PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, November 20:
Flowers Foods to Acquire Bishop Baking Company From Kellogg.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Flowers Foods announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Bishop Baking Company, Inc., in Cleveland, Tenn., from Kellogg Company. The transaction, expected to be completed in early January, is an asset purchase for an undisclosed amount of cash ....
eOn Communications Schedules First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call.
Nov 20, 2002 ... eOn Communications Corporation(TM) , a leading provider of unified voice, e-mail and Web-based communications solutions, will announce financial results for its fiscal 2003 first quarter ended October 31, 2002, on December 3, 2002. (Photo: ...
TSYS Announces Quarterly Dividend.
Nov 20, 2002 ... TSYS(R) today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0175 per share. Dividends are payable on Jan. 2, 2003, to TSYS shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 20, 2002. About TSYS TSYS (www.tsys.com ) brings integrity and innovation to the world of ...
Firstwave Serves First Drinks a Web-Based CRM Solution.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Leading Drinks Distributor Improves Its Brand Marketing With Integrated Customer Relationship Management Firstwave(R) Technologies, Inc. has announced that First Drinks Brands Limited (First Drinks), one of the UK's largest independent drinks distributors, has implemented its ...
Georgia Gulf Completes Asset Securitization of $75 Million.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Georgia Gulf Corporation announced today that it has completed a $75 million asset securitization in which it sold an undivided percentage interest in its accounts receivable. The proceeds from the asset securitization will be used to reduce debt under the Company's senior credit ...
Britton & Koontz Declares Semi-Annual Dividend.
Nov 20, 2002 ... The Board of Directors of Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation declared a semi-annual dividend of $.31 per share payable December 13, 2002, to shareholders of record as of November 29, 2002. Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation, headquartered in Natchez, Mississippi, is the ...
Pengrowth Energy Trust Announces Third Quarter Results.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Stock Symbol:PGF.UN, TSX / PGH, NYSE Pengrowth Corporation, administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust, announced unaudited results for the three months ended September 30, 2002. <Pre> Highlights (thousands,exceptper unit amounts) Three Months ...
Fording Gains Court Approval For Shareholders' Meeting.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Fording Inc. (TSX/NYSE: FDG) announced today that it has received approval from the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta to proceed with its planned special meeting of shareholders to vote on the conversion of the Company into an income trust. The court approved Fording's proposed ...
Peoples Energy Urges Illinois Elected Officials to Restore LIHEAP Funding.
Nov 20, 2002 ... LIHEAP Emergency Services Funds Have Run Out For The Year Peoples Energy announced today that it has sent letters to Gov. George Ryan, Governor-Elect Rod Blagojevich, Mayor Richard M. Daley and the entire Illinois Congressional delegation urging them to insist that the federal ...
Motorola First to Deploy TETRA Radio Communication System in Venezuela.
Nov 20, 2002 ... The Government of the State of Tachira Selects Motorola's TETRA Solution for Advanced Emergency and Safety Radio Communications Motorola Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector announced the industry's first successful deployment of a TETRA-based radio ...
Eastern American Natural Gas Trust Declares Quarterly Dividend.
Nov 20, 2002 ... EASTERN AMERICAN NATURAL GAS TRUST today announced that its estimated distributable income for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 is $.3440 per Depositary Unit. Based on the amount of distributable income for the quarter, the Trust anticipates that it will make a cash distribution on or ...
Material Sciences Corporation Announces Manufacturing Efficiency and Cost Saving Program.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Material Sciences Corporation , a leading provider of material- based solutions for electronic, acoustical/thermal, and coated metal applications, today announced it implemented a program to reduce overhead and improve efficiencies. This program involves restructuring MSC's ...
CDW Again Named One Of World's Best Performing Tech Companies.
Nov 20, 2002 ... BusinessWeek magazine ranks CDW No. 27 on its new list of the world's top 100 performing information technology companies. In its "Information Technology 100," BusinessWeek ranked CDW No. 2 in the category of Distributors. "CDW is producing record results in the face of this ...
AMCORE Bank, N.A. Reaches an Agreement for the Sale of Two Wisconsin Branches.
Nov 20, 2002 ... AMCORE Bank, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMCORE Financial, Inc. , today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with First National Bank and Trust Company of Beloit, WI, to sell two branches located in the Wisconsin communities of Clinton and Darien. The two branches ...
Carrington Announces Strategic Marketing Alliance With Nutraceutical Company Tradeworks Group, Inc.
Nov 20, 2002 ... - New Product Targets $2.12 Billion Specialized and Growing U.S. Nutritional Supplement Market for 'Immunostimulants' - Exclusive Agreement Results in Carrington's Manapol(R) Being Combined With MaitakeGold 404(R) for Unique Immune System Enhancer Carrington Laboratories, Inc. ...
Quotesmith.com Named Best Life Insurance Site on the Web by Forbes.com.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Quotesmith.com , the only place on earth where you can get instant auto, life and health insurance quotes from more than 300 companies, today announced that it has won the distinguished "Forbes Favorite" award for life insurance by Forbes.com in its Winter 2002 "Best of the Web" online ...
Motorola Labs and Arizona State University Researchers Develop Method For Electrically Testing Single or Small Bundles of Electronic Molecules.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Significant Contribution to Nanotechnology Addresses the Need to Reliably Screen Single Molecules Researchers at Motorola Labs and Arizona State University (ASU) are developing new methods to further the efforts of one of today's most promising fields -- nanotechnology. The ...
Reliv International Announces That Taglich Brothers Reinitiates Coverage.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Taglich Brothers, Inc., a New York-based brokerage and equity research firm specializing in microcap stocks, recently announced that it is reinitiating coverage for the common stock of Reliv International, Inc. . Taglich Brothers has assigned a "Speculative Buy" rating to Reliv ...
Great Lakes REIT Announces Dividend Declarations, Earnings Guidance and Other Matters.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Great Lakes REIT , a real estate investment trust which owns a portfolio of Midwestern office properties, today announced that the Board of Trustees of Great Lakes REIT declared monthly dividends of $.135 per common share, for each of the months of January, February and March. ...
Leggett to Discuss 2003 Guidance at Its First Investor Day Conference.
Nov 20, 2002 ... -- 2003 guidance: EPS of $1.20-$1.50, organic sales growth between zero and 5%. -- No change in 4Q 2002 EPS guidance of $0.21-$0.26; 4Q sales forecast lowered. -- Will begin expensing options in 2003, with full-year EPS impact of 2 cents. Diversified manufacturer Leggett & Platt ...
Brunswick and Transamerica Form Financial Services Joint Venture.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Brunswick Corporation and Transamerica Distribution Finance announced today the formation of Brunswick Acceptance Company, LLC (BAC), a joint venture between Brunswick and Transamerica. BAC will offer wholesale financing to the domestic Brunswick Boat Group and Mercury Marine dealer ...
Solutia Increases Dimethyl Ester Prices.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Solutia Inc. has announced that effective Nov. 15, 2002, North American Santosol dimethyl ester pricing has been increased $0.04/lb. for all Santosol grades, including DME, DME-1, DME-2, DME-3, DMG, DMS and DMA. These changes are in effect for all list and off-list pricing ...
Corn Products International, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.10 Per Share.
Nov 20, 2002 ... The board of directors of Corn Products International, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable January 24, 2003, to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 2, 2003. Corn ...
Mississippi State Tax Commission Extends SCB Computer Technology, Inc. Consulting Contract.
Nov 20, 2002 ... SCB Computer Technology, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SCBI) announced today that the Mississippi State Tax Commission has extended the term of an existing contract to help implement an integrated tax system. The contract extension -- from July 1, 2003, to December 31, 2005 -- is valued at $8 ...
Goody's Family Clothing Reports Third Quarter Results.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. today reported a net loss of $3.1 million, or ($0.10) per share, for the thirteen weeks ended November 2, 2002, compared with net earnings of $276,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2001. The net loss for the thirteen ...
Genesco Reports Third Quarter Results; Reports 3Q03 EPS of $0.41; Exceeds First Call Consensus Estimate of $0.33.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Genesco Inc. today reported net earnings of $10.1 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended November 2, 2002, compared with $8.0 million, or $0.33 per diluted share before discontinued operations, for the third quarter last year. Net sales for the quarter increased ...
Avanex Board Elects Walter Alessandrini to CEO Post.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Avanex Corporation , pioneer of intelligent optical solutions that enable next-generation optical networks, announced today that company chairman Walter Alessandrini has been elected by the Board of Directors to the additional roles of chief executive officer and president of the company ...
Syntel Appoints Human Resources Executive.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Syntel Inc. , a global Applications Outsourcing and e-Business solutions company, today announced the appointment of Mr. Shyamal Dasgupta as Vice President - Human Resources. He will be responsible for Global Human Resources Development in Syntel. "I am pleased to announce that ...
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Kewaunee Scientific Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of seven cents per outstanding share to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2002, payable on December 16, 2002. Kewaunee Scientific Corporation is a ...
Anteon Awarded $16.4M AEGIS Systems Engineering and Integrated Logistics Support Contract.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Anteon International Corporation , a leading information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced today that it has been awarded a subcontract by BAE SYSTEMS to provide systems engineering and integration support for the U.S. Navy AEGIS Technical Representative ...
BluePhoenix Strengthens Global Presence; New Solution Center in Cyprus Boosts International Offering.
Nov 20, 2002 ... BluePhoenix(TM) Solutions announced today the opening of its Solution Center in Cyprus. Due to increasing international business and to better serve clients worldwide, BluePhoenix Solutions has established a new office in Nicosia, Cyprus. The new location is staffed with an experienced ...
Duke Energy's Patriot Project Receives FERC Approval.
Nov 20, 2002 ... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today issued Duke Energy Gas Transmission authorization to construct and operate the company's Patriot natural gas pipeline project. The approval, in the form of the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity, gives the ...
Kirkland's Reports Third Quarter Results.
Nov 20, 2002 ... * Net Sales Increased 12.1% * EPS up 40% to $0.07 from Pro Forma EPS of $0.05 * Comparable Store Sales Increased 9.2% * Confirms EPS Guidance of $0.75 to $0.78 for Fourth Quarter Kirkland's, Inc. today reported financial results for the 13-week and 39-week periods ended ...
TEPPCO Partners, L.P. Announces Pipeline Expansion in Northeast; Will Provide One Million Additional Barrels of LPGs Each Winter.
Nov 20, 2002 ... TEPPCO Partners, L.P. today announced a project to expand its delivery capacity of liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs). The expansion will increase delivery capability to the Northeast during the peak winter months by more than one million barrels. The expansion, which is scheduled for ...
Community Capital Corporation Expands Repurchase Authority and Announces New Buyback Plan.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Community Capital Corporation announced today that it has increased its repurchase authority by $500,000 to $5.5 million and has adopted a plan to repurchase stock under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. William G. Stevens, President/CEO of the company stated, ...
Blue Rhino Appoints Tim Scronce as President.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Blue Rhino Corporation , a leading national provider of branded propane cylinder exchange and complementary propane-fueled products, today announced the appointment of Tim Scronce as President, responsible for Blue Rhino's cylinder exchange operations. Billy D. Prim, who had held that ...
Kewaunee Scientific Announces Second Quarter Results.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Kewaunee Scientific Corporation today reported results for its second quarter ended October 31, 2002. Sales for the quarter were $19,905,000, a decline of approximately $2.6 million, or 12%, from sales in the second quarter of the prior year, and a 3% increase over the previous ...
S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend.
Nov 20, 2002 ... On Tuesday, November 19, 2002, the Board of Directors of S. Y. Bancorp, Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.14 per share. "2002 represents the eleventh consecutive year we have increased our dividends at a double digit rate," David H. Brooks, Chairman. The dividend is payable ...
Wachovia Corporation Receives AA Rating Upgrade From Moody's Investors Service.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Moody's Investors Service announced today that it has upgraded Wachovia's corporate debt rating to AA. "Wachovia is pleased with Moody's decision to upgrade our corporate debt rating," said Ken Thompson, president and CEO. "We believe that our successful execution of merger ...
MountainBank Financial Corporation Surpasses $800 Million in Assets.
Nov 20, 2002 ... MountainBank Financial Corporation today announced that the Company had exceeded $800 million in total assets. J.W. Davis, president of MountainBank Financial Corporation said, "MountainBank continues to grow at a rapid pace as a result of our continued emphasis on exceptional customer ...
Galyan's Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results.
Nov 20, 2002 ... EPS in Line with Company Guidance Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. today announced financial results for the fiscal 2002 third quarter and nine months ended November 2, 2002. Fiscal Third Quarter Results Galyan's reported a net loss of ($1.5) million, or ...
Joseph Copeland Named President of Goodyear Chemical Division.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Joseph Copeland has been named president of the Chemical Division of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company , effective December 1. Copeland, 41, succeeds Jonathan D. Rich, who has been named president of the company's North American Tire business. From May of 2001 until his newly ...
Goodyear Names Jonathan Rich to Succeed John Polhemus as President of North American Tire Business.
Nov 20, 2002 ... The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that Jonathan D. Rich has been appointed president of the company's North American Tire unit, effective December 1. Rich succeeds John C. Polhemus, 58, who will retire after more than 33 years with the company. Rich, 47, currently serves ...
Owens-Illinois Convenes Community Pharmacist Advisory Board.
Nov 20, 2002 ... In its continuing effort to manage the industry's changing needs and actively support community pharmacists, the Prescription Products division of Owens-Illinois, Inc., recently convened its first Community Pharmacist Advisory Board. Representing a unique cross section of U.S ....
Cold Metal Products' Suppliers Come Through with More Steel for Customers' Orders.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Cold Metal Products, Inc. , a leading North American intermediate strip steel processor, today announced its supply picture is improving now that it is receiving regular deliveries from its primary steel suppliers. Cold Metal had been dealing with steel supply issues compounded ...
Irwin Financial Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Irwin Financial Corporation today announced a dividend of $0.0675 per share to be paid on December 27, 2002, to all shareholders of record on December 13, 2002. The dividend rate is a $0.0025 per share or 3.8% increase as compared with the dividend paid in the fourth quarter of 2001. ...
Goodyear Says Four New Tires Enhance Motoring Safety.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Nearly 36 million Americans will take to the road this holiday, but many will make the trip on only two good tires. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today said that for optimal handling, stability and traction, four new tires definitely are better than two. And in an ...
Cardinal Health Names Gary Dolch Executive Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Cardinal Health, Inc. , the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, today announced the appointment of Gary D. Dolch, Ph.D as Executive Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs. Dolch will join the company in early December, 2002. ...
Wayne Bancorp, Inc. Declares 5% Stock Dividend and Quarterly Cash Dividend of $.18 per share.
Nov 20, 2002 ... The Board of Directors of Wayne Bancorp, Inc. announced today the declaration of a 5% stock dividend and a fourth quarter cash dividend of $.18 per share. The stock dividend is payable to shareholders of record on December 6, 2002 and the cash dividend is payable to shareholders of ...
Goodyear Releases Monthly Investor Update.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Goodyear's Investor Relations department today published its monthly update for individuals interested in tracking Goodyear's progress on a more frequent basis. <Pre> October Operating Highlights North American Tire * In October, industry ...
FMC Airport Systems Announces Order for 86 Halvorsen Loaders From U.S. Air Force.
Nov 20, 2002 ... FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that its FMC Airport Systems business has received an order for 86 Halvorsen loaders from the U.S. Air Force, for delivery in 2003. This latest order, which is part of a five-year program that began in 2000, is valued at approximately $35 million. ...
Technical Olympic (TOUSA) Enters Baltimore, Maryland Market Via Acquisition Of Masonry Homes, Inc.
Nov 20, 2002 ... TECHNICAL OLYMPIC USA, INC. (TOUSA), today announced it has entered the Baltimore, Maryland market through the acquisition of Masonry Homes for approximately $28 million in cash through January 2003 plus additional performance-based payments in the future. The acquisition is part of ...
ACS Signs Multi-Year Business Process Outsourcing Contract With CBCA, Inc.
Nov 20, 2002 ... ACS , a premier provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, announced today that it has signed a three-year business process outsourcing (BPO) contract with CBCA Inc., one of the country's largest administrators of health benefits. The contract is valued ...
Hastings Entertainment, Inc. Reports Results for Fiscal Year 2002 Third Quarter and Year-to-Date.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Hastings Entertainment, Inc. , a leading multimedia entertainment superstore retailer, today reported results for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2002. Total revenues for the current quarter increased $7.5 million, or 7.2%, to $110.6 million compared to $103.1 million a year ...
Cyberonics Receives Rights to Heart Failure Method Patent; Patent Covers Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Method to Increase Cardiac Output.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Cyberonics, Inc. today announced that it has been assigned royalty free rights to United States Patent "US 6,473,644 B1" issued on October 29, 2002 covering a Method to Enhance Cardiac Capillary Growth in Heart Failure Patients. The patent includes 41 claims and provides patent ...
San Diego Soccer Development Corp. Announces Agreement With Prestige Periodical Distributors to Distribute 90:00 Minutes Soccer Magazine.
Nov 20, 2002 ... San Diego Soccer Development Corp. (OTC Pink Sheets: SDSD) dba Soccer Development of America (SDA), announces an agreement with Prestige Periodical Distributors, White Plains, NY to distribute its national, monthly soccer themed publication 90:00 Minutes Soccer Magazine. ...
EDS Statement on ALSTOM Announcement.
Nov 20, 2002 ... EDS today confirmed it has been downselected by and is in final contract discussions with ALSTOM, the global specialist in energy and transport infrastructure, to provide information technology (IT) infrastructure and applications services. Once signed, the contract may rank among the ...
Consortium Service Management Group, Inc. Uses Its Tissue Bonding Technology In More Than 700 Human Surgeries in Clinical Trials in Ukraine; Australian Patent Issued.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Consortium Service Management Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CTUM), announced today an Australian patent has been issued for its live biological tissue bonding technology, said Donald S. Robbins, CEO of the company. The patent issuance followed the successful completion of more than 700 human ...
Cabot Oil & Gas Announces Natural Gas Hedge.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation today announced that the Company has initiated an additional hedge position covering approximately 20% of its anticipated natural gas production for the period January through December 2003. The hedge is in the form of a straight swap based on a NYMEX ...
Entergy Corporation Named Global Power Company of the Year; Company Wins Top Platts/BusinessWeek Global Energy Award.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Entergy Corporation has been recognized as the "Global Power Company of the Year" at the prestigious Platts/BusinessWeek Global Energy Awards. It was the second major honor Entergy has received this year. In June the company was named the recipient of the Edison Award, the highest honor ...
Southwest Airlines Travel Tips From the Experts.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Airline Provides Tips and the Transportation Security Administration Helps Travelers 'Prepare for Takeoff' The turkey is thawing at Grandma's house, and you can almost smell the pumpkin pies baking. In order to make sure that you and your loved ones have an enjoyable flight ...
US Oncology Expands Cancer Center Network With Second Center in Kansas City Area.
Nov 20, 2002 ... New Kansas City Cancer Centers Facility Is Company's 78th Outpatient Center US Oncology has opened a new cancer-care facility in Lee's Summit, Mo., part of its nationwide network of community-based, outpatient cancer centers. The center, part of the Kansas City Cancer Centers ...
Stewart Names Liberto Vice President and Tennessee Division Manager.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Stewart Title Guaranty Co. (STGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corp. , has appointed Sam Liberto as vice president and Tennessee Division Manager. Liberto previously served as West Tennessee district manager. "Sam has been an key contributor to our ...
RTIN Holdings, Inc. Announces Insider Share Purchase.
Nov 20, 2002 ... RTIN Holdings (BULLETIN BOARD: RTNH) , announced today that Tim Hayes, the president of Safescript Pharmacies, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and Curtis Swanson, the president and chief operating officer of the Company have filed Form 4's indicating purchases of 69,675 ...
Reliant.com Recognized With Two Web Site Awards.
Nov 20, 2002 ... Reliant Energy's consumer Web site, http://www.reliant.com/ , has been recognized with two prestigious industry awards. The Web Marketing Association reviewed more than 1,900 sites from 19 countries, naming reliant.com as an outstanding site for its ease of use, navigation, ...