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2006-08-11 15:40:03 Winn-Dixie sells 12 stores in Bahamas

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AFX) - Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., on Friday announced that it completed the sale of 12 supermarkets in the Bahamas to a local investor group for about $54 million. 2006-08-11 15:13:04 Glass Lewis endorses KeySpan takeover

NEW YORK (AFX) - KeySpan Corp., a natural gas distributor, on Friday said the independent research firm Glass Lewis has endorsed a proposed takeover by British utility National Grid. 2006-08-11 15:12:03 Russ Berrie Shareholder Sells 8.8M Shares

OAKLAND, N.J. (AFX) - Russ Berrie & Co., designer and marketer of plush animals and juvenile gifts under the Russ and Applause brand names, on Friday said the New York investment advisory firms Prentice Capital Management LP and D.E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios LLC each bought about 4.4 million shares of the …