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Nextel Partners' Results Strengthen Position (RedNova)
By Jason Gertzen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Oct. 19–Business was booming in the third quarter for Nextel Partners Inc., which posted 32 percent sales growth and added 107,200 wireless customers. The affiliate carrier of Sprint Nextel Corp.
Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:04:43 GMT

Mormon Church affiliate plans housing on Oahu's North Shore (KPUA Hilo)
HONOLULU (AP) _ An affiliate of the Mormon Church is planning to build some 550 affordable homes on more than 660 acres on Oahu's North Shore.
Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:16:47 GMT

ShopKo OKs Sale to Sun Capital Affiliate (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
ShopKo Stores Inc. said Tuesday it agreed to sell the company to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. in a bidding war for the discount retailer, ending an earlier agreement with an affiliate of Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc.
Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:35:00 GMT

Sprint Nextel Sues Nextel Partners (Washington Post)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the second time in a week, Sprint Nextel Corp. has filed suit against affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. as their disagreement over the likely acquisition of Nextel Partners becomes increasingly bitter.
Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:13:50 GMT

Mormon Church affiliate plans housing on Oahu's North Shore (KPUA Hilo)
HONOLULU (AP) _ An affiliate of the Mormon Church is planning to build some 550 affordable homes on more than 660 acres on Oahu's North Shore.
Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:16:47 GMT

ShopKo Agrees to Be Bought by Sun Capital (AP via Yahoo! News)
ShopKo Stores Inc. said Tuesday it agreed to be bought by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc., ending a bidding war with a Minneapolis private equity firm.
Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:37:19 GMT

Krispy Kreme Affiliate Goes Bankrupt (Fox News)
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD) said Monday that a majority-owned affiliate and franchisee partner in the Philadelphia region filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:13:13 GMT

Retailer Goody's Gets Two Competing Bids (AP via Yahoo! News)
Retail chain Goody's Family Clothing Inc. said Monday it was reviewing two offers higher than the almost $273 million-buyout deal it struck two weeks ago with an affiliate of private-investment firm Sun Capital Partners Inc.
Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:23:31 GMT

Samsung Elec says Apple chip investment plan dropped (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Talks between Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Apple Computer Inc. on a possible joint investment in flash chip production have been dropped, a Samsung spokesman said on Monday.
Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:49:10 GMT

Girardi has second interview for Tampa Bay opening (USA Today)
New York Yankees bench coach Joe Girardi met with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for the second time Sunday to discuss the team's vacant managerial opening. Tampa Bay, which bought out the final season of Lou Piniella's contract, has an interview scheduled Monday with Atlanta hitting coach Terry Pendleton.
Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Oct 2005 03:09:55 GMT

Manitoba Recalled Gustav Engman , Released Lutz (SportzDomain.Net)
Manitoba Recalled Gustav Engman , Released Lutz 10-16-05-AHL-The Manitoba Moose, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, announced they have released defenceman Nathan Lutz from his pro tryout contract and have recalled defenceman Gustav Engman from Columbia of the ECHL. Lutz, 27, played one game during his pro tryout Saturday night in Chicago. He failed to collect a point. As a result, he
Publ.Date : Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:51:56 GMT

Kowabunga! Announces MyCPAnet, a Next-Generation Cost-Per-Action Internet Affiliate Network Software That Provides the (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
KowaBunga! Marketing, Inc. , a leader in the development of Internet marketing software technologies, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CGI Holding Corporation d/b/a Think Partnership Inc. today announced the launch of MyCPAnet , the next generation in cost-per-action affiliate network management software.
Publ.Date : Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:28:00 GMT

Minnesota Planned Parenthood Affiliate Asks Judge To Reconsider Ruling That It Violated State's Parental Notification (Medical News Today)
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota/North Dakota/South Dakota officials on Wednesday said they will ask Ramsey County, Minn., District Judge David Higgs to reconsider his Oct. 6 ruling that a PPMNS clinic violated the state's parental notification law by performing an abortion on a 17-year-old girl without telling her parents first, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports (Prather, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Publ.Date : Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:17:20 GMT

MySearchSite.net Launches Affiliate Sales Plan (PR Web)
MySearchSite.net announced that it will reward Affiliate partnerswith 20% payouts on advertiser orders. [PRWEB Oct 13, 2005]
Publ.Date : Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:14:29 GMT

First Resource Bank opens title insurance affiliate (Philadelphia Business Journal)
First Resource Bank on Friday officially opened First Resource Land Transfer to provide settlement services and title insurance for the Chester County and Delaware Valley, Pa., markets.
Publ.Date : Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:15:43 GMT

Kowabunga! Announces MyCPAnet, a Next-Generation Cost-Per-Action Internet Affiliate Network Software That Provides the (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
KowaBunga! Marketing, Inc. , a leader in the development of Internet marketing software technologies, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CGI Holding Corporation d/b/a Think Partnership Inc. today announced the launch of MyCPAnet , the next generation in cost-per-action affiliate network management software.
Publ.Date : Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:28:00 GMT

MySearchSite.net Launches Affiliate Sales Plan (PR Web)
MySearchSite.net announced that it will reward Affiliate partnerswith 20% payouts on advertiser orders. [PRWEB Oct 13, 2005]
Publ.Date : Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:14:29 GMT

Precision to Acquire Shur-Lok (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Metal components maker Precision Castparts Corp. said Thursday it agreed to acquire privately held Shur-Lok Corp. and its international affiliate for $110 million in cash.
Publ.Date : Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:05:07 GMT

Toronto outrights pair to Syracuse while two others choose free agency (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) - Catcher Ken Huckaby and infielder Frank Menechino elected to become free agents Thursday after declining assignments from the Toronto Blue Jays to the team's triple-A International League affiliate in Syracuse.
Publ.Date : Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:58:00 GMT

Litigation Support Procurement and Vendor Management Website Announces a Charter Member in its New Affiliate Program (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) October 12, 2005 — The Litigation Support Bureau today introduced The Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Association (HMPA) as its “charter affiliate” signifying the launch of a new affiliate program in support of professional development through the associations of attorneys, legal administrators, paralegals, legal assistants and office managers. Starting
Publ.Date : Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT

Goody's and Sun Capital Partners' affiliate enter into definitive agreement for acquisition (Display & Design Ideas)
OCTOBER 10, 2005 — Confirming earlier reports, Sun Capital Partners Inc., a private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments, and Goody's Family Clothing Inc., Knoxville, Tenn., today announced that an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. and Goody's have entered into a definitive agreement for Sun to acquire Goody's.
Publ.Date : Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:49:46 GMT

CRYO-CELL Affiliate Awarded Grants for Cell Therapy Research (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CRYO-CELL International, Inc. announced today that its affiliate, Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc. , has been awarded two grants to study the effects of cord blood stem cells for the treatment of myocardial infarction, commonly known as heart attack.
Publ.Date : Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:32:00 GMT

ISS Recommends ShopKo Shareholders Vote in Favor of Merger Agreement With Affiliate of Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ShopKo Stores, Inc. announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended that ShopKo shareholders vote for the merger agreement with Badger Retail Holding, Inc., an affiliate of Minneapolis-based private equity investment firm Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated .
Publ.Date : Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:27:00 GMT