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15th of February 1994 News
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JWP REACHES ACCORD WITH CREDITORS
Date: 15 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
JWP Inc. of Rye Brook, N.Y., said it had reached a $35 million agreement with creditors, converting an involuntary bankruptcy petition to a voluntary Chapter 11 case. The engineering company also said that its chief executive, Edward F. Kosnik, would resign. Mr. Kosnik, 48, said he was leaving to pursue other personal and business activities. In December, three holders of the company's 7 3/4 percent convertible subordinated debentures filed an involuntary Chapter 11 petition against JWP.
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SINGER TO MAKE SEWING MACHINES IN VIETNAM
Date: 16 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Singer Company said yesterday that it would open as many as 100 stores in Vietnam in the next three to four years and manufacture sewing machines through a joint venture in Ho Chi Minh City. Singer said a new plant in Ho Chi Minh City would be capable of making 250,000 sewing machines a year when fully operational in early 1995. Durable goods ranging from televisions to refrigerators will also be assembled at the plant. Singer, based in Hong Kong, said it would make credit available to Vietnamese consumers, something it has done with great success in China. Singer shares rose 75 cents, to $35.375, on the New York Stock Exchange.
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MITSUBISHI DISPUTES REPORT ON ROCKEFELLER GROUP
Date: 15 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Rockefeller Group Inc., which owns the original 12-building core of Rockefeller Center, will have no problem paying back the $1.3 billion mortgage it took out on the buildings, Mitsubishi Estate, the Japanese real estate company that owns a controlling stake in the group, said yesterday. Barron's reported that Rockefeller Center faced a default or a restructuring of its debt because rents had failed to cover the $1.3 billion mortgage held by Rockefeller Center Properties Inc. Shares of Rockefeller Group fell $1.375, to $6.375, on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
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COMPAQ TAKES AIM AT SCHOOL MARKET
Date: 15 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Compaq Computer Corporation said yesterday that it would begin to market aggressively to elementary and secondary schools, as well as to students who buy personal computers through bookstores. Compaq intends to raise its profile in a market segment dominated by Apple Computer Inc., whose market share has fallen to 40 percent from 50 percent two years ago. The North American school market is worth more than $2.5 billion a year. Compaq's shares closed at $91.625, up 87.5 cents.
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MILLENIUM SOLD TO CDL HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
Date: 16 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CDL Hotels International Ltd. has agreed to buy the 561-room Hotel Millenium in New York City for $75 million, said CS First Boston (Singapore) Ltd., its financial adviser. CDL Hotels, based in Hong Kong, is a unit of Singapore's City Developments Ltd., the property arm of the Hong Leong group. The acquisition is the company's first in the United States. It owns 29 other hotels worldwide. The 55-story Millenium, built in 1992 by Peter Kalikow, the New York real estate developer, is in New York's financial district. After the purchase, the Hilton Hotels Corporation will manage the hotel.
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HARCOURT GENERAL MAY SELL INSURANCE OPERATIONS
Date: 15 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Harcourt General Inc. said yesterday that it was exploring options to sell its insurance operations. The specialty retailer, motion picture exhibitor, publisher and insurance underwriter said it had hired the investment banking firm of Goldman, Sachs & Company to line up potential buyers for the insurance businesses, which include Federal Home Life Insurance, PHF Life Insurance and Harvest Life Insurance.
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JOBS ELIMINATED AS FIELDCREST BUILDS NEW PLANT
Date: 16 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fieldcrest Cannon Inc., the nation's largest towel maker, said yesterday that about 395 jobs would be lost as a result of the company's plans to build a manufacturing plant in Phenix City, Ala. It is too early to determine whether Fieldcrest will take a charge to cover the job losses, Ozzie Raines, Fieldcrest's vice president of human resources, said. Fieldcrest, of Eden, N.C., has announced plans to construct a 328,000-square-foot towel-weaving plant in Phenix City, with operations to begin in mid-1996 and to employ about 400 people. The company performs towel weaving at a plant in Columbus, Ga., where about 795 people are employed.
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Last Offering of Telmex
Date: 15 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Mexican Government said today that it planned to sell its remaining 1.53 percent stake in the Mexican telephone company Telefonos de Mexico S.A. by mid-March.
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Florida Move by Arby's
Date: 16 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Arby's Inc., the world's largest fast-food chain selling roast beef, said today that it would buy 33 of its franchised units in the Jacksonville and Orlando, Fla., markets. Arby's, a unit of the Triarc Companies, did not disclose financial terms of the deal and an Arby's spokesman declined to disclose the stores' sales. Arby's said it was buying back the franchises to consolidate its operations and marketing strategies in Florida, where the company is based. Arby's said the acquisition would also allow it to test new products and concepts more effectively. Arby's has 2,680 stores worldwide and had total sales of $1.7 billion last year. Triarc also owns the Royal Crown Cola Company.
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Sales Up in December; Inventories Held Steady
Date: 15 February 1994
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Business stockpiles of unsold goods showed no change in December, even though sales rose for the fifth consecutive month, the Commerce Department said today. The report suggested that businesses were able to clear their shelves and warehouses of goods during the holidays. Many companies have invested heavily in computers to gauge demand for goods better and avoid bloated inventories. Focus on Inventories "Businesses have been concentrating on inventories as a cost of doing businesses, a cost they can reduce," David Munro, chief economist at High-Frequency Economics, New York, said.
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