PR Newswire back issues from Monday, March 10:
Sears Selects TSYS Invoice Billing Capability for Its Commercial Cards.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Sears, Roebuck and Co. has signed a long-term processing agreement with TSYS to service the company's commercial cards. Sears is the first client to use TSYS' TS2 platform's Invoice Billing functionality, a commercial transaction processing platform that allows corporate clients to ...
Logility Delivers Completely Automated Transportation Management System; Transportation Solution includes Event Management, a Private Freight Exchange, and Performance Management for Greater Supply Chain Visibility.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Logility , a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, today announced the availability of Version 6.5 of its Voyager Transportation Planning and Management solution. Voyager helps companies achieve greater visibility across the supply chain with expanded ...
CorVu Announces Support for Strategic Six Sigma; Solution Empowers Customers to Maximize Business Performance.
Mar 10, 2003 ... CorVu(R) Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: CRVU) , a leading provider of enterprise performance management solutions, today announced full support for Six Sigma(TM), an internationally recognized program designed to dramatically accelerate and maximize business performance. Six ...
Internet Security Systems Named a 2003 Finalist by Network Computing for Well- Connected Award; RealSecure(R) Desktop Protector 3.5 Tops Desktop Firewall Category Based On Its Ability to Provide Real-Time Protection Against Malicious Activity.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) today announced RealSecure(R) Desktop Protector 3.5 has been awarded finalist status by Network Computing, a CMP Media LLC magazine, for a 2003 Well-Connected Award in the desktop firewall category. With intrusion protection, firewall and application ...
InHealth Group and CTI Announce Agreement to Partner in the United Kingdom To Advance the Availability of PET and Molecular Imaging for Improved Patient Diagnosis and Therapy Management in Oncology, Cardiology, and Neurology.
Mar 10, 2003 ... InHealth Group and CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc. , announced today they will partner to advance the availability of positron emission tomography (PET) and molecular imaging in order to improve disease diagnosis and therapy management for patients in the United Kingdom. PET is a technology ...
Exide Technologies Earns Materials Handling Customer Service Award; Sixth Service Excellence Award Received This Calendar Year.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Exide Technologies (BULLETIN BOARD: EXDTQ) (www.exide.com ), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, has won the prestigious Supplier of the Year Award for 2003 from The Fork Lift Truck Association of the UK. Exide's Industrial Energy Motive Power group won the ...
Southern Company Chief Financial Officer Gale Klappa To Speak At Energy Industry Conference March 12.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Southern Company Chief Financial Officer Gale Klappa will speak Wednesday, March 12, at the Morgan Stanley 10th Annual Global Electricity and Energy Conference in New York. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020207/SOCOLOGO) Klappa will present an update ...
HEALTHSOUTH Names Betsy S. Atkins as New Board Member; Brings Extensive Corporate Governance Experience to Board.
Mar 10, 2003 ... HEALTHSOUTH Corporation announced that it has appointed a new independent member to its Board of Directors. Betsy S. Atkins, President and CEO of Baja LLC and co-founder of Ascend Communications, has joined the board. Atkins was recruited by The Directorship Group, an independent search ...
National Businessman Of The Year Award; News from Clifton Mining Company (OTC: CFTN):.
Mar 10, 2003 ... William D. Moeller, chairman of the Company, will receive, in mid-March, the National Republican Congressional Committee Businessman Of The Year Award in Washington DC. Health food store sales of American Biotech Labs (a company in which Clifton owns approximately 30%) Silver Biotics ...
Isotechnika's Phase II Clinical Trial of ISA247 in Patients With Psoriasis Yields Impressive Results.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Isotechnika Inc. today announced that the final data obtained from its Phase II study to evaluate its novel immunosuppressive therapy, ISA247, in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis showed positive results and demonstrated that ISA247 is well tolerated and efficacious. The trial ...
Fording Coal Partnership Moves to Strengthen Export Coal Mines.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Fording Canadian Coal Trust (TSX: FDG.UN, NYSE: FDG) and Teck Cominco Limited (TSX: TEK.A, TEK.B) today announced that the Fording Coal Partnership will implement production and work- force reductions at its Line Creek mining operations located near Sparwood, British Columbia. ...
"K2 Energy Announces Awarding of Pipeline Contract and Commencement of Construction".
Mar 10, 2003 ... K2 Energy Corp. is pleased to announce that is has begun construction of the pipeline that will tie in its Bow Island gas wells on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana. The construction contract for the pipeline has been awarded to a local contractor based in Cut Bank, Montana ....
Precision Drilling Corporation Senior Vice President Announces Retirement.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Mr. Larry Comeau, Senior Vice President Technology Services Group, of Precision Drilling Corporation ("Precision" or the "Company") today announced his retirement effective March 14, 2003. Larry was instrumental in building the development teams for both the Company's LWD/MWD ...
High School Students Reveal Innovative Uses of Technology in the Classroom; CDW-G Names Winners of Its Second Annual Art & Essay Contest.
Mar 10, 2003 ... CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a leading provider of brand name technology products and services to public sector and education institutions, today announced the winners of the 2003 CDW-G student art and essay contest. Megan McCray, a senior at Simsbury High School in Simsbury, ...
Vita Foods Reports Q4 Sales of $14.7 Million, 21-Cents Per-Share Earnings; Full-Year Sales of $42.9 Million, 39-Cents Per-Share Earnings.
Mar 10, 2003 ... For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2002, Vita Food Products, Inc. today announced consolidated net income of $802,000, or $0.21 per share, compared to net income of $891,000 or $0.24 per share in the fourth quarter of 2001. The Vita business segment continued its historically ...
U.S. Cellular and AT&T Wireless to Exchange Wireless Assets; Transaction Enhances U.S. Cellular's Position in Several Markets.
Mar 10, 2003 ... United States Cellular Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with AT&T Wireless to exchange wireless properties that will enhance the operations of both companies. For a map showing the properties, please click on ...
DT Industries Recently Awarded $23 Million in Certain Automation Purchase Orders; Announces Amendment to Credit Facility.
Mar 10, 2003 ... DT Industries, Inc. , a designer, manufacturer and integrator of automation systems and related equipment used to manufacture, assemble, test or package industrial and consumer products, announced today that it has been awarded certain customer purchase orders totaling approximately $23 ...
PrivateBancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: PVTB) Increases Cash Dividend by 50%.
Mar 10, 2003 ... PrivateBancorp, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors on March 1, 2003 declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share payable on March 28, 2003 to stockholders of record on March 14, 2003. ...
Engineered Support Receives Multi-Million Contract for F-5 Fire Control Radar.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Engineered Support Systems, Inc. received a multi-million contract award from DERCO Aerospace, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the repair and upgrade of 14 AN/APQ-159(V)-5 radar systems to support the F-5 fighter aircraft of an Air Force program located in the Americas. The contract ...
Tellabs Reorganizes Its North American Business, Names Edward Kennedy President-Tellabs Operations, Inc.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Tellabs Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Birck today announced the company is reorganizing its North American business to strengthen relationships with customers, speed development of new products and improve profitability. Edward Kennedy, 48, who previously served as senior ...
Aladdin Knowledge Systems Partners with Utimaco Safeware to Offer Tightly Integrated PC & Network Security Via Strong Two-Factor Authentication; eToken Now Integrates with Utimaco Safeware's Safeguard Line of Products.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. today announced it is partnering with Utimaco Safeware to offer tightly-integrated USB authentication to strengthen and enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the security solutions sold to mutual customers. (Photo: ...
Northwest Announces Seasonal Service Between Detroit and Halifax, Nova Scotia; New Nonstop Jet Service to Run July 1 - Sept. 30.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Northwest Airlines and its Northwest Airlink affiliate, Mesaba Aviation, Inc., announced today new service between its Detroit hub and Halifax, Nova Scotia, beginning July 1, 2003. The new daily Detroit-Halifax service will be operated with the airline's 69-seat passenger Avro ...
Titan International, Inc. Announces First Quarter Cash Dividend.
Mar 10, 2003 ... The Board of Directors of Titan International, Inc. has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.005 (one half cent) per common share for the first quarter of 2003. The cash dividend is payable April 15, 2003, to stockholders of record on March 31, 2003. Titan is a global ...
Boeing Executive to Speak at Aerospace & Defense Conference.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Boeing Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mike Sears will make a presentation to the Salomon Smith Barney 16th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference in New York on Wednesday, March 12, 2003. Mr. Sears is expected to discuss Boeing's strategy, performance and ...
COMFORCE Corporation to Hold Conference Call To Discuss Fourth Quarter 2002 Results.
Mar 10, 2003 ... COMFORCE Corporation , a leading provider of high-tech professional staffing, consulting and outsourcing services, announced today that it will report its fourth quarter 2002 results on Thursday, March 20, 2003, prior to the market open. COMFORCE will sponsor a conference call at 2 P.M ....
Hollinger International Inc. Announces Share Repurchases and Redemptions And Amendments to Debt Arrangements with Hollinger Inc.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Hollinger International Inc. today announced that it has repurchased shares of its Class A common stock and redeemed shares of Series E preferred stock from its controlling shareholder, Hollinger Inc. (TSX: HLG) and has revised certain debt arrangements it has in place with Hollinger Inc ....
Option Care to Present at SG Cowen 23rd Annual Healthcare Conference.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Option Care, Inc. , announced today that it will present at the upcoming SG Cowen 23rd Annual Healthcare Conference. The conference will be held at The Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. The Company's presentation is scheduled for 10:15 AM Eastern Standard Time on ...
Hector Communications Corporation Reports Revenues and Earnings for 2002.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Hector Communications Corporation today reported revenues of $39,722,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002, a decrease of 2% from $40,633,000 in 2001. Operating income decreased 5% to $10,042,000 in 2002 due to lower revenues and increased video services expenses and increased general ...
IKONICS to Open Training Center in Singapore, Increase Presence in Asia.
Mar 10, 2003 ... IKONICS Corporation , a Duluth based imaging technology company, announced today that it will open a training center in Singapore for users of its PhotoBrasive Systems products. These products include photo resist films and ancillary equipment used for the abrasive etching of glass and ...
Kupper Parker Communications and PremierSingles.com Create Strategic Marketing Alliance to Serve Growing Singles Market; Alliance Designed to Promote Information Source for Singles.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Kupper Parker Communications, Incorporated (BULLETIN BOARD: KPCG) , a global marketing communications company, and PremierSingles.com today announced a marketing alliance, through which KPC will serve as the sales and marketing unit for PremierSingles.com. This alliance is designed to ...
Lockheed Martin Names Carmen Valentino Vice President of Production Operations.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems -- Tactical Systems, a division of Lockheed Martin Corporation , has named Carmen Valentino to the newly created position of vice president of Production Operations. Valentino has extensive experience in manufacturing and ...
Optical Cable Corporation Names Vice President of Business Development; Robert J. Sebesto Joins Company From FiberCore, Inc.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Optical Cable Corporation , a leading manufacturer of a broad range of fiber optic cables for data communications, has announced that they have named Mr. Robert J. Sebesto to the newly created position of Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Sebesto joins Optical Cable Corporation ...
Optical Cable Corporation Names Vice President of Sales-Western USA; Lee Halverson Joins Company From Telecom Network Specialists.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Optical Cable Corporation , a leading manufacturer of a broad range of fiber optic cables for data communications, has announced that they have named Mr. Lee E. Halverson to the position of Vice President of Sales- Western USA. Mr. Halverson joins Optical Cable Corporation from Telecom ...
Yellow Corporation and Meridian IQ Executives to Participate in Credit Suisse First Boston Transportation Summit.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Don Barger, Sr. Vice President and CFO of Yellow Corporation and Jim Ritchie, President and CEO of Meridian IQ will participate in the Credit Suisse First Boston 2003 Transportation Summit in New York City this week. Mr. Barger will participate in a panel discussion with other ...
Charter Financial Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Charter Financial Corporation today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on March 28, 2003, to stockholders of record on March 21, 2003. Charter Financial is the ...
Retention Rates Increase During Refinance Boom; 2002 Loan Origination Volumes Surged, Retention Increases.
Mar 10, 2003 ... MGIC Investor Services Corporation , an affiliate of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), announced findings from its 2002 prepayment and retention analysis showing that over the first 11 months of 2002, mortgage lenders managed to keep just one of every five customers who ...
Black Hills Corporation Completes Acquisition of Mallon Resources Corporation.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Black Hills Corporation today announced it has completed its acquisition of Denver-based Mallon Resources Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: MLRC) . The total cost of the transaction was approximately $53 million, which includes $30.5 million for the October 2002 acquisition of Mallon's debt ...
RLI Announces Dividend.
Mar 10, 2003 ... RLI Corp. -- - The RLI Corp. board of directors declared a first quarter cash dividend of $.09 per share for shareholders of record as of March 31, 2003, payable April 15, 2003. This will be the company's 107th consecutive paid dividend, bringing the cumulative return to RLI ...
Solutia Pharmaceutical Services Division Introduces New Center of Excellence: Analytical Services; Services Supported by Fully Integrated Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Mar 10, 2003 ... Solutia Pharmaceutical Services Division (Solutia PSD) -- the integrated drug development service provider -- has officially launched its latest Center of Excellence, Analytical Services. While analytical services have long played a key role in the integrated solutions provided by Solutia ...
Pentair Names Scott R. Levin President of the Pentair Pump Group.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Pentair announced today that Scott R. Levin, 50, has been named president of the Pentair Pump Group, which includes the F.E. Myers and Hydromatic pump businesses in Ashland, Ohio; Aurora Pump in North Aurora, Illinois; and Fairbanks Morse Pump Company in Kansas City, Kansas. Levin ...
Lifeway Foods Reports Record Year End Results; Net Income Rose 39% on 14% Increase in Revenue.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Lifeway Foods, Inc. today reported record year-end results for the 2002 fiscal year. The company reported net income of $1,698,155 or $.40 per share on sales of $12,212,236 for the year ended December 31, 2002, compared to net income of $1,220,927 or $.28 per share on sales of ...
Webcast Alert: US Cellular Exchanges Wireless Assets.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. announces the following Webcast: <Pre> What: US Cellular Exchanges Wireless AssetsWhen: 03/10/03 @ 11:00 a.m. EasternWhere:http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz376516019gf12.htmlHow: Live over the ...
Goodrich to Webcast Presentation From Salomon Smith Barney Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Marshall Larsen, President and Chief Operating Officer of Goodrich Corporation , will address the Salomon Smith Barney 16th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference in New York City on Tuesday, March 11. The presentation is scheduled for 9:45 - 10:25 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. ...
Brown-Forman to Pursue $600 Million Private Placement of Senior Notes.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Brown-Forman Corporation announced today that it is pursuing the issuance of $250 million of three-year senior notes due 2006 and $350 million of five- year senior notes due 2008 through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, ...
Norfolk Southern Forms Subsidiary to Market Transportation Services in Mexico.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Norfolk Southern Corporation has formed a Mexican subsidiary, NorfolkSouthernMexicana, S. de R.L. de C.V. (NSM), to market the railroad's transportation and logistics services in Mexico. "We believe the time is right to raise our marketing profile in the Mexican market," said ...
RCG Subsidiary Establishes $1 Million Line of Credit.
Mar 10, 2003 ... eResource Capital Group, Inc. ("RCG") today announced that its wholly-owned software and IT services subsidiary, Logisoft Corp. ("Logisoft"), completed the closing of a new three-year, $1 million line of credit, on February 28, 2003. The asset-based facility, consisting of a revolving ...
New Survey Shows Nearly 75% of Adults Want to Use the 'Net to Make Better Health-Care Choices, but Because Web Info Misses the Mark, Only 28% Do; Data Shows Consumers Are Twice as Likely to Use the Internet to Research Buying a Car or Planning a Vacation Than Preparing for a Doctor's Visit.
Mar 10, 2003 ... While a majority of Americans are turning to the Internet for the information they need before making important decisions, far fewer consult the Web before making decisions about their health because what they find online is missing the mark. In fact, a national survey finds that ...
Syntel Joins Siebel Alliance Program; Syntel Consultants Certify on Siebel eBusiness Applications.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Syntel , a global applications outsourcing and eBusiness firm, today announced that it has joined the Siebel Alliance Program as a Consulting Partner. Siebel Systems, Inc , is a leading provider of multi-channel eBusiness applications software. Syntel has certified consultants via the ...
University of Michigan Signs Agreement With Duke Energy Subsidiary.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Engage Energy America has signed an agreement to provide electricity at a fixed price through June 2004 to the University of Michigan. Engage, an indirect subsidiary of Duke Energy , will provide 180 million kilowatt-hours per year to the university on a firm, non-curtailable basis. This ...
Grimes Elected to Weststar Financial Services Board of Directors.
Mar 10, 2003 ... The Board of Directors of Weststar Financial Services Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: WFSC) and The Bank of Asheville have appointed Patricia Patton Grimes to complete the term of the late Max O. Cogburn, Sr. Grimes is general manager of Harry's Cadillac Pontiac GMC in Asheville. ...
UnumProvident Responds to Moody's Report.
Mar 10, 2003 ... UnumProvident today issued the following statement in response to a March 7, 2003 research report issued by Moody's Investors Service indicating Moody's could downgrade UnumProvident's credit ratings: "The Company will continue to work with Moody's through the review process ...
Jefferson-Pilot Corporation Announces Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Jefferson-Pilot Corporation announced today that a North Carolina judge has authorized it to send a notice to participating class policyholders that an agreement has been reached with plaintiff's counsel to settle Romig v. Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company, a pending class action ...
Dollar General Opens 81 Stores in February.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Dollar General reports opening 81 stores in the four-week period ended February 28, 2003. With these additional stores, as of February 28, 2003, the Company operated 6,192 stores. The 81 newest store locations include five in Alabama; four in Florida; five in Georgia; two in ...
Psychiatric Solutions Announces 2002 Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Release Date and Conference Call.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. ("PSI") today announced it will issue its fourth quarter and year-end earnings on Thursday, March 13, after the stock market closes. Additionally, Psychiatric Solutions will provide an on-line Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its 2002 fourth quarter and ...
Goodrich Reaches Agreement to Sell Noveon PIK Notes for Par Value Of $156 Million and Expects to Record a Write-Off Of Its Investment in Cordiem LLC.
Mar 10, 2003 ... * Sale of PIK notes, along with expected sale of Avionics business, fulfills asset monetization commitment * Free cash flow guidance remains unchanged, net proceeds from sale of PIK notes to be used to pay down short-term debt * Overall 2003 EPS guidance lowered to $1.60 - $1.75 to reflect ...
Interactive Intelligence Wins Best Global Multi-Channel Contact Center Solution Award.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Interactive Intelligence Inc. , a global developer of software for IP telephony, contact center automation and unified communications, was honored last month with ContactCenterWorld.com's Members' Choice award for Best Global Multi-Channel Contact Center Solution. (Photo: ...
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Physicians to Speak at the Largest Managed Health Care Event in the Country; The 2003 National Managed Health Care Congress to attract more than 5,000 health care professionals.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Along with keynotes George F. Will, Pulitzer Prize winner, columnist and ABC commentator, and U.S. Surgeon General, Richard H. Carmona, three Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield physicians are among the featured speakers at the 15th annual Managed Health Care Congress (NMHCC) today through ...
Corrpro Announces Sale of Bass-Trigon Assets to American Innovations.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Corrpro Companies, Inc. , announced today the sale of the assets of its Bass-Trigon Software LLC subsidiary to American Innovations, Ltd. (AI) for an undisclosed amount. The successful sale is part of Corrpro's business restructuring plan to enhance earnings and lower debt levels through ...
Cedar Fair, L.P. Increases Quarterly Cash Distribution Rate.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Cedar Fair, L.P. , a publicly traded partnership which owns and operates six amusement parks and five water parks, has announced a 5% increase in its regular quarterly cash distribution to $0.44 per limited partner unit. On an annualized basis, the Partnership's distribution rate will ...
Rising Costs Push Timken Steel Bar Prices Higher.
Mar 10, 2003 ... In response to sharply higher raw material and energy costs, The Timken Corporation today announced price increases on steel bar products. Prices will increase by $20 per ton for all sizes and grades of carbon and alloy steel bars effective with new orders received beginning March 14, ...
Huntington Preferred Capital, Inc. Declares First Quarter Cash Dividend.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Huntington Preferred Capital, Inc. , declared a regular first quarter dividend of $0.4921875 per share on its Class C preferred stock. The dividend is payable March 31, 2003, to shareholders of record on March 20, 2003. Huntington Preferred Capital, Inc. is an Ohio corporation ...
AEP Sells C3 Communications Assets to Grande Communications.
Mar 10, 2003 ... American Electric Power has sold the assets of its C3 Communications subsidiary to Grande Communications for $7 million. The sale resulted in no gain or loss for AEP. The assets sold include approximately 3,000 route miles of fiber in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. ...
Cardinal Health Doubles West Coast Sterile Manufacturing Capacity to Support Growing Biotech Industry.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Cardinal Health, Inc. , the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, today announced it has more than doubled its sterile manufacturing capacity on the West Coast to accommodate growing demand from the biotechnology industry for sterile product ...
Gretchen A. Farrell Elected Vice President of Human Resources at Lincoln Electric.
Mar 10, 2003 ... Gretchen A. Farrell has been elected Vice President, Human Resources, for Lincoln Electric , it was announced today. She will be responsible for the full range of Human Resources activities of the Company. Ms. Farrell will report to Raymond S. Vogt, who has been appointed Senior Vice ...
Finish Line Announces Officer Promotions.
Mar 10, 2003 ... The Finish Line, Inc. : Alan H. Cohen, President and Chief Executive Officer announced today the promotion of four new vice presidents. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020603/FINISHLINELOGO ) Cindy Lorentson Cook, age 55, has been named Vice President - ...