FORT SMITH, Ark., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Arkansas Best Corporation today announced a 78% increase in first quarter 2008 net income of $8.5 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, compared to $4.8 million, or $0.19 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2007. Arkansas Best’s 2008 first quarter revenue […]

OAKLAND, Calif., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Across the country, economic activity is increasingly concentrated in closely linked groups of metropolitan areas known as mega-regions. One of these emerging megaregions is in northern California, where growing business and commute connections between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Sacramento metropolitan area are reshaping communities […]

DETROIT, March 27 /PRNewswire/ — To celebrate the fun and excitement that captures the spirit of the Detroit Tigers’ Opening Day, Monday, March 31, the Detroit People Mover (DPM) wants to take you out to the ball game for the entire month of April. No foolin’.
The system is giving away a free, monthly (April) […]

PHILADELPHIA, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — General Manager Joseph M. Casey announced the beginning of a new chapter for SEPTA customers with the Fiscal Year 2009 Operating Budget. When asked about the upcoming $1.080 Billion budget program, Casey said, “We recognize that public transit is a customer service business and we are now in […]

HARTFORD, Conn., March 24 /PRNewswire/ — USEngineering Solutions Corporation has renamed its flagship software application, ScourWatch(R), to BridgeWatch(R) to reflect the recent upgrade of functionality and capabilities to address clients’ current and future needs.
ScourWatch was developed as a bridge-monitoring software application to address the challenge that over 60% of bridge failures over water were […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Well before the first drive left the tee on Thursday, preparations for the Puerto Rico Open were in full swing. As a founding sponsor, Horizon Lines, Inc. moved tents, leader boards, bleachers, catering equipment and golf clubs from across the U.S. to San Juan on behalf of […]