STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Industrivarden has signed an agreement to sell its last remaining wholly owned operating subsidiary, Isaberg Rapid, to the private equity firm Segulah. The buyer is expected to take possession of the company in January 2007. Upon the …
RESTON, Va. -- Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (NYSE: S) Board of Directors today named President and Chief Executive Officer Gary D. Forsee to serve as the company's Chairman. Forsee replaces Tim Donahue, who retires as Executive Chairman at the end of this …
LISLE, Ill. -- First Trust Strategic High Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FHI) today announced a long-term capital gain distribution of $0.067 per share. The distribution will be payable on December 29, 2006 to shareholders of record as of …
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & NEW YORK -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and its DISH NetworkTM satellite TV service today announced an agreement with New Line Cinema to carry the studio's current and catalog titles on its Video On Demand …
CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings notes that on Dec. 1, 2006, the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, Ohio Bond Fund sustained its first missed borrower payment since the inception of the program in 1997. The delinquent borrower was Myers University (the …
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Paradigm Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: PDHO), announced that Paradigm Solutions Corporation (Paradigm), its wholly-owned subsidiary, has been awarded a contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to implement a Bureau-wide crisis/incident …
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Winston Hotels, Inc. (NYSE: WXH), a real estate investment trust (REIT) and owner of premium limited-service, upscale extended-stay and full-service hotels, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the Company's regular …
AUSTIN, Texas -- Debix, the Identity Protection Network, today announced that it will offer Identity Protection Services for three years to the victims of the UCLA security breach for $99. Details of the offer are available at http://www.debix.com/UCLA. …
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) announced today it has agreed to sell in an underwritten public offering $300 million aggregate liquidation preference of its 6.60% Series D Preference Shares, with a liquidation preference of $25 …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- First State Bancorporation (NASDAQ:FSNM) ("First State") doing business as First Community Bank, New Mexico's largest locally managed bank holding company, today announced that the shareholders of Front Range Capital …
SAN FRANCISCO -- Holiday shoppers make personalized gift cards at Macy's Union Square in San Francisco. The Macy's Custom Gift Card Kiosk by Cardways is being tested in select locations in San Francisco and San Jose this holiday to give customers a …
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46882) has announced the addition of "Wine in Australia to 2010" to their offering. This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data …
SAN JOSE, Calif. & PARIS -- Business Objects (Nasdaq:BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, today announced that the Population Council, a global nonprofit …
NEW YORK -- The Board of Directors of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) today elected Jamie Dimon to the position of Chairman of the Board, effective December 31, 2006, in addition to his current position as Chief Executive Officer of the firm. Mr. …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- OMX (STO:OMX) founder and Chairman of the Board Olof Stenhammar has reported that he will not stand for reelection to the OMX Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting 2007. Having founded OMX in 1984, served as the company…
CAMBRIDGE, England -- nCipher plc (LSE:NCH) announces the appointment of Robert Jeens as non-executive Chairman of the Board with immediate effect. nCipher's previous Chairman, Dr Ossama Hassanein, has retired from the Board with immediate effect. …
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46994) has announced the addition of "Computer Hardware in the United Kingdom" to their offering. The Computer Hardware in the United Kingdom industry profile …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- On the heels of the recent announcement of Infotec's new advertising-based revenue focus for 2007, another major deal was released by CEO Arthur Griffiths today. An agreement has been reached with wholly-owned AOL …
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46974) has announced the addition of Leadership is Everyone's Business, Participant Workbook to their offering Created specifically for individual contributors-that …
DALLAS -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global hybrid chemical company, will present its business strategy for earnings growth and 2007 outlook at its investor conference today at 8:30 a.m. in New York. The conference, hosted by David N. Weidman, …
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