PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, January 23:
Webcast Alert: Flowers Foods Announces 2002 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Earnings Release Webcast.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Flowers Foods announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What:Flowers Foods 2002 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year EarningsRelease WebcastWhen:Thursday, January 30, 2003 @ 8:30 a.m. EasternWhere: ...
BellSouth Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings.
Jan 23, 2003 ... DSL High-Speed Internet Customers Surpass 1 Million; Long Distance Approval In All Markets; Company to Expense Stock Options Granted After January 1, 2003 BellSouth Corporation reported earnings per share (EPS) of 32 cents in the fourth quarter of 2002, compared to EPS of 42 ...
ChoicePoint(R) Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Revenue on 20% Fourth Quarter Core Revenue Growth.
Jan 23, 2003 ... ChoicePoint Inc. , today reported record total fourth quarter revenue of $205.3 million. Excluding $8.5 million of reimbursable expenses grossed up as revenue under EITF 01-14, fourth quarter core revenue was $196.8 million. These core revenues, which exclude reimbursable expenses and ...
UnumProvident Launches New Individual Long Term Care Insurance Product; Coverage Broadened With Both Reimbursement and Indemnity Options.
Jan 23, 2003 ... UnumProvident is making it easier for customers to choose the appropriate type of long term care (LTC) coverage by delivering a new insurance solution to the marketplace that offers a reimbursement or an indemnity plan design. Customers may choose between a plan design that ...
SkyTeam Alliance Announces Plans to Welcome Associate Airlines; Associate Members to be Added in 2004.
Jan 23, 2003 ... SkyTeam executives today in London announced plans to introduce an Associate airline program that would expand customer benefits to additional regions of the world. The plan would open associate SkyTeam membership to carriers that extend the alliance's network reach once they meet ...
First Georgia Holding, Inc. Agrees to Merge With United Community Banks, Inc. of Blairsville, Ga.
Jan 23, 2003 ... First Georgia Holding, Inc. , the holding company of First Georgia Bank, announced today that it has agreed to merge with United Community Banks, Inc. of Blairsville, Georgia. United Community Banks serves its customers with 17 banks and 53 banking offices throughout north ...
EMS Technologies Announces Election of Hermann Buerger and John L. Woodward, Jr. as Members of the Board of Directors.
Jan 23, 2003 ... EMS Technologies, Inc. has announced today the election of Hermann Buerger and John L. Woodward, Jr. as additional members of its Board of Directors. Buerger is a senior executive with Commerzbank AG. He is a Commerzbank Regional Board Member, and currently is CEO of that ...
Summit Bank Corporation Reports Record Earnings for Fourth Quarter And for the Year 2002.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Summit Bank Corporation (the "Company" or "Summit") today reported record fourth quarter 2002 net earnings of $1,169,000 compared to $655,000 for the fourth quarter of 2001, an increase of 78%. Net earnings per share (diluted) were $.30 for fourth quarter 2002 compared to $.17 per share ...
BWAY Corporation Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents in Consent Solicitation for Its 10-1/4% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007.
Jan 23, 2003 ... BWAY Corporation announced today that, as part of its previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation for its outstanding 10-1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, Series B, as of the close of business on January 23, 2003, it had received the requisite consents to the ...
Delta Connection to Discontinue Service at Midland/Odessa, Texas.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) will suspend service at Midland/Odessa, Texas, effective April 6, 2003. The last Delta Connection flight from Midland International Airport to Dallas/Ft. Worth will operate on April 5. "Discontinuing service to any ...
JDN Realty Corporation Announces Revised Taxable Allocations Of 2002 Common And Preferred Share Dividend Distributions.
Jan 23, 2003 ... JDN Realty Corporation today announced the revised tax allocations of the 2002 dividend distributions on its common shares and on its 9-3/8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred shares. The 2002 distributions paid with respect to JDN Realty Corporation Common Stock are as ...
Jameson Inns Announces Fourth Quarter Common Dividend.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Jameson Inns, Inc. , today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the Company's regular quarterly cash dividend of $.05 per share on its common stock for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2002. The dividend is payable on February 20, 2003, to shareholders of record as of ...
Integrated Defense Technologies Appoints Gary P. Smith President Of PEI Electronics.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Integrated Defense Technologies announced today the appointment of Gary P. Smith as President of IDT-PEI Electronics, Inc. reporting to Mr. John Sciuto, Integrated Defense Technologies President and COO. IDT-PEI is located in Huntsville, AL. and had sales of $84 million in 2002. ...
AFLAC Incorporated To Release Fourth Quarter Results On January 30, 2003.
Jan 23, 2003 ... AFLAC Incorporated announced today that it will release fourth quarter financial results after the market closes on January 30, 2003. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010525/AFLACLOGO ) In conjunction with the earnings release, AFLAC will conduct a ...
Delta Air Lines' Board of Directors Declares Cash Dividend, Announces Annual Meeting Date.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Delta Air Lines' Board of Directors today declared a cash dividend of two and one-half cents per common share at its regular meeting in Atlanta. The dividend is payable on March 1, 2003, to shareowners of record on Feb. 5, 2003. Delta's Board of Directors also set ...
Beazer Homes Announces Record First Fiscal Quarter EPS of $2.75, Up 11%.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (www.beazer.com ) today announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, the first quarter of its 2003 fiscal year. Highlights of the quarter, compared to the same quarter of the prior year, are as follows: <Pre> * Record Diluted EPS: $2.75 (up ...
SNB Bancshares, Inc. Announces Record 2002 Earnings and 2003 Outlook.
Jan 23, 2003 ... SNB Bancshares, Inc. ("SNB" and the "Company") today announced results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2002, as well as the Company's outlook for 2003. Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 The Company today announced record earnings for the year ...
Intercept And Sovereign Sign Definitive Agreement For Item Processing Services.
Jan 23, 2003 ... InterCept, Inc. , a leading provider of banking technology products and services for financial institutions and other businesses, announced today that Sovereign Bank has signed a definitive agreement with InterCept for item processing and check imaging services. As previously announced, ...
Delta Air Lines Offers Caribbean Sale Fares As Low as $290 Round-trip at delta.com.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Delta Air Lines is offering internet-only sale fares from select cities in the United States to the Caribbean, Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The sale fares are as low as $290 round-trip. Delta is offering the special sale fares, available only on ...
International BioChemical Industries Announces Nova BioGenetics, Inc. Receives Single Order Worth $30,000 Today for the Concrete Industry.
Jan 23, 2003 ... International BioChemical Industries, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: IBCL) announced today that its master distributor, Nova BioGenetics, Inc., has received a single $30,000 order today from a US based corporation actively pursuing distribution of our product in the concrete industry. IBCI plans ...
Internet Security Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2002 Results; Also Provides 2003 Guidance.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Internet Security Systems, Inc. , a leading global provider of dynamic threat protection solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. Revenues Revenues were $63,109,000 for the fourth quarter of 2002, a ...
Merry Land Properties, Inc. Reports Earnings.
Jan 23, 2003 ... For the full year of 2002, Merry Land Properties, Inc. reported funds from operations* of $2.3 million, or $0.90 per share, down from $3.0 million, or $1.21 per share in 2001. Net income, in which depreciation and other non-cash charges are deducted was $1.15 per share for the year, as ...
Britton & Koontz Capital Reports 2002 Fourth Quarter Earnings.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation ("B&K Capital" or "the Company") today reported a fourth quarter 2002 net loss of ($306) thousand or ($.14) per diluted share. This net loss and earnings per share represents a decrease from the $811 thousand or $.38 per diluted share earned for the ...
Charter Financial Corporation Announces First-Quarter Earnings.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Charter Financial Corporation today announced net income for the first quarter, ended December 31, 2002, of $498,651, or $.03 per share, compared to $732,035 for the quarter ended December 31, 2001. Earnings per share were $.04 for the quarter ended December 31, 2001. "Low ...
Crawford & Company Joins Forces With Chattem.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Chattem, Inc. a leading marketer and manufacturer of brand consumer products based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, recently retained Crawford & Company to manage certain of its product liability exposures. "We are pleased to have been chosen by Chattem," said Grover L. Davis, ...
Crawford & Company's Dedicated Recovery Unit Recoups $16 Million in Subrogation for Clients.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Crawford & Company announced that its Dedicated Recovery Unit (DRU) has recovered more than $16 million in subrogation for its clients in the past 12 months. Officials at the company say they are committed to saving their clients even more through subrogation in the future. ...
Georgia-Pacific Prices $1.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Georgia-Pacific Corp. today priced its $1.5 billion senior notes offering, consisting of $800 million of 9.375 percent notes due in 2013 and $700 million of 8.875 percent notes due in 2010. The 9.375 percent notes due in 2013 will be callable at the company's option beginning in 2008. ...
AFC Enterprises Names Chris Elliott Cinnabon President.
Jan 23, 2003 ... AFC Enterprises, Inc. , announced today Chris Elliott has been named president of Cinnabon(R). Elliott has served as interim president since last June. His promotion is effective immediately and gives him responsibility for all operations for Cinnabon worldwide. "Chris' five ...
Precision Drilling Corporation Announces Successful Downhole Test of Rotary Steerable System.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Precision Drilling Corporation (Precision Drilling or Precision), announced today a successful downhole test of its new Revolution(TM) 4 3/4 inch rotary steerable system. The system, designed and manufactured at Precision's research and engineering facility in Cheltenham, ...
Media are Invited to Listen to Petro-Canada's Fourth Quarter 2002 Conference Call.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Petro-Canada will host a conference call for analysts and investors on Thursday, January 30th at 2:15 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) to discuss the company's 2002 fourth quarter results, which will be released the same day. Ron Brenneman, Chief Executive Officer and Harry Roberts, ...
SMTC Corporation Schedules Fourth Quarter Results.
Jan 23, 2003 ... SMTC Corporation (TSX: SMX), a global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, has scheduled its fourth quarter results teleconference. The teleconference will be held on February 13, 2003 at 5:00 PM EST. Those wishing to listen to the teleconference should access the ...
PrimeWest Closes Natural Gas Property Acquisitions and Provides Operating Outlook for 2003.
Jan 23, 2003 ... (TSX: PWI.UN, PWX; NYSE: PWI) - PrimeWest Energy Trust (PrimeWest) today announces the closing of the previously announced (November 25th, 2002) transaction to purchase certain natural gas and crude oil properties located primarily in the Caroline and Peace River Arch areas of Alberta. The ...
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Announces Strong Financial Results.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Canadian Oil Sands Trust ("Canadian Oil Sands" or the "Trust") (TSX - COS.UN) today announced strong financial and operating results for the quarter and year-ended December 31, 2002. Syncrude operations performed at near productive capacity rates in the fourth quarter of 2002, continuing ...
Inforte Corp. Invites You to its Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Inforte Corp. invites you to listen to its Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call live over the Internet on January 24, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. <Pre> What: Inforte Corp. Earnings Conference CallWhen: January 24, 2003 8:30 a.m. Eastern...
Motorola Unveils Location-Based Services Software For Wireless, Enterprise Businesses.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Consumers Can Easily Access Maps And Turn-By-Turn Directions On Wireless Devices Via One Of Motorola's First Location-Based Software Applications Motorola, Inc. announced today that it is offering wireless carriers, auto manufacturers and other enterprises location-based ...
Cabot Microelectronics Reports Results for First Fiscal Quarter 2003.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Cabot Microelectronics Corporation , the leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries to the semiconductor industry, today reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2002. Total revenue for the first fiscal ...
Proton Energy Systems Awarded Solar/PEM Fuel Cell Power System Project at China Lake.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Proton Energy Systems, Inc. , a leader in hydrogen generation and fuel cell technology and products, announced today the award of a $375,000 contract to develop a 1 kW regenerative solar/Proton Exchange Membrane, or PEM, fuel cell demonstration system. The contract, with Jacobs Sverdrup ...
Marten Transport Reports Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal 2002 Results.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Marten Transport, Ltd. today reported record revenue of $293.1 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2002, compared with $282.8 million in 2001. Revenue net of fuel surcharges increased 5.5 percent from 2001. Fuel surcharges declined $4.5 million from 2001 due to a significant decrease in ...
Midwest Express Holdings Reports Fourth Quarter Results.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Fourth Quarter 2002 Summary -- Operating revenue increased 10% to $103.1 million -- Operating loss of $10.1 million -- Net loss of $6.7 million, or $0.44 per share -- Fuel price increases negatively impacted operating results by $3.5 million, or $0.15 per share Midwest Express ...
IDEX Corporation Reports 2002 Results; Sales, Earnings and Cash Flow Improve; 2003 Performance Depends on Strength of the Economy.
Jan 23, 2003 ... IDEX Corporation today reported that orders, sales, net income, earnings per share and cash flow improved for the year ended December 31, 2002. <Pre> 2002 Highlights -- Orders increased 5 percent to $749.8 million. -- Sales improved 2 percent to $742.0 million, reflecting ...
Johnson Outdoors Inc. Reports 15% Sales Growth And Improved Profits On Continuing Businesses In First Quarter.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Johnson Outdoors Inc. today announced stronger results on a continuing business basis for its first fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2002. Comparisons of continuing business results exclude the company's Jack Wolfskin subsidiary, as that business was sold in last year's fourth quarter. ...
Respironics Reports Record Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2003 Second Quarter.
Jan 23, 2003 ... RESPIRONICS, INC. today announced financial results for the three months and six months ended December 31, 2002. <Pre> FINANCIAL RESULTSThree Months Ending December 31, 2002 </Pre> Net sales for the second quarter totaled a record $151.9 million, up 29 percent ...
General Growth Properties and Ala Moana Center in Hawaii Unveil Plan for New Retailer Additions.
Jan 23, 2003 ... General Growth Properties announced today it is adding to its roster of retailers at the crown jewel of Pacific Rim retailing, Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Plans are underway to transform Ala Moana's vacant 220,000 square-foot JCPenney building into spaces for 30 or more exciting ...
Photo Control Reports Earnings.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Photo Control Corporation, 4800 Quebec Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN reports earnings for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2002. <Pre>SUMMARY OF EARNINGSTHREE MONTHS ENDED YEAR TO DATE December 31 December ...
McDonald's Reports Global Results For 2002.
Jan 23, 2003 ... McDonald's Corporation today announced global results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. <Pre> * Revenues were $3.9 billion for the quarter and $15.4 billion for the year, up 2% and 4%, respectively, in constant currencies.* Systemwide sales totaled ...
divine Receives Five Awards From The Society for Technical Communication.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Recognition for 'Start-Up' Cards Underscores divine's Commitment to Providing Customers with a Superior User Experience divine, inc., , a leading provider of solutions for the extended enterprise, today announced that it has been recognized by the Boston/Northern New England ...
Doculabs and Collections & Credit Risk Publish Results of Treasury Management Services Research Study.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Free Web Seminar to Share Key Findings With Treasury Community Doculabs, Inc., ( http://www.doculabs.com/ ), a leading independent research and consulting firm, and Collections & Credit Risk ( http://www.collectionsworld.com/ ), a Thomson Media publication, announce the ...
Do Home-Town Fan Purchase Habits Lend Insight into the Super Bowl 2003 Winners?
Jan 23, 2003 ... Latest IRI Study Explores Consumer Purchasing Patterns of Home Cities What will Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneer fans be serving at their Super Bowl parties this year? While sports fans and media moguls are all looking for insight on who will be crowned Super Bowl XXXVII ...
LodgeNet the Long-Term Choice of The Beverly Hills Hotel for In-Room Digital Services.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Luxury Property Goes Interactive With TV Services Offering Choice, Convenience and Control to Guests From Around the World LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , the world's largest provider of broadband interactive television services to the hospitality industry, and The Beverly ...
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. Announces Results of January 21st Annual Meeting.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Lindsay Manufacturing Co. , a leading manufacturer of center pivot, lateral move, and hose reel irrigation systems, announced that Michael C. Nahl has been elected to its board of directors. The company also announced that Richard W. Parod, Lindsay's president and chief executive officer, ...
Pilot Therapeutics Moves Headquarters to Charleston; Lands Top Professionals In Finance, Human Resources.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Company Sets Sights on Airozin(TM) Launch Pilot Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PLTT) , a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing a portfolio of pharmaceutical and clinically validated over-the-counter products, announced today that its ...
First Midwest Financial, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings.
Jan 23, 2003 ... First Midwest reports net income of $844,000, or $.34 per diluted share, for the first quarter ending December 31, 2002. This reflects a 13.6 percent increase over previous quarter earnings of $743,000, or $.30 per diluted share, and a 93.1 percent increase compared to the same period ...
Quotesmith.com to Present January 28 at Insurance Industry Conference In New York.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Quotesmith.com , the only place on earth where you can get instant auto, life and health insurance quotes from more than 300 leading companies and have the freedom to buy from the company of your choice, today announced that it will be presenting at the Seventh Annual Insurance Industry ...
Alberto-Culver Launches FY 2003 With 13% Sales Gain, 23% Earnings Gain; Increases Cash Dividend for 19th Consecutive Year.
Jan 23, 2003 ... The Alberto-Culver Company today announced that strong performances by both its Sally Beauty Company and its consumer products unit -- led by the Alberto VO5, St. Ives and TRESemme brands -- had driven sales and profits to record levels for the fiscal year 2003 first quarter which ended ...
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to Present at Salomon Smith Barney Financial Services Conference.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (M&I) will present at the Salomon Smith Barney Financial Services Conference from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. (EST), Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Speaking on behalf of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation will be Dennis J. Kuester, ...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Declares 20% Increase in Quarterly Dividend Quarterly Payments Up From $.15 to $.18 Per Share.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today declared an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to eighteen cents ($.18) per share on the Common Stock of the Company, payable on April 15, 2003 to Shareholders of Record as of March 31, 2003. J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., President and CEO, ...
United Airlines Adjusts Overweight Baggage Fees.
Jan 23, 2003 ... United Airlines announced today that it will eliminate the current $80 fee for overweight checked baggage on domestic flights and replace it with a new fee of $25 per checked baggage item weighing 50 pounds or more. The new fee schedule takes effect Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003. ...
Yellow Reports Fourfold Increase in Fourth Quarter Operating Income.
Jan 23, 2003 ... - Consolidated revenue increased by 19 percent from fourth quarter of 2001; - Total debt reduced by $237 million, or 66 percent, since 12/31/01; - Yellow Transportation more than doubles fourth quarter operating income; - Meridian IQ completes successful first year of operations ...
MGIC Investment Declares Dividend.
Jan 23, 2003 ... MGIC Investment Corporation's Board of Directors today declared a cash dividend of $0.025 per share. The dividend is payable March 3, 2003, to shareholders of record on February 10, 2003. About MGIC MGIC ( www.mgic.com ), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment ...
Richardson Electronics Introduces New Product from Syntax Media.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Richardson to Carry Syntax's New Playout System Richardson Electronics , a global provider of engineered solutions for RF and wireless communications and broadcast products, today announced the addition of a new playout system from Syntax Media, a leading supplier in the ...
ARCA Signs National Contract to Become Provider Of Reverse Logistics Services for GE.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Agreement Enables ARCA To Offer GE Special-Buy Appliances Through Its Growing Network of ApplianceSmart Factory Outlets Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ARCI) today announced that it has become a provider of reverse logistics services for the GE ...
ABC Sports Teams with Motorola for High-Definition Broadcast Of Super Bowl XXXVII.
Jan 23, 2003 ... ABC Sports Selects Motorola's DigiCipher(R) II Transmission System to Encode The Critical Back Haul High-Definition Feed From San Diego's QUALCOMM Stadium Motorola, Inc. Broadband Communications Sector today announced that it will provide ABC Sports with its DigiCipher(R) II ...
Arch Coal, Inc. to Offer Shares of Preferred Stock.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Arch Coal, Inc. announced today that it will offer publicly 3,000,000 shares of Perpetual Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (liquidation preference $50.00 per share). The company also will grant the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 450,000 ...
Northern Trust Corporation to Present at the Salomon Smith Barney Financial Services Conference.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Northern Trust Corporation announced today that William A. Osborn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be speaking at the Salomon Smith Barney Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. (ET). The presentation can be accessed via a link on ...
Wintrust Financial Corporation Declares Semi-Annual Dividend.
Jan 23, 2003 ... Wintrust Financial Corporation (the "Company") today reported that its Board of Directors approved a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.08 per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on February 20, 2003 to shareholders of record as of February 6, 2003. This cash ...