PR Newswire back issues from Monday, February 24:
Best Software Introduces Timeslips(R) for Sole Practitioners; New Entry-Level Version Meets Time and Billing Needs of Smaller Service Firms.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Best Software today announced the general availability of Timeslips for Sole Practitioners, an entry level version of Timeslips that caters to the time and billing needs of smaller professional service firms. Timeslips for Sole Practitioners offers many of the popular features ...
BellSouth's Next-Generation Optical Solution Enables Businesses to Move Large Volumes of Data Faster Than Ever Before; Wavelength Provides More Flexible and Scalable High-Speed Data Networks.
Feb 24, 2003 ... BellSouth today unveiled BellSouth(R) Wavelength Service, the first optical solution enabled by the company's investment in Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology. DWDM splits transmission paths on a single strand of fiber into multiple beams of light. Each light wave ...
Post Raises Capital From Dispositions and Secured Debt; Company Exits Austin Market.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Post Properties, Inc. announced today that it has sold two properties in Austin and has closed a $l7 million loan on Post Peachtree in Atlanta. The gross proceeds of these transactions are approximately $50 million, and will be used to reduce the outstanding line of credit balance of the ...
Internet Security Systems Announces Authorized Training Center Program; ISS Customers Benefit From Quality Training Now Offered at Locations Throughout the U.S.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) today announced the launch of its X-Force(TM) Education Services Authorized Training Center Program to offer quality education to customers from certified facilities located across the U.S. ISS courses provide powerful, hands-on experience and ...
AFC Recognizes 4,000th Unit Opening; 451 New Units Opened and 1,006 New Commitments Signed in 2002.
Feb 24, 2003 ... AFC Enterprises, Inc. recently celebrated the opening of its 4,000th unit, a Church's Chicken(TM) restaurant located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The restaurant, owned by South American Restaurant Corporation (SARCO), opened in late December, which rounded off a record year of new unit ...
Caraustar Industries to Present at Credit Suisse First Boston Global Basics Conference Thursday, February 27, 2003 at 4:00 P.M.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Caraustar Industries, Inc. announces that Ron Domanico, chief financial officer, will be presenting an overview of the company at the Credit Suisse First Boston Global Basics Conference in New York City on Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 4:00 p.m. (EST). In order to listen to ...
'Training' Magazine Names AFLAC One Of The Top 100 Organizations For Providing Training To Employees.
Feb 24, 2003 ... AFLAC has been named to the "Training Top 100" list by "Training" magazine. The list was announced during an awards dinner in Atlanta on February 23 and appears in a special edition of the monthly magazine. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010525/AFLACLOGO) ...
BellSouth Increases Dividend Five Percent; Dividend Raised 10.5 Percent In Last 12 Months.
Feb 24, 2003 ... The board of directors of BellSouth Corporation today approved a 5 percent increase in its dividend, declaring an increased quarterly dividend of 21 cents per common share. Including the increase announced on June 24th 2002, the quarterly dividend has increased 10.5 percent in the last ...
eOn Communications Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2003 Results; Company Announces Sequential and Year-over-Year Revenue Growth.
Feb 24, 2003 ... eOn Communications Corporation(TM) , a leading provider of unified voice, e-mail and Web-based communications solutions, today reported financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2003. Revenues for the quarter increased 36% to $4,118,000, compared with $3,030,000 for ...
EarthLink to Provide Wireless Solutions for GMAC Home Services; Companies Sign Agreement to Co-Market Wireless Devices and Other EarthLink Internet Products to GMAC Real Estate's Sales Associates.
Feb 24, 2003 ... EarthLink and GMAC Home Services today announced that they have signed an agreement to market EarthLink products to GMAC's more than 20,000 sales associates across the U.S. The agreement includes EarthLink Everywhere wireless Internet devices such as Blackberry handhelds and Internet ...
IBCI Announces it Has Settled the Lawsuit Previously Filed By the Securities And Exchange Commission.
Feb 24, 2003 ... International BioChemical Industries, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: IBCL) announces that it has settled the lawsuit previously filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against the Company and Timothy C. Moses, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, with respect to certain ...
Roper Industries Announces First Quarter 2003 Results Conference Call For 8:00 AM on Thursday, February 27, 2003.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Roper Industries, Inc. has rescheduled its first quarter 2003 results conference call to 8:00 AM EST on Thursday, February 27, 2003, from the originally scheduled time of 10:00 AM EST on the same day. The Company will issue its first quarter 2003 earnings press release after ...
Vesta Insurance Group Declares Dividend.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Vesta Insurance Group, Inc. announced that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend for the period ending December 31, 2002 of $0.025 per share on the Company's common stock at its meeting on February 24, 2003. The dividend is payable on March 25, 2003 to ...
CareCentric's New Windows-Based Home Health Care System Brings Strong, Affordable Scheduling and Compliance Tracking to Private Duty, Staffing and Medicare-Certified Agencies; CareCentric's AC-CURA(TM) Geared to Agencies Focused On High-Performance Bottom Line.
Feb 24, 2003 ... CareCentric, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CURA) , a leading provider of management information systems to the home health care community, today announced the availability of AC-CURA(TM), a Windows-based, feature-rich billing and operations management system that brings control, flexibility and ...
Contract Signed With Africa/New Reports On Malaria; News from Clifton Mining Company (OTC: CFTN ).
Feb 24, 2003 ... American Biotech Labs (ABL), a private company in which Clifton holds approximately a 30% interest, has just signed a purchase contract with a company from the Republic of South Africa. In addition, new trials of the ASAP Solution(R) on two malaria patients have been documented along with ...
CPR to Address CIBC World Markets 6th Whistler Institutional Investor Conference.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Mike Waites, Executive Vice- President and Chief Financial Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX/NYSE: CP) will address the CIBC World Markets 6th Annual Whistler Institutional Investor Conference at 10 a.m. Pacific time on February 27, 2003. Mr. Waites will present CPR's ...
EnCana to present at two separate investor conferences.
Feb 24, 2003 ... This week, EnCana Corporation (TSX, NYSE: ECA) is scheduled to present at two separate investor conferences. Brian Ferguson, EnCana's Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development, will be presenting at the BMO Nesbitt Burns 2003 Global Resources Conference in Tampa, Florida as well as ...
Pemberton Energy Ltd.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Pemberton Energy Ltd. (PBT.TSX.V) wishes to announce an update on our Panny project. All necessary paperwork pertaining to tie-in and final completion of the 8-25-95-5 W5M well has been filed with the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (the EUB) and management anticipates a permit to be ...
Charter Financial Corporation Completes $8.4 Million Acquisition of Eagle Bank Of Alabama in Auburn-Opelika Area; -- Acquisition Marks Continued Growth Along I-85 Corridor -- Integration of Systems, Services Occur During Weekend.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Charter Financial Corporation today announced that it has completed the acquisition of EBA BancShares Inc. and its three-branch subsidiary, Eagle Bank of Alabama, in the Auburn-Opelika area. EBA shareholders will receive $17 cash for each share of EBA, for a transaction value ...
Zebra Technologies Presents at Raymond James Annual Institutional Investor Conference.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Zebra Technologies Corporation today announced that Edward Kaplan, Zebra's chairman and chief executive officer, will make an investor presentation on March 3, 2003, at the Raymond James 24th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida. The presentation is ...
Motorola Expands Its Portfolio of Interoperable Mobile Communications Solutions; Deployable Voice Communications Solution Now Enables Interoperability With Multiple Public Safety Agencies.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Motorola today announced that it is expanding its portfolio of interoperable communications solutions with a cost-effective mobile system for emergencies that now provides interoperability to address growing requirements for public safety agencies. Motorola is adding the JPS ...
United Hospital Names New President; 'St. Paul Native to Run Largest Hospital in the East Metro'.
Feb 24, 2003 ... United Hospital's Board of Trustees has announced Mark Mishek as the hospital's new president effective February 1, 2003. He replaces Barbara Balik who assumed a new position as executive vice president, Safety & Quality Systems within Allina Hospitals & Clinics. (Photo: ...
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (WWY) Discontinuing Surpass Antacid Gum.
Feb 24, 2003 ... The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company announced today that, effective March 28, 2003, it will stop shipping Surpass Antacid chewing gum. Surpass was introduced two years ago by the Wrigley Healthcare Division as a functional gum providing heartburn relief. "Despite its effectiveness and ...
Community First Bankshares to Offer $60 Million of Capital Securities of CFB Capital IV.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Community First Bankshares, Inc., announced its intent to offer up to $60 million of Capital Securities of CFB Capital IV, a Delaware statutory trust formed by Community First Bankshares. Proceeds from the offering are expected to be used to redeem outstanding capital securities. ...
Equity Residential Declares First Quarter Dividends.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Equity Residential announced today that its Board of Trustees declared dividends on the Company's common and preferred shares. The common share dividend of $0.4325 per share will be paid on April 11, 2003 to shareholders of record on March 20, 2003. <Pre> (Photo: ...
Lawson Products, Inc. on National News Program.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Lawson Products, Inc. today reported that their Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. Washlow, will appear with Pat Summerall in a previously recorded interview segment on CNN Headline News on February 25, 2003. A two-minute segment on Lawson Products, Inc. was ...
Banta Acquires Qualipak; Expands Packaging and Fulfillment Capabilities to The East Coast.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Banta Corporation , a market leader in printing and supply-chain management, today announced it has acquired Qualipak Incorporated, Lancaster, PA, a provider of secondary packaging, kit assembly, fulfillment and distribution services for publishers, consumer healthcare markets and ...
CNS, Inc. CFO Takes Temporary Medical Leave of Absence.
Feb 24, 2003 ... CNS, Inc. , the Breathe Right(R) company, today announced that its chief financial officer, David Byrd, is taking a temporary medical leave of absence for approximately two months, effective immediately. During this time, Marti Morfitt, CNS' president and chief executive officer, will ...
MAF Bancorp, Inc. to Participate in Midwest 2003 Super-Community Bank Conference.
Feb 24, 2003 ... MAF Bancorp, Inc. , announced that it will be participating in the Midwest 2003 Super-Community Bank Conference to be held in Chicago, IL on February 25-26, 2003. The conference will be broadcast on the Internet at www.super-communitybanking.com and will also be available through MAF's ...
Delphi Connection Systems Introduces eCatalog for Customer Convenience.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Click Commerce, Inc. and Delphi Corporation today announced the launch of Delphi Connection Systems' new eCatalog. Delphi partnered with Click Commerce, a leading provider of partner relationship management software for Global 2000 manufacturers, to introduce a business-to-business ...
Motorola Makes the Call to Directing and Acting Nominees at 2003 Academy Awards(R); Motorola & T-Mobile Deliver New T722i Wireless Camera Phone With Six (6) Months Free Service in Keepsake "Marquee" Package.
Feb 24, 2003 ... It's said a picture is worth a thousand words, so if true, Motorola and T-Mobile have a lot to say to this year's top Directing and Acting nominees. In recognition of their accomplishment, each actor and director nominated receives Motorola's latest phone -- the T722icamera phone and six ...
Racino at Canterbury Park Likely to Generate Significant Revenues For Minnesota; Canterbury Park Unveils Updated Economic Assessment and Architectural Work Of Racino Proposal.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Canterbury Park today released an independent economic analysis that concludes a Racino development can generate at least $150 million in new tax revenue for the state during the first full two years of operation. The report was unveiled at a St. Paul press conference announcing the ...
Arch Coal Names Thomas Lockhart to Board of Directors.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Arch Coal, Inc. today announced Thomas A. Lockhart, 67, has been elected to its board of directors effective immediately. Mr. Lockhart will serve on the board's finance and personnel and compensation committees. "I'm pleased Tom Lockhart has joined our board of directors," ...
Hardee's Introduces Cinnamon Rolls; Jumbo, Fresh-Baked Rolls Now Available for Breakfast.
Feb 24, 2003 ... There is nothing better than waking up to the aroma of fresh-baked cinnamon rolls. Now, thanks to Hardee's, guests can enjoy the great taste of warm cinnamon rolls on even the busiest of mornings. Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of its newest breakfast item, ...
Racing Champions Ertl to Produce 100th Anniversary Harley-Davidson(R) Collectibles.
Feb 24, 2003 ... This month, coinciding with the Harley-Davidson semi-annual dealer show and the American International Toy Fair, Racing Champions Ertl debuted their new 2003 Harley-Davidson(R) die-cast collectibles and pre-school toys. As part of Racing Champions Ertl's Harley-Davidson product line, the ...
Winland Electronics, Inc. Announces Record Financial Results for 2002.
Feb 24, 2003 ... -- 4th Consecutive Quarter of Profitability -- 21% Increase in Quarterly Revenue to $4.7 Million -- Quarterly Net Income of $416 Thousand or $.14 Per Diluted Share -- 18% Increase in Revenues to $18.1 Million in 2002 -- Record Net Income of $1.1 Million for 2002, or $.35 Per Diluted Share ...
Meredith Corporation to Webcast Bear Stearns Presentation.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Meredith Corporation will webcast its presentation to the Bear Stearns Media, Entertainment & Information Conference on March 4, 2003 at 8:45 a.m. (EST). The webcast will be accessible to the public on the company's web site, www.meredith.com . A replay of this presentation will be ...
H&R Block Reports Record Q3 Results; Raises Full Year Earnings Guidance.
Feb 24, 2003 ... H&R Block Inc. today reported record third quarter revenues and earnings due to solid performance in its U.S. tax segment and outstanding performance in its mortgage segment. The company said it expects to exceed its previously announced earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending April ...
First Midwest Financial, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend.
Feb 24, 2003 ... First Midwest Financial, Inc. announced that the Company will pay a cash dividend of $0.13 per share for the second fiscal quarter of 2003. This dividend will be payable on or about April 1, 2003 to shareholders of record as of March 14, 2003. The Company has paid regular quarterly cash ...
Home Products International Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results; Fourth Quarter Earnings Per Share of $0.37 Vs. $0.11 a Year Ago; Sales Up 32%.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Home Products International, Inc. (the "Company"), a leader in the housewares industry, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 28, 2002. Net sales in the 2002 fourth quarter were $70.8 million versus $53.7 million in the prior year, an ...
Medwave, Inc. to Host Clinical Symposium on Blood Pressure Monitoring in Boston.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Medwave, Inc. announced today that it will host a symposium on blood pressure monitoring to be held at the Westin Copley Place in Boston on February 27, 2003. The symposium will feature lectures from local clinicians. Dr. Rafael Ortega, MD, Vice Chairman of Anesthesia Boston University ...
Proton Energy Systems Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter Results.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Proton Energy Systems, Inc. , a leader in hydrogen generation and fuel cell technology and products, today announced that it will release its fourth quarter results for the period ended December 31, 2002 on March 13th, 2003. The Company will host a conference call to discuss its results ...
Joseph P. Micatrotto Honored with Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leader Award; Florida International University School of Management and Hospitality Selects BUCA, Inc. Chairman, President and CEO as 2003 Recipient.
Feb 24, 2003 ... BUCA, Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Joseph P. Micatrotto has been selected to receive Florida International University (FIU) School of Management and Hospitality's 2003 Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leader Award. This is the second year that this award has been given by ...
Valmont Board Declares Quarterly Dividend.
Feb 24, 2003 ... The Board of Directors of Valmont Industries, Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents per share payable on April 15, 2003 to shareholders of record on March 28, 2003. The dividend indicates an annual rate of 30.0 cents per share. Valmont is the global leader in ...
Northwest Airlines Celebrates the One Year Anniversary of the Northwest WorldGateway at Detroit.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Northwest Airlines today celebrates its 1st year anniversary at the Northwest WorldGateway facility at Detroit. The world-class terminal was built to provide outstanding passenger service and to be the nation's premier hub facility. By all accounts, it is making the grade with high ...
Hawkins, Inc. Declares Semi-Annual Cash Dividend of $0.18 Per Share.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Hawkins, Inc. today announced a semi-annual cash dividend of $.18 per share payable April 11, 2003, to shareholders of record on March 28, 2003. The Company first started paying cash dividends in 1985 and has done so each year since that time. As of February 20, 2003, there were ...
Ashland to Manufacture Product Line for ASML; First Exclusive Manufacturing Outsourcing Agreement for Fab Services Unit Of Ashland Electronic Chemicals.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Ashland Electronic Chemicals today announced a multi-year agreement with ASML, a worldwide leader in advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry, to be the primary outsourcing manufacturer for ASML's Thermal division, whose equipment is used in the fabrication of integrated ...
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. to Redeem $3,000,000 Of Trust Preferred Securities.
Feb 24, 2003 ... PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC., (PREMIER), a community bank holding company with seven individually managed bank subsidiaries, today announced that it intends to redeem $3,000,000 (120,000 shares) of its 9.75% Trust Preferred Securities as of March 31, 2003. As part of a Debt ...
Brown-Forman Reports Third Quarter Earnings.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Brown-Forman Corporation reported earnings per share for its third quarter ended January 31, 2003 of $1.02, up 22% or $0.18 per share compared to the same period last year. Adjusted for business improvement costs, earnings for the quarter improved $0.14 per share, or 16%. Higher ...
Beans (Yes, Beans) Help Environment and Promote Longer Track Life on Norfolk Southern.
Feb 24, 2003 ... An unlikely new and environmentally friendly track lubricant -- made from soybeans -- is now in use on Norfolk Southern Railway. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19981118/NSCLOGO ) SoyTrak(TM) biodegradable soybean oil-based grease is being used as an ...
aaiPharma to Present at Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference.
Feb 24, 2003 ... aaiPharma Inc. today announced that Dr. Philip Tabbiner, President and Chief Executive Officer of aaiPharma, will be presenting at the Raymond James 24th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Monday, March 3, at 11:45 AM (EST). The conference is being held in Orlando, Florida. ...
Progress Energy Acquires Natural Gas Assets.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Progress Fuels Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Progress Energy , announced today that it has entered into three independent transactions to acquire approximately 162 producing natural gas wells with proven reserves of 195 billion cubic feet (Bcf). The agreements are with Republic ...
SuPartner Deploys SIP-based IP Telephony System by Interactive Intelligence.
Feb 24, 2003 ... SuPartner, a Chilean-based outsourced service bureau, completed deployment of its session initiation protocol-based IP telephony system by Interactive Intelligence Inc. . This is the first deployment in South America of the SIP-based software. (Photo: ...
Steel Dynamics Announces Flat-Roll Price Increase for Second Quarter Shipments.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Steel Dynamics, Inc. has announced a $30 per ton price increase for its flat-roll sheet products, following Nucor's lead, effective with shipments in the second quarter of 2003. The company only recently opened its order book for second quarter shipments. "We wanted to share ...
Steel Dynamics Plans to Restart Iron Dynamics Scrap Substitute Operation.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Steel Dynamics, Inc. has announced that it is making plans to restart its Iron Dynamics operation in Butler, Indiana, in the second half of 2003. After a thorough evaluation of the production trials that were completed in November and December of 2002, the company has concluded that ...
Zimmer to Use Global Webcast of Live Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty as Training Tool for Orthopaedic Surgeons; Program provides innovative education opportunity for orthopaedic surgeons anywhere in the world.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Zimmer Holdings, Inc. on March 22, 2003, will broadcast over the Internet a live minimally invasive hip replacement surgery with interactive commentary from faculty surgeons. The program is part of an ongoing Zimmer effort to provide convenient, innovative educational opportunities to ...
National City Announces Authorization for Share Repurchase Program.
Feb 24, 2003 ... National City Corporation announced that its Board of Directors authorized at its meeting today the repurchase of up to 25 million shares of National City's issued and outstanding common stock, subject to an aggregate purchase limit of $800 million. As of December 31, 2002, there were ...
Charter One Names John J. Dvorak Vice President of Corporate Banking, Illinois Division.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Charter One Bank announced today that John J. Dvorak has been named vice president of corporate banking for the Illinois division. Dvorak will be responsible for developing new business, portfolio growth and promoting Charter One Bank's corporate presence in the Chicago area. ...
Nationwide Financial Informed of Verdict in Monumental Life Litigation; Subsequent event reduces 2002 operating income by $0.06 per share.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. , today reported that a verdict has been reached in the case involving Nationwide Retirement Solutions (NRS), the company's public sector retirement plan subsidiary, and Monumental Life, a third party provider of universal life insurance products for ...
Great Lakes To Present at UBS Warburg Grass Roots Chemical Conference; Event to be Web Cast on February 25.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Great Lakes Chemical Corporation today announced that Angelo Brisimitzakis, Executive Vice President, Flame Retardants & Brominated Performance Products, will speak at the UBS Warburg Grass Roots Chemical Conference. (Photo: ...
Glimcher Realty Trust Finances Community Center Asset.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Glimcher Realty Trust, , one of the country's premier retail REITs, announced today that it has completed mortgage financing for its Artesian Square community center, in Martinsville, IN. The new debt consists of a $5.0 million mortgage maturing on March 5, 2005 that bears interest at a ...
Greif Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends.
Feb 24, 2003 ... The Board of Directors of Greif Bros. Corporation today declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.14 per share of Class A Common Stock and $0.21 per share of Class B Common Stock. The dividends are payable on April 1, 2003, to shareholders of record at close of business on March ...
Patrick J. Norton Joins Board of Directors of Greif Bros. Corporation.
Feb 24, 2003 ... Greif Bros. Corporation , a world leader in industrial packaging, announced that Patrick J. Norton, retired executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Scotts Company, was elected to the Greif Board of Directors at the Annual Stockholders meeting today. He will ...
WilTel Launches Ethernet Service for Cost Effective Multi-Service Transport; Service Provides Seamless Transport Regardless of Existing Network Infrastructure.
Feb 24, 2003 ... (CompTel 2003 Spring Conference, booth number 221) -- WilTel Communications today announced the launch of its Ethernet Wide Area Network (EWAN) transport service over its nationwide fiber-optic network. WilTel's EWAN service enables customers to seamlessly transport traffic regardless of ...
Webcast Alert: NATCO Group Inc. Announces Its Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call Webcast.
Feb 24, 2003 ... NATCO Group Inc. announces the following Webcast: <Pre>What: NATCO Group Inc. Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call When: February 25, 2003 @ 9:00 AM Central, 10:00 AM Eastern Where:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz374833601gf12.html...