Service Corp. boosts bid for Stewart
The Houston Business Journal (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Service Corp. International has raised its offer for rival funeral home operator Stewart Enterprises Inc. to $11 a share. (STEI) (SCI)
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SCI sweetens buyout bid for rival Stewart
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Stewart Enterprises, the owner of more than 200 funeral homes and 100 cemeteries, gained as much as 14 percent in Nasdaq trading after Service Corp. International increased its takeover bid, boosting the potential purchase price to as much as $1.04 billion.
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Economy Too Bad For Funerals? (SCI, CSV, STEI)
24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
If you follow the death care industry, the one name you probably know is Service Corp. International (NYSE: SCI). There is a second tier small player that many... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Service Corp. backs off Stewart acquisition
The Houston Business Journal (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
Service Corp. International said Monday it will not pursue an acquisition of rival funeral services provider Stewart Enterprises Inc. (SCI) (STEI)
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Funeral company Stewart rejects SCI's overture
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
Stewart Enterprises, the owner of more than 200 funeral homes and 100 cemeteries in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, advanced as much as 21 percent in Nasdaq trading after rejecting a buyout offer from Houston-based Service Corp. International.
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Digital HealthCare - PHR for health insurance companies
The Patient's Doctor (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Digital HealthCare : "The pending acquisition of collaborative care management services vendor MEDecision by health insurer Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC) highlights a growing interest among payers in mining their vast data warehouses to create personal health records (PHRs) for their enrollees."
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Robson Arms: 3rd Season DVDs Up for Pre-Order at Amazon: Canada
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
By David Lambert - Amazon's Canadian branch has added a pre-order listing for the August 26th DVD release of Robson Arms - Season 3. Cost of this release from Video Service Corp. is CA$24.98 SRP, but... (more)
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Worleyparsons PetroVietnam Engineering Co to make debut
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
The National Oil and Gas Corp (PetroVietnam) recently announced that on July 8 it would officially made the debut ceremony the Worleyparsons PetroVietnam Engineering Joint Stock Co (WPV) in HCM City. WPV will be established with five big shareholders namely the PetroVietnam Technical Service Corp (PTSC), PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Co (PVEP), PV Gas Co (PVGas), PetroVietnam
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PSC approves rate increases for We Energies, WPS
The Business Journal of Milwaukee (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Thursday approved monthly increases in 2008 electric rates for We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. customers due to increased fuel costs for the companies. (WEC) (TEG)
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New Wausau-area power plant in operation
The Business Journal of Milwaukee (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Wisconsin Public Service Corp. said Wednesday that it has placed the newly constructed Weston 4 power plant just south of Wausau into commercial service. (TEG)
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MEDecision being sold for $121 million
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
MEDecision Inc., which makes software used by healthcare management companies, said Wednesday it is being bought by Health Care Service Corp., which runs Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in several states, for about $121 million.
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Medecision to be bought by health plan provider Health Care Service
The Philadelphia Business Journal (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
Medecision Inc. is being acquired by Health Care Service Corp. for about $121 million. (MEDE)
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Health Care Service to buy Medecision for $121 million
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Medecision Inc. said Wednesday that it will be acquired by Health Care Service Corp. for $7 a share in cash. The company said the deal, which is valued at about $121 million, is expected to close late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter. Shares of Medecision closed Tuesday at $1.71. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets...
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Red River May Keep Trash Service for Customers
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
By Allen Essex, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas Jun. 4--BROWNSVILLE -- When Red River Service Corp. ceases picking up trash and brush under a Cameron County program, the company may try to keep serving customers who want to stay with Red River.
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Razzle Dazzle release delayed!
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
We told you that the deluxe 3 DVD set , The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show - The Complete Series, was to be released tomorrow, June 3rd. But Tabloid Baby pal Brett Hudson tells us the folks at Video Service Corp need a couple of more weeks to bring out the Saturday morning kid-warping variety sketch show from the Seventies. The new release date is set for June 17th.
