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Fresh & Easy Opens Second Store in City of Orange.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Announces three additional store sites in Orange County ORANGE, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Orange Mayor Carolyn V. Cavecche today joined Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market in opening the city's second store, located at Tustin and Chapman, the grocer's 73rd store and 8th in ...

Judge Dismisses SEC Claims Against John F. Mangan, Jr. on Alleged Insider Trading.

Aug 21, 2008 ... SEC Prosecutors Face New Landscape in PIPEs cases CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, in a summary judgment, U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen dismissed the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") case against John Mangan, Jr. that alleged ...

Independent Energy Producers Protest 'Self-Serving' PG&E Proposal.

Aug 21, 2008 ... PUC's decision on PG&E's 'Tesla' proposal will determine if California has vigorous competition, or a return to monopoly power. SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Independent Energy Producers Association (IEP) today filed a formal protest with the state's Public ...

Chicago-Based IT Consulting Firm smarTECHS.net Named One of America's 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies.

Aug 21, 2008 ... smarTECHS.net Records Three-Year Sales Growth of 129.9 Percent CHICAGO, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago-based IT consulting firm smarTECHS.net was named to Inc. Magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is a comprehensive look at ...

Ausam announces filing of FORM 10-Q; financial results for quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Aug 21, 2008 ... TSX Venture Exchange -Symbol "AZE" CALGARY, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ausam Energy Corporation ("Ausam" or the "Company") announces today that it has filed its Form 10-Q containing unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended ...

Orbital Announces 2008 Annual Results.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Solid $0.5 Million Profit Achieved Despite Economic Slowdown, Rising Australian Dollar PERTH, Australia, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International clean energy technology group, Orbital Corporation Ltd (ASX: OEC - "Orbital"), has confirmed plans to continue to expand in ...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- ku6.com/.

Aug 21, 2008 ... In the news release, "Olympic Effect: ku6.com Takes the Lead Among Video Websites", issued earlier today by ku6.com over Xinhua PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first sentence of the second paragraph should read "DCCI also emphasized that traffic to ku6 has gone through ...

Inc. Magazine Ranks Bandwidth.com for 3rd Consecutive Year: 4th Fastest Growing Privately Held Company from 2002 to 2007.

Aug 21, 2008 ... BANDWIDTH.COM ONE OF ONLY 9 COMPANIES, TO MAKE INC. 500 LIST 3 YEARS IN A ROW From 2002 to 2007, Company was the fastest growing telecommunications company and the 4th fourth fastest growing privately held company in the country RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug. 20 ...

NextAce(R) Ranks No. 488 on the 2008 Inc. 500 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 642.4%.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Ranks No. 18 in Real-Estate Companies and No. 26 in Los Angeles Metro-Area Companies NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine today ranked NextAce 488th on its 27th annual Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The list is the most ...

Microsoft Live Labs Introduces Photosynth, a Breakthrough Visual Medium.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Share more than photos; share an experience. REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First there was the snapshot, and then came video. Now there is Microsoft Photosynth, a new service from Microsoft Live Labs that goes far beyond how you now view, experience and ...

Xbox and Rock the Vote to Give Voters a New Platform for Change.

Aug 21, 2008 ... First-of-its-kind partnership creates new ways to register to vote and jump into 2008 election. REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A leading gaming and entertainment platform just became a leading platform for change. Microsoft Corp. and Rock the Vote today ...

Attero Recycling Raises Series A Funding of US$6.3 Million.

Aug 21, 2008 ... NOIDA, India, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Attero, a Noida based start-up in the business of E-Waste Management, today announced that it has attracted US$6.3 million (approx Rs. 25 crore) in funding from venture capital firms NEA-IndoUS Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson . The company will ...

Stratos and JSAT Form Joint Venture to Serve Mobile Communications Needs of Japanese Market.

Aug 21, 2008 ... BETHESDA, MD, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratos Global Corporation (Stratos) today announced it has formed a joint venture company with JSAT Corporation (JSAT) to serve the mobile satellite communications needs of Japanese businesses and government agencies. The new company, called JSAT ...

ASI Delivers New line of Standardized Notebooks Based on Latest Mobile Form Factor Specification.

Aug 21, 2008 ... FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Fremont, California-based ASI Computer Technologies, a leading distributor of computer components and peripheral products to over 20,000 VARs throughout North America, announced that it will introduce a new line of notebooks based on Intel's latest ...

Stockholm is the Only European Knowledge Economy Region in Global Top Ten.

Aug 21, 2008 ... STOCKHOLM, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Stockholm is the 6th most competitive knowledge economy in the world according to World Knowledge Competitiveness Index 2008. Stockholm is also the only European region among the top ten, otherwise Dominated by North America. (Logo: ...

CEVA Group Plc Reports Solid Progress.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Proforma Revenue Growth of 9.4 % HOOFDDORP, Netherlands, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA Group Plc today announced its results for the second quarter of 2008. With total revenue of EUR 1.7 billion for the quarter, both the Contract Logistics and the Freight Management operations ...

bwin Interactive Entertainment AG Results for the First Half 2008.

Aug 21, 2008 ... H1 2008 (pro Forma Consolidated) Record Gross Gaming Revenues: up 25.6% to EUR 207.2 Million (H1 2007: EUR 165.1 Million) 1,431,000 Active and 550,000 New Active Real-Money Customers (up 31.0% and 45.6% Respectively) VIENNA, Austria, August 21 ...

TVM Capital, Signet Healthcare Partners and Paul Capital Healthcare Enter into euro 26 Million Financing of SpePharm.

Aug 21, 2008 ... NEW YORK, MUNICH, Germany and AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Capital Healthcare and SpePharm Holding, B.V., the pan-European specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that they have entered into a euro 10 million revenue interest acquisition financing ...

Bezeq Group Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Net Profit Attributable to Shareholders Rises 21.1% Year-Over-Year to NIS 437 Million on Revenues of NIS 3.09 Billion EBITDA Increases 21.4% Year-Over-Year to a Record NIS 1.22 Billion Board of Directors Recommends Distribution of a Cash Dividend to Shareholders of ...

Micronas Introduces Scalable H.264 IDTV Platform for Flat-Panel TV Manufacturers.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Solution includes all necessary functionality for Full-HD, 100/120Hz LCD HDTVs, and provides support for media players and network-connected TV applications FREIBURG, Germany, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN), a leading supplier of innovative IC ...

Masdar Breaks Ground on Photovoltaic Factory in Germany.

Aug 21, 2008 ... First phase in its drive for alternative energy leadership ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than three months after announcing a strategic investment into thin-film photovoltaics, Masdar, the Abu Dhabi renewable energy company, yesterday broke ...

Julian ArtopEaA[umlaut] Joins Moneybookers.

Aug 21, 2008 ... LONDON, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- - New Head of PR and Marketing Becomes Valuable Asset to Leading Online Payments Provider Moneybookers, one of Europe's largest online payment systems, today announced the appointment of Julian ArtopEaA[umlaut] as the new Head of PR and ...

Cimatron's German Subsidiary to Sell and Support GibbsCAM Machining Solutions.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Leading Machining Solutions Expands Cimatron's Solution Footprint in Germany GIVAT SHMUEL, Israel, August 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cimatron Limited , a leading provider of integrated CAD/CAM solutions for the toolmaking and manufacturing industries, announced that its ...

Avasant's Asia President, Dr. PK Mukherji, Delivers Speech at 7th Annual International Smart-Sourcing Conference (ISSC'08) in Hyderabad, India.

Aug 21, 2008 ... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., and MUMBAI, India, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Avasant, a leading provider of global outsourcing solutions, today announced that the company's President and Managing Director of Asian operations, Dr. Pradeep K. Mukherji, delivered a speech at the Seventh Annual ...

Leading New-Car Interior and Exterior Designs Named in Q2 Brand Watch Study.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Brand Perceptions of In-Market New-Car Shoppers Revealed in Quarterly Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Kelley Blue Book http://www.kbb.com/ Marketing Research today announces the second quarter 2008 results of its consumer automotive ...

dotMobi Builds on Breakthrough DeviceAtlas Mobile Development Tool.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Industry-leading resource now includes device-aware video content adaptation data from Mobizoft DUBLIN, Ireland, WASHINGTON, and LULEA, Sweden, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- dotMobi, the company behind .mobi -- the only ICANN-approved Internet address designed specifically for helping ...

Winning Kids, Inc., Creator of Traveling Bear(TM) Children's Book Series Launches in Spanish Language Throughout Latin America.

Aug 21, 2008 ... PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The lessons and adventures of "T-Bear," "Mookie" and "Chuga," the three cuddly characters featured in the innovative Traveling Bear(TM) children's book series, will now be available in Spanish beginning in September 2008, according to ...

LIONAX Supplies China's Public Transportation With TPMS Safeguard for the Olympic Games.

Aug 21, 2008 ... PARIS, August 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LIONAX, the first Chinese company listed on Euronext, today announces that it has recently supplied TPMS safeguards to the public transportation for China's Olympic Games. During the Olympic Games, actually held in Beijing, Lionax ...

A New Type of Online Casino has Just Been Born...and its Name is Casino.com.

Aug 21, 2008 ... GIBRALTAR, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- - Forget What You Think You Know About Online Gaming and Try Something Genuinely New An innovator, not an imitator, Casino.com brings a fresh approach to an industry which has rested on its laurels for too long. With ...

Auto III Feature Package.

Aug 21, 2008 ... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with automotive issues and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: "Auto." This ...

Replace a Clogged Engine Air Filter for Better Fuel Economy.

Aug 21, 2008 ... BROADVIEW, Ill., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent AP-Yahoo News poll indicates that nine out of 10 Americans say they expect rising gas prices to cause financial hardships over the next six months. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080821/NYFNSG01 ) "If ...

Get Streetwise About Your Auto Insurance.

Aug 21, 2008 ... ONTARIO, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Don't wait until you have an accident to find what the language in your auto insurance policy means, says Frank N. Darras, America's top insurance lawyer. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070717/NYFNSC02 ) ...

Arpida's iclaprim MAA Accepted for Review by EMEA.

Aug 21, 2008 ... REINACH, Switzerland, August 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arpida Ltd. today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has accepted for review its Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) for intravenous iclaprim. Arpida is seeking approval of intravenous iclaprim in the ...

Nature & More Promotes Climate-Neutral Organic Vine Tomatoes <<With Video>>.

Aug 21, 2008 ... WADDINXVEEN, the Netherlands, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The climate-neutral, organic vine tomatoes of the Dutch "Nature & More" farmers will get extra promotional attention in the coming weeks through various advertising materials for (organic food) retailers. Vine tomatoes get a ...

G. Willi-Food to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results on August 27.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Company to Host Conference Call & Webcast YAVNE, Israel, August 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (the "Company" or "Willi Food"), one of Israel's largest food importers and a single-source supplier of one of the world's most extensive range of ...

Non-Profit Seeks Local Families to Host International Exchange Students.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Your host son or daughter could be the next U.N. Secretary-General! SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- AYUSA Global Youth Exchange, http://www.ayusa.org/, a leading global, non-profit youth exchange organization offers international students aged 15 to 18 the opportunity to ...

CPP, Inc.'s Interactive Web Community for Independent Consultants Surpasses Membership of 1,000.

Aug 21, 2008 ... ICON Success Program Social Media Platform Provides Unprecedented Resources for Independent Professional Development Experts MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- CPP, Inc., an industry leader in research, training, and organizational development tools including the ...

Michigan's Public Campaign Financing Program: Scrap It or Save It?

Aug 21, 2008 ... Michigan Should Rebuild Its Gubernatorial Campaign Financing System or Shift the Funding to Supreme Court Campaigns LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan's 32-year-old public campaign financing program -- created in 1976 to allow gubernatorial candidates to limit their ...

NovaRx Initiates Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trial in Lung Cancer Patients.

Aug 21, 2008 ... SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NovaRx Corporation announced today that the company initiated its pivotal Phase III clinical trial of Lucanix(R) (belagenpumatucel-L) in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The first patient enrolled in the study was treated by ...

Patent Issued Related to Prometheus Proprietary Test CBir1 Antigen Test Included in Diagnostic for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Aug 21, 2008 ... SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Laboratories Inc. announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 7,361,733, "Compositions and Methods for the Therapy and Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease" which protects a flagellin peptide useful in the detection of antibodies to the ...

Java Juice(R) Organic Liquid Coffee Extract on Campus.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Machine-less coffee makes perfect back-to-school fuel VENICE, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As college campuses, in response to student demands, search for green products, undergrads are digging a different kind of eco-friendly alternative this semester. Bicycles built for ...

UCN and Limited Treasures Sign Global Contract.

Aug 21, 2008 ... Elite Design Manufacturer Upgrades to UCN inContact(R), Improves Contact Center Efficiency SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UCN Inc. , innovator of on-demand contact center software for intelligent contact routing and agent improvement, has signed a one year, ...

Habib Bank Limited Connects to CHIPS for Wire Payments.

Aug 21, 2008 ... CHIPS Continues To Add More Institutions To System NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Habib Bank Limited, the largest private sector bank in Pakistan, is now using CHIPS, the real-time, large dollar payments system operated by The Clearing House Payments Company. Habib Bank ...

Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results.

Aug 21, 2008 ... KIBBUTZ SHAMIR, Israel, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. ("Shamir"), a leading provider of innovative products and technology to the ophthalmic lens market, today announced unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. ...

Saxo Bank's Half-Year Results up by 57 Percent.

Aug 21, 2008 ... COPENHAGEN, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Saxo Bank today reported half-year results showing a profit before tax of DKK 162 million (EUR 21,7 million) in the first six months of 2008. This represents a growth of 57 percent compared to DKK 103million in 2007 (EUR 13,9 million). In ...

Hoya Vision Care Expands in Czech Republic.

Aug 21, 2008 ... UITHOORN, the Netherlands, August 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hoya Corporation's Vision Care Division, a key player in the global market for ophthalmic lenses, announced today that it acquired Dioptra CZ a.s., one of the leading distributors of ophthalmic lenses in the Czech Republic. ...

Huaneng Power International, Inc. Announces Tariff Adjustments of its Power Plants.

Aug 21, 2008 ... BEIJING, Aug. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Huaneng Power International, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: HNP; HKEx: 902; SSE: 600011) announced today the adjustments of tariffs of its power plants. (Logo: http://www.xprn.com/xprn/sa/200705141256.JPG ) Pursuant to a ...

LUMEDX Introduces Advanced Multi-Modality, Multi-Vendor, Web-Enabled ECG Management Solution.

Aug 21, 2008 ... CardioECG(TM) Streamlines ECG Data Management and Supports Best-Of-Breed Clinical Environments - Without the High Costs of Regular Hardware and Software Upgrades OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- LUMEDX Corporation, a leading provider of fully integrated cardiovascular ...

Vaxfectin(R)-formulated Measles DNA Vaccine Could Address Unmet Need for Infants.

Aug 21, 2008 ... SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vical Incorporated today announced that results from nonhuman primate studies of a Vaxfectin(R)-formulated DNA vaccine for measles, published in the August issue of Clinical and Vaccine Immunology(1), offer a promising approach to the ...

Phoenix Technologies to Present at 11th Annual Kaufman Bros. Investor Conference on Thursday, September 4th.

Aug 21, 2008 ... MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , the global leader in core systems software, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Woody Hobbs will present at the 11th Annual Kaufman Bros. Investor Conference on Thursday, September 4, ...

The J.M. Smucker Company Announces Leadership Team Promotions.

Aug 21, 2008 ... ORRVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The J.M. Smucker Company today announced a series of key executive promotions designed to position the Company for continued success and mark the beginning of the integration of the Folgers business. On June 4, 2008 Smucker announced the ...

China Wind Systems, Inc. to Present at the RedChip Emerging Markets Small-Cap Investor Conference in New York City.

Aug 21, 2008 ... WUXI, Jiangsu, China, Aug. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Wind Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CWSI) (''China Wind Systems'' or the ''Company''), which supplies forged rolled rings to the wind power and other industries and industrial equipment to the textile and energy ...

99Bill Launches Installment Credit Services.

Aug 21, 2008 ... BEIJING, Aug. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- 99Bill Corporation ( http://www.99bill.com/ ), a leading independent electronic payment services provider in China, has launched a new service offering installment credit, which enables consumers to buy goods by paying in installments. This is the ...

KCRW and KCRW.com Convention Coverage Features Warren Olney's 'To the Point' Live.

Aug 21, 2008 ... SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran broadcast news journalist Warren Olney covered the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968. The Vietnam War was on, and massive protests provoked a police riot. Warren also covered that year's Republican National Convention, ...

[video] Roy Sahachaisere, Chairman of FIMA, Inc. Discusses Breaking Ground in Veracruz Project on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show.

Aug 21, 2008 ... HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FIMA, Inc. (Pink Sheets: FIMA), a premier land and resource development company, today announced that the company's Chairman, Roy Sahachaisere, is featured in an exclusive interview on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show. ...

[video] Elorian Landers, Vice President of Corporate Development of Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. Discusses China Purchase Order on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show.

Aug 21, 2008 ... SUGAR LAND, Texas, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: EXOU) , a manufacturer of advanced resins, engineered particles, high-performance coatings and structural products, today announced that the company's Vice President of Corporate ...

[video] Kyle Kennedy, CEO of Seafarer Exploration Corp. Discusses Identification of North Boundary on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show.

Aug 21, 2008 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seafarer Exploration Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: SFRX) , a company engaged in the exploration and acquisition of artifacts off the coast of Florida, today announced that the company's CEO, Kyle Kennedy, is featured in an exclusive interview on ...

[video] Mark Smyth, CEO of CityView Corporation Limited Discusses Acquisition of Crude Oil Refinery on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show.

Aug 21, 2008 ... PERTH, Australia, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CityView Corporation Limited (BULLETIN BOARD: CTVWF) , an exploration and development company, today announced that the company's CEO, Mark Smyth, is featured in an exclusive interview on WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press Show. ...

FDA Requires Additional Information on DORIBAX for Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.

Aug 21, 2008 ... RARITAN, N.J., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires additional information before it will approve the company's New Drug Application (NDA) for DORIBAX(TM) ...

Lumber Liquidators to Participate in Goldman Sachs Global Retail Conference.

Aug 21, 2008 ... TOANO, Va., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lumber Liquidators, Inc., the largest specialty retailer of hardwood flooring in the U.S., today announced that Jeffrey W. Griffiths, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Daniel E. Terrell, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the ...

IAC Completes Spin-Offs of HSN, Inc., Interval Leisure Group, Inc., Ticketmaster and Tree.com, Inc.

Aug 21, 2008 ... NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IAC announced today that it has completed the spin-offs of HSN, Inc. ("HSNi"), Interval Leisure Group, Inc. ("ILG"), Ticketmaster and Tree.com, Inc. ("Tree.com") to IAC shareholders. For every one share of IAC common stock held on August 11, ...

Leading Real Estate Company Withdraws From UK Trade Body Over Impartiality Concerns.

Aug 21, 2008 ... MARBELLA, Spain, August 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A leading real estate company has withdrawn its membership of the UK's National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), due to concerns that the body is be being used as a platform for libellous comments against it. MRI Overseas Property, ...

Lancaster Colony Reports Fiscal Year, Fourth Quarter Results.

Aug 21, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lancaster Colony Corporation today reported results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, including these highlights: <Pre> -- Net sales increased four percent to $981 million versus $946 million last year. All ...

HSN, Inc. Completes Spin-off from IAC; Commences NASDAQ Trading Under Symbol HSNi.

Aug 21, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HSN, Inc. (HSNi), a leading multi-channel interactive retailer, today completes its previously announced spin-off from IAC , marking its debut as an independent, publicly traded company. HSNi, whose shares have been trading on a ...

Jack D. Massimino Elected Chairman of the Board, Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

Aug 21, 2008 ... - Now Chairman and CEO - SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corinthian Colleges, Inc. announced that Jack D. Massimino, chief executive officer and a director of the company, has been elected chairman of the board, effective immediately. He succeeds Terry O ....