MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI) announced that its annual report on Form 10-K, including its audited financial statements, was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2008. The report is posted on Buckeye's website www.bkitech.com. Paper copies of the annual report are available free of...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS) today announced that its four paper mills have been independently audited and certified to the ISO 14001:2004 environmental management system EMS standard. This internationally recognized standard identifies specific requirements for organizations that want to implement a comprehensive EMS aimed at continuous environmental...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRED) today announced that the Company will participate in the William Blair & Company Small-Cap Growth Stock Conference, which takes place in New York on October 7. The investor presentation by Fred's management is scheduled at 1:20 p.m. ET and will be available to investors...
RYE BROOK, N.Y. AP -- Former Kansas stars Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were sent home Wednesday from the NBA's mandatory rookie transition program for violating unspecified league rules. Both the Miami Heat, which acquired Chalmers in a draft-night trade, and agent Sam Goldfeder confirmed that the guard...
MEMPHIS, Tennessee AFP — Oscar-winning movie actor Morgan Freeman suffered multiple broken bones, but escaped with his life following a serious one-car crash, his representative said. Freeman was in "good spirits" and confident of making a full recovery after the crash left him with multiple broken bones, his spokeswoman...
EAGAN, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced it is proud to be the official airline of Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Detroit, Memphis and Minneapolis/St. Paul. In Detroit, Northwest is the official airline of Habitat for Humanity of Western Wayne; in Memphis of Habitat for Humanity of Greater...
NEW YORK -- Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA. The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who grew up on the city's South Side, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard...
Thursday, June 26 At New York First Round 1. Chicago, Derrick Rose, g, Memphis. 2. Miami, Michael Beasley, f, Kansas State. 3. Minnesota, O.J. Mayo, g, Southern California. 4. Seattle, Russell Westbrook, g, UCLA. 5....
(Shooting guards/small forwards) TOP OF THE DRAFT A point guard and a power forward, Memphis' Derrick Rose and Kansas State's Michael Beasley, will go 1-2 in Thursday's draft, in one order or another. But a shooter could follow, and the first likely will be Southern Cal's...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Luminetx([R]) Corp. announced today it has signed a three-year supplier contract with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, a MedAssets company (NASDAQ: MDAS). MedAssets Supply Chain Systems is one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations providing innovative solutions for healthcare providers to improve their margins and cash flow....
MEMPHIS, Tennessee AFP — Windy weather and hard greens gave the field a good preview of next week's US Open Friday, as six players shared the lead halfway through the St. Jude Championship. Tommy Armour III had a great chance to end the day alone atop the jammed leaderboard,...
MEMPHIS, Tennessee AFP — Boo Weekley grabbed a one-shot lead Thursday after the opening round of the six million-dollar St. Jude Championship, last tuneup event before the US Open. Weekley fired a five-under-par 65 at TPC Southwind, nabbing six birdies with just one bogey. "I drove the ball...
MEMPHIS, Tennessee AFP — Defending champion Woody Austin and two-time champion David Toms are hoping a return to the St. Jude Classic that starts here Thursday will be just the boost they need. Austin erased a four-shot final-round deficit last year at the TPC Southwind course, firing a closing...
Millstone Medical Outsourcing has achieved ISO 13485 certification at its new facility in Memphis, TN. Opened last year, the plant provides distribution and loaner processing services to medical device manufacturers.
Tiger Woods decided Friday not to play in the Memorial as he recovers from knee surgery, meaning he likely will go to the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines without having played a tournament in two months. Woods, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee April 15, was...
LOS ANGELES -- He looks like the unlikeliest of stars. His shaggy hair, curly and parted in the middle, falling over his ears, has stylists all over the country sharpening their shears. His wispy, untrimmed beard looks as though it never met...
Texas star D.J. Augustin declared for the NBA draft Wednesday, and was joined by teammate A.J. Abrams, Kansas' Mario Chalmers and Memphis' Antonio Anderson and Robert Dozier. Augustin, who won the Bob Cousy Award as college basketball's top point guard, averaged 19.2 points and 5.8 assists as a...
Mario Chalmers , whose three-point bomb at the buzzer in regulation helped Kansas to the national championship, yesterday declared for the NBA draft. The junior guard says he'll come out only if it looks as if he'll be picked in the first round of the June 26 draft. Texas standouts ...
Memphis freshman Derrick Rose announced that he would go to the NBA yesterday, the same day coach John Calipari agreed in principle to a contract extension with the school. Rose, a 6-foot-3 guard, led Memphis to the national championship game, which it lost to Kansas in overtime. The terms of...
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