A Radio Program on Kosovo Wins Gold Journalism Prize
Date: 20 January 2001
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Radio documentary produced by American Radio Works on Serbian atrocities in Kosovo wins Alfred I duPont-Columbia Univeristy Award for distinguished broadcast journalism (M)
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LUCENT TO SEEK BUYERS FOR TWO FACTORIES
Date: 20 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lucent Technologies will seek buyers for two of its four remaining US manufacturing facilities, which make telephone switches and wireless equipment (S)
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ADC SAYS IT WILL NOT MEET FORECASTS ON PROFIT
Date: 20 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ADC Telecommunications says sales and earnings growth will be 15 percent during current fiscal year, half of previous estimates (S)
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KEYCORP PRESIDENT IS TO BECOME CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF
Date: 19 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
KeyCorp's chairman-chief executive Robert W Gillespie will retire Feb 1, three months before his contract expires; will be succeeded by Henry L Meyer 3d, who is president and chief operating officer; Thomas C Stevens is named vice chairman and chief administrative officer (S)
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AMR DEAL INCLUDES NONACQUISITION AGREEMENT
Date: 19 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AMR Corp, parent of American Airlines, effectively agrees not to acquire another major domestic carrier as part of deal to secure share of lucrative Boston-New York-Washington air shuttle route now operated by US Airways (S)
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VIGNETTE ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS AND ISSUES PROFIT WARNING
Date: 19 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vignette Corp, maker of software for Internet commerce, will lay off 15 percent of its workers because of economic slowdown is hurting demand; says it expects to lose money in first quarter and revives downward its forecast for full-year profits in 2001 (S)
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ICN PHARMACEUTICALS EXPECTS EARNINGS TO SHOW DECLINE
Date: 20 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ICN Pharmaceuticals says that its 2000 earnings will come in below forecasts (S)
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SPHERION WILL TAKE ITS LONDON SUBSIDIARY PUBLIC
Date: 20 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Spherion Corp, recruitment and consulting company, will take its London subsidiary, Michael Page Group, public; hopes to raise $1.2 billion (S)
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ALBERTA ENERGY SAYS IT IS BUYING BALLARD PETROLEUM
Date: 19 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alberta Energy, leading Canadian natural gas producer, acquires Ballard Petroleum for about 340 million Canadian dollars ($224.2 million); Alberta Energy says it hopes to step up production to 60 million cubic feet per day by 2003 (S)
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SUPERVALU DROPS BID FOR KMART DISTRIBUTION CONTRACT
Date: 20 January 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Supervalue Inc, food distribution and supermarket company, drops out of bidding for $3.7 billion single-source contract to supply Kmart stores (S)
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