PR Newswire back issues from Monday, October 28:
Webcast Alert: Banco Santander Chile Announces Third Quarter 2002 Results Webcast.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Banco Santander Chile announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: Banco Santander Chile 3rd Quarter 2002 WebcastWhen: Monday, October 28, 2002 @ 10:00 ESTWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz368788634gf12.htmlHow: Live over the ...
Glenayre Announces Third Quarter Results In-Line with Previous Estimate; Company Reports Increased Cash Position Of $107 Million.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Glenayre Technologies, Inc. today reported its third quarter revenue from continuing operations slightly exceeded the Company's revised September 25, 2002 estimate of $13 to $14 million. Actual revenue from continuing operations was $14.5 million for the third quarter of 2002, compared ...
AFC Enterprises Announces Third Quarter 2002 Conference Call and Webcast.
Oct 28, 2002 ... AFC Enterprises, Inc. today announced that its third quarter 2002 earnings report will be released on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 before the market opens. AFC will host a conference call on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 10:00 A.M. ET to discuss its third quarter earnings and provide an ...
EMS Technologies, GEOCOMtms Successfully Deploy Joint PDT-100, A.MAZE Solution To a Range of Trucking Fleets.
Oct 28, 2002 ... EMS Technologies, Inc. announced today the continued success of its joint collaboration with GEOCOMtms, architect of the leading A.MAZE solution that optimizes the routing and scheduling of fleet operations. EMS' PDT-100 packet data terminal, combined with the A.MAZE solution, ...
Sears Canada Selects TSYS to Process Its Cards; Agreement Expands Current Relationship, TSYS No. 1 Retail Processor.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Sears Canada has selected TSYS, a global provider of electronic transaction services, as the exclusive processor for its 9 million retail cards, expanding on the successful partnership that Sears, Roebuck and Co. and TSYS have built in the United States. Sears Canada will begin migrating ...
Delta Air Lines to Expand its Affordable Standby Upgrade Option To All Destinations in the United States, San Juan, St. Thomas.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Delta Air Lines today announced that it will expand its popular standby upgrade product, which offers customers the opportunity to standby for upgrades to the First Class cabin for a reasonable fee. Beginning on Nov. 11, 2002, the option will be offered on select, off-peak flights within ...
Mirant and Philippine Government Agencies Reach Mutually Beneficial Agreement.
Oct 28, 2002 ... * Original contracts remain intact * No material net income change * Resolves output, outage and excess capacity issues for Mirant's Pagbilao power plant * Mirant to keep Navotas power plant, permitted to sell capacity Mirant today announced that it has successfully ...
Online Customers Are a Priority for Six Continents Hotels.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Six Continents Hotels Selects iPerceptions to Help Analyze and Enhance Web-based User Experience Six Continents Hotels, (http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com/ ), the world's most global hotel company, and iPerceptions Inc., the leading provider of web-based user experience ...
NDCHealth Announces the Rollout of T-Rex(R) One Software For Independent Pharmacies.
Oct 28, 2002 ... New Capabilities Highlight Rollout Version of Network-based Pharmacy System NDCHealth Corporation has announced the rollout version of the T-Rex One network-based software specifically designed to automate the prescription fulfillment process for independent pharmacies. The ...
Schweitzer-Mauduit Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2002 Results.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. will issue a press release announcing the Company's third quarter 2002 results prior to the market opening on October 31, 2002. In conjunction with the earnings release, you are invited to listen to the Company's conference call that will be ...
Landacorp to Broadcast Third Quarter Conference Call Live On the Internet.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Landacorp, Inc. today announced that it expects to report third quarter 2002 results after the market's close on Wednesday, November 6, 2002. Landacorp will provide an online Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its third quarter earnings conference call. The live broadcast of this ...
Parkway Properties, Inc. Announces a 10.8% Increase in Per Share Funds From Operations.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Parkway Properties, Inc. today announced results for its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. <Pre> Highlights since June 30, 2002 are as follows: * Funds from operations ("FFO") were $11,557,000 ($1.13 per diluted share) for the three months ended ...
Colonial Properties Trust Reports Third Quarter 2002 Earnings.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Colonial Properties Trust (the "Company") today reported that earnings per share (EPS) decreased 5.3 percent per share for the third quarter of 2002 to $0.54 from $0.57 for the same period in 2001. Year-to-date, EPS increased 79.0 percent to $2.13 per share in 2002 from $1.19 for the same ...
Webcast Alert: Caraustar Industries, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2002 Results.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Caraustar Industries, Inc. announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: Caraustar Industries, Inc. Third Quarter 2002 ResultsWhen: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, 11 a.m. EasternWhere:http://www.caraustar.com and click on the "Our Financials" page ...
Isotechnika Inc. Announces Two Patents Regarding its Diabetes Test.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Trades on Toronto Stock Exchange - (TSX:ISA) Isotechnika Inc. (TSX:ISA) announces today that its wholly owned diagnostics division, Isodiagnostika has received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, two patents relating to its novel diagnostic test, Diatest. ...
Boardwalk Equities Inc. - Teleconference on Fiscal 2002 Third Quarter Financial Results.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Boardwalk Equities Inc. ("BEI" - NYSE, TSE) announces that the Company's fiscal 2002 third quarter financial results will be released the morning of Friday November 15, 2002. We invite you to participate in the teleconference that will be held to discuss these results that same morning at ...
Talisman Energy Inc. Conference Call.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Talisman Energy Inc. has scheduled a telephone conference call for investors and analysts on Friday November 1, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. MST (1:00 p.m. EST) to discuss Talisman's third quarter results. Participants will include Dr. Jim Buckee, President and Chief Executive Officer and members of ...
SMTC Third Quarter Results Consistent with Company Estimates.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Reports Return to Profitability before Restructuring and Other Charges, Continued Improvement on Working Capital Metrics and Strong Cash Flow from Operations SMTC Corporation, a global provider of electronics manufacturing services to the technology industry, today reported ...
Abbott Laboratories' Ross Products Division Announces the Launch of Isomil(R) Advance(R) -- the First and Only Soy Formula Supplemented With DHA and ARA.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Abbott Laboratories' Ross Products Division announced today the launch of Isomil(R) Advance(R) as the first and only soy infant formula in the United States to be supplemented with DHA and ARA, two fatty acids that are important for brain and visual development. These two fatty acids -- ...
Nextel and Motorola Introduce Special Edition Mobile Phone Inspired By Victorinox(R), Makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife(TM).
Oct 28, 2002 ... Four-in-One Communications Tool Offered With Popular All-in-One Pocket Knife Available Exclusively Through Nextel Nextel Communications and Motorola, Inc. today announced the Motorola i90c Special Edition phone, inspired by Victorinox(R), makers of the Original Swiss Army(TM) ...
New Motorola Mobile Phone from Bloomingdale's is Alive in Color.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Motorola i95cl Limited Edition Translucent Mobile Phone With Color Display Is Latest Phone Available at Bloomingdale's Motorola, Inc. and Bloomingdale's today announced the latest in a series of limited edition mobile phones. The Motorola i95cl Limited Edition phone is a ...
HanoverTrade and Hanover Capital Partners Announce the Sale of Ginnie Mae Servicing Rights and Whole Loans.
Oct 28, 2002 ... HanoverTrade, Inc. and Hanover Capital Partners Ltd., subsidiaries of Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings, Inc. , today announced the sale of $186 million in servicing rights and $4.7 million in whole loans. The servicing rights auction was held on September 19, 2002 and the whole loan ...
Magnetek Receives Initial Development Contract for Wind Turbine Power Conditioners.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Magnetek, Inc. , the world's leading builder of digital power conditioners for stationary fuel cells, today announced that it has received an initial contract for wind turbine power conditioners. The contract calls for Magnetek to develop specialized 4.5-kilowatt power ...
Abbott Laboratories Honored With Prestigious Quality Award for Excellence In Employee Assistance Programs.
Oct 28, 2002 ... - EAP Digest and the Employee Assistance Professionals Association Recognize Abbott's Innovative Approach in Helping Employees - Abbott Laboratories announced today that it has been awarded the prestigious EAP Digest/EAPA Quality Award for EAP Excellence in recognition of ...
divine Joins Harley-Davidson in Celebration of 100th Anniversary.
Oct 28, 2002 ... divine Selected as Technology Partner for Motorcycle Maker's 100th Anniversary Celebration divine, inc. , a leading provider of solutions for the extended enterprise, today announced that it has been selected as technology partner for the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary, a ...
Lipid Sciences, Inc. Announces Election of Dr. H. Bryan Brewer as Director.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Lipid Sciences, Inc. , a development-stage biotechnology company engaged in the research and development of products for the treatment of major medical indications by removing lipids from plasma proteins, today announced that H. Bryan Brewer Jr., M.D., has been elected to the Board of ...
Fifth Third Bank Selects Chicago Area Location to Expand Consumer-to-Business Payment Processing Operations.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Retail Lockbox Facility to Create 150 New Jobs Fifth Third Bank announced today plans to open a 25,000-square-foot retail lockbox facility in Oak Lawn, Ill., that will employ up to 150 people within three years. The new facility, which will mirror the company's existing retail ...
Hub International Unit Offers Environmental Insurance Placement Facility.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Program Brokerage Corp to Assist Producers With Middle-Market Clients Hub International Limited (NYSE: HBG; TSX: HBG) announced today that its New York City-headquartered wholesale unit, Program Brokerage Corporation (PBC), has formed PBC Environmental, a specialized facility ...
Boeing Delivers Sixth C-40A Clipper to U.S. Naval Reserve.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Boeing has delivered the sixth C-40A Clipper -- a modified 737-700 "combi" airplane -- to the U.S. Naval Reserve Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 58, based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla. Since 1997, the Navy has ordered six C-40As to begin replacing its aging fleet of ...
Newell Rubbermaid Reaffirms Full-Year 2002 Outlook; Expresses Confidence That Earnings Per Share Will Reach High End of Range.
Oct 28, 2002 ... In its third quarter earnings press release issued today, Newell Rubbermaid Inc. reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidance of $1.53 - $1.58 per share, excluding charges. The company added during its conference call with investors today that it expects earnings per share to be at the ...
Bank One Begins Utah Expansion With New Draper Location.
Oct 28, 2002 ... First of Several Bank Offices to Open Nov. 25 Bank One is opening a new branch inside the Harmon's supermarket in Draper next month as the bank adds Utah locations in its biggest expansion plan in more than a decade. In fact, Bank One may add five locations in the Greater Salt ...
NCO Group to Report Third Quarter Results on November 5, 2002 and Host Investor Call on November 6, 2002.
Oct 28, 2002 ... NCO Group, Inc. ("NCO") , a leading provider of accounts receivable management services, announced today that it will report third quarter earnings after the close of business on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. The Company also announced that it will host an investor conference call ...
Budget Offers Low Weekend, Weekly and 4-Week Rates Starting at $19.99 Per Day.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Planning a weekend getaway or a week-long visit with family and friends? Need an extra car for a month due to a work project or accident? Budget Rent a Car (BULLETIN BOARD: BDGPE) is serving up hot deals on wheels to cover every rental need including: a Ford Ranger or compact vehicle ...
NCO Portfolio to Report Third Quarter Results on November 5, 2002 and Host Investor Call on November 6, 2002.
Oct 28, 2002 ... NCO Portfolio Management, Inc. , a leading purchaser and manager of delinquent accounts receivable, announced today that it will report its third quarter earnings after the close of business on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. The Company also announced that it will host an investor ...
Paul H. Vining Announces Plans to Transition to Consulting Role With Peabody.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Peabody Energy today announced that Paul H. Vining, Executive Vice President of Sales and Trading, will transition to a consulting role by the end of the year, in order to spend more time with his family in Virginia. Vining has been an employee of Peabody since 1995 and has served in his ...
Peabody Energy Names Richard M. Whiting Executive Vice President for Sales, Marketing and Trading.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Peabody Energy today announced today that Richard M. Whiting has been named Executive Vice President for Sales, Marketing and Trading for Peabody Energy. In his new role, Whiting will have responsibilities for all marketing, sales and coal trading operations, as well as the company's ...
Boeing Executives to Speak at Aerospace Conference.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President for Marketing and Business Strategy Kent Fisher will make a presentation to the RBC Dain Rauscher Premier Client Investor conference in Seattle on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002. Mr. Fisher will be accompanied by Boeing Vice President of Investor ...
United Names Rosemary Moore Senior Vice President Of Corporate Affairs.
Oct 28, 2002 ... United Airlines today announced the appointment of Rosemary Moore as senior vice president of Corporate Affairs. In her new position, which is effective November 4, 2002, Moore will be responsible for all external and internal communications with customers, media and employees. Moore is ...
R.R. Donnelley Wins Contract for Yellow Book in the U.S. and Extends Contract For UK Yellow Pages.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Will Produce About 240 Titles a Year Through to 2007 for the U.S.'s Largest Independent Directory Publisher; About 94 Titles in the UK Annually R.R. Donnelley has won a five-year contract with Yellow Book, part of the international directories business Yell Group, through 2007 ....
General Growth Properties, Inc. Reports 14.6% Increase in Funds From Operations Per Share for Third Quarter 2002.
Oct 28, 2002 ... General Growth Properties, Inc. today announced a 14.6% increase in Funds from Operations (FFO) per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. Since becoming a public company in 1993, General Growth has produced uninterrupted consecutive quarterly FFO growth. During that period, ...
HyperFeed Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Cash Position Increases by $0.7 Million HyperFeed Technologies, Inc. , a provider of financial market information technology to institutional investors, brokers, traders and clearing houses, reports results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2002. The Company ...
Webcast Alert: Jones Lang LaSalle Third Quarter 2002 Earnings Conference Call.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Jones Lang LaSalle announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: Jones Lang LaSalle Third Quarter 2002 Earnings Conference CallWhen: Thursday, Oct. 31 at 9:00 a.m. EasternWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz367471392gf12.htmlHow: ...
Showintel Networks, Inc. Denies Intel Claim of Trademark Infringement.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Showintel Networks, Inc (BULLETIN BOARD: SWNW) is denying allegations made in a civil claim for trademark infringement that it has received from Intel Corporation. . The claim states that Showintel Networks is in violation of the trademark owned by Intel Corporation for incorporating ...
Lexmark delivers new wide-format price/performance leader to expand its share in key market segments.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Fast and affordable Lexmark W812 enables special printing applications for small to medium businesses and Asian markets The Lexmark W812 monochrome laser printer introduced today by Lexmark International, Inc. offers a powerful price/performance proposition and enhances ...
Lexmark introduces leading-edge technologies to address emerging corporate IT needs for secure and wireless printing.
Oct 28, 2002 ... New products offer higher level of security and enhance wireless printing capabilities Lexmark International, Inc. today extended its technology leadership with the introduction of two new business products: one that protects sensitive information as it is printed and one that ...
Goodrich Announces Third Quarter 2002 Results.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Goodrich Corporation announced today that third quarter net income, as well as income from continuing operations, was $46 million, or $0.45 per diluted share. Sales for the third quarter were $882 million. Through the first nine months of 2002, income from continuing operations was $154 ...
Bank of America Selects Interpublic Group as Holding Company of Record; Selection Marks New Creative Direction for America's Largest Consumer Banking Franchise.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Bank of America today announced that it has selected Interpublic Group (IPG) and its representative agencies as the bank's holding company of record responsible for providing full service capabilities to serve all of the bank's creative and communications needs. The initial campaign will ...
Corrections Corporation of America Reaches Settlement With IRS With Respect to 1997 Federal Income Tax Audit.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Corrections Corporation of America announced today that it has entered into a definitive settlement agreement with the IRS in connection with the previously disclosed IRS audit of CCA's predecessor's 1997 federal income tax return. Under the terms of the settlement, in consideration for ...
CCA to Begin Accepting State of Tennessee Inmates At Whiteville, Tennessee Facility.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Corrections Corporation of America announced today that it expects to begin receiving medium security inmates from the State of Tennessee at its Whiteville Correctional Facility located in Whiteville, Tennessee. Hardeman County, having entered into an agreement with the State of ...
Webcast Alert: HealtheTech Announces Q3 2002 Earnings Conference Call Webcast.
Oct 28, 2002 ... GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- <Pre> HealtheTech announces the following Webcast:What: Q3 2002 Earnings Conference CallWhen: October 30 @ 5:30 PM Eastern TimeWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz366578015gf12.html ...
Anteon Awarded $10M Environmental Advisory Services Contract.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Anteon International Corporation , a leading information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced today that the U.S. Army at Fort Carson, Colorado, has awarded Anteon a five-year environmental advisory services contract with an estimated value of $10 million. ...
Southern Community to Present at the 2002 Financial Institutions Investor Conference.
Oct 28, 2002 ... You are invited to join F. Scott Bauer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Community Financial Corporation and other financial leaders via conference call for the 2002 Financial Institutions Investor Conference sponsored by Ryan, Beck & Co. The 2002 Financial ...
Wachovia Signs Agreement to Provide Personal Trust Products Through Managed Account Leader Brinker Capital.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Wachovia Trust Company, one of the oldest and largest trust companies in America, has entered into an agreement to sell its personal trust products through a third-party independent adviser, Brinker Capital, which is the oldest independent provider of managed account investment programs in ...
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2002 Net Loss.
Oct 28, 2002 ... PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. (PREMIER), a $694 million community bank holding company with seven individually managed bank subsidiaries announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2002. Premier realized an $839,000 net loss during the quarter ending September ...
Farmers Capital Bank Corporation Announces Increase in Dividends.
Oct 28, 2002 ... The Board of Directors of Farmers Capital Bank Corporation announced an increase in the Company's quarterly dividend from $.31 per share to $.32 per share. This represents a 3.2% increase in the previous dividend amount. The dividend is payable on January 1, 2003 to shareholders of ...
US LEC Achieves Strong Growth in Customers and Data Revenue; Company to Broadcast Third Quarter 2002 Results November 6.
Oct 28, 2002 ... US LEC Corp. , a leading provider of integrated voice, data and Internet telecommunications services, today announced it will provide an online Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its third quarter 2002 conference call following the release of its third quarter 2002 earnings information prior ...
Elite Information Group Reports Third Quarter Results.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Elite Information Group, Inc. today reported revenues, before reimbursable expenses, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, of $19.3 million compared to $18.5 million for the third quarter of 2001. The Company reported net income for the third quarter of $1.4 million, or $0.16 ...
First Citizens Bancshares Declares Dividend.
Oct 28, 2002 ... The board of directors of First Citizens BancShares Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on the Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable Jan. 6, 2003, to shareholders of record Dec. 16, 2002. First Citizens' stock is traded ...
First Citizens Reports Earnings for Third Quarter 2002.
Oct 28, 2002 ... First Citizens BancShares Inc. reports earnings for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2002, of $22.1 million compared to $20.8 million for the corresponding period of 2001, an increase of 6.6 percent, according to Lewis R. Holding, chairman of the board. Per share income for the ...
The Community Bank Reports Record 3rd Quarter Earnings.
Oct 28, 2002 ... The Community Bank (BULLETIN BOARD: CKPM) reports earnings of $1,063,000 or $0.67 per share in the third quarter of 2002. In the same quarter of 2001, the Bank's profit was $771,000 or $0.49 per share. Year-to-date earnings as of September 30, 2002, was $3,044,000, or $1.88 per share, ...
Duke Energy Receives FERC Data Request.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Duke Energy today announced that it is one of a number of companies to have received a data request from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding pricing information provided to publications. The FERC request, addressed to the "Largest North American Gas ...
Trenching Program Begins on High-Grade Gold/Silver Vein Targets At Southern Argentina Project.
Oct 28, 2002 ... ? An exploration trenching program has started on the gold/silver vein targets situated parallel and adjacent to the Huevos Verdes high-grade gold/silver resource established earlier this year. The entire project area is now called "San Jose" after a local ranch and is defined by nine ...
Made2Manage Systems Adds Mobile Manager Wireless Functionality to the Made2Manage Enterprise Business System.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Mid-Market Manufacturers Benefit from Real-time Access to Critical Shop Floor Information; Customer Service Levels and Warehouse Operations See Vast Improvements Made2Manage Systems , a leading provider of comprehensive enterprise business systems, announced today at the APICS ...
Cole National Announces Third Quarter Conference Call.
Oct 28, 2002 ... Cole National Corporation , one of the nation's leading retailers of optical services through Cole Vision Corporation and personalized gifts through Things Remembered, will host a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 26, 2002, to discuss third quarter results. ...
Advance Financial Bancorp to Purchase Two Steubenville, Ohio Branches from Second Bancorp Incorporated Banking Subsidiary.
Oct 28, 2002 ... ADVANCE FINANCIAL BANCORP and SECOND BANCORP INCORPORATED (Nasdaq: SECD; SECDP) jointly announce that Advance Financial's subsidiary, Advance Financial Savings Bank (the "Bank"), has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase two branch banking offices from Second Bancorp subsidiary ...