FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of one securities issue amounting to a total of US$25
million on November 28, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
AVIATION CONFERENCE...
NEW YORK: Xiamen, China, has been selected to host Aviation
Week Group's MRO Asia Conference & Exhibition, September 19-21,
2006.
www.aviationnow.com
YOKOHAMA TIRE...
FULLERTON, Calif: Yokohama Tire Corporation has signed a
multi-year agreement designating the global tire producer as
the "Official Tire of the Los Angeles Auto Show". The
sponsorship deal begins with the 2006 LA Auto Show held Jan.
6-15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
www.yokohamatire.com
PEPSICO DIVIDEND...
PURCHASE, N.Y: The Board of Directors of PepsiCo today
declared a quarterly dividend of 26 cents per share on PepsiCo
common stock. The dividend is payable January 3, 2006 to
shareholders of record on December 9, 2005.
www.pepsico.com
FUTURESTEP EXPANDS...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. and SINGAPORE: Futurestep, the
recruitment outsourcing subsidiary of Korn/Ferry International,
announced that it has expanded its global footprint to New
Delhi, India.
www.futurestep.com
DATAMAX APPOINTMENT...
ORLANDO, Fla: Mark Bjerkestrand has assumed responsibility
as Chief Operating Officer of Datamax International
Corporation.
www.datamaxcorp.com
FEMALE CONDOMS...
CHICAGO, Ill: Women across the world may soon benefit from a
cheaper second-generation version of the female condom -- the
FC2 Female Condom(TM) -- if global public health providers
agree to partner on bulk purchases.
www.femalehealth.com
SAVIENT PHARMA...
SAN DIEGO, Calif: Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has
announced that patients with elevated blood uric acid levels
and treatment-resistant gout who were treated with its
investigational drug Puricase (PEG-uricase) had substantial and
sustained reduction in plasma urate levels, according to study
results presented at the American College of Rheumatology 2005
Annual Meeting.
MILLENNIUM BULLIONFUND...
TORONTO: The Millennium BullionFund, Canada's first and only
open-end mutual fund trust that invests in gold, silver and
platinum bullion, now offers a new class of units for global
accredited investors.
www.bmsinc.ca
FEI COMPANY...
HILLSBORO, Ore: FEI Company has completed the first Japanese
installation of its DA 300HP DualBeam system for automated
in-fab defect analysis extendable to the 45nm design node.
www.feicompany.com
MCI AWARD...
SINGAPORE: MCI, Inc. has announced that its Asia Pacific
Call Centre in Singapore has been recognized for the second
consecutive year as Best-in-Class by the Call Centre Council of
Singapore (CCCS) at the 5th Annual Call Centre awards.
JAPANESE FURNITURE...
TOKYO: The Total Interior Promotion Center of Okawa is
participating in the "Kyushu-Fukuoka Fair in Shanghai"
Exhibition held to commemorate the opening of the Kyushu
Shanghai representative office.
www.kisc.co.jp/tipco/
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