PR Newswire back issues from Monday, January 27:
FOX Selects WEGENER for Digital Cable Network; 1,000 Unit Order Provides Networks With Complete Digital Solution.
Jan 27, 2003 ... WEGENER Corporation announced today that it received an order from FOX Cable Networks for UNITY4600 receivers and DTV735 digital groomers. The 1,000 individual units will ship in WEGENER's 2003 fiscal year. "This order underlines WEGENER's successful launch of a new era of ...
Aaron Rents, Inc. Confirms Earnings Guidance For Fourth Quarter; Same Store Revenues Up Over 20%.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Aaron Rents, Inc. , the nation's leader in the rental, sales and lease ownership, and specialty retailing of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories, today announced that revenues and earnings were on plan for the fourth quarter of 2002. ...
Webcast Alert: Schweitzer-Mauduit Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc., Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference CallWhen: Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. EasternWhere:...
Southern Company Announces 2002 Earnings.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Southern Company today reported 2002 earnings of $1.32 billion, or $1.86 per share, as demand for electricity continued to grow, driven in part by colder than normal weather in the fourth quarter. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020207/SOCOLOGO ) ...
Harland's Affinity Products Generate More Than $350,000 for Charities in 2002.
Jan 27, 2003 ... With proceeds from its "Spirit of America" product line leading the way, Harland Printed Products, a division of John H. Harland Company , generated more than $350,000 for charitable organizations nationwide in 2002. With a growing interest among consumers to contribute to ...
SunTrust to Present at the Salomon Smith Barney 2003 Financial Services Conference.
Jan 27, 2003 ... SunTrust Banks, Inc. will present at the Salomon Smith Barney 2003 Financial Services Conference on Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. L. Phillip Humann, chairman, president and chief executive officer of SunTrust Banks, Inc., will make SunTrust's ...
The Coca-Cola Company Announces Timing of Earnings Release And Investor Conference Call.
Jan 27, 2003 ... The Coca-Cola Company will release fourth quarter and full year 2002 financial results on Wednesday morning, February 12, 2003. The Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, February 12th at 9:30 a.m. EST. The Company invites investors to listen to ...
SouthTrust Chairman Wallace D. Malone Jr. to Present At Salomon Smith Barney Conference.
Jan 27, 2003 ... SouthTrust Corp. Chairman and CEO Wallace D. Malone Jr. will make a presentation about SouthTrust at the Salomon Smith Barney financial services conference in New York, January 28, at 10 a.m. EST. Malone's presentation, which will include discussion of SouthTrust's past ...
ISS Discovers, Names and Tracks SQL Slammer Worm Rapidly Spreading Across The Internet Via Microsoft SQL Servers.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Join ISS' X-Force for a Live Webinar at 2 p.m. EST Today, Jan. 27, to Review SQL Slammers' Propagation and How to Protect Against this New Hybrid Threat Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) discovered and named over the weekend a new worm it is tracking -- "SQL Slammer" -- ...
Entergy Nuclear Grows Business in 2002.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Entergy Nuclear's 10- unit fleet generated more than 70 million megawatt-hours of electricity in 2002, an 8 percent increase over the previous year's generation. Fleet capacity factor averaged more than 96 percent, in a year that included seven refueling outages. Factors ...
Wolverine Tube Announces Licensing Agreement.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Wolverine Tube, Inc. announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Wolverine Joining Technologies LLC, (Joining Technologies) located in Warwick, Rhode Island, and Omni Technologies Corporation (Omni) of Epping, New Hampshire, have entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement for ...
CanWest Sells Small Market Publications in Southern Ontario.
Jan 27, 2003 ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Osprey Media Holdings Inc. for the sale of CanWest's small market daily and weekly newspapers and related assets in Southern Ontario for a cash price of $193.5 million. The transaction is ...
CPR Offsets Impact of Drought to Deliver Record Results in 2002.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Highlights of 2002:- operating income a record $857 million - operating ratio best ever - net income up $124 million - earnings per share up 33% Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX/NYSE: CP) closed out 2002 with a record $857 million in operating income and a best-ever operating ...
Notice Of Release Of Financial Results And Conference Call.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Fording Inc. (TSX/NYSE: FDG) will release its 2002 results in the afternoon on Monday, February 10, 2003. A conference call to discuss the results will be held for the investment community on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time, 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Mr. Jim Gardiner, ...
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Energizer Holdings, Inc. , today announced results of its first quarter ended December 31, 2002. Net earnings for the quarter were $86.4 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, versus net earnings of $70.4 million, or $0.76 per share in the first fiscal quarter of 2001. The current quarter ...
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Announces Management Changes.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Energizer Holdings, Inc. , today announced that Harry L. Strachan, Vice President and General Counsel, will retire effective February 28. Mr. Strachan joined Eveready Battery Company, Inc. in 1987. Gayle G. Stratmann, Vice President, Legal Matters - Operations, will succeed Mr ....
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Announces Election of Directors and Director Changes.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Energizer Holdings, Inc. , today announced that J. Patrick Mulcahy, Pamela M. Nicholson, William P. Stiritz and W. Patrick McGinnis were elected to the Board of Directors at its annual meeting of shareholders. In addition, the Company announced that the Board of Directors, at ...
Merchants & Manufacturers Bancorporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings Increase.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Merchants & Manufacturers Bancorporation, Inc. ("Merchants") (BULLETIN BOARD: MMBI) today announced earnings for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2002. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 was $1,745,000; an 11.7% increase compared to the $1,562,000 earned for ...
COMFORCE Corporation Announces Exchange Offer in Connection With Chairman's Agreement to Retire $12 Million of PIK Debentures.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Senior Credit Facility Extended to August 2004 COMFORCE Corporation , a leading provider of high-tech professional staffing, consulting and outsourcing services, today announced that the Company has offered, alternatively, to (1) repurchase for a cash payment of $350 per $1,000 ...
New First American Stable Asset Advisor Fund Launches.
Jan 27, 2003 ... New Fund Designed to Provide Preservation of Principal, Competitive Returns, And Significant Marketing Incentives for Financial Advisors U.S. Bank, N.A., announced today the launch of a new First American Stable Asset Advisor Fund designed for investors who seek preservation of ...
Option Care, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Date -- February 18, 2003.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Option Care, Inc. , today announced that the Company will be hosting a conference call on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 to review the financial results for the fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2002. Investors and other interested parties may access the call at 9:00 a.m. Central ...
Motorola Offers Free Soft Modem Reference Design.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Tool Based on ColdFire(R) MCF5407 Microprocessor Simplifies Development Of Low-Data Rate Applications To meet the increasing need to add connectivity in various types of embedded systems, Motorola, Inc. is making available a soft modem reference design. Based on a high ...
Premiums Plunge on the 25 and 30 Year Level Term Life Insurance Policies.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Insurer Competition, Improved Mortality Create Bargains for Life Insurance Shoppers on the Popular 25 and 30 Year Level Term Policies Quotesmith.com has today released the results of an extensive term life insurance price comparison study that shows that average composite ...
Heidrick & Struggles to Provide Live Webcast of Investor Call on February 21, 2003.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. will provide a real-time webcast of its 2002 fourth quarter and full year financial results investor call on Friday, February 21, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. The call will last up to one hour and will feature remarks by Chairman and CEO Piers ...
CNT and StorageTek(R) Alliance Extended to Professional Services.
Jan 27, 2003 ... StorageTek Customers Gain Access to More Expertise in Remote Storage For Business Continuity CNT(R) , the global expert in storage networking, and StorageTek(R), the storage services and solutions expert, have announced an alliance for CNT to provide professional services to ...
Government of Quebec Selects Motorola Digital Radio System.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Communications Upgrade Will Link All Government Agencies The Government of Quebec has signed a $35 million (U.S. currency) contract with Motorola for a new, state-of-the-art VHF ASTRO(R)25 Multicast communications system. The first of its kind in Canada, the system is part of ...
Aksys to Present at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Company to Broadcast Presentation Over the Internet Aksys, Ltd. , a pioneer in innovative dialysis systems, today announced that it will present at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference to be held January 28-30, 2003, in New York, NY. The presentation will ...
Kathy Friedland-Howard Promoted as ShopKo Vice President of Advertising.
Jan 27, 2003 ... ShopKo Stores, Inc. today announced the promotion of Kathy Friedland-Howard as vice president of advertising for the company's ShopKo division. In addition to her previous responsibilities overseeing all aspects of ShopKo's print advertising, Friedland-Howard assumes responsibility for ...
Thomas Abbott Named ShopKo VP of Product Development and Trend Services.
Jan 27, 2003 ... ShopKo Stores, Inc. today announced the promotion of Thomas Abbott to vice president of product development and trend services for the company's ShopKo division. Abbott assumes responsibility for merchandise sourcing and maintaining merchandise quality and manufacturing standards, as well ...
ATK Solid Propulsion and Composite Technology Supports Successful Launch Of Pegasus XL Rocket.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Solid propulsion Orion rocket motors produced by ATK (Alliant Techsystems) helped launch an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus(R) XL vehicle on Jan. 25 that placed into orbit a NASA solar research satellite. ATK Thiokol Propulsion, Promontory, Utah, manufactures the Orion ...
Jack Henry & Associates Announces Regular Quarter Dividend.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. today announced its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.035 per share. The cash dividend on its common stock, par value $.01 per share, is payable on February 27, 2003, to stockholders of record as of February 12, 2003. At ...
Tribune Broadcasting Appoints Vice Presidents for News Operations and Creative Services.
Jan 27, 2003 ... News Veteran Cissy Baker Assumes New Duties; Marketing Executive Rick Felty Expands Creative Role Tribune Broadcasting, a division of Tribune Company , today announced that Washington D.C. bureau chief Cissy Baker has been appointed vice president/news operations and that ...
Proton Energy Systems Confirms Breakthrough High Pressure Hydrogen Generation Technology.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Proton Energy Systems, Inc. , a leader in hydrogen generation and fuel cell technology and products, announced the successful high-pressure test of its new HIPRESS(TM) Proton Exchange Membrane, or PEM, cell stack module today. This achievement was one of the key milestones in Proton's ...
U.S. Bancorp to Present at the Salomon Smith Barney 2003 Financial Services Conference.
Jan 27, 2003 ... U.S. Bancorp announced today that Jerry A. Grundhofer, chairman, president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the Salomon Smith Barney 2003 Financial Services Conference. The presentation will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 2:45 p.m. (EST) at The Plaza ...
Alliant Energy Corporation Announces Year-End 2002 Earnings Release And Conference Call.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Alliant Energy Corporation will issue its year-end 2002 earnings release on Tuesday, February 4 before the stock market opens. A conference call to review 2002 earnings is scheduled for the same day at 9:00 a.m. central time. Alliant Energy Chairman, President and CEO Erroll Davis and ...
divine Signs Letter of Intent to Sell the Worldwide Operations of Its RoweCom Subsidiary to EBSCO; Deal Ensures Uninterrupted Service to Customers.
Jan 27, 2003 ... divine, inc. , a leading provider of solutions for the extended enterprise, announced today that RoweCom, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of divine, has signed a letter of intent with EBSCO Industries, Inc., the global leader for the delivery of integrated information systems and services, ...
Insurance Auto Auctions Announces Opening of Greenfield Facility in Dothan, Alabama.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. , a leading provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services in the United States, today announced the opening of a greenfield facility in Dothan, Alabama. This new 13-acre facility will serve Southern Alabama, Southern Georgia, and the Florida ...
Information Resources, Inc. Teleconference Alert.
Jan 27, 2003 ... CHICAGO, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- <Pre> DATE: January 27, 2003TO: Business EditorsFROM: Kristin Van vice president, corporate communications Information Resources, Inc. (312) 474-3384 ...
Motorola Offers Industry's First Integrated Circuit for Three-Dimensional Electric Field Imaging.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Device Can Replace More Than 70 Components, Enables New Class of Low-Level E-Field Imaging Applications Motorola, Inc. is offering the industry's only integrated circuit (IC) that generates and detects a low-level electric field and powers and supports a microcontroller unit ...
Aladdin Knowledge Systems Sponsoring Software & Information Industry Association 2003 Summit.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Supporting a Common Mission: Protecting Intellectual Property and Promoting Secure Software E-Commerce Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. today announced its Marquee Sponsorship of the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 2003 Information Industry Summit. Sponsoring ...
Exelon Nuclear Meets Security Demands, Generates Near-Record Power in 2002.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Exelon Nuclear, the nation's largest operator of commercial nuclear reactors, produced 118.7 million megawatt-hours of electricity in 2002 while expanding security and safety measures. That amounts to about 3 percent of all electricity produced in the U.S. It nearly equaled the ...
MEDTOX Scientific Reports Preliminary Unaudited Results for 2002.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Final Results to Be Released March 6, 2003 MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. , announced that it will release final results for fiscal 2002 on March 6, 2003. Based on preliminary data, the Company expects annual revenue between $51.9 million and $52.1 million, compared to $49.1 million ...
Enterprise Financial Reports 32.8% Increase in Operating Earnings Over Previous Year.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Wealth Management Revenue Grows 65.1%. Noninterest Income Increases 40.4%. Enterprise Financial Services Corp (BULLETIN BOARD: EFSC) , the parent company of Enterprise Bank and Enterprise Trust, reported net income of $5.0 million or $0.52 per fully diluted share for the year ...
Boeing Delta II Ready to Launch Pair of Satellites for U.S. Air Force.
Jan 27, 2003 ... A Boeing Delta II rocket stands ready at Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., for its launch on Jan. 29. Liftoff is scheduled during a 14-minute window that opens at 1:06 p.m. EST. The mission will place two satellites -- GPS IIR-8 for the U.S. Air ...
Northwest Airlines Names John Engler to Its Board of Directors.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Northwest Airlines Corporation today announced that John Engler has been elected to its board of directors. "We are pleased that John Engler has agreed to join our board. His many years of capable leadership in Michigan will be invaluable to the people and customers of ...
Yellow Corporation CEO to Present at Goldman Sachs Transportation Conference.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of Yellow Corporation , will address the investment community at the Goldman Sachs 18th Annual Transportation Conference in New York, NY at 11:20 a.m. EST on February 5, 2003. Interested investors can access a live audio webcast of the ...
Yellow Corporation CEO to Present at Deutsche Bank Global Transportation Conference.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of Yellow Corporation , will address the investment community at the Deutsche Bank Global Transportation Conference in Naples, Florida at 7:45 a.m. EST on February 13, 2003. Interested investors can access a live audio webcast of the ...
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Support International Air Sovereignty Operations Center Program.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Lockheed Martin was awarded a $7.2 million contract to provide continued support for the U.S. government's Air Sovereignty Operations Center (ASOC) International Modernization and Sustainment Support (AIMSS) program. The three-year follow-on project will help eastern European democracies ...
Montana Public Service Commission Approves NorthWestern's Issuance of First Mortgage Bonds for $390 Million Credit Facility.
Jan 27, 2003 ... NorthWestern Corporation today reported that the Montana Public Service Commission approved the company's issuance of First Mortgage Bonds to secure a $390 million senior secured term loan credit facility with Credit Suisse First Boston. The company received the commission's final order ...
John Thune Joins First Midwest Board Of Directors.
Jan 27, 2003 ... First Midwest Financial, Inc. announced today that former South Dakota Congressman John Thune accepted an appointment to its Board of Directors. He will also serve on the First Federal Savings Bank, Security State Bank, and First Services Trust Company boards and on the Audit and Stock ...
BioReliance Corporation Appoints New Vice President, Manufacturing.
Jan 27, 2003 ... David E. Jackson Joins Senior Management Team BioReliance Corporation today announced the appointment of David E. Jackson, 53, as the Company's Vice President, Manufacturing. In this role, Jackson provides senior leadership for BioReliance's U.S. and German ...
Pinnacle Airlines Reports December Traffic.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Pinnacle Airlines Corporation, which is an indirect majority owned subsidiary of Northwest Airlines Corporation and operates as Northwest Airlink, today reported its passenger traffic for December 2002. Passengers carried increased 60.2% over December 2001. Revenue Passenger ...
More Than 1,000 Patients Treated with Raymedica PDN(R) Spinal Implant.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Innovative Treatment for Low Back Pain More Widely Available in International Markets Raymedica, Inc., a medical device developer and manufacturer, has reached a new milestone. More than 1,000 patients around the world have been implanted with the company's PDN(R) prosthetic ...
MEDTOX Scientific, Inc., Overviewed in Industry Report.
Jan 27, 2003 ... An article highlighting MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. in The Dark Report on Tuesday, December 9, 2002, can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.medtox.com/MTXWeb/News/News.asp . MEDTOX Scientific, Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., is a provider of high quality specialized ...
WPS Resources Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings Conference Call.
Jan 27, 2003 ... On Thursday, January 30, Larry Weyers, Chairman, President, and CEO of WPS Resources Corporation , will host a conference call to review full year and fourth quarter 2002 financial results. The associated earnings release will be issued after the market opens on January 30, and the ...
HF Financial Corp. Announces Increased Earnings From Continuing Operations And Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.
Jan 27, 2003 ... SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- <Pre>-- HF Financial Corp. (the "Company") , Sioux Falls, SD, reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ("EPS") of $0.45 for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 compared to ...
Medwave Closes on $1.75 Million of Additional Capital.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Medwave Inc. -- Medwave, Inc. announced today that they have closed on an additional $1.75 million of capital to help further fund the company's growth and continued market development. The terms of the financing included the sale of 1.4 million shares of common stock at a price of $1.25 ...
North Central Bancshares, Inc. Announces Record Earnings for Year Ended December 31, 2002.
Jan 27, 2003 ... North Central Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") , the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa (the "Bank"), announced today that the Company earned a record $3.37 diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2002, compared to diluted earnings per share of $2.41 ...
West Bancorporation, Inc. Announces Results for 4th Quarter and the Year 2002.
Jan 27, 2003 ... West Bancorporation, Inc. , parent company of West Des Moines State Bank (West Bank), reports net income for the year of 2002 of $16,376,000 an increase of 4.1% over 2001. Earnings per share were $1.02 compared to $0.98 for 2001. This performance resulted in a return on average equity of ...
Webcast Alert: Jones Lang LaSalle Announces Year End and Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings Webcast.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Jones Lang LaSalle announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: Jones Lang LaSalle Year End and Fourth Quarter 2002 EarningsWhen: Wednesday, February 5, 2003 @ 9:00 a.m. EasternWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz373496796gf12.html...
APAC Consolidates Two Carolina Divisions.
Jan 27, 2003 ... APAC, Inc., the nation's largest highway construction company, announced today that it is consolidating its Barrus Division, located in Kinston, N.C., and its South Carolina Division, based in Darlington, S.C., into the new Coastal Carolina Division of APAC-Carolina, Inc., which will be ...
CCA Marks Twentieth Anniversary.
Jan 27, 2003 ... First Private Company to Contract With Government Helped Modernize American Corrections On January 28, 2003, Corrections Corporation of America will mark the twentieth anniversary of the company's founding, the first time a government agency contracted with a private company to ...
Radware Announces Immediate Protection Against SQL Slammer Virus as Part of Its SynApps Application Security Module.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Radware's Award Winning Application Switches and SynApps Architecture Provide Gigabit Speed Intrusion Prevention and Protection Against Dangerous Virus Attacks Radware the leading provider of intelligent Application Switching (IAS), ensuring availability, performance and the ...
The Peoples BancTrust Co., Inc., Announces Fourth Quarter Conference Call Information.
Jan 27, 2003 ... The Peoples BancTrust Co., Inc. (Nasdaq Small Cap: PBTC) ("Peoples") today announced that it will provide an on-line, real-time Web-cast and rebroadcast of a conference call to discuss its results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2002, on Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 10:00 a ....
Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer.
Jan 27, 2003 ... Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated announced today the appointment of J.D. Carter Steele as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Steele, 54, has served as the principal asset administration officer for the Company since 1997, prior to which he was a partner with the ...