Pittsburgh Business Times articles from February 1996

Pittsburgh Business Times archives from February 1996

Local firm wins Integra merger job; PC Solutions connects Integra to National City's Novell network. (PC Solutions Inc.; Integra Financial Corp.; National City Corp.)
February 26, 1996... PC Solutions connects Integra to National City's Novell network DOWNTOWN - There are winners in mergers too. In the aftermath of the merger between Cleveland-based National City Corp. and Integra Financial Corp., South Side-based PC...

Ansoft hopes to raise $12 million in public stock sale. (Ansoft Corp.)
February 26, 1996... Engineering software maker joins local rush to stock market SOUTH SIDE - The rush for local high-tech firms to go public continues as Ansoft Corp. filed a form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 15. Ansoft manufactures...

PGT goes high-tech, eyes hazardous materials market. (PGT Trucking Inc.)
February 26, 1996... Hauling company uses state loan to install satellite dishes on trucks MONACA - PGT Trucking Inc. is plotting a course toward continued growth. The freight transportation company has won a $500,000 state loan which will pay for new...

Black Box Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
February 26, 1996... (NASDAQ: BBOX) Based in Lawrenceville, Black Box Corp is a worldwide direct marketer of computer communications equipment, including local area networks, mobile and wireless services, modems, printer devices and switches. The company...

Quality time: American Textile Co. has bucked the trend for textile manufacturers by setting tight quality standards.
February 26, 1996... American Textile Co. has bucked the trend for textile manufacturers by setting tight quality standards Politicos and pundits like to say the American textile industry has gone south - both literally and figuratively, migrating to low wage...

Proponents pin gambling hopes on drafting trick. (riverboat gambling in Pennsylvania)
February 19, 1996... Removal of state referendum sends bill to different committee HARRISBURG - Proponents of riverboat gambling in Pennsylvania have devised a maneuver that they believe can rescue the legislation from its doldrums. It's been years since a...

Pittsburgh's longtime TV leader quit the Nielsens; now other CBS stations threaten to follow its lead. (KDKA-TV general manager Gary Cozen; Nielsen Media Research)
February 19, 1996... DOWNTOWN - If only KDKA-TV commanded the same audience for its evening news as it has for dropping Nielsen Media Research: it's huge, nationwide, and eagerly tuning in for the next installment. Will KDKA's action trigger a national revolt...

Kennametal Inc. (proxy report excerpts)(Company Profile)
February 19, 1996... Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, markets, manufactures and distributes tools, tooling systems, supplies and services for the metalworking, mining and highway construction industries. Established in 1938, the company employs about 700 in the region,...

PNC becomes banking leader with AAA deal. (PNC Bank; American Automobile Association)
February 12, 1996... Local bank leads national shift to "branchless" banking DOWNTOWN - PNC Bank is poised to lead the banking industry's foray into branchless banking with its new American Automobile Association partnership. The agreement, announced last...

Parent of Glenshaw Glass buys Illinois bottle maker. (G and G Investments Inc.; Hillsboro Glass Co.)
February 12, 1996... G&G Investments is fourth-largest glass maker in America SHALER TOWNSHIP - The nation's fourth-largest glass company, based here, is expanding its empire with the acquisition of an Illinois manufacturer of whiskey bottles. G&G Investments...

'An intense businessman in a laid-back fashion.' (National City, Pennsylvania President Tom Golonski)(People to Watch)
February 12, 1996... National City's Tom Golonski will keep the principles that made Integra successful. If you think Tom Golonski, the new president of National City, Pennsylvania, is going to shake things up and put his personal stamp on Pittsburgh's newest...

Parkvale Financial Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
February 12, 1996... Parkvale Financial Corp. is a Monroeville-based financial holding company. Its subsidiary, Parkvale Savings Bank, is a state-chartered stock savings bank, earning most of its income from interest charged on loans and interest on investments....

NOXSO Corp. (Proxy Report Excerpts)(Company Profile)
February 5, 1996... Bethel Park-based NOXSO Corp. was founded in 1979 to commercially produce and market a process that removes fossil fuel pollutants from gases emitted from facilities such as coal-fired power plants. Thus far, the company has survived for 17...