LI Business News articles from September 2003

LI Business News archives from September 2003

Long Island-based RE/MAX hires John Ryley for franchise sales division.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak RE/MAX hired John Ryley to work in its franchise sales division.Ryley will be responsible for creating opportunities, developing relationships and selling new RE/MAX offices across the state.He will initially...

Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center in Commack honors Rosalie Silberman for her service.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak The Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center in Commack is honoring Rosalie Silberman at its annual tribute Gala in October.Silberman, of North Hills, is treasurer and secretary of Duralee Fabrics. She will be honored for her...

Charles Schaefer named manager of radiological control division at Brookhaven Lab.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak Charles W. Schaefer was named manager of the radiological control division at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton.Schaefer, of Calverton, is a certified health physicist - a...

Long Island housing market rises in July.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff The number of homes sold and the median price of the sales rose in July in both Nassau and Suffolk counties.Nassau saw a 16.5 percent rise in the number of homes sold in July over June, while Suffolk saw a 30.2 percent...

Offering of 16.9M shares of Acclaim Entertainment detailed.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Cash-strapped Acclaim Entertainment (Nasdaq: AKLM) has filed a prospectus under which shareholders would sell 16.9 million shares of the computer game software maker.Acclaim would not receive proceeds from the sale other...

Lynbrook-based ACE Communications appoints new director of its rental and staging group.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak ACE Communications, an audio-visual firm in Lynbrook, appointed Christopher Carroll as director of its rental and staging group.Carroll will be responsible for the operations and define long-term growth strategies for...

Carle Place-based DHB Industries' auditor quits after citing disclosure issues.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff The independent auditor of body armor maker DHB Industries Inc. (Amex: DHB) has resigned after citing the company's failure to disclose "related-party transactions," the company announced.In a filing with the Securities...

<Revelation about questionable practices delay 2002 Symbol Technologies' annual/quarterly reports.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff New revelations about questionable practices by executive managers in exercising stock options has forced Symbol Technologies to postpone "indefinitely" the filing its 2002 annual report and two quarterly reports, the...

IDC study finds Computer Associates International tops in enterprise systems, storage software.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Computer Associates International Inc. (NYSE: CA) is ranked as the No. 1 enterprise system and storage management software company, according to a study by researcher IDC.The study found that CA leads the pack with $1.7...

KeySpan and American National Power unveil partnership for filling Long Island's energy needs.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff In a teaming of two rivals, KeySpan Corp. (NYSE:KSE) and American National Power Inc. on Tuesday formally announced a 50/50 joint venture that could result in as much as 750 megawatts of power generated on Long...

Paris-based Vivendi Universal chooses NBC over Bethpage-based Cablevision Systems Inc.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Shares of Cablevision Systems Inc. (NYSE: CVC) slid 26 cents, or 1.3 percent, to $19.89 Tuesday afternoon after Vivendi Universal chose to sell its U.S. entertainment assets to NBC rather than a consortium led by Edgar...

NY Sen. Charles Fuschillo asks State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to probe soaring gas prices.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff State Sen. Charles Fuschillo, R-Freeport, has called on State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to conduct an investigation of the sudden spike in gasoline prices. Fuschillo, chairman of the Assembly's consumer protection...

Hauppauge-based Globecomm Systems wins contracts valued at $4.7M.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Globecomm Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: GCOM) has won two satellite infrastructure contracts valued at about $4.7 million, the company announced.One of the unnamed repeat customers will get an Intelsat Standard C Earth Station...

Mike DeLuise stepping down as Hofstra University's PR director.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Mike DeLuise said he plans to resign as the public relations chief at Hofstra University as of the middle of September, citing a difference in vision with Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz. A successor has not been...

Melville-based Henry Schein Inc. selling German X-ray distributor.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Global dental and medical products distributor Henry Schein Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) said Tuesday it agreed to sell its German distributor of X-ray film products and accessories.Schein said it chose to divest itself of...

Melville-based OSI Pharmaceuticals to raise $135M in convertible offering.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIP) has agreed to issue $135 million of convertible senior notes in a private placement due 2023, the developer of cancer drugs announced Wednesday.The notes will be convertible into...

First of Long Island Corp. names new CEO.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff First of Long Island Corp., parent of The First National Bank of Long Island, named Michael N Vittorio as chief executive, replacing J. William Johnson.Johnson, 62, will continue as chairman of the company.Michael N....

Edgewood-based CPI Aerostructures Inc. announces contracts running 60% ahead of 2002.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff CPI Aerostructures Inc. (Amex: CVU) said that its new contracts through August are running 60 percent ahead of the 2002 period.The maker of aircraft components said contracts for the first eight months of the year total...

Commentary: Iraq is becoming George Bush's Achilles heel.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Jerry Kremer It's wonderful being around young children. Whether they are your sons, daughters or grandchildren, they give you a fresh perspective on what goes on in the world and how history, no matter how old, always has a...

Nassau County and NY state legislative leaders negotiate a sewer district deal.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Nassau County and state legislative leaders have negotiated a sewer and storm water authority as part of an overall revenue package to help balance the county's budget. The plan calls for the creation of a finance...

NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to collect $40M on mutual fund wrongdoing.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday that he reached a $40 million settlement with a Manhattan-based hedge fund as part of his office's ongoing investigation into illegal trading schemes in the mutual fund...

The John Theissen Children's Foundation's toy drive helps Long Island's sick and needy children.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ken Cerini During the holidays, Santa often visits children in Long Island hospitals in hopes of bringing a little holiday magic to their lives. However, some children are too sick to even make it to Santa's lap. This is a story...

Commentary: Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi gets real.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff It now seems likely that Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi will get his long-sought sewer and storm water authority, which is a good thing. But under pressure from state legislators, he agreed this week to strip the...

Commentary: Credit Charles Wang for commitment to Long Island sports.
September 5, 2003... Byline: John Kiernan No matter what your opinion may be about Computer Associates International Inc., one of Long Island's leading public companies, credit should be given to Charles Wang, its founder, former chairman and CEO, for his...

Cablevision Systems Corp. announces promotion to vice pres. of corporate communications.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak Cablevision Systems Corp. promoted Kimberly Kerns to vice president of corporate communications.Kerns joined Cablevision as the director of corporate communications in 2001.Expanding on her current responsibilities,...

Long Island Advertising Club names advisor to board of directors of its public relations committee.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak The Long Island Advertising Club in Port Washington named Julie Gross Gelfand as public relations advisor to the board of directors and chair of its new public relations committee.She will be responsible for promoting...

Long Island Nonprofit Briefs: September 5, 2003.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak Sustainable LI uses $45K grant for brownfieldsSustainable Long Island of Huntington was awarded a $45,000 grant from The Long Island Community Foundation, Henry Philip Kraft Fund to support Sustainable Long Island's...

Bankers Life Insurance Co. of NY in Woodbury announces managerial promotion.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak Bankers Life Insurance Co. of New York in Woodbury promoted Donna Hamilton to relationship manager. Hamilton, of Massapequa, joined Bankers Life in 2001 as licensing coordinator. She will be responsible for keeping...

Long Island nonprofits announce staffing changes; September 5, 2003.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak Child Care Council of Suffolk in Commack appointed Ilene S. Cooper and Lisa Mars to its board of directors.Cooper is counsel to the law firm of Farrrell Fritz; Mars is divisional senior vice president at Computer...

Simon Property Group appoints marketing director for Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak Simon Property Group, owner, developer and manager of retail real estate, appointed Kathleen Herrmann as marketing director of Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove.Herrmann, of Islip, has more than 10 years of marketing,...

Long Island educational institutions announce staff changes: September 5,, 2003.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak The Order Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge of New York, named Angela Danzi, professor and chair of the department of sociology/anthropology at SUNY Farmingdale, the recipient of the 2003 Elena Lucrezia Cornaro...

Holtsville-based Island Nursing and Rehab Center receives five-star rating.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak Island Nursing and Rehab Center in Holtsville received a five-star rating by HealthGrades.com, the Web site that rates nursing facilities and hospitals nationwide.HealthGrades rates nursing homes based on their...

Nassau Univ. Medical Center names its first patient safety officer.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak Dr. Ken Steier, director of medical education and program director of the osteopathic internal medicine residency at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, was named the NUMC's first patient safety...

Five things you didn't know about David Schwartz, CEO, 21st Century Marketing.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Adina Genn This is career number three for Schwartz. He started out as an architect for a builder in Old Brookville, and later ran an agency that specialized in direct marketing. For his latest enterprise, he concentrates on direct...

Long Island Entrepreneurial Briefs: September 5, 2003.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Adina Genn Rob Basso attends his fair share of networking events. While he was out building relationships with clients and prospects, contacts asked him to recommend professionals in areas like financial planning and employee...

Long Island automotive firms announce staff changes: September 5, 2003.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Lisa Josefak Robert Fahey joined Ramp Hummer in Smithtown as a service advisor.Fahey, of Middle Island, has more than 14 years of experience in the automotive industry, having worked with Hummers for the past seven years. Fahey is...

West Islip-based Skyhampton adds surf report to its cell phone service.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ken Schachter Cowabunga, surfer dude. You've heard Hurricane Fabian is headed our way and you're amped to catch a honker (big wave), do a ripping quasimoto (riding on the nose of a board with one arm forward and one back) and avoid...

2001: Long Island's travel industry starts strong but comes to a grinding halt.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Natalie Canavor The year 2001 began exceptionally well for Long Island's travel industry and should have been excellent heading into 2002, said Michael Hollander, president of the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau. "We had...

Hauppauge-based Hirsch International adjusts to fit the marketplace by focusing on new client base.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Adina Genn Big changes were in order at Hauppauge-based Hirsch International, a public company that provides embroidery equipment to the apparel industry. In 2001, the company was losing $80,000 a day after many of its large...

Long Island Power Authority narrows bid proposals for wind turbine project.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff The Long Island Power Authority announced that it has narrowed the field to two proposals in its bid to build a wind turbine project off of Jones Beach that would provide 100 to 140 megawatts of energy to Long Island's...

Long Island tech stocks hit new heights.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Don't look now, but Long Island's tech stocks, given up for dead, are blasting to new highs.Bellwether Computer Associates has tripled from its 52-week low of $8.65 to a recent $27.03. Comverse Technology, provider of...

Lake Success-based dot-com, MyZiva.net, lists comparative stats on nation's nursing homes.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Claude Solnik The founding partner of a Long Island elder law practice has launched a Web site that provides statistical comparisons of about 17,000 nursing homes nationwide.Lake Success-based MyZiva.net is designed to help health...

Entrepreneur applies experiences in kibbutz to managing Garden City-based security software startup.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ken Schachter The kibbutz, an Israeli invention, always has drawn its share of idealists. Members of the collectives pool sweat and brainpower to develop jointly owned farms and factories. Children sometimes sleep in communal...

Nassau County officials and NY lawmakers compromise on sewer authority deal.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Rosmaria Mancini Nassau County officials agreed to a compromise with state lawmakers this week that clears the way to create a sewer and storm water authority as part of a revenue package to balance the county budget.Under the...

Laboratory Corp. of American puts Long Island-based Dianon Systems office space on the market.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Nick Anastasi Dianon Systems, a firm that processes clinical oncology and pathology tests, has placed its office and lab space at 12 Harbor Park Drive on the market for sublet.The move follows Laboratory Corp. of America's $598...

Holtsville-based Symbol Technologies patents device for seamless wireless roaming.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ken Schachter A patent granted to Symbol Technologies has put the company at the vanguard of efforts to stitch together Wi-Fi and cellular networks and let handheld users ramble from home to airport to office without missing a...

Residential brokerage Cook Pony Farm reports drop in prices for homes in East Hampton.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Nick Anastasi Affluent homebuyers aren't willing to pay as much as they used to for a home in the Hamptons.According to a mid-year report by residential brokerage Cook Pony Farm, the average sale price for property on the glitzy...

Marcy Tublisky retires after fifteen years as director of Hauppauge Industrial Assn.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Claude Solnik When the lights blinked out on Old Willets Path in the Hauppauge Industrial Park last week, days after the big blackout, Marcy Tublisky's phone rang off the hook.The executive director of the Hauppauge Industrial...

Chicago-based Grant Thornton accounting giant to stop providing some audit services to clients.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ben Abelson Saying it wants to avoid conflicts of interest, Chicago-based Grant Thornton, the nation's fifth-largest accounting firm, will stop providing a number of services to its public audit clients even though they're not...

Majority of the nation's larger businesses remain committed to 401(k) plans.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ben Abelson With three kids, and a fourth on the way, Rob Urban, a 37-year-old communications manager at Holtsville-based Symbol Technologies, simply has to think about saving for the future.Through the stock market's wild swings...

Blackout and cable problems accelerate plans for Long Island power plant projects.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Claude Solnik The Long Island Power Authority this week raked in 15 proposals to supply electric power to Long Island, and it now has until early November to decide the big question: to build or not to build on Long Island.The...

Ken Bob puts lessons from kibbutz to use in Garden City-based tech company.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ken Schachter The kibbutz, an Israeli invention, always has drawn its share of idealists. Members of the collectives pool sweat and brainpower to develop jointly owned farms and factories. Children sometimes sleep in communal...

Long Island Nonprofit Briefs: September 5, 2003.
September 5, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Sustainable Long Island of Huntington was awarded a $45,000 grant from The Long Island Community Foundation, Henry Philip Kraft Fund to support Sustainable Long Island's program that encourages the redevelopment of...

Skyhampton founder puts surf report on cell phone.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ken Schachter Cowabunga, surfer dude. You've heard Hurricane Fabian is headed our way and you're amped to catch a honker (big wave), do a ripping quasimoto (riding on the nose of a board with one arm forward and one back) and...

Long Island automobile companies announce personnel and management changes.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Long Island Business News Staff Report Robert Fahey joined Ramp Hummer in Smithtown as a service advisor. Fahey, of Middle Island, has more than 14 years of experience in the automotive industry, having worked with Hummers for...

Long Island nursing and rehab center receives five-star rating by HealthGrades.com.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Long Island Business News Staff Island Nursing and Rehab Center in Holtsville received a five-star rating by HealthGrades.com, the Web site that rates nursing facilities and hospitals nationwide. HealthGrades rates nursing...

New York-based Bankers Life Insurance Co. promotes Donna Hamilton to relationship manager.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Long Island Business News Staff Bankers Life Insurance Co. of New York in Woodbury promoted Donna Hamilton to relationship manager. Hamilton, of Massapequa, joined Bankers Life in 2001 as licensing coordinator. She will be...

New York child care centers announce employee promotions and accomplishments.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Long Island Business News Staff Child Care Council of Suffolk in Commack appointed Ilene S. Cooper and Lisa Mars to its board of directors. Cooper is counsel to the law firm of Farrrell Fritz; Mars is divisional senior vice...

New York-based Simon Property Group appoints marketing director of its Lake Grove office.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Long Island Business News Staff Simon Property Group, owner, developer and manager of retail real estate, appointed Kathleen Herrmann marketing director of Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove. Herrmann, of Islip, has more than 10...

New York-based Cablevision Systems Corp. announces promotion to VP of corporate communications.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Long Island Business News Staff Cablevision Systems Corp. promoted Kimberly Kerns to vice president of corporate communications. Kerns joined Cablevision as the director of corporate communications in 2001. Expanding on...

Large accounting firms to stop providing a number of services to public audit clients.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ben Abelson Saying it wants to avoid conflicts of interest, Chicago-based Grant Thornton, the nation's fifth-largest accounting firm, will stop providing a number of services to its public audit clients even though they're not...

Long Island Power Authority has its eyes on-Island generation.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Claude Solnik The Long Island Power Authority this week raked in 15 proposals to supply electric power to Long Island, and it now has until early November to decide the big question: to build or not to build on Long Island. ...

Company 401(k) plans continue to thrive.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Ben Abelson With three kids, and a fourth on the way, Rob Urban, a 37-year-old communications manager at Holtsville-based Symbol Technologies, simply has to think about saving for the future. Through the stock market's wild...

Corporate and leisure travel rebound after 9/11 terrorist attacks.
September 5, 2003... Byline: Natalie Canavor The year 2001 began exceptionally well for Long Island's travel industry and should have been excellent heading into 2002, said Michael Hollander, president of the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau. "We had...

Verint Systems scores multi-million dollar IRS deal.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Verint Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: VRNT) has won a multi-million dollar contract from the Internal Revenue Service to install a recording system for some of the agency's 46 contact centers, the company announced.Further...

LI Power Authority chairman decries 'parochial politics,' pushes for fed intervention.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel took the battle over the Cross-Sound Cable to Congress today. Testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee as part of a hearing following the Aug. 14...

Twinlab heads into Chap 11, announces buyout plan.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Twinlab has thrown in the towel, and motivational speaker Anthony Robbins plans to pick it up.Embattled nutritional supplement maker Twinlab Corp. (TWLBE: OTC Bulletin Board) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...

Computer Associates sees summer slowdown, but quarter 'on track'.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Computer Associates International Inc. Chief Financial Officer Ira Zar said July and August sales were slow, in line with the "typical summer pattern," according to an analyst's report.Zar, who spoke at SG Cowen's fall...

Orbit International inks multi-year Army contract.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Defense contractor Orbit International Corp. (Nasdaq: ORBT) received an initial $300,000 order from the U.S. Army in a contract that could be for more than $5 million over five years, the company announced Thursday.The...

Aceto earnings up, eyes Europe, but stock slips.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Aceto Corp. (Nasdaq:ACET) Friday reported fourth quarter net income rose 46 percent to $2.4 million, but its shares still skidded $3.05, or 14.8 percent, to $17.50 in late afternoon trading.The global distributor of...

Pall earnings, sales rise.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Filter maker Pall Corp. (NYSE: PLL) reported earnings jumped to $54.6 million from $9 million a year ago, boosted by strong sales, favorable foreign currency exchanges and lower restructuring charges.Pall said net sales...

Joint venture closes on EAB Plaza acquisition.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Galaxy LI Associates, the joint venture between The Moinian Group and C&K Properties of Manhattan, has closed on the acquisition of EAB Plaza, the largest office complex on Long Island, for about $200 million. C&K is...

Kimco Realty stock downgraded.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Just days after reaching a new 52-week high, shares of Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) slipped 44 cents to $42.35 in mid-day trading Monday after Morgan Stanley downgraded the company's stock from "overweight" to...

Report: North Fork Bancorp. in hunt for 2 banks.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff North Fork Bancorp. is one of four bidders to acquire Staten Island Bancorp. and Hudson River Bancorp., according to a published report.Citing people familiar with the situation, a CBS. Marketwatch.com report said that...

Sen. Clinton urges LI firms to tackle homeland security.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Speaking at a technology forum Monday, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton prodded local defense contractors to seize the initiative in the developing homeland security market."It's important that Long Island reassert its...

Boundless Corp. could emerge from Chapt. 11 in Q4.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Boundless Corp. could emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the fourth quarter, said Joseph V. Joy, president and CEO of the maker of desktop displays."We are getting good support from all corners, including...

Acclaim forms mobile-gaming publishing label.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Acclaim Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: AKLM) has formed a new publishing label, Acclaim Connected, to develop and license games for mobile devices.In July, Acclaim announced an agreement to license content to Vodafone Live!...

Symbol Technologies names general mgr. of Asia Pacific Theater.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff As part of a push to grow its sales in Asia, Symbol Technologies Inc. (NYSE:SBL) has promoted Brian Murphy to vice president and general manager of the Asia Pacific Theater, the company announced Monday.Murphy, a 25-year...

National Medical earnings jump as margins fatten.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Buoyed by healthy profit margins, National Medical Health Card Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: NMHC) late Sept. 9 reported that net income shot up 26.3 percent to $1.7 million for the fourth quarter ended June 30.The pharmacy...

Comtech gets over-horizon-modem contract.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) has received a $370,000 demonstration contract for its over-the-horizon modem for military communications, the company announced.Comtech's Orlando-based subsidiary, Comtech...

Two real estate execs. reject notion of real estate bubble.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Two of Long Island's top real estate executives gave upbeat forecasts for the region's commercial and residential real estate markets today, rejecting the notion that a real estate bubble exists.Scott Rechler, co-chief...

Commentary: Sen. Skelos refused to be steamrolled by Nassau County exec.
September 12, 2003... Byline: John Kiernan In the five-month tug of war between Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and state Sen. Dean Skelos, R-Rockville Centre, over the creation of a county sewer and storm water finance authority, Skelos held his ground. He...

Commentary: Don't expect new school aid formula soon.
September 12, 2003... Byline: Jerry Kremer What do the Loch Ness Monster, Jimmy Hoffa, the Holy Grail, Judge Joseph Crater, weapons of mass destruction and the reform of the state school aid laws all have in common? For years, people all over the globe have...

FDA green lights new Hi-Tech generic drug.
September 12, 2003... Byline: LIBN Staff Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. (NASDAQ: HITK) said it received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market a syrup used in pediatric patients for sedation and before anesthesia in a wide range of procedures....