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LikeMinds Introduces Highly Accurate Personal Recommendation and Direct Marketing Software

Apr 01, 1997 ... Software Start-Up Debuts With Patented Consumer Decision-Making SoftwareSEBASTOPOL, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- LikeMinds, Inc. launches today with a set of software products that allow online businesses to create highly accurate personal recommendation and direct ...

ACSI Launches Competitive Local Phone Service in Shreveport

Apr 01, 1997 ...ACSI Rolls Out 15-City Competitive Local Phone Service in BellSouth Region, One of Industry's Broadest Competitive Local Telephone Initiatives <Pre> Since Passage of the Telecommunications Act </Pre> SHREVEPORT, La., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

ACSI Launches Competitive Local Phone Service in Baton Rouge

Apr 01, 1997 ...ACSI Rolls Out 15-City Competitive Local Phone Service in BellSouth Region, One of Industry's Broadest Competitive Local Telephone Initiatives <Pre> Since Passage of the Telecommunications Act </Pre> BATON ROUGE, La., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Baseball Legend Cal Ripken Hammers it Home in new True Value Ad Campaign

Apr 01, 1997 ... CHICAGO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary Baltimore Oriole infielder Cal Ripken appears in a new True Value campaign created by Leo Burnett U.S.A. on Tuesday, April 1 -- Major League Baseball's Opening Day -- in a spot fittingly titled "Opening Day."This first commercial ...

Image Guided Technologies, Inc. Announces the Signing of a $3.5 Million Sales Agreement With Carl Zeiss

Apr 01, 1997 ... BOULDER, Colo., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Image Guided Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: IGTI) today announced the signing of a two-year product sales agreement with Carl Zeiss of Oberkochen, Germany. Carl Zeiss is the world's largest manufacturer of surgical microscopes used for microsurgery in ...

Creative Technology Wins Temporary Restraining Order In Suit Against Cyrix Corporation

Apr 01, 1997 ... MILPITAS, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Technology Ltd., maker of the Sound Blaster(R) and Sound Blaster AWE(R) line of computer audio solutions, today announced that it and its US subsidiary, Creative Labs, Inc., have obtained a temporary restraining order in their suit ...

NuMega Announces FailSafe 5.0

Apr 01, 1997 ... Only Solution That Allows Developers to Deploy "Crash-Proof" Visual Basic <Pre>Programs; Provides Support for Visual Basic 5.0 </Pre> SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT WEST, SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- NuMega Technologies, Inc., today announced NuMega ...

Physicians Resource Group, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program

Apr 01, 1997 ... DALLAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians Resource Group, Inc. (NYSE: PRG) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company may buy up to 4,000,000 shares of its Common Stock. The repurchase will be made from time to time, ...

Microsoft Awards $12 Million in Grants To Help Colleges and Universities Keep Pace With Technology

Apr 01, 1997 ... <Pre> More than 120 Schools Receive Software Licenses and Tools;Share Curriculum Resources Via Internet </Pre> REDMOND, Wash., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- More than $12.2 million in software licenses were awarded to 121 two- and-four year colleges and ...

Signal Apparel Announces Agreement for $67 Million Credit Facility

Apr 01, 1997 ... CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Signal Apparel Company (NYSE: SIA) announced today that it has entered into an agreement in principle with its senior lender for a $67 million credit facility.The new agreement will adjust and extend through March 31, 2000 the ...

New Technology Concentrates Nuclear Waste for Treatment; Expands Capabilities of Solvated Electron Technology (SET) Process

Apr 01, 1997 ... NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A patent for separating nuclear wastes from other hazardous material and concentrating it for further treatment or efficient handling has been issued to Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.(AMEX: CXI, CXIW). The process, which expands the application of ...

Number Nine Launches PowerBroker Reseller Program

Apr 01, 1997 ... LEXINGTON, Mass., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Number Nine Visual Technology Corp. (Nasdaq: NINE), a world leader in high-performance 128-bit graphics chips, PC graphics accelerators boards and display utilities for the PC and Power Macintosh computers, today officially launched it's ...

Tuskar Resources plc to Acquire Additional Oil Production Interest in West Africa

Apr 01, 1997 ... DUBLIN, Ireland, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuskar Resources p1c, the Dublin- based oil and gas exploration and production company, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Camac International (Nigeria) Limited, to acquire its net production revenue interest in the ...

Laser Master International, Inc. Subsidiary East River Arts Signs Exclusive Agreement with Gift Galleria, Inc.

Apr 01, 1997 ... HARRISON, N.J., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Laser Master International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LMTI) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary East River Arts, has entered into an ten-year exclusive agreement with Gift Galleria, Inc., a Nevada corporation affiliated with Hong ...

Space Station EXPRESS Rack Flying On STS-83 Mission Puts Science Customers On Fast Track Into Space

Apr 01, 1997 ... HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- When the space shuttle Columbia blasts off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for the STS-83 mission, scheduled for April 3, on-board will be an International Space Station rack that promises to allow scientists quicker, easier and more affordable ...

Buffalo Roam Louisville to Signal Launch of KFC's Spicy Buffalo Crispy Strips;

Apr 01, 1997 ... <Pre> Unexpected Site Highlights New Twist on an American Favorite - Buffalo Wings - Only Better </Pre> LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Long ago, buffalo roamed the country. Today, Buffalo will roam the U.S. again -- from New York's Times ...

Buffalo Roam Los Angeles to Signal Launch of KFC's Spicy Buffalo Crispy Strips

Apr 01, 1997 ... <Pre> Unexpected Sight Highlights New Twist on an American Favorite - Buffalo Wings - Only Better </Pre> LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Long ago, buffalo roamed the country. Today, Buffalo will roam the U.S. again -- from New York's Times ...

Buffalo Roam Chicago to Signal Launch of KFC's Spicy Buffalo Crispy Strips

Apr 01, 1997 ... Unexpected Sight Highlights New Twist on an American Favorite -- <Pre> Buffalo Wings -- Only Better </Pre> LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Long ago, buffalo roamed the country. Today, Buffalo will roam the U.S. again -- from New ...

Windmere-Durable Holdings' Joint Venture, New M-Tech, Signs Admiral Distribution Agreement

Apr 01, 1997 ... MIAMI LAKES, Fla., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Windmere-Durable Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: WND) today announced that New M-Tech Corporation, a company that is 50% owned by Windmere-Durable Holdings, has signed a seven-year agreement that names Miami-based AAAA World Import Export, Inc., as the ...

ACSI Launches Competitive Local Phone Service in Jackson

Apr 01, 1997 ...ACSI Rolls Out 15-City Competitive Local Phone Service in BellSouth Region, One of Industry's Broadest Competitive Local Telephone Initiatives <Pre> Since Passage of the Telecommunications Act </Pre> JACKSON, Miss., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

ACSI Launches Competitive Local Phone Service in New Orleans

Apr 01, 1997 ...ACSI Rolls Out 15-City Competitive Local Phone Service in BellSouth Region, One of Industry's Broadest Competitive Local Telephone Initiatives <Pre> Since Passage of the Telecommunications Act </Pre> NEW ORLEANS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

Hollywood Park Announces Signing Of Credit Facility

Apr 01, 1997 ... INGLEWOOD, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Park, Inc. (Nasdaq: HPRK), announced the signing of a $225 million credit facility with a bank syndicate led by Bank of America. The credit facility provides the Company flexibility to either provide funds to Boomtown, Inc. to redeem ...

Cognos Selects Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group to Deliver Business Intelligence for Peoplesoft HRMS Customers

Apr 01, 1997 ... Cognos(R) extends value of PeopleSoft HR Management Software with pre-defined Impromptu(R) catalogs and reports, sample PowerPlay(R) OLAP cubes and viewsBURLINGTON, Mass., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognos(R) (Nasdaq: COGNF; TSE:CSN) today announced the immediate availability of ...

Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. Commences Trading of Common Units

Apr 01, 1997 ... SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P. (NYSE: TNH) (TNCLP) today announced that approximately 13.3 million of the 13.6 million previously issued and outstanding senior preference units have converted into common units. The units converted on a one-for-one ...

Signal Apparel Announces Fourth Quarter and 1996 Results; Comments on Turnaround Plan and Bank Agreement

Apr 01, 1997 ... CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Signal Apparel Company (NYSE: SIA) today reported $10.8 million in sales for the quarter ended December 31, 1996, compared to sales of $17.4 million in the fourth quarter of 1995. The Company reported a net loss of $13.0 million, or $1.19 a ...

Watsco to Acquire Texas-Based Distributor; Distributor to Add $30 Million of Revenues and 15 Branches to Distribution Network

Apr 01, 1997 ... MIAMI, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Watsco, Inc. (NYSE: WSO) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Weathertrol Supply Company, a Texas-based wholesale distributor of residential central air conditioners and related parts and supplies. The purchase price, which is ...

US WATS, Inc. Expands Philadelphia Operations & Network Control Center

Apr 01, 1997 ... BALA CYNWYD, Pa., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- US WATS, Inc. (Nasdaq: USWI), said today that it is expanding its Philadelphia operations and network control center. The company plans to enlarge its existing operations center while relocating it to Philadelphia's emerging carrier hotel ...

Fractal Design Painter 5: Canned Excitement

Apr 01, 1997 ... New Version Introduces Next Generation Brush Technology, Dynamic Layers, Multiple Alpha Channels, Color Management, Product Extensibility and Interface <Pre> Improvements </Pre> SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fractal Design ...

Scopus Adds Leading Field Service Executive to Marketing Team

Apr 01, 1997 ... Michael Israel Heads New Service Applications Group; Brings 26 Years in Field <Pre>Service and Software Industry Expertise </Pre> EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Scopus Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOP), a leading global provider of enterprise ...

TAL Wireless Networks, Inc. Forms Partnership to Deliver Internet Access

Apr 01, 1997 ... Businesses, Schools to Have Low-Cost Access to Internet ServicesSUNNYVALE, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Phoenix Group, Inc. (OTC: APHX/APHXW), which will soon change its name to TAL Wireless Networks, Inc. (TAL), today announced that it has signed an ...

Proxicom and Time-Life Education Work Together to Bring Online Shopping to Educators

Apr 01, 1997 ... MCLEAN, Va., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Proxicom, the leader in integrated Internet solutions, launches an online version of Time-Life Education's product catalog, which services teachers, librarians and other educators.The site, located at http://www.timelifeedu.com, provides ...

Ramsay Managed Care, Inc. Announces Completion of Sale of HMO Division

Apr 01, 1997 ... CORAL GABLES, Fla., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramsay Managed Care, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMCR) today announced that it had completed the sale of its HMO Division, Apex Healthcare, Inc. to an established healthcare provider for a purchase price of $4.35 million.Paul J. Ramsay, ...

Countrywide's National Television Advertising Campaign to Launch

Apr 01, 1997 ... PASADENA, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as part of its continuing effort to increase brand recognition, is launching its first national network television advertising campaign this week. The ads make their debut on ABC and ESPN in conjunction with the ...

Corvas Begins Clinical Trial For NAPc2 Anticoagulant

Apr 01, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Corvas International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVAS) today announced that it has initiated a Phase Ia clinical trial of recombinant NAPc2 (rNAPc2), an inhibitor of the key enzymatic complex (Factor VIIa/tissue factor) that initiates blood Coagulation and ...

NORD Obtains SciClone Pharmaceuticals Commitment to Support Program to Address DiGeorge Syndrome

Apr 01, 1997 ... NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) today announced a plan to provide therapy for children with the most serious form of DiGeorge Syndrome. This disease makes infants vulnerable to AIDS-like symptoms because of a dysfunction ...

American Oncology Resources Adds 23 Oncologists to Network

Apr 01, 1997 ... HOUSTON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Oncology Resources (Nasdaq: AORI) today announced that it has added 23 oncologists to its existing network during the first quarter of 1997.The Company has expanded coverage in Virginia with additional practices merging with ...

Work With Your Network E-Mail on a Cellular Phone -- And More; Infinite InterChange Offers a Complete E-Mail Solution Based on Today's Open Standards

Apr 01, 1997 ... OWINGS MILLS, Md., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine using your network e-mail on a cellular phone ... or on a Web browser ... or on a laptop at the airport ... or even on your desktop at the office. Infinite InterChange, a just-released software product from Owings Mills, Maryland-based ...

Sequel Partners With Integralis and SRA to Create Automated E-Mail Surveilance Solution for the Financial Services Industry

Apr 01, 1997 ... First Application Addresses New SEC Rule Changes for Financial MarketBELLEVUE, Wash., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequel Technology, the worldwide leader in the development of software that enables corporations to log, report, and manage Internet usage, announced today that it ...

Milkyway Networks Corporation Announces the Release of Black Hole 3.01 Firewall

Apr 01, 1997 ... <Pre> New Version to Support Wider Variety of PC Platforms </Pre> OTTAWA, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Milkyway Networks Corporation (Toronto: MKY), a worldwide provider of network security solutions, today announced the availability of Black Hole(TM) 3.01, the successor to ...

Scopus Announces ServiceTEAM - World's Most Complete Enterprise Service Management System

Apr 01, 1997 ... Scopus ServiceTEAM(TM) Delivers the Industry's Most Comprehensive Customer Care Application Suite - Raises the Bar for Field Service SolutionsEMERYVILLE, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Scopus Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq: SCOP) the world's leading provider of ...

Biotech Financings in First Quarter 1997

Apr 01, 1997 ... <Pre> 3.2 Percent Ahead of Previous Quarter </Pre> SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The biotechnology industry continued its momentum from the last quarter of 1996, reports private merchant bank Burrill & Company, raising approximately $1.4 billion in ...

Aviron Announces $15 Million in Private Financing

Apr 01, 1997 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviron (Nasdaq: AVIR) today announced a $15 million private placement of approximately 1.7 million shares of common stock at $8.75 per share with Biotech Target, S.A., an affiliate of Biotech Growth, S.A., of Switzerland, an existing ...

One Price Clothing Stores Announces Resignation of Chairman, President and CEO

Apr 01, 1997 ... DUNCAN, S.C., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- One Price Clothing Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONPR) -- Mr. Henry D. Jacobs, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, today announced that he is resigning his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer, but will continue ...

Hillenbrand Industries Announces Record First Quarter 1997 Results

Apr 01, 1997 ... BATESVILLE, Ind., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillenbrand Industries Inc. (NYSE: HB) announced unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 1, 1997. <Pre> Hillenbrand Industries Inc. Summary of Consolidated Revenues and Income ...

Lear Promotes Maynard To Vice President Quality Assurance - Ford Division

Apr 01, 1997 ... SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) today announced the promotion of Brian P. Maynard to the position of Vice President - Quality Assurance for the company's Ford Division. In his new position, Maynard will be responsible for the Ford Division's ...

Republic Industries, Inc. Names Kathleen Hyle Vice President, Finance

Apr 01, 1997 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: RWIN) today announced that Kathleen Hyle has been appointed Vice President, Finance, reporting to Michael S. Karsner, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Ms. Hyle will direct the ...

Brighton Technologies Corp. Announces the Execution of two Contracts in the Peoples Republic of China ('PRC') for a total of US$1,910,000

Apr 01, 1997 ... BEIJING, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Brighton Technologies Corporation (OTCBB: BRTK) today announced the execution of two contracts in the Peoples Republic of China for a total of US$1,910,000.The Company has contracted to provide gear grinding production equipment amounting ...

Farris Elected Vice Chairman of XXsys

Apr 01, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- XXsys Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSYS) today announced that Mr. Robert E. Farris, former Federal Highway Administrator, was elected Vice Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors. Farris joined XXsys' board in 1996."I am very pleased ...

Atrix Submits New Drug Application to FDA for Major Advance In Periodontal Therapy

Apr 01, 1997 ... FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Atrix Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRX) announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing approval of its ATRIDOX(TM) drug product, a major advance in the treatment ...

Unocal Completes Sale of West Coast Downstream Assets; To Pursue High-Potential New Ventures in Asia, U.S. Gulf Coast

Apr 01, 1997 ... EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Unocal Corporation today said it had completed the sale of its West Coast refining, marketing and transportation assets to Connecticut-based Tosco Corporation. The sale is valued at approximately $2 billion."The completion of ...

Former Rockwell Vice President Joins GlobeSpan Technologies as CEO

Apr 01, 1997 ... RED BANK, N.J., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobeSpan Technologies Inc., the world's leading supplier of xDSL chipsets, announced today that Armando Geday, former vice president and general manager of Rockwell's Multimedia Communications Division, is joining GlobeSpan Technologies as chief ...

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Acquires Rights to Novel Lipid-Lowering Agents from Hoechst Marion Roussel

Apr 01, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) today announced that it has acquired exclusive worldwide rights from Hoechst Marion Roussel to a series of orally active compounds that will be evaluated for their ability to improve cardiovascular risk ...

Famous Dave's Realigns Management; Lanham to CEO and Payne to President; Hires New CFO

Apr 01, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVE, DAVEW, DAVEU) today announced that it has realigned its management titles to reflect the role performed by each member of the management team in operating the business.Douglas S. Lanham, ...

Ricoh Establishes R & D Company in Silicon Valley

Apr 01, 1997 ... TOKYO, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Company, Ltd., today announced the establishment of Ricoh Silicon Valley, Inc., a company that will begin operations on April 1, 1997 in Silicon Valley, California. Ricoh Silicon Valley, Inc. will conduct research and development on information and ...

Aprogenex Reports 1996 Year End Results; Provides Update on Activities

Apr 01, 1997 ... HOUSTON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Aprogenex, Inc. (AMEX: APG), a developer of next-generation diagnostic tests, based upon its proprietary DNA probe technology (that is designed to improve the ability to analyze intact cells at a molecular level, today announced the results of operations ...

NovAtel Inc. Names 3 Independent Directors

Apr 01, 1997 ... CALGARY, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- NovAtel Inc. (Nasdaq: NGPSF) today announced the election of three independent Directors to the newly public company's Board of Directors. The new Directors are Rodger D. Conner, 47; William B. Patton, Jr., 60; and Joel A. Schleicher, 45. With this ...

FORE Systems, Inc. Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Apr 01, 1997 ... PITTSBURGH, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- FORE Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORE) today announced preliminary financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ending March 31, 1997.Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 1997, based on a preliminary analysis, will be between $100 ...

LAN Times Names New Western and Eastern Regional Advertising Directors

Apr 01, 1997 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- LAN Times, The McGraw-Hill Companies' (NYSE: MHP) newsmagazine of distributed computing, today appointed two publishing industry veterans as its Western and Eastern Regional Advertising Directors. As of April 1, 1997, Jan Harper Coughlin will ...

Monsanto Agrees to Acquire Remaining Shares of Calgene for $8 Per Share

Apr 01, 1997 ... ST. LOUIS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MTC) announced today that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Calgene Inc. to acquire the remaining shares of Calgene that Monsanto doesn't already own for $8 per share in cash, or approximately $240 million. The ...

Educational Medical, Inc. Acquires Two Schools In a Pooling of Interests

Apr 01, 1997 ... ATLANTA, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Educational Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDMD) (EMI) a national provider of diversified career education, today announced the acquisition of two schools -- Nebraska College of Business, located in Omaha, Nebraska, and Lincoln School of Commerce, located in ...

Akorn Reports Break-Even Quarter and 6-Month Stub Period

Apr 01, 1997 ... ABITA SPRINGS, La., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Akorn, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRN) announced today break-even operating results on $8.4 million in revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 1996. In the comparable prior-year period, the company reported net income of $296,000, or 2 cents per ...

Triangle Pacific Corp. Completes Robbins/Searcy Acquisition

Apr 01, 1997 ... DALLAS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Triangle Pacific Corp. (Nasdaq: TRIP) announced today that it completed the acquisition of the residential flooring operations of Robbins, Inc. and Searcy Flooring Co., Inc. on March 28, 1997. The acquired businesses will operate under the name Robbins ...

Rolls-Royce to Power Additional Continental 757s

Apr 01, 1997 ... RESTON, Va., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Rolls-Royce has received an order with a potential value of $240 million for RB211-535 engines to power up to 16 additional Continental Airlines' Boeing 757 aircraft. If all options are exercised, it would give Continental a Rolls-Royce-powered 757 ...

Harbourton Announces 1996 Results

Apr 01, 1997 ... AURORA, Colo., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbourton Financial Services L.P. ("HBT") (NYSE: HBT) announced today that its net income for 1996 was approximately $5.5 million, or $.13 per unit, compared to approximately $11.6 million, or $.31 per unit, in 1995. Net income (before equity in ...

Allis-Chalmers Corporation Announces Financial Results

Apr 01, 1997 ... MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Allis-Chalmers Corporation today announced a 1996 net loss of $1,728,000, or $1.72 per common share, compared with a net loss of $1,448,000, or $1.44 per common share in 1995. The Company's 1996 loss included recognition of pension expense of ...