PR Newswire back issues from Wednesday, January 22:
EMS Technologies Announces Delivery of Switch Modules to COM DEV for NASA CloudSat Weather Satellite.
Jan 22, 2003 ... EMS Technologies, Inc. has announced today the successful delivery of two switch modules to COM DEV International Ltd. for the ESSP 3/CloudSat mission, scheduled to launch in April 2004. The mission, which will measure the properties of clouds to assess their effects on both weather and ...
SunTrust Expands into Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Purchase of Lighthouse Financial Services Reflects SunTrust Focus On High-Growth Markets SunTrust Banks, Inc. and Lighthouse Financial Services, Inc. today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which SunTrust will acquire Hilton Head Island, S.C.-based ...
Delta Air Lines Customers Avoid Lines; Self-Service Kiosks Helped Speed Millions of Delta Customers Through the Airport During 2002.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Delta Air Lines customers checked in using the speed and convenience of self-service kiosks more than 7.4 million times in 2002, a significant increase over the 400,000 customer check-ins in 2001. Customers are taking to self-service kiosks for convenience in handling their air travel, ...
Delta.com Registers Strong Growth for 2002.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Ticket Sales at Delta.com Up More than 20 Percent and Online Check-In Growing More than 20 Percent Monthly Delta Air Lines' customers purchased more than 5.3 million tickets at delta.com in 2002, totaling $1.3 billion and representing a 20 percent increase over 2001. In 2002, ...
First M&F Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings.
Jan 22, 2003 ... First M&F Corp.'s net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 was $2,730,161, or $.59 basic and diluted per share, compared to $2,059,591, or $.45 per share for the fourth quarter of 2001. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $10,234,949, or $2.22 per basic and ...
CTI Announces Date of First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call.
Jan 22, 2003 ... CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc. announced today that it will release it earnings results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2002, after the close of the market on Wednesday, February 5, 2003. The company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 5:00 p.m ....
Fidelity National Corporation Reports 2002 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings -- Reflects Credit Card Sale.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Fidelity National Corporation ("Fidelity") announced net income for the year ended December 31, 2002, of $11,395,000 compared to $2,510,000 for 2001, a 354.1% increase. This number reflects the sale of credit card operations. Basic earnings per share for the year ended December 31, ...
First Horizon Obtains U.S. Patent For Its Tanafed DP(TM) And Tanafed DMX(TM) Line Extensions.
Jan 22, 2003 ... First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation , a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has been issued U.S. Patent No. 6,509,492 covering its Tanafed DP(TM) and Tanafed DMX(TM) products. Tanafed DP suspension and Tanafed DMX suspension were recently launched as line ...
Delta Connection Expands Seasonal Florida Schedule to Six Cities; Cincinnati to New Orleans Seasonal Service Extended.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Delta Connection is offering customers expanded round-trip daily jet service March 2 through April 5, 2003, from six cities to Florida destinations. Previously announced seasonal regional jet service between Cincinnati and New Orleans will be extended through April 5. Delta ...
HEALTHSOUTH to Release Fourth Quarter Earnings On March 3, 2003.
Jan 22, 2003 ... HEALTHSOUTH Corporation will report its earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2002, on Monday, March 3, 2003. At 10:00 a.m. CST that day, HEALTHSOUTH's management will hold a conference call to discuss its earnings results and other information. A simultaneous ...
BancorpSouth, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend.
Jan 22, 2003 ... At their regular quarterly meeting on January 22, 2003, the Board of Directors of BancorpSouth, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share. The dividend is payable April 1, 2003 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 14, 2003. ...
Precision Drilling Corporation 2002 Year End Results Conference Call and Webcast.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Precision Drilling Corporation ("Precision") intends to release its 2002 year end results at approximately 6:00 a.m. MST (8:00 a.m. EST) on Thursday, February 13, 2003 and has scheduled a conference call and webcast to begin promptly at 12:00 Noon MST (2:00 p.m. EST) on the same day. ...
CanWest Founder I.H. Asper Retires as Executive Chairman.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Retains role as Chairman of the Board CanWest Global Communications Corp., Canada's leading international media company, today announced that its founder and Executive Chairman, I.H. Asper, has stepped down from the position of Executive Chairman and will remain with the Company ...
Webcast Alert: Rayovac Corp. 1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2003 Sales and Earnings Webcast.
Jan 22, 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: ...
Boston Properties, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2002 Results.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Reports Diluted FFO per Share of $1.14 Reports Diluted EPS of $2.70 Boston Properties, Inc. , a real estate investment trust, today reported results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2002. Funds from Operations (FFO) for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 ...
TTM Technologies Inc. to Conduct Fourth Quarter 2002 Conference Call On January 31; To Appear at Thomas Weisel Conference on February 3.
Jan 22, 2003 ... TTM Technologies, Inc. will host a conference call on Friday, January 31, 2003, at 11 a.m. Eastern/8 a.m. Pacific time to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2002 performance. Telephone access is available by dialing 800-915-4836. The conference call will also be simulcast on ...
Northern States Financial 2002 Earnings Ease.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Year-end Records for Assets, Loans and Deposits Northern States Financial Corporation , holding company for the Bank of Waukegan, today reported earnings for 2002 of $7,511,000, or $1.71 diluted earnings per share, compared with $7,759,000, or $1.74 diluted earnings per share ...
Rayovac Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2003 Results.
Jan 22, 2003 ... *Pro Forma Diluted EPS of 33 Cents Exceeds First Call Consensus In the first quarterly financial disclosure of the combined Rayovac and consumer battery business of VARTA AG (VARTA), Rayovac Corp. announced today its Fiscal 2003 first quarter results. The Company reported ...
iSECUREtrac Expands Presence in Indiana.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Huntington County Probation Orders iSECUREtrac's GPS Offender Tracking Solution 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 ...
Motorola to Provide Corrections Management System to State of Mississippi Department of Corrections (DOC).
Jan 22, 2003 ... New System to Streamline Offender Management Throughout the State Motorola, Inc. today announced that the Mississippi Department of Corrections has selected Motorola's Offendertrak(TM) Corrections Management System, integrated with AutoMon Corporation's Caseload Explorer, to ...
Northern Trust Corporation Reports 2002 Fourth Quarter Earnings of $.43 Per Share.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Northern Trust Corporation reported net income per common share of $.43 for the fourth quarter, compared with $.45 per share earned a year ago. Net income totaled $96.3 million, compared with $102.4 million reported in the fourth quarter of last year. This performance resulted in a return ...
AT&T Wireless Ranks Highest in Overall Quality Among Chicago's Wireless Carriers.
Jan 22, 2003 ... New Chicago Consumer Publication Ranks AT&T Above Six Other Wireless Providers AT&T Wireless earned a 93 percent satisfaction rating in overall quality, the highest among Chicago's seven wireless carriers in a survey conducted by Chicago Consumers' Checkbook. The new consumer ...
ISCO International Announces Sale of In-Band Interference Solution.
Jan 22, 2003 ... ISCO International, Inc. , a leading supplier of interference-control solutions for the wireless telecommunications industry, announced the receipt of a purchase order from a wireless operator in Israel. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010321/CGW036LOGO ) ...
Richardson Electronics Introduces New Product from Syntax Media.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Richardson to Carry Syntax's New M2CD(TM) Pro Richardson Electronics , a global provider of engineered solutions for RF and wireless communications and broadcast products, today announced the addition of new software from Syntax Media, a leading supplier in the integrated ...
Newell Rubbermaid Appoints Nike's Thomas Clarke to Its Board of Directors.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Newell Rubbermaid Inc. today announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas E. Clarke, president, new business ventures for Nike Inc., and an executive with broad experience in the consumer products industry, to its board of directors. Newell Rubbermaid's board appointed Dr. Clarke to fill a ...
New York City Parks Cut Lighting Energy Use by 27% with Electric City EnergySaver.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Electric City today announced that the New York City Parks has achieved a 27 percent reduction in electrical consumption on its initial EnergySaver(TM) installation completed in December. The project represents the second major Park District in the U.S. to utilize the EnergySaver ...
Record Quarter, Record Year for Union Pacific.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Fourth Straight Year of Earnings Improvement Union Pacific Corporation today reported a fourth quarter record net income of $378 million, or $1.41 per diluted share. This is a 37 percent increase over the 2001 level of $275 million, or $1.06 per diluted share. The 2002 ...
Flow Traffic Awarded Contract for Hong Kong Journey Time Information System.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (ISS) announced today that its wholly owned Asian subsidiary, Flow Traffic Ltd., has been awarded a contract to supply Autoscope Solo(R) Pro vehicle detection systems for a new Journey Time Information System to be implemented on Hong Kong Island. In its first ...
Peabody Energy's North Antelope Rochelle Mine is America's No. 1 Coal Producer In 2002.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Peabody Energy's North Antelope Rochelle Mine -- America's largest coal mine -- shipped 74.8 million tons of coal in 2002, more than any other mine in America. North Antelope Rochelle Mine shipped 13 percent more coal than its nearest competitor and loaded more than 5,100 trains. The ...
Department of Justice Completes Review of Ameren's Proposed Acquisition Of CILCORP.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Ameren Corporation announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has completed its review of the proposed Ameren acquisition of CILCORP Inc. from The AES Corporation . The review, conducted under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act pertaining to the ...
Alliant Energy Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Utility Subsidiaries Declare Preferred Stock Dividends Quarterly dividends on common stock were declared today by the Board of Directors of Alliant Energy Corporation . (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020405/LNTLOGO ) The common stock ...
New York Obesity Lawsuit Dismissed; Statement from McDonald's Corporation.
Jan 22, 2003 ... The following statement is being released by McDonald's Corporation : We trusted the court to use its common sense to dismiss this claim. That's exactly what the judge has done. Common sense has prevailed. We said from the beginning that this was a frivolous lawsuit. ...
Vascular Solutions Regains Compliance With Nasdaq Requirements.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Vascular Solutions, Inc. today announced that The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. has notified the company that its common stock is now in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq National Market System pursuant to Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5) ....
MTCT Receives $14.2M in Repeat Business.
Jan 22, 2003 ... MTC Technologies Inc. (MTCT) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Modern Technologies Corporation (MTC) has been awarded $14.2 million in renewal task orders and re-competed contracts since 1 December 2002 for continued support work to a number of customers. The renewals represent ...
Tellabs Reports Solid Fourth-Quarter Sales Of $313 Million, Up 9%; Results Bolstered By Big International Wins, Demand For New Optical Networking Products.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Tellabs today reported a solid fourth quarter with revenues of $313 million, up 9% sequentially. In the quarter, all product groups delivered higher sequential sales, with a record 37% of sales coming from international customers. Globally, new products accounted for 14% of sales, up from ...
Wisconsin Energy Announces Year-End Earnings Release and Conference Call.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Wisconsin Energy Corporation will issue its year-end 2002 earnings release before the stock market opens on Monday, February 10, 2003. A conference call for security analysts is scheduled for the same day at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (12:00 Central Standard Time). The conference ...
Juno Lighting, Inc. Announces Date for Scheduled Earnings Release and Year-End 2002 Financial Results Conference Call.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Juno Lighting, Inc. announced that it will announce its financial results for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002 and conduct a conference call to discuss such results on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 3:30 PM Central Standard Time. Interested shareholders may listen to the ...
Maytag Posts Earnings Gains for Fourth Quarter; Full Year 2002.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Maytag Corporation's fourth quarter comparative net income was up 29.5 percent from a year ago, while consolidated sales for the period grew 2.6 percent versus the same period a year earlier. For the full year 2002, Maytag's sales were up 11.5 percent, while comparable net income rose ...
The Town and Country Trust Announces Composition of 2002 Dividends.
Jan 22, 2003 ... The Town and Country Trust , announced today the Federal income tax characteristics of its 2002 distributions paid on its common shares as they will be reported on Form 1099-DIV. The classifications are as follows: <Pre> CUSIP: #892 081 100 ...
Fidelity Bancorp Reports First Quarter EPS of $0.58.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Fidelity Bancorp, Inc. , the parent company of Fidelity Federal Savings Bank, today reported fiscal 2003 first quarter earnings of $0.58 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2002. The company also announced its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per ...
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Hosts 15th Annual Health Care Conference in New York.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Everyone is waiting with anticipation to see what the market will bring for 2003. Health care is considered one of the most stable and consistent growth sectors, and broader fundamentals in the market, especially earnings and valuation indicators and analysis, continue to favor the health ...
CDW Achieves Record Fourth Quarter Sales Exceeding $1.05 Billion Sets Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Share Record of $0.52.
Jan 22, 2003 ... CDW Computer Centers, Inc. today announced its highest fourth quarter sales and earnings per share in the company's history. Fourth quarter sales totaled $1.054 billion, an increase of 6.7 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2001. Earnings per diluted share were $0.52, a 10.6 percent ...
Mississippi View Holding Company Results of Annual Stockholders Meeting
Jan 22, 2003 ... Mississippi View Holding Company (the "Corporation") (Pink Sheets: MIVI), the parent savings and loan holding company of Community Federal Savings and Loan Association of Little Falls (the "Association"), announced that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on January 22, 2003. This ...
CenterPoint Announces Tax Treatment of 2002 Dividends.
Jan 22, 2003 ... CenterPoint Properties Trust announced today the tax treatment of 2002 dividends. During 2002, the Company declared and paid dividends totaling $2.31 per share of common stock, all of which are reportable as a 2002 distribution for tax purposes. Shareholders are encouraged to consult ...
Ryerson Tull, Inc. Declares Dividends and Sets Annual Meeting Date.
Jan 22, 2003 ... The Board of Directors of Ryerson Tull, Inc. declared cash dividends of 5 cents per share on the company's common stock and 60 cents per share on its Series A $2.40 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. The dividends will be payable May 1, 2003, to stockholders of record at the close of ...
MTS Exceeds First Quarter Earnings Estimate.
Jan 22, 2003 ... MTS Systems Corporation today reported net income of $5.4 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for its first quarter ended December 28, 2002, compared to the previously communicated estimate range of $0.16 - $0.18. The increase in earnings was primarily attributable to stronger than ...
First Federal Bankshares Announces Earnings and Declares Dividend.
Jan 22, 2003 ... First Federal Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") reported net earnings of $1.5 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.38, for the quarter ended December 31, 2002. This compares to net earnings of $1.1 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.27, for the quarter ended December 31, ...
Russ Berrie and Company Appoints New CEO.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Angelica Berrie as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Ms. Berrie has been with the Company for 11 years, most recently as Vice President -- Strategic Planning, and has been a member ...
West Corporation Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter & Full-Year Earnings Conference Call.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Wednesday, February 5th at 10:00 AM Central Time West Corporation today announced that it will hold its Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2002 Earnings conference call on February 5th at 10:00 AM Central Time. You are invited to join a live webcast of the call, which will be hosted ...
Webcast Alert: DiamondCluster International, Inc. Announces DiamondCluster International Third Quarter 2003 Conference Call Webcast.
Jan 22, 2003 ... DiamondCluster International, Inc. announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: DiamondCluster International Third Quarter 2003 Conference CallWhen: 01/28/03 @ 9:00 a.m. EasternWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz371690479gf12.html...
Leading Corrections Management Provider, CCA, Names Nashville Business Executive as Chief Development Officer.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Corrections Corporation of America has announced the hiring of Kenneth A. Bouldin, a Nashville business executive and military leader, as its Chief Development Officer and an Executive Vice President. According to John Ferguson, President and CEO, Bouldin will join the Company on February ...
Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's Drew Industrial Business Announces Revolutionary, New Defoamer for Paints and Industrial Coatings.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's Drew Industrial business announces the introduction of DREWPLUS(R) TS-4481 defoamer for water-based coatings. The product provides highly effective antifoaming properties in the wet film with a revolutionary dissolution effect during drying. DREWPLUS ...
Ruth Shaw, Incoming President of Duke Power Co., Elected to MedCath Corporation Board Of Directors.
Jan 22, 2003 ... MedCath Corporation , a national provider of cardiovascular services, today announced that Ruth G. Shaw, currently executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Duke Energy , has been elected to the MedCath board of directors. Shaw joined Duke Power in 1992 as ...
First Community Corporation Announces Earnings and Cash Dividend.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Today First Community Corporation (Nasdaq SmallCap: FCCO), the holding company for First Community Bank, reported net income for the fourth quarter and year ended 2002. For the year ended December 31, 2002, net income was $1.464 million compared to the $1.104 million earned during the ...
Span-America Reports Results for First Quarter of Fiscal 2003; Declares Quarterly Dividend.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 ended December 28, 2002. The Company also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.035 per share payable on March 4, 2003, to shareholders of record on February 14, 2003. ...
New Program Awards for TIMCO Subsidiary Brice Manufacturing.
Jan 22, 2003 ... TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: TMAS) announced that the Company's newest subsidiary, Brice Manufacturing (BRICE) has several program awards for a variety of airlines and the US military with an aggregate expected value of over $15 million. One of largest ...
Sonoco Invites You to Join Its 2002 Fourth Quarter/Year-End Financial Results Conference Call.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Sonoco invites you to listen to a live Web cast (listen-only mode) of its conference call announcing 2002 fourth quarter/year-end financial results. The event, to be held Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 2 p.m. (all times are listed as Eastern time), will be hosted by Allan Cecil, vice ...
World Acceptance Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results; Acquires Royal Finance and Expands Into Alabama.
Jan 22, 2003 ... World Acceptance Corporation (Nasdaq-NM: WRLD) today reported higher revenue, net income and loans for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2002. The Company also reported the acquisition of the assets and branch offices of Royal Finance. The acquisition expands World Acceptance's ...
James M. Grout Elected President And Chief Operating Officer of Sholodge, Inc.
Jan 22, 2003 ... ShoLodge, Inc. (Nasdaq-NM: LODG) today announced that James M. Grout has been elected President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Grout joined ShoLodge in March of 1995 as Director of Development and was elected Executive Vice President in April of 1995. ...
Daugherty Resources (NGAS) Closes Drilling Contracts at Record Level.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Daugherty Resources announced today that 2002 year-end drilling programs raised $8.775 million in investor capital (up 60% from $5.5 million in 2001), allowing Daugherty to execute turnkey contracts for 39 wells compared to 26 wells in 2001. Daugherty will participate in a 25% working ...
Ruddick Corporation Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2003 Results.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Ruddick Corporation today reported that consolidated sales for the 2003 fiscal first quarter ended December 29, 2002 increased by 3.9% to $678.4 million from $653.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. The increase in sales during the quarter was attributable to the addition of ...
Coastal Financial Corporation Announces Fiscal 2003 First Quarter Earnings.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Coastal Financial Corporation today announced earnings for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2002. Net earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 increased 11.8% to $2.8 million or $0.26 per share ($0.25 per share diluted), as compared to $2.5 million or $0.23 per ...
Southern Community Financial Corporation Reports Record 2002 and Fourth Quarter Earnings; Earnings Per Share Triples for the Fourth Quarter.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Southern Community Financial Corporation (the "Company"), the holding company for Southern Community Bank and Trust, reported record operating results for both the three months and year the ended December 31, 2002 with after tax net income of $1.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively ...
Progress Energy Prepares for Next Winter Storm.
Jan 22, 2003 ... Progress Energy is again preparing for a winter storm that is expected to affect its Carolinas service territory Wednesday night and Thursday. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020923/CHM008LOGO-c ) "We continue to monitor the approaching winter storm to ...
Irwin Financial Corporation Announces 2002 Fourth Quarter and Annual Earnings Conference Call.
Jan 22, 2003 ... IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION intends to release its Fourth Quarter and Annual 2002 operating results on January 24, 2003. At 1:00 p.m. EST, 12:00 p.m. CST, on January 24th, the Corporation will hold a conference call to review results. The toll-free number for the call will be ...