PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, July 2:
The Dwyer Group, Inc. Selected to Participate in Investment Reporter's Discovery Expo '97
Jul 02, 1997 ... WACO, Texas, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dwyer Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: DWYR), a conglomerate of franchising businesses, will be among 80 top growth companies participating in Discovery Expo '97, the largest exposition of small and mid-cap listed companies in the United States, to be held ...
Smith Micro Announces Latest Version of Its HotFax(R) Message Center Software
Jul 02, 1997 ... Sophisticated Communications Package Now Includes Internet Fax, 3D FaxFile <Pre>Compression and Support for up to 90,000 Voice Mailboxes </Pre> ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith Micro Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMSI) today announced the latest ...
NAM Corporation Selected as One of 80 Worldwide to Participate in Discovery Expo '97, July 9, in New York City
Jul 02, 1997 ... GREAT NECK, N.Y., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- NAM CORPORATION ("NAM") will be among 80 companies to gather July 9 at Discovery Expo '97 to meet Wall Street brokers and market makers at the New York Hilton and Towers. These key players will have a chance to become acquainted with Roy Israel, ...
ICC Selected as One of 80 Worldwide to Participate in Discovery Expo '97
Jul 02, 1997 ... NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- INVESTOR COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, LLC (ICC) announced today that it will be among 80 of the top growth companies in the world to gather July 9 at Discovery Expo '97 at the New York Hilton and Towers. The event was organized by The Investment Reporter, a ...
Market Pathways to Showcase Henley Healthcare and Advanced Mammography Systems at Discovery Expo '97
Jul 02, 1997 ... IRVINE, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Market Pathways Financial Relations Incorporated, a full-service financial public relations firm specializing in representing small- and mid-cap public companies, today announced that it will showcase two of its clients, Henley Healthcare, Inc ....
WorldWater Corp. Selected as one of 80 Worldwide to Participate In Discovery Expo '97 in New York City
Jul 02, 1997 ... NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WorldWater Corp. (Nasdaq: WWAT) will be among the top 8O growth companies in the world to gather July 9 at Discovery Expo '97 at the New York Hilton to exhibit its proprietary water pumping system.The WorldWater AQUASAFE(TM) PV water pumping ...
Home Properties Announces Acquisitions
Jul 02, 1997 ... ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Properties (NYSE: HME), a real estate investment trust ("REIT") specializing in apartment communities in the Northeast, today announced that it has acquired three apartment communities with 616 units in unrelated transactions for a total ...
Amway Japan Announces Fiscal 1997 Third Quarter and Nine Month Results Summary
Jul 02, 1997 ... - Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 1997, ended May 31, totaled Yen 53.8 billion ($464.0 million), a decline of 1.7% from the same period in the previous fiscal year. Net sales for the first nine months of the fiscal year were ...
S&P Rates Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank BBB/A-3
Jul 02, 1997 ... MELBOURNE, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today has assigned its triple-'B' long-term and 'A-3' short-term counterparty ratings to Arab- Malaysian Merchant Bank (AMMB). The rating outlook is stable.The ratings reflect AMMB's leading franchise in merchant banking ...
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Rated 'A-'
Jul 02, 1997 ... MELBOURNE, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today has assigned its single-'A'-minus long-term corporate credit rating to Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (CKI). The company was formed in 1996 as a subsidiary of the Cheung Kong Group and is now substantially held by ...
Crestar Energy Inc. and Grad & Walker Energy Corporation
Jul 02, 1997 ... CALGARY, Canada, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CRESTAR ENERGY INC. "Crestar" (TSE & ME: CRS) and GRAD & WALKER ENERGY CORPORATION "Grad & Walker" (TSE: GWE) jointly announce that they have entered into an agreement whereby Crestar will offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of ...
Titan Second Quarter Sales Results to Meet Analysts' Expectations
Jul 02, 1997 ... QUINCY, Ill., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) has announced that it is anticipating record net sales for the second quarter of 1997. Overall market strength during the quarter ended June 30 has led the company to expect the record sales compared to second ...
Dal-Tile Anticipates Earnings Impact from Revenue Shortfall and Working Capital Charge
Jul 02, 1997 ... DALLAS, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Dal-Tile International Inc. (NYSE: DTL), announced today that it expects its earnings for the second quarter of 1997 (before the charges described below) to be in the range of $0.11-$0.13 per share (as compared to $0.10 for the second quarter of 1996 and ...
CompUSA Inc. Reports Sales Increase Of 23% For The Fourth Quarter Of Fiscal 1997
Jul 02, 1997 ... DALLAS, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CompUSA Inc. (NYSE: CPU), America's Largest Computer Superstore(R) retailer, today announced record sales for both the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended June 28, 1997. Net sales for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 1997 increased 23% to $1.15 ...
Michaels Reports 8% Increase in June Same-Store Sales Targets Northeast for Store Expansion
Jul 02, 1997 ... IRVING, Texas, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Michaels Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIKE) announced that its sales in June 1997 increased 9% to $86.6 million from $79.5 million in the prior year. Same-store sales for the month increased 8%.Year-to-date sales of $491.6 million for fiscal ...
The Price REIT, Inc. - Amends Revolving Credit Facility With Option to Expand to $100 Million
Jul 02, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Price REIT, Inc., (NYSE: RET) announced today the amendment of its revolving credit facility agreement to provide the Company with an option to increase the facility from $75 million to $100 million. The maturity of the facility was also amended to ...
Coors Ceramics Company to Acquire Tetrafluor
Jul 02, 1997 ... GOLDEN, Colo., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Coors Ceramics Company (CCC), headquartered in Golden, Colorado and a subsidiary of ACX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ACX), today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets and business of Tetrafluor, Inc., located in El ...
DataWorks CEO Stuart Clifton Named Entrepreneur Of The Year
Jul 02, 1997 ... SAN DIEGO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- DataWorks Corporation (Nasdaq: DWRX) announces that the company's President and CEO, Stuart Clifton, was named Entrepreneur Of The Year in the software category for San Diego County. Clifton's entrepreneurial vision for increasing marketshare through a ...
Frederick's Reports Improved Operating Results for Third Quarter, Nine Months
Jul 02, 1997 ... LOS ANGELES, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc. (NYSE: FOH.A; FOH.B) today reported improved earnings on slightly higher sales for the third quarter and nine months ended May 31, 1997.For the quarter, the company reported net earnings of $642,000, equal ...
Check Technology Corporation Commences Negotiation on Multimillion Dollar, Multiyear Imaggia Contract With Liberty Check Printers
Jul 02, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Check Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: CTCQ) today announced that Liberty Check Printers of Roseville, Minn., beta test partner for its advanced print production system, the Imaggia(TM) MG20, has entered into negotiations for the purchase of multiple ...
Pioneer Announces Third Quarter Results
Jul 02, 1997 ... DES MOINES, Iowa, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (NYSE: PHB) announced today that operations for the first three quarters of fiscal 1997, ending May 31, 1997, resulted in after-tax earnings of $285 million, or $3.46 per share, on sales of $1,642 million. For ...
Proformix Inc. Selected as one of 80 Worldwide to Participate In Discovery Expo '97 in New York City
Jul 02, 1997 ... NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Proformix Inc. will be among the top 80 growth companies in the world to gather July 9 at Discovery Expo '97 at the New York Hilton to exhibit its ergonomically designed computer keyboard systems.Proformix designs, manufactures and markets ...
Texas Biotechnology Initiates Filing Of New Drug Application For Novastan(R)
Jul 02, 1997 ... HOUSTON, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Biotechnology Corporation (AMEX: TXB) announced today that the Company has initiated the filing of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration for approval to market NOVASTAN(R) (argatroban) as anticoagulant therapy in ...
Amway Asia Pacific Reports Record Third Quarter and Nine Month Sales
Jul 02, 1997 ... HONG KONG, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Amway Asia Pacific Ltd. (NYSE: AAP; ASX: AMW) announced a record $231 million of net sales for the third quarter ended May 31, 1997, an increase of 29.0 percent from the $179 million reported in the third quarter of last year. For the nine months, net ...
PTI Holding Inc. Reports Second Quarter Sales; 2nd Quarter Sales Figures Highest Ever; Public Warrants to Cease Trading 4 PM EST, July 11, 1997
Jul 02, 1997 ... HASTING-ON-THE-HUDSON, N.Y., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- PTI Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: PTII) announced sales for the quarter ending June 30, 1997. For the three month period ended June 30, 1997, sales will increase in excess of 32% to over $9 million computed to $6.8 million for the same quarter ...
Host Marriott Services Brings Brands in for a Landing; Imagination Takes Flight with an Eclectic Mix of National and Local Favorites
Jul 02, 1997 ... CLEVELAND, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers will have much to celebrate as they travel through Cleveland Hopkins International Airport this Fourth of July holiday. The first of a variety of new restaurants, lounges and retail shops will open just in time for the summer travel rush. The ...
SKF's US$200M Notes Rated 'BBB' by S&P; Ratings Affirmed
Jul 02, 1997 ... LONDON, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today has assigned its triple-'B' long-term rating to SKF AB 's US$200 million issue of senior unsecured notes. At the same time, SKF AB's triple-'B' corporate credit and senior unsecured ratings are affirmed. The long-term outlook is ...
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Arranges $75 Million Financing For Morgan Stanley Joint Venture
Jul 02, 1997 ... HORSHAM, Pa., JULY 2 /PRNewswire/ -- GMAC Commercial Mortgage (GMACCM) arranged a $75 million financing with MSGW Real Estate Fund II -- a joint venture between Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund II and Gale & Wentworth.The arrangement will provide immediate financing for five ...
Affymetrix Launches GeneChip(R) p53 Assay
Jul 02, 1997 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) (www.affymetrix.com) announced today that it has launched its GeneChip p53 assay for research applications. The GeneChip p53 assay is the first commercially available DNA probe array-based product capable of ...
SciClone Pharmaceuticals Appoints Rolf Henel to Board of Directors
Jul 02, 1997 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCLN) today announced the appointment of Rolf H. Henel, the former President of the Lederle Division of Cyanamid International, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Henel is currently a partner in Naimark & ...
Citing 70 Clients in First Full Year, ABC Interactive Predicts Huge Increase in Future Advertiser/Agency Demand for Interactive Site/Ad Accountability
Jul 02, 1997 ... Increased Investment of Ad vs. R&D Dollars Will Lead Advertisers to Demand Levels of Accountability Traditionally Required of Print and Other MediaSCHAMBURG, Ill., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Having grown from zero to 70 clients in its first full year, ABC Interactive, the ...
Hollywood Park to Reschedule Annual Meeting
Jul 02, 1997 ... INGLEWOOD, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Park Inc. (Nasdaq: HPRK) announced today that it intends to reschedule its annual meeting of stockholders, originally planned for July 21, to the fourth quarter of this year. The Company said it would announce the new date later. ...
IGT and Barcrest Announce Strategic Alliance
Jul 02, 1997 ... RENO, Nev., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) of Reno, Nevada and Barcrest Limited of Lancashire, England have entered into a strategic alliance where the parties will produce specialty products for the gaming industry. The specialty products will be based ...
Brooktrout Introduces BOSTON Software Architecture
Jul 02, 1997 ... Accelerates the Development of Electronic Messaging Systems and ServicesProvides Migration Path for Existing Applications to Next Generation Platforms as well as Backward Compatibility to TR114 Series(TM) PlatformsNEEDHAM, Mass., July 2 ...
Laser Industries Introduces New Erbium Laser
Jul 02, 1997 ... Company Also Granted Additional FDA Clearance for Its Softscan(TM) Laser <Pre>Scanner </Pre> TEL AVIV, Israel, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Laser Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: LASRF) recently introduced its computerized Erbium laser system for ...
Boise Cascade Office Products Signs Agreement to Acquire Major French Direct Marketing Company
Jul 02, 1997 ... ITASCA, Ill., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Cascade Office Products Corporation (NYSE: BOP) today announced that it will acquire France's third-largest direct marketer of office products, Jean-Paul Guisset S.A. ("JPG"). JPG, which has grown its active customer list at an average annual ...
Alexion Receives Patent for Retroviral Vectors Engineered to Evade Human Immunological Barrier
Jul 02, 1997 ... NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN) today announced that it has received U.S. Patent No. 5,643,770, issued July 1, 1997 and entitled "Retroviral Vector Particles Expressing Complement Inhibitor Activity." The patent, assigned to Alexion, ...
Forest Laboratories Announces $60,000,000 Funding to Expand Citalopram Marketing Capacity
Jul 02, 1997 ... NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Forest Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: FRX), an international pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer, announced today that it had completed financial arrangements to enable it to substantially increase its program for the launch and marketing and clinical ...
PTI Holding Inc. Announces Acquisition; PTI to Purchase SAS Safety Corporation
Jul 02, 1997 ... HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y., July 2, /PRNewswire/ -- PTI Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: PTII) announced today that, as a part of its plan to expand within the safety business, it has signed a letter of intent to acquire SAS Safety Corp., located in Long Beach, California. SAS is a 15-year-old ...
Aljba Alliance Rated 'B' Long-Term; 'B' Short-Term by S&P; Outlook Stable
Jul 02, 1997 ... LONDON, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today has assigned its single-'B' long-term and its single-'B' short-term counterparty ratings to Aljba Alliance. The long-term outlook is stable.The single-'B' rating is based on the strength of the bank's capital base and ...
Henry Schein, Inc. Acquires Southeastern Med/Surg Distributor; 1996 Sales of $24 Million
Jul 02, 1997 ... MELVILLE, N.Y., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced today the acquisition of Roane Barker, Inc., a South Carolina-based medical/surgical distributor, with 1996 sales of $24 million. The acquisition, which adds another 30 field sales consultants to Henry ...
Oracle Applications(TM) Take Skidmore College to the Head of the Class
Jul 02, 1997 ... <Pre> Oracle(R) Public Sector to Help Recruit Best Students </Pre> SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) today announced that Skidmore College, recently named one of the top 20 "wired" colleges in Yahoo! Internet Life magazine, has ...
Uniscape Ships DesignAssist for Oracle Developers
Jul 02, 1997 ... Product Adds New Functionality to Oracle's Designer/2000 Software Engineering <Pre> Tool </Pre> REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Uniscape(R) today announced DesignAssist(TM) Version 1.6, an add-on template, library and ...
AVE Receives Japanese Approval for Coronary Stent Devices
Jul 02, 1997 ... SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc. ("AVE") (Nasdaq: AVEI) today announced that it has obtained approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare to sell its entire line of coronary stent systems in Japan. AVE is still awaiting ...
Williams Communications Group and Concentric Network Announce Strategic Investment, Service and Support Agreement
Jul 02, 1997 ... CUPERTINO, Calif. and TULSA, Okla., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Williams Communications Group, Inc., an international provider of multimedia network services and business communications solutions, and Concentric Network Corporation, a leading provider of tailored IP-based networking services, ...
Seagate Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Optical Technology Developer Quinta
Jul 02, 1997 ... Deal Catalyzes Development of Optically Assisted Winchester Technology, <Pre> Designed to Substantially Increase Disc Drive Storage Capacity </Pre> SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Seagate Technology, Inc. (NYSE: SEG) today announced the execution of ...
Netscape and software.net Unveil 'Netscape Software Depot by software.net' - An Online Service to Resell Software From Netscape Developers
Jul 02, 1997 ... Innovative Service Leverages Netscape's World-Leading Internet Site and software.net's Electronic Distribution and Product Sales ExpertiseMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Netscape Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: NSCP) and software.net, a ...
Cox Interactive Media: www.FASTBALL.com Provides Fans With a 'Voice'
Jul 02, 1997 ... <Pre> Talkin' Baseball on the Internet </Pre> ATLANTA, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- During periods of labor strife, strikes and, finally, cancellation of playoffs and World Series in 1994, baseball fans tired of constant rhetoric from Acting Commissioner Bud Selig and ...
BB&T Corporation Completes UCB Acquisition
Jul 02, 1997 ... WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBK) completed Tuesday its acquisition of United Carolina Bancshares. The transaction gives BB&T the leading market share of deposits in the Carolinas, where it ranks No. 1 in North Carolina and No. 3 in South Carolina. ...
AudioNet Webcasts Coverage of the Tour de France
Jul 02, 1997 ... DALLAS, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioNet, the largest broadcast network on the Internet, and World Media Live have joined together to provide daily coverage of the Tour de France, the world's greatest cycling event. The coverage, which runs from July 5th through July 27th, includes daily ...
United Dominion Realty Trust Acquires Florida Portfolio
Jul 02, 1997 ... RICHMOND, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: UDR) announced today that it has acquired a portfolio of five apartment communities, containing 934 homes for approximately $35.4 million. The communities were purchased from American Capitol Group I Assets, ...
Teltrust To Provide Prepaid Calling Card Services For Over 100 Flying J Travel Plazas Nationwide
Jul 02, 1997 ... SALT LAKE CITY, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Teltrust Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of wholesale telecommunications services, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Teltrust Communications Services Inc. (TCS), has entered into a contract with Flying J to provide ...
Managed Care Solutions' Subsidiary Signs Contract in Arizona Primary Care Medicaid Program
Jul 02, 1997 ... PHOENIX, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed Care Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCSX) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Arizona Health Concepts, Inc. ("AHC") has signed a contract in Arizona's Medicaid program to deliver health care services in two northwestern Arizona counties ....
Irvine Biomedical, Inc. Receives CE Mark for Inquiry and Therapy Electrophysiology Catheters and ISO 9002 for Its Quality System
Jul 02, 1997 ... IRVINE, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Irvine Biomedical, Inc., (IBI) announced today that it has received both CE Mark and ISO 9002 certifications for its lines of electrophysiology products.IBI's Inquiry(TM) diagnostic electrophysiology catheters are produced in both ...
Ziff-Davis Promotes Claude Sheer to President of U.S. Publications
Jul 02, 1997 ... 17-Year ZD Veteran Takes The Helm of Company's Largest Division at a Time When Its Strategy is Producing New Levels of Growth and SuccessNEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Ziff-Davis today announced the promotion of Claude P. Sheer to President of U.S ....
AEC Works to Restore Power in North Metro
Jul 02, 1997 ... ANOKA, Minn., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Anoka Electric Cooperative (AEC) reports approximately 10,000 customers without electricity -- down from a total of about 20,000 to 25,000 customers last night.Power outages are concentrated in the hardest hit storm-damaged areas of ...
Delmarva Power Reviews Business Strategy; Growth Initiatives Expected to Impact 1997 and 1998 Earnings
Jul 02, 1997 ... WILMINGTON, Del., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- At a meeting today in New York with electric utility analysts, Howard Cosgrove, Delmarva Power chairman, president, and chief executive officer, discussed the importance of his company's plans to make investments today to grow shareholder value in ...
Safeguard Scientifics and ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. Announce Commencement of ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. Rights Offering
Jul 02, 1997 ... <Pre> Rights Expected to Begin Trading July 2, 1997 </Pre> WAYNE, Pa., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE), the New York Stock Exchange listed strategic information systems company, announced today that the registration statement filed by ...
NetManage Announces OpSession(TM) Web-Based Application Sharing
Jul 02, 1997 ... The Fastest, Easiest and Most Secure Way to Remotely Access PCs, Applications <Pre>And Information </Pre> CUPERTINO, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq: NETM), today announced OpSession(TM), a unique patent-pending remote ...
Computer System Products Introduces Multicolored Fiber Optic Cables Assemblies to Reduce Network Downtime
Jul 02, 1997 ... PLYMOUTH, Minn., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer System Products, Inc. (CSP), a full-line supplier of cabling and components for networking and communications, announces a new solution for improving cable management for fiber optic-based systems. The solution, color-coded multimode ...
First Western to Expand Butler County Presence With Acquisition of Mellon Bank Office in Chicora
Jul 02, 1997 ... NEW CASTLE, Pa., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- First Western Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FWBI) today announced that it has agreed to purchase a banking office in Chicora, Pa., in Butler County, from Mellon Bank Corp. (NYSE: MEL).The purchase will include the building, deposits and ...
FirstCity Financial and Harbor Financial Group Complete Merger
Jul 02, 1997 ... HOUSTON, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstCity Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FCFC) announced today that it has completed its merger with Houston- based Harbor Financial Group, Inc. The merger completes the transaction announced in January for which a definitive agreement was executed in ...
American Filtrona to be Acquired By Bunzl plc
Jul 02, 1997 ... RICHMOND, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- American Filtrona Corporation (Nasdaq: AFIL) announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent for the acquisition by Bunzl plc of all outstanding shares of American Filtrona for a per share cash price of $46.52. The trustees of trusts for ...
CoCensys to Market Zarontin to Neurologists for Parke-Davis
Jul 02, 1997 ... IRVINE, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- CoCensys, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCN) today announced an agreement with the Parke-Davis division of Warner-Lambert Company under which CoCensys will promote Zarontin(R) (ethosuximide), Parke-Davis' drug for pediatric epilepsy, to U.S. neurologists. Terms ...
EDC Reports Record Earnings
Jul 02, 1997 ... TULSA, Okla., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Educational Development Corporation reports record earnings for the first quarter ended May 31, 1997. Net earnings were $463,900 for the quarter compared to $303,100 a year go, an increase of 53%. The earnings increase reflects the results of the ...