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Health Care Service completes purchase of MeDecision (The Philadelphia Business Journal)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:50:38 GMT

Health Care Service Corp. has completed its acquisition of MeDecision Inc. for $121 million, the two companies said Friday.

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Service Corp. International Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:29:14 GMT

Service Corporation International (SCI) Q2 FY08 Earnings Call Complete Story »

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Integrated Bank Technology and Thillens Service Corp. Announce Strategic Partnership (Business Wire)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Integrated Bank Technology (IBT) and Thillens Service Corp., a Chicago-based third party processing company, announced that the companies will partner to offer

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$232M Data Center Planned for Forth Worth (Data Center Knowledge)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:55:19 GMT

Health Care Service Corp. is beginning work on a $232.5 million, 250,000-square-foot data center in the Alliance development in Fort Worth. The new facility is being built to handle anticipated member growth for Health Care Services, the fourth-largest health insurer in the U.S., which has an... Read more at our web site

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Service Corp. boosts bid for Stewart (The Houston Business Journal)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:16:28 GMT

Service Corp. International has raised its offer for rival funeral home operator Stewart Enterprises Inc. to $11 a share. (STEI) (SCI)

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SCI sweetens buyout bid for rival Stewart (Houston Chronicle)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:09:00 GMT

Stewart Enterprises, the owner of more than 200 funeral homes and 100 cemeteries, gained as much as 14 percent in Nasdaq trading after Service Corp. International increased its takeover bid, boosting the potential purchase price to as much as $1.04 billion.

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Economy Too Bad For Funerals? (SCI, CSV, STEI) (24/7 Wall St.)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:11:24 GMT

If you follow the death care industry, the one name you probably know is Service Corp. International (NYSE: SCI). There is a second tier small player that many... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Service Corp. backs off Stewart acquisition (The Houston Business Journal)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:54:26 GMT

Service Corp. International said Monday it will not pursue an acquisition of rival funeral services provider Stewart Enterprises Inc. (SCI) (STEI)

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Funeral company Stewart rejects SCI's overture (Houston Chronicle)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:08:00 GMT

Stewart Enterprises, the owner of more than 200 funeral homes and 100 cemeteries in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, advanced as much as 21 percent in Nasdaq trading after rejecting a buyout offer from Houston-based Service Corp. International.

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Digital HealthCare - PHR for health insurance companies (The Patient's Doctor)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:55:00 GMT

Digital HealthCare : "The pending acquisition of collaborative care management services vendor MEDecision by health insurer Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC) highlights a growing interest among payers in mining their vast data warehouses to create personal health records (PHRs) for their enrollees."

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Robson Arms: 3rd Season DVDs Up for Pre-Order at Amazon: Canada (TVShowsOnDVD.com News)

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:39:00 GMT

By David Lambert - Amazon's Canadian branch has added a pre-order listing for the August 26th DVD release of Robson Arms - Season 3. Cost of this release from Video Service Corp. is CA$24.98 SRP, but... (more)

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Worleyparsons PetroVietnam Engineering Co to make debut (Vietnam Business Finance)

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:49:00 GMT

The National Oil and Gas Corp (PetroVietnam) recently announced that on July 8 it would officially made the debut ceremony the Worleyparsons PetroVietnam Engineering Joint Stock Co (WPV) in HCM City. WPV will be established with five big shareholders namely the PetroVietnam Technical Service Corp (PTSC), PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Co (PVEP), PV Gas Co (PVGas), PetroVietnam

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PSC approves rate increases for We Energies, WPS (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:47:11 GMT

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Thursday approved monthly increases in 2008 electric rates for We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. customers due to increased fuel costs for the companies. (WEC) (TEG)

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New Wausau-area power plant in operation (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:41:45 GMT

Wisconsin Public Service Corp. said Wednesday that it has placed the newly constructed Weston 4 power plant just south of Wausau into commercial service. (TEG)

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MEDecision being sold for $121 million (Boston Globe)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:30:31 GMT

MEDecision Inc., which makes software used by healthcare management companies, said Wednesday it is being bought by Health Care Service Corp., which runs Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in several states, for about $121 million.

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Medecision to be bought by health plan provider Health Care Service (The Philadelphia Business Journal)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:52:43 GMT

Medecision Inc. is being acquired by Health Care Service Corp. for about $121 million. (MEDE)

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Health Care Service to buy Medecision for $121 million (Market Watch)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:09:47 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Medecision Inc. said Wednesday that it will be acquired by Health Care Service Corp. for $7 a share in cash. The company said the deal, which is valued at about $121 million, is expected to close late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter. Shares of Medecision closed Tuesday at $1.71. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets...

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Red River May Keep Trash Service for Customers (Red Orbit )

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:00:35 GMT

By Allen Essex, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas Jun. 4--BROWNSVILLE -- When Red River Service Corp. ceases picking up trash and brush under a Cameron County program, the company may try to keep serving customers who want to stay with Red River.

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Razzle Dazzle release delayed! (tabloid baby)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:11:00 GMT

We told you that the deluxe 3 DVD set , The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show - The Complete Series, was to be released tomorrow, June 3rd. But Tabloid Baby pal Brett Hudson tells us the folks at Video Service Corp need a couple of more weeks to bring out the Saturday morning kid-warping variety sketch show from the Seventies. The new release date is set for June 17th.

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Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show, The: You'll Have to Wait a Little Longer to get Razzle Dazzled by DVDs (TVShowsOnDVD.com News)

Tue, 27 May 2008 12:45:00 GMT

By David Lambert - Earlier this month we had the scoop that Video Service Corp had announced a June 3rd release of The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show - The Complete Series, the Saturday morning kid-oriented... (more)

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