Global Entertainment Corp.'s Automotive Subsidiary -- Cragar Industries -- Licenses Legendary CRAGAR(R) Brand to Zoomers Exhaust Works.PHOENIX -- Adding aftermarket exhaust systems for popular American vehicles to its name, famed heritage brand CRAGAR(R) reaches deeper into the custom auto market E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]Global Entertainment Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : GEE), a company engaged in sports management, arena and related real estate development, facility and venue management and marketing, venue ticketing and brand licensing, today announced that its subsidiary Cragar Industries Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with Arlasky Performance Inc., operating under the name Zoomers Exhaust Works. The custom aftermarket exhaust manufacturer will now make available a line of high-performance "cat-back" upgrade / replacement exhaust systems under the CRAGAR(R) brand. E[acute accent]Beginning with the muscle car era of the 1960s, CRAGAR(R)-branded performance products became forever associated with muscle cars and America's passion for drag racing drag racing Form of motor racing in which two contestants race side by side from a standing start over a straight quarter-mile strip of pavement. Winners go on to compete against others in their class until only one is left undefeated. , customizing, and hot-rodding. This new licensing agreement is part of Cragar Industries' master plan to bring one of the most famous automotive aftermarket trademarks in history -- CRAGAR(R) -- forward, making available a new line of authentic, high-value, performance-based products for select, late model American-made cars, trucks, and SUVs. E[acute accent]Zoomers Exhaust Works, with patented and patent-pending technology, provides better performing and better sounding exhaust systems for popular, late model V-8 and 6-cylinder domestic vehicles. Frank Arlasky, president of Zoomers Exhaust Works, commented, "We're proud to have licensed the CRAGAR(R) brand. Like so many other baby-boomers, we know the brand well. In fact, our head engineer -- my father -- had CRAGAR(R) wheels on his dragsters in the '60s and '70s. We make a great exhaust product, but with the immediate 'real-deal' credibility that CRAGAR(R) allows us, we will sell more product, faster." E[acute accent]Cragar vice president of business development, Sean McGarry, commented, "We're working hard to make our brand more relevant to today's custom automotive enthusiast. Our goal is to offer exciting new products, with superior value, capped by a great touchstone brand. We only license our CRAGAR(R) brand to top quality makers of aftermarket parts. I am happy to say this agreement with Zoomers Exhaust Works fits our criteria perfectly." E[acute accent]Combined, the efforts of both companies creates a new opportunity to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. America's awareness and respect for automotive heritage brands, and its constant desire to customize its vehicles. E[acute accent]Visit our Web sites: E[acute accent]www.globalentertainment2000.com E[acute accent]www.coliseums.com E[acute accent]www.Cragar.com E[acute accent]www.centralhockeyleague.com E[acute accent]www.GetTix.net E[acute accent]Global Entertainment Corp. is an integrated events and entertainment company focused on mid-size communities that is engaged, through its six wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , in sports management, arena and related real estate development, facility and venue management and marketing, venue ticketing and brand licensing. The WPHL WPHL Western Professional Hockey League Inc., through a joint operating agreement Any contract, agreement, Joint Venture, or other arrangement entered into by two or more businesses in which the operations and the physical facilities of a failing business are merged, although each business retains its status as a separate entity in terms of profits and with the Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League (CHL) is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. (CHL CHL crown-heel length. ), is the operator and franchisor of professional minor league hockey teams in eight states. International Coliseums Co. serves as project manager for arena development while Encore Facility Management coordinates all arena facility operations. Global Entertainment Marketing Systems (GEMS) pursues licensing and marketing opportunities related to the company's sports management and arena developments and operations. Global Entertainment Ticketing (GetTix.Net) is an in-house ticketing company for sports and entertainment venues. Cragar Industries Inc. is the licensor for its nationally recognized, branded products CRAGAR(R), TRUSPOKE(R), CRAGAR S/S S/S Signs & Sx S/S Staples & sutures (R) and STREET PRO(R). E[acute accent]Certain statements in this release may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include projections of matters that affect revenue, operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. or net earnings; projections of capital expenditures; projections of growth; hiring plans; plans for future operations; financing needs or plans; plans relating to the company's products and services; and assumptions relating to the foregoing. E[acute accent]Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking information. E[acute accent]Some of the important factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements made by the company include, but are not limited to, the following: intense competition within the sports and entertainment industries, past and future acquisitions, expanding operations into new markets, risk of business interruption, management of rapid growth, need for additional financing, changing consumer demands, dependence on key personnel, sales and income tax uncertainty and increasing marketing, management, occupancy and other administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. . E[acute accent]These factors are discussed in greater detail in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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