01 August 2005

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Monday, August 1, 2005 1:43 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [purchase]
matched the following stories:

Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 1:01 PM PDT
Newport International Group Subsidiary 'Spare Backup' Receives Additional Purchase Order from CompUSA to Significantly http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050801/15845.html?.v=1
Newport International Group announced today that its Spare Backup Inc. subsidiary has received an additional purchase order from CompUSA, one of the nation's leading retailers with 246 locations.

PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:23 AM PDT
Orrstown Bank Announces Agreement to Purchase Asset Management Firm http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050801/phm047.html?.v=9
Orrstown Bank announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase an investment management firm based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

The Malibu Times, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:33 AM PDT
Plan in place to raise funds for Chili Cook-Off purchase http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2005/08/01/news/news4.txt
The plan includes raising funds through grants and donations to buy the land, and seeking a loan to fund a water treatment facility. In other action, the council approves new film permit rules and passes plastic foam ban.

AP via Yahoo! Finance, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:32 AM PDT
Qiagen Acquires Two Biotech Companies http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050801/qiagen_acquisitions.html?.v=1
Qiagen NV, a Dutch maker of tools for DNA sequencing and gene research, said Monday it agreed to purchase two biotechnology companies for up to $18 million.

PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 1:20 PM PDT
Kinder Morgan - Terasen Combine to Create a North American Energy Leader; Kinder Morgan to Purchase Terasen for http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050801/dam050.html?.v=13
Kinder Morgan, Inc. and Terasen Inc. today announced a definitive agreement whereby KMI will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Terasen in a transaction that will create a leading North American energy transportation and distribution company.

EE Times, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:36 PM PDT
ASAT announces $30 million in financings http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=166404231
SAN FRANCISCO — Package design provider ASAT Holdings said it has signed definitive agreements for $30 million of new financing in the form of $15 million of preferred share financing and a $15 million purchase money debt financing facility, the company said Monday (Aug. 1).

BizJournals, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 1:23 PM PDT
Charlotte firm buys Northlake Lumber http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2005/08/01/daily11.html?from_rss=1
The Contractor Yard, a Charlotte company which sells materials to professional builders and contractors in the Southeast, has completed the purchase of Northlake Lumber Co. Inc. in Troutman.

BizJournals, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 9:47 AM PDT
Providian shareholder to oppose WaMu takeover http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2005/08/01/daily2.html?from_rss=1
A major Providian Financial Corp. shareholder is set to oppose Washington Mutual Inc.'s proposed $6.5 billion purchase of the credit card company.

Bangkok Post, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:30 AM PDT
Govt MPs `covering up' for Suriya http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/02Aug2005_news12.php
Citing a campaign by government MPs to protect Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit over the CTX bomb scanner scandal, opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has called for the release of facts from the US to disclose irregularities in the purchase of the scanners.

Gamasutra, Mon, 01 Aug 2005 1:10 PM PDT
Alias To Release MotionBuilder 7 http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=6083
Tools company Alias has announced the latest release of its 3D character animation software MotionBuilder version 7, following last year's purchase of MotionBuilder creator Kaydara.