PR Newswire back issues from Friday, March 21:
'Mr. Integrity: 21 Months With A Catholic Con Man' Unlikely To Get Recommendation From Vatican Book Club.
Mar 21, 2003 ... CARLSBAD, Calif. -- CARLSBAD, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- According to author Wendy Quirk, the chronic woes of the Catholic Church have left the once-gilded hierarchy more recently perceived as having feet of clay. Now, along comes an unnerving tale from Quirk about a funny, ...
Swirl Wine News Premiere Issue Offers an Engaging Source of Information For Wine Lovers From Novice to Connoisseur.
Mar 21, 2003 ... LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Swirl Wine News has published its premiere issue, dated March-April 2003, giving wine lovers everywhere a new way to enhance their knowledge and enjoyment of wine. Swirl ( http://www.swirlwinenews.com/ ) is published bi-monthly, in 16 ...
Child Activists Demand a Better Future By Employing the Phrase 'got peace?'(TM) in an Effort to Unite Others in Shaping the Future.
Mar 21, 2003 ... LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Don't tell thirteen-year-old Alexandra or her nine-year-old brother Gabriel they're too young to make a difference. Armed with their new company's thought provoking logo "got peace?"(TM), they've taken a proactive stance. ...
Steven Madden, Ltd. Selected as Official Fashion Footwear Sponsor of Miss USA(R) 2003; Steve Madden Footwear to Outfit All Pageant Contestants.
Mar 21, 2003 ... -- Miss USA(R) 2003 Winner to Be Awarded Steve Madden Shoe Wardrobe LOS ANGELES, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Steven Madden, Ltd. announced today that they have been selected as the official fashion footwear sponsor of The 52nd Annual Miss USA(R) Competition to be broadcast live on ...
Zia Enters Into Sublease Agreement With EMCORE Corporation for Quantum Dot Material High Volume Manufacturing and Processing.
Mar 21, 2003 ... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Zia Laser, Inc., the innovator of Quantum Dot (QD) communications laser technology, and EMCORE Corporation announce they have entered a sublease and contract manufacturing agreement for high volume epitaxial growth and ...
Experience Works Searches for Nevada's Outstanding Older Worker.
Mar 21, 2003 ... ARLINGTON, Va. -- ARLINGTON, Va., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Experience Works, the country's largest provider of mature-worker training and employment, has launched its annual search for Nevada's outstanding older worker. For the sixth year, outstanding older workers from every state, the ...
Certegy and IBM Sign Ten-Year On Demand IT Services Agreement; Agreement Offers Significant Cost Savings and Operational Flexibility.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Certegy Inc. today announced a ten-year, $150 million agreement with IBM to provide on demand technology services for its United States operations. IBM currently provides IT services to Certegy's United Kingdom and Australia operations. The agreement, which replaces an ...
HEALTHSOUTH Corrects Inaccurate Report About Court Order.
Mar 21, 2003 ... HEALTHSOUTH Corporation announced that a media report was incorrect in stating that the company had consented to a court order limiting it to making payroll and insurance payments and covering outstanding checks in an amount not to exceed $200,000. The court order does not in ...
Fidelity National Corporation Declares First Quarter Dividend.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Fidelity National Corporation announced that the Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.05 per share on its Common Stock. This dividend is payable April 10, 2003, to shareholders of record on March 31, 2003. Fidelity National Corporation, through its operating ...
CPR Joins Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism; C-TPAT membership improves rail border security.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX/NYSE:CP) today announced it has further strengthened its cross-border security by joining the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C- TPAT). C-TPAT is a U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection initiative to build relationships ...
Canadian Oil Sands provides tax information.
Mar 21, 2003 ... (TSX -- COS.UN) - Canadian Oil Sands Trust (the "Trust") today announced that, for U.S. residents, the cash distributions paid by the Trust in the 2002 calendar year were 88.43 per cent taxable as ordinary income with the remaining 11.57 per cent tax deferred as return of capital or ...
U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Inc., Declares April Distributions for Closed- End Funds.
Mar 21, 2003 ... U.S. Bancorp Asset Management today declared April distributions for the following funds. The distributions will be allocated on a per-share basis on the common stock. The distributions have an April 1, 2003, ex-dividend date and will be paid on April 23, 2003, to shareholders of record ...
Pulaski Financial Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Pulaski Financial Corp. , the holding company for Pulaski Bank, today announced that the company's Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable April 21, 2003, to stockholders of record on April 7, 2003. ...
Tennant's First Quarter to Include Gain From Contract Amendment and Charge Related to Dissolution of Joint Venture; Combined Effect of Unusual Items to Increase First Quarter Earnings by At Least $0.03 Per Share.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Tennant Company said today that its results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2003, will include both a gain resulting from the amendment of an agreement with a third-party lessor and a charge related to the dissolution of a joint venture. The combined effect of these two unusual ...
Libbey Inc. Announces Final Results of its Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Libbey Inc. announced today the final results of its modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer, which expired at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on March 17, 2003. Consistent with the preliminary results announced on March 18, 2003, Libbey will purchase 1,500,000 shares of its ...
City Of Beloit and Wisconsin Power and Light Company Reach Agreement in Water Utility Sale.
Mar 21, 2003 ... The City of Beloit and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WP&L) reached an agreement in principle on the sale of the water utility serving the Beloit area. Pending resolution to outstanding details in the sale, the final transaction is scheduled to take place later this fall. The agreed ...
Wisconsin Public Service Announces New Electric and Natural Gas Rates; 2003 Electric Rates Rise While Natural Gas Distribution Rates Drop Slightly.
Mar 21, 2003 ... The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved new electric and natural gas rates for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, a subsidiary of WPS Resources Corporation . Overall, electric rates will increase by 3.5%, while natural gas rates will decrease by 0.3%. The company had ...
Video Footage Of Caterpillar ACERT (TM) Technology Engines At Mid-America Trucking Show available today on Ku Band Satellite.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Caterpillar will make video footage available today of the company's new ACERT (TM) technology engines displayed at the Mid-America Trucking Show currently underway in Louisville, Kentucky. Video footage of the engines and the truck show, and sound bites, will be available at ...
Monsanto Company Executive to Address Industry Investors.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Kerry Preete, chief operating officer of North American operations for Monsanto Company , will address investors at 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at the Deutsche Bank Basic Industries Conference in New York. Preete will provide an update on the company's strategy, and ...
We Energies Demolishes South Stack of Port Washington Power Plant; 500 Foot Stack Removed to Make Way for Plant Repowering.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Demolition crews will use strategically placed explosives to drop the 500 foot south stack of the Port Washington Power Plant (PWPP) early Sunday morning. We Energies is in the process of repowering the plant from coal-fueled electric generation to natural gas-fueled generation as part of ...
Sprint Capital Corporation Announces Results of Its Tender Offers to Purchase Its Debt Securities.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Sprint Capital Corporation announced today that it has completed its tender offers (the "Offers") to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 5.700% Notes due 2003 (CUSIP No. 852060AB8) and any and all of its outstanding 5.875% Notes due 2004 (CUSIP No. 852060AE2). ...
Wells-Gardner Announces Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Tovis of Korea; The Company Is Claiming Damages of Over $1.2 Million.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation announced that they have filed a lawsuit against Tovis Inc., a Korean corporation, in United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois demanding damages in excess of $1.2 million. "We are disappointed to have found it ...
Northwest Airlines Reduces Schedule By Twelve Percent Due to War Related Drop In Demand; Announces Staff Reductions; 20 Aircraft To Be Removed From Service.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Northwest Airlines announced today that it will reduce its system-wide flight schedule by approximately twelve percent, as measured on an available seat mile basis. The carrier is taking this action because of a drop in passenger demand due to both the threat of and now the ...
Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) Completes Lower Cost Refinancing.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Peabody Energy today announced that it had completed the refinancing of a new senior secured credit facility and closed on its offering of senior unsecured notes that had priced last week. "We are pleased with the strong demand for Peabody's debt offering and our ability to ...
Old Republic International Corporation Raises Cash Dividend on Common Stock; Appoints Fredricka Taubitz and John M. Dixon to Expanded Board.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Old Republic International Corporation announced it will raise the regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock to 17 cents per share beginning with the 2003 second quarter dividend. This represents a 6.3% increase from the current quarterly dividend rate of 16 cents per share. ...
Tribune Completes Acquisition of KPLR-TV (WB11), St. Louis And KWBP-TV (WB32), Portland.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Tribune Company has completed its previously announced acquisition of KPLR-TV (WB11), St. Louis, and KWBP-TV (WB32), Portland, Ore., from ACME Communications for $275 million. Tribune acquired the stock of KPLR-TV for cash. The Portland transaction was structured as a tax deferred asset ...
IPSCO Expects Profitable First Quarter.
Mar 21, 2003 ... IPSCO Inc. Toronto reiterated today that although earnings for the first quarter will be restrained by high energy and scrap costs and weak demand for steel mill products, it expects to remain profitable. IPSCO reported a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $3.4 million or 8 ...
United Airlines Adjusts Schedule Due to Conflict in Iraq; Airline to Place Some Employees on Temporary Unpaid Leave.
Mar 21, 2003 ... United Airlines today announced that the company will temporarily reduce its worldwide schedule by approximately 8 percent below what had been planned due to the continuing effects on future bookings of the military conflict in Iraq. "We saw a drop in future bookings as a ...
Boeing to Move 707 Air Force One to Reagan Library.
Mar 21, 2003 ... The Boeing Company announced today the disassembly of a historic Boeing 707 that flew for 28 years in presidential service as an Air Force One. Used extensively by President Ronald Reagan during his eight years in the White House, this famous airplane will be moved to the Ronald Reagan ...
Alliant Energy Announces Agreement to Sell Australian Investment to Meridian Energy Corporation.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Alliant Energy Corp. today announced that it entered into an agreement with New Zealand-based Meridian Energy for the sale of Alliant Energy's Australian investment, primarily made up of Alliant Energy's ownership of Southern Hydro. The sale price will be approximately $350 million. This ...
aaiPharma to Present at Banc of America Securities Healthcare Conference.
Mar 21, 2003 ... aaiPharma Inc. announced today that Dr. Philip Tabbiner, President and Chief Executive Officer of aaiPharma, will be presenting at the Banc of America Securities 2003 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, March 26, at 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (11:00 AM EST). The conference is being ...
Progress Energy Acquires Wholesale Energy Contract in Georgia.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Progress Energy announced today that its subsidiary, Progress Energy Ventures, has entered into a definitive agreement with Williams Energy Marketing and Trading, a subsidiary of Williams , to acquire a full-requirements power supply agreement with Jackson Electric Membership Corp., ...
First South Bancorp, Inc. Declares 17.65% Increase in the Quarterly Cash Dividend Rate.
Mar 21, 2003 ... First South Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), the parent holding company of First South Bank (the "Bank"), announces that on March 20, 2003 the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 of $0.20 per share, payable April 18, 2003 to ...
Harrodsburg First Financial Bancorp, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Arthur L. Freeman, Chairman and CEO of Harrodsburg First Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the "Corporation"), the holding company of First Financial Bank of Harrodsburg ("First") and Citizens Financial Bank of Glasgow ("Citizens"), announced today that the Corporation's Board of Directors ...
Capital Bank Corporation Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Yesterday the Board of Directors of Capital Bank Corporation approved a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $.05 per share. The dividend will be paid on April 21, 2003 to shareholders of record as of April 7, 2003. Capital Bank Corporation, headquartered in Raleigh, ...
Crescent Financial Corporation Declares Fifteen Percent Stock Dividend.
Mar 21, 2003 ... The Board of Directors of Crescent Financial Corporation ("Crescent"), parent company of Crescent State Bank, at its regular meeting on March 20, 2003, declared a 15% stock dividend payable on April 25, 2003 to shareholders of record on April 11, 2003. Cash will be paid in lieu of ...
Yadkin Valley Bank Announces First Quarter Dividend.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Yadkin Valley Bank announced today a first quarter cash dividend of 10 cents per share. The cash dividend will be paid on April 25, 2003 to shareholders of record April 4, 2003. The dividend provides an annualized return of approximately 2.7% on the Yadkin Valley Bank stock price as of ...
Franklin Financial Named to Bloomberg's Top 100 Stocks.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Franklin Financial Corporation (FFC) has been recognized by Bloomberg Personal Finance as one of 2002's Top 100 stocks. FFC was ranked 85th in their exclusive annual ranking of the year's best performing stocks. "We've been very fortunate to have received a number of national ...
Fifth Third Bancorp Names Malcolm D. Griggs Chief Risk Officer.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Fifth Third Bancorp is pleased to announce the appointment of Malcolm D. Griggs to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Griggs, 42, currently serves as Director of Risk Policy at Wachovia Corp. in Charlotte, N.C. He will begin his career at ...
Hillenbrand Industries Invites You to Listen to its Presentation At The Banc of America Securities Healthcare Conference.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. invites you to listen to a presentation by Frederick W. Rockwood, president and chief executive officer, at the Banc of America Securities Healthcare Conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at 11:30 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time or 2:30 p.m. EST). Mr ....
TEAM America Announces 4th Quarter Earnings and Restructuring of Bank Debt and Preferred Shares.
Mar 21, 2003 ... TEAM America, Inc. , a leading business process outsourcing company specializing in Human Resources, announced today results for the 4th quarter and year ended December 28, 2002. Unaudited statements show revenue for the 4th quarter was $14,826,000 compared to $14,074,000 for the same ...
LanVision Systems, Inc. to Announce Fourth Quarter and 2002 Fiscal Year Results April 1st; Conference Call To Be Broadcast Over The Internet.
Mar 21, 2003 ... LanVision Systems, Inc. announced today it plans to issue fourth quarter and fiscal year 2002 results before the open of market trading on Tuesday, April 1st , 2003. The fourth quarter conference call is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday April 2nd. The call will feature ...
Great Lakes Announces Price Increase for a Broad Range of Brominated Flame Retardants.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Great Lakes Chemical Corporation today announced a worldwide price increase of 10 percent for all brominated flame retardants, effective for shipments after April 7, 2003, or where contracts allow. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011025/CLTH019LOGO-b ) ...
Indian Village Bancorp, Inc. to Repurchase Common Stock.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Indian Village Bancorp, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: IDVB) , the holding company for Indian Village Community Bank, Gnadenhutten, Ohio, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the Company's third stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to 20,224 shares of the Company's ...
Webcast Alert: Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. Announces 4th Quarter And Calendar Year 2002 Financial Results Webcast.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. announces the following Webcast: <Pre>What: 4th Quarter and Calendar Year 2002 Financial Results When: March 25, 2003, 10:00 a.m. central time Where:www.magnumhunter.com How: Live over the Internet -- Simply ...
Aviva Reports 2002 Results.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Aviva Petroleum Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AVVP) reports a net loss of $1,005,000 (2 cents per share) for 2002, compared with net earnings of $77,000 (less than 1 cent per share) for 2001. Revenues in 2002 decreased to $1,968,000 (2001 - $2,609,000) resulting primarily from the ...
Permian Basin Royalty Trust Announces March Cash Distribution.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Bank of America, N.A., as Trustee of the Permian Basin Royalty Trust , today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.056228 per unit, payable on April 14, 2003, to unit holders of record on March 31, 2003. This month's distribution ...
AutoCorp Names New Chairman, Announces Strategic Alliance.
Mar 21, 2003 ... AutoCorp Equities, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ACOR) announced today that Stanley F. Wilson has been appointed to the board of directors as its Chairman. Mr. Wilson is an automotive executive whose background has included all aspects of the retailing and finance of new and used vehicles. As ...
Williams Sells Risk-Management Contract for $188 Million; Sale Captures Value, Reduces Potential Credit Impact.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Williams announced today it has sold its full-requirements power agreement with Jackson Electric Membership Corporation in Jefferson, Ga., to Progress Energy for $188 million cash. The sale is expected to close by May 30, subject to typical closing conditions, including ...
El Paso Energy Partners to Present at the Lehman Brothers 2003 High Yield Bond And Syndicated Loan Conference.
Mar 21, 2003 ... El Paso Energy Partners, L.P. will participate in the Lehman Brothers 2003 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference in Orlando, Florida on Friday, March 21, 2003. At the conference, Keith B. Forman, chief financial officer, will review EPN's performance, strategies, and growth ...
First Investors to Service $300 Million Loan Portfolio.
Mar 21, 2003 ... First Investors Financial Services announced today that it had facilitated the March 19th purchase of an approximately $300 million automobile loan portfolio by Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc., from a subsidiary of Union Acceptance Corporation. First Investors will act as ...
EDS Releases Details of Former Chairman and CEO Dick Brown's Severance.
Mar 21, 2003 ... In connection with the management change announced yesterday, EDS today reported the financial impact of its obligations under former Chairman and CEO Dick Brown's employment agreement. The agreement, entered into in December 1998, was part of attracting Mr. Brown to EDS from Cable and ...
El Paso Energy Partners Announces Pricing of Its $300 Million Private Offering Of Senior Subordinated Notes.
Mar 21, 2003 ... El Paso Energy Partners, L.P. announced today that it has priced an offering of $300 million of Senior Subordinated Notes at a rate of 8.5 percent. The Section 144(a) private placement notes have a final maturity date of June 1, 2010. The notes are callable at a premium beginning on ...
Weatherford to Assume Ownership of e2Tech Limited.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Weatherford International Ltd. announced today that it has exercised its option to assume control of e2Tech Limited from Shell Technology Ventures Limited. The option had been granted under the terms of an earlier transaction between Weatherford and Shell pursuant to which Weatherford ...
Lipid Sciences, Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter Results.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Lipid Sciences, Inc. , today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Lipid Sciences is a development- stage biotechnology company that is conducting research and developing products and processes to treat major medical indications, such as HIV and other ...
Home Solutions of America Expands Board of Directors to Include Former Texas Governor.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Home Solutions of America, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: HSLA) today announced that Mark White has joined the Board of Directors. Governor Mark White began his political career in 1973 as Secretary of State for the state of Texas. Then, in 1979, Mr. White was elected Attorney General for the ...
Home Solutions of America Expands Board of Directors to Include Accomplished Investment Banker.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Home Solutions of America, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: HSLA) today announced that Michael S. Chadwick has joined its Board of Directors. Mike Chadwick has been active in the commercial and investment banking fields since 1975. Mike Chadwick is currently a Senior Vice President and Managing ...
Eateries, Inc. Reports Year End Results; Garcia's Sale Results in Non-Cash Loss of $7,908,000; EBITDA Before One-Time Charges Increases $393,000.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Vincent F. Orza, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eateries, Inc. , today announced the results for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2002. As previously indicated, Eateries, Inc. sold 14 Garcia's Mexican Restaurants during 2002, including 10 stores in the fourth quarter. The ...
Orthodontic Centers of America to Participate in Banc of America Securities 2003 Healthcare Conference.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc. , today announced that it will participate in the Banc of America Securities 2003 Healthcare Conference to be held March 25 - 27, 2003, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thomas J. Sandeman, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Cory B. Armand, Vice ...
Halliburton Asbestos Plaintiffs Agree to Extend Stay Until July 21, 2003.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Halliburton today announced that it has reached agreement with Harbison-Walker Refractories Company and the Official Committee of Asbestos Creditors in the Harbison- Walker bankruptcy to consensually extend the period of the stay contained in the Bankruptcy Court's temporary restraining ...
FMC Technologies CEO to Address Howard Weil's 31st Annual Energy Conference.
Mar 21, 2003 ... FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that Joseph H. Netherland, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will address financial analysts at the following event: <Pre>Analyst Conference: Howard Weil's 31st Annual Energy Conference - New ...
Dollar Rent A Car Implements Travel Contingency Plan.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , today announced a travel contingency plan is in place for travelers in the event air travel would be suspended by the U.S. government. In the event air travel is suspended by the U.S. government, a ...
Halliburton 2003 First Quarter Conference Call.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Halliburton will host a conference call on Tuesday, April 29, 2003, to discuss first quarter financial results. The call will begin at 9:00 AM Central Time (10:00 AM Eastern Time). The results will be released that morning before the market opens. The press release concerning ...
Williams Files Evidence Refuting Allegations; Confirms Adherence to Energy Market Rules.
Mar 21, 2003 ... Williams publicly filed its response today to allegations made by several entities in California and reasserted its position that the company conducted its energy marketing and trading business according to market rules established by the California Independent System Operator. ...
BearingPoint Announces FY03 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
Mar 21, 2003 ... BearingPoint, Inc. , one of the world's largest business consulting and systems integration firms, will announce results for the quarter ending March 31, 2003 before the market opens on Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Following the release, BearingPoint's management will host a conference call ...