Wednesday, January 27, 1999

AlliedSignal Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Hoechst Celanese

AlliedSignal Inc. said that it has settled the patent infringement lawsuit it brought against Hoechst Celanese in late 1997. ... Continue reading

American Quantum Cycles Inc. Announces Spokespersons

American Quantum Cycles Inc. announced that racecar drivers Eddie Cheever, Arie Luyendyk and Billy Boat have become their spokesmen. These drivers are in addition to Kenny Brack the 1998 IRL Champion who was previously announced. ... Continue reading

Amerigon Shareholders Approve Reverse Stock Split

Amerigon Incorporated announced that its shareholders overwhelmingly approved an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation effecting a 1 for 5 reverse stock split, which was approved by the Company's board of directors in December. ... Continue reading

Asta Funding Reports First Quarter Results

Asta Funding, Inc. announced results for the Company's first quarter ended December 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

Automotive Aftermarket Players Adopt Strategic Growth Initiatives

Economic opportunities in the automotive aftermarket are becoming increasingly difficult to exploit. Those who wish to prosper in the emerging environment need information. ... Continue reading

Barnes Group Inc. Reports Another Outstanding Year

Barnes Group Inc. reported that 1998 earnings per share were $1.72, after a non-recurring expense of $ .38 per share related to the accelerated retirement package of its retired chief executive officer. ... Continue reading

Concept Cars Showcase Innovative Eaton Superchargers

Four concept cars unveiled at the 1999 North American International Auto Show in Detroit showcase the popularity, versatility and innovativeness of Eaton Corporation's superchargers. ... Continue reading

Eaton Declares Quarterly Dividend

Eaton Corporation's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.44 per common share, payable on February 25 to shareholders of record on February 8, 1999. Eaton has paid dividends on common shares annually since 1923. ... Continue reading

Enigma Receives More Than $5 Million in Orders from Rolls-Royce plc

Enigma, Inc., the leader in electronic publishing solutions, announced that it has received more than $5 million in orders for software and services from Rolls-Royce plc of Derby, England. ... Continue reading

Fifth Annual International Motorcycle Show Roars Into Ohio

The Cycle World International Motorcycle Show(R), presented by Toyota Trucks, roars into Ohio for the fifth year, at the IX Center (International Exposition Center), Jan. 29-31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Fleetwood Reports Record Third Quarter and Nine-Month Sales

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a leading producer of manufactured housing and recreational vehicles, announced preliminary sales for the third quarter and nine months ended January 24, 1999. ... Continue reading

Gleason Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Gleason Corporation's board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.0625 per share, payable on Feb. 26, 1999 to stockholders of record on Feb. 12, 1999. ... Continue reading

Hertz Official Co-Sponsor for Denver Broncos Alumni Pro HandiCup

The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest car rental company, has been appointed the official co-sponsor for the 1999 Denver Broncos Alumni Pro HandiCup Race. ... Continue reading

INSpire Announces Agreement With Cameron Mutual Insurance Co.

INSpire Insurance Solutions announced a five-year software licensing agreement to provide TransFluent, the company's electronic data interface translation software, to Cameron Mutual Insurance Co., located in Cameron, Mo. ... Continue reading

INSpire Announces Agreement With Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

INSpire Insurance Solutions announced a software licensing agreement to provide the company's Underwriting Expert System to The Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. (Farm Bureau Mutual), located in Manhattan, Kan. ... Continue reading

Kenneth R. Baker Joins ECD as Vice Chairman and COO

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) announced that Kenneth R. Baker has joined ECD as vice chairman of its board of directors and chief operating officer. ... Continue reading

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. Announces Record 1998 Sales

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. announced record product sales for the year ended December 31, 1998, of $616.3 million, as compared with $316.4 million for the year ended December 31, 1997, an increase of 94.8%. ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Truck Declares Dividend

Oshkosh Truck Corporation's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.10875 per share for Class A Common Stock and $.125 per share for Common Stock. ... Continue reading

Penn Engineering Announces Sales and Earnings for Q4 1998

The Board of Directors of Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. announced net income of $4,550,709, or $0.53 per share, on quarterly net sales of $44,610,524 for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

RB Rubber to Acquire Waste Recovery's Portland Tire Processing Plant

RB Rubber Products, Inc. announced that it has agreed to purchase a tire recovery and processing plant in Portland, Oregon, from the Dallas, Texas based Waste Recovery, Inc. ... Continue reading

Rose McMurray Named Head Of NHTSA Traffic Safety Programs

National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Ricardo Martinez, M.D. announced the appointment of Rose A. McMurray as associate administrator for traffic safety programs for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). ... Continue reading

SDRC Reports Record $403 Million Year

SDRC reported revenues totaling $115.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 1998, a 21% increase over the same quarter last year. ... Continue reading

Sheldahl Board Elects Donaghy Chairman, Lundstrom CEO

Sheldahl, Inc. said that its Board of Directors had elected Edward L. Lundstrom to the additional position of Chief Executive Officer and James E. Donaghy as Chairman of the Board. In addition, the Board re-elected Kenneth J. Roering. ... Continue reading

Siebe Controls Selects Scala as Preferred Worldwide ERP Choice

Siebe Controls has announced its selection of Scala 5 Global Series(tm) as its preferred enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solution, according to Scala North America, a leading provider of enterprise management software. ... Continue reading

Spatial Technology Reports Record Fourth Quarter and 1998 Revenue

Spatial Technology Inc., the leading developer of open, component 3D modeling technology, reported record results for its fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

Standard Products Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

The Standard Products Co. announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan in order to protect the interests of its shareholders in the event of an unsolicited attempt to acquire the outstanding common shares of the Co. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Joins LatinPass Program

Thrifty Car Rental, with some 1,200 rental locations in 71 countries worldwide, will become the newest car rental partner for LatinPass, the frequent flyer program of Latin American Airlines, effective February 1. ... Continue reading

Top Driver Video Lets Drivers Take Control of Insurance Premiums

If you're dedicated to saving money this year, Top Driver, the nation's leader in driver education may have thesolution. ... Continue reading

Warrantech Corp Subsidiary in Agreement With Risk Management Group

Warrantech Corporation announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Warrantech Automotive, Inc., has entered into an agreement with Risk Management Group (RMG) of Marietta, Georgia, to provide administrative services. ... Continue reading