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  • New Clients Boost TeleTech’s 1998 Revenue

    TeleTech Holdings Inc., Denver, had net income of $5.5 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1998, up 13% from fourth quarter 1997’s net income

  • Henricks in as Head of First Data Card Services

    Susan Henricks has succeeded Jack McDonnell as managing director of client development for First Data Card Service Group, Omaha, NE. Henricks had previously

  • R.R. Donnelley Acquires Communicolor

    Printing giant R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, has agreed to buy Communicolor, a direct mail marketing group of Standard Register, Dayton, Ohio. The

  • Federated to Buy Fingerhut

    Federated Department Stores Inc., Cincinnati, will buy Fingerhut Cos. Inc., Minneapolis, for $1.7 billion. The acquisition will allow Federated to expand

  • Canada’s Suncom Buys CallDirect

    Suncom Telecommunications Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, has signed an agreement to acquire CallDirect Enterprises Inc. from CallDirect Capital Corp.,

  • Henderson Calls for Compromise on Postal Reform

    Postmaster General William J. Henderson called yesterday for compromise in hearings on H.R. 22, the Postal Modernization Act of 1999.In prepared remarks

  • DIRECT Listline

    Premier Wireless Package Inserts Inserts are included in 100,000 annual packages of Premier Wireless, a telecommunications company. The sources are the

  • Short Cuts

    Aetna U.S. Healthcare has named David S. Rocchino head of core sales and marketing for the insurance company’s nationwide operations. In addition to direct

  • Live From Chicago: Direct From Wunderman

    DM master Lester Wunderman stopped just short yesterday of saying what his new business will be.In a wide-ranging talk that could hardly have reassured

  • Live From Chicago: What Playboy Wants

    Playboy’s lawsuit against Netscape and Excite apparently is more than a mere trademark dispute over use of a name. At stake may be leadership of the adult