California protest urges Ford to boost fuel economy
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2003; Spencer Swartz writing for Reuters reported that environmental protesters gathered in San Francisco on Saturday for the first of several nationwide protests aimed at pressuring Ford Motor Co. to boost the fuel economy of its cars and trucks. The groups say they are taking aim at Ford, the w ... Continue reading
Glacier The Budweiser Autosport 2003 Show will broadcast live from McGilvery's Speedway at 30th and High School Road beginning at 7:00 PM CDT. Scheduled guests include... J.J. Yeley... currently leading all three USAC National Championships. In the last week J.J. finished 2nd, to Brian Tyler, at Anderson on Wednesday n ... Continue reading
RAIN CLAIMS RACING PROGRAM AT LEBANON VALLEY
, NY - County Concrete of Pittsfield, MA and Heavy Haulers of Ghent, NY were scheduled to present the May 31st racing program at Lebanon Valley but the evil rain demons once again played havoc on the planned festivities. The weather in the Great Northeast has not been kind to the racing industry this year. Rainy condit ... Continue reading
Racing for Saturday May 31 at the Hales Corners Speedway(Franklin, Wis.) has been cancelled due to inclement weather causing poor track and facility conditions. Racing will resume next Saturday night with the Wally Jors Memorial 50-Lap late model special. This is the Hales Corners (Wis.) Speedway media mailing list. Yo ... Continue reading
Goverment May Bail Out and Be Responsible For Deeds Of Federal Mogul and Other Asbestos Litigants
NEW YORK May 31, 2003; Arindam Nag writing for Reuters reported today that asbestos is still a dirty word for Corporate America, but a bill now before U.S. Congress could open the door to a string of new deals among companies once under a cloud of litigation uncertainty, Wall Street deal makers said. The bill, introduc ... Continue reading
BMW WillliamsF1 Team-Monaco GP-2nd qualifying
Monaco Grand Prix - FINAL QUALIFYING 31st May 2003 Weather: Sunny, dry, Air/Track temperature 26/36°C Monte Carlo (MCO). Nowhere is the grid position of higher value than on the narrow streets of Monte Carlo and the BMW WilliamsF1 Team is perfectly set as Ralf Schumacher took pole position on the challenging Monaco ci ... Continue reading
BMW Motorsport: 24h-Nurburgring Race
BMW Corporate Communications 24h-Race Nürburging 2003 - 31 May - 1 June - Race Early problems for Team BMW Motorsport at the Nordschleife Team BMW Motorsport started the 24h-Race Nürburgring at 3pm today (31st May) with their BMW M3 GTRs fifth and seventh on the grid. At the start Hans-Joachim Stuck was driving car n ... Continue reading
Rain Washes Out Milwaukee Qualifying
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com RAIN STEALS A POSSIBLE POLE FROM LUIS DIAZ Krisiloff Denied Qualifying Chance But Will Start Fourth WEST ALLIS, Wis. (May 30, 2003) - Luis Diaz suffered through a couple of days of frustration at The Milwaukee Mile but his biggest frustration may have ... Continue reading
LocatePLUS Announces Key Developments at Shareholder Meeting
BEVERLY, Mass.--May 30, 2003--LocatePLUS Holdings Corp. (OTC BB: LPLHA), one of the fastest growing business-to-business and business-to-government providers of public information, announced today that at its shareholder meeting, held yesterday at its corporate offices in Beverly, Massachusetts, the Company announced i ... Continue reading
Ruhlman battles Torrential Rains at Lime Rock Trans-Am
TORRENTIAL RAINS SOAK LIME ROCK TRANS-AM RACE Greensboro, NC (May 28) Torrential rains, flood warnings up and down the East Coast, and a Memorial Day Trans-Am race at Lime Rock, Connecticut. Such were the conditions for the start of the annual Memorial Day Trans-Am race at Lime Rock Park, the 1.53 mile road course s ... Continue reading
BMW Motorsport: Nurburgring 24 preview
BMW Corporate Communications 24h-Race Nürburging 2003 - 29 May -1 June - Preview BMW Motorsport Gets Ready for the 24h-Race Nürburgring The preparation is over and now it is time for the real thing. Tomorrow the cars in the 31st 24h-Race Nürburgring will take to the famous 25.951 kilometre Nordschleife track for qua ... Continue reading
Walter P. Chrysler Museum Kicks Off Summer with Trio of Events
Car Shows, Father's Day Fun Fill June Calendar EVENTS: Sunday, June 1 -- 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 7th annual Orphan Car Show sponsored by Walter P. Chrysler Museum Riverside Park, near historic Depot Town in downtown Ypsilanti $3 admission for spectators Saturday, June 7 -- 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 14th annual Chrysler Employee Motor ... Continue reading
Dana People To Construct Ohio's 200th Habitat for Humanity Home During State Bicentennial
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 30 -- Dana Corporation employees in conjunction with Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHFH) will partner with a local Toledo family to build Ohio's 200th Habitat for Humanity home during the state's bicentennial year. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) During the summer of ... Continue reading
DURA Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--May 30, 2003--DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. , announced today that a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share will be paid on the 7 1/2% convertible trust preferred securities issued by the DURA Automotive Capital Trust. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2003, to stockholders of record on Ju ... Continue reading
EarthLink Selects Netopia Routers for Use with New Business-Class Broadband Service
EMERYVILLE, Calif.--May 30, 2003-- New EarthLink Offering, Extended DSL, Overcomes DSL Distance Limitations with the Netopia R5300 Router Netopia, Inc. , a market leader in broadband equipment, software and services, today announced that EarthLink, Inc. has selected the Netopia R5300 router for use with EarthLink's new ... Continue reading
Mazda U.S. Tour Features Gravitas Photo/Data Solution
LAS VEGAS & VANCOUVER, British Columbia--May 30, 2003--Gravitas International Inc. (OTCBB:GVTS) is currently "on-the-road" fulfilling a major contract for Mazda USA, working with Mazda's special event promotional agency, New York-based Big Fat Worldwide Inc. During the six-month-long contract, Gravitas' unique digital ... Continue reading
Noble International Announces Quarterly Dividend
WARREN, Mich., May 30 -- Noble International, Ltd. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share of Noble common stock to be paid June 30, 2003 to stockholders of record June 17, 2003. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT Noble International, Ltd. is a leading supplier of automotive ... Continue reading
ANNAPOLIS, Md.--May 30, 2003--During a period of heightened national security alerts, Asa Hutchison, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation, and Admiral James Loy, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, will address this year's Annual National Cargo Security Conference, to be held June 7 - ... Continue reading
CASCAR AND PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCE TITLE SPONSOR
For immediate release / May 30, 2003 CASCAR AND PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCE TITLE SPONSOR FOR JUNE 7th SUPER SERIES EVENT: THE "DODGE DEALERS OF ONTARIO 200" PETERBOROUGH, ON - CASCAR and Peterborough Speedway jointly announced this morning that a title sponsor has been secured for the June 7th CASCAR Super Series e ... Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas, May 30 -- Cooperative Computing, Inc. (CCITRIAD) announced today that it has commenced a tender offer for any and all of its $100 million aggregate principal amount of 9% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. In conjunction with the tender offer, noteholder consents are being solicited to effect certain am ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Insurance Company Partners to Bring A Comprehensive Prevention Package to Dealers
* Partnerships Formed with Fisher and Phillips LLP, FPHR Consulting LLC and PreventionPoint LLC * Expansion of Dealer Insurance Options FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 30 -- DaimlerChrysler Insurance Company (DCIC), a company of DaimlerChrysler Services North America, announced today two partnerships to provide labor and ... Continue reading
Group 1 Automotive to Present at New York Investor Conferences in June
HOUSTON--May 30, 2003--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, announced that executive management will participate in three investor conferences in New York City in June. Group 1 will discuss its financial results and company strategies. The company will present at the 12th Annual Bear Stearns Cre ... Continue reading
Grupo Imsa Obtains 6-Year Financing of $547 Million Mexican Pesos
MONTERREY, Mexico--May 30, 2003--Grupo Imsa, S.A. de C.V. (BMV:IMSA) announced today that it has successfully placed an issue of certificados bursatiles (peso bond) for 547 million Mexican pesos. This placement is part of a bond program that was set up in May of 2002 with the Comision Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (Me ... Continue reading
Ken Eberts Named 2003 Featured Artist for Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance
World's Premier Classic Car Exposition Celebrates 25 Years DETROIT, May 30 -- An original painting by renowned automotive artist Ken Eberts recently was unveiled at a private reception to celebrate the upcoming 2003 Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance (Concours). The painting, which will be reproduced as the official Conc ... Continue reading
Lawsuit Claims Infringement of Machine Vision Patents VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 30 -- LMI Technologies Inc. ("LMI"), a leading supplier of machine vision systems, announced today that it has filed a complaint against Perceptron, Inc. of Plymouth, Michigan and US Natural Resources, Inc. ("USNR") of Woodland, Wash ... Continue reading
GREENVILLE, S.C., May 30 -- The Michelin Man(TM) is extending a helping hand -- and giving a nod -- to Special Olympics athletes this summer. Michelin North America, Inc., has produced Michelin Man bobblehead dolls and is making them available to consumers at www.michelinman.com, with a portion of the proceeds to benef ... Continue reading
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 30 -- Quaker Chemical Corporation has been named the management services provider for a Caterpillar Inc. manufacturing plant in Gosselies, Belgium, and two ACI (Renault) plants, in Le Mans and Villeurbanne, France. The Caterpillar plant, which manufactures heavy construction equipment in Belgium, ... Continue reading
TIERRA VERDE, Fla., May 30 -- SeaView Video Technology, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: SEVU) the leader in powerline transmission technology, is pleased to announce our latest distribution partnership. SeaView has signed a 5 year multi-million dollar contract with Audiovox(R) Specialized Applications, LLC (ASA), www.asaelectro ... Continue reading
Special Olympics Torch Run at Infineon Raceway
John Cardinale Dawn Lillington Infineon Raceway Special Olympics North Bay (707) 938-8448, ext. 107 (415) 457-0767 ***MEDIA OPPORTUNITY*** Law Enforcement Officers Take Over Infineon Raceway For Special Olympics Torch Run, June 3 SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Roaring racecars and dragsters will give way to the s ... Continue reading
COLUMBUS, Ohio--May 30, 2003-- Management's preliminary examination of the proposal issued by Mr. Shepard, a minority shareholder in State Auto Financial Corp., indicates the following: -- The merger Mr. Shepard proposes would be with a yet-to-be-formed shell mutual insurance company that would not engage in the busine ... Continue reading
SHREVEPORT, La.--May 30, 2003-- StockPickReport.Com (IARD#119079 - http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=bw) makes these short-term stock recommendations: Sprint PCS Group - STRONG SELL - http://pr.stockpickreport.com/PCS.htm Ford Motor - BUY - http://pr.stockpickreport.com/F.htm SanDisk - WEAK BUY - http://pr.stockpickr ... Continue reading
SUNOCO'S TEAM ULTRA 94 MAKES DEBUT
Press Release; For immediate release Sunoco's Team Ultra 94 makes debut! Matt Champagne, Aaron de Heus and Jordy Vorrath have successful test at Mosport under the watchful eye of Ron Fellows MOSPORT, ONTARIO - The three Sunoco Team Ultra 94 members got their first taste of wheel-to-wheel action in 2003 at the Driver De ... Continue reading
TABC Announces 4-Cylinder Engine Assembly - Toyota Parts Plant Expands Capabilities
LONG BEACH, Calif., May 30 -- TABC, Inc., Toyota's longest operating U.S. manufacturing facility, today announced the assembly of four-cylinder engines for the Tacoma pick-up truck. The Long Beach plant will assemble approximately 68,000 four-cylinder engines annually for the Tacoma, beginning in 2005. The expansion re ... Continue reading
LAKE FOREST, Ill., May 30 -- Tenneco Automotive Inc. today said it had commenced an offering of $300,000,000 of Senior Secured Notes. Tenneco Automotive plans to use the net proceeds of the offering to prepay certain term loans under, and a portion of the outstanding balance of the revolving credit portion of, the Comp ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Convertible Preferred Securities
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--May 30, 2003--Tower Automotive, Inc. , announced today that a dividend of $0.84375 per share will be paid on the 6 3/4% trust convertible preferred securities issued by the Tower Automotive Capital Trust. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2003, to stockholders of record on June 15, 2003. The ... Continue reading
BMW WilliamsF1-Monaco GP-1st Qualifying
Monaco Grand Prix - FIRST QUALIFYING 29th May 2003 Weather: Dry, 29° Air, C 39°C Track Monte Carlo (MCO). The BMW WilliamsF1 Team made a solid start to the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, with drivers Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya qualifying in 6th and 8th places respectively. Ralf Schumacher: 6th Chassis: FW25 0 ... Continue reading
New Report Highlights Ethanol's Role in Reducing Climate Change
New York and California Asked to Help Reduce Climate Change Gases With Aggressive Renewable Fuels Standard WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Citing a new study, The Renewable Energy Action Project (REAP) today asked Congress to implement a more robust Renewable Fuels Standard and called on the New York and California delegation to ... Continue reading
NEW YORK, May 30 -- More than $3 million in prizes and scholarships were awarded to the nation's best high school automotive education students at the 2003 National Automotive Technology Competition, which was held at the New York International Auto Show last month. First place winners, Brian Greenwood and Matthew Funk ... Continue reading
NAIAS 2004 Announces 1993-2003 Economic & Attendance Growth
Data provided by Comerica Chief Economist David Littmann DETROIT, May 30 -- The economic activity brought to Southeast Michigan by the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) grew 86 percent from $288 million in 1993 to approximately $536.8 million in 2003, according to Comerica Bank chief economist, David Littm ... Continue reading
KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 30 -- The Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union, PACE Local 6-0682 and retirees at Checkers Motors held a rally at Vanderburg Park in Kalamazoo, and marched down to corporate headquarters to protest the company's treatment of its retirees. Health Insurance issue ... Continue reading
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--May 30, 2003--Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. today issued final fiscal 2003 fourth quarter and audited results for the year ended March 29, 2003, which were pending final review by the Company's external auditors, as previously discussed in the Company's press release dated May 22, 2003. PricewaterhouseCoop ... Continue reading
WHO: When Chris Pook was thrust into the leadership role of the CART series at the end of 2001, some big promises were made -- which included revitalizing the company, getting more people in the stands, and providing numerous marketing opportunities for high-dollar sponsors. Open wheel racing has had its ups and downs ... Continue reading
Johnson Collects Provisional No. 1 Qualifier
Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Lucas Oil Products NHRA Nationals Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. Qualifying Notes & Quotes Allen Johnson Grabs Provisional Number One Could Be a First for the Tennessee Resident JOLIET, Ill. (May 30, 2003) Mopar¹s Allen Johnson has grabbed the provisional No. 1 p ... Continue reading
BMW Motorsport: Nurburgring 24 Hour Race Qualifying
BMW Corporate Communications 24h-Race Nürburging 2003 - 29 May - 1 June Qualifying BMW Returns to the Nordschleife When the 31st 24h-Race Nurburgring starts at 15.00 on Saturday (31st May) theTeam BMW Motorsport entered M3 GTR number 42, driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER), Boris Said (USA) and John Nielsen (DNK) will ... Continue reading
NHRA Friday: WJ Sits Tenth Midway Through Route 66 Qualifying
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Qualifying Results WJ Sits Tenth Midway Through Route 66 Qualifying Event: 6th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals Location: Route 66 Raceway Joliet, IL Day/Date: Friday May 30, 2003 The Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals ... Continue reading
NHRA Friday: KJ Places Fourth on Friday in Joliet
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Qualifying Results KJ Places Fourth on Friday in Joliet Event: 6th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals Location: Route 66 Raceway Joliet, IL Day/Date: Friday May 30, 2003 Qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationa ... Continue reading
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