Fairchild Semiconductor Announces Conference Call for Third Quarter 2001 Financial Results
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--Oct. 9, 2001--Fairchild Semiconductor International will hold its third quarter 2001 financial results conference call on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 at 4:45 p.m. EDT. The company will release its third quarter results after the close of the market on October 23. Kirk Pond, president, chief executi ... Continue reading
Genuine Parts Company Announces 3rd Quarter 2001 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
ATLANTA--Oct. 9, 2001--Genuine Parts Company plans to release Third Quarter Earnings on October 17, 2001. Management will also conduct a conference call on this date at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. You are invited to join the call, which will be hosted by CEO Larry Prince and CFO Jerry Nix. The public may access the call b ... Continue reading
Injury Sciences Announces Service for Harvesting Vehicle Black Box Data
TAMPA, Fla.--Oct. 9, 2001--Injury Sciences LLC, announced today at the Annual Claims Exposition and Conference (ACE) in Tampa, a new service to retrieve "Black Box" data from vehicles after a collision. A vehicle "Black Box" is a device that records and stores data from an automobile collision. Black box information ca ... Continue reading
ADVISORY/ Meeting of Pace The Suburban Bus Division Board of Directors
-- N O T I C E Meeting of Pace The Suburban Bus Division Board of Directors Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:30 p.m. 550 West Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- I. Roll Call II. Approval of Minutes of the September 20, 2001 Open Session III. ... Continue reading
BELVIDERE, N.J.--Oct. 8, 2001--BASF Corporation's automotive coatings manufacturing plant in Belvidere, N.J., has been accepted into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Environmental Performance Track, a program that is designed to motivate and reward top environmental performance. The Belvidere p ... Continue reading
Carpenter Technology Corporation Technical Information Now At Fingertips Via Internet
WYOMISSING, Pa.--Oct. 8, 2001-- World's Largest Online Database of Metals Causes Dilemma: What Should Engineers Now Do With Bulky Reference Books? Doorstop? Counterweight? Just what will engineers do with their metals reference books now that Carpenter Technology has put most of the information on the Internet? Complet ... Continue reading
Fairchild Semiconductor Offers Foundry Manufacturing for MEMS Devices
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--Oct. 8, 2001-- -- Provides Licensed Sandia National Laboratories SUMMiT IV(TM)Processing Technology for Third Parties -- MEMS Devices Represent $7 Billion Market by 2004 -- MEMS Manufacturing in Volume Production at Fairchild's South Portland Facility Fairchild Semiconductor International today a ... Continue reading
NEW YORK--Oct. 8, 2001-- Study Reaffirms Safety of Acetaminophen Results of a study published in the American Medical Association's Archives of Internal Medicine show repeated use of the maximum recommended daily dose of acetaminophen, the medicine in Tylenol(R), is not associated with evidence of liver (hepatic) injur ... Continue reading
SkyCross Introduces Wireless Industry's First 5.1 - 5.9 GHz High Gain Antenna for Wireless LAN
MELBOURNE, Fla.--Oct. 8, 2001--SkyCross, a leading developer of advanced wireless antenna solutions, introduced the wireless industry's first and only antenna that provides coverage of the 5.1 to 5.9 GHz frequency band. The antenna provides complete global coverage for high data-transmission rate, wireless local area n ... Continue reading
S&P Report Says U.K. Motor Insurance Mkt Unprofitable
LONDON--Oct. 9, 2001--Standard & Poor's--Despite the U.K. motor insurance market reporting a 20% increase in gross premiums written to GBP9.57 billion in 2000, double the rate of premium growth in 1999, the industry net combined ratios improved by only five percentage points and, overall, the sector remains unprofitabl ... Continue reading
Accra in Agreement With Pullman of the US
Accra Teknik AB has signed a contract with Pullman Industry Inc., worth at least SEK 95 m. -- The deal gives Pullman exclusivity on specific Accra product areas. -- The deal marks a breakthrough for Accra on the US market. Accra Teknik AB has signed a contract with US sub-contractor Pullman Inc., a SEK 95 m deal that t ... Continue reading
S&P Asgns Prlm Rtgs to HitachiCapital Ser20 ABS Certs
Standard & Poor's today assigned its preliminary triple-'A' ratings to Hitachi Capital Corp.'s Auto Loan Trust series 20 JPY2.01 billion class 1-9 certificates (see list below). The preliminary ratings are based on information as of Oct. 9, 2001. Subsequent information may result in final ratings that differ from the p ... Continue reading
International Speedway Corporation Reports Record Third Quarter Results
International Speedway Corporation ("ISC") today reported record results for the third quarter and nine months ended August 31, 2001. Total revenues for the 2001 third quarter increased to $132.1 million from $107.2 million in 2000. Operating income for the third quarter increased to $39.4 million compared to $27.5 mil ... Continue reading
National Auto Credit Board of Directors Approves Stockholder Rights Plan
National Auto Credit, Inc. (OTCBB:NAKD) announced today that on September 26, 2001 its Board of Directors adopted a stockholder rights plan. NAC stated that the plan is designed to assure that all of NAC's stockholders will receive fair and equal treatment in the event of any unsolicited attempt to acquire NAC. The pla ... Continue reading
Mile Marker International Announces Latest Military Order
Mile Marker International, Inc. (OTCBB:MMKR), a specialty auto parts manufacturer/distributor, today announced the receipt of its latest U.S. military order for 1,404 hydraulic winch/bumper assemblies worth $3,568,969. In its Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mile Marker announced that i ... Continue reading
New Jiffy Lube Ad Campaign Begins Early October
What do you get when you combine the talents of a Grammy award-winning pop star, a hot Hollywood cinematographer, and one of the best sound engineers in the business? A remarkable blend of sounds and sights that will be used in the new advertising campaign from Jiffy Lube International, one of America's top franchises ... Continue reading
Covansys Teams With Tennessee To Simplify Motor Vehicle Registration
$14.2 Million Contract to Provide Internet Capabilities for Millions of Drivers Covansys, a global technology services company, today announced that it has been selected by the State of Tennessee to construct and implement the Titling and Registration Users System for Tennessee (TRUST). The TRUST project is valued at $ ... Continue reading
Auto Dealers' Use of Internet to Purchase Used Vehicles Increasing
Nearly half of automobile dealerships (48 percent) in the United States are using the Internet to purchase used vehicle inventory -- a dramatic increase from a year ago, according to a new study by Q2 Brand Intelligence. A similar study last year by Q2 found that only 12 percent of dealers were using the Internet to pu ... Continue reading
Suzuki SX Concept Makes West Coast Debut At CA International Auto Show
American Suzuki Motor Corp. will display its new SX concept vehicle for the first time on the West coast at the California International Auto Show, Oct. 10-14. The car's name, SX, stands for "Sport Crossover," so called because the Suzuki combines thrilling sport sedan performance with SUV cargo-toting convenience. The ... Continue reading
PMG Survey Reveals Branding Perceptions by Corporate Executives
Marketing and other key executives are passionate when it comes to the subject of branding, according to a survey recently completed by the Patrick Marketing Group (PMG) of more than 300 randomly chosen respondents. In early October, the California-based marketing firm completed online interviews of CEOs, presidents an ... Continue reading
ARCA Midget release/results, Shady Bowl
Sondi Eden wins career-first ARCA Midget main; Davis takes title DEGRAFF OH, 10-7-01 – Crawfordsville, Indiana driver Sondi Eden won her career-first ARCA Auto Value/NAMARS co-sanctioned feature event Sunday afternoon at Shady Bowl Speedway while Spartanburg, South Carolina driver AJ Davis, by virtue of sixth pla ... Continue reading
Safari Associates Motor Sports ``Soft Wall'' Demonstration Is A Huge Success
INDIANAPOLIS--Oct. 8, 2001--Safari Associates Inc. (OTCBB:SAFR) of Amsterdam, New York, and No Limit Racing Adventure, of Indianapolis, conducted a controlled crash demonstration of Safari's revolutionary, new Molecuthane(TM) soft wall at The Indianapolis Speedrome on September 26. "The wall performed exactly as we exp ... Continue reading
Osborne Sets New Standard -- 204 MPH
For Immediate Release For more information, please contact: David Harris, CMI (704) 455-4291 - office/(704) 756-9301 - mobile DavidHarris@ClearChannel.com <mailto:DavidHarris@ClearChannel.com> Osborne Wins Race to 204 MPH Hemi Engine and Dodge Neon R/T Setting New Standard for Speed MOHNTON, Pa. (Oct. 8, 2001) - It's a ... Continue reading
Blaise Alexander- Rest In Peace
BLAISE ALEXANDER DOB 3-26-76 Blaise Alexander, of Mooresville, North Carolina, died Thursday, October 4 from head injuries sustained at Lowe’s Motor Speedway as a result of a crash in the closing laps of the ARCA RE/MAX Series 100-mile race. He was 25. Alexander, while racing for the lead, made contact with the o ... Continue reading
AAA Gives National Traffic Safety Award to Communities in Arizona, California, and New York
WASHINGTON--Oct. 8, 2001--AAA recognized the communities of Paradise Valley, AZ; LaMirada, CA; the Township of Washington, NJ (Bergen County) and three communities in New York as having among the best programs in the country to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries. These towns and cities have earned AAA's highest ... Continue reading
KELLEY'S LEAD IN ARA SOUTHERN THUNDER POINTS CUT TO ONE
for immediate release October 8, 2001 KELLEY'S LEAD IN ARA SOUTHERN THUNDER POINTS CUT TO ONE PENDERGRASS, GA - Stephen Leicht of Asheville, NC, has closed to within one point of Paul Kelley of Snellville, GA, in the American Racing Association (ARA) Southern Thunder point standings, based on their results in Saturday' ... Continue reading
Union Acceptance Corporation Appoints New Directors
INDIANAPOLIS--Oct. 8, 2001--Union Acceptance Corporation , one of the nation's largest independent, indirect automobile finance companies, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Thomas C. Heagy and William E. McKnight as directors of the Company. Mr. Heagy serves as Chief Financial Officer of ABN AMR ... Continue reading
CTS Corporation Announces Earnings Conference Call
ELKHART, Ind.--Oct. 8, 2001--CTS Corporation will release earnings for the third quarter 2001 before the NYSE opens on Thursday, October 18, 2001. A conference call to discuss third quarter financial results is scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2001, at 4:00 p.m. (EDT). The dial-in number for the conference call is 8 ... Continue reading
New Operation Bass Oil Sponsor for 2002
MINNEAPOLIS--Oct. 8, 2001--Castrol, the world's leading lubrication specialist, and Operation Bass Inc. jointly announced a new multi-year sponsorship agreement that makes Castrol the official motor oil and cleaner of Operation Bass' industry leading bass and walleye fishing tournament programs. Starting in 2002, Castr ... Continue reading
ALMS 2001 season a BMW Motorsport perspective
Victory and titles for BMW in the American Le Mans Series final 7. October 2001 ALMS final - Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, 6 October 2001 Munich. Victory in the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta crowns an exciting season in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) for GT manufacturer champion BMW. On Saturday, Hans-Joachim ... Continue reading
Motor Trend To Announce 2002 ``Sport/Utility of the Year''
--- WHAT: -- On opening day at the 2002-model California International Auto Show, Motor Trend Magazine will unveil the winner of its internationally coveted "2002 Sport/Utility of the Year" award. -- In selecting this year's winner, Motor Trend editors tested every all-new or significantly changed 2002 sport/utility ve ... Continue reading
HARRISON, Ark.--Oct. 8, 2001--American Freightways (AF), a leading less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier providing all-points direct regional service in 40 states and part of the FedEx Corp. family of companies, has been honored with the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) President's Trophy. This prestigious award, pres ... Continue reading
Auto Club Says Traveler Spending and Trip Reservations Increasing
LOS ANGELES--Oct. 8, 2001--Seventy-five percent of Americans said they intend to spend about the same or more money on leisure travel in the next 12 months, according to national AAA survey data analyzed by the Automobile Club of Southern California. This result is comparable to a similar national AAA survey conducted ... Continue reading
3D Systems and European Minardi F1 Form Alliance
VALENCIA, Calif. & FAENZA, Italy--Oct. 8, 2001-- 3D Systems Corp. and racing team European Minardi F1 today announced they have entered into an alliance that will see the team using 3D Systems' stereolithography and, in the future, selective laser sintering technologies to assist with wind tunnel modeling, rapid protot ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Canadian Subsidiary Bought By Management
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 8 -- A Canadian subsidiary of Federal-Mogul Corp. has sold its Tri-Way machine tool business in Windsor, Ontario, under terms of a management buyout. Specific terms of the sale, which was completed September 30, were not disclosed. Established in 1977, the facility has approximately 100 employee ... Continue reading
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