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Laser Power Receives Initial Orders For Telecommunications Microlasers

Feb 19, 1998 ... SAN DIEGO, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Laser Power Corporation (Nasdaq: LPWR) today announced the receipt of the first two orders for its T-2000 Series high power 1550nm microlasers designed for fiber optic communications applications, including CATV and DWDM. The first order is for T-2003 ...

Siemens and Orbital Expand Relationship

Feb 19, 1998 ... PERTH, Australia, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbital Engine Corporation (NYSE: OE) (ASX: OEC) and Siemens Automotive today announced they have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic alliance. This alliance will ensure that total systems are available to meet the requirements of ...

Lotus and Orbital Form Strategic Alliance

Feb 19, 1998 ... PERTH, Australia, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Australia's Orbital Engine Company (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (Orbital) announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Lotus Engineering (the world leading automotive consultancy engineering division of the British company Group Lotus ...

Allegiance Selects Witron's IMS Software as Its Corporate Standard for Warehouse Management

Feb 19, 1998 ... ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Witron Integrated Logistics Corporation announced that it has received a contract from Allegiance Healthcare Corporation to install Witron's IMS warehouse management system (WMS) computer software at more than 30 Allegiance facilities across ...

KMC Telecom Completes private Placement

Feb 19, 1998 ... BEDMINSTER, N.J., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- KMC Telecom, Inc., Bedminster, N.J., today announced its completion of a $249.9 million private placement through Morgan Stanley Dean Witter."KMC Telecom will use the proceeds to build or acquire fifteen additional SONET fiber optic ...

Kendle Reports Excellent Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

Feb 19, 1998 ... <Pre>Fourth Quarter and Full Year Highlights: </Pre> * Fourth quarter net revenues increased 298% over fourth quarter 1996 to $18.5 million, and for the year increased 241% over 1996 to $44.2 million.* Income from ...

Infiniti Offers Cell Phone Docking Stations For Its Vehicles

Feb 19, 1998 ... CARSON, Calif. Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Infiniti, maker of luxury vehicles, today announced the availability of a Cellular Phone Docking Station for all of its vehicles(1), which will give customers a more flexible and safer cellular phone conversation.This high performance, ...

Mikohn's CasinoLink(TM) Slot Accounting, Player Tracking System Purchased By Holland Casino

Feb 19, 1998 ... Future Installation in 10 Dutch Casinos Could Reach $5.8 MillionLAS VEGAS, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mikohn Gaming Corp. (Nasdaq: MIKN) today announced that its Amsterdam-headquartered subsidiary, Mikohn Europe BV, will install its advanced CasinoLink(TM) as the corporate ...

Lithia Motors Reports a 203% Increase in Sales and a 234% Increase in Net Earnings in the Fourth Quarter of 1997 Versus 1996;

Feb 19, 1998 ... <Pre> 82 Cents Per Share Earnings in 1997 </Pre> MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Lithia Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMTR) today announced that revenues increased 203% to $113.1 million in the fourth quarter of 1997 from $37.3 million in the fourth quarter of ...

Falcon Financial Launched To Provide Financing For Automotive Dealerships

Feb 19, 1998 ... <Pre> "Blue Sky" Valuations Allow for Increased Financing Long Term Fixed Rate Loans; No Personal Guarantees </Pre> STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Falcon Financial, LLC, a newly formed company, has been launched to provide innovative financing ...

Timeline Signs Development Partner Agreements With Navision Software

Feb 19, 1998 ... BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Timeline Inc., (OTC: TMLN) a financial management software company, announced today it has entered into definitive agreements with Navision Software a/s of Vedbaek, Denmark. The agreements, which are in addition to a prior marketing agreement ...

Prentiss Properties Trust Announces Direct Placement Of Registered Common Stock

Feb 19, 1998 ... DALLAS, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Prentiss Properties Trust (NYSE: PP), a national office and industrial real estate investment trust ("REIT"), today announced the Company has priced 1,198,157 common shares of beneficial interest at $27.125 per share.The registered common ...

National Auto Credit Announces Engagement of New Auditors

Feb 19, 1998 ... SOLON, Ohio, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- National Auto Credit, Inc. (NYSE: NAK) announced that, through the actions of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors, it has engaged Grant Thornton, LLP as the Company's independent auditors in connection with the audit of its financial ...

Facet, Inc. Signs Development Deal to Build Virtual Libraries For Groupe Lacasse; Expands GIZA'S Impact in Canadian Market

Feb 19, 1998 ... MONTREAL, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Facet, Inc., developers of the popular GIZA family of software solutions, today announced an agreement with Groupe Lacasse, one of Canada's largest manufacturers of office furniture, to develop virtual libraries for the company's Avenue Contract ...

Number Nine's Revolution(TM) 3D Wins NewMedia Magazine's 1998 HYPER Award

Feb 19, 1998 ...Number Nine's Imagine 128 Series 2 Wins "Product of the Year" Award <Pre> From Imaging Magazine </Pre> LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Number Nine Visual Technology Corp. (Nasdaq: NINE), a leader in high-performance PC graphics ...

SCT Announces Agreement With Kaludis Consulting Group; Primary Vendor Partner Will Deliver Business Process Redesign Services

Feb 19, 1998 ... MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- SCT Education Systems, a division of Systems and Computer Technology Corporation (SCT) (Nasdaq: SCTC), today announced a strategic alliance with Kaludis Consulting Group (KCG) of Washington, D.C. Under terms of the agreement establishing the ...

Aradigm Receives Two New U.S. Patents On AERx(TM) Pulmonary Drug Delivery System

Feb 19, 1998 ... HAYWARD, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Aradigm Corporation (Nasdaq: ARDM) announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company two new U.S. patents, bringing the total number of U.S. patents held by Aradigm to 28. Both patents cover various aspects of the ...

Pacific Aerospace & Electronics, Inc. Is Awarded Northrop Grumman Contract

Feb 19, 1998 ... WENATCHEE, Wash., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Aerospace & Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCTH) announced that one of its manufacturing subsidiaries, Cashmere Manufacturing Co., Inc. was awarded a multi-million dollar contract extension to manufacture a variety of precision machined ...

Genelabs Receives U.S. Patent for Methods of Constructing Small Molecule, Sequence Specific DNA-Binding Drugs

Feb 19, 1998 ... REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Genelabs Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNLB) announced today that U.S. Patent No. 5,716,780, "Method of Constructing Sequence Specific DNA-Binding Molecules," has issued. This patent claims methods of constructing linear polymer ...

Preview Travel Announces $10,000 Travel Giveaway

Feb 19, 1998 ...Winner Will Be Able to Create Customized Vacation to One of 87 DestinationsSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- To mark the launch of its new online travel destination guides, Preview Travel, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTVL) today announced its $10,000 Escape giveaway. One lucky winner ...

Air Canada Reports Record 1997 Earnings

Feb 19, 1998 ... - Record earnings of $427 million or $2.37 per share- Record operating income of $368 million, up 71 per cent- Operating revenues increased 14 per cent- Operating margin up 2.2 percentage points- Cash from operations $366 ...

First Liberty To Acquire Southland Bank Corporation Of Georgia

Feb 19, 1998 ... MACON, Ga., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Southland Bank Corporation of Georgia in Douglas, Georgia, the holding company for Coffee County Bank and Southland Bank, and First Liberty Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: FLFC), the holding company for First Liberty Bank, announced that they have signed a ...

La-Man Corporation Announces Closing on Purchase of Electronic Sign Corporation (d/b/a Ad Art)

Feb 19, 1998 ... ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- La-Man Corporation (Nasdaq: LAMN) announced that it has closed on the acquisition of Electronic Sign Corporation (d/b/a Ad Art). The purchase price was 810,000 shares of La-Man Common Stock plus the assumption of notes issuable to certain of Ad Art ...

New Online Personal Finance Community for Women

Feb 19, 1998 ... National Discount Brokers, The Motley Fool, First Advisors Join <Pre>Women's Connection Online(R) to Empower Women Investors </Pre> MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Professional women and women business owners, the most economically powerful segment of ...

Wackenhut Revenue Tops $1 Billion, Operating Income Up 26% Before One-Time Charges

Feb 19, 1998 ...PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wackenhut Corporation (NYSE: WAK WAKB) today reported 1997 operating income of $3.3 million after the previously announced, one-time charges of $18.3 million. 1996 operating income was $16.3 million after a one-time charge of ...

PC DOCS Group Purchases 22,000 Fulcrum Shares

Feb 19, 1998 ... TORONTO, Canada, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- PC DOCS Group International Inc. (Nasdaq: DOCSF) (Toronto: DXX) yesterday purchased through The Toronto Stock Exchange, a total of 22,000 shares of Fulcrum Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: FULCF) (Toronto: FUL). The highest price paid for Fulcrum ...

Plains Resources Announces 1997 Fourth Quarter and Year Results

Feb 19, 1998 ... HOUSTON, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Plains Resources (Amex: PLX) today reported continued improvement in its fundamental operating and financial results for the fourth quarter and year of 1997, despite experiencing lower oil prices throughout 1997. The company reported net income of $4.4 ...

Avis Rent A Car, Inc. to Offer The Wall Street Journal To Avis Preferred Customers

Feb 19, 1998 ... GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Avis Rent A Car, Inc. (NYSE: AVI) today announced a two-year agreement with Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (NYSE: DJ) to offer daily distribution of The Wall Street Journal to all Avis Preferred Renters in the top 23 Preferred Renter markets ...

Certain Additional Information Relating to Tender Offer For Cedar Income Fund, Ltd.

Feb 19, 1998 ... PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Cedar Bay Company ("Cedar Bay") today discloses additional summarized information set forth below prepared in connection with its outstanding tender offer (the "Offer") to acquire all, but not less than a majority, of the outstanding shares ...

Celerity Systems and Speer Communications Sign Strategic Pact

Feb 19, 1998 ... KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Celerity Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLRT), a leading international provider of interactive video hardware, software, and systems and Speer Communications, a leading media communications company today announced a major strategic initiative to ...

IPO Completed For Balanced Care Corporation

Feb 19, 1998 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Balanced Care Corporation (Amex: BAL) (the "Company") announced that on February 18, 1998 it completed its initial public offering of common stock with the sale of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $.001 per share ("Common ...

Information Analysis Inc. Announces Bureau of National Affairs Y2K Factory Contract

Feb 19, 1998 ... FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Information Analysis Incorporated (Nasdaq: IAIC) today announced the award of a Year 2000 conversion contract by the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), a leading publisher of print and electronic news and information. The contract requires Year 2000 ...

Capital One to Hire More Than 2,000 Associates Worldwide To Accommodate Expected Growth

Feb 19, 1998 ... <Pre> Breaks Ground in Tampa on 2nd Building </Pre> FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital One today announced that it expects to hire more than 2,000 associates in 1998. The news comes as the company prepares to break ground on its second operations ...

Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. Prices Common Stock Offering

Feb 19, 1998 ... ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, announced today the pricing of a public offering of 688,172 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $17.4375 per share. The shares were sold to A.G. Edwards & ...

Dakota Completes New Financing Arrangements With N. M. Rothschild & Sons

Feb 19, 1998 ... DENVER, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Dakota Mining Corporation ("Dakota") (TSE: DKT) has today completed a new financing arrangement with N. M. Rothschild & Sons ("Rothschild"). Under the terms of this new arrangement, Rothschild will provide up to $1.1 million in new working capital to ...

Antennas America Inc. to Implement Nationwide Financial Public Relations Program

Feb 19, 1998 ... WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Antennas America Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ANTM) announced today it has retained Wall Street Associates, a Florida based financial public relations firm, to establish a nationwide investor relations campaign. Wall Street Associates is a wholly ...

ConAgra Acquires Gilardi Foods

Feb 19, 1998 ... OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ConAgra, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) has acquired privately owned Gilardi Foods, Inc. in a stock transaction. Terms were not disclosed.Gilardi Foods, headquartered in Sidney, Ohio, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of refrigerated and frozen ...

Griffin Announces Fourth Quarter Results

Feb 19, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GRIF) ("Griffin") today reported a fourth quarter net loss of ($461,000) or ($0.09) per share on net sales of $11,780,000 as compared to a 1996 fourth quarter net loss of ($1,536,000) or ($0.33) per ...

Disco International Extends Tender Offer For Santa Isabel

Feb 19, 1998 ... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Disco International Holdings N.V., a joint venture owned equally by Velox Retail Holdings, a company controlled by the Peirano family, and Ahold Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of Koninklijke Ahold, N.V., and Velox International S.A., a ...

McDonald's Announces Supplemental 1997 Financial Information

Feb 19, 1998 ... OAK BROOK, Ill., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced preliminary 1997 financial information supplementing the release of operating results announced on January 22, 1998:* Free cash flow (cash from operations less capital ...

D Magazine Takes its Civic Responsibility Seriously with Two New Special Publications

Feb 19, 1998 ... DALLAS, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- As a leader in the community, D Magazine is dedicated to informing, entertaining, and enlightening the public about the diversity that defines our community and the factors that are shaping its future. With this obligation in mind, D is publishing two ...

Cal Dive Fourth Quarter Earnings Increase 174%

Feb 19, 1998 ... HOUSTON, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Cal Dive International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDIS) today announced fourth quarter net income of $4.0 million, an increase of 174% over the $1.5 million earned in the comparable prior year quarter. Fully diluted net income per share of 27 cents more than doubled ...

Pride International Reports Record Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Year

Feb 19, 1998 ... HOUSTON, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Pride International, Inc. (NYSE: PDE) reported net earnings for the fourth quarter of 1997 of $19,416,000, or $.37 per share, on revenues of $210,967,000. For the same period in 1996, Pride reported net earnings of $8,274,000, or $.25 per share, on ...

Equus II Incorporated Announces Year-End Net Asset Value

Feb 19, 1998 ... HOUSTON, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Equus II Incorporated (Amex: EQS) reports net assets as of December 31, 1997, of $144,470,752, equivalent to $29.92 per share. Comparative data is summarized below: <Pre> 12/31/97 12/31/96...

3CI Reports First Quarter Results

Feb 19, 1998 ... SHREVEPORT, La., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- 3CI Complete Compliance Corporation (Nasdaq: TCCC) announced today that the Company incurred a net loss of $122,702 or $0.01 per share, during the first quarter ended December 31, 1997, compared to a net loss of $345,576, or $0.04 per share, ...

Host Marriott Acquires Remaining Interest In the $28 Million Remington Club II Senior Living Retirement Community

Feb 19, 1998 ... BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Host Marriott Corporation (NYSE: HMT) today announced its successful acquisition of the remaining 41 percent interest in FRC I Limited Partnership for a total of $3.3 million. Host Marriott, through wholly owned subsidiaries, previously owned a 59 ...

Atlantic Research Corporation's New 'Smart' Air Bag Inflator Leads Its Class

Feb 19, 1998 ... GAINESVILLE, Va., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlantic Research Corporation (ARC) is introducing smart inflators to complement the advances in smart air bag systems. The Variflow(TM) Inflators, introduced into the ARC line of BAICO(TM) Advanced Hybrids, offer adjustable peak pressure and ...

ITT Automotive Introduces Electronic Stability Program, Innovations in Systems and Modules at SAE '98

Feb 19, 1998 ... AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ITT Automotive will introduce Significant innovations in systems, sensors and stability management at the 1998 SAE International Congress and Exposition at Cobo Center in Detroit (Booth #2129).On Monday, February 23, ITT ...

DCR Assigns 'BBB' Rating to Equity Office Properties $300 Million Convertible Preferred Stock

Feb 19, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has assigned its `BBB` (Triple-B) rating to Equity Office Properties Trust's (NYSE: EOP) recent offering of 5.25 percent Series B cumulative convertible/redeemable preferred stock under Rule 144A. DCR has also ...

Merrill Lynch Launches New Technology Index

Feb 19, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) this week is introducing The Merrill Lynch 100 Technology Index (ML 100), a new index designed to become the benchmark for technology investing.The ML 100 is an equally weighted index of the 100 largest market caps ...

DCR Assigns 'BB' Rating to Apartment Investment and Management Company's $100 million Preferred Stock Offering

Feb 19, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has assigned its 'BB' (Double-BB) rating to the recent $100 million Apartment and Investment Management Company (AIMCO) Class D cumulative preferred stock offering. Proceeds will be used to reduce subsidiary bank ...

Community Bank System, Inc. Declares Dividend

Feb 19, 1998 ... SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend will be payable April 10, 1998 to shareholders of record March 16, 1998. ...

Republic First Bancorp, Inc., Parent of First Republic Bank, Reports 20% Stock Dividend

Feb 19, 1998 ... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRBK), parent company of First Republic Bank, today reported that its Board of Directors approved a 20% stock dividend for shareholders of record as of March 2, 1998, to be distributed on March 27, 1998. The ...

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Named Master Servicer For $326 million Fannie Mae Securitization

Feb 19, 1998 ... HORSHAM, Pa., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- GMAC Commercial Mortgage (GMACCM) announced today that it has been selected by Fannie Mae as the master servicer for Fannie Mae's recently announced $326.1 million multifamily Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC).GMACCM also ...

Vintage Petroleum Reports 1997 Results; Sets Records in Annual Production, Reserves, Net Income and Cash Flow

Feb 19, 1998 ... TULSA, Okla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Vintage Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE: VPI) today announced record earnings for the year ended December 31, 1997 of $72.2 million, or $1.41 per share. This compares to the prior year earnings of $41.2 million, or 86 cents per share adjusted for the ...

Weyco Records Third Straight Record Year

Feb 19, 1998 ... MILWAUKEE, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Weyco Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEYS), a leading manufacturer and distributor of men's casual, fashion and dress shoes announced that its calendar year 1997 net earnings were a record $9,068,000 or $1.88 per share. This marks the third consecutive year the ...

Presstek Achieves Record 1997 Revenues and Net Income

Feb 19, 1998 ... HUDSON, N.H., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST) today announced it had achieved record revenues and net income for both the Company's fiscal year and fourth quarter ended January 3, 1998.For fiscal 1997, Presstek achieved net income of $14,372,000, or ...

WesBanco Increases Quarterly Dividend to Its Shareholders

Feb 19, 1998 ... WHEELING, W.Va., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- WesBanco, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSBC) today announced an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to be paid to its shareholders, increasing the quarterly cash dividend from $.20 per common share to $.21 per common share. Edward M. George, President and ...

Vanguard Cellular Reports 1997 Fourth Quarter And Year-End Results

Feb 19, 1998 ... GREENSBORO, N.C., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCELA) today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1997. Service revenues in 1997 were $349.6 million, a 24% increase from 1996 service revenues of $282.7 million. Operating ...

FirstMerit Corporation Announces Dividend

Feb 19, 1998 ... AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- At its regular meeting held on February 19, 1998, the Board of Directors of FirstMerit Corporation (Nasdaq: FMER) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share payable on March 16, 1998, to shareholders of record March 2, 1998. ...

Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. Announces Results for the Quarter and 9-Months Ended January 31, 1998

Feb 19, 1998 ... NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Carroll W. Suggs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHEL) (PHI), today announced that PHI earned $1.8 million ($.36 per share) on total revenues of $59 million for the three months ended January 31, ...

FINA Announces Quarterly Dividend

Feb 19, 1998 ... DALLAS, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of FINA, Inc. (Amex: FI) declared a quarterly dividend of 80 cents per share on the Class "A" and Class "B" Common Stock of the Company. The dividend is payable March 18, 1998 to shareholders of record at the close of business on ...

Kaneb Services Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Preferred Stock

Feb 19, 1998 ... DALLAS, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Kaneb Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAB) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 for each share of Kaneb's Adjustable Rate Cumulative Class A Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable March 31, 1998 to shareholders of record on ...

The Red Herring Selects Call Technologies, Inc. to Participate in Its 1998 Venture Market Financial Forum

Feb 19, 1998 ... RESTON, Va., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Call Technologies, Inc. (CTI), a leading provider of intelligent peripheral voice processing and operational support systems to telephone service providers, has been selected by The Red Herring to present its business plan to key members of the ...

S&P Affirms Legion Insurance, Mutual Risk Management CPA Ratings

Feb 19, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today affirmed its single-'A' plus claims-paying ability and counterparty credit ratings of Legion Insurance Co. and Legion Indemnity Co. (Legion).Standard & Poor's also affirmed its triple-'B' subordinated debt and ...