PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, November 7:
Mirant Files Second Quarter 2002 Form 10-Q.
Nov 07, 2002 ... * Independent review finds no fraud * Filing meets certification requirements * No impact on liquidity from accounting issues * Corrections reduce cumulative net income by $41 million * Moves to reaudit 2000 - 2001 financials Mirant today announced that it has certified and ...
PracticeWorks, Inc. Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan.
Nov 07, 2002 ... PracticeWorks, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a stockholder rights plan. The plan is designed to ensure that all of the company's stockholders receive fair and equal treatment in the event of an unsolicited attempt to take control of the company. The plan ...
Equifax Teams With MSN Autos to Provide Consumers With Greater Access To Credit Information Services.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Equifax today announced a new agreement with MSN Autos, formerly MSN Carpoint, the world's largest network of automotive research, buying and ownership services, to provide Equifax's Direct to Consumer offerings to MSN Autos' 10 million monthly visitors. As part of the ...
Roberts Realty Investors, Inc. Signs Contract to Sell Investment Land.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Roberts Realty Investors, Inc. announces it has signed a contract to sell its 9.5 acres of investment land located in Alpharetta, Georgia on East Fox Court across from the company's Addison Place apartment community to Centex Homes, a national homebuilder. Charles S. Roberts, CEO, ...
Delta Connection to Add Regional Jets at Wilmington, N.C.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Delta Connection will offer customers additional nonstop regional jet service between Wilmington, N.C., and Atlanta with three daily round-trip flights beginning Jan. 1, 2003. The new flights, operated by Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines, replace service currently ...
SunTrust Bank Lowers Prime Rate.
Nov 07, 2002 ... SunTrust Bank announced today it has lowered its prime lending rate to 4.25% from 4.75%, effective Thursday, November 7. The prime rate is a benchmark used to set interest rates on various forms of corporate and consumer credit. The prime rate last changed on December 12, 2001. ...
Delta Connection(R) to Add Jet Service Between Delta's Cincinnati Hub And Six Cities.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Additional Flights Expand Service Options for Customers Delta Connection will increase travel options for customers by adding jet service between Delta Air Lines' hub in Cincinnati and six cities. The cities receiving expanded Delta Connection regional jet service in December ...
Cox Recommits Its TDM Telephony Business to ARRIS; Contract Value Estimated at $500 Million Over 5 Years.
Nov 07, 2002 ... ARRIS announced today that Cox Communications has renewed a contract with ARRIS for its national cable telephony business that will see the two companies working together for the next five years. The new contract continues the ARRIS exclusivity in all existing Cox local telephony ...
Exide Technologies Expands Product Line Supplied to Bi-Mart Stores.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Exide Technologies (BULLETIN BOARD: EXDTQ) (www.exide.com ), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, has a new agreement to expand its product line of automotive starting batteries as supplied to Bi-Mart Corporation. Exide will begin providing Bi-Mart with its ...
Delta Connection(R) to Add 70-Seat Jet Service Between Cincinnati And Huntsville, Louisville, Raleigh-Durham and Bangor.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Larger Jets Enhance Customer Access to Delta's Cincinnati Hub Delta Connection will offer customers the convenience of expanded service capacity with new and larger jets between Delta's Cincinnati hub and four cities in January 2003. Beginning Jan. 13, Delta Connection carrier ...
WEGENER Reports Break-Even Fourth Quarter and Profitable Year-End Fiscal 2002.
Nov 07, 2002 ... WEGENER Corporation a leading provider of satellite transmission solutions for broadcast and cable television networks worldwide, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended August 30, 2002. Fiscal year 2002 revenues showed a marked ...
Former GE Leader Joins Industrial Distribution Group As Midwest Division President.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Experienced Integrator and Proven Leader Brings History of Success to IDG Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. today announced that John Kramer joined IDG, filling the open position of Midwest Division President. Kramer joins IDG after a successful fifteen-year career at ...
InterCept Launches BorderShield(TM) To Enhance Customers' Network Security.
Nov 07, 2002 ... New Service, To Be Provided By Guarded Networks, Enhances InterCept's Communications Management Services InterCept, Inc. , a leading provider of technology products and services for financial institutions and merchants, today announced the launch of BorderShield(TM), a network ...
SunTrust to Present at the Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Financial Services Conference.
Nov 07, 2002 ... SunTrust Banks, Inc. will present at the Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 2:55 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. L. Phillip Humann, chairman, president and chief executive officer of SunTrust Banks, Inc., will make SunTrust's ...
Delta Air Lines Launches Online Mileage Purchase Program For Non-Profit Organizations.
Nov 07, 2002 ... SkyRewards(TM) Program Assists With Fundraising Campaigns Delta Air Lines' SkyMiles(R) program today announced that non-profit organizations now can purchase miles online from Delta's SkyRewards program for fundraising campaigns. In addition to the convenience and ...
Habersham Bancorp Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend.
Nov 07, 2002 ... David D. Stovall, President and Chief Executive Officer of Habersham Bancorp reported that the Board of Directors of Habersham Bancorp has declared a fourth quarter 2002 dividend of six (6.0) cents per share. The fourth quarter dividend of 6.0 cents per share due to shareholders of ...
Hancock Bank of Louisiana Agrees to Buy Dryades Branches in Metairie & Kenner.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Executives at Hancock Bank of Louisiana (a subsidiary of Gulfport-based Hancock Holding Company) and Dryades Savings Bank, F.S.B., announced jointly today the execution of a definitive agreement for Hancock to purchase the two Dryades branches in Metairie, La., and Kenner, La. ...
CorVu(R) Powers Forward With 183% Increase in License Sales for Q1 FY2003; Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Record Profits.
Nov 07, 2002 ... CorVu(R) Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: CRVU) , a leading provider of enterprise performance management solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2003, ended September 30, 2002. Based upon a 102% increase in total revenues to $4.45 ...
Ridgeway Petroleum Signs Milestone Agreement.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Listed: TSX Venture (Symbol: RGW) Listed: Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Symbol: RWP) Ridgeway Petroleum Corp. ("Ridgeway") announced today that it has signed an agreement with a major U.S. pipeline company who will continue to play a key role in Ridgeway's long-term strategic ...
Westaim Announces 2002 Third Quarter Results.
Nov 07, 2002 ... - The Westaim Corporation announced today that for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, it recorded a net loss of $6.3 million, or eight cents per share, on revenues of $11.7 million. In the same quarter last year, the Company recorded a net loss of $7.7 million, or ten cents per ...
Webcast Alert: LaBarge, Inc. to Broadcast Its Fiscal 2003 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call on the Web; Live and Archived Conference Call Notification.
Nov 07, 2002 ... LaBarge, Inc. announces the following webcast: <Pre> What: LaBarge, Inc.'s Fiscal 2003 First Quarter Earnings Conference CallWhen: Thursday, November 7, 2002 @ 11:00 am Eastern Daylight TimeWhere:...
Rabobank.be Offers Secure Online Banking With VASCO's Digipass 250.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Newly Launched Belgian e-Bank to use VASCO Products to Protect Customers' Access to e-Banking Applications and to Allow Safe Transactions VASCO Nasdaq Europe ( www.vasco.com ), a global provider of enterprise-wide security products that support e-business and e-commerce, today ...
Tellabs Recognized for Ethics Leadership.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Better Business Bureau of Chicago & Northern Illinois Presents Torch Awards For Marketplace Ethics Tellabs was named winner of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago & Northern Illinois' Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, Category IV for companies with 1,000-7,499 employees. ...
The Spiegel Group Reports October Sales.
Nov 07, 2002 ... The Spiegel Group (OTC Pink Sheets: SPGLA) today reported sales of $171.9 million for the four weeks ended October 26, 2002, a 21 percent decrease compared to sales of $217.9 million for the same four-week period last year. For the 43 weeks ended October 26, 2002, sales declined ...
Deere Fourth-Quarter Earnings to Be Higher Than Previously Anticipated.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Deere & Company today announced that earnings for the fourth quarter, ended October 31, are expected to be no less than $63 million, or $0.26 per share. Earlier the company said it anticipated "breakeven" performance for the quarter. Last year, Deere reported a loss of $320.1 million, ...
Proton Energy Systems Supplies On-site Hydrogen Generator To Berlin's First Hydrogen Fueling Station.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Proton Energy Systems, Inc. , a leader in hydrogen generation and fuel cell technology and products today announced that it has supplied a HOGEN(R) hydrogen generator to French-based oil company TotalFinaElf for use at the Berlin Transportation Company (BVG)'s first hydrogen fueling ...
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Announces 64% Growth in Third Quarter Operating Income.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) today announced that operating income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, rose 64% to $4.2 million from $2.5 million in the previous year's quarter. The company also reported a net loss of $0.6 million or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, a ...
Newell Rubbermaid Declares Cash Dividend on its Common Stock.
Nov 07, 2002 ... The directors of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. announced yesterday the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's Common Stock of $.21 cents per share. On an annual basis, this is an indicated rate of $.84 cents. The dividend is payable December 10, 2002 to common stockholders ...
Speizman Industries Announces First Quarter 2003 Financial Results.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Speizman Industries, Inc. today reported a net loss for its first quarter ended September 28, 2002 of $127,000, or $0.04 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.4 million or $0.44 per basic and diluted share for the quarter ended September 29, 2001. Revenues ...
Published Data on IL13-PE38 Identifies Mechanism of Drug Action for The Treatment of Malignant Glioma.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Intratumoral Administration of IL13-PE38 Induces Apoptotic Cell Death in Human Malignant Glioma Tumor Xenografts NeoPharm, Inc. announced today new findings for IL13-PE38 reported in the October issue of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, a journal of the American Association for ...
Bank One Corporation Lowers Prime Rate to 4.25 Percent.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Bank One Corporation announced today that it has lowered its prime lending rate to 4.25 percent from 4.75 percent, effective today. The new rate is effective for all subsidiary banks. Bank One Corporation is the nation's sixth-largest bank ...
Oce Appoints Ronald E. Daly President & CEO of Oce-USA Holding, Inc.
Nov 07, 2002 ... President of R.R. Donnelley Print Solutions Resigns to Run Oce North American Operations and Sit on Oce N.V. Board Oce, a leader in digital document management and delivery technology, announced the appointment of Ronald E. Daly, 55, as President and CEO of Oce-USA Holding, ...
Reptron Electronics, Inc. Reports Third Quarter and Nine-Month 2002 Results.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Reptron Electronics, Inc. , a leading electronics manufacturing supply chain services company, today reported results for the third quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2002. Reptron's quarterly net sales totaled $80.8 million, a 2.5 percent sequential increase ...
Payless ShoeSource October Same-Store Sales Increased 0.9 Percent.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Payless ShoeSource, Inc. today reported that same-store sales increased 0.9 percent during the October reporting period, the four weeks ended November 2, 2002. Company sales totaled $202.5 million, a 2.4 percent increase from $197.8 million during October 2001. ...
Allscripts Launches TouchWorks on Tablet PC.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Complete Modular Electronic Medical Record Available on Tablet PC Allscripts Healthcare Solutions , the leading provider of point-of-care decision support tools for physicians, announced today that TouchWorks(TM), the complete modular electronic medical record (mEMR(TM)), is ...
Trinity Industries Signs 5 Year Supply Agreement With GATX.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Trinity Rail Group to Produce 5000 Railcars Over Next 5 Years Under GATX's Committed Railcar Purchase Program Trinity Industries, Inc. today announced that its railcar subsidiary, Trinity Rail Group, has reached an agreement to supply 1000 railcars each year for the next 5 ...
Men's Wearhouse Reports October Sales.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Men's Wearhouse announced its consolidated sales for the four weeks ended November 2, 2002. <Pre> Month-to-Date for Four Weeks Ended November 2, 2002-- Net sales for the four weeks ended November 2, 2002 were $98.5 million compared to sales of $91.5 million for the ...
SWS Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.
Nov 07, 2002 ... 10-Cents Per Share Dividend Payable January 2, 2003 The Board of Directors of SWS Group, Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share at its meeting Wednesday, November 6. The cash dividend will be payable on January 2, 2003 to common ...
Motorola to Set Up One of India's Largest Captive R&D Campuses in Bangalore.
Nov 07, 2002 ... The State of the Art Campus to be Setup at an Investment of US $13 Million Motorola, Inc. , a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions, today announced its plans to setup one of India's largest captive R&D facility in ...
LaBarge, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2003 First-Quarter Results.
Nov 07, 2002 ... LaBarge, Inc. today reported financial results for its fiscal 2003 first quarter, ended September 29, 2002. For the fiscal 2003 first quarter, net sales were $23,591,000 compared with $32,108,000 for the year-ago period. Net earnings were $83,000, or $.01 per diluted share, ...
H&R Block to Host Analyst Call to Discuss Texas Ruling.
Nov 07, 2002 ... H&R Block Inc. will discuss the judge's ruling in the Texas case Ronnie and Nancy Haese, et al., v. H&R Block Inc. et al., during a conference call for analysts and institutional investors at 12 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m. CST) Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002. Mark A. Ernst, chairman of the ...
AAR Receives Operation Enduring Freedom JSTARS Award From Northrop Grumman.
Nov 07, 2002 ... AAR announced today that Northrop Grumman presented AAR Defense Systems & Logistics, an operating unit of AAR, its Operation Enduring Freedom Award. The award was given for 100% on time support of 254 scheduled and successfully flown Joint STARS Mission Launches over Afghanistan. ...
Capitol Federal Financial Announces Special Year-End Dividend.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Capitol Federal Financial announced today that its Board of Directors declared a special year-end cash dividend of $1.22 per share on outstanding CFFN common stock. The dividend is payable on December 6, 2002 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 22, 2002. ...
ISCO International Reports Quarterly Results.
Nov 07, 2002 ... ISCO International, Inc. , a leading global supplier of interference-control solutions for the wireless telecommunications industry, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2002. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010321/CGW036LOGO ) ...
GATX Rail Completes Second Phase of New Car Order Program.
Nov 07, 2002 ... GATX Rail today announced that is has ordered a total of 5,000 railcars from Trinity Industries, to be delivered evenly over the next five years. This order completes GATX's previously announced 7,500 car, five-year railcar purchase program. In October, GATX Rail signed an agreement with ...
Bank One Adds Check Images to bankone.com.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Website, Features Earn Accolades Bank One has added check imaging as the latest enhancement to bankone.com, one of the most highly regarded financial services sites on the Internet. Bank One recently began giving its customers in Louisiana free online digital images ...
RLI Announces Equity Offering.
Nov 07, 2002 ... RLI Corp. today announced plans to offer approximately 4.8 million shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The company will use net proceeds from the offering to support expected growth in its insurance operations, to pay down its line of credit, and for general ...
USG Issues Statement Regarding Stock Activity at Request of NYSE.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Company Does Not Comment On Unusual Market Activity In view of the unusual activity in USG stock, the New York Stock Exchange has requested that the company issue a public statement regarding today's trading activity. In keeping with the company's policy, the company does not ...
Realigent Introduces Latest Advance in Internet Products.
Nov 07, 2002 ... WebPoint(TM) and SearchPoint(TM) to Offer Users the Next Generation in Website And IDX/VOW Solutions HomeSeekers.com Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: HMSK) , d/b/a Realigent, is introducing its new line of Internet products for residential real estate professionals at the National ...
divine, inc. Reports Results for the Third Quarter 2002.
Nov 07, 2002 ... -- Revenue for the third quarter was $162.2 million -- $94.1 million in cash and securities at September 30, 2002 -- Closed 10 million-dollar-plus deals divine, inc., , a leading provider of solutions for the extended enterprise, today reported revenues of $162.2 million for the ...
I.C. Isaacs to Hold Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter Results.
Nov 07, 2002 ... I.C. Isaacs & Company, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ISAC) announced today that it will report its third quarter results on Thursday, November 14, 2002, prior to the market open. The Company will sponsor a conference call at 11 a.m. E.S.T., hosted by Robert Arnot, Chairman and Chief Executive ...
Wells-Gardner Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $0.02 Per Share Compared to A Loss of $0.06 Per Share for the Prior Period.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Company Announces Sales Growth of 20 Percent in the Third Quarter Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation announced that sales in the third quarter ended September 30, 2002 were $11.9 million, an increase of 20.3%, from $9.9 million in the same quarter in the previous year. The ...
Commerce Group Corp. Is Issued Mining Permits From the El Salvador Government.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Commerce Group Corp. (Commerce) (BULLETIN BOARD: CGCO) is pleased to announce that the Office of the El Salvador Minister of Environment has granted to it two environmental permits: the permit for the San Sebastian Gold Mine (SSGM) located near the City of Santa Rosa de Lima was granted ...
Wintrust Financial Corporation Will Be Presenting at Two Investor Conferences on November 11, 2002 and November 13, 2002.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Wintrust Financial Corporation ("Wintrust") today announced that Company management will make a presentation to analysts and portfolio managers at The Wall Street Analyst Forum's Institutional Investor Conference in New York City on Monday, November 11, 2002 at 10:20 AM Eastern time. ...
Community First Bankshares to Present at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Financial Services Conference.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Community First Bankshares, Inc. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Mark Anderson will present at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Financial Services Conference on November 13 at approximately 12:40 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at The Palace Hotel in New York, N.Y. The ...
Clover Leaf Financial Corp. Reports Third Quarter Earnings.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Clover Leaf Financial Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: CLOV) , the parent company of Clover Leaf Bank, SB of Edwardsville, Illinois, today announced that net income for the three months ended September 30, 2002 was $136,000, compared to a net loss of $8,000 for the three months ended September 30, ...
CDW to Webcast Analyst Day Presentations on November 13, 2002.
Nov 07, 2002 ... CDW Computer Centers, Inc. , a leading provider of technology products and services, will be webcasting management presentations from its Analyst Day on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 from 1:45 to 4:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Presentations will be available as a live ...
Mount Sinai Hospital Transforms Patient Access.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Cerner's Comprehensive Technology Architecture to Improve Delivery And Management of Patient Services Improved patient safety, increased customer service demands, and complexities within the payment structure are driving hospitals in dynamic marketplaces to find a competitive ...
ADM Directors Vote Cash Dividend.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Directors of Archer Daniels Midland Company today declared a cash dividend of six cents a share on the Company's stock payable December 12, 2002 to Shareholders of record November 19, 2002. This is ADM's 304th cash dividend and 284th consecutive quarterly payment, a record of ...
Webcast Alert: Universal Access Announces Third Quarter 2002 Webcast.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Universal Access Global Holdings Inc. announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: Universal Access Third Quarter 2002 Results WebcastWhen: 11/12/02 @ 10:00 a.m. EasternWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz369349440gf12.htmlHow: ...
Trimeris Announces Third Quarter 2002 Results.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Trimeris, Inc. today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. For the third quarter of 2002, the Company reported a loss of $18.1 million, or $0.97 per share, compared with a loss of $15.0 million ($0.86 per share) in the comparable 2001 period. ...
One Price Clothing Reports October Sales Results.
Nov 07, 2002 ... One Price Clothing Stores, Inc. today reported net sales of $21.0 million for the four-week period ended November 2, 2002. Comparable store sales for the four-week period increased 0.3% compared with the same four-week period last year. Net sales increased 0.4% compared with the ...
Ashland Inc. Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend.
Nov 07, 2002 ... The board of directors of Ashland Inc. today declared the regular quarterly dividend of 27.5 cents per common share on the company's stock, equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.10 per share. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001019/CHTH004LOGO) This ...
Family Dollar Reports Sales for October 2002.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Family Dollar Stores, Inc. , a discount store chain operating 4,640 stores in 41 states, reported sales for the four-week period ended November 2, 2002, of approximately $340.0 million, or 16.8% above sales of $291.2 million for the similar period in the prior fiscal year. Sales in ...
Kirkland's Reports Third Quarter Sales; Comparable Store Sales Increase 9.2%.
Nov 07, 2002 ... Kirkland's, Inc. today announced sales for the 13-week and 39-week periods ended November 2, 2002. Net sales for the third quarter ended November 2, 2002, increased 12.1% to $74.9 million from $66.8 million for the third quarter ended November 3, 2001. Comparable store sales ...