An arbitrator has ruled that Alaska
Airlines violated its contract with the union that represented ramp service
agents in May 2005 when it outsourced ramp work in Seattle. Alaska's contract
with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW)
allows the compa...
More than 325 students enrolled in
accredited fine arts programs in American colleges participated this year in
the second CROSS FINE LINES Scholarship Competition. The jury consisted of
representatives from The Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum, Danziger Projects...
In the news release, "Reading International, Inc. (Amex: RDI) Announces
2nd Quarter 2008 Results," issued earlier today by Reading International, Inc.
over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that in the first table named
"Supplemental Data," the row of values associated with: "...
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean last night announced the appointment of four Co-Chairs for the DNC's South Asian American Leadership Council.
VANCOUVER, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX: PIX), a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, announced today that president and CEO Fabio M. Banducci, and executive vice president and CFO Gary Sherlock, will present at the Canaccord Adams Annu...
Winn-Dixie officially
celebrates the grand opening of its newly remodeled store at 3850 North 46th
Avenue in Hollywood. The store was renovated to better meet the needs of its
customers and neighbors. Among the various upgrades, customers will now find a
newly expanded kosher section w...
Omni Hotels is hanging up on phone
books for good. The luxury hotel brand announced today that it will
immediately recycle its current stock of approximately 30,000 phone books and
eliminate future use of phone books at all of its properties.
National furniture retailer Sofa Mart and
Furniture Row Outlet, brands of Furniture Row Companies, will once again work
together to aid the estimated two million street children in Mexico City.
Ardea
Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDEA) today announced that data was presented from
its completed Phase 2a proof-of-concept monotherapy study of RDEA806, the
Company's novel investigational non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
(NNRTI) for patients with human immunodeficiency ...
Great Southern Bancorp,
Inc. (Nasdaq: GSBC), the holding company for Great Southern Bank, will be
participating in the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett 13th Annual Community Bank
Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19-20, 2008. Great
Southern President and CEO Joseph W. Tu...
In celebration of the 100-year
partnership between The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) and Ernst &
Young, both organizations have made a $25,000 ($50,000 total) commitment to
the students of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) for academic
scholarships.
In the news release, Winthrop Realty Trust Announces Second Quarter 2008
Results, issued earlier today by Winthrop Realty Trust over PR Newswire, the
last table titled "Other Selected Financial Data," should read:
Back-to-school Survival Guide Tip
#1: Tired of fighting with those tricky and inefficient (not to mention
downright dangerous) plastic wrap and aluminum foil boxes while trying to pack
lunches and snacks? America, meet the WrapMaster!
Parkway Properties, Inc.
(NYSE: PKY) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly
dividend of sixty-five cents ($.65) per share payable on September 24, 2008,
to shareholders of record of Common Stock on September 10, 2008. This
dividend is the eighty-eighth (88th)...
TORONTO, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ - Strategic Connections Inc, (SCI) a leading provider of retail process solutions for the automotive industry, today announced the acquisition of MarketQuiz Inc, a privately held company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, specializing in integrated multi-chann...
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
(Nasdaq: HERO) announced today that John T. Rynd, Chief Executive Officer and
President, will present at EnerCom's The Oil & Gas Conference in Denver on
Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at 3:10 p.m. MDT (5:10 p.m. EDT).
A recent study by Dr. Alicia Thorpe confirms soyfoods lower total cholesterol, even though the author found the reduction in LDL cholesterol was not significant.
Monogram
Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGRM) announced today that William D. Young, CEO
and Chairman, is scheduled to present an update on the company's business at
the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 3,
2008 at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) at the Four Se...
HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO agreed to
participate as conference patron due to his keen interest in Russia and its
overall growth and development. Prince Michael will provide opening remarks at
the Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference (RHIC) welcome lunch on 21
October, present ...
Hoosiers for Beverage Choices, today
announced the launch of http://www.beveragechoices.com , a new website that
gives visitors the ability to sign an online petition to Indiana legislators
in support of cold beer sales and Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages in drug,
grocery and conve...
Delegates to the annual international convention of the Knights of Columbus today adopted a resolution opposing "any governmental action or policy that promotes abortion, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, euthanasia, assisted suicide and other offenses against life."
Just returning from the Beijing Olympics,
Peter Ueberroth, successful entrepreneur, investor, former Major League
Baseball Commissioner and current United States Olympic Committee Chairman,
will share his insights on what it takes to be a winner in both the business
world and on the fi...
eDiets.com, Inc.
(Nasdaq: DIET), leveraging the power of technology to bring diet, fitness and
healthy lifestyle solutions to everyone, announced today that Tom Hoyer, the
Company's Chief Financial Officer, and Kimberly Evenson, SVP of Marketing,
will be presenting at the Canaccord Ada...
Time Inc. and The
Reader's Digest Association, Inc., today announced that they have entered into
a definitive agreement for Time Inc. to acquire QSP, Inc., RDA's school and
youth groups fundraising company. The purchase price will be $110 million
cash. The companies expect to close t...
Devon Energy Corporation
(NYSE: DVN) announced today that William F. Whitsitt has been appointed to the
position of senior vice president, public affairs. In this newly created
executive position, Mr. Whitsitt will be responsible for the governmental
relations, public relations and com...
Kaiser Permanente is launching the
fifth season of its popular Thrive advertising campaign, with television,
radio, print and outdoor advertisements that reflect the health care
organization's commitment to the total health of its members and the
communities it serves. One television a...
PECO II, Inc. (Nasdaq:
PIII), a communications industry power systems and services provider,
announced today that Bryan Thompson has joined the Company's sales team as
director of major accounts. Thompson's primary role will be to develop new
market opportunities for PECO's growing ba...
Delegates to the annual international convention of the Knights of Columbus today adopted a resolution calling for "legal and constitutional protection ... for the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others." The convention is being hel...
Lancaster Colony
Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) announced today that it will release its fiscal
year and fourth quarter 2008 financial results prior to the opening of the
market on Thursday, August 21, 2008, and will host a conference call at 10:00
am ET.
According to the Entrex Private Company
Index (PCI), revenues are up 6% YTD for businesses in the $1M - $250M sector
of North American private companies.
Marriott International,
Inc. (NYSE: MAR) announced today that its board of directors has declared a
quarterly cash dividend of 8.750 cents ($0.0875) per share of common stock.
Today, economists and leaders from the livestock, restaurant, beverage and food industries expressed disappointment at the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to refuse an urgent request by Texas Governor Rick Perry for relief from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) which i...
Travel by DFDS Cruise Ferry
from Newcastle to Holland. Travelers from the North of England and Scotland
still undertake the long drive south to Dover to travel by ferry into mainland
Europe.
DISH
Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), the third largest pay-TV provider and the
digital transition leader, and Ensequence, the interactive TV company, today
announced that NBC Universal (NBCU) has selected them to transform NBCU's
coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games into a fu...
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