PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, December 5:
First Horizon Provides Financial Guidance for 2003.
Dec 05, 2002 ... First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation , a specialty pharmaceutical company, provided guidance for 2003. The Company announced that it expects net revenue in 2003 to be between $137 million and $144 million and fully diluted earning per share in 2003 to be between $.55 and $.61. The ...
Citizens Trust Bank Announces the Purchase of a New, State-of-the-Art Image Processing System.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Citizens Trust Bank of Atlanta (CTB), the largest African American owned bank in the southeast, is proud to announce the implementation of a new first in class image processing system. The system, developed by BISYS Document Solutions, has enabled the bank to process checks through the ...
Russell Athletic Adds Two Agencies for Retail Sales.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Russell Athletic (NYSEL RML) has announced that it has added Kittredge & Associates and the Nicholas Associates as representatives for its retail business. "We are pleased that these two well-established organizations will now be providing retail sales coverage for our ...
Integrated Defense Technologies Subsidiary, Metric Systems, Awarded $2.4 M Test Range Systems Contract By US Air Force.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Integrated Defense Technologies Inc.'s , subsidiary, Metric Systems, has been awarded a $2.4 million contract from the Range Instrumentation System Program Office (RISPO) at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida for a Deployable Test and Evaluation Aerospace Time Space Position Information (TSPI) ...
BellSouth Schedules Fourth Quarter Earnings Release And Conference Call for January 23, 2003.
Dec 05, 2002 ... BellSouth Corporation will report fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 8:00 a.m. (ET). In addition, BellSouth will host a conference call with the investment community at 10:00 a.m. (ET). Participating on the conference call will be BellSouth CFO Ron Dykes and ...
The Coca-Cola Company To Webcast December 13th Discussion With Investors and Analysts.
Dec 05, 2002 ... The Coca-Cola Company will webcast the Company's discussion with investors and financial analysts on Friday, December 13, 2002 at approximately 12:30 p.m. EST. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Douglas N. Daft and other members of senior management will discuss the Company's business ...
Global Payments Announces Multi-Year Contract Renewal With Chittenden Corporation for Processing Services.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Global Payments Inc. , a leading provider of electronic payment card and check processing solutions, announced today that Chittenden Corporation has renewed its agreement for a comprehensive line of payment services including front and back-end processing, authorization, capture and ...
Crawford & Company Announces Resignation of Forrest L. Minix as a Director.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Grover L. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crawford & Company , announced that Forrest L. Minix has submitted his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors of Crawford & Company, effective December 31, 2002. In his letter to the Board, Mr. Minix stated that he was ...
Harland's ProfitMaker+Plus Removes Guesswork From Marketing Strategies.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Financial institutions can now get a clearer view of how their promotions will turn out, thanks to a new tool that helps predict the effectiveness of their marketing efforts. The tool is available from Harland Printed Products, a division of John H. Harland Company . ...
Brocker Reports Third Consecutive Quarterly Profit.
Dec 05, 2002 ... (TSX:BKI) Brocker Technology Group Ltd. is pleased to announce the consolidated financial results for the three months ending September 30, 2002 representing the third quarter of fiscal 2002. All amounts are reported in Canadian dollars. Revenue for the quarter increased 8.5% to ...
Mullen Transportation Declares Semi-Annual Dividend.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Mr. Murray Mullen, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, reports that the Board of Directors of Mullen Transportation has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of 20 cents per share on each of the outstanding common shares of the Corporation payable on January 13, 2003 to the ...
Motorola Wins Interagency Emergency Services Contract in the Netherlands.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Motorola has won a contract to supply TETRA (TErrestrial Trunked RAdio) handsets to three different emergency services in Limburg. The handsets will allow seamless communication between Limburg ambulance, police and fire service, which will allow mission critical information to be ...
The Spiegel Group Reports November Sales.
Dec 05, 2002 ... The Spiegel Group (OTC Pink Sheets: SPGLA) today reported sales of $195.3 million for the four weeks ended November 23, 2002, compared to sales of $255.2 million for the four-week period ended November 24, 2001 last year. Sales declined 23 percent, however, sales comparability to last year ...
William Donius, Chairman of Pulaski Financial of St. Louis, Elected to Board Of America's Community Bankers.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Pulaski Financial Corp. today announced that Chairman, President and CEO William A. Donius has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of America's Community Bankers, a national association of community banks with aggregate assets exceeding $1 trillion. Pulaski ...
Sprint Investment Community Meeting Audio Webcast and Conference Call.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Sprint will hold its annual investment community meeting Dec. 12 in New York. The meeting will outline Sprint's strategies and financial expectations for the coming year. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO ) Presentations are scheduled ...
Payless ShoeSource Reports November Same-Store Sales Results.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Payless ShoeSource, Inc. today reported that same-store sales decreased 0.5 percent during the November reporting period, the four weeks ended November 30, 2002. Company sales totaled $217.2 million, a 0.5 percent increase from $216.0 million during November 2001. ...
DeVry Inc. Reports Enrollment for 2002 Fall Term.
Dec 05, 2002 ... DeVry Inc. , an international higher education company, today announced 2002 fall term enrollment at DeVry University. Total undergraduate student enrollment in the 2002 fall term was 45,200, a decrease of 5.9 percent, compared to 48,032 for the 2001 fall term. New undergraduate ...
First Industrial Increases Common Stock Dividend.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. , the nation's largest provider of diversified industrial real estate, announced today that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.685 per share of common stock, for the quarter ending ...
Boston Properties to Offer Senior Unsecured Notes.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Boston Properties, Inc. , a real estate investment trust, announced today that its operating partnership, Boston Properties Limited Partnership, has commenced an offering of its senior unsecured notes. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering to repay the unsecured bridge ...
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Licenses Hormone Therapy Technology From Wake Forest University.
Dec 05, 2002 ... BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BISP) today announced it has licensed three patents encompassing new combinations of hormone therapies, known as triple hormone therapy, by any route of administration from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Also included in the ...
R.R. Donnelley Wins the Better Business Bureau Award For Marketplace Ethics.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Independent Panel Recognizes Communication Solutions Provider for Its Superior Ethical Business Practices R.R. Donnelley today received the 2002 Better Business Bureau Torch Award For Marketplace Ethics from the Bureau's Chicago and Northern Illinois chapter. R.R. Donnelley ...
Electric City Announces Appointment of John Mitola to Governor-Elect Transition Committee.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Leaders of Panels Will Present Policy Options to Gov.-Elect Electric City Corp. release announcing appointment of John Mitola, CEO to Governor-elect transition committee. Governor-elect Rod Blagojevich moved forward today with his transition efforts as he announced ...
Greenberg Retires, Cantalupo Named McDonald's Chairman and CEO.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Jack M. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of McDonald's Corporation announced today his decision to retire after 21 years of service to the company, effective the end of this year. As a result, the Board of Directors elected Jim Cantalupo, formerly Vice Chairman and ...
ConAgra Foods Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend.
Dec 05, 2002 ... The board of directors of ConAgra Foods, Inc. has declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 24.75 cents per share. It will be paid on March 1, 2003, to stockholders of record on January 31, 2003. This will be the second quarterly dividend at the 24.75 cents rate. ...
American Skandia and Western Reserve Life Join Vision(R).
Dec 05, 2002 ... DST Vision Increases Its Variable Annuity Content Vision(R), the leading Web site for financial advisors, continues to expand its variable annuity content with the addition of American Skandia and Western Reserve Life variable annuities. Through Vision, financial advisors can ...
AAR Selected for Boeing's 767 Tanker Transport Team.
Dec 05, 2002 ... AAR announced today that the Company's Clearwater, Fla. manufacturing unit, AAR Composites, has been selected by Boeing to design and manufacture a composite main deck cargo barrier for the 767 Tanker Transport. The new air-refueling aircraft accommodates passenger, freighter, ...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Encore Insurance & Bonding, Inc.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Encore Insurance & Bonding, Inc. of New Orleans, Louisiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Incorporated in 1996, Encore Insurance & Bonding, Inc. is a full-service insurance agency which specializes in ...
Oil-Dri Board of Directors Declares Dividend.
Dec 05, 2002 ... The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share for the Common Stock and $0.0675 per share for the Class B Stock. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020417/ODCLOGO ) The dividend will be payable on March 14, 2003, to ...
Boeing Selects Florida Company as 767 Tanker Supplier.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Boeing has selected AAR Composites of Clearwater, Fla., an operating unit of AAR , as a member of its nationwide team to provide the 767 Tanker Transport to the U.S. Air Force and customers around the globe. As part of this team, AAR Composites will design and manufacture the ...
Monsanto's Insect-Protected Corn Approved for Planting in the Philippines.
Dec 05, 2002 ... The Philippines' Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry, the body that reviews the country's applications for approval of plant biotechnology products, has given commercial approval to YieldGard Corn Borer, an insect-protected corn developed by Monsanto . Filipino ...
IMC Global Prices Add-On Offering of $117.5 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2011.
Dec 05, 2002 ... IMC Global Inc. announced today that it priced an offering for an additional $117.5 million principal amount of 11.25% senior unsecured notes maturing June 1, 2011. These notes have the same terms as the senior unsecured notes due 2001 issued by IMC Global in May 2001 and October 2001. ...
Nanophase Technologies Announces Fourth Quarter 2002 Guidance.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Company Expects 2002 Revenue Growth of 36% Over 2001 Nanophase Technologies Corporation , a leader in nanomaterials and nanoengineered solutions, now expects fourth quarter revenue of approximately $1.1 million. Almost $600,000 of previously expected fourth quarter 2002 revenue ...
One Price Clothing Reports November Sales Results.
Dec 05, 2002 ... One Price Clothing Stores, Inc. today reported net sales of $23.3 million for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002. Comparable store sales for the four-week period were even with the same four-week period last year. Net sales decreased 0.3% compared with the corresponding ...
Goody's Family Clothing Announces November Sales.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. today reported total sales for the fiscal month of November 2002 (the four weeks ended November 30, 2002) of $115.4 million, an increase of 0.4% over total sales of $114.9 million for fiscal November 2001 (the four weeks ended December 1, 2001). Comparable ...
Cato Reports November Comp Store Sales Up 1%; Enters 25th State.
Dec 05, 2002 ... The Cato Corporation today reported sales for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002 of $54.7 million, a 7% increase over sales of $51.0 million for the four week period ended December 1, 2001. Comparable store sales for the month increased 1%. Sales for the ten months ended ...
Family Dollar Reports Sales for November, and for the First Quarter Of Fiscal Year 2003.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Family Dollar Stores, Inc. , a discount store chain operating 4,680 stores in 41 states, reported sales for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002, of approximately $366.0 million, or 9.1% above sales of $335.6 million for the similar period in the prior fiscal year. Sales in ...
Ron Eilers, President of Deluxe Corporation, Joins Cole National's Board of Directors.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Cole National Corporation announced today that Ron Eilers, President and Chief Operating Officer of Deluxe Corporation , has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Jeffrey A. Cole, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased to have the President ...
Finish Line Reports 3rd Quarter Sales.
Dec 05, 2002 ... The Finish Line, Inc. reported net sales of $147,877,000 for the thirteen weeks ended November 30, 2002 ("3rd quarter" or "Q3"), an increase of 4% (four percent) over net sales of $142,266,000 for Q3 last year ("Q3 LY"). Comparable store net sales for Q3 decreased 1% (negative one ...
Cost Plus, Inc. Signs Merchant Processing Agreement with National Processing Company.
Dec 05, 2002 ... National Processing Company (NPC(R)), a leading provider of merchant credit and debit card processing and a wholly owned subsidiary of National Processing, Inc. , announced the signing of a multi-year card processing agreement with Cost Plus, Inc. . NPC will provide integrated ...
Roche Receives FDA Clearance for the COBAS AmpliScreen System.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Significantly Strengthens Roche's Position in the Blood Screening Business Roche Diagnostics (Roche), based in Indianapolis, Ind., is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance of the company's COBAS AmpliScreen System. The ...
Abercrombie & Fitch Reports November Sales Results.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Abercrombie & Fitch today reported net sales of $158.7 million for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002, a 4% increase over last year's November's sales of $152.7 million. November comparable store sales decreased (13)%. Year-to-date, the Company reported a net sales ...
Shoe Carnival Reports November Sales Increased 11 Percent.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Shoe Carnival, Inc. , a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories, today reported sales for the four-week period ended November 30, 2002 increased 11 percent to $42.4 million from sales of $38.1 million for the four-week period ended December 1, 2001. Comparable store sales ...
Big Lots Reports on Plan November Retail Sales of $405.6 Million; Comparable Sales Decrease 5.9%.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Big Lots, Inc. today reported retail sales for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002 of $405.6 million, a 1.4% decrease compared to retail sales of $411.4 million for the same period of 2001. Comparable store sales for all stores that have been open for at least two years as of the ...
Limited Brands Reports November Sales.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Limited Brands reported a comparable store sales decrease of 2% for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002 compared to the four weeks ended December 1, 2001. Adjusted net sales were $751.1 million, an increase of 3% compared to adjusted sales of $726.5 million last year. Adjusted sales ...
Value City Department Stores Reports Third Quarter Operating Results.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Value City Department Stores, Inc. today announced its consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended November 2, 2002. <Pre> * Net sales for the third quarter ended November 2, 2002 increased 5.6% to $617.0 million from $584.4 million for the quarter ended ...
A. Schulman Emphasizes Benefits of Product Development, Operational Excellence and Cost Savings at Annual Meeting.
Dec 05, 2002 ... -- Fiscal 2002 featured significant improvement in financial and operating performance-- -- Cash flow and balance sheet strength provide foundation for growth -- -- R&D leads to new business, awards -- The success of A. Schulman Inc. is a direct result of the Company's ongoing ...
Value City Department Stores, Inc. Reports November Sales.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced today total sales for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002, increased 3.5% to $238.1 million from $229.9 million for the four weeks ended December 1, 2001. Fiscal 2002 total sales include $18.7 million attributable to operations of VCM Ltd ....
Hillenbrand Industries Announces First Quarter 2003 Dividend.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Hillenbrand Industries Inc. announced an 8.7% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share from the fiscal 2002 quarterly rate of $0.23 per share. This dividend was declared by the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting on December 5, 2002 and is payable on December ...
Diebold Announces Intent to Settle Dispute with IRS.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Diebold, Incorporated announced today that it intends to accept an offer by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to settle its previously disclosed dispute on a claim concerning the deductibility of interest on corporate owned life insurance from 1990 through 1998. The IRS settlement offer ...
Great Lakes Increases Quarterly Dividend by 12%.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Great Lakes Chemical Corporation today announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.09 per share, payable on January 31, 2003, to the holders of record of the common stock of the corporation on January 1, 2003. (Photo: ...
Wal-Mart Reports November Sales.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending November 29, 2002, of $20.997 billion, an increase of 10.3 percent over the $19.032 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Sales for the forty-three week period were $195.597 billion, an increase of 11.9 ...
Michaels Stores Reports November Sales - Same-Store Sales Meet Expectations -.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Michaels Stores, Inc. today reported that sales for the month of November increased 2% to $349.5 million from $344.3 million for the same period last year. Same- store sales for the month decreased 6%. Year-to-date sales of $2.234 billion for fiscal 2002 increased 14% from $1.967 billion ...
Pride South Pacific Commences Work in West Africa.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Pride International, Inc. today announced that its deepwater semisubmersible rig Pride South Pacific has commenced working offshore Angola under a contract with Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Limited, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation. The contract has an estimated duration of ...
Ron Staffieri to Join Michaels Stores as President.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Michaels Stores, Inc. announced today that Ron Staffieri will be joining the Company as President, responsible for marketing, merchandising and operations for the Company's 759 Michaels stores. He will begin his duties at the start of the new year and will report directly to Michael ...
Gadzooks Reports November Sales Results.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Gadzooks, Inc. today announced that sales for the four weeks of fiscal November ended November 30, 2002 increased 1.3 percent to $23.8 million from $23.5 million for fiscal November 2001. Comparable store sales decreased 1.2 percent for the November period, compared to an 8.8 percent ...
Administaff Obtains Commitment Letter for $36 Million in Long-Term Financing.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Administaff, Inc. , the nation's leading Professional Employer Organization (PEO), today announced it has secured a binding commitment letter from General Electric Capital Business Asset Funding Corporation for a $36 million mortgage that is expected to close later this month. The new ...
Powell Industries Announces Fiscal 2002 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Powell Industries, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of equipment and systems for the control, distribution and management of electrical and other dynamic processes, today announced results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended October 31, 2002. Revenues for the fourth ...
Men's Wearhouse Reports November Sales.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Men's Wearhouse announced its consolidated sales for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002. <Pre> Month-to-Date for Four Weeks Ended November 30, 2002-- Net sales for the four weeks ended November 30, 2002 were$107.0 million compared to sales of $109.8 million ...
WilTel Communications Stock to Begin Trading on Nasdaq Today.
Dec 05, 2002 ... WilTel Communications Group, Inc. today announced that its common stock will begin trading on the Nasdaq National Market today, Dec. 5, 2002, under the trading symbol WTEL. Since WilTel Communications emerged from its financial restructuring on Oct. 15, the company's stock has been ...
Thomson Financial's Nelson Information Ranks World's Best Money Managers.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Expanded 3Q02 Ranking of Money Managers and Portfolios Now Available On www.nelsoninformation.com Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial ...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy(TM) Is Featured in 35 Presentations At American Epilepsy Society Meeting in Seattle December 6-11, 2002.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Presentations Focus on Long-Term Seizure Control and Quality of Life, Benefits For Specific Patient Populations and Safety of VNS Therapy Cyberonics, Inc. announced today that Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy will be featured in 35 poster presentations at the annual ...
Sabine Royalty Trust Declares Monthly Cash Distribution for December.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Bank of America, N.A., Dallas, Texas, as Trustee of the Sabine Royalty Trust , today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.09878 per unit, payable on December 30, 2002, to unit holders of record on December 16, 2002. Due to the ...
Southwestern Energy Company Files Universal Shelf Registration Statement.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Southwestern Energy Company today announced the filing of a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of qualifying the potential sale from time to time of up to an aggregate $300 million of various types of securities. Securities to be ...
Devon Energy to Webcast Analyst Meeting.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Devon Energy Corporation announced today that it will provide a live internet webcast of its 2002 Executive Briefing on Wednesday, December 11, 2002. The annual briefing by Devon's management is for the benefit of financial analysts, portfolio managers and investors. The webcast is ...
Patent for Anti-Cancer Taxane Therapy Awarded to Aventis and Exclusively Licensed to Introgen.
Dec 05, 2002 ... Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued United States patent number 6,262,032 B1 to Aventis Pharmaceuticals. The patent, "Method of Destroying Hyperproliferative Cells by Combining p53 and Taxoid Treatment" relates to the ...