Haights Cross reports strong performance.Haights Cross Communications, a privately held educational and professional publisher headed by Peter Quandt, announced that its sales growth for the first nine months of 2002 was ten percent from its core businesses. Those core businesses include Oakstone Publishing, a leading newsletter publisher for the medical, wellness, and legal professions which also achieved double-digit dou·ble-dig·it adj. Being between 10 and 99 percent: double-digit inflation. growth. Oakstone Wellness launched its TopHealth.com electronic newsletter and TopTopics.com web site, primarily used by businesses to encourage their employees to be healthy and safe at work and home. Its Medical division introduced CMEOnly.com, a web-based continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). and certification service for physicians, surgeons, and other medical personnel. Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Peter Quandt said, "Overall, I am pleased with Haights Cross' performance through the nine-month period. As the education market continues to weaken due to declining school budgets for classroom materials, our educational products have perfomed well. At the same time, all of our businesses are aggressively developing and introducing new products." Haights Cross CFO See Chief Financial Officer. Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. Crecca's comments reflect that of many successful newsletter publishers: "Our organization-wide cost containment cost containment, n the features of a dental benefits program or of the administration of the program designed to reduce or eliminate certain charges to the plan. initiatives earlier this year are now contributing to strong profit gains. We will continue our cost controls and efforts to strengthen productivity as we ride out this tough economic environment." Other Haights Cross divisions include Recorded Books, Audio Adventures, Sundance Publishing/Newbridge Educational Publishers, Triumph Learning, Chelsea House Publishers, and Triumph Learning. 10 New King St., White Plains, NY 10604. 914-289-9400, fax 914-289-9401, www.haighrscross.com |
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