Metro Business; Daily News to Start Free Evening Paper
Date: 22 August 2000
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Daily News will begin distributing free evening newspaper aimed at commuters starting Sept 12; executives say new paper will be called Daily News Express (S)
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THERMO TERRATECH TO SELL LANCASTER LABORATORIES
Date: 22 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Thermo Terra Tech agrees to sell its Lancaster Laboratories unit to Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc for about $72 million cash (S)
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MAKER OF BOXING EQUIPMENT TO BE BOUGHT FOR $60 MILLION
Date: 23 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Active Apparel Group Inc agrees to buy Everlast, making of boxing gear, for about $60 million; Active Apparel will rename itself Everlast Worldwide (S)
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WASHINGTON MUTUAL AGREES TO ACQUIRE BANK UNITED
Date: 22 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Washington Mutual Inc agrees to buy Bank United Corp for about $1.49 billion in stock to sell more financial services in Texas (S)
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER PLANS TO SELL MASONITE SUBSIDIARY
Date: 23 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
International Paper Co is in talks to sell its Masonite Corp unit to Premdor Inc (S)
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HEARTLAND ADVISORS URGES DONNELLY TO CONSIDER SALE
Date: 22 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Heartland Advisors, which has 27 percent stake in Donnelly Corp, urges company to consider sale of company or other action to increase its stock price (S)
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BOEING GETS APPROVAL TO BUY HUGHES SATELLITE BUSINESS
Date: 22 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boeing Co wins approval from Defense Department to buy Hughes Electronics Corp's satellite-making business; $3.75 billion transaction will make Boeing world's largest maker of commercial satellites; regulators at FTC and European Commission are reviewing purchase to ensure that Boeing does not use acquisition to push customers to its own launching vehicles (S)
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Olympic Cut Upsets Raines
Date: 22 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tim Raines, who had over 2,500 hits and over 800 stolen bases during 21-year career in majors, says that he is disappointed with US Olympic baseball officials for leaving him off squad (S)
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A Maker of Medical Devices Settles S.E.C. Case on Sales
Date: 22 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Boston Scientific Corp settles Securities and Exchange Commission case over accounting problems at its Japanese unit; SEC found Japanese unit recorded thousands of false sales totaling more than $75 million in 1997 and 1998 (S)
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Deere Venture in China
Date: 23 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Deere & Co forms joint venture with China's Tianjin Tractor Manufacturing Co to improve sales by expanding geographically; Deere will own 51 percent of John Deere Tiantuo Co, which will make and sell four models of tractors in China (S)
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