After two years working side by side, Mart Tiismann succeeded Gérard Stricher as president and CEO of Sidel on January 1, 2008.
Shawn Duffy, the former Vice President of Sales at MediaSpan, has joined the staff of WoodWing USA as Vice President of Business Development, bringing with him an impressive background in the publishing software industry.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON), the market and technology leader in the manufacture of fiber-based concrete forms, today announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets of VoidForm International Ltd., a privately held maker of fiber-based concrete construction void forms. Terms of the pending transaction were not disclosed.
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), reported today that diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations were 48 cents for its first fiscal quarter ended December 2007.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, Pactiv Corporation (NYSE: PTV) today announced that income from continuing operations was $59 million, or $0.45 per share, compared with $53 million, or $0.39 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2006. Sales rose 19 percent to $876 million from $738 million and included $121 million from the acquisition of Prairie Packaging.
This morning, Norske Skog published a release in which, among other things, a write-down of fixed assets was mentioned, in the amount of around NOK 2 billion. This amount is tax deductable by 28 %.
Transcontinental Media, Canadas leading publisher of consumer magazines, today announced that in the fall of this year, it will introduce a French edition of More magazine, which targets the 40+ womens demographic.
