PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, January 16:
Main Street Banks Continues Record Earnings Performance; Fourth Quarter Record Earnings Extend Six Year Trend.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Main Street Banks, Inc. , Atlanta's largest and highest performing community banking company, today reported record earnings for the fourth quarter of 2002, continuing a six year trend of strong earnings per share growth and matching analyst consensus estimates for the quarter. ...
Delta Air Lines Reports Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2002 Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Delta Air Lines today reported results for the quarter ending December 31, 2002 and other significant news. The key points are, Delta: <Pre> * Reports a fourth quarter net loss of $363 million, or $2.98 loss per common share. Full year 2002 net loss is $1.3 billion, or ...
S1 Corporation Announces Date for Fourth Quarter 2002 Financial Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... S1 Corporation , a leading global provider of Enterprise software solutions, announced today that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2002, on Thursday, February 13, 2003, after the close of the financial markets. Following the announcement, S1 ...
ING Group to Take New Steps in Modernising Its Corporate Governance.
Jan 16, 2003 ... ING intends to implement a number of changes in its corporate governance. These steps follow the announcement made in December 2002 of the plans to change the Dutch large company regime. The new proposals aim at a balanced corporate-governance structure with more influence for the ...
Immucor Schedules Conference Call.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Immucor, Inc. , the global leader in providing automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, announces a conference call will be held today January 16, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. (EST). This call will be sponsored by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Investors are invited to ...
ARRIS Wins Susquehanna Communications' Cable Modem Termination System Business; ARRIS Cadant(R) C4(TM) CMTS Selected for Network-Wide Deployment.
Jan 16, 2003 ... ARRIS today announced that its Cadant(R) C4(TM) cable modem termination system (CMTS) has been selected to be commercially deployed across all Susquehanna Communications cable systems, beginning in the first quarter of 2003. The selection comes after months of field-testing, during which ...
Verilink Corporation Q2 2003 Earnings Conference Call.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Verilink Corporation invites you to listen to its Second Quarter earnings conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on January 29, 2003, at 4:00 p.m. (CDT) with Leigh Belden, President and Chief Executive Officer and Bill Smith, Vice President and Chief Financial ...
Scientific-Atlanta Reports Second Quarter Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. today reported second quarter earnings of $15.1 million, or $0.10 per share, on sales of $352.0 million. Sales of $352.0 million decreased by $66.2 million, or 16 percent from the same period a year ago, but increased by 13 percent compared with the ...
CytRx Enters Strategic Alliance for Prostate Cancer.
Jan 16, 2003 ... CytRx Corporation announced that it has granted an option to PSMA Development Company (PDC), a joint venture between Progenics Pharmaceuticals and Cytogen Corporation , to license TranzFect, CytRx's vaccine adjuvant technology. PDC would utilize TranzFect in this strategic alliance in a ...
Military's Acceptance Of Chillbuster(R) Warming System To Benefit Microtek Medical.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Microtek Medical Holdings, Inc. and ThermoGear, Inc., based in Tigard, Oregon, announced today that the Department of the Navy, U.S. Marine Corps System Command (MARCORSYSCOM) has submitted an order to ThermoGear, Inc. to purchase 110 units of ThermoGear's Chillbuster(R) warming system. ...
Southern Company Announces Quarterly Dividend.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 34-1/4 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable March 6, 2003, to shareholders of record Feb. 3, 2003. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020207/SOCOLOGO ) This marks the 221st ...
Enerplus Announces Availability Of 2002 Tax Information.
Jan 16, 2003 ... TSX: ERF.UN NYSE: ERF Enerplus Resources Fund is pleased to announce that the breakdown of taxable income and return of capital relating to cash distributions paid in the 2002 calendar year is now available at http://www.enerplus.com/. At this time, Enerplus ...
Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership Announces Successful Placement Of Canadian Senior Notes.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership (Alliance) announces that it has successfully closed a C$400 million senior note issue in Canada under its medium term note program. The senior notes mature on December 31, 2025 with a coupon of 6.765% and a weighted average life of approximately 13.9 ...
Community First Bankshares Reports Record Earnings Per Share for 2002.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Community First Bankshares, Inc., today reported results for the fourth quarter of 2002 and full year of 2002. <Pre> Fourth Quarter and Year 2002 Highlights -- Diluted earnings per share of 50 cents, compared to 46 cents in the fourth quarter of 2001. Record diluted ...
Briggs & Stratton Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results For Fiscal 2003.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Briggs & Stratton Corporation Briggs & Stratton today announced fiscal 2003 second quarter net income of $11.7 million or $.53 per diluted share. The net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2002 was $2.4 million or $.11 per diluted share. The majority of the net income ...
Silgan Containers Receives Agrilink Foods' Inaugural 'Supplier of the Year' Award.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Silgan Containers is Recognized in First Annual Service Award Silgan Containers Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silgan Holdings Inc. and the largest food can supplier in North America, recently received the "Supplier of the Year" award from Rochester, New York-based ...
Dr. Joachim Milberg, Retired Chief Executive Officer, BMW Group, Nominated For Election to Deere & Company Board of Directors.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Deere & Company announced today that Dr. Joachim Milberg, retired Chief Executive Officer of Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG, has been nominated for election to the Deere & Company Board of Directors. The nomination will be voted upon by shareholders at the company's annual meeting on ...
IDEX Corporation Announces Webcast Information for 2002 Fourth Quarter Earnings.
Jan 16, 2003 ... IDEX Corporation today announced that it will broadcast its fourth quarter conference call over the Internet on Thursday, January 23, at 1:30 p.m. CST. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis K. Williams, and Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer ...
Joy Global Announces New President of Underground Mining Machinery Unit.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Joy Global Inc. today announced that Michael W. Sutherlin has joined the company as Executive Vice President and President of its Joy Mining Machinery division. Mr. Sutherlin previously worked for Varco International Inc., a provider of equipment and services to industrial customers, ...
The Sportsman's Guide Adds Outside Director To Board.
Jan 16, 2003 ... The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. announced today that Jay A. Leitch, Ph.D., has been elected to its board of directors effective immediately. Professor Leitch is the Dean of the College of Business Administration, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. He currently serves as ...
The Sportsman's Guide 2002 Results to be Above Estimates.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Sales and Cash Levels Well Above Those Reported in 2001; EPS Up Well Over 50% On a Comparable Basis The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. today announced that the Company will report total sales in the range of $65 to $66 million and net earnings per share of $0.50 to $0.52 for its ...
iSECUREtrac's tracNET24 Heading to Pennsylvania.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Lawrence County Adult Probation and Parole Program to Use GPS Monitoring iSECUREtrac(TM) Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: ISRE) , an industry leader in the development of global positioning systems (GPS) for tracking and monitoring, today announced that it has entered into an agreement ...
Panera Bread Reports System-Wide Comparable Bakery-Cafe Sales Increased 3.5% For the Four Weeks Ended December 28, 2002 and Reiterates Comfort with Q4 Target.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Panera Bread Company today reported that system-wide comparable bakery-cafe sales (excluding the one specialty bakery-cafe and closed locations) increased 3.5% for the four weeks ended December 28, 2002 and 4.8% for the 12 weeks ended December 28, 2002. The breakdown between company-owned ...
Jack Henry & Associates Reports Fiscal 2003 Second Quarter Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. today reported that revenues increased 4% to $102.6 million, and profits were $11.7 million, or $0.13 per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2003 ended December 31, 2002 compared to the second quarter last year. Results for 2Q03 were slightly better ...
Arch Coal Honored with West Virginia's Top Mine Reclamation Award for Second Consecutive Year.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Arch Coal today announced its subsidiary Coal-Mac, Inc. received top honors for reclamation excellence from the W.Va. Department of Environmental Protection. It was the second year in a row that an Arch Coal subsidiary claimed the top award. The Green Lands Award, formerly ...
HanoverTrade Introduces Hanover/Busch Analytics 6.0; Wells Fargo Mortgage Is First To Receive System.
Jan 16, 2003 ... HanoverTrade, Inc., a subsidiary of Hanover Capital Mortgage Holdings, Inc. , announced a significant redesign of Busch Analytics Valuation System and the launch of Hanover/Busch Analytics 6.0. Wells Fargo Mortgage Corporation is the first recipient of the improved application. Under a ...
Carrington Laboratories Renegotiates, Expands Contract to Assure Ample Supply of Alcohol for Raw Materials Processing in Costa Rica.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Extended 5-Year Contract Provides for Current Needs, Anticipated Growth Carrington Laboratories, Inc. today announced that it has renegotiated and extended its contract for alcohol recovery and supply for its bulk pharmaceutical plant in Costa Rica. Alcohol is a critical ...
Engineered Support Receives $2.1 Million MILPARTS Order For U.S. Navy.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Engineered Support Systems, Inc. received a $2.1 million order to produce 18 CH-53E Helicopter Night Vision System Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) A-kits for the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The Company's Radian Inc. (Radian) subsidiary based in Alexandria, VA received the ...
Boston Properties Announces Tax Treatment of 2002 Distributions.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Boston Properties, Inc. , a real estate investment trust, announced today the tax treatment of its 2002 distributions as described in the chart below. The common stock distribution with a record date of December 28, 2001 is a split-year dividend of which $0.058400 per common share was ...
Deluxe Announces Earnings Release Date, Conference Call Information, And New York Investor Conference.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Deluxe Corporation confirmed that its fourth quarter and full-year financial results will be reported on Thursday, January 30, 2003 prior to market open. On the same day, the Company will hold an open-access conference call at 11:00 a.m. EST (10:00 a.m. CST). All interested persons may ...
Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) Expands Independent Representation of Board Of Directors.
Jan 16, 2003 ... The board of directors of Peabody Energy today announced changes to the board composition to increase independent representation, add accounting and health care expertise, and reflect the company's increasingly diverse ownership. Two new members have been elected to the board ...
Union Pacific Corporation Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Broadcast.
Jan 16, 2003 ... In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2002 earnings release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via teleconference on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. <Pre>What:Union ...
H&R Block to Offer Free Online Tax Preparation and E-Filing for Qualifying Taxpayers Via IRS Partnership.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Free File Alliance Designed to Boost e-Filing Among Manual Do-It-Yourselfers As part of a unique industry/Internal Revenue Service (IRS) partnership to promote e-filing, H&R Block today will begin offering free online tax preparation and e- filing for qualifying taxpayers who ...
First Federal Posts 23% Increase In Annual Earnings.
Jan 16, 2003 ... LA CROSSE, Wis., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- <Pre> -- Record net income of $34.9 million, or $1.73 per share -- Mortgage banking revenues increase by 50% -- Non-interest income up 28% for the year -- Sixth consecutive year of increased earnings </Pre> ...
Medamicus Elects Albert Emola to its Board of Directors.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Medamicus, Inc. announced that it has elected Albert Emola to its Board of Directors. Mr. Emola is currently a management consultant. Mr. Emola was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Vital Images in December 1999 and served in that position until February 2002. From ...
ATK Rocket Motors Launch Space Shuttle Columbia on Scientific Research Mission.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Two reusable solid rocket motors manufactured by ATK's (Alliant Techsystems) Aerospace Group helped launch NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. today on a scientific research mission. During the 16-day mission, an international crew of seven will work ...
Wisconsin Energy Declares Quarterly Dividend.
Jan 16, 2003 ... The Board of Directors of Wisconsin Energy Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share. The dividend will be payable March 1, 2003 to stockholders of record on February 14, 2003. Wisconsin Energy Corporation is a Milwaukee-based holding company with ...
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Partners with 'Lucky the Goose' to Launch An Educational Web-site for Kids -- www.Lucky529.com --.
Jan 16, 2003 ... U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray (Piper Jaffray) today announced a national campaign to educate children about the importance of saving and investing. The firm has partnered with "Lucky the Goose," an interactive cartoon character created by a creative Piper Jaffray financial advisor, in the ...
R.R. Donnelley Will Webcast Investor Call on January 30th.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Broadcast Available via Web Site R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company will hold its quarterly investor conference call to review its fourth-quarter 2002 financial results Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, at 2 p.m. central time. The call will last up to one hour. For a link to the ...
Wintrust Financial Corporation Reports Record Earnings for the Fourth Quarter and Year; Fourth Quarter Net Earnings Up 53%.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Wintrust Financial Corporation ("Wintrust") announced record net income of $7.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, an increase of $2.7 million, or 53%, over the $5.2 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2001. On a per share basis, net income for the fourth quarter of ...
CILCO Declares Preferred Dividends.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Central Illinois Light Company (BULLETIN BOARD: CILTL) (CILCO) announced that its Board of Directors has declared dividends on the following series of its preferred stock in the amounts, and on the record and payable dates, specified below: <Pre> Series Amount ...
Solutia Expands 'Partners for Renewal' Program By Welcoming Nylon Board Manufacturing.
Jan 16, 2003 ... In an effort to bring innovative new technology, products, and programs to the contract carpet market, Solutia Inc. is expanding its "Partners for Renewal" program to formally recognize and work with companies, like Nylon Board Manufacturing of Medford, Minnesota, that are leaders in the ...
Rogue Wave Software Reports Financial Results for First Fiscal Quarter 2003.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Revenue and Operating Results Exceed Expectations Rogue Wave Software, Inc. , a leading global software and consulting services company, today reported the following results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2002. <Pre> -- First quarter revenue of $9.6 ...
Andrew Corporation Reports First Quarter Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Andrew Corporation , a global communications systems equipment supplier, reported results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2002. First quarter net sales were $254.5 million, up 27% from the December 31, 2001 quarter and down 6% compared with the preceding quarter. Income from ...
Bank One to Hire 200 for S.E. Mich. Branches.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Expanded Hours, Customer Service Emphasis Require More Tellers, Bankers, Managers Bank One plans to hire 200 employees to fill branch jobs ranging from tellers to managers across Southeast Michigan this winter. Bank One is creating job opportunities for residents of Detroit ...
Andrew E. Graves, Chief Operating Officer, to Leave Federal Signal Corporation.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Federal Signal Corporation today announced that its chief operating officer, Andrew E. Graves, has resigned from the company, effective at the end of the month. Graves was appointed chief operating officer when he joined Federal Signal in 2001. Joseph J. Ross, chairman and ...
UAL Corp. to Report Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... UAL Corporation , the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines, announced today that it will release its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results before the market opens on Friday, January 31. The company will not hold conference calls for analysts and ...
Aftermarket Technology Corp. Names John Colarossi President of Independent Aftermarket Business.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Aftermarket Technology Corp., , named John Colarossi as President, Independent Aftermarket Segment. Colarossi's duties will include leading the Company's strategic expansion into the independent aftermarket. "We see tremendous opportunities to grow sales of remanufactured ...
Garmin Ltd. Invites You to Listen to Its Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings Call; Announces Record Date for Annual Meeting.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Garmin Ltd. invites shareholders and investors to listen to its fourth quarter 2002 earnings conference call that will be broadcast over the Internet on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003 at 11 a.m. ET, with executives of Garmin. The call will be held in conjunction with the company's earnings ...
Webcast Alert: Rayovac Corp. 1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2003 Sales and Earnings Webcast.
Jan 16, 2003 ... MADISON, Wis., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- <Pre> Rayovac Corp. announces the following Webcast:What: Rayovac 1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2003 Sales and Earnings Webcast (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020716/ROVLOGO )When: ...
Manpower Inc. to Announce 4th Quarter and Full-Year 2002 Earnings Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Manpower Inc. today announced that it plans to release 4th quarter and full-year 2002 earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, January 29, 2003. Management will discuss the results the same day in a live Web cast at 8:00 a.m. CT (9:00 a.m. ET), which can be accessed on the ...
Trover Solutions, Inc. Webcast Information.
Jan 16, 2003 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- <Pre> WebcastFourth Quarter 2002 Earnings of Trover Solutions, Inc. ...
Kentucky First Bancorp, Inc. Reports Net Earnings for the Six and Three Months Ended December 31, 2002.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Kentucky First Bancorp, Inc. , the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank, Cynthiana, Kentucky, reported net earnings of $504,000, or $.56 diluted earnings per share, for the six months ended December 31, 2002, an increase of $74,000, or 17.2%, compared to the $430,000, or $.47 ...
Wachovia Reports 4th Quarter GAAP Net Income of 66 Cents per Share; Full Year 2002 Earnings Were $3.6 Billion, or $2.60 Per Share.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Wachovia Corporation today released the following: <Pre> 4th QUARTER 2002 HIGHLIGHTS * Quarterly GAAP earnings per share increased 22 percent from fourth quarter 2001. * GAAP net income included merger-related and restructuring expenses of $92 million, or $0.06 ...
JPS Industries, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... JPS Industries, Inc. today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended November 2, 2002. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, JPS reported a net income of $38,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, on sales of $34.6 million compared with a net income of $569,000, or ...
US LEC Acquires ISP Customer Base; Carrier Becomes Primary Provider to Customers in Four States.
Jan 16, 2003 ... US LEC Corp. , a super-regional telecommunications carrier providing integrated voice, data and Internet telecommunications services to businesses, announced today that it has acquired the Internet Service Provider (ISP) customers of Eagle Communications in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina ...
Triad Guaranty Inc. to Hold Conference Call on Fourth Quarter Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Triad Guaranty Inc. will hold a conference call Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to allow financial analysts and stockholders the opportunity to hear Management discuss the Company's 2002 fourth quarter results. Individuals interested in listening to the ...
Family Dollar's Chairman and Founder, Leon Levine, Retires; Howard R. Levine Is Named Chairman and R. David Alexander, Jr. is Named President; Board of Directors Increases Cash Dividend.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Family Dollar Stores, Inc. , announced that Howard R. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has been named Chairman of the Board. He succeeds his father, Leon Levine, the founder of the Company who is retiring at age 65. Howard R. Levine, age 44, ...
SCANA Corporation to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results on February 12, 2003.
Jan 16, 2003 ... SCANA Corporation announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full- year 2002 results on Wednesday, February 12, 2003, before the market opens. SCANA's management will discuss those results in a conference call, details of which are as follows: <Pre> Date and ...
Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: WAKE) , parent company of Wake Forest Federal Savings and Loan Association, announced today that the Company reported earnings of $301,500 or $0.26 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, compared to earnings of $253,900 or $0.22 ...
Bank of South Carolina Corporation Announces Earnings for 2002.
Jan 16, 2003 ... The Board of Directors of Bank of South Carolina Corporation , the parent company for The Bank of South Carolina, on January 16, 2003, announced earnings for 2002 of $1,858,319 or basic and diluted earnings per share of $.73, an increase of 3.07% from earnings of 2001 of $1,802,951 or ...
Carolina Bank Holdings Reports 2002 Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. announced continued strong growth and improving business performance for the year ending December 31, 2002. Compared to the year ending December 31, 2001, the bank reported assets increased 25 percent to $189,495 million, net loans grew 22 percent to $131,384 ...
Peoples Bancorporation, Inc. Announces Record 2002 Financial Results.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Peoples Bancorporation, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: PBCE) the parent company for The Peoples National Bank, Easley, South Carolina; Bank of Anderson, N.A., Anderson, South Carolina and Seneca National Bank, Seneca, South Carolina, reported total consolidated earnings of $4,383,000 for the ...
Great Pee Dee Announces Increased Earnings.
Jan 16, 2003 ... Herbert W. Watts, President and CEO of Great Pee Dee Bancorp, Inc. , has announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $.14 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2002. This dividend is payable on February 14, 2003 to ...
SCTE Honors Theresa Simons for Contributions to Broadband Fiber.
Jan 16, 2003 ... CommScope-Sponsored Polaris Award Given at SCTE Conference on Emerging Technologies CommScope, Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance broadband communication cables, yesterday presented the prestigious Polaris Award to Theresa Simons at the SCTE ...