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AimRite Files With SEC to Become Fully Reporting Company

AimRite Files With SEC to Become Fully Reporting Company

AimRite Holdings Corporation is pleased to announce that a filing has been submitted to the SEC to become a fully reporting Company following OTC guidelines. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Kimmel Spins and Wins at Berlin

ARCA: Kimmel Spins and Wins at Berlin

ARCA: Kimmel Spins and Wins at Berlin ... Continue reading

Budget Group, Inc. Deploys InterAction Employee Self-Service Applications

Budget Group, Inc. Deploys InterAction Employee Self-Service Applications

Interlynx Technology announced that Budget Group, Inc. has implemented InterAction(tm), the self-service product developed by Interlynx. ... Continue reading

CART: Fittipaldi Captures First CART Victory at Texaco/Havoline 200

CART: Fittipaldi Captures First CART Victory at Texaco/Havoline 200

CART: Fittipaldi Captures First CART Victory at Texaco/Havoline 200 ... Continue reading

CTS Corporation Announces Multi-Year DIP Switch Private Label Agreement

CTS Corporation Announces Multi-Year DIP Switch Private Label Agreement

CTS Corporation's Electrocomponents business has entered into a three-year DIP switch branding agreement with a major supplier to the global electronics marketplace. ... Continue reading

Customer Incentives, Hyundai Advantage, Make Products a Great Value

Customer Incentives, Hyundai Advantage, Make Products a Great Value

Hyundai Motor America announced new consumer incentives, effective until August 2, 1999, on selected 1999 Hyundai models. ... Continue reading

Dana's Pacer Brake Systems Honored by Civilian Military Council

Dana's Pacer Brake Systems Honored by Civilian Military Council

Dana Corporation announced its Pacer Brake Systems division received the 1998 Guard and Reserve Employer of the Year Award honoring a local organization that "goes the extra mile" in supporting the Guard and Reserve program. ... Continue reading

DCR Rates Ford Motor and Ford Motor Credit

DCR Rates Ford Motor and Ford Motor Credit

Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. has assigned a rating of 'A+' (Single-A-Plus) to the $8.6 billion of Global Landmark SecuritiesT issued by Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Ford Motor Credit Company, Ford's financial services subsidiary. ... Continue reading

Dealerships Not Improving, Says Strategic Vision

Dealerships Not Improving, Says Strategic Vision

Despite all the buzz about changes in automotive retailing, new vehicle dealerships are making little headway in improving buyers sales and service experiences, according to Strategic Vision. ... Continue reading

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight ... Continue reading

ESWW Turns 11-Year-Old Clunker Into A Clean Air Vehicle

ESWW Turns 11-Year-Old Clunker Into A Clean Air Vehicle

Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. is pleased to announce that its patented Enviro-Cat(TM) converter eliminated more than 95% of nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx) in an independent emission testing lab. ... Continue reading

Fidelity Holdings Selected for Inclusion in Russell 2000 Index

Fidelity Holdings Selected for Inclusion in Russell 2000 Index

Fidelity Holdings, Inc. announced that the Company has been selected by Russell, a preeminent provider of global investment performance measurement products and portfolio analysis tools, to be included in the Russell 2000(R) Index. ... Continue reading

Ford and Intelisys Complete Their First Internet-based Transaction in UK

Ford and Intelisys Complete Their First Internet-based Transaction in UK

Intelisys announced its first-ever procurement transaction over the Internet in the United Kingdom. ... Continue reading

FORMULA ONE: Coulthard ends drought with 'home' victory; M. Schumacher breaks leg in crash

FORMULA ONE: Coulthard ends drought with 'home' victory; M. Schumacher breaks leg in crash

FORMULA ONE: Coulthard ends drought with 'home' victory; M. Schumacher breaks leg in crash ... Continue reading

GKN Sinter Metals Purchases Privately Owned Michigan Sintered Metals, Inc.

GKN Sinter Metals Purchases Privately Owned Michigan Sintered Metals, Inc.

GKN Sinter Metals has purchased privately owned Michigan Sintered Metals, Inc., based in Owosso, Michigan. ... Continue reading

Hilite Industries, Inc. to Purchase Assets of SPX Corporation Division

Hilite Industries, Inc. to Purchase Assets of SPX Corporation Division

Hilite Industries, Inc. announced it has reached a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of the Acutex Division of SPX Corporation. ... Continue reading

LSB Industries, Inc. Announces Common Stock Trading

LSB Industries, Inc. Announces Common Stock Trading

LSB Industries, Inc. announced that its Common Stock will begin trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol of LSBD on July 9, 1999. ... Continue reading

Mace Signs Definitive Purchase Agreement to Acquire Car Wash Chain

Mace Signs Definitive Purchase Agreement to Acquire Car Wash Chain

Mace Security International, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Eager Beaver Car Wash, Inc., a Florida-based car wash chain. ... Continue reading

MSX International, Inc. Acquires Interest in Italian Staffing Companies

MSX International, Inc. Acquires Interest in Italian Staffing Companies

MSX International, Inc. announced that it has acquired an interest in Quandoccorre S.r.I. and Quandoccorre Interinale S.p.A., two affiliated Turin, Italy companies with 1998 combined revenues in excess of $10 million. ... Continue reading

NASCAR GDS: Ricky Bryant leads from green to checkered in Expression Unlimited 100

NASCAR GDS: Ricky Bryant leads from green to checkered in Expression Unlimited 100

NASCAR GDS: Ricky Bryant leads from green to checkered in Expression Unlimited 100 ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman charges from 2 Laps Down to Finish 4th at Home Track

NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman charges from 2 Laps Down to Finish 4th at Home Track

NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman charges from 2 Laps Down to Finish 4th at Home Track ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jiffy Lube 300 Race Wrap Up

NASCAR WCUP: Jiffy Lube 300 Race Wrap Up

NASCAR WCUP: Jiffy Lube 300 Race Wrap Up ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pit Strategy Earns Wallace Career Best Finish at New Hampshire

NASCAR WCUP: Pit Strategy Earns Wallace Career Best Finish at New Hampshire

NASCAR WCUP: Pit Strategy Earns Wallace Career Best Finish at New Hampshire ... Continue reading

National RV Announces Redesigned Sea Breeze Motor Home for 2000

National RV Announces Redesigned Sea Breeze Motor Home for 2000

National R. V., Inc announces the redesigned and upgraded Sea Breeze motor home for model year 2000. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Business as Usual; Santos, Austin Win

NHRA: Business as Usual; Santos, Austin Win

NHRA Drag Racing, Federal-Mogul Series, Woodburn Final Results ... Continue reading

NHRA Drag Racing, Federal-Mogul Series, Woodburn race notes

NHRA Drag Racing, Federal-Mogul Series, Woodburn race notes

NHRA Drag Racing, Federal-Mogul Series, Woodburn race notes ... Continue reading

NHRA: Superman Force Dodges Top Fuel Kryptonite, Scores Winston Showdown Victory

NHRA: Superman Force Dodges Top Fuel Kryptonite, Scores Winston Showdown Victory

NHRA: Superman Force Dodges Top Fuel Kryptonite, Scores Winston Showdown Victory ... Continue reading

NHRA: Team JEG'S To Take On The Mountain

NHRA: Team JEG'S To Take On The Mountain

NHRA: Team JEG'S To Take On The Mountain ... Continue reading

Nissan Quest GLE (1999)

Nissan Quest GLE (1999)

Nissan Quest GLE (1999) ... Continue reading

NMB Technologies Corporation, Opens Cutting-Edge Technical Center

NMB Technologies Corporation, Opens Cutting-Edge Technical Center

NMB Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of the Minebea Group, will officially open a newly-built Technical Center in Wixom, Mich., on July 15, 1999. ... Continue reading

Norton Motorcycles, Inc. and Norton Motors Deutschland Form Alliance

Norton Motorcycles, Inc. and Norton Motors Deutschland Form Alliance

Norton Motorcycles, Inc. announced that it has entered into a license and distribution agreement with Norton Motors Deutschland. ... Continue reading

Oakhurst Company Announces Results of Operations

Oakhurst Company Announces Results of Operations

Oakhurst Company, Inc. announced operating results for its first fiscal quarter ended May 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Russel Metals Changes Its NASDAQ Ticker Symbol To RUSM

Russel Metals Changes Its NASDAQ Ticker Symbol To RUSM

Russel Metals Inc. announced that effective at the opening of the market on July 13, 1999, the Company's stock trading symbol on NASDAQ will change from RUSMF to RUSM. ... Continue reading

Sames Corporation Reports Net Income Gains

Sames Corporation Reports Net Income Gains

Sames Corporation reported its results for the second quarter of fiscal 1999 ended May 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

SI Handling Announces First Quarter Financial Results

SI Handling Announces First Quarter Financial Results

SI Handling Systems, Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended May 30, 1999. For the first quarter ended May 30, 1999, the Company had net sales of $9,952,000 and net earnings of $104,000, or $0.03 per share. ... Continue reading

Tim MacCarthy, Retires from Nissan Government Affairs Post

Tim MacCarthy, Retires from Nissan Government Affairs Post

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) announced the retirement of Timothy C. MacCarthy from the position of vice president, government affairs. ... Continue reading

Tomkins' Preliminary Announcement for the Year Ended May 1, 1999

Tomkins' Preliminary Announcement for the Year Ended May 1, 1999

Tomkins PLC, the international manufacturing company, announced its preliminary results for the year ended May 1, 1999. ... Continue reading

Toyota Honors Partners at 1998 Logistics Excellence Awards

Toyota Honors Partners at 1998 Logistics Excellence Awards

Toyota Logistics Services (TLS), announced the 1998 Logistics Excellence Awards, honoring its top-tier rail, truck, and import marine logistics partners for their excellent performance in service, quality, and customer service. ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Mid Season Championships at Auburndale

TRACKS: Mid Season Championships at Auburndale

NHRA: Superman Force Dodges Top Fuel Kryptonite, Scores Winston Showdown Victory ... Continue reading

USAC: Midget Car Series Special Event Race Results, 16th Street Speedway

USAC: Midget Car Series Special Event Race Results, 16th Street Speedway

USAC: Midget Car Series Special Event Race Results, 16th Street Speedway ... Continue reading

USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Carson City

USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Carson City

USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Carson City ... Continue reading

Valeo's Growth in Sales (+33.1%) and Provisional Half-Year Results

Valeo's Growth in Sales (+33.1%) and Provisional Half-Year Results

Valeo's consolidated sales for the first half of 1999 were up by 33.1%, totaling 3,890.4 million euros versus 2,924 million euros for the same period in 1998. ... Continue reading

Varlen Enters Into Confidentiality and Standstill Agreement With Amsted

Varlen Enters Into Confidentiality and Standstill Agreement With Amsted

Varlen Corporation announced that it has entered into a confidentiality and standstill agreement with Amsted Industries Incorporated. ... Continue reading

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