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BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
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Bon-Ton buys 142 Saks stores
The Bon-Ton Stores will pay Saks $1.1 bil for the outlets that include Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Herberger's and Younkers lines. The deal nearly doubles Bon-Ton's size, which had been 139 stores in the Midwest and Northeast. Bon-Ton surged 20.5% to 20.05. Saks, which will hold onto its upscale Saks Fifth Avenue division, rose 9% to 18.15.
Wal-Mart sales top projections
The retail giant said same-store sales tentatively rose 4.3% in Oct., topping its own forecasts of 2%-4% growth. Sales remained strong despite 9 stores being shut down due to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Wal-Mart rose 4% to 47.31, and its stronger sales appeared to lift rival retailers as well, as Target, Sears Holding and Amazon rose 2% each.
TECHNOLOGY
Cognizant gains on outsourcing
- FCC OKs access to funds: carrier officials applaud FCC's non-discriminatory...
- Magazine article from: Wireless Week Rockwell, Mark March 15, 2005 700+ words
WASHINGTON -- Wireless carrier officials are hoping a new set of guidelines on universal service eligibility will provide a little more clarity to an imprecise situation. The FCC adopted minimum requirements for "eligible telecommunications carriers," or ETCs, earlier this month that holds wireless
- FCC OKs GMBS radios. (Mobile Electronics).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: TWICE April 15, 2002 700+ words
WASHINGTON--Audiovox, Cobra and Motorola said they received FCC approval on the first two-watt, 22 channel, GMRS radios slated for the market. At press time, Midland also expected to receive approval on its model G220 shortly. Audiovox said it will ship its two-watt, 22 channel GMRS unit, the
- FCC OKs Citadel's buyout of Ion Media.
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety January 2, 2008 700+ words
WASHINGTON -- The FCC on Monday cleared a private equity group's buyout of TV station operator Ion Media Networks, denying an investor complaint that would have stopped the transaction. The Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of Ion's 60 television station licenses to Citadel
- FCC oks use of advanced wireless technology.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: District Administration Angelo, Jean Marie April 1, 2002 700+ words
The Federal Trade Commission will allow limited use of a wireless technology known as ultrawideband. Proponents claim that ultrawideband boosts the speed and accuracy of wireless transmissions by broadening the airwave transmission channels. Companies, including ultrawideband provider Time Domain,
- FCC OKs UWB, for some cases.(ultrawideband technology)
- Magazine article from: Wireless Week Vaughan, Allyson February 18, 2002 700+ words
WASHINGTON--The FCC gave cautious approval of the use of ultrawideband technology last week--nearly 15 years after companies such as Time Domain Corp. first broached the subject with the commission and two years after the agency actually began the approval process. While UWB firms awaited a
- FCC OKS AMERITECH REQUEST; 'FULL SPEED AHEAD' ON VIDEO NETWORK FOR DETROIT-AREA
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 23, 1994 700+ words
DETROIT, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameritech today received the green light to build a two-way video communications network that will bring a new generation of interactive television services to more than 143,000 homes, schools and businesses in the Detroit area beginning in late 1995. Ameritech will
- FCC OKs clothed sex with vampire.(Fast Track)(Federal Communications...
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable February 28, 2005 700+ words
The FCC has concluded that it is OK to have sex with a vampire, so long as you keep your clothes on. The agency has denied a Parents Television Council indecency complaint against a sex scene in an episode of The WB Television Network's drama Angel that aired on WBDC Washington. The WB no longer
- FCC OKs Motorola WiMAX card for Clearwire.(News)
- Magazine article from: RCR Wireless News May 7, 2007 700+ words
Broadband wireless service provider Clearwire Corp. said it received final approval from the Federal Communications Commission for a WiMAX laptop card that connects to its network. The company said the product, which is part of Motorola Inc.'s wi4 Expedience solution set, should be available during
