PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, June 18:
GranCare Responds to Manor Care, Vitalink Lawsuit
Jun 18, 1997 ... ATLANTA, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- GranCare, Inc. (NYSE: GC) received notice late yesterday of a lawsuit filed by Manor Care, Inc. (NYSE: MNR) and Vitalink Pharmacy Services, Inc. (NYSE: VTK) to enforce their alleged rights under a non-competition agreement entered into in connection with ...
Alydaar Software Corporation Announces Multi-Million Line Y2K Contract With Aer Lingus
Jun 18, 1997 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Alydaar Software Corporation (OTC-Bulletin Board: ALYD), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Alydaar International Plc, has been awarded a multi-million line code remediation contract from Aer Lingus, Ireland's government-owned airline ...
Adelphia Cable to Offer Long Distance Services Through IXC Communications
Jun 18, 1997 ... AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Making bundled communications services a reality for East Coast residential consumers, IXC Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: IIXC) announced it has signed a three-year, multimillion dollar agreement to provide one of the United States' largest cable ...
Internet Infinity Signs Mattel as One of 20 New Corporate Accounts in Last 30 Days
Jun 18, 1997 ... COSTA MESA, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Infinity, Inc. (OTCBB: ITNF) announced today that it will be providing services to Mattel, Inc., the world's largest toy maker. "The Company's new account focus is paying off," stated George Morris, Chairman of Internet Infinity. ...
Countrywide Leads the Way in Mortgage Lending to Underserved Communities
Jun 18, 1997 ... <Pre>Local Fairs Help to Educate Communities on Homeownership </Pre> CALABASAS, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to aggressively expand its affordable housing program, Countrywide Home Loans, (NYSE: CCR) the nation's largest independent mortgage ...
Acer America Reduces PC Cost of Ownership With AcerPower Net PC(TM)
Jun 18, 1997 ... AcerPower Net PC Offers Advanced Network Management, Intel(R) Pentium(R) Processing Power, Versatility, Expandability for $999 with Monitor <Pre> AcerPower Net PCs Series Key Features </Pre>* Acer's first out-of-box, Intel-based Acer ...
Edison Power Technologies Announces Sales to Macy's, Caesars Hotel & Casino and Owens Illinois
Jun 18, 1997 ... PARAMUS, N.J., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison Power Technologies, Inc. today announced sales of its Energy Master(TM) to Macy's, Caesars and Owens Illinois (NYSE: OI). Applications of the Energy Master, a motor controller for A.C. induction motors, at facilities of these clients include ...
Westinghouse Modifies Separation Plan
Jun 18, 1997 ... -- Creates options for monetization of Thermo King-- Move will strengthen cash flow and balance sheet of the industrial <Pre> business </Pre> -- Separation on schedule for fall spin-offPITTSBURGH, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move ...
S3 Licenses Aureal's A3D Interactive Three-Dimensional Audio Technology
Jun 18, 1997 ...Support From World's Largest Multimedia Acceleration Supplier Boosts Rapidly <Pre> Emerging A3D Audio Standard </Pre> FREMONT, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Aureal Semiconductor Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AURL) today announced that S3 Incorporated ...
LG & E Energy Prepares for Deregulation With Oracle Applications(TM)
Jun 18, 1997 ... <Pre>Oracle Beats Out Top Contenders </Pre> LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) today announced that LG&E Energy Corp. (LG&E) (NYSE: LGE), one of the fastest growing Fortune 500 energy services companies in the U.S., has ...
Iomega(R) Selects Oracle for Global Supply Chain Management
Jun 18, 1997 ... Standardizes on Oracle Applications(TM), Oracle(R) Universal Data Server, <Pre> Oracle Tools WorldwideOracle Consulting Services Provides Rapid Implementation </Pre> BERWYN, Pa., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) ...
IRT Property Company Acquires Shopping Center For $7.1 Million
Jun 18, 1997 ... ATLANTA, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- IRT Property Company (NYSE: IRT), an Atlanta-based real estate investment trust today announced its acquisition of Fairview Oaks Shopping Center in Henry County, greater Atlanta, Georgia for a total purchase price of $7,100,000 in cash....
CompuServe Reports Fourth-Quarter 13 Cent Loss Before Special Charges with Improved Margin and Continued Positive Operational Cash Flows
Jun 18, 1997 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CompuServe Corporation (Nasdaq: CSRV) today reported a $.13 loss per share for the fourth quarter ended April 30, 1997, before pre-tax special charges of $9.2 million ($5.8 million after taxes, or $.06 per share), on revenues of $208 million. A ...
Valero Stockholders Approve Spinoff and Merger
Jun 18, 1997 ... SAN ANTONIO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) announces that it received stockholder approval today on its previously announced proposed spinoff and merger. Valero's stockholders approved the spinoff of all of the outstanding shares of its refining and ...
CKE Restaurants, Inc. Names George Bedar Vice President Chief Information Officer
Jun 18, 1997 ... ANAHEIM, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) announced the appointment of George Bedar, 45, as vice president, chief information officer. Bedar's responsibilities will include providing the company with strategic direction for using technology and ...
Chevron Stock Exceeds $75 Per Share; Employees Eligible to Exercise Stock Options
Jun 18, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CHV) told its employees today they could exercise performance stock options granted in 1996 because the company's stock closed over $75 a share for three consecutive days.It's the first time in company history that ...
Acquisition of Metal Leve Inc. Completed by T&N Piston Products Group
Jun 18, 1997 ... LIVONIA, Mich., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The T&N Piston Products Group is pleased to announce that the purchase of Metal Leve Inc. is complete. Metal Leve Inc. was formerly a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Metal Leve SA in Brazil and will be integrated into AE Goetze, part of the T&N ...
Personnel Director Named at Buick Motor Division
Jun 18, 1997 ... FLINT, Mich., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Deborah A. Eastern-Hall has been named personnel director for Buick Motor Division, it has been announced by Robert E. Coletta, General Motors (NYSE: GM) vice president and general manager of Buick, and John Quattrone, group director, Human Resources ...
ANR SupplyLink Oversubscribed During Open Season
Jun 18, 1997 ... DETROIT, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coastal Corporation's (NYSE: CGP) ANR Pipeline Company subsidiary has successfully completed an open season for its SupplyLink project to deliver natural gas to Independence Pipeline and other points on the ANR system, with total requested capacity ...
Consumer Rights Group Introduces HMO 'How-To' Guide; Consumer Action Unveils 'It's Your Health: How To Get The Most Out Of Your HMO'
Jun 18, 1997 ... SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Action, a national consumer education and advocacy group, today released a free, multilingual guide to HMOs designed to empower health care consumers. Entitled "It's Your Health: How to Get the Most Out of Your HMO," the brochure is the ...
REITs Boost Hotel Holdings More Than Fourteen-Fold in Three Years, According to Coopers & Lybrand's Lodging Research Network
Jun 18, 1997 ... Over 500 Hotels Now in REITs' Hands, www.lodgingresearch.com SaysNEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are playing an ever larger role in the U.S. hotel industry, having increased more than 14-fold the number of hotels under their ...
Massachusetts Water Resource Authority $175 M Revenue Bonds Rated 'AAA/F-1+' by Fitch - Fitch Financial Wire -
Jun 18, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's multi-modal subordinated general revenue bonds, $87,500,000 1997 series A and $87,500,000 series B, are rated 'AAA/F-1+' by Fitch Investors Service. The bonds are initially set in the weekly interest rate mode ...
Distribution from The Vanguard Group Declared
Jun 18, 1997 ... VALLEY FORGE, Pa., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the following member of The Vanguard Group has declared the following distribution:VANGUARD/WINDSOR FUND -- a semi-annual distribution from ordinary net income in the amount of $0.20 (twenty cents) per ...
CFSB Bancorp, Inc. Increases Cash Dividend
Jun 18, 1997 ... LANSING, Mich., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CFSB Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFSB), holding company for Community First Bank, announced today the Corporation's Board of Directors declared its 26th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. The $0.15 per share dividend represents a 10 percent increase ...
BW/IP, Inc. and Durco International, Inc. Clear Hart-Scott-Rodino Review of Proposed Merger
Jun 18, 1997 ... LONG BEACH, Calif., and DAYTON, Ohio, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- BW/IP, Inc., (NYSE: BWF) and Durco International, Inc. (Nasdaq: DURI) today reported that the waiting period for antitrust review of their proposed merger under the provisions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act has expired. ...
GTECH Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire NTN Communications, Inc.
Jun 18, 1997 ... WEST GREENWICH, R.I., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- GTECH (NYSE: GTK) announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire, through a subsidiary, NTN Communications, Inc. (AMEX: NTN) (NTN) of Carlsbad, California. The acquiring subsidiary, GameScape, Inc., is GTECH's game content ...
PNY Ready-To-Ship Image Plus SSFDC Flash Memory Card - PC EXPO Booth # 1110 -
Jun 18, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PNY Technologies Inc., a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of memory upgrade products, announced today at PC EXPO that it is ready to ship a Flash memory card named Image Plus SSFDC to the retail distribution channel....
ICAgen Appoints Dr. Charles A. Sanders to Board of Directors; Former Chairman and CEO of Glaxo Joins ICAgen Board
Jun 18, 1997 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ICAgen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company which is a leader in the field of ion channel drug discovery technologies, today announced that Charles A. Sanders, M.D., former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Glaxo Inc. has been ...
Health Management, Inc. Issues Update on Status of Transworld Merger and Class Action Litigation
Jun 18, 1997 ... BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Management, Inc. ("HMI") (Nasdaq SmallCap: HMIS) reported that it has filed definitive proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the merger of a subsidiary of Transworld HealthCare, Inc. ("Transworld") ...
CYTOGEN Announces Management Additions
Jun 18, 1997 ... PRINCETON, N.J., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CYTOGEN Corporation (Nasdaq: CYTO) announced the addition of two new members to its management team. Lynne Pauls Baron has been appointed Vice President, Finance and Communications. Donald F. Crane, Jr. has been appointed Vice President, General ...
LXR Biotechnology Inc. Announces New Technology for Rapid Determination of the Sex of a Fetus
Jun 18, 1997 ... RICHMOND, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- LXR Biotechnology (AMEX: LXR), the first biopharmaceutical company to advance drug candidates for the modulation of apoptosis (genetically programmed cell death), announced at its East Coast Annual Update Luncheon, data for new technology based ...
Netscape Links Netscape(R) Calendar Users to 3Com's Popular PalmPilot Connected Organizer
Jun 18, 1997 ... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP) today announced Netscape(R) Calendar Link for PalmPilot(TM) software for synchronizing Netscape Calendar to the popular 3Com(R) PalmPilot(TM) connected organizer. With the Netscape Calendar ...
EchoGen(R) Multi-Dose Safety and Efficacy Trial Presented at Annual Meeting of The American Society of Echocardiography
Jun 18, 1997 ... ORLANDO, Fla., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SONUS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNUS) today announced that the echocardiography agent, EchoGen(R) Emulsion, is the subject of a presentation at the Eighth Annual American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Scientific Sessions that suggests the ...
CSG Systems Adds 416,000 New Subscribers from Time Warner
Jun 18, 1997 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CSG Systems Inc., a subsidiary of CSG Systems International Inc. (Nasdaq: CSGS), announced today it has signed a contract with Time Warner's Atlanta National Division for the remaining 416,000 subscribers to be converted to CSG Systems' ...
Mitch Koch Named General Manager Buena Vista Home Video, North America
Jun 18, 1997 ... BURBANK, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitch Koch has been named Senior Vice President, General Manager, Buena Vista Home Video North America, it was announced today by Michael 0. Johnson, President, Buena Vista Home Video Worldwide. Buena Vista Home Video is the domestic home video ...
First Industrial Completes Balance Sheet Restructuring Plan; Positions First Industrial for Future Growth
Jun 18, 1997 ... CHICAGO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) today announced the completion of its balance sheet restructuring plan initiated in December 1995. By completing the plan, First Industrial has restructured its balance sheet thus creating a stronger ...
Fifth Third Bancorp Names Arnold as New CFO; Former CFO Brumm to Lead Corporate Development, M & A Activity
Jun 18, 1997 ... CINCINNATI, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) announced the appointment of Neal E. Arnold, Senior Vice President, to Chief Financial Officer. Arnold joined Fifth Third in 1990 and succeeds P. Michael Brumm, Executive Vice President. ...
Aztec Manufacturing Co. Achieves 75 Percent Increase in Net Income for the Fiscal First Quarter
Jun 18, 1997 ... CROWLEY, Texas, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Aztec Manufacturing Co. (NYSE: AZZ), had a 29% increase in net sales with net income advancing 75% for the fiscal first quarter ended May 31, 1997, L.C. Martin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer reported today. Quarterly sales ...
Richfood Holdings, Inc. Announces Record Fiscal Year Sales and Net Earnings
Jun 18, 1997 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Richfood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RFH) today announced record sales and net earnings for its fiscal year ended May 3, 1997. Net earnings for the fifty-three week fiscal year ended May 3, 1997, were $61.4 million, or $1.30 per share. This represents a ...
Mentor to Market New Bladder Cancer Test
Jun 18, 1997 ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Corporation (Nasdaq: MNTR) today announced an agreement with PerImmune Inc. (Rockville, MD) under which Mentor will be the exclusive world-wide marketing partner for the bladder cancer test developed and manufactured by PerImmune. ...
Unique Mobility, Inc. PowerPhase(TM) Drive System Powers University Of California at Davis to Victory at the 1997 FutureCar Challenge
Jun 18, 1997 ... GOLDEN, Colo., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A Unique Mobility, Inc. (AMEX: UQM) PowerPhase(TM) drive system powered the University of California at Davis Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team (UCD) to a first place overall standing in the 1997 FutureCar Challenge. UCD's modified 1996 Ford Taurus ...
Standard Pacific Corp. Announces Closing of its Offering of $100,000,000 Of Senior Notes
Jun 18, 1997 ... COSTA MESA, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur E. Svendsen, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE: SPF), announced today that the Company has completed its previously announced offering of $100,000,000 principal amount of its 8-1/2% Senior ...
Vanguard Airlines Announces the Resignation of John P. Tague and Appointment of Robert J. Spane as Chief Executive Officer
Jun 18, 1997 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Airlines, Inc. ("Vanguard" or the "Company") (OTC:VNGD) announced today that John P. Tague resigned as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, effective June 15, 1997.Vanguard Airlines' ...
Mikohn Names Dr. Behnam Bavarian Vice President of Engineering
Jun 18, 1997 ... LAS VEGAS, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Behnam Bavarian, Ph.D, has joined Mikohn (Nasdaq: MIKN) as vice president-engineering. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for hardware and software engineering and all on-going development of Mikohn's portfolio of high technology ...
QUALCOMM Announces Major Milestone with Shipment of Six Million MSM Chips
Jun 18, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced it had reached a major milestone with the shipment of over six million MSM (Mobile Station Modem) chips to Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) handset manufacturers worldwide, supporting the ...
ATI Technologies Licenses Aureal's A3D Three-Dimensional Audio Technology
Jun 18, 1997 ... FREMONT, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- (AURL: OTC BULLETIN BOARD) Aureal Semiconductor Inc. and ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE: ATY) today announced a technology licensing agreement. Aureal is licensing its A3D Interactive and A3D Surround three-dimensional audio technologies to ATI, one ...
ARIS Corporation Announces Initial Public Offering
Jun 18, 1997 ... SEATTLE, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ARIS Corporation (Nasdaq: ARSC) announced today that its registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 1997 for the sale of 2,000,000 shares of its common stock at $15 per share. An additional 20,800 ...
The Best Kept Secret in America
Jun 18, 1997 ... ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was originally written by Luis Valiani of Golf Digest:Now does a U.S.A. golf club manufacturing company make the most popular and fastest selling driver in Japan and very few in the U.S.A. know about it? Also, how can ...
GelTex, Genzyme General Form Joint Venture to Commercialize RenaGel(R)
Jun 18, 1997 ... WALTHAM, Mass., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- GelTex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: GELX) and Genzyme General (Nasdaq: GENZ) today announced the formation of a 50-50 joint venture for the final development and commercialization of RenaGel(R) non-absorbed phosphate binder, ...
BMW 5 Series Demonstrates Superior Performance in Crash Test; Selected as 'Best Pick' by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Jun 18, 1997 ... WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- BMW's newest model series, the 1997 5 Series sedans, achieved a significant accolade today from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). In a series of tests which they conducted to determine an overall crashworthiness rating for ...
Summit and VISX Settle Patent Disputes
Jun 18, 1997 ... WALTHAM, Mass., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAM) and VISX, Inc. (Nasdaq: VISX) announced today that they have settled all outstanding U.S. and international patent infringement disputes between them, including the infringement litigation in Delaware related ...
Alteon and IDEXX Sign Animal Health Agreement
Jun 18, 1997 ... RAMSEY, N.J. and WESTBROOK, Maine, Jane 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Alteon Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTN) and IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDXX) announced today that they have entered into an agreement to license to IDEXX Alteon's lead compound, pimagedine, as a potential therapeutic in companion ...
S&P Affirms Atlas Copco's A-1 Rating; Off Watch
Jun 18, 1997 ... LONDON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today has affirmed its 'A-1' corporate credit rating and commercial paper ratings of Atlas Copco AB's and removed from CreditWatch where they were placed June 9, 1997 following the announcement of its cash tender offer of the U.S ....
LISTSERV(R) Free Edition Now Available for Non-Profit Use
Jun 18, 1997 ... WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- If you asked Internet mailing list users to describe the most significant improvements in the day-to-day operation of their mailing lists in the last few years, many would tell you about spam filtering, integration with the WWW, fully automated bounce ...
Commercial Metals Company Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $9.5 Million
Jun 18, 1997 ... DALLAS, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) today reported net earnings of $9.5 million or 63 cents per share on sales of $586 million for the third quarter ended May 31, 1997. This compares with net earnings of $12 million or 79 cents per share on sales of ...
TMSSequoia Announces Strong Third Quarter Results
Jun 18, 1997 ... STILLWATER, Okla., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- TMSSequoia(TM) (OTC Bulletin Board: TMSS) today reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended May 31, 1997. Total revenue for the third quarter was $1,449,874, an increase of 24% over the same period last year. Fiscal 1997 third ...
Old Republic International Offers $115 Million Of 7.00 Percent Debentures Due 2007
Jun 18, 1997 ... CHICAGO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) announced today its offering of $115 million principal amount of its 7.00% Debentures due 2007 pursuant to the Company's Shelf Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in ...
Premier Brands, Inc. Announces Loss For 1996
Jun 18, 1997 ... HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier Brands, Inc. (OTC-Electronic Bulletin Board: PRMB), a developer and marketer of sports cards and collectibles, reported that the Company incurred a loss of $687,807 for the year ending December 31, 1996.In 1996, the ...
Valspar Declares Dividend
Jun 18, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Valspar Corporation (NYSE: VAL), at its meeting on June 18, 1997 declared a quarterly dividend of $.09 per share, payable on July 15, 1997 to all common stockholders of record on July 1, 1997.SOURCE Valspar ...
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation Common and Preferred Stock Dividend Declarations
Jun 18, 1997 ... ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (NYSE: RGS) today declared a cash dividend of forty-five cents ($.45) per share on the outstanding Common Stock of the Company payable July 25, 1997 to stockholders of record at the ...
The AES Corp. $425 Million Revolving Bank Loan Affirmed 'BB+' By Fitch - Fitch Financial Wire -
Jun 18, 1997 ... NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The AES Corp.'s (AES) $425 million corporate revolving bank loan is affirmed at 'BB+' by Fitch Investors Service. Additionally, its $75 million 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes, due 2000, and $250 million 10 1/4% senior subordinated notes, due 2006, are ...
Tender Offer by Pittsburgh-Based Giant Eagle for Shares of Cleveland-Based Riser Foods to Close
Jun 18, 1997 ... PITTSBURGH, Pa., and BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Giant Eagle, Inc. and Riser Foods, Inc. (AMEX: RSR) announced today that Giant Eagle's cash tender offer for shares of Class A Common Stock of Riser which commenced May 20, 1997, expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City ...
Monterey Bay Bancorp, Inc. and Monterey Bay Bank Name Board Vice Chairman
Jun 18, 1997 ... WATSONVILLE, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 22, 1997, P.W. "Bill" Bachan was appointed to the position of Vice Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Monterey Bay Bancorp, Inc. and Monterey Bay Bank. Mr. Bachan has been a director of the bank since November 1954....
Advanced Fibre Communications Names New Head of International Operations
Jun 18, 1997 ... PETALUMA, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.(R) (Nasdaq: AFCI), announced today that Gregory A. Peters will join the Company as the new Vice President of International Operations.Mr. Peters has an extensive background conducting business in ...
TransTexas Gas Corp. Extends Exchange Offer
Jun 18, 1997 ... HOUSTON, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- TransTexas Gas Corporation (Nasdaq: TTXG) said that it was extending the Expiration Date of its Exchange Offer for its outstanding 13-1/4% Series A Senior Subordinated Notes due 2003 for 13-3/4% Series C Senior Subordinated Notes due 2001 to 9:30 AM, New ...