PR Newswire back issues from Tuesday, July 10:
Pacer Technology Announces Management Reorganization.
Jul 10, 2001 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacer Technology (Nasdaq: PTCH), today reported Rick Kay, who became Chairman of the Board of the Company in February of this year, will now assume the additional duties and responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer and ...
PETCO Plans Fun Greece Store Grand Opening.
Jul 10, 2001 ... GREECE, N.Y., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- An exciting weekend of animal-related activities will mark the grand opening of the new Greece PETCO located at 2373 Ridge Road West, on Saturday and Sunday, July 21 and 22, 2000. Festivities kick off with the ribbon-cutting ...
Seven Seas Announces $45 Million Financing.
Jul 10, 2001 ... HOUSTON, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Seas Petroleum Inc. (Amex: SEV) announced today a $45 million financing to fund its 2001-2002 business plan. The principal points of the financing follow: -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation, a public oil and gas company traded on ...
TVI Actors Studio to Bring 'Family Law' & 'ARLI$$' Casting to San Francisco.
Jul 10, 2001 ... LOS ANGELES, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- TVI Actors Studio will hold a weekend acting workshop in San Francisco on July 14th and 15th with Shaunda Jones, from the Los Angeles casting office that handles the television show "Family Law." The workshop will focus on television and film ...
News Release Affordable Housing for Girdwood.
Jul 10, 2001 ... AHFC Provides $1.5 Million Loan and Tax Credits ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction is under way for Girdwood's first affordable housing. The 22 two-bedroom units and eight one-bedroom units were financed through Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's ...
News Release Affordable Rental Housing Projects Get AHFC Nod.
Jul 10, 2001 ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) has approved term financing for affordable multi-family housing developments in Wasilla and Anchorage. At its regular meeting on June 27 in Kodiak, the AHFC Board of Directors ...
Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile Achieves Major Flight Test Milestones.
Jul 10, 2001 ... DALLAS, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile program achieved major system success today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. by meeting two key flight test milestones. The first objective was to track and radar lock ...
PR Newswire Southwest Summary, Monday, July 9, to 6:00 p.m. EDT.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Following is a summary of press releases about Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas companies and organizations transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PRN Press Room, http://www.prnmedia.com. *** TEXAS *** DAM030 ...
Thibault Associates, Inc. Becomes KwikTag Reseller.
Jul 10, 2001 ... CHANDLER, Ariz., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Thibault Associates, Inc. (TAI), a Pleasant Hill, Calif. systems integrator, has become a reseller of KwikTag, the patented, fast and easy way to manage paper digitally. Founded in 1988, TAI is an authorized dealer in computer ...
RealNetworks Announces Venue for Real Conference 2001.
Jul 10, 2001 ... SEATTLE, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), the global leader in media delivery on the Internet, today announced that Real Conference 2001, the fifth annual industry-leading conference and exhibition, will be held at the Washington State Convention & ...
PR Newswire Pacific Northwest Summary Monday, July 9, 2001 Up to 2:00 p.m. PT.
Jul 10, 2001 ... SFM049 07/09/2001 08:01 r f bc-CA-Mediaplex-Nine-Dot (SAN FRANCISCO) Leading Interactive Agency Nine Dots Signs Agreement With Mediaplex(R), Inc. SFM013 07/09/2001 08:04 r f bc-WA-Quinton-Software (BOTHELL) Quinton Introduces New Software for Cardiac Cath Lab Management ...
CellStar Reports Improved Second-Quarter Results.
Jul 10, 2001 ... - Net income $5.3 million, $0.09 per share - Consolidated revenues up 2.0%; ongoing revenues up 5.7% - Gross margin 6.1% - up from last year and from first quarter - Balance sheet improvement continues for second consecutive quarter CARROLLTON, ...
All-Star Game Spectators May Be Surprised to Learn About Another Kind of Diamond.
Jul 10, 2001 ... World Vision to Fly Message Over Safeco Field About 'Blood Diamonds' SEATTLE, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nothing will be able to eclipse the excitement and energy surrounding the All-Star Game at Safeco Field, but humanitarian organization World Vision hopes to get ...
KwikTag Case Study Thibault Associates, Inc.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Case History: Systems Integrator and Value-Added PLEASANT HILL, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Customer Profile Thibault Associates, Inc. (TAI) is a systems integrator located in the East Bay suburbs of San Francisco. TAI is an authorized ...
Bay View Capital Corporation Announces Sale of Home Equity Loans.
Jul 10, 2001 ... SAN MATEO, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay View Capital Corporation (NYSE: BVC) announced today the sale of home equity loans totaling $143 million in outstanding principal which included approximately $90 million of high loan-to-value home equity loans. The sale ...
Standard Pacific Corp. Conference Call and Webcast for June Quarter Results Scheduled for July 23, 2001.
Jul 10, 2001 ... IRVINE, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE: SPF) (www.standardpacifichomes.com) will be broadcasting a synchronized slide show and audio presentation over the internet on Monday, July 23, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time in conjunction with our conference ...
Wireless Users Encouraged to 'Be Sensible'.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Nationwide Courtesy and Safe Driving Program Urges Common Sense Approach Feed WEDNESDAY JULY 11, 2001 2:00 - 2:15 PM (ET) Telstar 6, Transponder 12 C-Band Downlink: 3940 Horizontal THURSDAY JULY 12, 2001 ...
CV Therapeutics to Host Conference Call to Announce Second Quarter 2001 Financial Results.
Jul 10, 2001 ... PALO ALTO, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- CV Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVTX) today announced that it will release second quarter financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 18, 2001. Company management will host a conference call on Wednesday, July ...
Tellabs and Nanjing Postel Telecommunications Form Strategic Alliance To Deliver Optical Networking Systems in China.
Jul 10, 2001 ... LISLE, Ill., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Tellabs and Nanjing Postel Telecommunications are working together to provide optical networking systems that deliver faster and improved communications services to the People's Republic of China. Nanjing Postel, one of China's leading ...
Manpower Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2001 Earnings Results.
Jul 10, 2001 ... MILWAUKEE, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) today announced that it plans to release second quarter 2001 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 19, 2001. Management will discuss the results the same day in a live Web cast at 9:00 a.m. CDT ...
Statement by Abbe D. Lowell, Counsel to Congressman Gary Condit.
Jul 10, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, Executive Chief of Police Terrence Gainer reiterated as much as a police officer could do that Congressman Condit has never been and is not now a suspect in the disappearance of Chandra Levy. He and other police officials have ...
CELLSTAR REPORTS IMPROVED SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS.
Jul 10, 2001 ... - Net income 5.3 million US dollars, 0.09 dlrs per share - Consolidated revenues up 2.0%; ongoing revenues up 5.7% - Gross margin 6.1% - up from last year and from first quarter - Balance sheet improvement continues for second consecutive quarter ...
Russell Crowe's 'TOFOG' Adds Additional Chicago and San Francisco Shows To Sold Out Summer American Tour.
Jul 10, 2001 ... LOS ANGELES, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Australian band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, fronted by Russell Crowe, has sold out every date of their Summer American Tour. Due to the overwhelming response by fans, the band has added two additional shows in Chicago and San Francisco, both ...
Countrywide to Webcast Annual Stockholders' Meeting on July 12, 2001.
Jul 10, 2001 ... CALABASAS, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CCR), a diversified financial services provider, will hold its annual stockholders' meeting at 10:00 AM PDT on Thursday, July 12th, 2001 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel, 800 South Westlake ...
eFunds Corporation Announces Second Quarter Earnings Date and Conference Call Information.
Jul 10, 2001 ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- eFunds Corporation (Nasdaq: EFDS), a leading provider of electronic payment, risk management and related information technology and business process improvement services, will host a conference call on Friday, July 27, 2001 to discuss ...
Manpower Inc. Completes Acquisition of Jefferson Wells International, Inc.
Jul 10, 2001 ... MILWAUKEE, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) today announced that it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Jefferson Wells International, Inc., effective July 9, 2001. Under the terms of the agreement, Manpower Inc. paid $174 million to ...
Third Time's a Charm For Century 21 Real Estate Corporation's $250,000 New Home Giveaway At The Century 21(R) Home Run Derby(R) Competition.
Jul 10, 2001 ... PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Century 21 Real Estate Corporation, the "Official Real Estate Organization of Major League Baseball," today awarded Thomas "Tommy" Knepp of Spring Mills, PA $250,000 toward the purchase of a new home in the third CENTURY 21 Home Run ...
Grant Prideco Appoints Louis Raspino as Chief Financial Officer.
Jul 10, 2001 ... HOUSTON, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Grant Prideco, Inc. (NYSE: GRP) today announced that Louis A. Raspino was appointed the Company's new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Raspino replaces Frances R. Powell, who recently announced her retirement from the Company. ...
Genetix Group Plc Launches New Clone Library Management System.
Jul 10, 2001 ... NEW MILTON, England, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Genetix Group plc (London: GTX), the genomics and proteomics technology group, today announces a further expansion of its range of genomic tools with the launch of an effective Clone Library Management System. Following ...
Boeing Names Toby Bright Vice President of Business Strategy and Marketing.
Jul 10, 2001 ... SEATTLE, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has appointed Toby Bright vice president of Business Strategy and Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, reporting to Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. In this ...
Protective Announces Sale of Dental Benefits Division.
Jul 10, 2001 ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Protective Life Corporation (NYSE: PL) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its Dental Benefits Division to Fortis, Inc. The companies anticipate that the transaction can be completed in ...
ACT Teleconferencing Receives ISO Certification; Company Also Receives High Ratings From Independent Research Firm.
Jul 10, 2001 ... ISO Designation Assures Customers of Service Quality And Gives Company Stronger International Marketing Presence DENVER, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- ACT Teleconferencing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACTT), a full-service global provider of audio, video, data and Internet ...
SPEEDCOM Projects Continued Record-Setting Revenue Pace Through Second Quarter 2001.
Jul 10, 2001 ... First Half of 2001 Revenues Expected to Be Up 100% Over First Half of 2000 SARASOTA, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- SPEEDCOM Wireless Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWC), a leading fixed broadband wireless solutions provider, expects an increase of 80% to 90% in second ...
WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS' U.K.
Jul 10, 2001 ... WACKENHUT CORRECTIONS' U.K. SUBSIDIARY IS THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO ACHIEVE ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION World Class Environmental Management Program PR Newswire, London, July 10. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Wackenhut Corrections Corporation ...
UNDERSTANDING A NATION OF SMALL LANDLORDS.
Jul 10, 2001 ... PR Newswire, London, July 10. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Paragon Mortgages. Napoleon would have to re-think. Britain is no longer a nation of shopkeepers but a nation of small landlords. Believing this new breed to be little understood and to be a better ...
MedicinePlanet Partners With Deutsche Telekom's T-Motion to Offer Mobile Health Services.
Jul 10, 2001 ... SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- MedicinePlanet, Inc., the leader in mobile health, and T-Motion plc, a Deutsche Telekom Group company, announced today that they are offering T-Motion users access to MedicinePlanet's Mobile Medical Network (MMN) through WAP enabled mobile ...
Quidel Receives Significant Patent Protection on LTF Technology.
Jul 10, 2001 ... SAN DIEGO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Quidel Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL), a leading provider of point-of-care (POC) rapid diagnostic tests, today announced receipt of notification that another of the Company's U.S. patent applications for its Reporter Enzyme Release Technology was ...
Ford Booster Seat Giveaway Passes 150,000 Milestone.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Boost America! Education Campaign Projected to Reach 35 Million U.S. Schoolchildren and Their Families DEARBORN, Mich., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company today announced that Boost America!, its $30 million child passenger safety program, has ...
Novavax Begins Trading on Nasdaq National Market; Novavax Trading Under New Ticker Symbol NVAX; Novavax Added to Russell 2000 Index.
Jul 10, 2001 ... COLUMBIA, Md., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) today announced that at market open today, it will commence trading on the Nasdaq National Market System (NMS) under its new ticker symbol NVAX and discontinue trading on the American Stock Exchange under its ...
Global Design Tool Automates Complex AC to DC Power Supply Design.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Power Integrations' PI Expert(TM) Version 3.0 Now Supports TinySwitch(R)-II IC Family SAN JOSE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Integrations, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWI), a leading supplier of high voltage ICs for AC to DC power conversion, announced today ...
NZ Corporation Announces Merger Agreement With Lipid Sciences, Inc.
Jul 10, 2001 ... PHOENIX, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- NZ Corporation (Amex: NZ) today announced a definitive merger agreement with Lipid Sciences, Inc., a privately held medical technology company headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Under the terms of the merger agreement NZ will issue ...
Business IV Feature Package.
Jul 10, 2001 ... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with business, and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: "Business". This is ...
Dream Job Eludes Overwhelming Majority of 17,363 Survey Respondents; Expert Offers Advice on Joining the Minority.
Jul 10, 2001 ... NEW YORK, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Finding their dream job eluded the overwhelming majority of 17,363 Americans who completed a national survey at http://www.jobhunting.com. Only 5% (811 people) reported that they have their dream jobs. Jerry Weinger, chairman of ...
Penn's Technology Management Program Helps Turn Traditionally Low-Tech Businesses High-Tech.
Jul 10, 2001 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Gas station owner, Christian Stein, and Steve Rozman, the owner of a freight transport company, enrolled in Penn's Executive Master's in Technology Management (EMTM), to bring high-tech to their low-tech firms. With EMTM, ...
Hiring Can Be Risky Business: Employers Reduce Workplace Theft, Violence and Liability With the Right Pre-Employment Screening.
Jul 10, 2001 ... TAMPA, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- As employers look for innovative ways to reduce liability and increase productivity, many are turning to outsourced employment screening services, according to ADREM Profiles, Inc., a national public records research company specializing in ...
Sidelined by Recent Market Activity? Turn to Playbook Strategies Championed by Dorsey, Wright & Associates for Achieving Stock Market Success!
Jul 10, 2001 ... PRINCETON, N.J., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment jitters got you down? Thousands of money managers, professional and individual investors look to the collective wisdom of Tom Dorsey and his colleagues' successful trading techniques. "While Wall Street tries to ...
Small Business Levels the Playing Field: Using Web-based Human Resources To Increase Employee Satisfaction and Business Productivity.
Jul 10, 2001 ... TAMPA, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Small business owners are turning to the Internet to reduce HR paperwork while increasing timeliness, accuracy and convenience, according to National Payment Corporation, specialists in payroll Direct Deposit services for small and mid-sized ...
Consolidation vs. Roll Up: Understanding the Options May be Key to Success.
Jul 10, 2001 ... TAMPA, Fla., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The high operating costs associated with being public today, intensified by the inability to attract the attention of investment banks, has left many small cap companies struggling to keep share values up and shareholders content. ...
Kimberly-Clark Fills Hole in Bath Tissue With More Tissue; Introduces Coreless Bath Tissue.
Jul 10, 2001 ... ROSWELL, Ga., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever wonder why there's a hole and a cardboard core in the middle of a roll of bath tissue? Because that's how it is inserted into the spindle to roll it, right? Well bath tissue manufacturer Kimberly-Clark has decided to fill the hole ...
Real Beer, Inc. Announces the Launch of the American Brewpub Club.
Jul 10, 2001 ... SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Real Beer, Inc., has announced the launch of their newest beer-of-the-month club, American Brewpub Club. The club delivers beers from pioneering brewpubs across America. These beers are generally not bottled and are only ...
New Study Finds Thunderstorm Phobias May Be in Dogs' Genes.
Jul 10, 2001 ... DENVER, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- If your pooch cowers and cries every time summer storms roll in, it may have as much to do with his genes as his upbringing. A recent study published in the July/August 2001 issue of the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association shows ...
Excavation of Ice Age Fossils Begins at Pit 91.
Jul 10, 2001 ... What: Donning boots and gloves, the media can climb down a wooden ladder into Pit 91 and rub shoulders with paleontologists and volunteers as they work to extract fossils from asphalt -- with toothbrushes and dental tools. The process, from pit to ...
Religious Leaders, Including Reverend Jesse Jackson, Call on Supreme Court to Reconsider Death Penalty Case.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Convicted Unable to Appeal Death Penalty Due to Technicality CHICAGO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Religious leaders, including the Illinois Conference of Churches and the Reverend Jesse Jackson, today called on the Illinois Supreme Court to reconsider a decision that ...
Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III Reports YTD Performance; 2001 NAV Total Return Ranks # 1 among U.S. Convertible Closed End Funds.
Jul 10, 2001 ... DALLAS, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, (Nasdaq: RENN) a convertible closed-end equity fund, today announced performance data and rankings among US Convertible closed-end funds year to date (YTD) for the quarter ending June 30th, 2001. ...
ESC Medical Announces Organizational Structure.
Jul 10, 2001 ... - Integration of Coherent Acquisition Remains on Track - YOKNEAM, Israel, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- ESC Medical Systems (Nasdaq: ESCM) announced today that it has finalized the reorganization of its senior management to reflect the integration of Coherent Medical ...
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The Limited, Inc. Announces Completion of Major Initiatives to Refine Focus on Its Core Brands.
Jul 10, 2001 ... -Signing of agreement to sell Lane Bryant- -Initial public offerings of Galyan's Trading Co. and Alliance Data Systems- COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Limited, Inc. (NYSE: LTD; London) today announced the completion of several previously ...
HelioGraph Announces Further Expansion into North American Market.
Jul 10, 2001 ... S.W.I.F.T. Welcomes HelioGraph to North America LONDON, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- HelioGraph, the financial messaging specialist, today announced the opening of its New York office in Manhattan, to support its growing North American client base and two key executive ...
Novera Optics Appoints Thomas Carlson as CFO.
Jul 10, 2001 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Novera Optics, a developer and manufacturer of photonic subsystems for communications equipment, announced that Thomas Carlson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Carlson will have overall financial management and general ...
U.S. Women Make More Progress in Management Than Women Abroad, Says ILO Report.
Jul 10, 2001 ... But Gender Gap Remains Large in Top Jobs And Pay in All Countries Surveyed WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Although women in the United States hold only a small percentage of executive management positions, they have made more progress than women in ...
China Unqualified to Host Games, Says Gary Bauer.
Jul 10, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- "China must not be handed the international jewel of the Olympic games," former presidential candidate Gary Bauer said Tuesday. The president of American Values, a non-profit, pro-family advocacy organization, made his remarks as part of a ...
Ambient Corporation and Cedar Falls Utilities (CFU) Sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Partnership and Development.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Largest Iowa Municipal Utility to Join Ambient in Further Developing Ambient's Powerline Telecommunications (PLT) Technology to Commercial Status Agreement Seen as Significant First Step in Rural America's Partnership In Powerline Telecommunications ...
Cinnzeo, the World's 2nd Largest Cinnamon Roll Bakery Franchise Invades Cinnabon Turf With Signing of 85 Development Agreements for Bakeries in Southern California, Texas and the Middle East.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Following on the heels of its entry into the U.S. market earlier this year with a six bakery deal in Florida, Cinnzeo Bakeries has inked development agreements to build 85 bakeries in major shopping malls that will help boost Cinnaroll's system-wide sales ...
Orange County Businessman Abe Shamroukh Inks 25-Store Franchise Deal with Cinnzeo, World's Second Largest Cinnamon Roll Bakery Franchiser.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Early this year Cinnzeo entered into the U.S. market with a six-bakery deal in Florida. Today, it is announcing plans to build 25 Cinnzeo Bakeries in major shopping malls in Orange County and other urban centers throughout southern California from San ...
San Antonio Business People Hope and Ramiro Andrade Ink 25-Store Franchise Deal with Cinnzeo, World's Second Largest Cinnamon Roll Bakery Franchiser.
Jul 10, 2001 ... Early this year Cinnzeo entered into the U.S. market with a six-bakery deal in Florida. Today, it is announcing plans to build 25 Cinnzeo Bakeries in major shopping malls in San Antonio and other urban centers throughout Texas. SAN ANTONIO, ...