WEYERHAEUSER TO PAY $34.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT
Date: 10 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Weyerhaeuser Co pays $34.5 million to settle claims that it monopolized market for alder, wood used to make furniture and flooring that grows only in Pacific Northwest; settlement resolves claims by Cascade Hardwoods Inc, Alexander Lumber Mill, Westwood Lumber Co Inc and Morton Alder Mill Inc; Weyerhaeuser admits no liability (S)
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CHEVRONTEXACO PLACES $535 MILLION IN PENSION PLANS
Date: 10 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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ChevronTexaco Corp says it contributed $535 million to shore up its domestic pension plans early this year and that it expects to add about $50 million more by end of 2004 (S)
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INGERSOLL-RAND RAISES QUARTERLY PROFIT ESTIMATE
Date: 10 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Ingersoll-Rand Co raises its first-quarter profit forecast becasuse demand is increasing, though it does not say in which markets (S)
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FINANCIAL OFFICER RISES TO CHIEF AT WASTE MANAGEMENT
Date: 09 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Waste Management Inc promotes David P Steiner to succeed A Maurice Myers as chief executive; Myers will be chairman until he retires in November; company also promotes executive vice president Lawrence O'Donnell III to president-chief operating officer (S)
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AMERICAN STANDARD RAISES FIRST-QUARTER FORECAST
Date: 09 March 2004
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American Standard Cos raises its first-quarter profit forecast (S)
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KOS BUYS RIGHTS TO AVENTIS ASTHMA TREATMENT
Date: 09 March 2004
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Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc acquires rights to asthma treatment Azmacort from Aventis for about $200 million (S)
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JETBLUE PLANS DAILY FLIGHTS TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Date: 09 March 2004
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JetBlue Airways Corp plans to begin daily flights between Dominican Republic's cities of Santiago and Santo Domingo and New York on June 17 (S)
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KROLL BUYS CREDIT NETWORK TRUST FOR $20.5 MILLION
Date: 10 March 2004
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Kroll Inc acquires Credit Network Trust for $20.5 million to give it mortgage credit rating company in Northeast (S)
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ARTIFICIAL JOINT MAKER TO BUY MAKER OF SPINAL PRODUCTS
Date: 09 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Biomet Inc acquires Interpore International Inc for about $280 million in cash to expand its line of spinal products (S)
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GOLDEN STATE VINTNERS TO BE BOUGHT BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Date: 09 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Golden State Vintners Inc agrees to be acquired by O'Neill Acquisition Inc led by its chief executive Jeffrey O'Neill for about $96 million in cash (S)
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