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NORWALK, Conn., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) ("priceline.com") and KAYAK Software Corporation (NASDAQ: KYAK) ("KAYAK") today announced the successful completion of the acquisition of KAYAK by priceline.com. In accordance with the terms of the transaction as previously announced, KAYAK merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of priceline.com. Priceline.com paid approximately $522.4 million in cash and issued approximately 1,519,717...
WESTPORT, Conn., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Westport Country Playhouse will be rockin' with a taste of Israel on Sunday, May 26 when Fairfield County comes together to celebrate Israel's 65(th) birthday. A concert by renowned Israeli world music group "The Shuk" anchors a day dedicated to the founding of Israel and fostering greater understanding of Jewish and Israeli culture. The event begins at 2 p.m. with free admission to an Israeli marketplace of unique wares, from...
SoBe Teams Up with Renowned 3D Street Artist to Create Unique Landscapes in Five U.S. Markets PURCHASE, N.Y., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SoBe® invites fans to explore its latest campaign, "SoBe 3D Worlds of Flavor," with internationally renowned 3D street artist, Tracy Lee Stum. Starting today in Phoenix, Ariz. in the Legends Entertainment District at Chase Field, Stum will create a series of interactive 3D street art installations inspired by the places that SoBe drink...
Hematology / oncology industry expert to lead promising development pipeline BOULDER, Colo., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of targeted small molecule drugs to treat patients afflicted with cancer, today announced the appointment of Michael N. Needle, M.D., to the position of Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Needle, a board certified hematologist / oncologist, will...
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial results for priceline.com® (Nasdaq: PCLN) will be available after market-close today through a press release posted on the company's Investor Relations website http://ir.priceline.com. The release will not be distributed over newswires. Priceline.com also intends to hold a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its 4(th) quarter and full-year 2012 financial results. The event will...
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Priceline.com® (Nasdaq: PCLN) announced today that it intends to hold a conference call to discuss its 4(th) quarter and full-year 2012 financial results on February 26(th) at 4:30 p.m. ET. The event will be webcast live at http://ir.priceline.com and the audio will be available for replay on the website for seven days thereafter. Priceline.com will post a release containing its 4(th) quarter and full-year 2012 financial results on the...
NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Media Storm LLC, the strategic media and marketing agency for some of the most well known entertainment and digital properties, today announced the addition of industry veteran, John F. Collins to its executive team. Mr. Collins brings more than three decades of media and technology expertise to his role as managing director for broadcast and iTV at Media Storm. Mr. Collins is based out Media Storm's Norwalk, Connecticut office and will be...
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo, Norwalk's largest employer, today began using power from 100 percent renewable sources at its North American headquarters on Main Avenue. "By purchasing electricity derived from renewable sources, like wind or solar power, we will reduce our carbon emissions in Norwalk by more than 92 percent," said Diageo North America President Larry Schwartz. In a ceremony at the company headquarters, Schwartz, Mayor Richard Moccia, and...
NORWALK, Conn., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaley Cuoco, star of CBS's "The Big Bang Theory," will join William Shatner in a new priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) ad that will be unveiled during Sunday's pregame show. The ad is the second in a series of spots in which Cuoco plays the daughter of the "Negotiator" character. As the campaign progresses, she shows her hyper-aggressive father how priceline.com's no-bid Express Deals(sm) hotel reservation service is the lighter touch and...
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have investigated the safety, efficacy and the maximum tolerated dose of pomalidomide for patients with multiple myeloma who have disease relapsed after treatments with other drugs, such as bortezomib and lenalidomide. This phase I clinical trial enrolled 38 patients, and pomalidomide provided a minimal or better response for 42 percent of the patients, a partial response or better for 21 percent, and a complete response for 3 percent....
