InfoUSA Profitable in Third Quarter

Information provider infoUSA, Omaha, NE, had third quarter revenue of $68.5 million, down 10% from $76.1 million in third quarter 2000. During the same period the company turned from having a net loss of $7.3 million to $234,000. The quarter ended Sept. 30.

The company attributes $3 million of its revenue falloff to the attacks against the United States on Sept. 11 and subsequent business slowdown.

InfoUSA also has reduced its total debt load to $233.8 million in third-quarter 2001, from $258.4 million a year earlier.

During the quarter, the parent company acquired the remaining minority-owned interest in infoUSA.com, its online subsidiary that was formerly based in Foster City, CA. The subsidiary