Archive for June, 2005

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

The Summit Group, Inc. Builds Upscale Limited-Service Hotel Portfolio; Summit Group Affiliate Purchases Four New (dBusinessNews.com)
Sioux Falls - SIOUX FALLS — Summit Hotel Properties, LLC, an affiliate of The Summit Group, Inc., today announced it has purchased four leading-brand, limited-service hotels. These transactions are part of the overall growth strategy of The Summit Group, a leading developer, owner, and manager of upscale limited-service hotels nationwide.
Publ.Date : Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:05:50 GMT

Affiliate of's Korea's Hanjin Opens New Container Terminal (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, June 29 Asia Pulse - An affiliate of South Korea's largest logistics company, Hanjin Shipping Co. (KSE:000700), opened a new cargo container terminal Wednesday in the port of Pyeongtaek on the country's western coast.
Publ.Date : Wed, 29 Jun 2005 03:27:00 GMT

Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News - 29-Jun-05 - New set of foes for Monarchs (The Union Leader and NewHampshire Sunday News)
For the first time ever, the Manchester Monarchs, top affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, will play seven opponents from the Western Conference during the upcoming season.
Publ.Date : Wed, 29 Jun 2005 04:18:31 GMT

AOL affiliate logs on to Chapter 11 (The Deal)
In a widely expected move, the struggling Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based affiliate of America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc. filed for Chapter 11 on Friday along with three subsidiaries and will wind down its business, according to court documents.
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:14:36 GMT

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

Local support group honored at luncheon (Stuttgart Daily Leader)
The Arkansas Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation held its Awards and Grants Luncheon in early April and distributed 25 grants totaling more than $758,346 to Arkansas organizations.
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:17:27 GMT

PIMCO Corporate Income Fund Reports Results for the Fiscal Quarter and Six Months Ended April 30, 2005 (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
NEW YORK, June 27, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) — PIMCO Corporate Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE:PCN), a closed-end management investment company which seeks to provide high current income with secondary objectives of capital preservation and appreciation, today announced its results for the fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2005. At April 30, ———— 2005 2004 —-
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:46:46 GMT

CurtCo acquires San Diego Magazine (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News)
CurtCo Publishing, an affiliate of Robb Report and parent of ShowBoats International and Worth magazines, announced Monday the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of San Diego Magazine Publishing Co., owner of San Diego Magazine.
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:05:15 GMT

Monday, June 27th, 2005

Sprint Affiliate Suing to Stop Merger (ABC News)
Sprint Affiliate Suing to Stop Potential $35 Billion Merger With Nextel
Publ.Date : Fri, 24 Jun 2005 22:43:09 GMT

Sprint Corp. affiliate suing to stop merger with Nextel Communications (Canada.com)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Affiliates on both sides of the potential $35 billion US merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. are causing their parent companies headaches.
Publ.Date : Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:58:48 GMT

Sprint affiliate sues to stop Nextel merger (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
A wireless affiliate already in court with a lawsuit against Sprint Corp. filed for an injunction Tuesday to block Sprint's
Publ.Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:01:22 GMT

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

Sprint affiliate sues to stop Nextel merger (BizJournals)
A wireless affiliate already in court with a lawsuit against Sprint Corp. filed for an injunction Tuesday to block Sprint's $36 billion merger with Nextel Communications Inc.
Publ.Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:17:40 GMT

Frith, BlueClaws Beat Shorebirds (OurSports Central)
Lakewood, NJ - The Lakewood BlueClaws (4-1) opened up a short two game series with the Delmarva Shorebirds (2-3), Single-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday night. Ryan Frith's two-run double in the eighth with one out gave Lakewood a 9-8 win.
Publ.Date : Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:49:43 GMT

Sprint affiliate suing to stop Nextel merger (Jefferson City News Tribune)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Affiliates on both sides of the potential merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. are causing their parent companies headaches.
Publ.Date : Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:22:03 GMT

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

Sprint Corp. affiliate suing to stop merger with Nextel Communications (Canada.com)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Affiliates on both sides of the potential $35 billion US merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. are causing their parent companies headaches.
Publ.Date : Fri, 24 Jun 2005 23:02:36 GMT

Friday, June 24th, 2005

Nextel affiliate: Force buyout (The Deal)
Nextel Partners Inc. is recommending that shareholders exercise their right to force Nextel Communications Inc. to buy them out after the company's $35 billion merger with Sprint Corp . A deal could value the Kirkland, Wash., carrier's equity at $4.8 billion, though Nextel already holds 32% of the shares.
Publ.Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:43:54 GMT

Thursday, June 23rd, 2005

Primetime Tuesday Ratings: The Diluted NBA Finals Leads ABC to Victory (Mediaweek.com via Yahoo! News)
Game 6 of the NBA Finals (Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs) led ABC to Tuesday victory, with a 10.5/17 in the overnights from 9:15 p.m. to 12 a.m., and 10.56 million viewers and a 4.1/11 among adults 18-49 for the primetime portion of the game from 9-11 p.m. As a reminder, fast affiliate results for last night's game (total viewers and adults 18-49) are approximate due to the live nature of
Publ.Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:24:15 GMT

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005

NICE Announces First Mass Production Implementation of NICE Perform by GECIS, GE Capital Affiliate (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NICE Systems , the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract insight from interactions to drive performance, today announced that leading Indian outsourcer, GECIS, a GE Capital affiliate, has deployed the first mass production implementation of NICE Perform to streamline key processes and increase revenues.
Publ.Date : Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:02:00 GMT

Xenomics Inc Research Note Issued by Investrend Research Affiliate Beacon Equity Research Regarding New Human Clinical (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
A new research note on Xenomics has been issued by Investrend Research Affiliate Beacon Equity Research analyst Josephine Marshall.
Publ.Date : Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:30:00 GMT

Tuesday, June 21st, 2005

Castle Harlan Australian Affiliate Sells Disposable Diaper Company (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York private equity investment firm, announced today that its Australian affiliate, CHAMP, has sold Australian Pacific Paper Products , Australia's second largest manufacturer of disposable diapers.
Publ.Date : Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:24:00 GMT