PR Newswire back issues from Tuesday, December 23:
Britain's Longest Running Industrial Dispute Heads for Final Appeal.
Dec 23, 2003 ... LONDON, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Britain's longest running industrial dispute is set to go to final appeal on the 29th January in an attempt by the William Cook foundry in Sheffield to overturn an employment tribunal decision to re-instate 37 sacked workers. The workers who ...
Have an Eco-Friendly Christmas for a Greener New Year.
Dec 23, 2003 ... LONDON, December 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy conscious homeowners can get into the Christmas spirit without lighting up their homes like Santa's grotto. That is the view of The Co-operative Bank, which believes householders should use enough light to guide Father ...
Release of Fighting for Peace Poetry Book by Buddhist Peace Activist Ikeda.
Dec 23, 2003 ... SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Today sees the release of Fighting for Peace, a collection of poems by Japanese Buddhist peace builder Daisaku Ikeda published by Donald S. Ellis and the Creative Arts Book Company, and distributed by Warwick Press. "The title is ...
SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information.
Dec 23, 2003 ... LEBANON, N.H., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Latest Skiing Conditions Information as Supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Monday, December 22 2003, 6:33:44 PM EST. Snow conditions for resorts nationwide are available online through PR Newswire on CompuServe. To access, ...
Governor Edward G. Rendell Praises House for Completing Fiscal Year 2003-04 Budget.
Dec 23, 2003 ... HARRISBURG, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- After facing a $2.5 billion budget deficit at the start of his term as Governor 11 months ago, Governor Edward G. Rendell tonight commended the House of Representatives for passing a balanced state budget with new revenues that will help to firm up the ...
Evidence Builds: Diet High in Magnesium Lowers Diabetes Risk; Eating Whole Grains, Nuts and Green Leafy Veggies May Help Ward Off Type 2.
Dec 23, 2003 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Two studies in the January issue of Diabetes Care add weight to a growing body of evidence that a diet high in magnesium may help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes, especially in people who are overweight. Also in this month's ...
Limbaugh Attorneys Say Media Report They Are Considering Plea Bargain Is Inaccurate.
Dec 23, 2003 ... MIAMI, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Rush Limbaugh's attorneys today said a media report that they are considering a plea bargain is ...
MDAA President Riki Ellison Pushes Dean to Clarify Missile Defense Stance.
Dec 23, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- "Howard Dean's recent statement claiming to support missile defense is a tentative though positive step forward in reversing his previous position that ran counter to protecting the American people from ballistic missiles armed with weapons of mass ...
New Drive To Make NHS Safe And Secure.
Dec 23, 2003 ... LONDON, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Secretary, John Reid today welcomed a new strategy to make the NHS a safer place in which to work. Developed by the NHS Security Management Service, the strategy is designed to protect those who work in or use the NHS, as well as ...
Statement re GM-Hughes Transactions.
Dec 23, 2003 ... <Pre> GM, Hughes and News Corporation Complete Hughes Transactions NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), Hughes Electronics (NYSE: HS), and The News Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A) announced today that they have successfully completed the split-off of ...
Statement re Strategic Partnership.
Dec 23, 2003 ... <Pre>Gold Fields and Fujian Zijin Mining Industry Co. Limited Announce Strategic Partnership HONG KONG, Dec. 22 -- Gold Fields Limited, through its offshore, wholly- owned subsidiary Orogen Holdings (BVI) Limited ("Gold Fields"), and Fujian Zijin ...
Helsinn and MGI Pharma Summarise Recent Aloxi Data Presentations.
Dec 23, 2003 ... LUGANO, SWITZERLAND and MINNEAPOLIS, USA, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- HELSINN HEALTHCARE, a Swiss based pharmaceutical company specialized in licensing, and MGI PHARMA, INC. (Nasdaq: MOGN), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, announce a summary of two posters and one ...
Disposal: AWG Plc sells its Powermarque business.
Dec 23, 2003 ... <Pre>23 December 2003 AWG Plc sells its Powermarque business AWG Plc announces the sale of its vehicle leasing business, Powermarque Limited, to Venson Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Venson Group ...
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Closes at 8,016.46 down -45.32 (-0.56%).
Dec 23, 2003 ... SHANGHAI, China, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (NYSE: FXT) for Tuesday, December 23, 2003 was 8,016.46. This was down 0.56% percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index ended slightly lower as ...
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Closes at 8,016.46 down -45.32 (-0.56%).
Dec 23, 2003 ... SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The closing price for the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index for Tuesday, December 23, 2003 was 8,016.46. This was down 0.56% percent from the previous day's close. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index ended slightly lower as investors took profits ...
Protect Yourself and Your Valuables This Christmas.
Dec 23, 2003 ... LONDON, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The UK Passport Service (UKPS) and the Police are encouraging the public to take more care of their valuables at Christmas - and this includes passports. High value items like jewellery, watches and mobile phones are at risk when houses ...
Acquisition(s).
Dec 23, 2003 ... <Pre> 23 December 2003 The Sage Group plc announces agreement to acquire North American business management software vendor ACCPAC The Sage Group plc ("Sage") announces that it has agreed to acquire ACCPAC International Inc. ("ACCPAC"), a subsidiary of Computer Associates ...
EUR10million Equity Line Agreed.
Dec 23, 2003 ... <Pre> Embargoed Release: 11:00 23rd December 2003SOPHEON PLC("Sopheon") DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT FOR [euro]10,000,000 EQUITY LINE Sopheon announces that a definitive agreement has been concluded ...
Best Software Announces Definitive Intent to Acquire ACCPAC; Corporate Parent, The Sage Group plc, To Acquire Leading Accounting, CRM and Internet-hosted Solutions Vendor from Computer Associates.
Dec 23, 2003 ... IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Software, Inc., today announced that its UK-based parent company, The Sage Group plc, has agreed to acquire Pleasanton, California-based business management software vendor ACCPAC International, Inc. ("ACCPAC"), a subsidiary of Computer ...
USA Biomass Appoints J. Peter Gyben as President & CEO.
Dec 23, 2003 ... ORANGE, Calif., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Biomass Corp. today announced the appointment of J. Peter Gyben as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gyben, an attorney, who successfully represented the company and led its emergence from Chapter 11 on February 10, 2003, will ...
Annual Report and Accounts.
Dec 23, 2003 ... <Pre> TO: Regulatory Information ServicePR Newswire RE: CHAPTER 23 PARAGRAPH 23.23 OFCONTINUING OBLIGATIONS Diageo plc announces that in accordance with Chapter 23 paragraph 23.23 of the Listing Rules, two copies of the audited ...
American Financial Realty Trust Announces Recent Leasing, Sales And Acquisition Activities.
Dec 23, 2003 ... JENKINTOWN, Pa., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- American Financial Realty Trust , a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring and leasing properties occupied by financial institutions, today announced that it had recently completed the following transactions. Leasing Activity ...
TalkinAuction.com(TM) Announces Audio for eBay(R) Sellers: Adds the Power of the Human Voice to Internet Commerce.
Dec 23, 2003 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- TalkinAuction.com(TM) the first internet service linking your voice to your web site message introduces affordable, easy-to-use voice recording service for eBay sellers to create personal messages to add to their eBay listings starting at 25 cents ...
Business in Asia Today -- Dec. 23, 2003.
Dec 23, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com/), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities: FRENCH COMPANY INVESTS IN CHINA'S WATER SUPPLY INDUSTRY ...
LiveSiteManager Named Award Finalist by Small Business Computing; Readers and Editors Select LiveSiteManager As Leading Customer Support Technology in 2003.
Dec 23, 2003 ... TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveOffice Corporation's ( http://www.liveoffice.com/ ) LiveSiteManager ( http://www.livesitemanager.com/ ) product has been named as a finalist in Small Business Computing's 2003 Excellence in Technology Awards. The awards recognize technology ...
Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Begins Phase III Clinical Trial with Doripenem in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections.
Dec 23, 2003 ... ALAMEDA, Calif., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, announced today that patient enrollment has begun in a phase III trial of its lead product, doripenem (also known as S-4661), a broad-spectrum carbapenem antibiotic. ...
American Greetings Announces Solid Third-Quarter Results.
Dec 23, 2003 ... CLEVELAND, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- <Pre> - Greeting card performance drives 4.6 percent net sales increase inquarter - Third-quarter results in line with estimate - Estimate for fiscal 2004 lowered to US$1.48 to US$1.53 per share - ...
CSC-Led Alliance Wins US$1.7 Billion IT Services Contract With the UK National Health Service.
Dec 23, 2003 ... EL SEGUNDO, California, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - CSC, Hedra, iSOFT and SCC Join Forces to Improve Patient Care in the UK's North West and West Midlands Region Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) today announced that it has been awarded a US$1.7 billion (973 ...
Research Update.
Dec 23, 2003 ... <Pre> SR Pharma plc Research Update London 23 December 2003 - Corixa Corporation (Corixa) and Genesis Research and Development Corporation Limited (Genesis) announced yesterday that they had discontinued the development of PVAC following the completion of a randomised placebo ...
'Miracle Baby' at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital Survives Rare Heart Procedures; Going Home for Christmas.
Dec 23, 2003 ... OAK LAWN, Ill., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The celebration of the birth of an infant will have special meaning this Christmas for a McHenry, Ill. family because baby Ian McDonaugh, who has battled overwhelming obstacles to become one of the first infants in North America to survive a unique ...
Sunrise International Leasing Corp. Reports Third-Quarter Results; Net Income Remains Strong.
Dec 23, 2003 ... GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunrise International Leasing Corporation (SILC), a wholly owned subsidiary of privately held King Capital Corp., today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. For the quarter, SILC reported ...
Ever Feel Like You Are at a Basketball Game While Enjoying a Concert? New Design Technology Improves Experience at Multi-Purpose Venues.
Dec 23, 2003 ... TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- It's 500 B.C., and you are sitting in the Roman Coliseum. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031223/CLTU002 ) Your heart pounds as anticipation builds and the long-awaited event draws near. Whether sitting in the back ...
netTrekker, the Trusted Search Engine for Schools, Named Top Award Winner in Technology & Learning's 2003 Awards of Excellence; netTrekker Joins Apple's iLife for the Classroom and Ready, Set, Leap! From LeapFrog SchoolHouse as Best in Education.
Dec 23, 2003 ... CINCINNATI, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- netTrekker, the trusted search engine for schools, was honored by Technology & Learning magazine, the leading publication in the technology education market, as one of the top three winners in their 2003 Awards of Excellence competition, along with ...
The American Red Cross Encourages Greater Clevelanders to Incorporate Preparedness into their Holiday Plans; A few easy steps can help you and your family be ready for just about anything.
Dec 23, 2003 ... CLEVELAND, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Just as Hanukkah and Christmas appear on the horizon, America's terror threat level is raised to High/Orange. What does this mean for Greater Clevelanders? The American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter encourages preparedness for any ...
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach - Miami's Newest Oceanfront Luxury Hotel Opens December 24, 2003; South Beach Surrenders to Service and Style.
Dec 23, 2003 ... MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, a complete restoration of the historic DiLido hotel, opens December 24, 2003 -- almost 50 years to the day the landmark hotel opened on the corner of fashionable Lincoln Road and Collins Avenue in the famed Art Deco ...
Asian Markets -- Shares Close Broadly Higher -- Dec. 23.
Dec 23, 2003 ... SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A round-up of Asian stock markets prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com/), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. Asian share markets closed broadly higher ...
How to Keep a New Year's Resolution; American Council on Exercise Offers Ten Ways to Finally Stick to Them.
Dec 23, 2003 ... SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- It's almost New Year's Eve. What better way to mark the occasion than by making bold promises to yourself? Because it's a major transitional time, New Year's provides a convenient occasion to take stock of your life. Millions of people make ...
Energy Intelligence Appoints Robert Garfield EVP; Energy/Information Industry Veteran Will Drive Marketing, Sales, and Business Development.
Dec 23, 2003 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy Intelligence Group Inc. today announced the appointment of Robert Garfield as Executive Vice President. In his new role, Mr. Garfield will be responsible for driving marketing, sales, business development and commercial operations for the company. ...
Novartis Animal Health to Distribute Veterinary Suture Line in US.
Dec 23, 2003 ... GREENSBORO, N.C., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. and ETHICON Products have announced an exclusive distribution agreement that gives Novartis US marketing rights to the ETHICON Products premium line of sutures and future access to advanced wound care products for ...
Orthopaedic Surgery: The Year in Review.
Dec 23, 2003 ... ROSEMONT, Ill., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerging technologies, computer-assisted surgery and allograft safety are among the most significant issues relating to orthopaedics in 2003, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Here's a year-end list researched and ...
Advanced Interlocking Installation Verified by Prover Technology and Banverket Consulting; All Safety and Reliability Requirements for Banverket's Latest Interlocking Installation Exhaustively Verified.
Dec 23, 2003 ... BURLINGAME, Calif., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Prover(R) Technology, a leading provider of formal verification solutions, and Banverket Consulting, a leading railway consultant, today announced that they have completed verification of the Alvsjo interlocking system. The project was ordered ...
Xilinx Named 2003 Impact Supplier of the Year by Lucent Technologies.
Dec 23, 2003 ... SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced that it has received the prestigious "Impact Award" from Lucent Technologies. The Impact Award recognizes Xilinx as Lucent's manufacturing supplier of the year for work that included its use of a leading-edge ...
Centrica acquires additional offshore windfarm sites.
Dec 23, 2003 ... WINDSOR, England, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrica plc today announced that it has acquired two adjacent offshore windfarm sites from AMEC Investment Ltd and Offshore Wind Power, a joint venture between Renewable Energy Systems (RES) and British Energy Renewables, for an initial ...
Re Contract.
Dec 23, 2003 ... <Pre> Issued:23 December 2003 Release: Contact: See below DTI select Serco as Preferred Bidder for management andoperation of the UK's National Physical Laboratory Science Minister, Lord Sainsbury, has announced the Department of Trade and ...
C I Host Counts Down to Bullish 2004, Rings in New Year on Times Square TV.
Dec 23, 2003 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting, Internet infrastructure and software development, today will launch an aggressive television blitz in Times Square, the pulse of the United States holiday season. "C I Host is known for crazy deals on ...
MichBio Partners with the Zell Lurie Institute To Offer Business Student Internships; Subsidized internships available for life sciences companies; applications due to BioConnections by January 9, 2004.
Dec 23, 2003 ... ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- MichBio, Michigan's life sciences industry association, in partnership with the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies (the Institute), will offer a unique internship opportunity to Michigan's life sciences companies. ...
SYSPRO Web Site Receives Prestigious Award.
Dec 23, 2003 ... COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- SYSPRO, a leading producer of enterprise software, has announced that the company's Web site ( http://www.syspro.com/ ) has been named a Silver Award winner by the eMarketing Association (eMA), the world's largest international association of ...
First American Title Insurance Company to Acquire Pacific Northwest Title Holding Company.
Dec 23, 2003 ... SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- First American Title Insurance Company, one of the nation's largest title insurers and a member of The First American Corporation family of companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Seattle-based ...
Bayer Biological Products and AlphaNet, Inc. Reaffirm Commitment to Serve People Living with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency; Bayer Direct(R) Enrollees to Continue Benefiting From AlphaNet Coordinators' Services.
Dec 23, 2003 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer Biological Products (BP) and AlphaNet, Inc. (AlphaNet) today announced the signing of a long-term extension of their agreement under which the services of AlphaNet Coordinators are offered to alpha-1 patients enrolled in Bayer ...
Coley Pharmaceutical Group Licenses VaxImmune(TM) Vaccine Adjuvant to Chiron Corporation for Inclusion in New Infectious Disease Vaccines.
Dec 23, 2003 ... WELLESLEY, Mass., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Coley Pharmaceutical Group Inc. today announced that Chiron Corporation has licensed Coley's proprietary VaxImmune(TM) vaccine adjuvant for incorporation into multiple vaccine candidates. Under the terms of the agreement, Chiron ...
Vonage(R) Announces Private Label Partnership with Ygnition Networks; Vonage is the First Broadband Telephony Company to Announce a Strategic Sales Partnership with a Broadband Service Provider Designed for Multifamily Communities.
Dec 23, 2003 ... EDISON, N.J., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage, a leading provider of broadband phone service, today announced a co-branded partnership with Ygnition Networks (formerly Interquest Communications) to deploy broadband telephony service to Ygnition's more than 130,000 Luxury Apartment Units ...
Vatterott College Acquires Austin Business College.
Dec 23, 2003 ... ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Vatterott College, one of America's largest private, for-profit post-secondary education companies, announced today that it has acquired Austin Business College, a post-secondary business training school in Austin, Texas. Terms were not disclosed. ...
Verizon Wireless to Acquire PCS Licenses Serving Little Rock and Pine Bluff Arkansas; $7.75 Million Transaction Represents Major Expansion Of Company's Presence in State.
Dec 23, 2003 ... BEDMINSTER, N.J., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 10 MHz PCS licenses from American Wireless License Group, LLC, covering the Arkansas Basic Trading Areas (BTAs) of Little Rock and Pine Bluff, for $7.75 million in ...
Holidays Create Surplus of Old Cell Phones; Recycle Them at Verizon Wireless Stores; Company Collects No Longer Used Wireless Phones to Assist Victims of Domestic Violence.
Dec 23, 2003 ... ORANGEBURG, N.Y., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Wondering what to do with your old wireless phone now that you've received a new one as a holiday gift? Drop off your no longer used phone at a Verizon Wireless Communications Store and help fight domestic violence through the company's ...
Report Recognizes Health Data Management as Circulation Leader; Magazine Ranked First in Second Consecutive Study.
Dec 23, 2003 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Data Management, a Thomson Media publication, is the leader among 19 health care business magazines in circulation quality, according to the November 2003 "Quality of Circulation Report" from the Center for Media Intelligence. A similar report in ...
Berlitz Announces Top 25 Rated Five-Star Cruise Ships From Eagerly-Awaited `Ocean Cruising & Cruise Ships 2004'.
Dec 23, 2003 ... MASPETH, N.Y., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth year running, Europa, the luxury Hapag-Lloyd ship, captures the proverbial maritime Oscar, reveals Berlitz Publishing's annual definitive cruising guide: "Ocean Cruising & Cruise Ships 2004," which is due in bookstores next month. ...
Statement By Cerner Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Neal Patterson Regarding the NHS National Programme for IT.
Dec 23, 2003 ... KANSAS CITY, Missouri and LONDON, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- "Earlier this morning, the U.K. government awarded contracts for two of the three remaining Local Service Provider (LSP) regions: Eastern and North West and West Midlands. Cerner was not selected for either region and we ...
CCR Logistics Systems: Peugeot Commissions CCR with Waste Recovery in the UK.
Dec 23, 2003 ... MUNICH, Germany, December 23 /PRNewswire/ -- CCR Logistics Systems AG, Manager of Product Life-Cycle Systems, has been commissioned by Peugeot's British subsidiary to set up and operate a nationwide recycling scheme for car shop waste. After completing a trial in South ...
The 12th Season of TCF Holidazzle Draws to a Close.
Dec 23, 2003 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- <Pre> WHAT:This is the last weekend to see TCF Holidazzle. The parades endtheir 12th season on Sunday, Dec. 28. To celebrate the warmseason and to get an early jump on summer, for the second time in ...
Allserve Systems Provides Offshore Business Process Outsourcing in Medical Billing for Receivables Outsourcing Inc.
Dec 23, 2003 ... NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Allserve Systems, a services company that specializes in Business Process Outsourcing, today announced a strategic investment in Receivables Outsourcing Inc. (ROI), a Baltimore based Healthcare Processing Company. Allserve Systems will be the ...
St. Agnes Healthcare First Accredited Chest Pain Center in Maryland; First Chest Pain Center in the World Receives Superior Review.
Dec 23, 2003 ... BALTIMORE, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center to Saint Agnes Healthcare, making it the first Chest Pain Center in Maryland to receive accreditation. St. Agnes Healthcare met, and often exceeded, ...
NASAA Names Veteran Lobbyist John Hanley as Executive Director.
Dec 23, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today named John H. Hanley as Executive Director, effective January 5. "On behalf of NASAA's Board of Directors, I am pleased that John will join us in this key position and am ...
Michigan Retailers' Projections Rise for Start of New Year.
Dec 23, 2003 ... LANSING, Mich., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan retailers look forward to the start of the new year with their highest level of optimism in four years. The Michigan Retail Index, a joint project of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, ...
Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Program On Call to Help Employers; Agency reopens unit for answering employer questions.
Dec 23, 2003 ... DETROIT, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Help is only a phone call away for employers with questions about Michigan's unemployment insurance (UI) program. The state's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has re-established its Employer Customer Relations (ECR) unit under a special ...
Manny A. Varas President And CEO of Professional Casualty Insurance Wins Top Annual Hispanic Business Award.
Dec 23, 2003 ... MIAMI, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) Hispanic Business Group hosted the 20th Annual Top 100 Hispanic Businesses Awards Luncheon (Top 100) at the New Radisson Hotel, Miami. Amongst those recognized and winning an award was President of ...