TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Renegade Venture (NEV.) Corporation (OTCBB:RDVN) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Hamilton Aerospace Technologies, signed maintenance and service agreements with a new customer, UMI International. This new project involves maintenance checks, corrosion prevention control program task cards, Airworthiness Directives, and other return-to-service work on two cargo configured Boeing 727 aircraft. The estimated value of these maintenance contracts is approximately $500,000, which Hamilton Aerospace expects to complete and book in the 4th quarter. UMI International is an aircraft leasing company specializing in leasing aircraft into South America.
Whistler Investments, Inc. Listed in Standard & Poor's Corporation Records
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Whistler Investments, Inc. (OTCBB:WHSL) (name change pending to Global Electric) announced today that the Editorial Board of Standard and Poor's ("S&P") has approved Whistler for a complete corporate listing and description in Standard and Poor's Corporation Records. Additionally, Whistler will have its corporate description published in Standard and Poor's Daily News Section. S&P also will initiate financial coverage of Whistler as part of the S&P Market Access Program, including coverage of Whistler on S&P's Internet website, www.advisorinsight.com as well as S&P Marketscope and the electronic version of S&P Stock Guide database. Additionally, the S&P coverage will appear on the highly trafficked OTC Bulletin Board web site www.otcbb.com.
Celltech Group Plc announces Holding(s) in Company
Slough, U.K., Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Celltech Group Plc:
Skanska secures road-construction assignment in Finland valued at SEK 450 M
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Skanska has signed a contract to design and build a stretch of the E18 outside Helsinki. The contract is valued at SEK 450 M (EUR 50.4 M) and will be included in the order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2003. The customer is the Finnish Road Administration, Finnra.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Epic Financial Corporation (OTCBB:EPFL) and Paramco Financial Group (OTCBB:PFDE) today announced that Epic Financial, Datalogic International (OTCBB:DLGI), and Paramco Financial have teamed to develop a proprietary VoIP Video Conferencing system for the mortgage industry.
Skanska preferred bidder for the largest UK PFI hospital project -- estimated value SEK 13 billion
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Skanska Innisfree consortium and Barts and the London NHS Trust have executed a preferred bidder agreement for the U.K.'s largest privately financed hospital project. Skanska and Innisfree will redevelop St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts) and The Royal London Hospital in central London.
Saab Receives Order for 9.3 million Euros from Finnish Navy
LINKOPING, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Saab has received an order from the Finnish Navy, worth 9.3 million Euros, for a Radar and Optronic Fire Control System, Ceros 200 FCS, for Finnish Navy's Sqadron 2000 vessels.
Volvo Buses to Close Aabenraa Plant
GOTEBORG, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Buses is to close its bodybuilding plant in Aabenraa, Denmark. The formal decision was taken yesterday 9 December by the board of Aabenraa Karosseri A/S. In all, about 200 employees will be affected by the closure.
Investor's Participation in ABB's New Rights Issue
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Investor has subscribed for its pro-rata share of ABB's new rights issue corresponding to 84,047,411 shares, or CHF 336 million.
Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals Continues to Restructure
ARNHEM, The Netherlands, Dec. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals has announced a new phase in its restructuring plan in order to improve its performance. In this phase, the focus is mainly on lowering fixed manufacturing costs.
