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- A single fare card for transit?(News)
- Byline: Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff Writer In an effort to resurrect the long-failed drive to develop a single pre-paid fare card for Metra, CTA and Pace customers, transit officials said Friday they are looking to start out small with a universal monthly pass,...
- Research articles 2005-12-17
- Agencies shelve transit projects; $500-million shortfall forces tough choices.(Transit Authority of Chicago)
- Byline: BOB TITA The Chicago area's mass transit agencies are temporarily shelving scheduled railcar and bus purchases as they contend with a 50% capital improvement funding shortfall. Mass transit officials say they have no more than half the $1 billion needed...
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- Panel could map new route for RTA; Plan would put CTA, Metra in transit chief's control.(News)(Regional Transportation Authority)
- Byline: GREG HINZ A high-powered gubernatorial advisory panel is about to roll the dice on a proposed remake of the Chicago area's transportation system. But key officials on both sides of the aisle, including Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and U.S. House Speaker J....
- Research articles 2004-04-12
- Metra, CTA open new Oak Park facility - Chicago Transit Authority - Brief Article
- Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority have unveiled an $18 million transit center in Oak Park, Ill., pictured above about 10 miles from downtown Chicago. The center links the services of Metra's UP West Line suburban trains, the CTA Green Line elevated trains, and Pace suburban buses. A new...
- Research articles 2000-09-01
- Metra, CTA open facility - Metropolitan Rail Corporation and Chicago Transit Authority - Brief Article
- Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority recently unveiled an $18-million multi-modal transit center in Oak Park, Ill., about 10 miles from downtown Chicago. The center links the services of Metra's Union Pacific West Line suburban trains, the CTA Green Line elevated trains and Pace suburban buses. The key...
- Research articles 2000-09-01
- CTA FLOATS FUNDING FORMULA SHIFT: BUT POLITICAL CLIMATE UNFAVORABLE TO REALLOCATING SUBURBAN TAX FUNDS.
- At the risk of re-igniting city-suburban rivalries, Chicago's mass transit agency is looking to dip into the revenue stream that funds Metra, the suburban commuter rail line. Leaders at the Chicago Transit Authority CTA -- seeking a solution to chronic shortfalls in its...
- Research articles 1999-11-01
- SQUABBLING TRANSIT CHIEFS RISK MISSING FED FUNDING RIDE: POLS: FEUD MAY DERAIL EL REPAIRS.
- When state lawmakers passed the giant Illinois First program in May, officials asserted that the last financial piece finally was in place for a $694-million renovation of the Chicago Transit Authority's century-old Brown and Blue lines. It hasn't turned out that way. ...
- Research articles 1999-07-12
- CTA plan: sell, lease back its train lines. (Chicago Transit Authority)
- Agency could net millions; Metra to follow suit In a pioneering move to raise cash to fix its aging train system, the Chicago Transit Authority is nearing agreement to sell and lease back one of its rapid transit lines. On the block is the recently rebuilt...
- Research articles 1998-01-19
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- METRA BIOSYSTEMS AND ABBOTT LABORATORIES SIGN EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING AGREEMENT; Worldwide Leader in Diagnostics to Co-develop Products With Metra
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--HealthWire--Feb. 22, 1996--Metra Biosystems (Nasdaq: MTRA) announced today a non-exclusive development and marketing collaboration with Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) to commercialize Metra's biochemical bone markers globally, excluding Japan. The agreement grants Abbott the right to develop and market automated tests for metabolic bone and joint diseases based...
- Research articles 1996-02-22
- Metra Biosystems announces initial public offering
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 30, 1995--Metra Biosystems, Inc. ("Metra Biosystems" or "the Company"; NASDAQ/NMS symbol: MTRA) announced today an initial public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share. All of the shares are being sold by Metra Biosystems, Inc. The...
- Research articles 1995-06-30
- County official blasts Metra.(News)
- Byline: Rob Olmstead Daily Herald Staff Writer A north suburban Cook County commissioner blasted Metra Tuesday at the Cook County Board meeting, chastising the suburban transit group for battling the Chicago Transit Authority on funding requests in Springfield. Democrat Larry Suffredin...
- Research articles 2004-10-20
- Key questions could derail Elburn Metra stop Officials say many details need settling before station is OK'd.(News)
- After exchanging glances for many years, Elburn started its dance with Metra about a year ago. The village agreed to talk to Metra about putting a train station in the growing area, and the two have worked hand-in-hand since then. But there...
- Research articles 2000-09-25
- Elburn, Metra discuss parking.(News)
- Byline: Charlotte Norgaard Daily Herald Correspondent Just months away from the opening of the Elburn Metra station, officials from the village and Metra are working out an agreement to address parking lot maintenance for the station. In the agreement, which is in...
- Research articles 2005-08-23
- Metra presents its ideas to Elburn planners Work on station, tracks, parking could start in July and open in 2005, officials say.
- Byline: Denise Perry Donavin Daily Herald Correspondent Metra has arrived in Elburn - at least on the agenda of the planning commission. On Tuesday evening, Metra planners, engineers and consultants filled the village hall to present a preliminary plan for the coach...
- Research articles 2003-04-30
- Metra Biosystems agrees to acquire Osteo Sciences; Ultrasound Technology Complements Metra's Bone Diagnostic Tests
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--HealthWire--Jan. 3, 1996--Metra Biosystems (Nasdaq: MTRA) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Osteo Sciences Corporation. This acquisition will broaden Metra's diagnostic product portfolio by including innovative diagnostic instruments which may be a useful aid in the detection and management of metabolic...
- Research articles 1996-01-03
- Metra Biosystems announces approval of Pyrilinks-D technology for clinical use in Japan and market launch by Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BW HealthWire--May 30, 1997--Metra Biosystems Inc. (NASDAQ:MTRA) today announced that the Ministry of Health and Welfare MHW in Japan has approved for clinical use a bone resorption immunoassay based on Metra's Pyrilinks-D technology. The product will be marketed as Osteolinks-DPD by Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.,...
- Research articles 1997-05-30
- Metra project to detour traffic.(News)
- Starting Friday, travelers who take Fairfield Road through Round Lake and Round Lake Beach will need a detour due to reconstructive work on a Metra railroad crossing. Metra is replacing the existing crossing at Fairfield Road and Route 134 with a new rubber one,...
- Research articles 2000-05-16
- Metra responds to booming West suburbs.(News)
- Good news for commuters in the West suburbs: Starting today, Metra is adding express weekday trains from Aurora and Naperville to Chicago. Also, for the first time on any line, Metra will offer a Saturday express. "We're seeing weekend ridership grow throughout...
- Research articles 2000-08-28
- Metra grills workers over delays.(News)
- Byline: Bob McCoppin Board members for Metra quizzed workers last week on repeated commuter train delays during last month's snowstorms. Metra trains, normally on-time 97 percent of the time, were on- time 82 percent in December. Pointing to 32...
- Research articles 2001-01-15
- Metra Biosystems Inc. files registration statement for initial public offering
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 2, 1995--Metra Biosystems, Inc. ("Metra Biosystems" or the "Company"; proposed NASDAQ/NMS symbol:MTRA) announced today that it has filed an amendment to a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The offering price is...
- Research articles 1995-06-02
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