PR Newswire back issues from Tuesday, April 1:
Supermercados Unimarc S.A. Announces Fourth Quarter And Year-End 2002 Results.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Supermercados Unimarc S.A. , a leading Chilean retailer, today announced the results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2002. Figures are expressed in Chilean pesos at December 31, 2002 and are reported in accordance with Chilean Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). At ...
INVESCO Retirement Becomes AMVESCAP Retirement; A New Name to Better Serve Our Clients.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Effective today, INVESCO Retirement will officially become AMVESCAP Retirement. AMVESCAP Retirement, Inc. is recognized as one of the largest and most respected providers of defined contribution services in the country. This change in name is simply a natural progression based on the ...
Fly Between Greenville/Spartanburg and Orlando for $148 With New Delta Connection Service beginning May 1; Introductory Fares Celebrate New Twice-Daily Service.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Delta Air Lines is offering customers a special $148 round-trip fare to celebrate new Delta Connection jet service between Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C., and Orlando, Fla. Chautauqua Airlines will operate the service with Embraer regional jets beginning May 1, 2003. The ...
TSYS to Webcast First Quarter 2003 Results.
Apr 01, 2003 ... TSYS(R) today announced its plan to release its first quarter earnings on April 15, 2003. A conference call to discuss these results, business trends and future projections will be held at 4:30 p.m. EDT on the same day. Shareholders and other interested persons may listen to this ...
WestPoint Stevens Completes Transition Of Trade Receivables Program To New Financial Provider.
Apr 01, 2003 ... WestPoint Stevens Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: WSPT) (www.westpointstevens.com ) today announced that it has entered into a new $160 million Trade Receivables Program with Congress Financial Corporation (agent bank) with a two-year maturity subject to certain limitations. The new agreement will ...
Southern Company Sponsored Environmental Series Earns Four More Telly Awards.
Apr 01, 2003 ... The Natural South, a Turner South original series presented by Southern Company, has received four more national Telly Awards for environmental programming during its 2002 debut season. Seven Telly Awards were picked up earlier in the season. (Photo: ...
HEALTHSOUTH Announces Delay in 10-K Filing, Postponement of Annual Meeting.
Apr 01, 2003 ... HEALTHSOUTH Corporation (OTC Pink Sheets: HLSH) announced today that it has notified the Securities and Exchange Commission that it was unable to timely file its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 in light of the previously disclosed Securities and Exchange ...
Immucor Schedules Third Quarter Release and Conference Call.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Immucor, Inc. , a global leader in providing automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, today supplemented its March 26, 2003, announcement of its scheduled third quarter earnings release and related conference call. As previously announced, Immucor expects to ...
Three Managers Begin Using CheckFree APL Multiple Strategy Portfolio Functionality.
Apr 01, 2003 ... CheckFree Investment Services, a division of CheckFree Corporation , today announced that three new managers added to Merrill Lynch's Consults Diversified Portfolios (CDP) roster are using CheckFree APL's multiple strategy portfolio (MSP) functionality. CheckFree Investment Services is ...
Miltope Awarded $6.5 Million for U.S. Army Aviation Computer Systems.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Miltope Group Inc., ("Miltope"), The U.S. Army has selected Miltope Corp. as their supplier of rugged computers for the Aviation Mission Planning System (AMPS) program. The AMPS system is comprised of the newest Miltope model TSC-750M computer system outfitted with a tactical data modem ...
Integrated Defense Technologies Subsidiary, Metric Systems Awarded $6.4M Air Combat Training System Contract by Royal Jordanian Air Force.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Integrated Defense Technologies, Inc.'s , subsidiary, Metric Systems, has been awarded a sole source $6.4M contract by the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) for a complete Air Combat Training System. The Air Combat Training System will provide the RJAF the ability to monitor ...
Gray Television, Inc. Affirms Previously Issued Guidance For First Quarter 2003 Operating Results.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Gray Television, Inc. today announced that it was reaffirming the previously issued guidance on aggregate operating results for the first quarter of 2003 ending March 31, 2003. The guidance, previously issued on February 27, 2003, indicated that the Company anticipates that ...
IBCI Updates Shareholders.
Apr 01, 2003 ... International BioChemical Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: IBCL), is pleased to update our shareholders concerning the Company's shareholders meeting. <Pre> 1. IBCI is currently planning to file for its shareholders meeting, depending on any comments received from the ...
Harland CEO to Present at SunTrust Robinson-Humphrey Institutional Conference.
Apr 01, 2003 ... John H. Harland Company Chairman and CEO Timothy C. Tuff is scheduled to speak Monday, April 7, 2003, at the SunTrust Robinson-Humphrey 32nd Annual Institutional Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, beginning at 4:25 p.m. Eastern time. A live Webcast of the presentation and slide ...
National Vision Announces 2002 Financial Results, Restatement of 2001 Financial Statements and Redemption of $2.9 Million of Senior Notes.
Apr 01, 2003 ... National Vision, Inc. , the nation's fifth largest optical company, today announced that it will restate its 2001 financial statements in order to adjust deferred income tax assets and liabilities that were recorded under "fresh start" accounting upon the Company's emergence from ...
Gables Declares Monthly Dividends for Second Quarter 2003.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Gables Residential (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared monthly dividends for the Company's common shares of $0.200833 per share for each of April and May, 2003 and $0.200834 for June, 2003. Such monthly dividends will be payable on April 30, 2003; May ...
CPR Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held in Vancouver on April 28.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Canadian Pacific Railway (TSE/NYSE: CP) said today its annual meeting of shareholders will be held in Vancouver on April 28, 2003, at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, 999 Canada Place. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Rob Ritchie, President and Chief ...
FET Resources Ltd./Focus Energy Trust Announces the Increase to the FET Exchangeable Shares Exchange Ratio Effective April 15, 2003; Focus Energy Trust - FET.UN -TSX FET Resources Ltd. - FTX -TSX.
Apr 01, 2003 ... FET Resources Ltd. along with Focus Energy Trust announce the increase to the Exchange Ratio of the Exchangeable Shares of FET Resources Ltd. from 1.06840 to 1.08068. Such increase will be effective on April 15, 0. <Pre> The following are the details on the calculation of the ...
Commonwealth Edison Company Announces $395 Million Bond Sale.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) announced today it has agreed to sell $395 million of First Mortgage Bonds maturing in 2015 with a coupon of 4.70 percent. The bonds are redeemable at the option of ComEd at any time at the greater of par or a redemption price that includes a make-whole ...
Core Laboratories Will Restate 2002 Previously Issued Financial Information, Q4 2002 Earnings Remain At $0.09 Per Share.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Core Laboratories today announced that it will restate prior 2002 quarterly operating results as it determined certain items of revenue and expenses needed to be revised during preparation of its year-end financial statements. The Company anticipates filing its 2002 Form 10-K with the ...
Wells Fargo Shows Commitment to Minnesota Communities With Investments Of Charitable Dollars and Volunteer Time; Wells Fargo Charitable Giving Up Nearly 16% Over 2001; Volunteer Hours Increase by 70%.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Recognizing that a company is only as healthy as the communities in which it does business, Wells Fargo & Co. invested time, talent and treasure in hundreds of Minnesota communities in 2002. In just released figures, the company announced that it had made donations in 2002 ...
Cabot Microelectronics Appoints William Johnson as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Cabot Microelectronics Corp. , the leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries to the semiconductor industry, announced today the appointment of William S. Johnson to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johnson joins Cabot ...
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust Announces $32.65 Million Joint Venture Investment.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Lexington Corporate Properties Trust , a real estate investment trust, today announced that its joint venture with an institutional investor has acquired an office property in Farmington Hills, Michigan leased to Motorola, Inc. The purchase was $32.65 million. The property is a ...
Corio Awarded Contract Extension from CBIZ; Corio Applications on Demand(TM) Selected for Enterprise Application Service Through 2006.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Corio, Inc. , a leading enterprise application service provider, today announced that CBIZ (Century Business Services, Inc.) has extended its service contract for enterprise applications. Under this multi- year agreement, CBIZ has selected Corio's Full Service delivery model to support ...
Deluxe Recognized as Leading Corporate Citizen; National Ranking Focuses on Deluxe's Corporate Values and Commitment To Service.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Deluxe Corporation today announced it has been recognized by Business Ethics magazine as a top U.S. corporate citizen. The magazine lists Deluxe as the 20th best corporate citizen in America in its annual rankings released in March. The Business Ethics ranking is based on ...
Abbott Laboratories Hosts Conference Call for First-Quarter Earnings.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Abbott Laboratories will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003, on Wednesday, April 9. On that day, Abbott will conduct a conference call with the investment community and the media to review the company's first-quarter financial performance. ...
StorageTek and CNT Relationship Expanded With Additional Certification For Business Continuity Solutions; StorageTek and CNT Offer Businesses Flexible Storage Solutions.
Apr 01, 2003 ... CNT(R) , the global expert in storage networking, and StorageTek(R), the storage services and solutions expert, have jointly announced certification of StorageTek D-series disk Remote Volume Mirroring (RVM) for interoperability with CNT's UltraNet Edge Storage Router. This certified ...
American Italian Pasta Company Corrects Webcast Presentation Information For The SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Conference.
Apr 01, 2003 ... American Italian Pasta Company announced that the press release issued yesterday was incorrect. The correct URL to the presentation being given on Wednesday, April 9th, at 10:00 am Eastern Time, is http://www.twst.com/econf/mm/strh4/plb.html . The presentation can also be accessed at ...
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Results of Oral Insulin Study At IIR-USA Meeting.
Apr 01, 2003 ... BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BISP) today announced that positive results of preclinical testing of its calcium phosphate (CAP) delivery system for the oral delivery of insulin were presented at the Institute for International Research USA's second annual Protein and ...
Thomas Wei Joins U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray as Senior Research Analyst Covering Biotechnology.
Apr 01, 2003 ... U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray (Piper Jaffray) is pleased to announce that Thomas Wei has joined the firm's Equity Capital Markets division as a senior research analyst covering biotechnology with a focus on therapeutics. Wei joins the firm from Deutsche Bank Securities in New York, where he ...
Electric City Receives Trademark Protection for VNPP, GlobalCommander; Trademark Protection for Important Product and Service Offerings.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Electric City Corporation , announced today that it has received trademark protection for its GlobalCommander(R) control system and its Virtual "Negawatt" Power Plan/VNPP(R) service offering. The US Patent and Trademark office recently accepted both offerings for registration. ...
United and US Airways Begin Reciprocal Award Redemption.
Apr 01, 2003 ... As part of the United-US Airways enhanced marketing relationship, United Mileage Plus members and US Airways Dividend Miles members can now enjoy the benefit of award redemption on either carrier. Beginning today, United Mileage Plus members and US Airways Dividend Miles members ...
Next Level Partners LLC Tenders Shares to Motorola.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Spencer Trask & Co. Chairman, and beneficial owner of Next Level Partners LLC, Kevin Kimberlin announced today that Next Level Partners has tendered its shares in Next Level Communications, Inc. to Motorola, Inc. , under Motorola's recently revised offer. Next Level Partners LLC owns ...
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. Declares Dividends.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Taylor Capital Group, Inc. today announced a cash dividend of $0.5625 per share of its Series A Preferred Stock, payable on April 1, 2003 to stockholders of record as of March 20, 2003, a cash dividend of $0.06 per share of its common stock, payable on April 10, 2003 to stockholders of ...
First Northwest Flights Arrive, Depart from Satellite Two at Tokyo's Narita Airport; Move to Satellite Two Provides Travelers with Fastest Access to Flights, More Space, Expanded Services and Larger WorldClubs.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Northwest Airlines announced its first flights arrived and departed today from improved facilities at Satellite Two at Tokyo's Narita Airport. Compared with the airline's previous operations at Satellite Four, Satellite Two provides travelers flying to, from or through ...
TCF Hosts Teleconference to Discuss 2003 First Quarter Earnings on April 16 At 10:00 a.m. CDT.
Apr 01, 2003 ... TCF Financial Corporation (TCF) is hosting a teleconference to discuss its 2003 first quarter financial results on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. TCF Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, William A. Cooper, is hosting the teleconference and will be joined by other TCF ...
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Fixed Income Initiates Coverage of Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Sector; REIT Team Publishes 'The REIT Desk Reference'; Initiates Coverage of Nine Office and Industrial Companies.
Apr 01, 2003 ... The U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Fixed Income Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Team today initiated coverage of nine office and industrial REITs and published the first edition of "The REIT Desk Reference." The report contains in-depth analysis for all nine office and industrial REITs, ...
U.S. Cellular Selects Magnetek's Mobile Wireless Communications Systems.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Digital power supplies and systems manufacturer Magnetek, Inc. , entered into an agreement with U.S. Cellular , and has begun deploying 15 mobile communications systems to enhance the company's wireless network. Magnetek's FlexSite(TM) COLTs (Cell Site On Light Trucks) are ...
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation to Release First Quarter Earnings on Friday, April 11.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Marshall & Ilsley Corporation today announced it will release its first quarter 2003 earnings on Friday, April 11 at 8:00 a.m. central daylight time. A conference call will be held at 11:00 a.m. CDT. Individuals interested in listening should call 1 (800) 211-3767 and ask for M&I's ...
Reliv International Completes Preferred Stock Funding.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Reliv International, Inc. , an international manufacturer and network marketer of nutritional supplements and other food technology products, today announced that on March 31, 2003, the Company sold and issued 150,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to three officers of the Company for ...
CenterPoint Announces Redemption of 8.48% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares.
Apr 01, 2003 ... CenterPoint Properties Trust announced today that it will give notice on April 4, 2003 that it will redeem all outstanding shares of its 8.48% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest ("Series A Preferred Shares") (CNT_pa - CUSIP No. 151895 20 8) on May 6, ...
Sheffield Announces Newly Granted Patent for Nebulized Pulmonary Delivery And Draws Down Second Installment of Secured Debt Financing.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Sheffield Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has been granted an additional patent relating to nebulized pulmonary drug delivery. In addition, the Company also announced that it has drawn down the second installment of the secured debt financing which was put in place on ...
SUPERVALU to Participate at JP Morgan Fixed Income Conference.
Apr 01, 2003 ... SUPERVALU INC. chief financial officer Pam Knous will present at the JP Morgan Fixed Income Retail Conference on April 2, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. EST. A live teleconference of this event will be accessible by dialing 800-699-8936, conference ID 9539686 and an encore replay of the ...
United Customers Travelling with Air Canada Will Continue Flying As Usual.
Apr 01, 2003 ... United Airlines today assured its customers travelling on Air Canada, United's Star Alliance partner, that flights will continue without interruption while Air Canada restructures its debt under Canada's Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). Similar to Chapter 11 protection in the ...
Community First Acquires Colorado Insurance Agency.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Community First Bankshares, Inc., , through its affiliate, Community First Insurance, Inc., has acquired the Carr Agency, an insurance agency in Thornton, Colo. The acquisition marks Community First's thirteenth insurance agency acquisition in Colorado. "Insurance services are ...
Wisconsin Public Service Requests 2004 Electric and Natural Gas Rates; Reliability Issues, Inflation, Proposed Weston Power Plant Head List Of Increased Costs for Public Service.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, a subsidiary of WPS Resources Corporation , today filed an application for new 2004 natural gas and electric rates with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Public Service is proposing overall increases of 14.1 percent in electric ...
EPA Names Food Lion ENERGY STAR(R) 2003 Partner of the Year; Food Lion Earns Award for Second Consecutive Year.
Apr 01, 2003 ... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named Food Lion an "ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year" for its "outstanding" reductions in energy consumption through energy management leadership. Food Lion's accomplishments will be recognized at an April 15 awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. ...
Cree and Sumitomo Sign Contract for $100 Million of LED Chips; Largest Purchase Commitment in Cree History.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Cree, Inc. today announced that Sumitomo Corporation has agreed to purchase approximately $100 million of Cree's light emitting diode (LEDs) products through Cree's fiscal year ending June 2004 subject to end customer demand and other terms and conditions. Cree and Sumitomo anticipate ...
Astec Industries Reports Fourth Quarter and 2002 Results In Line With Revised Guidance.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Astec Industries, Inc. today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002 in line with its revised guidance issued on February 28, 2003. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2002 were $105.4 million compared with $83.1 million for the fourth quarter of ...
aaiPharma and SICOR Announce Co-Promotion Alliance for Calcitriol.
Apr 01, 2003 ... aaiPharma Inc., and SICOR Inc. today announced that they have entered into a manufacturing and co-promotion agreement for Calcitriol Injection vial, a drug used primarily to treat chronic kidney dialysis patients with abnormally low levels of calcium in their circulating blood. Financial ...
EPA Names Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse ENERGY STAR(R) 2003 Retail Partner of the Year; Lowe's Earns Award for Protecting the Environment through Energy Efficiency.
Apr 01, 2003 ... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse as the ENERGY STAR Retail Partner of the Year for its outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting and selling energy-efficient products. Lowe's accomplishments will be ...
BB&T completes acquisition of SEFCO.
Apr 01, 2003 ... BB&T Corporation late Monday completed its acquisition of insurance premium finance company Southeast Fidelity Corporation (SEFCO) of Tallahassee, Fla. BB&T has combined the 5-year-old firm with Prime Rate Premium Finance Corporation Inc., the Florence, S.C.-based premium ...
Joe DePasquale Joins Southern Community.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Southern Community Bank and Trust, a subsidiary of Southern Community Financial Corporation , announces that Joe DePasquale has joined the Bank as a Senior Vice President and Guilford County Executive. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020823/SCFCLOGO ) ...
Jefferson Pilot Financial Introduces New Annuity Products.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Jefferson Pilot Financial, one of the nation's leading providers of universal and variable universal life insurance and annuities, today announced the introduction of two new annuity product series, Jefferson Pilot New Directions(SM) and Jefferson Pilot Smart Course(SM). Both annuity ...
Daugherty Resources (NGAS) Reports Record Profit.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Daugherty Resources today reported 2002 earnings of $634,950, or $0.12 per share compared to a 2001 loss of $327,258, or $0.08 per share. For the year ended December 31, 2002, Daugherty reported earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $1,536,286. ...
NCNG Files for General Rate Increase.
Apr 01, 2003 ... NCNG has filed with the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) seeking a general increase in natural gas service rates to reflect the company's significant system investments to deliver gas to its 178,000 residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers. Since NCNG's last ...
Thomas & Betts Corporation Settles With SEC; Resolves All Outstanding Matters With Commission.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Thomas & Betts Corporation today announced that it has agreed to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on previously disclosed matters that have been under investigation since September 2000 following the company's announcement of its intention to restate its ...
Wilson Brothers USA Reports 24% Increase in Sales in 2002, With Three Consecutive Years of Double Digit Sales Growth.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Wilson Brothers USA, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: WLBR) reported net sales of $20,598,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. This was an increase of 23.78% over the $16,642,000 in net sales for the year ended December 31, 2001. Percentage increases in sales for the years 2002, 2001 ...
Lufkin Industries Announces First Quarter Conference Call Information.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Lufkin Industries, Inc. today announced that it plans to release its first quarter 2003 financial results before opening of trading on Wednesday, April 16, 2003. The same morning at 9:00 a.m. (central time) the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2003 ...
HCA Completes Acquisition of Health Midwest in Kansas City.
Apr 01, 2003 ... HCA today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Health Midwest system in Kansas City. The company announced on November 22, 2002 the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the system after having been engaged in exclusive negotiations since October of 2002. ...
Brown-Forman CFO Phoebe Wood and CMO Paul Varga Speak At CSFB Tobacco and Beverages Conference.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Brown-Forman Corporation Chief Financial Officer Phoebe Wood spoke earlier today at the CSFB Tobacco and Beverage Conference in New York City. In her presentation at the conference, Wood talked about the strength of the company's balance sheet and substantial free cash flow. Wood ...
Psychiatric Solutions Consummates Acquisition of Five Psychiatric Facilities From the Brown Schools; Receives First Half of Previously Announced Convertible Preferred Stock Placement and Expands Senior Credit Facility with CapitalSource Finance LLC.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. ("PSI") today announced that it has consummated the previously announced acquisition of five freestanding psychiatric facilities from The Brown Schools and that it expects to complete the acquisition of the sixth facility later this month. The Brown Schools' ...
AutoZone to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference.
Apr 01, 2003 ... AutoZone, Inc. will be making a presentation to the investment community at the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 32nd Annual Institutional Conference on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, beginning at 7:45 a.m. ET. A live broadcast of the presentation will be available online in the Investor Relations ...
Progress Energy Announces New Economic Development Rider.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Progress Energy has announced that they have received approval for a new economic redevelopment rider that is expected to attract attention from companies considering locating in South Carolina. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020923/CHM008LOGO-c ) ...
Piedmont Natural Gas Invites You to Join the Webcast of Its Financial Community Meeting.
Apr 01, 2003 ... Piedmont Natural Gas invites you to join its Financial Community Meeting that will be held in Charlotte and broadcast live over the Internet on Friday, April 4, 2003 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time. <Pre> What: Piedmont Natural Gas Financial Community MeetingWhen: ...