PR Newswire articles from March 1 2005

PR Newswire archives from March 1 2005

Ameren Illinois Operating Companies File Request for Auction Process for Buying Future Power Supply.
March 1, 2005... Ameren's Illinois operating utilities -- AmerenCILCO, AmerenCIPS and AmerenIP -- today filed a request asking the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to evaluate and approve a highly transparent, competitive approach for supplying electricity...

Motorola, Pininfarina and Maserati Unveil Technological Concept Car at Geneva International Motor Show.
March 1, 2005... Italian Designer and Mobile Phone Manufacturer Collaborate on Futuristic Dream Car Motorola, Inc. and Pininfarina, the design company behind such iconic cars as Maserati and Ferrari, today announced together with Maserati the world...

How Do Executives Invest for Retirement?
March 1, 2005... Clark Consulting Launches Executive Retirement Report When investing for retirement, executives tend to favor fixed-rate options and large-cap funds over other asset classes, according to the premiere edition of the Clark Consulting...

Mobius Content Management Solution Enables Postbank to Expand Transaction Banking.
March 1, 2005... ViewDirect TCM Suite Will Handle Daily Transactions for Postbank and Two of Postbank's Clients Mobius Management Systems, Inc. , the leading provider of software for total content management (TCM), today announced that Postbank, one of the...

R.G. Barry Corporation Reports 2004 Results.
March 1, 2005... Slipper Marketer Expects Return to Profitability In 2005 R.G. Barry Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: RGBC) today reported operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 1, 2005. In the fourth quarter of 2004, the...

Raven Industries, Inc. Sets Date and Time for Announcement of Fourth Quarter 2005 Results.
March 1, 2005... Raven Industries, Inc. announced it will release fourth quarter 2005 financial results pre-market on Wednesday, March 9, 2005. The company will broadcast a conference call for investors over the Internet at http://www.ravenind.com/ or...

Northern Trust Adds to Worldwide Operations Team With Senior Appointments in London.
March 1, 2005... Northern Trust, a leading provider of global custody, asset administration and investment management services, has appointed Justin Chapman and Iain Scott as Senior Vice Presidents within its Worldwide Operations Team. Based in London, they...

Baxter and the American National Red Cross Agree to Terminate Contract Manufacturing Arrangement for Plasma Products.
March 1, 2005... Baxter to Purchase Plasma From American Red Cross Under a New Long-Term Supply Agreement Baxter Healthcare Corporation and the American National Red Cross (Red Cross) announced today that they have signed a new, long-term plasma...

RR Donnelley Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2004 Results.
March 1, 2005... R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company today reported fourth-quarter 2004 earnings from continuing operations of $148.8 million or $0.66 per diluted share on net sales of $2.1 billion compared to earnings from continuing operations of $109.1 million or...

Payless ShoeSource Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End Results for 2004, and Announces a 13.5% Increase In February 2005 Same-Store Sales.
March 1, 2005... Payless ShoeSource, Inc. today reported preliminary unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2005, and preliminary sales results for February 2005. Like numerous other retailers and many...

Veritec Files for Protections Under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Act.
March 1, 2005... Veritec, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VRTC) , a pioneer in two-dimensional bar code technology, filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Act today. The filing was in response to a ruling issued on February 16, 2005,...

Renaissance Learning(R), Inc. Sells Generation21 Subsidiary to Current President.
March 1, 2005... Renaissance Learning, Inc. , a leading provider of learning information systems and school improvement programs for pre-K-12 schools, today announced that it has sold its wholly owned subsidiary, Generation21 Learning Systems, LLC to the...

Monsanto Adds NC+ Hybrids to American Seeds, Inc., Bolstering Regional Seed Company Approach to Serve Farmers.
March 1, 2005... Monsanto Company's American Seeds, Inc. (ASI) subsidiary announced today it has added NC+ Hybrids, Inc. to its family of regional brands established to help serve farmer-customers with a technology-rich, locally-oriented business model. ...

Express Scripts to Present at Investor Conferences.
March 1, 2005... Express Scripts, Inc. announced that it will present at the following conferences: -- Raymond James & Associates 2005 Institutional Investors Conference on March 8, 2005 at 9:15 a.m. EST at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in ...

New Name, Same Quality: Payback(TM) Brand Animal Feed from CHS.
March 1, 2005... Ranchers and producers: Keep your eyes and ears open for the launch of Payback(TM), the new umbrella brand to represent all animal feed formulations from CHS, available through some 500 local co-ops and independent dealers in nine states...

Johnson Controls Completes Sale of its Engine Electronics Business.
March 1, 2005... Johnson Controls, Inc. today announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its engine electronics business to Valeo. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) Valeo, based in Paris, France, paid...

Brunswick CEO Presenting at Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference; Webcast Live March 8.
March 1, 2005... Brunswick Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer George W. Buckley will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Raymond James & Associates Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Fla. Buckley's presentation will be Webcast...

North Central Bancshares, Inc. Increases Dividend 16.0%.
March 1, 2005... David M. Bradley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of North Central Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that the Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share on the Company's common stock for...

AMLI Residential Announces Participation in Smith Barney 2005 REIT CEO Conference.
March 1, 2005... AMLI Residential announces that Gregory T. Mutz, AMLI Chairman and CEO, will participate in a roundtable presentation at the Smith Barney 2005 REIT CEO Conference on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time in Naples, Florida. The...

ADM to Expand Softseed-Crushing Capacity at Oelmuhle Hamburg AG.
March 1, 2005... ADM will expand softseed-crushing capacity at Oelmuhle Hamburg AG. The Company's current customer base has created additional demand, which requires the conversion of some soy capacity to rapeseed capacity. This expansion will enable ADM to...

Boeing Completes Sale of Electron Dynamic Devices, Inc.
March 1, 2005... Boeing announced today the completion of its previously announced sale of Torrance, Calif.- based Boeing Electron Dynamic Devices, Inc. (EDD) to L-3 Communications . EDD is a supplier of space and defense products that include Linearized...

TDS and U.S. Cellular to Present at the Merrill Lynch Communications Forum 2005.
March 1, 2005... Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. and United States Cellular Corporation will each be presenting at four separate forums at the Merrill Lynch Communications Forum 2005 in Los Colinas, Dallas, Texas, on March 8, 2005, at 9:00 am, 9:45 am, 10:30...

Engineered Support Announces 3-For-2 Stock Split; Shareholders Elect Directors, Ratify Non-Executive Stock Option Plan.
March 1, 2005... Engineered Support Systems, Inc. today announced the approval by the Company's Board of Directors of a 3-for-2 stock split, which will be made in the form of a 50% stock dividend. The additional shares will be distributed on April 15, 2005 to...

optionsXpress Scheduled to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences.
March 1, 2005... optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. today announced that David Kalt, chief executive officer, and David Fisher, chief financial officer, will present at two upcoming investor conferences. -- On Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at 9:50 am (EST),...

TDS and U.S. Cellular to Present at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference.
March 1, 2005... Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. and United States Cellular Corporation will be presenting together at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Fla. on March 7, 2005 at 7:30 am EST. LeRoy T. Carlson,...

CLARCOR Completes Acquisition of Niagara Screen Products Limited.
March 1, 2005... CLARCOR Inc. today announced that it has acquired Niagara Screen Products Limited, a manufacturer of woven wire and metallic screening and filtration products, located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Prior to its acquisition, Niagara was a...

Anixter International Inc. Announces Completion by Anixter Inc. of $200 Million 10 Year Senior Note Offering.
March 1, 2005... Anixter International Inc. , the world's leading distributor of communication products, electrical and electronic wire & cable and a leading distributor of fasteners and other small parts ("C" Class inventory components) to Original Equipment...

CALAMOS Closed-End Funds (CHI, CHY, CSQ) Announce Monthly Dividends.
March 1, 2005... CALAMOS INVESTMENTS announced today the declaration of monthly dividend distributions for its three closed-end mutual funds. Fund Dividend Payable date Record date Ex-dividend ...

The Sportsman's Guide Releases Record Fourth Quarter and 2004 Year-End Results; Final EPS Above Earlier Guidance; Board Declares 3-for-2 Stock Split.
March 1, 2005... The Sportsman's Guide, Inc. today reported record results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004, with earnings per share that were above the Company's most recent guidance. In addition, the Company's board of...

OfficeMax Announces Completion of Internal Investigation.
March 1, 2005... OfficeMax(R) Incorporated , a leader in office products and services, today announced the completion of an internal investigation into its accounting for vendor income in prior periods. As a result of the investigation, and as previously...

Click Commerce Extranet Selected by Columbus Children's Research Institute.
March 1, 2005... Institute Required an Automated Administrative Platform to Manage Growing Number of Review Processes Click Commerce, Inc., , a leading provider of Internet business-to-business compliance automation solutions, announced today that Columbus...

Presentation by Motorola Corporate Vice President Raghu Rau at Morgan Stanley's 2005 Semiconductor & Systems Conference.
March 1, 2005... A presentation by Motorola, Inc. corporate vice president and director of global marketing for Motorola's Networks Business, Raghu Rau is scheduled to be webcast over the internet on Monday, 7 March, 2005. The presentation at Morgan...

Zomax Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Results.
March 1, 2005... Revenue Expected to be Approximately $58.5 Million Internal Review Identifies Accounting Irregularities at Irish Operations Resulting in Restatements of Full Year 2003 and First, Second and Third Quarter 2004 Results Zomax Incorporated...

CME Reports Record Average Daily Volume Approaching 3.8 Million Contracts in February, Up 50 Percent From Prior-Year Period and Beating the All-Time High Set in January 2005.
March 1, 2005... CME(R) Globex(R) Volume Increased 106 Percent vs. February 2004 CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today reported that total volume for February approached 3.8 million contracts per day, up 50 percent from the same period a year ago...

eLoyalty Corporation Announces Signing Significant Contract With Vodafone Ireland.
March 1, 2005... eLoyalty Corporation , a leading management consulting, systems integration, and managed services company, today announced the signing of a master framework agreement that covers all professional services provided to Vodafone Ireland by...

Peabody Energy Board Elects Gregory H. Boyce as Chief Executive Officer Effective Jan. 1, 2006.
March 1, 2005... Peabody Energy today announced that the Board of Directors has elected Gregory H. Boyce to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2006. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Irl F. Engelhardt will continue his...

Government Properties Trust Announces Fourth-Quarter, Year-End 2004 Financial Results.
March 1, 2005... Government Properties Trust, Inc. , a self-managed, self-administered real estate investment trust, today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. Fourth-Quarter 2004 Results Funds from operations...

Motorola's President of Mobile Devices Ron Garriques to Present at Merrill Lynch's Communication Forum.
March 1, 2005... Presentations by Motorola, Inc. Mobile Device president, Ron Garriques, are scheduled to be webcast over the Internet on Tuesday, 8 March, 2005. Question and answer sessions with several groups of investors at Merrill Lynch's...

Motorola's Chief Financial Officer David Devonshire to Present at Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference.
March 1, 2005... A presentation by Motorola, Inc. chief financial officer, David Devonshire is scheduled to be webcast over the Internet on Tuesday, 8 March, 2005. A presentation at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in...

Motorola's President of Mobile Devices Ron Garriques to Present at Deutsche Bank 2005 Information Technology Hardware Conference.
March 1, 2005... A presentation by Motorola, Inc. Mobile Device president, Ron Garriques, is scheduled to be webcast over the Internet on Wednesday, 9 March, 2005. A presentation the at Deutsche Bank 2005 Information Technology Hardware Conference in...

CFC International, Inc. Reports Restated Fourth Quarter and Year End 2004 Results.
March 1, 2005... -- Record annual sales of $82.6 million, up 32% over $62.8 million in 2003. -- Fully diluted earnings per share increased to $0.19 for the fourth quarter of 2004, versus ($0.02) for the fourth quarter in 2003, as restated. This included a...

Ventas to Present at the Smith Barney 2005 REIT CEO Conference.
March 1, 2005... Ventas, Inc. ("Ventas" or the "Company") announced today that its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Debra A. Cafaro, and Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Raymond J. Lewis, will make a presentation regarding...

Aftermarket Technology Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2004 Results.
March 1, 2005... -- Record year as net sales increased 30% for the fourth quarter and 16% for the full year -- Income from continuing operations increased 42% year-over-year -- Fourth quarter EPS from continuing operations of $0.39 and full year EPS from...

First Industrial Realty Trust Declares Common and Preferred Stock Dividends.
March 1, 2005... Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Record Date Set First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. , the nation's largest provider of diversified industrial real estate, today announced that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.695 per...

Internet Security Systems' Managed Security Services Honored at SC Magazine's Global Awards 2005.
March 1, 2005... ~ ISS Managed Security Services Recognized as Best Managed Security Solution for the Second Year in a Row ~ Internet Security Systems (ISS) today announced that the company's industry-leading Managed Security Services (MSS) was named Best...

Manhattan Associates' Expands RFID Testing Facilities to Meet Growing Customer Demand.
March 1, 2005... New, Larger RFID Lab Provides Setting for Evaluating Deployment of RFID for Customers Manhattan Associates(R), Inc. , the global leader in providing supply chain execution and optimization solutions, opened the doors of its new and...

UnumProvident Names Joseph Zubretsky Senior Executive Vice President, Finance, Investments and Corporate Development.
March 1, 2005... UnumProvident Corporation today announced that Joseph M. Zubretsky has been appointed senior executive vice president of Finance, Investments and Corporate Development for the leading disability income protection insurance provider. ...

Mellon Enterprise Cash Management Introduces New Online Wholesale Lockbox Setup Forms.
March 1, 2005... Mellon Enterprise Cash Management today announced that its private label customers can now establish Wholesale Lockbox services via the Web, enabling faster and easier service with less administrative effort. Available via EnternetBank(R) --...

Glimcher Realty Trust to Present at Smith Barney 2005 CEO Conference.
March 1, 2005... Glimcher Realty Trust today announced that its President and CEO, Michael P. Glimcher and its Sr. Vice President and CFO, Mark E. Yale will present an overview of the Company followed by a question and answer period at the Smith Barney 2005...

Sonic Automotive Executives to Speak at the Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference on March 9, 2005.
March 1, 2005... Executives of Sonic Automotive, Inc. , a leader in automotive retailing, will present at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investor Conference at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla. ...

CorVu Software Manages the Performance of International Development Project in Latin America.
March 1, 2005... Peru Alternative Development Project (PDAP) generates economic opportunities for coca leaf farmers in Peru CorVu(R) Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: CRVU) , the innovative thought leader in performance management software, today announced that...

MTC Purchases Eagle-D GmbH (Subsidiary of Eagle Support Services).
March 1, 2005... MTC Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries , a significant provider of engineering, technical, and management services to the Department of Defense and national security agencies, today announced that it has purchased the assets of Eagle-D GmbH, a...

Tanger Reports Year End Results for 2004.
March 1, 2005... 34.0% Increase in Total FFO, 9.9% Increase in FFO Per Share Declares 3.2% increase in common share dividend Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. today reported funds from operations (FFO) for the year ended December 31, 2004 increased...

FirstMerit Corporation Announces Non-Cash Impairment Charge on Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2004 Earnings.
March 1, 2005... FirstMerit Corporation announced today a revision in fourth quarter and full year 2004 earnings based on an other-than-temporary non-cash impairment charge of $3.8 million after-tax, or $.05 per diluted share, on $25.0 million of Federal Home...

MSA Announces Record Sales and Earnings for 2004.
March 1, 2005... Global Safety Equipment Manufacturer Continues Strong Performance -- Net Sales Increase 22% -- Net Income from Continuing Operations Up 45% MSA today announced that net sales for the year ended December 31, 2004 were a record...

JPS Industries, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results.
March 1, 2005... JPS Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets: JPST) today announced results for the first quarter ended January 29, 2005. For the first quarter of fiscal 2005, JPS reported a net income of $37,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, on sales of $34.7 million...

Cliffs Comments on Tender Offer for Portman Limited.
March 1, 2005... Cleveland-Cliffs Inc -- As announced on February 25, 2005, Cleveland-Cliffs has increased the offer price under the takeover bid for Portman Limited from A$3.40 to A$3.85 cash for each Portman share. Cleveland-Cliffs has declared that the...

Kennametal Completes Acquisition of Extrude Hone Corporation.
March 1, 2005... Kennametal Inc. announced today that it has completed the previously reported acquisition of Extrude Hone Corporation for approximately $137 million, net of acquired cash and estimated direct acquisition costs. Extrude Hone supplies market...

Thomas F. McKenna Joins AK Steel as Vice President, Labor Relations.
March 1, 2005... AK Steel today said that Thomas F. McKenna, 59, has joined the company as vice president, labor relations. In this role, Mr. McKenna will be responsible for the company's labor relations functions and its union-management relationships. ...

Neenah Paper Announces Planned Closure of Older Pulp Mill at Terrace Bay Facility.
March 1, 2005... Neenah Paper today announced its intention to close the smaller of its two pulp mills at its Terrace Bay, Ontario pulp operation. The No. 1 mill, originally built in 1948, has annual capacity of approximately 125,000 metric tons of pulp. The...

eOn Communications Announces Award of Ministry of Information Industry (MII) Certification in China.
March 1, 2005... eOn Communications Corporation(TM) , a leading provider of unified voice, e-mail and Web-based communications solutions, today announced that China's Ministry of Information (MII) has completed regulatory and certification testing of eOn's...

Ryan's Reports Adjusted Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2004 Results.
March 1, 2005... Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc. today announced that its fourth quarter 2004 and fiscal year 2004 financial results, as previously reported in its January 26, 2005 press release, have been adjusted to reflect additional income tax expense of...

Southern Company CEO David M. Ratcliffe to speak at Global Electricity & Energy Conference March 9.
March 1, 2005... David M. Ratcliffe, Southern Company chairman, president and chief executive officer, will speak Wednesday, March 9 at the Morgan Stanley 12th Annual Global Electricity & Energy Conference in New York. (Logo:...

Progress Energy, Stuart Energy to Construct 'Green' Electrical System for Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park.
March 1, 2005... Relying on sunlight and water as fuel sources, Progress Energy Florida is constructing a sustainable hydrogen generator and fuel cell for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at its Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park. ...

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Enters Into Formal Written Agreements With the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
March 1, 2005... Huntington Bancshares Incorporated ( http://www.huntington.com/ ) announced it has entered into formal written agreements with its banking regulators, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. ...

Correction: Greif, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends.
March 1, 2005... The Board of Directors of Greif, Inc., (NYSE: GEF; GEF.B) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.16 per share of Class A Common Stock and $0.24 per share of Class B Common Stock. The dividends are payable on April 1, 2005, to...

LCA-Vision to Present at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando on March 9, 2005.
March 1, 2005... Webcast & presentation will be available on company website LCA-Vision Inc. , a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand, announced today that Alan Buckey, its Executive Vice President and Chief...

Roanoke Technology Corp. Announces Affiliate Program Progress.
March 1, 2005... Roanoke Technology Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: RNKE) announces the progress of their affiliate program. As anticipated, the RTC Affiliate Program revenue for February surpassed revenues for all previous months excluding December 2004 and...

KEMET Transitions Aximax and Goldmax Product Lines to Lead-Free Standard.
March 1, 2005... KEMET Corporation announced today its transition to a lead-free standard termination for Aximax Conformally Coated Axial and Goldmax Conformally Coated Radial products, in accordance with environmental legislation eliminating lead from the...

The Home Depot to Present at Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference.
March 1, 2005... The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced that Tom Taylor, executive vice president, The Home Depot Stores, will present at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Fla. The...

Jameson Inns, Inc. Schedules Release of Fourth Quarter and Year End Results and Conference Call.
March 1, 2005... Jameson Inns, Inc. , owner of Jameson Inn and Signature Inn hotels today announced that the Company will release financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, on Tuesday, March 15th, 2005 at approximately...

Psychiatric Solutions To Present at the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference.
March 1, 2005... Live Presentation and Replay Available Via the Internet Beginning Monday, March 7th, at 8:05 a.m. Eastern Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. ("PSI") announced today it will participate in the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors...

Aaron Rents, Inc. Acquires Six Franchised Stores.
March 1, 2005... Aaron Rents, Inc. , the nation's leader in the sales and lease ownership, specialty retailing and rental of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories, today announced the acquisition of six...

Sky Financial Group Declares First Quarter Cash Dividend.
March 1, 2005... Marty E. Adams, chairman, president and CEO of Sky Financial Group, Inc. , announced today that Sky's Board of Directors has declared a first quarter cash dividend of $.22 per share on its common stock, payable April 1, 2005, to shareholders of...

Service Manager Awarded RentWay's Highest Honor.
March 1, 2005... Derrick Peterson, Service Manager at RentWay's Service Center in Ashland, VA, was awarded the 2004 Bill Morgenstern Spirit Award honoring the top two associates whose exceptional character and performance have made a positive, lasting...

Hatteras Income Securities, Inc. (NYSE: HAT); Final Liquidating Distribution.
March 1, 2005... The shareholders and Board of Directors of Hatteras Income Securities, Inc. (the "Company") previously approved a Plan of Liquidation and Termination (the "Plan") for the Company. The Plan provides for the Company's complete liquidation and...

The Scotts Company to Participate in Raymond James Conference.
March 1, 2005... The Scotts Company , the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, will participate in the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in Orlando, Fla. Christopher Nagel,...

The Scotts Company to Participate in JP Morgan Conference.
March 1, 2005... The Scotts Company , the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, will participate in the JP Morgan Small Cap Conference on Thursday, March 10, 2005, in Chicago, Ill. Christopher Nagel, executive vice president and...

Haverty Furniture 1st Quarter Cash Dividend Declared.
March 1, 2005... At the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC., (NYSE: HVT; HVT.A) held on March 1, 2005, the directors declared a cash dividend to be paid on the two classes of $1 par value common stock of the Company,...

Delta Adding New Point-to-Point Service, New Destinations From Hubs.
March 1, 2005... Airline offering new flights to Boise, Idaho; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Jackson, Wyo.; and Nassau, Bahamas Delta customers soon will have more U.S. and international options thanks to new service beginning this spring and summer. Delta will...

iGATE Corporation Postpones The Announcement of its Fourth Quarter Financial Results.
March 1, 2005... iGATE Corporation today announced it is postponing the announcement of its fourth quarter earnings results scheduled for March 2, 2005, to a later date in order to provide its auditors more time to complete their year-end financial audit as...

ProCentury Corporation Management Scheduled to Present at Raymond James Investor Conference.
March 1, 2005... ProCentury Corporation today announced that its management team is scheduled to present at the Raymond James 26th Investor Conference at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida at 2:50 p.m. ET on Monday, March 7, 2005. A live...

AP Henderson Group Announces the Retention of Coral Capital Partners to Investigate the Activities of Former Management and Formulate Restructuring Alternatives.
March 1, 2005... AP Henderson Group ( http://www.aphenderson.com/ ) is announcing the retention of Coral Capital Partners, Inc. ( http://www.coralcapital.com/ ) to investigate the activities of the former management and formulate restructuring alternatives for...

SCANA Corporation and Subsidiary Refinance $200 Million of Long-Term Debt; SCANA to Redeem $100 Million of Long-Term Debt.
March 1, 2005... SCANA Corporation and its principal subsidiary, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, jointly announced the sale today of $200 million in long-term debt securities in two transactions, proceeds of which will be used to refinance a like amount...