Exhibit 99.1

Titan General Holdings, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent To Acquire Substantially all
of the assets of Eastern Manufacturing Corporation; This Acquisition Greatly
Expands Titan's Product Offering

Santa Clara, CA., February 19, 2003 (Business Wire)--Executing on its mission to
become a national specialty PCB manufacturer, Ventures National, dba Titan
General Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:TTGH) announced today that it has formed a
wholly-owned subsidiary, Titan PCB East, Inc., and signed a letter of intent to
acquire substantially all of the assets of Eastern Manufacturing Corporation, an
Amesbury, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of rigid-flex printed circuits using
the patented HVRFlex process. Eastern has extensive expertise in the military,
medical and industrial electronics market place. Eastern holds several
certifications including, UL, MIL 55510 and is an ISO9002 registered company.
Eastern generated revenues of $8.8MM for the calendar year ended December 31,
2002, despite a severe working capital deficiency and a depressed economic
environment. The acquisition provides intellectual property, design and
prototype engineering capabilities. Eastern maintains active relationships with
over 100 customers including Raytheon, Lockheed, BAE, Philips Medical, Parker,
Analogic and Analog Devices.

"In combination with our pending move to our new Fremont facility, Titan will be
positioned to offer our customers a greatly expanded range of products and will
be able to support our customers from coast to coast. Our goal to become a
dominant player in the quick-turn printed circuit board and rigid-flex arenas is
quickly falling into place." said David Marks, Chairman, Titan General Holdings.

About Eastern Manufacturing Corporation (Eastern):

o        Eastern is in the business of printed circuit board ("PCB")
         manufacturing with 27 years of solid customer relationships built on
         its ability to deliver a high-end technology product in a short
         delivery cycle. Located in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Eastern specializes
         in quick turn around manufacturing of exotic designs, including high
         layer count, buried and blind via technology, and a patented product
         known as HVRFlex, constructed of a variety of materials such as FR4,
         polyamides and Kaptontm. Eastern excels in customer service through
         field applications support in design and production and offers capacity
         to take new designs from prototypes through production. Eastern's
         capabilities have made it a national player in the high-end printed
         circuit board market place. Sales as reported by the company for the
         calendar year ended 12-31-02 were $8.8MM.


About Ventures National dba Titan General Holdings, Inc (Titan):

o        Titan is in the business of PCB manufacturing with capability for
         expansion to include backplane assembly. Titan is a manufacturer of
         time sensitive, high tech, prototype, and pre-production printed
         circuit boards. Beginning in the year 2001, Titan and its predecessors
         began acquiring cutting edge technology equipment and processes from
         competitors unable to remain in business due to a severe market
         downturn and overwhelming debt. Titan also obtained customer lists and
         orders from several of these firms, resulting in new business
         opportunities. Through the recent completion of these acquisitions,
         Titan is positioning to become a leading electronics contract
         quick-turn manufacturer serving the fastest-growing segment of time
         sensitive manufacturing in the $130 billion global electronics
         manufacturing services market. Titan has commenced the process of
         relocating and upgrading its current PCB plant into a facility formerly
         occupied by Tyco Electronics Inc. in Fremont, California. Through
         vertical integration, Titan expects to evolve its service and
         manufacturing operations while continuing to acquire assets and
         customers of struggling firms in the PCB sector.




Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Act 1995 -- With
the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press
release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. The actual future results of the Company could differ
significantly from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to
such differences include, but are not limited to assumptions relating to the
growth in PCB market and that there will be no unanticipated material adverse
change in Titan's operations or business. Further information on Titan's risk
factors is contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 and
its annual report as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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