By PR Newswire SOURCE PR Newswire Dec. 31, 1969 07:00 PM |
By PR Newswire Mssrs. Anthony W. Thompson, Harold
A. Ellis, Jr. and Stuart A. Tanz, who will stand for election as directors at
Grubb & Ellis Company's December 3, 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, today
made arrangements to mail all of the company's shareholders a letter
encouraging them to vote ... Nov. 21, 2008 09:31 PM |
By PR Newswire Armed with survey results
revealing public misperceptions about energy use, The Pink Panther(TM), Chief
Energy Officer at Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), broke his decades of silence on
October 9, 2008 to focus national attention on the massive amount of energy
used to heat and cool building... Nov. 21, 2008 09:13 PM |
By PR Newswire American Media, Inc. ("AMI") announced today that its subsidiary American Media Operations, Inc. ("AMOI" and, together with AMI, the "Company") has extended the expiration date for and amended its previously announced cash tender offers (the "Tender Offers") and consent solicitations (... Nov. 21, 2008 08:56 PM |
By PR Newswire LandAmerica Financial
Group, Inc. (NYSE: LFG) announces that the merger agreement previously
executed on November 7, 2008 with Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
("Fidelity") has been terminated. Under the agreement, Fidelity had sole
discretion to terminate on or before November 21, 20... Nov. 21, 2008 08:00 PM |
By PR Newswire Fidelity National
Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) today announced the termination of its definitive
merger agreement with LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., pursuant to its
contractual due diligence termination right. Nov. 21, 2008 08:00 PM |
By PR Newswire This week the New Jersey attorney
general settled a lawsuit with eHarmony Inc, a popular matchmaking site that
previously did not serve same-sex daters, requiring it also offer same-sex
matching services. Nov. 21, 2008 07:58 PM |
By PR Newswire Hundreds of customers lined up
outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores before the sun came up today,
some braving chilly morning temperatures, to be the first to buy the new
BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM), available exclusively in the U.S. from Verizon
Wireless. Nov. 21, 2008 07:58 PM |
By PR Newswire BEIJING, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Mon Arc Corporation www.monacorporation.com PINKSHEETS: MONA.PK management representatives have completed their on-site inspection of the Andrea Gold mine operation in Peru. Nov. 21, 2008 07:50 PM |
By PR Newswire The California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC) and the Nursery Growers Association (NGA) hosted a "Meet Your Senator" luncheon with Sen. Alex Padilla (D--San Fernando Valley) in Canoga Park, California on Friday, October 10, 2008. Nov. 21, 2008 07:35 PM |
By PR Newswire Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E) announced today it has entered into a long-term agreement with
Hatchet Ridge Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Babcock & Brown, to purchase up to
103 megawatts (MW) of renewable wind energy. The project will generate up to
303 gigawatt-hours of renewabl... Nov. 21, 2008 07:27 PM |
By PR Newswire A draft proposal issued Friday by Mayor Greg Nickels outlining his scheme to ignore state statute and state legislative authority over firearms regulation amounts to a slap in the face against more than 250,000 Washington state residents, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep an... Nov. 21, 2008 07:14 PM |
By PR Newswire Kroger is asking customers in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area, east Texas, and Shreveport and Alexandria, La., to
check the pet food they have at home for specific packages of Pet Pride pet
food. These products were included in a September recall due to potential
contamination with Salmonel... Nov. 21, 2008 07:00 PM |
By PR Newswire TORONTO, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - (TSX:KFS, NYSE:KFS) Kingsway Financial has announced that the Company and its Board of Directors ("Board") will be working with both Houlihan Lokey and Scotia Capital as co-financial advisors. In that regard, Houlihan Lokey and Scotia Capital w... Nov. 21, 2008 06:57 PM |
By PR Newswire As of Thursday, January 1, 2009,
WOLS 106.1 FM will be operated by Norsan Media, becoming the newest Spanish
Language FM station in Charlotte and the second FM here for Norsan Media, the
group that also publishes the weekly "Mi Gente". Nov. 21, 2008 06:49 PM |
By PR Newswire The new TKTS ticket booth on
Father Duffy Square in New York City has finally opened its portholes after
several years of design and construction. The new booth -- a striking glass
structure in the heart of New York's theatre district -- was officially
declared open by New York City M... Nov. 21, 2008 06:44 PM |
By PR Newswire Conference hosts may provide webcast availability in some cases. For
information regarding the specific presentation times and webcast
availability, please visit the Investor Calendar on CenturyTel's Investor
Relations Web site at ir.centurytel.com. Participation in these conferences... Nov. 21, 2008 06:30 PM |
By PR Newswire A South Korean businessman was ordered detained today for his alleged role in a bribery conspiracy for a $206 million telecommunications contract involving employees of the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Divi... Nov. 21, 2008 06:22 PM |
By PR Newswire Following is the Thanksgiving Day proclamation by President Bush: Nov. 21, 2008 06:21 PM |
By PR Newswire Aibel Group Ltd. (Aibel Group), a United Kingdom corporation, today pleaded guilty to violating the antibribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced. Nov. 21, 2008 06:18 PM |
By PR Newswire The following may be attributed to Gina Talamona, Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice: Nov. 21, 2008 06:14 PM |
By PR Newswire The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and their partners cut the ribbon in Nairobi, Kenya, on SERVIR-Africa. The SERVIR system integrates the satellite resources of the United States and other countries into a W... Nov. 21, 2008 06:09 PM |
By PR Newswire The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Peace Corps signed an historic alliance with six well known Dominican non-profit organizations to benefit poor communities in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of the Alliance is to us... Nov. 21, 2008 06:07 PM |
By PR Newswire The following release is being issued by the Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan: Nov. 21, 2008 06:01 PM |
By PR Newswire Norwegian Prime
Minister Jens Stoltenberg has formally recommended to his country's Parliament
that Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II be selected to fulfill
Norway's future air-combat capability requirements. Nov. 21, 2008 05:58 PM |
By PR Newswire General Motors CEO Rick
Wagoner's refusal to consider bankruptcy as an option is substantiated by the
results of a recent Morpace Omnibus Study. Nov. 21, 2008 05:55 PM |
By PR Newswire Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the
"Company") (Nasdaq: EGBN), the parent company of EagleBank, today announced
that it has received preliminary approval of its application to participate in
the Capital Purchase Program established by the United States Department of
the Treasury under the Emergen... Nov. 21, 2008 05:54 PM |
By PR Newswire Walter Industries, Inc.
(NYSE: WLT), a leading producer and exporter of U.S. metallurgical coal for
the global steel industry, announced today that its Board of Directors has
adopted a limited duration Stockholder Rights Plan (Rights Plan). Nov. 21, 2008 05:53 PM |
By PR Newswire The following is a transcript of the radio address by President Bush to the nation: Nov. 21, 2008 05:52 PM |
By PR Newswire Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today sent the following letter to the Big Three U.S. auto executives, calling on them to "submit a credible restructuring plan that results in a viable industry, with quality jobs, and economic opportunity for the 21st century... Nov. 21, 2008 05:50 PM |
By PR Newswire It has been difficult for Barbara to get around - not because she didn't want to - but because of a severe and rare medical condition limiting her mobility. For years she has coped with effects of her disease; but always desiring to rise above her physical limitations and function as i... Nov. 21, 2008 05:47 PM |
By PR Newswire Hundreds of customers lined
up outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores before the sun came up
today, some braving chilly morning temperatures, to be the first to buy the
new BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM), available exclusively in the U.S. from Verizon
Wireless. Nov. 21, 2008 05:42 PM |
By PR Newswire Album Creative Studios, Inc., a full-service brand marketing firm, launches a new program offering big brand marketing for small businesses. Nov. 21, 2008 05:42 PM |
By PR Newswire In anticipation of added congestion on area roads, SEPTA has developed a special bus routing for Route 12 passengers to help those in the University City/Grays Ferry area impacted by the South Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project. Nov. 21, 2008 05:36 PM |
By PR Newswire It's official. With this year's VOGUE
holiday gift guide featuring ONLY items under $500, it's now chic to spend
less for a luxury gift. As Vogue's only home-fragrance brand featured in the
issue, Saint Parfum fulfills the growing trend this year to give meaningful,
personalized and cu... Nov. 21, 2008 05:36 PM |
By PR Newswire Tightwad Tod Marks Shares his Tips for Striking Gold on Black Friday Nov. 21, 2008 05:34 PM |
By PR Newswire Sports Express Trains Set For Eagles/Cardinals Thanksgiving Day Game Nov. 21, 2008 05:31 PM |
By PR Newswire Plexus Corp.
(Nasdaq: PLXS), today announced it will webcast its investor relations
presentation at the JP Morgan 2008 SMid Cap Conference in New York, NY on
December 4, 2008 at 3:45 p.m. Eastern Time. Nov. 21, 2008 05:30 PM |
By PR Newswire Community Giving Stimulus Supports 254 Central Ohio Nonprofit Organizations Nov. 21, 2008 05:28 PM |
By PR Newswire Nov. 21, 2008 05:27 PM |