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Motor Cargo Industries, Inc. to Report Third Quarter Earnings Consistent With Expectations.

Oct 23, 1998 ... SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Motor Cargo Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRGO) announced today that it will release results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 1998 at the close of the Nasdaq Market on Monday, October 26, 1998. The Company's earnings for the third ...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Sigma Phi Epsilon/.

Oct 23, 1998 ... In NYTH026, Nation's Largest Fraternity System Launches Program to Curb Abusive Drinking, moved earlier today, we are advised by a representative of the organization that it was erroneously reported in the release that ...

Walnut Brewery Awarded Silver Medal at the 17th Annual Great American Beer Festival.

Oct 23, 1998 ... DENVER, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Great American Beer Festival, the country's oldest and largest celebration of American brewing, awarded Walnut Brewery of Englewood, Colorado, the silver medal for brewing excellence in the oatmeal stout category for its Devil's Back Stout. ...

Nurses Sponsor Public Town Meeting to Discuss Health Care.

Oct 23, 1998 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- "Nurses and the public are united at the front line of health care today," said Susan Stocker, president of the Ohio Nurses Association, in announcing the town meeting in Cincinnati. "We want an open discussion of critical issues in health care that ...

'Ultimate' Resource Guide For Students 'Job Shadowing'.

Oct 23, 1998 ... From Partnership With BellSouth, Junior Achievement, Deloitte & Touche WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- An increasingly popular education program called "Groundhog Day Job Shadowing" now has a superb resource guide for teachers, students and sponsoring businesses. The ...

Tremont Reports Higher Third Quarter Earnings.

Oct 23, 1998 ... DENVER, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Tremont Corporation (NYSE: TRE) reported third quarter net income of $7.5 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, compared to $5.1 million, or $.68 per diluted share, for the same quarter in 1997. The Company's equity in earnings of 33%-owned TIMET ...

/NYSE CLOSING, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22/.

Oct 23, 1998 ... ESTIMATED DOLLAR VALUE FOR TODAY $29,826.8 BILLION FIVE MOST DOLLAR ACTIVE STOCKS TRADED TODAY <Pre> Conoco Inc36,428,000 $ 904.4 America Online5,817,100 $ 642.8 Lucent8,106,900 $ ...

Silicon Valley Bancshares Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan.

Oct 23, 1998 ... SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Silicon Valley Bancshares (Nasdaq: SIVB) ("SIVB" or the "Company") today announced that it has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan ("Rights Plan") that will entitle shareholders of the Company to purchase shares of SIVB ...

Promatek Industries Ltd. announces its financial results for its first three months of the 1999 fiscal year.

Oct 23, 1998 ... MONTREAL, Oct. 22 /CNW-PRN/ - Promatek Industries Ltd., is pleased to announce its financial results for its first three months of the 1999 fiscal year, ending September 30, 1998. Revenue for the three months ending September 30, 1998 was $ 846,808 as compared to $ 626,603 for ...

Energy Ventures Inc. Acquires Fuel Cell Equipment and Technology.

Oct 23, 1998 ... TORONTO, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy Ventures Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EGYV) ("EVI") announces that it has entered into a 10 year lease agreement with a purchase option for the fuel cell related laboratory equipment and related assets of Astris Energi Inc. ("Astris") (OTC Bulletin ...

Revenues Rose 23.5 Percent In 3q98 To Ps. 2.0 Billion - Gross profit increased 25.9 percent to Ps. 835.7 million -.

Oct 23, 1998 ... Same Store Contribution Increased 18.4 Percent - Our store count is now 805 - - Hecali merchandise sales grew 85.3 percent - MEXICO CITY, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Elektra S.A. de C.V. (BMV: ELEKTRA, NYSE: EKT), Latin America's leading specialty ...

Orbital's Pegasus Rocket Successfully Launches Environmental Monitoring Satellite For Brazil.

Oct 23, 1998 ... - Mission Represents Orbital's 32nd Consecutive Successful Space and Suborbital Rocket Launch - DULLES, Va., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) today announced that its Pegasus(R) rocket successfully launched the Brazilian SCD-2 ...

Following Is a Test Release.

Oct 23, 1998 ... TESTING - TESTING - TESTING TESTING - TESTING - TESTING TESTING - TESTING - TESTING TESTING - TESTING - TESTING TESTING - TESTING - TESTING TESTING - TESTING - TESTING TESTING - TESTING - TESTING TESTING - ...

Highwoods Reports a 22 Percent Increase in Third Quarter FFO To a Record $.83 Per Diluted Share.

Oct 23, 1998 ... Same Property Net Operating Income Increases by 4 Percent RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW) today reported that for the third quarter ended September 30, 1998, funds from operations before minority interest ("FFO"), totaled $57.1 ...

Amber Energy Inc. Announces Deferral of Separation Date.

Oct 23, 1998 ... CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Amber Energy Inc. ("Amber") announces that it has delayed the separation date under the Shareholder Rights Protection Plan to November 4, 1998, thereby delaying the separation of the rights from the common shares of Amber with which they currently ...

AMRESCO Capital Trust Reports Third Quarter Earnings And Announces Dividend.

Oct 23, 1998 ... DALLAS, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- AMRESCO Capital Trust (Nasdaq: AMCT) reports that net income under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) was $1.2 million, or $0.12 per share, during the quarter ended September 30, 1998. Revenues totaled $2.9 million during the quarter. The ...

Tollycraft Yachts Corp. Selects Pavlik Design Team.

Oct 23, 1998 ... PLANTATION, Fla., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter Hobbs, Chairman of Tollycraft (OTC Bulletin Board: TLLR), announced the selection of Pavlik Design Team to develop a Master Plan for a new manufacturing plant in Mexico. The facilities are being constructed by Tollycraft's Mexican Joint ...

BETA Systems Software Selects Hoechst Alum to Manage Investor Relations.

Oct 23, 1998 ... ATLANTA, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move designed to better meet the needs of the investment community, BETA Systems Software (Frankfurt Neuer Markt: BSS) today announced that Matthias Poth has been named Manager Investor Relations. Mr. Poth, 33, has an accomplished track ...

Standard & Poor's Rates United Energy US$200 Million Notes AAA.

Oct 23, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'A' long-term credit rating to United Energy Ltd.'s US$200 million 6% guaranteed notes due 2005. The notes have received credit enhancement from a financial guarantee insurance policy through Ambac ...

Sen. Specter Removes His Name From Advisory Board of Anti-Muslim 'Hate Group' Group Publishes Advertisements Calling Islam 'Virulent' and Violent.

Oct 23, 1998 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations released the following today: Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) has sent a letter to what American Muslims describe as an anti-Islamic "hate group," asking that his name be removed from the organization's ...

Three Indian Industrials Foreign Currency Ratings Cut To BB By Standard & Poor's.

Oct 23, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today lowered the foreign currency ratings of Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., and Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd. (The)) to double-'B' from double-'B'-plus, following similar action yesterday on the ...

Orcon Works With Aviation Industry to Support New Standards for Insulation Materials.

Oct 23, 1998 ... UNION CITY, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Orcon Corporation, a Union City, California-based manufacturer of aircraft thermal and acoustic insulation, announced today that it is continuing to work aggressively to support Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry initiatives for ...

Standard & Poor's Lowers Ratings on Indian Financial Intermediaries.

Oct 23, 1998 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today revised the long-term foreign currency credit ratings on ICICI Ltd., Industrial Development Bank of India, and Bank of Baroda to double-'B' from double-'B'-plus. The subordinated debt rating on ICICI Ltd. also is ...

LucasVarity Change of Domicile: Time Limit on Exchangeable Security Lifted.

Oct 23, 1998 ... LONDON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- LucasVarity's proposals for changing its domicile to the United States say that, if sufficient demand exists, the Company would consider making arrangements for a newly incorporated UK company to offer a security designed for those UK shareholders who wish ...

Hemispherx Lists on Frankfurt Exchange.

Oct 23, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (Amex: HEB) today announced that the Company's shares will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and will trade under the symbol HXB, as of October 23, 1998. The listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange has been facilitated by ...

PacifiCorp Announces Refocus on Electricity Business in the West; $750 Million Share Repurchase Plan; Sale of Other Businesses.

Oct 23, 1998 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- PacifiCorp (NYSE: PPW) today announced it will focus on its electricity business in the western United States and sell its other U.S. businesses. PacifiCorp also announced a $750 million program to repurchase approximately 13 percent of ...

Gargoyles Reports Proposed Recapitalization.

Oct 23, 1998 ... KENT, Wash., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Gargoyles, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GOYL) today reported that it has reached an agreement in principal for a recapitalization of the Company with a New York investment bank which specializes in transactions with middle market companies with growth ...

PacifiCorp Reports Third Quarter 1998 Financial Results.

Oct 23, 1998 ... PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- PacifiCorp (NYSE: PPW) today reported third quarter 1998 losses on common stock of $92 million, or $0.31 per share. These losses include $151 million, or $0.51 per share, relating to unregulated energy businesses that the Company has decided to exit ....

Documentary on Daisaku Ikeda Wins Honors at Italian Film Festival.

Oct 23, 1998 ... TOKYO, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Religion Today Film Festival of Bologna, Italy, awarded a Special Mention to "Knight of the Rising Sun -- A Portrait of Daisaku Ikeda," a half-hour documentary on the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) leader's life. The awards ceremony took place on ...

News from the American College of Surgeons.

Oct 23, 1998 ... Hundreds of presentations on clinical, technological, socioeconomic, and legislative issues affecting surgeons and their patients will be featured during the 84th Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. To be held October 25-30, 1998, in Orlando, Fla., the Clinical Congress ...

Peter Fitzgerald Given "F" Rating From ICHC.

Oct 23, 1998 ... Senator Awarded Top Grade from Gun Lobby CHICAGO, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Citizens for Handgun Control (ICHC), a statewide organization advocating gun violence prevention legislation, announced that State Senator Peter Fitzgerald received a "F" rating for November's ...

American Girl Place Opens to Celebrate Girls of Yesterday and Today.

Oct 23, 1998 ... MIDDLETON, Wis., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Where can a girl have an elegant tea for two and enjoy a live musical featuring her favorite characters and stories? Where can a girl get her picture on the cover of American Girl(R) magazine? Where can a girl take a peek into the past and imagine ...

For First-Timers, Cruising is an Adventure in Wish Fulfillment.

Oct 23, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- What makes a landlubber take the plunge and try a cruise for the first time? Research shows most first-timers know in advance that a cruise is a fun vacation, that they can do as much or as little as they want and that a cruise offers good value ...

Twenty-Four Reasons to Choose to Cruise.

Oct 23, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Experienced cruisers know the special pleasures of vacations at sea, and they know that there are many activities that are virtually unique to a cruise. Cruise Lines International Association publishes a list of "adventures" available on a ...

Standard & Poor's Lowers Indian Power, Rail Issuers to BB; Outlook Stable.

Oct 23, 1998 ... HONG KONG, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today revised its long-term foreign currency ratings on four Indian issuers to double-'B'. The outlook on the ratings is changed to stable from negative. The rating changes are the result of the downgrade of the Republic of India's ...

Commerce Group Corp. Announces Gold Recovery Expansion.

Oct 23, 1998 ... MILWAUKEE, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Commerce Group Corp. (Nasdaq: CGCO), at its Oct. 16, 1998 Annual Shareholders' Meeting, announced the long awaited news that the recently acquired rod mill is in operation and will significantly increase revenues and profits. Commerce also ...

Announcing the 3rd Annual Signet Classic Scholarship Essay Contest.

Oct 23, 1998 ... NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- With its unbeatable lineup of more than 300 of the world's greatest literary works, Signet Classic is the publisher that students, education professionals, and the public turn to more than any other. Now, Signet Classic is proud to host its third annual ...

Electric Lightwave Appoints Fletcher Chamberlin as Director of Investor Relations.

Oct 23, 1998 ... VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Lightwave, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELIX), one of the nation's leading integrated communications providers, today announced the appointment of Fletcher C. Chamberlin as director of investor relations. Chamberlin is responsible for communication with ...

FCC Certification Granted to Iridium Service Provider Project 77.

Oct 23, 1998 ... Washington, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- US Digital Communications Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: USDI) announced today that its subsidiary, Project 77 Corp., has been granted an application for international Section 214 certification with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The grant of ...

Baxter Receives FDA Approval to Manufacture Medical Therapy in Short Supply.

Oct 23, 1998 ... Company to produce recombinant anti-hemophilic factor for hemophilia patients at new Thousand Oaks facility DEERFIELD, Ill., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move that will significantly increase manufacturing capacity for a much-needed medical therapy, Baxter Healthcare ...

CoCensys, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 1998 Financial Results.

Oct 23, 1998 ... IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- CoCensys, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCN) today reported a net loss of $4.8 million, or $0.24 per common share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 1998, compared with a net loss of $6.6 million, or $0.29 per common share, for the comparable period last ...

International Lottery & Totalizator Systems to Trade on Nasdaq SmallCap Market.

Oct 23, 1998 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITSI) today announced that effective October 23, 1998, its shares will be traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. Nasdaq enacted new requirements earlier this year for the Nasdaq National ...

ST Mobile Data and Mobix Communications Announce a Strategic Alliance To Develop and Market Solutions for Wireless Access to the Internet.

Oct 23, 1998 ... AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ST Mobile Data Pte Ltd. the Singapore operator of the Mobitex Wireless Network and Mobix Communications Ltd., a leading software developer for the wireless solutions, announced today a strategic alliance to develop and market solutions ...

Standard & Poor's Assigns BB- Rating to Kyoei Life Insurance.

Oct 23, 1998 ... TOKYO, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its double-'B'-minus insurer financial strength rating to Kyoei Life Insurance Co. Ltd. The ratings service also assigned its double-'B'-minus counterparty credit rating with a negative outlook. The ratings reflect the ...

Parker Drilling Announces Year-End Earnings Increase.

Oct 23, 1998 ... TULSA, Okla., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD) today announced revenue of $481,223,000 and net income of $28,092,000, or $.36 per diluted share, for its fiscal year 1998, which ended Aug. 31. This compares to the previous year's revenue of $311,644,000 ...

Supertel Hospitality Reports Third Quarter Earnings Increase of 15 Percent.

Oct 23, 1998 ... NORFOLK, Neb., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPPR) reported a 15.2 percent increase in net income on an 8.9 percent gain in revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 1998. Earnings per share were 41 cents for the third quarter of 1998, compared with 36 ...

First Washington Bancorp, Inc. Completes Stock Repurchase Program; Board Approves Continuance.

Oct 23, 1998 ... WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- First Washington Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FWWB), the parent of First Savings Bank, Inland Empire Bank, and Towne Bank, today announced it has completed its previously authorized stock repurchase program. Through this program, the Bancorp acquired ...

District Of Columbia Fire Department Urges Residents to Be Safe ... Replace Older Smoke Alarms for Daylight Savings Time; Fire Department to Help Begin Effort by Replacing Smoke Alarms in Homes Near Last Residential Fire Fatality Saturday, October 24, 1998 10:00 a.m.

Oct 23, 1998 ... WHAT:Approximately one-third of the smoke alarms in American homes are either reaching their 10-year life span, or are already there, according to fire safety experts. That's why the National Fire Protection Association and the International ...

Research Engineers, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire COADE, a Leading Worldwide Plant Engineering Software Developer and Distributor.

Oct 23, 1998 ... YORBA LINDA, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Engineers, Inc. (Nasdaq: RENG) today announced that it has signed a Definitive Agreement to acquire Houston-based Engineering Physics Software, Inc. d.b.a. COADE. Under the terms of the Definitive Agreement, Research ...

LTV Announces Third Quarter 1998 Results.

Oct 23, 1998 ... CLEVELAND, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The LTV Corporation (NYSE: LTV) today announced a 71% decline in net income for the third quarter of 1998 compared to the 1997 third quarter, principally because of lower prices and volume caused by a flood of unfairly traded imported steel and a strike ...

Knight Ridder Reports Third Quarter Financial Results.

Oct 23, 1998 ... * Posts 26.1% EPS Growth on Continuing Operations * Full-Year Outlook for 20% Earnings Growth Unchanged * Move to San Jose Successfully Completed SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) today posted a 26.1% increase in ...

Knight Ridder September Statistical Report.

Oct 23, 1998 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Total operating revenue was up 2.3% for the month and 4.2% for the year to date. (These numbers are pro forma for the Disney papers and Scripps, excluding the sold newspapers. They exclude results from the Business Information Services Division -- ...

Standard & Poor's Puts Guangzhou-Shenzhen Superhighway on Watch Negative.

Oct 23, 1998 ... HONG KONG, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today placed the double-'B' credit rating on Guangzhou-Shenzhen Superhighway (Holdings) Ltd.'s (GS Superhighway) US$200 million subordinated notes due 2004 and US$400 million subordinated notes due 2007 on CreditWatch with negative ...

Software Publishing Corporation Holdings, Inc., Announces Continued Nasdaq Listing.

Oct 23, 1998 ... FAIRFIELD, N.J., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Software Publishing Corporation Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPCO), announced today that its Common Stock will continue to be listed on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The Company is in compliance with the Nasdaq SmallCap Market's ...

Sepracor Announces Third Quarter 1998 Financial Results.

Oct 23, 1998 ... MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sepracor Inc. (Nasdaq: SEPR) today announced its consolidated financial results for the third quarter of 1998. For the three months ended September 30, 1998, Sepracor recorded consolidated revenues of $2.7 million, and a net loss applicable to ...

Survey: Scarce Daylight #1 Cause of 'Winter Blues' for Minnesotans.

Oct 23, 1998 ... With Daylight Savings Time Ending Sunday, Minnesotans Reminded to Battle Depression MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cabin fever and snowy weather are bad enough, but dwindling daylight is cited by Minnesotans as the number one cause of winter depression, ...

AptarGroup Announces Record Third Quarter Results; Declares Cash Dividend.

Oct 23, 1998 ... CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE: ATR) today announced record third quarter sales and income attributable to increased demand from the pharmaceutical, fragrance/cosmetics and food markets. THIRD QUARTER RESULTS For the quarter ended ...

Florida's Space Coast -- Site Of John Glenn Launch And Much More.

Oct 23, 1998 ... SPACE COAST, Fla., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- While expecting more than 250,000 viewers to attend John Glenn's historic return to space, Florida's Space Coast reminds the millions of other space enthusiasts worldwide that space adventures -- and much more -- are an everyday reality on the ...

University of Miami, BellSouth and Lucent Technologies to Test ADSL Interoperability on Campus.

Oct 23, 1998 ... ATLANTA, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NETWORLD+INTEROP -- The University of Miami, BellSouth and Lucent Technologies are planning a six-month trial of a high-speed data technology that enables ordinary telephone lines to transmit information over 100 times faster than today's fastest dial-up ...

Hundreds of Original Works of Fine Art Available At Park West Gallery Public Auction in Rochester, New York.

Oct 23, 1998 ... SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- When the auctioneer's hammer falls on November 7 and 8, Park West Gallery of Southfield, Michigan will offer more than 400 custom-framed original works of fine art at a public auction. The auction, featuring creations by Old and Modern Masters, ...

Stardard & Poor's Puts Cathay International on CreditWatch Negative.

Oct 23, 1998 ... HONG KONG, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today placed the double-'B'-minus long-term foreign currency rating of Cathay International Ltd. (Cathay) on CreditWatch with negative implications. The double-'B'-minus rating on Cathay's US$350 million senior notes due 2008 is also ...

President Clinton Presents American Cancer Society Courage Award to Prostate Cancer Survivor Barry Bostwick.

Oct 23, 1998 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- President Bill Clinton today presented the American Cancer Society Courage Award to actor and prostate cancer survivor, Barry Bostwick. Mr. Bostwick was honored for the hope and inspiration he offers millions of men who have had prostate cancer or will ...

Hundreds of Original Works of Fine Art Available At Park West Gallery Public Auction in Portland, Oregon.

Oct 23, 1998 ... SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- When the auctioneer's hammer falls on November 7 and 8, Park West Gallery of Southfield, Michigan will offer more than 400 custom-framed original works of fine art at a public auction. The auction, featuring creations by Old and Modern Masters, ...

Intrenet Reports Third Quarter Results; Earnings Climb 35% on Record Revenues.

Oct 23, 1998 ... MILFORD, Ohio, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Intrenet, Inc. (Nasdaq: INET), one of North America's largest flatbed truckload companies, announced operating results for the third quarter period ended September 30, 1998. For the third quarter, revenue improved 8.5% to an all-time ...

N2K Inc. and CDnow, Inc. Announce Merger Plans Two Companies Join Forces To Create Pre-Eminent Online Music Provider.

Oct 23, 1998 ... JENKINTOWN, Pa. and NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- CDnow, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNW) and N2K Inc. (Nasdaq: NTKI) today jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. The strategic merger will create a leader in e-commerce, as measured by customer base, market share, ...