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Bayer Advanced(TM) Celebrates the 119th Rose Parade(R) on January 1, 2008, With its Salute to the Rose Parade Float.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Parade begins at 11:00 a.m. EST, 8:00 a.m. PST. Bayer Advanced is the 6th unit (2nd float) in the Rose Parade www.bayeradvanced.com RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- RTP-based Bayer Advanced will celebrate the 119th Rose ...

Billerica, Burlington and Wilmington, Massachusetts Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Expansion.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Investing to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Voice, Multimedia and Internet Access BILLERICA, Mass., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Middlesex County, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's ...

Buxton, Maine Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Expansion.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Investing to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Voice, Multimedia and Internet Access BUXTON, Maine, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in York County, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most ...

Eddington and Orono, Maine Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Expansion.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Investing to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Voice, Multimedia and Internet Access EDDINGTON, Maine, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in York County, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most ...

Texas Aviation Services Founder 'Woody' Woodard Named Chairman Emeritus.

Dec 31, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Aviation Services, an industry leader in helicopter and aircraft completions, MRO and maintenance services for over 36 years, proudly announces that Carl "Woody" Woodard, the Founder of the company and its long-serving CEO, has been named ...

AEGON and Merrill Lynch Finalize Strategic Relationship; AEGON Completes Acquisition of Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Companies.

Dec 31, 2007 ... THE HAGUE and NEW YORK, December 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AEGON and Merrill Lynch announced today they have finalized their agreement to form a strategic business relationship in the areas of insurance and investment products. AEGON USA, Inc. also completed the acquisition of ...

Magic Software Announces Sale of AOD Subsidiary to Fortissimo Capital for $17M.

Dec 31, 2007 ... OR YEHUDA, Israel, December 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. , a leading provider of business integration and application development technology, today announced the sale of the entire share capital of Advanced Answers on Demand (AOD), a wholly owned ...

MANSIONCASINO.COM's 'Happy New Winners' Promotion Ushers in the New Year With a Bang.

Dec 31, 2007 ... GIBRALTAR, December 31 /PRNewswire/ -- MANSIONCASINO.COM's (http://www.mansioncasino.com/) month long Happy New Winners promotion rings in the New Year with a very big 'Bonus Bang', and presents a jolly good January full of BIG money prizes worth thousands of dollars in enviable prizes to ...

Automated Vending Technologies, Inc. Founder Shannon Illingworth Details How Company is Revolutionizing Vending Industry.

Dec 31, 2007 ... CORONA, Calif., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Automated Vending Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AVDT), an advanced technology based vending manufacturer, announced today its founder, Shannon Illingworth, is featured in an exclusive interview with Francis Gaskins posted at ...

IGCE '08 Focuses on Legal Aspects of Gaming and Sports to Avoid Conference Logjam.

Dec 31, 2007 ... HATBORO, Pa., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- IGCE '08, the International Gaming Conference & Expo (IGCE, scheduled for Lisbon, Portugal, April 22-24 of 2008 has emphasized its concentration on the legal aspects of the gaming and sports industries in an effort to avoid what a spokesperson for the ...

Radware Announces Q4 Earnings Conference Call.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Monday, January 28, 2008 08:45 AM (EST) TEL AVIV, Israel, December 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radware , the leading provider of integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart networking, will present its fourth quarter financial results in a conference call on ...

Delta Petroleum Corporation Announces Strategic Investment in Company by Tracinda Corporation.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Tracinda to Invest $684 Million to Acquire 35% of Company DENVER and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Petroleum Corporation , an independent energy exploration and development company ("Delta" or the "Company") has entered into a strategic financing ...

Verizon Wireless Customers Expected to Exchange More Than 300 Million Messages This New Year's Eve.

Dec 31, 2007 ... BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Spreading New Year's wishes is more fun with text, picture and video messages from Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network. This New Year's Eve, Verizon Wireless expects ...

Penn Treaty Engages Friedman Billings Ramsey to Evaluate Strategic Alternatives.

Dec 31, 2007 ... ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Penn Treaty American Corporation today announced that it has retained Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. ("FBR") to assist its Board of Directors in the review of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. These alternatives ...

Boardwalk REIT announces timing of release of its Fourth Quarter and year end Financial Results for the period ended December 31, 2007.

Dec 31, 2007 ... CALGARY, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boardwalk would like to announce that its financial results for the Fourth Quarter and full year ended December 31, 2007 will be released on the morning of Thursday, February 14, 2008. We invite you to participate in the teleconference held to ...

Forest and Cypress Announce Submission of New Drug Application for Milnacipran for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Dec 31, 2007 ... NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Cypress Bioscience, Inc. announced that they have recently submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for milnacipran, a unique dual-reuptake inhibitor ...

Webcast of PrivateBancorp, Inc.'s Fourth Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call.

Dec 31, 2007 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PrivateBancorp, Inc. will webcast live its quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts on January 28, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (10:00 a.m. Central Time). Access to the call will be available via a link called "Fourth Quarter ...

Mylan Announces Final FDA Approval for Balsalazide Disodium Capsules.

Dec 31, 2007 ... PITTSBURGH, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Mylan Inc. today announced that Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Balsalazide Disodium Capsules, 750 mg. ...

Morning Indulgence Without the Guilt.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Special K(R) Unveils the Newest Addition to its All-Day, Weight-Management Portfolio - Special K(R) Cinnamon Pecan Cereal BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Making New Year's resolutions is easy. Keeping them is the hard part, especially for weight managers ....

Beacon Research Issues TraderNotes on MMTE, EFCR, RMDX, CHINA, SRSR, SOLF.

Dec 31, 2007 ... DALLAS, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Equity Research announces the availability of TraderNotes on stocks that are making news today. Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting: http://www.beaconequityresearch.com/ Today's TraderNotes ...

Nike Bauer Honors the Past for Hockey's Future.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Buffalo and Pittsburgh to Use 'Wood Sticks' and Retro Skates In Outdoor Game; Proceeds to benefit NHLPA'S Goals & Dreams Fund BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Several members of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres will be going 'back in time' to raise money for ...

MQ Associates, Inc. Announces Cash Tender Offer for 121/4% Senior Discount Notes Due 2012 (CUSIP No. 55345RAC2) and Related Consent Solicitation.

Dec 31, 2007 ... ALPHARETTA, Ga., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- MQ Associates, Inc. ("MQ Associates") announced today that it is offering to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 121/4% Senior Discount Notes due 2012 (CUSIP No. 55345RAC2) (the "Notes"), on the terms and subject to the conditions set ...

Limelight Networks Response to Litigation With Level 3 Communications Inc.

Dec 31, 2007 ... TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Limelight Networks , the leading content delivery network (CDN) for digital media, today announced that Level 3 Communications Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Limelight Networks in which it is alleged that Limelight Networks infringes ...

This New Year More People Are Resolving to Make Better Decisions Than Ever.

Dec 31, 2007 ... DALLAS, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent web poll conducted by DecideBetter! (http://www.decidebetter.com/), almost everyone who participated in the poll is planning on making New Year's resolutions this year even though most people (76%) traditionally achieve half or less of ...

Fannie Mae Redemption.

Dec 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amounts redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to ...

The Conference Board Finds that CEOs Have a Lot of Financial Interest in Common With Their Shareholders.

Dec 31, 2007 ... New Executive Compensation Report Sheds Light on CEO Holdings Relative to Compensation NEW YORK, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- While CEOs have frequently come under fire for not acting in the interest of shareholders, this year's study of top executive compensation by The Conference ...

Nam Tai Completes Previously Announced Reorganization of Nam Tai Group.

Dec 31, 2007 ... After the extraordinary general meeting of December 20, Implementation of the Reorganization Proposals Involving Nam Tai and its Hong Kong-Listed Subsidiaries Effectuated as of December 31, 2007 MACAO, China, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. ("Nam ...

Vonage and Nortel Agree to Settle Patent Dispute.

Dec 31, 2007 ... HOLMDEL, N.J., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vonage and Nortel today announced that they have agreed in principle to end the litigation pending between them. The contemplated settlement involves a limited cross license to three Nortel and three Vonage patents and will not call for any ...

Maxcom Telecomunicaciones Announces Expiration of the Exchange Offer for its 11% Senior Notes Due 2014.

Dec 31, 2007 ... MEXICO CITY, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- -- Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Maxcom" or the "Company"), announced today the expiration of its offer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the prospectus dated November 16, 2007 (as supplemented from ...

IDM Pharma Announces Termination of UVIDEM Development Collaboration and Expected Restructuring in Connection With Evaluation of Strategic Alternatives.

Dec 31, 2007 ... IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IDM Pharma, Inc. today announced that as part of the Company's recent decision to evaluate strategic alternatives, the Company initiated discussions with sanofi-aventis. Following this, sanofi-aventis has notified the Company of its ...

Ardea Biosciences' Lead NNRTI for HIV, RDEA806, to Enter Phase 2a Proof-of- Concept Clinical Trial.

Dec 31, 2007 ... CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ardea Biosciences, Inc. today announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom has authorized a Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating RDEA806, a novel non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase ...

Worldwide Carbon Fiber Competitive Analysis: Majority of Carbon Fiber Producers to Lose Market Share, Winners Identified.

Dec 31, 2007 ... DALLAS, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past 12 months, the level of demand for carbon fiber and carbon fiber reinforced composites has steadily increased in striking parallel with the number of industrial applications using composite materials. From aerospace, to sporting goods, to ...

M/I Homes Announces Land Sales and Exit from West Palm Beach Market.

Dec 31, 2007 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- M/I Homes, Inc. announced today that it has sold land to various buyers for $82 million. The land sold represents 3,700 lots (comprised of raw land and finished lots), was primarily located in its Florida markets, and included ...

Sinoenergy Corporation Announces Results for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ending September 30, 2007.

Dec 31, 2007 ... BEIJING, Dec. 31 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sinoenergy Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: SNEN) ("Sinoenergy" or the "Company"), a manufacturer of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle and gas station equipment, and a designer, developer and operator of CNG filling stations in the ...

Ninetowns Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results.

Dec 31, 2007 ... BEIJING, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Company Limited , China's leading provider of online solutions for international trade, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2007. Second Quarter 2007 Business Highlights ...

Jenny Craig Offers Help to Stranded Clients.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Weight Loss Leader Offers Free Programs to 'Stranded' PURE clients SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the high demand for weight loss programs during the New Year's resolution season, Jenny Craig is offering support to clients of newly closed Pure Weight Loss centers. ...

ClickCulture Selected as Web Agency of Record for Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Local Integrated Marketing Firm Named Interactive Agency of Record RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Lloyd Jacobs, CEO of ClickCulture, has announced that the firm has been named the interactive agency of record for Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, the largest ...

Comstock Resources, Inc. Closes $170.0 Million Oil & Gas Property Acquisition.

Dec 31, 2007 ... FRISCO, Texas, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock" or the "Company") announced that on December 28, 2007 it closed the previously announced acquisition of certain oil and gas properties and related assets from SWEPI LP, an affiliate of Shell Oil Company ...

SPX Corporation Completes Acquisition of APV.

Dec 31, 2007 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SPX Corporation today announced that it completed the acquisition of APV, a global manufacturer of process equipment and engineered solutions primarily for the sanitary market. "The acquisition of APV greatly enhances our ...

Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on MON, M, MGM, BBBY and GPN.

Dec 31, 2007 ... CHICAGO, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Strategic Investments releases its Stocks To Watch Guide. The Seven Summits Strategic Investments Stocks To Watch Guide (go to: http://www.iotogo.com/StocksToWatch) provides investors with essential information on ...

Demand for inspection of shipments of Chinese goods jumps dramatically in 2007 (Nanos-University of Buffalo Tracking Study).

Dec 31, 2007 ... OTTAWA, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- A longitudinal tracking study by Nanos Research and the University of Buffalo (SUNYS) shows there has been an increase in concerns among North Americans over the shipments of Chinese goods. The Nanos/University of Buffalo North American Monitor ...

Allenergy Inc. Reviews 2007.

Dec 31, 2007 ... INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allenergy, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ALRY) , with a 17-year history in the oil and gas industry and current involvement in the multi-billion dollar natural gas fields in Kansas and Oklahoma, today said the year 2007 has been a challenge ...

Ranbaxy Receives Final Approval to Manufacture and Market Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets (OTC), 5mg and 10mg.

Dec 31, 2007 ... PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), announced today that the company has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets (OTC), 5 mg and 10 mg. The Office of Generic ...

Geneva Financial Announces Private Investment Proposed Change of Name and New Chief Executive Officer.

Dec 31, 2007 ... ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Geneva Financial Corp. (Pink Sheets: GNVN), a specialty consumer mortgage banking company, today reported that, subject to approval by its Board of Directors and stockholders, it intends to change its name to CAPGO Financial Group ...

Cephalon Submits New Drug Application for TREANDA for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed Indolent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Dec 31, 2007 ... FRAZER, Pa., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cephalon, Inc. today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval of TREANDA(R) (bendamustine HCl) for Injection for the treatment of patients with indolent ...

Texas Factory Activity Softens in December, Dallas Fed Survey Finds.

Dec 31, 2007 ... DALLAS, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas manufacturing continued to soften in December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. The December survey can be found at: http://www.dallasfed.org/data/outlook/2007/tmos0712.html ...

Writers of the Future Ends 2007 With Best Year Ever.

Dec 31, 2007 ... LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite industry pundits predicting a downturn in book sales overall, none of that doom and gloom has touched the world's most prominent best selling science fiction book for new writers and illustrators - L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future ....

Florida's Existing Home Sales Slower in November 2007.

Dec 31, 2007 ... ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage financing issues and higher levels of inventory continue to impact Florida's housing sector in November. Statewide, sales of existing single-family homes totaled 8,106 last month while 11,609 homes sold in November 2006 for a decrease of 30 ...

IBERIABANK Corporation to Announce Fourth Quarter Results.

Dec 31, 2007 ... LAFAYETTE, La., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBERIABANK Corporation , the parent holding company of IBERIABANK (http://www.iberiabank.com/) and Pulaski Bank and Trust Company (http://www.pulaskibank.com/), announced today that it would release fourth quarter results after the close ...

The Sports Network Announces Plans for Increased Product Offerings to Current and New Clients in 2008.

Dec 31, 2007 ... HATBORO, Pa., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sports Network, the nation's premiere real-time sports wire service, has announced plans to expand its basic product and content offering to all current branded clients as well as new ones that will be joining their ranks in 2008. "This ongoing ...

Best Practice Institute Announces Its New Year 2008 Awards for Top Best Practitioners.

Dec 31, 2007 ... NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Practice Institute (BPI) announced today its list of New Year 2008 top senior executive best practitioners. <Pre> The New Year 2008 best practitioners include (in alphabetical order):-- Tina Decker, Senior Vice ...

Consolidated Communications Completes Acquisition of North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc. and Plans First Quarter 2008 Launch of IPTV Service in Pennsylvania.

Dec 31, 2007 ... MATTOON, Ill., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. ("Consolidated") announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc. ("North Pittsburgh") , for approximately $362.6 million, based upon ...

The Taiwan Fund, Inc. Announces Management Fee Waiver.

Dec 31, 2007 ... NEW YORK, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Taiwan Fund, Inc. announces that the Fund's investment manager, HSBC Investments (Taiwan) Limited, has agreed to waive a portion of the Fund's basic fee so that it will not exceed an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net ...

Three Palm Software Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Its WorkstationOne(TM) Breast Imaging Workstation.

Dec 31, 2007 ... LOS GATOS, Calif., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Palm Software LLC of Los Gatos, California today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its WorkstationOne(TM) Breast Imaging Workstation. WorkstationOne is intended for ...

Sustainable Giving: First CD-ROM Postage Stamp Technology.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Shares Well-Kept Secrets of Forever "Green" Kingdom PITTSBURGH, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Take a virtual visit to the mystical country of Bhutan and support its decades-long environmental sustainability by purchasing a set of two mini documentaries on the country ... each one is ...

A. Schulman Files Presentation for Shareholders Regarding Upcoming Annual Meeting.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Highlights Significant Restructuring Initiatives and Strategic Progress to Date Urges Shareholders to Elect Company's Slate of Independent, Engaged Board Nominees New CEO, Joseph M. Gingo, Will Not Participate as a Voting Member of the Special Committee Formed to ...

Merrimac Announces Sale of Substantially All of the Assets of Filtran Microcircuits Inc. to Firan Technology Group Corporation.

Dec 31, 2007 ... WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merrimac Industries, Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of RF Microwave components, subsystem assemblies and micro-multifunction modules (MMFM(R)), today announced that it has sold substantially all of the assets of its ...

News Article Concerning M&I Dividend Policy Is Incorrect.

Dec 31, 2007 ... M&I Dividend Rate Remains Unchanged at $1.24 Per Year MILWAUKEE, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (M&I) announced today that an article published in the Wall Street Journal Sunday edition on December 30, 2007, contained incorrect information ...

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange To Become ICE Futures Canada.

Dec 31, 2007 ... ATLANTA and WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IntercontinentalExchange , a leading global exchange operator and over-the-counter (OTC) energy marketplace, announced that its Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) subsidiary will be known as ICE Futures Canada, effective ...

Presidential Election Channel 'POTUS '08' on XM Radio to Broadcast Nationwide from Iowa and New Hampshire.

Dec 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The 24-hour presidential election channel "POTUS '08" on XM Satellite Radio will broadcast live and nationwide from Iowa and New Hampshire in January as the first voters cast their ballots to determine the next commander-in-chief. ...

Dakota Growers Pasta Company Authorizes Dividend.

Dec 31, 2007 ... CARRINGTON, N.D., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc. has authorized the payment of non-periodic dividends of $0.16 per share on its Common Stock, $0.16 per share on its Series F Convertible Preferred Stock and $0.01 per share on its Series ...

Consolidated Mercantile Incorporated completes sale of shares of Polyair Inter Pack Inc.

Dec 31, 2007 ... TSX: "CMC", NASDAQ: "CSLMF" TORONTO, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Mercantile Incorporated ("CMI" the "Company") announced today that it has completed a private sale of all of its share holdings in Polyair Inter Pack Inc. ("PPK") to Glencoe Skydome Holdings, ...

Back Away from the Black-Eyed Peas.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Luck Is Not Likely to Make or Break Your Business GREENSBORO, N.C., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Business owners can disregard the notion that eating black-eyed peas will bring them luck in the New Year. Nor do they need to be concerned about opening doors to let the bad luck out, ...

US Airways Employees Give Back During the Holidays.

Dec 31, 2007 ... Employee toy drive and volunteerism at an all-time high TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- While US Airways Group, Inc. has been busy getting customers home for the holidays, employees have still found time to give back to their community. US Airways kicked off ...

Mexco Energy Corporation Announces Royalty Purchase.

Dec 31, 2007 ... MIDLAND, Texas, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mexco Energy Corporation today announced it has purchased for $1,850,000 approximately 118 mineral acres amounting to approximately 22% royalty interest in three gas wells located in Tarrant County, Texas. This property, operated by ...