BATON ROUGE, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEES) today announced that it has commenced an exchange offer of any and all outstanding 8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 for 8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 13, 2006, unless extended. This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities. The exchange offer is being made solely by means of the prospectus, dated October 13, 2006, with respect to the exchange offer Read more
Carnegie Body Co. in 2003 was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings when current president Rick Sippola plucked it out of bankruptcy to the tune of $1.25 million.
Today, the medium and heavy-duty truck equipment and service company in Brooklyn is adding staff, upgrading equipment and has relocated its Painesville branch to a spacious location at 140 Blackbrook Road. Read more
Lanfranchi Nickel Mine, Kambalda District of Western Australia
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(CCNMatthews – Oct. 12, 2006) – Brilliant Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BMC) (“Brilliant”) today announced that the Lanfranchi JV (Brilliant Mining 25% and Sally Malay 75%) has approved development of the Winner high grade nickel orebody at the Lanfranchi Nickel Mine in the Kambalda District of Western Australia. Read more
MINING magnate Manuel Zamora Jr. had to cancel a $180-million initial public offering (IPO) of stock in Toronto last week over poor pricing and lukewarm reception.
Zamora was offering to list 35.7 percent of his Philippine-based Nickel Asia Corp. at C$12-C$14 a share, but apparently institutional investors, factoring in the so-called Philippine discount, want the issue priced at the C$10 level instead. Read more
Canadian stocks had their biggest rally since July on optimism that the U.S., Canada’s biggest trading partner, is still expanding fast enough to sustain global demand for resources.
Commodity producers such as EnCana Corp. and Goldcorp Inc. paced gains in the Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index as prices for oil and metals including bullion and nickel increased.
“Commodity prices seem to be stabilizing,” said Peter Hodson, senior portfolio manager at Sprott Asset Management Inc. in Toronto, which manages $3.52 billion. “If the U.S. economy isn’t slowing as quickly as was thought, then global growth remains strong enough.” Read more
Nigerian Army patrol boats on active peace-keeping duties in the Niger Delta are better able to communicate safely after a recent installation of communications equipment by Grintek.
The Niger Delta, which extends roughly over 70,000 square kilometers and makes up 7.5per cent of Nigeria’s land mass, is home to over 20 million people of more than 40 ethnic groups, speaking some 250 dialects, therefore, being able to communicate effectively under these conditions becomes critical. Read more
The 15-member squad could not bring along their equipment after a one-month training stint in Russia due to excess baggage.
They arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 3 and their jackets and scopes were supposed to arrive four days ago.
The National Championships is the last chance for the shooters to assess their form before the Asian Games.
This is not the first time such a slip-up has happened to the shooters. Read more