Washington Business Journal articles from May 1991

Washington Business Journal archives from May 1991

GSA retools, but critics say it's the same: problems with FTS2000, Federal Triangle plague Dick Austin. (General Services Administration)
May 27, 1991... GSA retools, but critics say it's the same Problems with FTS2000, Federal Triangle plague Dick Austin When Dick Austin took charge of the General Services Administration last year, his stated goal was to turn the agency into a...

Partners claim Antonelli plotted with contractor. (Dominic Antonelli Jr., Thibault Construction Cos., Salvatore and Susan Biondo)
May 27, 1991... Partners claim Antonelli plotted with contractor As Dominic Antonelli Jr.'s widespread asset and debt picture continues to unravel in bankruptcy court, a potentially damaging lawsuit charging he diverted funds from a partnership he...

Call of the wild: lawyers abandon law: frustrated by system, young lawyers opt for other fields.
May 27, 1991... Call of the wild: lawyers abandon law Frustrated by system, young lawyers opt for other fields Some might have thought it at least inopportune and maybe even far-out when Steve Hoffman traded in his prestigious legal career late...

At Kemper fewer sponsors: banks, other concerns withdraw from tournament to save money. (Kemper Open)
May 27, 1991... At Kemper, fewer sponsors Banks, other concerns withdraw from tournament to save money When the Kemper Open opens this week, fewer of the pricey corporate tents will be seen on "Hospitality Hill" at the 18th green at Avenel. ...

MNC may auction gem Cafritz owns along river: Key Bridge site said to be one of the choicest in Arlington Co. (MNC Financial Inc., Conrad Cafritz's 17 acres)
May 27, 1991... MNC may auction gem Cafritz owns along river Key Bridge site said to be one of the choicest in Arlington Co. One of Conrad Cafritz's most valuable pieces of real estate -- a 17-acre tract of undeveloped land near Key Bridge in...

The 17th Street fights. (Brent Scowcroft wants FDIC to pay him his share in National Bank of Washington default) (Around the Beltway)
May 27, 1991... The 17th Street fights Bank deposit insurance might not have much to do with national security, but Brent Scowcroft is out $259,558, and he wants the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to pay up. In addition to being President Bush's...

Driggs finds rough road in real estate: king of road building has setback in development ventures. (John Driggs)
May 27, 1991... Driggs finds rough road in real estate King of road building has setback in development ventures John Driggs, who built his fortune laying down roads, has run into trouble putting up buildings. Two Driggs-related real estate...

First Maryland eyes N. Va. expansion. (First Maryland Bancorp)
May 27, 1991... First Maryland eyes N. Va. expansion Taking advantage of a downturn in the banking industry, First Maryland Bancorp plans to expand into Virginia and build on its current operations in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The banking company is...

Gannett may stall Journal deal to keep WUSA: firm could keep TV station 5 years if renewal comes before paper pact. (Times Journal Co.)
May 27, 1991... Gannett may stall Journal deal to keep WUSA Firm could keep TV station 5 years if renewal comes before paper pact While speculation swirls over how the Washington-area's five Journal newspapers will be absorbed into the Gannett...

Perpetual sued by CB group. (Perpetual Savings Bank, CB Commercial Real Estate Group Inc.)
May 27, 1991... Perpetual sued by CB group Perpetual Savings Bank in Vienna is the subject of a legal dispute arising out of the thrift's brief relationship with CB Commercial Real Estate Group Inc., formerly Coldwell Banker. CB Commercial filed a...

CPA appeals conviction on arson charge: Silver Spring accountant tied to attempted murder of IRS agent. (Joel D. Davis, W. Stewart Connard)
May 27, 1991... CPA appeals conviction on arson charge Silver Spring accountant tied to attempted murder of IRS agent A decade-long saga of fraud and murder conspiracies took another turn recently as Joel D. Davis, the former Silver Spring CPA...

Mount Vernon Realty expands RTC group. (Resolution Trust Corp.)
May 27, 1991... Mount Vernon Realty expands RTC group Mount Vernon Realty Inc. in Alexandria expanded its real estate advisory group for handling troubled properties in the Resolution Trust Corp. pool and real estate owned by banks and thrifts. The...

New PRC chief targets growth despite economy: Kennedy sets ambitious goal of $1 billion by mid-decade. (Gary Kennedy, Planning Research Corp.) (company profile)
May 27, 1991... New PRC chief targets growth despite economy Kennedy sets ambitious goal of $1 billion by mid-decade At a time when recession and spending cutbacks have forced high-tech firms to contract, Gary Kennedy is maintaining ambitious plans...

Treasury award to Sysorex surprises industry: $400 million computer contract had initially been given to Sears. (Department of the Treasury, Sysorex Systems Inc.)
May 27, 1991... Treasury award to Sysorex surprises industry $400 million computer contract had initially been given to Sears The Department of Treasury stunned the computer industry last week by awarding its much-wrangled over, $400 million...

Aschenback bests Kline in bid for Rockville's Anton Motors: bidding in bankruptcy court tops out at $3.9 million. (Jimmie Kline of Kline Ford and Conrad Aschenback of King Lincoln-Mercury and King Pontiac)
May 27, 1991... Aschenbach bests Kline in bid for Rockville's Anton Motors Bidding in bankruptcy court tops out at $3.9 million Anton Schmidt struck a $3.9 million all-cash deal for his Rockville-based Anton Motors Inc. last week, which his...

Baltimore thrift opens branch in Bethesda. (Franklin Savings Bank)
May 27, 1991... Baltimore thrift opens branch in Bethesda Franklin Savings Bank in Baltimore opened its first branch office in Bethesda this month, its first expansion since the thrift was established in 1914. Franklin Savings is owned by Joel...

Questech shareholders nix CEO's picks. (Vincent Salvatori) (Around the Beltway)
May 27, 1991... Questech Shareholders Nix CEO's Picks Questech Inc.'s recent annual meeting was full of surprises, even for chief executive Vincent Salvatori, who has been credited with turning around the Falls Church government contractor. Salvatori...

Donasphere Ltd: joint venture subsidiary to open East European computer centers. (Duna Elektronika RT) (Capital Region News)
May 27, 1991... Donasphere Ltd. Joint venture subsidiary to open East European computer centers SPRINGFIELD -- Duna Elektronika RT., a joint venture subsidiary of computer retailer Donasphere Ltd. of Springfield and Hungarian state-owned computer...

Fannie Mae: $2 billion investment to help seniors with reverse mortgages. (Capital Region News)
May 27, 1991... Fannie Mae $2 billion investment to help seniors with reverse mortgages WASHINGTON -- The Federal National Mortgage Association will invest more than $2 billion in an expanded Department of Housing and Urban Development program that...

Ryland Group: Modular home operations to be sold to N.Y. firm. (Nagelvoort & Company Inc.) (Capital Region News)
May 27, 1991... Ryland Group Modular home operations to be sold to N.Y. firm COLUMBIA -- Ryland Group Inc. has reached an agreement to sell the majority interest of its modular home operations and certain of its assets to a purchasing entity to be...

Leedmark: first one-stop shopping hybrid market opens in area. (Glen Burnie, Maryland) (Capital Region News)
May 27, 1991... Leedmark First one-stop shopping hybrid market opens in area GLEN BURNIE -- Leedmark, a $10 million one-stop shopping hybrid market opened May 23 at 6721 Chesapeake Center Drive, near the intersection of Routes 10 and 710. The...

Firm completes $320 million in financing and sales. (Marriott Corp.)
May 27, 1991... Marriott Corp. Firm completes $320 million in financings and asset sales WASHINGTON -- Marriott Corp. has completed about $320 million in long-term financings and asset sales. The principal transaction was a $230 million...

Two firms buy out partner in Anne Arundel development. (Russett Center L.P.; Anne Arundel County, Maryland)
May 27, 1991... Russett Center L.P. Two firms buy out partner in Anne Arundel Development COLUMBIA -- Coscan/Adler L.P. and Lovell Land Inc. have acquired the ownership interests of partner Curtis F. Paterson Inc. in Russett Center L.P., set up by...

Company files registration for public stock offering. (ICF International)
May 27, 1991... ICF International Company files registration for public stock offering FAIRFAX -- ICF International Inc., environmental and industrial consultants and engineers, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange...

Firm receives "A-" rating from A.M. Best Co. (Ulico Casualty Co.)
May 27, 1991... Ulico Casualty Co. Firm receives "A-" rating from A.M. Best Co. WASHINGTON -- Ulico Casualty Co. received an "A-" or "excellent" in its first year of eligibility for the A.M. Best alphabetic rating of insurance companies. Ulico...

First quarter earnings down from last year. (Bresler and Reiner Inc.)
May 27, 1991... Bresler & Reiner Inc. First quarter earnings down from last year WASHINGTON -- Bresler & Reiner Inc. reported a first quarter net income of $529,000 or 19 cents a share on revenue of $8.2 million. For the comparable period in 1990,...

Dividends rise 6.25 percent on firm's common stock. (First Virginia Banks Inc.)
May 27, 1991... First Virginia Banks Inc. Dividends rise 6.25 percent on firm's common stock FALLS CHURCH -- The directors of First Virginia Banks Inc. announced a 6.25 percent increase in the dividend for its common stock for the third quarter of...

Contract signed to sell natural gas to Canadian firm. (Mobil Oil Canada; BC Gas Inc.)
May 27, 1991... Mobil Corp. Contract signed to sell natural gas to Canadian firm FAIRFAX -- Mobil Oil Canada, an affiliate of Mobil Corp., signed a 10-year contract to sell 36 billion cubic feet of natural gas to BC Gas Inc., Vancouver, beginning...

First quarter income up 40 percent from last year. (Penril Datacomm Networks Inc.)
May 27, 1991... Penril Datacomm Networks Inc. First quarter income up 40 percent from last year GAITHERSBURG -- Penril Datacomm Networks Inc. reported a net operating income of $1.7 million or 24 cents a share for the third quarter ended April 30,...

Five-year agreement signed with General Electric. (MCI Communications Corp. to provide international voice and data products)
May 27, 1991... MCI Communications Corp. Five-year agreement signed with General Electric WASHINGTON -- MCI Communications Corp. and General Electric Corp. have signed a new five-year agreement under which MCI will provide GE with a full range of...

Kansas firm plans all-suite hotel near Dulles: a distant cousin to Marriott, Summerfield taps crowded area. (Summerfield Hotel Corp.; Dulles Airport)
May 27, 1991... Kansas firm plans all-suite hotel near Dulles A distant cousin to Marriott, Summerfield taps crowded area Despite the abundance of hotel rooms in the metro area, a young Wichita, Kan.-based hospitality company is entering the market...

Maryland Cable tells SEC it's still losing money. (Maryland Cable Holdings Corp.; Securities and Exchange Commission)
May 27, 1991... Maryland Cable tells SEC it's still losing money A cable TV operator with 75,000 subscribers in Prince George's County continues its downward spiral toward foreclosure, dragged down by a huge debt load it cannot shed. Maryland Cable...

DreamCar shifts gears, looks abroad: Bethesda firm targets Mideast after stock offering fizzles. (DreamCar Holdings Inc.; Bethesda, Maryland)
May 27, 1991... DreamCar shifts gears, looks abroad Bethesda firm targets Mideast after stock offering fizzles After failing to secure a $2 million secondary stock option that would have fueled the company this year, DreamCar Holdings Inc. of...

Soviet/U.S. joint newspaper plan shelved: Hearst Corp. pulls support for paper that was to be D.C. based. (Izvestia; Washington D.C.)
May 27, 1991... Soviet/U.S. joint newspaper plan shelved Hearst Corp. pulls support for paper that was to be D.C. based Launched last year in the glow of warming relations between the Soviet Union and the United States, the ambitious weekly...

Nycal buys into Denver oil firm. (Com-Tek Resources Inc.)
May 27, 1991... Nycal buys into Denver oil firm Nycal Corp. has added another piece to its growing collection of insurance and oil firms. The Washington company picked up last week a 10 percent stake in Com-Tek Resources Inc, a Denver oil company. And...

Stockholders, management fight over bank; struggle erupts for control of Baltimore Bancorp's future.
May 27, 1991... Stockholders, management fight over bank Struggle erupts for control of Baltimore Bancorp's future Harry L. Robinson huddled inside a doorway, conferring with advisors on last-minute preparations for Baltimore Bancorp's annual...

Father and son take bankruptcy to stall Riggs suit. (John B. Bogle, John Robert Bogle; The Bogle Group; Riggs National Bank)
May 27, 1991... Father and son take bankruptcy to stall Riggs suit Northern Virginia developer John Robert Bogle and his father John B. Bogle -- also a developer and guarantor on several million dollars in real estate loans for his son -- both filed for...

NVR L.P. reports loss for first quarter.
May 27, 1991... NVR L.P. reports loss for first quarter NVR L.P. announced last week that it incurred a net loss of $10.95 million for its first quarter this year, ended March 31. Revenues in the period were $165.3 million. During the same period last...

Genetic Therapy offers stock to raise funds.
May 27, 1991... Genetic Therapy offers stock to raise funds Genetic Therapy Inc., which is working on a delivery system to insert genes into cells to treat a variety of fatal diseases, has joined the list of biotech companies to go public in the last six...

1991 Greater Washington D.C. Entrepreneur of the Year awards. (Ernst and Young, Washington Business Journal, Merrill Lynch and Inc. Magazine)(includes finalist list) (Washington Business Journal Focus)
May 27, 1991... 1991 Greater Washington D.C. Entrepreneur of the Year Awards It began as a local awards program in the Milwaukee office of what was then the Arthur Young Co. Today, independent business people in 37 cities vie to be named "Entrepreneur...

Mobil Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (company profile)
May 27, 1991... MOBIL CORP. NYSE:MOB 3225 Gallows Road Fairfax, VA 22037 (703) 846-3000 OUTLOOK (Information based on on most recent 10K and proxy filings) Mobil was incorporated in March 1976 with the intent of operating primarily as a holding...

Rymac Mortgage Investment Corp. (Earnings)
May 27, 1991... Rymac Mortgage Investment Corp., Germantown, reported earning $2.1 million, or 39 cents a share, on revenues of $14.3 million for the first quarter. This compares with earning $1.1 million, or 21 cents a share, on revenues of $14 million for...

MCI Communications Corp. (Earnings)
May 27, 1991... MCI Communications Corp., Washington, will pay a dividend of 5 cents a share on June 7 to shareholders of record on May 24.

Citizens Bancorp. (Earnings)
May 27, 1991... Citizens Bancorp, Laurel, will pay a dividend of 27 cents a share on June 28 to shareholders of record on June 7.

Fairchild Corp. (Earnings)
May 27, 1991... Fairchild Corp., Chantilly, reported earning $985,000, or 6 cents a share, on revenues of $132 million for the first quarter. This compares with earning $5.9 million, or 35 cents a share, on revenues of $182 million for the same period last...

Federal Realty Investment Trust. (Earnings)
May 27, 1991... Federal Realty Investment Trust, Bethesda, reported earning $1.4 million, or 8 cents a share, on revenues of $23.7 million for the first quarter. This compares with earning $1.6 million, or 10 cents a share, on revenues of $21.6 million for...

Hadron Inc. (Earnings)
May 27, 1991... Hadron Inc., Fairfax, reported earning $162,000, or 1 cent a share, on revenues of $8.1 million for the first quarter. This compares with earning $139,000, or 1 cent a share, on revenues of $7.5 million for the same period last year.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust. (Earnings)
May 27, 1991... Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, Bethesda, reported earning $4.1 million, or 27 cents a share, on revenues of $8 million for the first quarter. This compares with earning $3.8 million, or 24 cents a share, on revenues of $7.2 million...

Infodata Systems Inc. (Earnings)
May 27, 1991... Infodata Systems Inc., Falls Church, reported earning $97,000, or 4 cents a share, on revenues of $3.4 million for the first quarter. This compares with earning $15,000, or 1 cent a share, on revenues of $3.1 million for the same period last...

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. (Earnings)
May 27, 1991... Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc., Bethesda, reported losing $260,000, or 14 cents a share, on revenues of $5 million for the first quarter. This compares with losing $177,000, or 9 cents a share, on revenues of $4.4 million for the same period...

With failures up, feds target bank fraud: U.S. attorney clamps down on well-known businessmen. (U.S. Attorney's office in Alexandria, Virginia prosecutes, Steve P. Horvath, Herbert Rothberg and 28 other cases of bank fraud)
May 20, 1991... With failures up, feds target bank fraud U.S. Attorney clamps down on well-known businessmen When mega-auto dealer Steve P. Horvath pleaded guilty to bank fraud last fall, it was only the beginning of what would become a huge push...

Madison Bank failed to report insider loans: Madison's loans to directors' kin may have violated SEC rules. (Madison National Bank) (includes related information on Madison's seizure by federal regulators, and Dominic Antonelli Jr.'s bankruptcy court proceedings) (Securities and Exchange Commission)
May 20, 1991... Madison Bank failed to report insider loans Madison's loans to directors' kin may have violated SEC rules In the months before its collapse, officials at Madison National Bank raced the clock to restructure almost $100 million in...

Logan Circle condo plans may open old wounds. (developers Bill Ingersoll and Stuart Bloch in Washington, D.C.)
May 20, 1991... Logan Circle condo plans may open old wounds Two development companies have joined forces to propose a $60 million condominium complex in the Logan Circle area, an eclectic neighborhood known for its stage theatres and 100-year-old stately...

Better bread than red: Soviet couple catches on quickly in the U.S. (Ilya and Jane Furman and their companies Software Design Enterprises, Management Financing Group Inc.)
May 20, 1991... Better bread than red Soviet couple catches on quickly in the U.S. The Soviet Union has been slogging toward an unmanaged market economy, but that does not mean that all Russians don't understand how to make a buck. Eleven...

Burns' Baltimore bid. (Stanley Burns bid for Baltimore Bancorp)
May 20, 1991... Burns' Baltimore Bid In our continuing mission to keep track of Washington's cadre of displaced banking executives, another name popped up last week: Stanley Burns. Burns, who ran Vienna-based United Savings Bank in the last two years...

AES Corp. plans public stock offering: Arlington energy producer ranks among the top 10 in the country.
May 20, 1991... AES Corp. plans public stock offering Arlington energy producer ranks among the top 10 in the country AES Corp., one of the top 10 independent power producers in the nation, has filed a prospectus to go public. Since the 1980s,...

Riggs plans rights offering. (Riggs National Corp.)
May 20, 1991... Riggs plans rights offering Riggs National Corp., owner of the largest bank in the District, will offer its existing shareholders up to 6.88 million shares of common stock in a rights offering. The company was expected to file a...

RTC criticized for handling of N. Va. thrift: some say United in worse shape after takeover as decisions lag. (Resolution Trust Corp., United Savings Bank)
May 20, 1991... RTC criticized for handling of N. Va. thrift Some say United in worse shape after takeover as decisions lag Ten months after federal regulators seized United Savings Bank, the Vienna S&L has become the first local symbol of the...

D.C.'s health care proposal for business draws criticism: legislation would require small companies to pay for benefits. (Washington, D.C.)
May 20, 1991... D.C.'s health care proposal for business draws criticism Legislation would require small companies to pay for benefits Legislation that would force small employers in the District to provide health insurance for workers and their...

Kitchen Bazaar realigns top slots, receives cash infusion: founder leaves, company rethinks financial position. (Alan Shefter replaced by Richard Kaufmann)
May 20, 1991... Kitchen Bazaar realigns top slots, receives cash infusion Founder leaves, company rethinks financial position Kitchen Bazaar Inc. is shifting top management, getting a much-needed capital infusion and re-evaluating its growth...

New drug chain concept unveiled. (Peoples Drug Stores will be remodeled to CVS style)
May 20, 1991... New drug chain concept unveiled Nearly a year after acquiring the area's largest drugstore chain, Melville Corp. is set to unveil its combined CVS/Peoples prototype store this week in Bethesda. Located at a former Fantle's location at...

Ampak grows fast lining up troubled hotels to manage: Pakistanian's firm capitalizes on use of industrial revenue bonds. (Ampak Hotel Group, Javed Janjua)
May 20, 1991... Ampak grows fast lining up troubled hotels to manage Pakistanian's firm capitalizes on use of industrial revenue bonds Javed Janjua landed a new deal last week that could position his company to become local developers' manager of...

Ruling opens telecom market, gives boost to smaller firms: fierce long-distance competition could expand to local service. (Federal Communications Commission ruling to allow private companies to hook into public telephone networks, Washington D.C. area)
May 20, 1991... Ruling opens telecom market, gives boost to smaller firms Fierce long-distance competition could expand to local service A Federal Communications Commission decision two weeks ago to allow private companies to hook into the public...

2d National strikes deal over notes. (Second National Federal Savings Bank)
May 20, 1991... 2d National strikes deal over notes Second National Federal Savings Bank in Annapolis reached an agreement with institutional holders of $27 million in subordinated debentures to partially retire the debt and modify payments on it until...

Hechinger's new-style store tops company's projections: results spur Landover firm to speed other conversions.
May 20, 1991... Hechinger's new-style store tops company's projections Results spur Landover firm to speed other conversions Landover-based Hechinger Co.'s new Home Project Center concept store at Glen Burnie is producing annualized revenues 50...

Mobil: vegetable-based oil lubricants introduced to market. (Mobil Corp.) (Capital Region News) (product announcement)
May 20, 1991... Mobil Vegetable-based oil lubricants introduced to market FAIRFAX -- Mobil Corp. introduced to the U.S. market the first two products of a line of environmental awareness lubricants, called the EAL series. The new products...

Realty World: real estate franchise purchased by investors. (RW Holding Corp.) (Capital Region News)
May 20, 1991... Realty World Real estate franchise purchased by investors FAIRFAX -- Realty World Corp., one of the largest real estate franchises in the country, was purchased for an undisclosed sum by RW Holding Corp. RW is head by Brian...

Hanger Orthopedic: group to acquire four patient-care firms. (Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc., Durr-Fillauer Medical Inc., Snell's Limb and Brace, Tri-State Prosthetics and Orthotics, American Prosthetics, and Dorsch Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc.) (Capital Region News)
May 20, 1991... Hanger Orthopedic Group to acquire four patient-care firms BETHESDA -- Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. agreed to acquire three orthotic and prosthetic companies and signed a letter of intent to acquire a fourth company. To be...

Defense Research: license granted to firm covering six telemetry patents. (by the Army's Harry Diamond Laboratories) (Capital Region News)
May 20, 1991... Defense Research License granted to firm covering six telemetry patents ROCKVILLE -- The U.S. Army's Harry Diamond Laboratories granted exclusive license to Defense Research Technologies Inc. covering the six basic patents of...

Government Systems: Defense awards contract for information systems. (Government Systems Inc. receives contracts from the Defense Communications Agency) (Capital Region News)
May 20, 1991... Government Systems Defense awards contract for information systems CHANTILLY -- Government Systems Inc. received a contract from the Defense Communications Agency to provide installation and information management services for the...

Cor/Net: real estate information firm acquires Black's Guide. (Black's Office Leasing Guides from McGraw-Hill) (Capital Region News)
May 20, 1991... Cor/Net Real estate information firm acquires Black's Guide ROCKVILLE -- Cor/Net Inc. acquired Black's Office Leasing Guides which are published in 10 cities from McGraw-Hill Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition...

Toyota: first black-managed dealership opens in Montgomery Co. (Fitzgerald's Lakeforest Toyota) (Capital Region News)
May 20, 1991... Toyota First black-managed dealership opens in Montgomery Co. GAITHERSBURG -- Fitzgerald's Lakeforest Toyota opened this past weekend in Montgomery County, making it the first black-managed dealership in the county. George...

Excaliber moves here to find users for new retrieval system. (Excalibur Technologies Corp.)
May 20, 1991... Excaliber moves here to find users for new retrieval system Its new technology searches for patterns instead of keywords 1010100 1001000 1000001 1001110 1001011 10000 1011001 1001111 1010101. That says "thank you" in binary...

Word on UPI's future imminent. (United Press International)
May 20, 1991... Word on UPI's future imminent As the troubled United Press International languishes for a buyer, the D.C.-based company's second wage-cut agreement expired last Saturday, and an announcement on the future of the company is said to be...

Warrenton thrift gets bank charter. (Southern Financial Savings Bank, Warrenton, Virginia)
May 20, 1991... Warrenton thrift gets bank charter Southern Financial Savings Bank in Warrenton became the first savings and loan on the Eastern Seaboard to receive a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller since August, 1989. Final...

Happy Mind targets area families for its grocery delivery service: Unification Church's many businesses include little-known shopping club.
May 20, 1991... Happy Mind targets area families for its grocery delivery service Unification Church's many businesses include little-known shopping club Media mogul, Unification Church founder and self-proclaimed Messiah Sun Myung Moon hopes to...

Fairfax firm vies to handle telecommunications for others: Network Management in lead in targeting growing market.
May 20, 1991... Fairfax firm vies to handle telecommunications for others Network Management in lead in targeting growing market Francis Dramis Jr. is on a proselytizing mission to help companies and government agencies save themselves from the...

Local hospitals see new class of indigent patients: unemployed white-collar workers join the ranks of the uninsured. (Washington metropolitan area) (Focus - Health Care Report)
May 20, 1991... Local Hospitals See New Class of Indigent Patients Unemployed white-collar workers join the ranks of the uninsured When the National Bank of Washington collapsed in August 1990, it not only put 800 people out of work, it stripped...

Manor Care looks to speciality areas after decade of expansion: Niche products include nursing home facilities for Alzheimer patients. (Focus - Health Care Report)
May 20, 1991... Manor Care looks to speciality areas after decade of expansion Niche products include nursing home facilities for Alzheimer patients Manor Care marketing director Bill Eggbeer compares the nursing home business of 20 years ago to a...

Alexandria company targets men suffering from impotence: Genetus plans to open 24 centers on the East Coast by 1994. (Focus - Health Care Report)
May 20, 1991... Alexandria company targets men suffering from impotence Genetus plans to open 24 centers on the East Coast by 1994 It is a problem seldom talked about in polite company, but businessman George Oprean believes he has a solution that...

Couple becomes Md.'s voice on health care: Consultation Radio Network airs three health-related talk shows. (John and Michelle Stupak) (Focus - Health Care Report)
May 20, 1991... Couple becomes Md.'s voice on health care Consultation Radio Network airs three health-related talk shows Ever wonder what happens in the operating room? Are you fascinated by simple discoveries on how to live healthier? Do you ever...

USAir Group Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (company profile)
May 20, 1991... USAIR GROUP INC. NYSE:U 2345 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22227 (703) 418-7000 OUTLOOK (Information based on most recent 10K and proxy filings) USAir Group is a certified air carrier engaged primarily in the business of transporting...

Realty World Corp. (People on the Move - Real Estate )
May 20, 1991... The Realty World Corp. named Dennis Hennen president and chief operating officer. He was executive vice president and zone director of Realty World-Western Zone.

Greater Washington Investors Inc. (For the Record - Earnings and Dividends)
May 20, 1991... Greater Washington Investors Inc., Chevy Chase, reported its net asset value at $19.3 million, or $4.71 a share, for the first quarter. This compares with a net asset value of $18.1 million, or $4.43 a share, for the same quarter last year.