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  • U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage to Residents Affected by Hurricane Earl

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20090622/LA34860LOGO-bRICHMOND, Va., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul Company of Richmond is offering 30 days of free storage to families whose homes or businesses have been damaged by Hurricane Earl. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090622/LA34860LOGO-b) (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prn


  • New 6U FPGA-based VMEbus SBC from MEN Micro Boasts Triple Redundancy

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20100903/PH59515AMBLER, Pa., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, now offers the 6U FPGA-based, triple-redundant A602 64-bit VMEbus single board computer (SBC) that employ


  • Nissan Announces Plan to Grow Presence in Argentina

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20080506/NISSANWORDMARKLOGOBUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan Americas today announced a new business strategy to grow the company's presence in Argentina through a partnership with Manuel Antelo. The new arrangement, to begin in late 2011, will strengthen Nissan's sales, service and distribution operatio


  • U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. to Present at ThinkEquity's 7th Annual Growth Conference (G7), September 15-16, 2010
    CARSON, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRTS) announced today that Ted Sanders, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will present at ThinkEquity's 7th Annual Growth Conference (G7), to be held September 15-16, 2010, at the Sofitel Hotel in New York
  • World's Most Famous Car Visits New York Prior to Hitting the Auction Block in London
    NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Arguably the world's most famous car, the actual 1964 Aston Martin DB5 driven by James Bond – Sean Connery – in both Goldfinger and Thunderball will be on display for four days this month in New York City as it is readied to be the lead attraction for RM
  • Boeing Conducts Remote 787 Testing
    EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Four of the five Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 flight test airplanes are conducting remote test operations this week. ZA005 continues testing from its base of operations in Seattle. ZA001, the first 787, is taking a break from operations out of Edwards Air Force Base
  • Pilgrim's Resumes Export Shipments to Russia
    GREELEY, Colo., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC) said it will resume export shipments to Russia tomorrow after the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) finalized certificates that must accompany the shipments. Pilgrim's has four Russia-approved processing plants that
  • Save the Date: CSX Corporation 2011 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) cordially invites analysts and investors to its 2011 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference. CONFERENCE INFORMATION Date: May 17-18, 2011 Location: Detroit, Michigan The two-day conference will showcase the Northwes
  • ENER1 Announces $65 Million Capital Raise

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20080312/CLW018LOGONEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ENER1, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEV) today announced that it has agreed to sell $55 million of senior unsecured notes, together with shares of common stock and warrants, to certain investment funds, led by funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. In addi


  • Horizon Lines to Present at Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference on September 14, 2010
    CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), today announced that Brian Taylor, Senior Vice President, International Services, and Michael Avara, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at Morgan Keegan's Industrial/Transportation Confer
  • 'Thinking' Car Key Predicts Driver Actions
    DETROIT, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ --When Dave Proefke gets locked out of his car, it's called "research." Proefke, a General Motors Technical Fellow, leads a team that has developed an advanced wireless car key that automatically knows when to lock and unlock the doors on the 2011 Buick LaCrosse and sel
  • Universal Travel Group Honored with Three Awards at the 16th Annual Asian Tourism Golden Travel Awards Ceremony
    SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Universal Travel Group (NYSE: UTA) ("Universal Travel Group" or the "Company"), a leading travel services provider in China offering package tours, air ticketing, and hotel reservation services online and via customer service representative
  • Class-Exclusive Technologies Help Keep 2011 Ford Edge a Safety and Security Leader
    DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- 2011 Ford Edge has class-exclusive AdvanceTrac® with RSC® (Roll Stability Control™) standard, one of several technologies further enhancing the safety capability of the popular midsize crossover Traction control, Tire Pressure Monitoring Syst
  • Euro 2012 Projects are the Main Part of Ukraine-China 4 Billion USD Investment Agreements
    KYIV, Ukraine, September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The main result of the state visit of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, to the People's Republic of China is China's commitment to invest more than 4 billion USD in the infrastructure projects in Ukraine. The projects for EURO 2012 have
  • 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Adds SuperCrew Option, More Technology, Towing, Standard 6.2-Liter Engine
    DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford F-150 SVT Raptor again is raising the bar for high-speed off-road performance trucks by adding a SuperCrew option and more standard power and towing capability for 2011 The previously optional 6.2-liter V8 engine, which produces 411 horsepower and 434 l
  • Alaska Air Group Reports August Traffic
    SEATTLE, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported August operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported a 10.0 percent increase in traffic on a 7.1 percent increase in capacity,
  • Merchants Leasing Acquires ALD Automotive USA

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20080528/NEW099LOGOPARIS and MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Leasing is proud to announce the acquisition of ALD Automotive USA, the North American arm of ALD Automotive, one of the largest fleet providers in Europe. As a result of this transaction, Merchants Leasing will acquire ALD's US customer


  • Lombard Sells Stake in Auto Parts Business Realizing 3x Gain
    SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lombard Investments announced today that it has sold a major portion of its stake in Somboon Advance Technology Pcl, one of Thailand's leading first-tier Original Equipment Manufacturing ("OEM") suppliers of auto parts.  Lombard invested in Somboon through
  • Pentair Hosts 2010 Investor and Analyst Day

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20100708/CG32032LOGOMINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Pentair, Inc. (NYSE: PNR) announced today that it will host an Investor and Analyst Day in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 9 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. During the event, Randall J. Hogan, Pentair chairman and ch


  • Marten Transport, Ltd. to Participate in the Morgan Keegan 2010 Industrial/Transportation Conference
    MONDOVI, Wis., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Marten Transport, Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRTN) announced today that the Company is scheduled to present at the Morgan Keegan 2010 Industrial/Transportation Conference at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at 10:45 A.M. Central Time. The

Airlines & Aviation

  • American Airlines and American Eagle Extend Ticketing Deadline to Help Customers Affected by Mexicana Airlines Service Suspension
    FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines and its regional affiliate, American Eagle, today announced that the deadline for the special 20 percent discount off of any published fare for customers holding tickets for confirmed bookings on cancelled Mexicana flights has been extende
  • American Eagle Airlines Reports August Traffic
    FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported that its August traffic increased 13.8 percent year over year as capacity increased 13.2 percent. August load factor was 73.1 percent, an increase of 0.4 points compared to the same period last year. American Eagle boarded
  • American Airlines Reports August Traffic
    FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines reported that August traffic increased 3.1 percent versus the same period last year. Capacity increased by 3.2 percent year over year, resulting in a load factor of 84.6 percent, which was within 0.1 points of last year's load fa
  • TransDigm Completes Acquisition of Semco Instruments Inc.
    CLEVELAND, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Semco Instruments Inc. (Semco) for approximately $74 million in c
  • Indianapolis Man Among the First to Flight with the Parrot AR.Drone
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Parrot AR.Drone, the first quadricopter controlled by an iPod touch®, iPhone® or iPad™, takes flight today in cities around the U.S. The first Parrot AR.Drones, shipped by exclusive retail partner Brookstone, arrived this week to aspiring pi
  • New 6U FPGA-based VMEbus SBC from MEN Micro Boasts Triple Redundancy

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20100903/PH59515AMBLER, Pa., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, now offers the 6U FPGA-based, triple-redundant A602 64-bit VMEbus single board computer (SBC) that employ


  • Delta Air Lines Reports August Traffic

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20090202/DELTALOGOATLANTA, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for August 2010.  System traffic in August 2010 increased 1.1 percent compared to August 2009 on a 1.2 percent increase in capacity.  Load factor remained flat at 86.5 percent. (Logo: 


  • Boeing Conducts Remote 787 Testing
    EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Four of the five Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 flight test airplanes are conducting remote test operations this week. ZA005 continues testing from its base of operations in Seattle. ZA001, the first 787, is taking a break from operations out of Edwards Air Force Base
  • American Airlines Hosts Sweepstakes to Complement Legendary Concert Series With John Legend and The Roots
    FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines is proud to present a new sweepstakes in conjunction with the American Airlines John Legend & The Roots  WAKE UP! Live Concert Series.  The sweepstakes will award two lucky grand-prize winners with 180,000 AAdvantage® mi
  • Euro 2012 Projects are the Main Part of Ukraine-China 4 Billion USD Investment Agreements
    KYIV, Ukraine, September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The main result of the state visit of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, to the People's Republic of China is China's commitment to invest more than 4 billion USD in the infrastructure projects in Ukraine. The projects for EURO 2012 have
  • Alaska Air Group Reports August Traffic
    SEATTLE, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) today reported August operational results for its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines (Alaska) and Horizon Air (Horizon). ALASKA AIRLINES Alaska reported a 10.0 percent increase in traffic on a 7.1 percent increase in capacity,
  • Hertz and ExpertFlyer.com Join Forces to Provide Small Business Owners Discounts on Travel Related Services

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20100902/NY58394LOGONEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hertz Corporation (NYSE: HTZ) and ExpertFlyer.com announced today that the two companies have partnered to provide small businesses exclusive savings on travel services including Hertz rental cars, ExpertFlyer.com membership, and discounts from other corporate p


  • AirTran Airways Reports August Traffic
    ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of August 2010. AirTran Airways August 2010 Traffic (Preliminary) August 2010 August 2009 Change Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 1,878,317 1,846,1
  • Timbers Announce Alaska Airlines as Official Jersey Sponsor and Airline of MLS Club
    PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Major League Soccer (MLS) Portland Timbers and Alaska Airlines today announced that Alaska Airlines is the team's official airline. The multiyear deal is highlighted by the Alaska Airlines' logo prominently featured on the team's jerseys beginning with the
  • Boeing Projects $700 Billion Commercial Airplanes Market in North America
    MONTREAL, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of about 7,200 new airplanes over the next 20 years at an investment of $700 billion. New airplane deliveries in Canada and the United States will be driven largely by the need to reti
  • JetBlue to Waive Change Fees and Fare Differences to Assist Customers Affected by Hurricane Earl
    NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to Hurricane Earl's forecasted impact on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq: JBLU) will waive change fees and fare differences to allow customers booked for travel to or from select destinations between Sept. 2 and 4, 2010. Prior
  • American Airlines Keeps Customers in Mind by Introducing More Customer-Friendly Enhancements to AA.com
    FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines has recently introduced several new, customer-friendly enhancements to its award-winning website, AA.com®. These improvements provide site visitors a more personalized and convenient experience when searching for or booking travel on
  • ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for August 2010 Up 8.9% Year over Year
    MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), today announced that total passenger traffic for August 2010 increased by 8.9% when compared to August 2009. This announcement reflects comparisons between August 1 through
  • JetBlue Starts Nonstop Boston-Phoenix Service Today

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20090217/NY71475LOGO-bNEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today launched its newest route from Logan International Airport with daily nonstop service to Phoenix.  Already carrying the most customers to the most nonstop destinations from Boston, Phoenix is JetBlue's 38th nonstop destinati


  • Delta Revitalizing Boeing 747-400 Fleet with New Interiors

    http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnc/20100902/MM58255TOKYO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today unveiled plans for the complete revitalization of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 aircraft flying primarily from the Tokyo-Narita hub. Between summer 2011 and 2012, Delta will equip each of its 16 747-400s with new fully horizont


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