of classic casualwear, today reported that net sales for the eight weeks ended Dec. 27, 1996, totaled $334 million, up 6 percent from sales of $315 million during the nine weeks ended Dec. 29, 1995 ....
ReliaStar Announces Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock
Jan 09, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of ReliaStar Financial Corp. (NYSE: RLR) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 28 cents per share of common stock, payable on Feb. 14, 1997, to shareholders of record at the close of business Jan. 27, 1997. The 1997 ...
D.R. Horton, Inc. Reports First Quarter Sales Order and Backlog Increase of 12 Percent and 35 Percent Respectively
Jan 09, 1997 ... ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) reported a 12 percent increase in net sales contracts signed during the three months ended Dec. 31, 1996, over the same period of 1995. Net new sales contracts for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 totaled $129.8 ...
Telescan and ViewCall America Announce An Alliance for On-TV Internet Financial Service
Jan 09, 1997 ... HOUSTON, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Telescan, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSCN) and ViewCall America announced that they have entered into an alliance in which Telescan will provide in-depth financial/investment content, research and analysis tools for use by ViewCall America's On-TV(TM) viewers. On-TV, ...
Edison Brothers Stores Reports December 1996 Sales
Jan 09, 1997 ... ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison Brothers Stores Inc. (NYSE: EBS) reported a same-store sales increase of 0.3 percent for the five weeks ended Jan. 4, 1997, compared to the five weeks ended Jan. 6, 1996. This represents a $0.5 million increase in same-store sales, which were ...
Brown Group Reports Famous Footwear December Same-Store Sales Up .9%; Naturalizer Down 12.3%
Jan 09, 1997 ... ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown Group, Inc. (NYSE: BG) today announced divisional retail sales results for the five weeks ended January 4, 1997. Brown Group's retail operations include Famous Footwear, a 794-store chain selling brand-name family footwear for less and ...
December Comparable Store Sales Increased 0.6% at Woolworth Corporation
Jan 09, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Woolworth Corporation (NYSE: Z) reported sales for the five-week period ended January 4, 1997 of $1,196 million, versus $1,190 million in the comparable year-earlier period, an increase of 0.4 percent. For this same five-week period, comparable store ...
Columbia Gas $2B Debt Upgraded To 'BBB+' By Fitch -- Fitch Financial Wire --
Jan 09, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Gas System's (Columbia) $2 billion outstanding debentures, series A through G, have been upgraded to 'BBB+' from 'BBB' by Fitch Investors Service. The debentures were first rated by Fitch upon original issuance on Nov. 28, 1995 when Columbia ...
DCR Rates Lehman Brothers Holdings PLC's 200 Million British Pound Euronote Offering 'A'
Jan 09, 1997 ... CHICAGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has rated Lehman Brothers Holdings PLC's 200 million floating-rate British pound Euronote offering `A' (Single-A). The Euronotes pay interest at 37.5 basis points over the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate and ...
China Tire Holdings Limited Announced Resignation of President
Jan 09, 1997 ... HONG KONG, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of China Tire Holdings Limited ("China Tire") (NYSE: TIR) announced the resignation of Mr. Mar Shaw Hsiang as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from January 9, 1997 due to health reasons....
William Burger Named Vice President at Infonautics
Jan 09, 1997 ... WAYNE, Pa., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The appointment of William Burger as vice president of content and publisher relations of Infonautics, Inc. (Nasdaq: INFO), a provider of online reference services and information technology products, was announced today by Van Morris, president and ...
The Great American Backrub Store, Inc. Announces 239% Sales Gains
Jan 09, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Great American BackRub Store, Inc. (Nasdaq-Small Cap: RUBB) announced today that system-wide sales for the month of December, 1996 increased by 239% over December 1995 ($928,500 vs. $389,000) and that same-store-sales increased by 15% for the same ...
Fannie Mae Creates New Multifamily Aggregation Facility to Accumulate Loans, Give Lenders More Efficient Secondary Market Execution; Morgan Stanley Will Assist With Structuring and Sale of Securities
Jan 09, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today announced a new product, the Fannie Mae Aggregation Facility, that will allow multifamily lenders to further benefit from the efficiencies and cost savings of the secondary market, without the hedging risk associated with ...
Orbital Wins $45 Million in New International Orders for Satellite Ground Stations; Company Subsidiary Continues Worldwide Market Leadership
Jan 09, 1997 ... DULLES, Va., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (Nasdaq: ORBI) announced today that its Canadian subsidiary, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., received fourth quarter 1996 new orders for its satellite ground stations with a combined value of approximately $45 ...