PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, October 3:
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports September Home Orders.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (www.beazer.com ) today released preliminary unit net orders for the month and the quarter ended September 30, 2002. <Pre> New Orders (Units) for the Month Ended September 30, BeazerCrossmann Total ...
Acuity Brands Reports 2002 Fourth Quarter Results *** Substantial Reduction in Debt.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Acuity Brands, Inc. announced today that sales for its fourth quarter ended August 31, 2002 were $515.3 million, up two percent from sales of $505.6 million reported for the same period a year ago. Excluding the results of American Electric, which was acquired in the first quarter of ...
CheckFree i-Solutions Reports Consumer and Industry Momentum At Annual CLICK Customer Conference.
Oct 03, 2002 ... CheckFree Customers and Executives Share Research and Insights on the State Of The Industry for Electronic Billing, Payment and Statements CheckFree i-Solutions, the leading provider of interactive e-billing and e-statement software and services and part of CheckFree Corporation ...
Russell Corporation Schedules Third Quarter 2002 Earnings Conference Call for October 24, 2002.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Russell Corporation announced today it expects to report its third quarter earnings on Thursday, October 24, 2002. On that date, a news release and supporting financial data will be released to the news wire services and the New York Stock Exchange before the market opens, and a ...
Delta Premiers New York Chefs In-Flight on BusinessElite U.S. Flights.
Oct 03, 2002 ... SkyMiles(R) Customers Can Earn up to 10,000 Miles When Using the American Express Card Delta Air Lines will introduce its New York Chefs In-Flight program to BusinessElite U.S. customers, beginning Oct. 3. The new meal service, specially designed by one of New York's finest ...
EMS Technologies and LGC Wireless Enter License Agreement.
Oct 03, 2002 ... EMS Technologies, Inc. and LGC Wireless, Inc. announced today that EMS has granted to LGC a non-exclusive worldwide license to manufacture and market its wireless products under EMS's patent no. 6,005,884. The license is part of the settlement of patent litigation previously filed by EMS ....
Delta to Offer Customers More Seats Than Any Other Airline Between New York's JFK Airport and Florida.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Delta Air Lines , responding to strong customer demand between New York and Florida, will offer customers more seats than any other carrier between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Florida this winter. Delta will add the seats by reallocating 183-seat Boeing ...
The Home Depot(R) Opens Tijuana Store.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Home Improvement Specialists Ready to Serve Customers in New International Market The Home Depot , the world's largest home improvement retailer, today opened its 10th store in Mexico, located in Tijuana, B.C. In August, the company opened its first constructed store in ...
Scientific-Atlanta's New WebSTAR DPX2100 Cable Modem Designed to Allow Software Upgrade to DOCSIS 2.0.
Oct 03, 2002 ... New Cable Modem Platform Designed to Deliver Greatly Increased Upstream Performance and More Robust Performance for Cable Operators and Customers After DOCSIS 2.0 Software is Downloaded Scientific-Atlanta announced that the newest member of its WebSTAR(TM) cable modem family, ...
Delta Air Lines Reports September Traffic.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Delta Air Lines today reported traffic results for the month of September 2002. Traffic comparisons are provided for year over year activity for both 2001 and 2000. Year over year comparisons to 2001 are distorted by the three-day shut down of the United States air traffic system and the ...
EastGroup Properties Announces Third Quarter 2002 Conference Call.
Oct 03, 2002 ... EastGroup Properties announced today that it will hold its third quarter conference call on Thursday, October 24, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. On the call, David Hoster, President and CEO, and Keith McKey, CFO, will review the third quarter results and discuss EastGroup's strategy ...
Citizens Trust Bank Chosen by Voter Registration and Elections as Testing Site For New Voting Machines.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Citizens Trust Bank (CTB) announced today that the offices of Voter Registration and Elections have selected all eleven Citizens Trust Bank branches as testing sites for the new voting machines. On Friday, October 4 and Friday, October 11 between 12:00pm - 2:00pm, the public is invited to ...
Allied Holdings Increases EBITDA Guidance for 2002.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Allied Holdings, Inc. today announced that it expects to report earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and gains and losses on disposal of assets (EBITDA) for 2002 of between $65-75 million, an increase from the previous guidance of $60-70 million. EBITDA of ...
ARRIS Announces Adoption of Shareholder Rights Plan.
Oct 03, 2002 ... ARRIS , a leading provider of broadband solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the adoption of a Shareholder Rights Plan. To implement the new Rights Plan, the Board of Directors has declared a distribution of one Right for each share of ARRIS Common Stock ...
Isotechnika and Roche Announce Completion of Patient Recruitment for ISA247 Phase II A Clinical Trial in Kidney Transplantation.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Trades on Toronto Stock Exchange - (TSX:ISA) Dr. Randall Yatscoff, President and COO of Isotechnika Inc. announced today that the company had achieved its objective of enrolling 130 patients in the Phase II A clinical trial evaluating its lead drug as a potential treatment ...
Fording Inc. - Notice of Release of Financial Results and Conference Call.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Fording Inc. (TSX/NYSE: FDG) will release its third quarter 2002 results in the afternoon on Thursday, October 24, 2002. A conference call to discuss the results will be held for the investment community on Friday, October 25, 2002 at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time, 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Mr ....
Ryan and Nabors Announce Exchange Ratio.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Nabors Industries Ltd. and Ryan Energy Technologies Inc. (TSX: RYN) jointly announce that the exchange ratio for the previously announced Plan of Arrangement, pursuant to which Nabors will acquire Ryan, will be 0.0362 of an exchangeable share for each Ryan common share, assuming Ryan's ...
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust Completes Lancaster, California Property Expansion.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Extends Lease on Jacksonville, Florida Property for Seven Years Lexington Corporate Properties Trust ("Lexington"), a real estate investment trust, today announced that it has completed a previously announced expansion of its Lancaster, California distribution facility. The ...
And the Emmy goes to ... Motorola Broadband!
Oct 03, 2002 ... Motorola Honored for Outstanding Achievement in Developing Digital Technology Motorola, Inc. Broadband Communications Sector received an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for outstanding achievement in the development of consumer ...
Banyan Strategic Realty Trust Extends Northlake Closing Date To October 10, 2002.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Banyan Strategic Realty Trust (BULLETIN BOARD: BSRTS) announced today that it has entered into an amendment with the proposed purchaser of Banyan's ground lease interest in the Northlake Tower Festival Mall (suburban Atlanta, Georgia), extending the closing date from October 2, 2002 to ...
LIDP Deploys Auspex NS3000 Network Server to Expedite Software Development.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Consolidates All Programmers' Work for Central Access and Universal Changes Auspex Systems, Inc. today announced the deployment of an Auspex NS3000 network server by LIDP Consulting Services, an Illinois-based software developer serving the life insurance industry. LIDP is ...
Apropos Technology Announces New Chief Technology Officer.
Oct 03, 2002 ... John Repko Named CTO to Lead Apropos' Technology Strategy And Development Apropos Technology , a leading provider of real time multi- channel interaction management solutions, today announced that it has hired John Repko as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Repko will be ...
Breakfast and Beyond -- Making a World of Difference in the Lives of Children.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Kellogg and Kroger Partner for In-Store Promotion Benefiting the Hannah Neil 'World of Children' Awards Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it can also help make a world of difference in the lives of children across the globe. Kellogg Company and Kroger have ...
Seven Students Awarded Peabody Energy College Scholarships.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Peabody Energy announced today that seven students have been selected to receive 2002-2003 college scholarships. The students are sons and daughters of employees of Peabody Energy and its subsidiaries. The $2,000 per semester, merit-based scholarships are awarded to students ...
GATX Technology Appoints Charles H. Stevens as Chief Technology Officer.
Oct 03, 2002 ... GATX Technology announced the appointment of Charles H. Stevens as Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director effective August 19. Mr. Stevens' primary role is to provide GATX Technology's customers with technical advisory support relating to their strategies for the acquisition, ...
Hardinge Announces Reduction in North American Workforce.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Hardinge Inc. , a leading producer of advanced material-cutting solutions, today announced a reduction of 40 people, or approximately 7% of its North American workforce. The reduction in people and production levels is in response to the continuing recession in manufacturing in the United ...
Federal Signal Corporation Announces Completion of Wittke, Inc. and Leach Company Acquisitions.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Federal Signal Corporation announced today the completion of its acquisition of Wittke, Inc., a public Canadian producer of front and side loader refuse trucks. Under terms of the Plan of Arrangement, Wittke shareholders have surrendered all outstanding shares in exchange for 1.589 ...
Belden to Broadcast Third Quarter 2002 Earnings Release Conference Call.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Belden Inc. plans to release its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002 on Thursday, October 31, 2002. Management will discuss the results of the quarter during a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, which Belden will broadcast live, via the Internet. ...
Engineered Support Announces Promotions.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Engineered Support Systems, Inc. announced several recent promotions within its Business Development Organization. Ronald W. Davis has been promoted to the position of President, Business Development, wherein he is responsible for overseeing the Company's business development activities, ...
DeVry Lowers Expectations for Its Fiscal 2003 First Quarter.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Following a special meeting of the board of directors today during which anticipated results for the Company's fiscal first quarter 2003 were evaluated, DeVry Inc. announced that it expects earnings to be lower than current analyst consensus estimates, or between 13 cents and 16 cents per ...
LaSalle Hotel Properties Reinstates Normalized Quarterly Dividend at 21 Cents.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Company Plans to Convert to Monthly Dividends in 2003 LaSalle Hotel Properties today announced the reinstatement of a normalized quarterly dividend of $0.21 per common share of beneficial interest for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. The dividend is payable on ...
Northfield Announces Certification of Annual Meeting Results.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Northfield Laboratories Inc. today announced that IVS Associates, the independent inspector of elections at Northfield's September 13 annual meeting of shareholders, has submitted its certification of the final voting results from the meeting. The certified results confirm that, as ...
M~Wave Expects Third Quarter Revenue at $3.5 to $4.0 Million, Company Notified of Possible Delisting by Nasdaq.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Company Signs New Contract M~Wave, Inc. , a value added service provider of high performance circuit boards used in a variety of digital and high frequency applications, announced today that the Company expects revenues to be between $3,500,000 and $4,000,000 for the third ...
NCO Portfolio Announces Final Distribution of Stock Held in Escrow.
Oct 03, 2002 ... NCO Portfolio Management, Inc. ("NCPM"), a leading purchaser and manager of delinquent accounts receivable, announced today that it has finalized the distribution of the NCPM common stock held in escrow for the former Creditrust Corporation ("Creditrust") Equity Class 11 shareholders and ...
NeoPharm to Present at UBS Warburg Global Life Sciences Conference.
Oct 03, 2002 ... NeoPharm, Inc. announced today that it has been invited to present at the UBS Warburg Global Life Sciences Conference to be held October 7-10, 2002 in New York at the Plaza Hotel. The NeoPharm presentation will be made by James Hussey, President and CEO, on Monday October 7th, at 1:30 ...
TAB Products Co. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2003 Results.
Oct 03, 2002 ... TAB Products Co. today reported revenues of $22.7 million for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2003, a decline of $5.8 million, or 20.2% from the first quarter of fiscal 2002. The Company incurred a net loss of $1.4 million, or $0.26 loss per share, compared to a net loss of $0.8 ...
Dade Behring Appoints New Corporate Board.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Dade Behring (OTC Pink Sheets: DBEHV), one of the world's leading global diagnostics companies, today announced a new seven-member board of directors that will be formed upon the company's scheduled September 30 emergence from its pre-packaged Chapter 11 filing. Board members will include ...
Wickes Inc. to Start Trading on Nasdaq Small Cap Exchange.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Wickes Inc. , a leading distributor of building materials and manufacturer of value-added building components, today announced that effective Friday, October 4, 2002, the Nasdaq has approved its application to list its common stock on the exchange's Small Cap Market, under the ticker ...
Anteon Awarded $6.5m Theater Communications Support Task.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Anteon International Corporation , a leading information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced today that it has been awarded a 5-year task order with an estimated value of $6.5 million to support the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). Anteon will provide ...
SCANA Corporation Announces Schedule for Release Of Third Quarter Earnings, Affirms 2002 Earnings Guidance.
Oct 03, 2002 ... SCANA Corporation announced today that it will release its third quarter 2002 results on Friday, October 25, 2002, before the market opens. SCANA's management will discuss those results in a conference call, details of which are as follows: <Pre> Date and Time: Friday, October ...
Trimeris, Inc. Announces Closing of Common Stock Offering.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Trimeris, Inc. today announced the closing of an underwritten public offering of 2,400,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price per share of $45.25. Total net proceeds to Trimeris were approximately $102.4 million. The offering was conducted by a group of ...
Cree, Inc. Announces Live Webcast and Access Information For Quarterly Conference Call.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Cree, Inc. invites you to a live Webcast of its First Quarter/Fiscal Year 2003 Conference Call with senior management to review results for the first quarter ended September 29, 2002. <Pre> Date: Thursday, October 17, 2002Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time ...
BB&T to Acquire FloridaFirst Bancorp of Lakeland, Fla.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Building on its new presence in Florida, BB&T Corporation today said it plans to buy Lakeland-based FloridaFirst Bancorp Inc. in a $134.8 million transaction. FloridaFirst Bancorp is the parent company of FloridaFirst Bank, an $812 million thrift with 18 full-service offices in ...
Ashland Inc. Consolidates Accounting Functions.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Ashland Inc. announced today it is consolidating all accounting functions under the leadership of Kenneth L. Aulen, company controller. Previously, accounting functions were decentralized, and the controllers of Ashland's four wholly owned divisions reported to division management. ...
Syntel to Announce Third Quarter Results on October 23, 2002.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Syntel, Inc. , a global Applications Outsourcing and e-Business solutions company, will announce results for the third quarter, ended September 30, 2002, before the market opens on Wednesday, October 23, 2002. Syntel management will conduct a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (EST) ...
Capital Bank Granted SBA Certified Lender Status.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Capital Bank announced today that it has been granted Certified Lender status in the state of North Carolina by the U.S. Small Business Administration. "We are very pleased to be designated a Certified Lender by the Small Business Administration," said Ruby Ward, Senior Vice ...
PPD to Present at UBS Warburg Global Life Sciences Conference.
Oct 03, 2002 ... PPD, Inc. will participate in the UBS Warburg Life Sciences Conference scheduled to take place October 7-10, 2002, at the Plaza Hotel in New York. Fred Eshelman, CEO, will discuss PPD's business strategy and market opportunities on Monday, October 7, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. ET. A ...
Special Train Delivers Hazardous Materials Safety Message.
Oct 03, 2002 ... A special train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway will stop in six southeastern cities Oct. 7-12 to promote Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER), a nationwide program to increase community understanding of the safe transportation of hazardous materials ...
Rosia Montana Project - Update on Resettlement Program.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Gabriel Resources Ltd. ("Gabriel") is pleased to provide the following update on the resettlement program associated with the development of Gabriel's 80% owned Rosia Montana gold project in Romania: <Pre> Highlights * Resettlement program successfully underway with strong ...
Province Healthcare Invites You to Join Its Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2002 Conference Call Live on the Internet.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Province Healthcare Company announced it will report third quarter results after the market close on October 23, 2002 and will provide a live online webcast and rebroadcast of its third quarter ended September 30, 2002 conference call through the services of PRNewswire. The conference ...
Avanex to Release Quarterly Earnings Wednesday, Oct. 23.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Avanex Corporation , the global provider of photonic processors that enable next-generation performance for optical communications networks, will release first-quarter earnings for fiscal year 2003 at 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002. Avanex President and CEO Paul Engle will ...
McRae Industries, Inc. Announces Military Combat Boot Contract Extension.
Oct 03, 2002 ... McRae Industries, Inc. reported that the Company's military combat boot contract with the U.S. Government (the "Government") originally scheduled to expire on April 15, 2002 has been extended for the second time covering an ordering period from September 30, 2002 through December 30, ...
Sonoco Invites You to Join Its 2002 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Sonoco invites you to listen to a live Web cast (listen-only mode) of its conference call announcing 2002 third quarter financial results. The event, to be held Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 2 p.m. (all times are listed as Eastern time), will be hosted by Allan Cecil, vice ...
PPD Announces Third Quarter 2002 Earnings Release, Webcast and Conference Call.
Oct 03, 2002 ... PPD, Inc. will release its third quarter 2002 financial results on Tuesday, October 15, 2002, after the market closes. The earnings release will be available on the PPD Web site at http://www.ppdi.com, FirstCall, and PRNewswire. On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. ET, ...
Labcorp(R) Reports Preliminary Third Quarter Results.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Laboratory Corporation of America(R) Holdings (LabCorp(R)) today announced, based on a preliminary projection of third quarter results, that it expects revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, to be in the range of $650 to $655 million, an increase of approximately 16 percent ...
Multinet International Issues a Corporate Update.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Multinet International Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: MNIL) is issuing this corporate update for the benefit of shareholders. "There are a number of positive things going on with the company today as we continue to grow at a faster pace than anticipated," said David V. Lott, ...
Emmis Communications Reports 2nd Q Results.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Guidance & Wall Street Estimates Exceeded; Free Cash Flows Doubles from Prior Year Emmis Communications Corporation today announced revenues and cash flow for its second fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2002. Net revenue for the quarter was $143.2 million and Broadcast Cash ...
Interactive Intelligence To Announce Third Quarter Financial Results.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Interactive Intelligence Inc. , a global developer of interaction management software, will issue its third quarter earnings announcement for the period ending Sept. 30, 2002 on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. Eastern time (EDT). (Photo: ...
Great Lakes Increases Pentabromodiphenyl Oxide and Antimony Trioxide Flame Retardant Prices.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Great Lakes Chemical Corporation today announced that effective for shipments after October 16, 2002, where contracts allow, the company will increase the price for pentabromodiphenyl oxide-based flame retardants by $0.10/lb globally and all grades of antimony trioxide by $0.50/lb in the ...
EPA Registers Lubrizol's Purinox(TM) Low-Emission Diesel Fuel.
Oct 03, 2002 ... The Lubrizol Corporation announced that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered PuriNOx(TM) low-emission diesel fuel for use in on-road vehicles. EPA registration was granted based on two years of health effects testing by an independent laboratory. ...
Cold Metal Investigates Permanent Reopening of Indianapolis Plant.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Cold Metal Products Inc. today announced that it was investigating the possibility of permanently reopening its Indianapolis plant. Under an agreement with the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Cold Metal has rehired 13 hourly employees and restarted manufacturing ...
Owens Corning Employees Raise $28,000 for United Way of Greater Toledo.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Owens Corning announced today, that as part of its overall effort to support the United Way of Greater Toledo, its employees have raised more than $28,000 as part of the company's 2002 campaign to benefit the United Way of Greater Toledo. "Employees of Owens Corning have a proud ...
Allen Telecom's MIKOM Division and British Telecom Announce an Agreement to Provide Multi-User Microcell Distributed Antenna Systems in the United Kingdom.
Oct 03, 2002 ... Allen Telecom Inc.'s MIKOM division today announced the signing of an agreement with BT Wholesale, a business unit of British Telecommunications Plc , to provide a multi-user microcell distributed antenna system (MIDAS) in the United Kingdom. MIDAS provides a multi-technology, shared, ...
DCB Financial Corp Begins Search for New CEO.
Oct 03, 2002 ... DCB Financial Corp (BULLETIN BOARD: DCBF) Chairman G. William Parker, M.D., announced today that the company's board of directors has voted not to continue the employment of Larry Coburn, president, and will begin immediately to search for a new chief executive. DCB Financial Corp is the ...
PolyOne Expands Asian Operations Amid Strong Business Growth.
Oct 03, 2002 ... PolyOne Corporation announced today that it has embarked on a multi-phase expansion of its rapidly growing Asian business. The Company already has initiated improvements at its existing manufacturing facilities, and it has added a customer support laboratory in southern China. ...