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Business and Finance Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 2nd, 2008
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Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation - Taiwan Stock Exchange Encourages Taiwan Firms in Malaysia to Raise Funds at Home

Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation - Taiwan Stock Exchange Holds Symposium in KL to Urge Malaysian Taiwanese Companies to List at Home

Heckmann Corporation - Heckmann Corporation to Acquire China Water and Drinks Inc. for Approximately $625 Million

Brazil Fast Food Corp. - Brazil Fast Food Announces First Quarter 2008 Results

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation - Zurich Financial Services Group Selects the Bank of New York Mellon's Pershing Unit for Mutual Fund Processing

American Financial Network - Brett Ellen Named to Curian Capital's Everest Club

MuseWorx - MediaPost Plugs Into the MuseWorx Cloud

ZipCast, LLC - ZipCast: the New Advertising Revolution Bombards East Coast

Microsoft Corp. - Microsoft Highlights Breadth in Mobile Advertising at advance08

CFA Society of Los Angeles - Investors Can Profit as China's Economy Grows to Become World's Largest, Says Noted Economist

IBT Enterprises - 2008 IBT Market Pulse Survey Finds Financial Services Executives Keen on Building, Being and Offering Green Services

South Texas Oil Company - South Texas Oil Company Announces Settlement of Legal Proceedings

FirstWave Technologies, Inc. - FirstWave Launches B2B Marketing Blog

Acxiom Corporation - Advertising Age Names Acxiom Divisions To 2007 Top Agency Lists

TradeKing - TradeKing Continues Its Winning Ways; Receives 'Best in Show' and Other Top Honors in 14th Annual Financial Communications Society Portfolio Awards

Principal Financial Group, Inc. - Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Preferred Dividend

First Trust Advisors L.P. - First Trust Announces Financing for Partial Redemption of First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund Money Market Cumulative Preferred Shares

Return Path - Leading Australian Digital Services Provider, eservices, Partners With Return Path To Offer Email Deliverability Tools

The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc. - The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation Makes $150,000 Grant to Support YMCA Teen Center

The Middleton Doll Company - The Middleton Doll Company Reports First Quarter Results

Eaton Vance Corp. - Eaton Vance Announces Plan for Creation of New Closed-End Fund Liquidity Protected Preferred Shares and Filing of No-Action Letter

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Central High School Captures Top Honors for the Second Straight Year at National 'Fed Challenge' Championship

Mercer - Mercer Announces Senior Leadership Appointments to Support Growth in Its Investment Businesses

DWS Scudder - DWS Scudder Strengthens Financial Institutions Group by Adding Stephen Reynolds as a Director

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. - Michael Spangler to Lead Nationwide Funds Group

Discover Financial Services - Discover Financial Services to Present at Lehman Brothers Financial Services Conference

Vertical Branding, Inc. - Vertical Branding, Inc. Names Daniel McCleerey Chief Financial Officer

Banks.com, Inc. - Banks.com, Inc. Announces Strategic Advertising Partnership with Marchex's IndustryBrains

Business Roundtable - Nation's Leading CEOs Urge Congress to Pass Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Oxford College of Marketing Ltd - CIM Training Provider Oxford College of Marketing is Expanding Their Provision of Chartered Institute of Marketing Training to Milton Keynes

World Marketing Group - World Marketing Group Names Jim Sanfilippo EVP, Chief Operating Officer

EbixExchange - EbixExchange Launches New Era in Life Insurance Sales Processing

Prudential Financial, Inc. - Prudential's Group Insurance Business Opens New Disability Insurance Management Office in Portland, Maine

Insurance Networking News - Insurance Networking News and Celent Announce INN's 2008 Vanguards in Insurance Practices Award Winners

Emerging Markets Private Equity Association EMPEA - Undaunted by Market Turmoil, Institutional Investors Continuing to Pursue Private Equity Opportunities in Emerging Markets

Business Software Alliance BSA - Study Finds Software Piracy Falling in Many Countries, but Challenge Shifting to Emerging, High-Growth Markets

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. - ALPS Acquires Hedge Fund Leader Price Meadows

Thompson Hine LLP - Thompson Hine Partner Appointed to UK-US Real Estate Group

Laru Corporation - Laru Corporation Announces ASP Version of ACH Clarity Risk and Compliance System

Aquila Investment Management LLC - Aquila Investment Management Praises Supreme Court Ruling on Municipal Bonds as Victory for States and Shareholders

Schwartz Communications, Inc. - Schwartz Communications Launches Search Marketing Service

Glocap Search - Glocap Search Adds Former Sanford Bernstein VP to Los Angeles Search Practice

KEMP Technologies - KEMP Technologies Announces the Appointment of New Marketing Director

American Water Works Company, Inc. - American Water Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

Baruch College - Mentoring Program Hosts Marketing Competition at Baruch

The Financial Communications Society - Citi Leads List of Winners at 14th Annual FCS Annual Portfolio Awards

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. - Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer

Interactive Financial eXchange Forum - IFX Forum Elects Directors and Officers at 2008 Annual Meeting in Santa Clara, California, USA

McGraw-Hill Construction - McGraw-Hill Construction's Architectural Record Announces 2008 Advertising Excellence Awards at AIA 2008 Convention

Net Return Marketing, Inc. - Net Return Marketing's Groundbreaking 'Pay for Performance' Google AdWords Management Model Minimizes Risk While Maximizing Clients' Pay-per-click ROI

Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. - Pinnacle Gas Resources and Quest Resource Terminate Proposed Merger Agreement

Summit Financial Services Group, Inc. - Summit Financial Services Group, Inc., Names Michael Costantini to Lead Recruiting Effort for its Summit Brokerage Subsidiary

American International Group, Inc. - AIG Commits $1 Million to Support Relief and Rebuilding Efforts in China's Sichuan Province

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund's Preferred Stocks at 'AAA'

Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. - Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter 2008

Emergence Capital Partners - Emergence Capital Names Jeffrey E. Stiefler as Venture Partner

Aleri, Inc. - Julio Gomez Joins Aleri's Advisory Board

Integrity Mutual Funds, Inc. - Integrity Mutual Funds, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings

Penton Media, Inc. - Penton Media Launches Marketing Connections MCONN 2008; New Event to Highlight Strategic Value of Marketing Integration

Harleysville Insurance - Harleysville Insurance's New Personal Lines Policy Administration System Drives Increased Quote Activity and New Business Submissions

Arch Capital Group Ltd. - Arch Capital Group Ltd. Announces Mark Lyons to Succeed Ralph Jones as Chairman and CEO of Arch Worldwide Insurance Group

Interactive Advertising Bureau - Internet Advertising Revenues Top $21 Billion in '07, Reaching Record High

NACHA - NACHA Issues 2007 Top 50 Lists

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services - Turner Acceptance Corporation Joins Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' AppOne Platform

Paladyne Systems, Inc. - Industry Research Paper Predicts the Move toward Standardization and Regulations in Hedge Fund Portfolio Pricing

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. - Morgan Stanley Investment Management Releases Institutional Closed-End Fund Monthly Portfolio Holdings Information

Merriman Curhan Ford - Former Clinton White House Official Joins Merriman Curhan Ford

Guaranty Financial Group Inc. - Guaranty Financial Group Inc. Announces Extension of Record Date for Offering of Non-Transferable Stock Purchase Rights and Addition of Underwritten Offering

United Steelworkers USW - 'Toxic Trader' Street Theater Protesting Free Trade Premiers Outside Sen. Smith's Office

BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc. - BOE Financial Services of Virginia Shareholders Approve Merger with Community Bankers Acquisition Corp.

Crowell & Moring Llp - Crowell & Moring's New York Office Gains Two Insurance/Reinsurance Attorneys

Delaware Investments - Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. Announces Self-Tender for Five Percent of Its Shares

EnerSys Corporation - EnerSys Announces Pricing of Concurrent Public Offerings of Convertible Senior Notes and Common Stock

Navic Networks - New Standards Support Makes Navic's HyperCast Network the Industry's Most Comprehensive Back Office Solution for Multi-Platform Advanced Advertising

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents - PIA Debuts Radio Ads in Agent Branding Program

Pension Insurance Corporation - Pension Insurance Corporation Announces Longevity Insurance for Defined Benefit Pension Funds

Solace Systems Inc. - Solace Systems Appoints Ralph Frankel as CTO - Goldman Sachs Executive to Provide Financial Services Industry Insight and Leadership

Wausau Financial Systems - WAUSAU Financial Systems and ClairMail Partner to Provide Mobile Lockbox Functionality

Wi-Tron, Inc. - Wi-Tron, Inc. and Cellvine, Ltd. Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc. - Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

S&T Bancorp, Inc. - S&T Bancorp, Inc. Announces Results of Merger Consideration Elections

Delaware Investments - Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. Announces Self-Tender for Five Percent of Its Shares

Prudential Financial, Inc. - Prudential Financial, Inc. to Participate in Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference; Live Webcast Available

Prima Solutions - ACORD Receives Donation of Insurance Information Model from Prima Solutions

The MMIC Group - William ''Bill'' McDonough of Princeton Insurance Company Named to Succeed David P. Bounk as President and CEO of the MMIC Group

XTS Global - Eric Rice Flips the Script on Doom and Gloom

American International Group, Inc. - AIG Excess Casualty Enhances Coverage for Real Estate Businesses with Real Estate AdvantageSM

CIT Group Inc. - CIT Arranges $245 Million in Financing for Alcon Entertainment

Identity Theft Assistance Center ITAC - Identity Theft Assistance Center Expands Offerings to ID Theft Prevention with Launch of ITAC Sentinel

WPP - WPP Names Torrence Boone to Lead Project Da Vinci, the Global Agency Start-Up with Dell as First Client

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation - Affiliate of Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation Chief Executive Officer Adopts 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan

B. Riley & Co., LLC - B. Riley & Co. Represents VXI Technology, Inc. in a Recapitalization with Private Equity Firms Merit Capital Partners and Alerion Capital Group

Pacific Life Insurance Company - Pacific Life Extends Support to the 401k Market

U.S. Department of Justice - Atlanta Hedge Fund Manager Convicted in $150 Million Fraud Scheme

Cobalt Group - Email Marketing Continues to Generate Over 10x ROI for Cobalt Customers

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited - Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Announces Common Stock Offering

Custom Design Marketing - Incentive Industry Veteran Joins Custom Design Marketing

Silicon Valley Bank - Leading Technology Bank Opens New Seattle Office

Dow Jones & Company - New Dow Jones MarketForce Platform Offers Charting and Portfolio Tracking Tools for Online Financial Services Providers

Economics - Report summarizes economics study findings from D. Acemoglu and co-researchers

Farmers Insurance Group - Farmers Insurance Claims Team Assists with More Than 1,000 Claims in Texas

United Community Financial Corp. - Reske Named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of United Community Financial Corp. and Home Savings

Prudential Financial, Inc. - John R. Strangfeld Becomes Chairman of Prudential Financial

Credit Suisse - Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Is Up 0.57% in April

Tri-Continental Corporation - Tri-Continental Corporation NYSE: TY Announces Second Quarter Distribution

Union Street Acquisition Corp. - Union Street Acquisition Corp. Announces First Quarter 2008 Results of RAZOR Business Strategy Consultants, LLC and Archway Marketing Services, Inc.

TechTarget, Inc. - TechTarget Media Ranked #8 Among Fifty Most Powerful B-to-B Advertising Venues

Rabobank - Charles Caswell Appointed Chief Financial Risk Officer at Rabobank, N.A.

Pipeline Data - Pipeline Data Enters Definitive Merger Agreement with COCARD

Arkansas Development Finance Authority ADFA - ADFA Announces New Venture Capital Firm Serving Arkansas Entrepreneurs

AllianceBernstein L.P. - AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc., Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund, Inc., and Alliance California Municipal Income Fund, Inc. Announce Plans for Partial Redemptions of Auction Preferred Shares

Blackhawk Financial, Inc. - Blackhawk Financial Prepares for Stock Distribution to Shareholders

Pennsylvania Department of Banking - Community-Based Organizations Learning to Help Families Through Tight Budget Times

Cossette Communication Group Inc., www.cossette.com - Cossette Communication Group - Announcement

NACHA - NACHA Reports More Than 18 Billion ACH Payments in 2007

William Blair & Company - William Blair & Company Initiates Coverage of MSCI Inc. With Market Perform Rating

Washington Mutual, Inc. - WaMu to Present at Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual Financial Services Conference

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. - New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Chairman, President, & CEO Joseph R. Ficalora to Present at Lehman Brothers Financial Services Conference on May 20, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. BST

UCBH Holdings, Inc. - UCBH Holdings, Inc. to Present at the Lehman Brothers Eleventh Annual Financial Services Conference

Brinker Capital, Inc. - Brinker Capital Launches Practice Management Institute

Financial Service Centers Cooperative, Inc. - Two Leading Financial Service Companies Pair up to Introduce Foreign Currency Exchange Program to Credit Union Industry

California Department of Industrial Relations - DIR Launches Enforcement Program to Target Employers Who Fail to Carry Workers' Compensation Insurance

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP - Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit against Downey Financial Corp.

Goodmail Systems - Media and Advertising Veteran Peter Horan Joins Goodmail as Chief Executive Officer

RF Monolithics, Inc. - RFM Announces Appointment of Farlin Halsey as Vice President of Product Marketing

StoredIQ Inc. - StoredIQ Information Management Platform Now Available Through EMC Select

LM&O Advertising, Inc. - LM&O Advertising Wins Renewal of Recruitment Contract with the National Guard

Alpine Access - Alpine Access to Hire More Than One Hundred People in Virginia

NW Insurance Council - Coalition Gives Jilted Sno-King Driving Students a Lift; Insurers Donate Nearly $25,000 for In-Vehicle Training

Popular, Inc. - Popular, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of 8.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock

ING U.S. Financial Services - Valerie Brown Named President of ING Retail Annuities; Patrick Yung Becomes Unit's Chief Marketing Officer

The Pollack Pr Marketing Group - drop.io Selects the Pollack PR Marketing Group for Its National Marketplace Rollout

AOL - Platform-A to Manage Virgin Mobile WAP Banner Ad Inventory

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Ratings: Evaluating Basel II Asset Correlations Empirically

Lockton - Financial Services Insurance Brokerage Team Joins Lockton Denver

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. - Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Preferred Dividends

UBS - Greg Morris Joins UBS Investment Bank's Equities Group as US Head of Structuring

Farmers Insurance Group - Farmers and Foremost Insurance Ready to Assist Storm Victims

Vyteris, Inc. - Vyteris Announces Appointments of President and Chief Financial Officer

Calyx Software - New Mortgage Service Provider Added to Calyx Software Network

Thunderhead - Thunderhead and IBM Leverage ACORD Standards to Improve Agent and Customer Communications for Insurance Carriers

JF China Region Fund, Inc. - JF China Region Fund, Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting Stockholder Vote

GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance - Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Receives $30 Million from GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance

TowerGroup - Traditional Payment Players Wary as ''Nonbank Wallet'' Offerings Expand Online Payment Options

MedAssets, Inc. - MedAssets Announces First Quarter 2008 Results

Synplicity, Inc. - Synplicity Announces Shareholder Approval of Agreement of Merger With Synopsys, Inc.

Warner Home Video - Warner Home Video Announces New Expanded Roles for Key Executives

Atrinsic - Atrinsic Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results

City of West Hollywood - After More Than 20 Years of Fighting for the Legal Rights of Same-Sex Couples, West Hollywood City Council Members to Join with Other LGBT Leaders to Celebrate the California State Supreme Court's Ruling to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Security National Financial Corporation - Security National Financial Corporation Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2008

Pheedo - Pheedo Drives Big RSS Advertising Gain for Gawker Media

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. - Kevin Riordan Joins Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

Primus Guaranty, Ltd. - Primus Guaranty to Participate in Lehman Brothers 2008 Financial Services Conference

Defense Industries International, Inc. - Defense Industries International Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Attack! Marketing & Promotions - Francis Ford Coppola Presents Launches Encyclopedia

Higher One - 67 Percent of College Students Confident About Money Management

American Capital Strategies Ltd. - American Capital Commits $300 Million to Core Business Credit

Ascension Insurance, Inc. - Ascension Insurance, Inc. Acquires Employers Mutual, Inc. EMI

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. - Brown Shoe Invests in Famous Footwear Consumer Marketing with New Senior Vice President and New Creative Agency

EMI Network - Chaminade University of Honolulu and EMI Network Partner to Launch Digitorial College Tour Video at the USNews.com College Directory

Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. - Particle Drilling Technologies Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

Solera National Bancorp, Inc. - Solera National Bank Announces Strategic Partnership with Allstate Insurance Company

Stanford Group Company - Stanford Group Company Announces Major Expansion of Its Institutional Platform

Tier1CRM Inc. - StraightThrough CRM Solutions Expands into Additional Vertical Market Segments and Rebrands Itself as Tier1CRM Inc.

Farmers Insurance Group - Farmers Insurance Celebrates 3rd Annual March of Dimes National Fundraiser at Home Office June 3, 2008

The Allstate Corporation - Allstate Funds Seek to Provide Simplified Retirement Investing and a Unique Optional Guaranteed Lifetime Income for American Families

Houston Interactive Marketing Association HiMA - Houston Interactive Marketing Association HiMA Presents Know Thy Competitor

The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Travelers Commends U.S. Senate's Passage of Flood Insurance Reform Bill

Hometown Bancorp, Inc. - Hometown Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings

True Religion Apparel, Inc. - True Religion Founder and Chief Executive Officer Completes Sale of Common Shares

X-Rite, Incorporated - X-Rite Announces Chief Financial Officer Departure, Appointment of Interim Replacement

The Bancorp, Inc. - The Bancorp Bank Teams with Deluxe Corporation to Offer Premier Prepaid Card Service

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company - Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Launches Green Coverage for Manufacturers

LiveWorld, Inc. - LiveWorld Announces Appointments of Barry Weinman and Bill Cleary to Board of Directors

Sovereign Risk Insurance Ltd. - Sovereign Announces Establishment of Dubai Office

InRoomMD - InRoomMD Doctors Make 'On the Road' House Calls for Travelers in U.S. and Canada

Lyris, Inc. - Lyris, Inc Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results

Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund - Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund Declares Monthly Dividend

Dell Inc. - Dell to Appoint Brian Gladden Chief Financial Officer

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. - Thornburg Mortgage to Announce First Quarter Earnings by June 2, 2008

Van Eck Global - Options on Market Vectors-Solar Energy ETF Begin Trading on CBOE

Virtusa Corporation - Virtusa Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results

Rhapsody Acquisition Corp. - Rhapsody Acquisition Corp. Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Information for Merger Partner Primoris Corporation

Harleysville Group Inc. - Harleysville Group Board of Directors Authorizes Additional Share Repurchase Program

Advisor Products Inc. - Advisor Products Launches Personal Client Portals Platform

TransUnion's TrueCredit.com - Consumers Reveal Summmer Vacation Realities, Personal Financial Philosophies to TransUnion's TrueCredit.com

Hits Galore - Hits Galore Unveils a Worldwide Network of Destination Websites for On-Line Marketing Opportunities

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. - LandAmerica Announces the Opening of the LandAmerica Title Insurance Company of Mexico, S.A.

Nucor Corporation - Nucor Announces Common Stock Offering

Caddell Communications - Phillips Joins Caddell Communications as Account Manager

Ginepri Capital Partners - Saga Capital, LLC and Ginepri Capital Partners, New York Announce the Saga/Ginepri [SG] Alpha Fund

John Hancock Financial Network - Signator Investors, Inc., Broker/Dealer of John Hancock Financial Network, Names Tom Horack Chief Compliance Officer

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Waterbury, Connecticut's $320MM 2008 GO POBs 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates PNC Preferred Stock 'A'

Nucor Corporation - Nucor Prices Common Stock Offering

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. - The Hanover Insurance Group Names Jerome Guiney Regional Vice President, Commercial Lines

Credit Suisse - Credit Suisse Announces the Launch of New Long/Short Equity Replication Index

Prudential Financial, Inc. - Prudential Contributes $5 Million to Newark Organizations

Anthracite Capital, Inc. - Anthracite Capital Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend to $0.31 Per Common Share and Announces the Election of Walter E. Gregg Jr. to the Board of Directors

International Economics - New international economics study findings recently were reported by researchers at City University of New York, Queens College

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance Company; Places Ratings Under Review

Fitch Ratings - Fitch U.S. Muni Surveillance: Various Cape Coral, Florida Credits Affirmed; Outlook to Negative

John Hancock Funds - John Hancock Announces Refinancing and Redemption of All Outstanding Preferred Shares of John Hancock Investors Trust JHI

Raser Technologies, Inc. - Raser Technologies, Inc. Announces First Quarter Financial Results

HSBC Insurance - HSBC Insurance Study Reveals Global Desire for 'Personal' Rather Than 'Cash' Legacy

Integrity Capital Partners, LLC - Integrity Capital Partners Ranked 12th for Revenue among Insurance Brokers and Agents in the DC Metro Area by Washington Business Journal

Intelli-Check - Mobilisa, Inc. - Intelli-Check - Mobilisa Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

JMB Insurance Agency, Inc. - JMB Insurance Appoints William L. Powell, Jr. Head of Non-Profit Practice

PAN Communications - Industry Veteran Joel Richman to Head up PAN Communications' Social Media Practice

NationsHealth, Inc. - NationsHealth Announces 2008 First Quarter Financial Results and Corporate Restructuring

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. - JCPenney Reports First Quarter Financial Results

Nuveen Investments, Inc. - Nuveen Investments Reports 1st Quarter 2008 Earnings and Assets Under Management of $153 Billion

Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund - Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund Declares Monthly Dividend

Providential Holdings, Inc. - Providential Holdings Reports Q3 FY '08 Financial Results

MSGI Security Solutions Inc. - MSGI Security Solutions Reports Third Fiscal Quarter 2008 Financial Results

SendTec, Inc. - SendTec Announces 2008 1st Quarter Results

Panglobal Brands, Inc. - Charles Lesser is Chief Financial Officer of Panglobal Brands Inc.

Piper Jaffray Companies - Piper Jaffray Names Thomas Schnettler President and Chief Operating Officer; Extends Executive Committee to Focus on Global Growth

Nationwide - Tavis Smiley Hosts First On Your Side Tour Stop with Nationwide Insurance

Teradata Corporation - American Eagle Outfitters Chooses Teradata for Data Warehouse-Driven Customer Analytics, Marketing Automation

State Street Global Advisors SSgA - State Street Launches SPDR University

MassMutual Financial Group - San Francisco Bay Area Agency Advisor Earns Top MassMutual Producer Honor

Clear Channel Radio - GEICO Chooses Clear Channel Radio for Cause Marketing

Brooke Insurance - Brooke Insurance Says Before Setting That Sail, Be Sure You're Insured

Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc. - Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc. Announces Michael V. Shustek Stock Purchase Plan

Gravitas Technology - Gravitas Launches New Business Consulting Services to Meet Needs of Evolving Alternative Investment Management Firms

Clearspring Technologies Inc. - World's Largest Widget Syndicator Clearspring Secures $18 Million in Funding

LIFE SPAN labs - LIFE SPAN labs Hires Anvil Media, Inc. to Implement Search Engine Marketing Services

HedgeFund.net - Hedge Fund Assets Reach an Estimated $2.848 Trillion in Q1 2008

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - AICPA Council Votes to Recognize the International Accounting Standards Board as a Designated Standard Setter

Adap.tv - Adap.tv Launches Self-Service Advertising Program for Video Publishers

Astoria Financial Corporation - Astoria Financial Corporation Holds Annual Shareholders Meeting

Baron & Budd, P.C. - Baron & Budd, P.C. Appointed Co-Lead Counsel in Lawsuit Against Semtech Corp. Alleging Improper Backdating of Stock Options

Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. - Crestline Hotels & Resorts Announces the Appointment of Robert S. Dorr as Director of Sales & Marketing for the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center

EnerSys - EnerSys Announces Proposed Concurrent Public Offerings of Senior Convertible Notes and Common Stock

EyeWonder, Inc. - EyeWonder to Provide Rich Media Ads Across the Google Content Network

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. - First Industrial Realty Trust Declares Common and Preferred Stock Dividends

Libbey Inc. - Libbey Inc. Announces Intention to File Shelf Registration Statement

MangoMOBILE - MangoMOBILE Launches RFID Solution for Event Marketers

Rochester Medical Corporation - Rochester Medical Marketing VP Retires

Setaram Inc. - Setaram Appoints New VP, International Sales and Marketing Director

Stonebridge Financial Corp. - Stonebridge Financial Corp. Declares Second Cash Dividend

Union Drilling, Inc. - Union Drilling Announces Filing of Shelf Registration Statement

Valley Commerce Bancorp - Valley Commerce Bancorp Announces 5% Stock Dividend

Chase Card Services - Chase Continues to Empower Consumers to Improve their Financial Success by Offering 'Clear & Simple' Toolkit in Spanish

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - AICPA Publishes IFRS.com Website to Inform Members and Financial Professionals About International Accounting Standards

Nuveen Investments - Nuveen Investments Welcomes United States Supreme Court Decision Reaffirming Access and Established Practices for Investors in Key Municipal Bond Case

CME Group - CME Group Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer to Present at Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller Global Market Structure Conference, May 21

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Assigns Issuer Credit Rating to Westward Insurance Company

E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation - E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation Announces Results of Annual Shareholder Meeting

Economics - Reports from L.J. Zhang and colleagues advance knowledge in economics

Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Clinical Development Programs; Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Laser Atlanta - Laser Atlanta Unveils New wiDAR Remote Vehicle Detection Technology

Peachtree Settlement Funding - Peachtree Renews $50 Million Facility for Life Insurance Premium Finance

Silverpop - Engaging Customers Takes Center Stage at Silverpop Conference

Burnham Institute for Medical Research - Eric Lofgren Joins Burnham Institute for Medical Research as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Dyadic International, Inc. - Dyadic Announces Mailing of Notice of Annual Stockholders Meeting to Be Held On Friday, June 20, 2008

The Simsbury Bank & Trust Company - SBT Bancorp Announces Dividend Increase

BioEnterprise - Ohio Now Among Top 5 in Nation for Health Care Venture Firms

E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation - E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation Reports Monthly Activity for April 2008

Turner Investment Partners - Investing in international stocks can offer a world of opportunity, Turner Investment Partners position paper says

Accelrys, Inc. - Accelrys Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2008 Financial Results

Regions Financial Corporation - Regions Financial Corporation Renews Title Sponsorship for Regions Charity Classic

U.S. Home Systems, Inc. - U.S. Home Systems Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

The Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc. - Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc. Rights Offering Declared Effective

Eaton Vance Management - Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution

MAXXAM Inc. - MAXXAM Reports Results for First Quarter of 2008

TTM Technologies, Inc. - TTM Technologies, Inc. Closes $155 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Universal Travel Group Inc. - CORRECTING and REPLACING Universal Travel Group Announces 2008 First Quarter Financial Results

Janome America, Inc. - Janome America and Next New Networks Announce Advertising Partnership

Infusionsoft - Sixty-Five Percent of Small Businesses Say 'Following Up With Leads' Biggest Failure in Marketing Efforts

Atlantic American Corporation - Atlantic American Corporation Reports First Quarter Results

Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham Performing Arts Center Names Linda Charlton to Top Marketing Post

Mercer - Mercer Issues Study of US CEO Compensation Trends

BlackRock, Inc. - Updated Quarter-End Portfolio Data Now Available for BlackRock Closed-End Funds

ZVUE Corporation - ZVUE Corporation Presents Business Update and 1st Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Praxair, Inc. - Praxair Signs Heat-Treat Joint Marketing Agreements

AMETEK, Inc. - AMETEK Announces Accelerated Restricted Stock Vesting

Interpolls - Interpolls to Advance Online Capabilities for its Brand Advertisers

Alloptic, Inc. - Alloptic Announces Expansion of RF Over Glass RFoG Product Portfolio

NexCen Brands, Inc. - NexCen Brands Provides Business Update

RCN Corporation - RCN Wins Two Hermes Creative Awards for its 2007 Communication Plan & Integrated Community Relations/Branding Program

Wilmington Trust Corporation - Wilmington Trust's Corporate Client Services Business Continues European Expansion to the Netherlands

Open Solutions Inc. - National Bank of Kuwait Selects Open Solutions' Imaged-Based Item Processing for its New York Branch

Lockton - Lockton Earns ``Insurance Agency of the Year'' Award

Rackable Systems, Inc. - Rackable Systems Appoints James Wheat Chief Financial Officer

Owens & Minor - Owens & Minor will Participate in the 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Healthcare Conference on May 21, 2008

Citizens Bancorp - Citizens Bancorp Announces Stock Dividend

Origin Digital, Inc. - Origin Digital Joins Interactive Advertising Bureau

Guidewire Software, Inc. - Beazley Group Selects Guidewire ClaimCenter

SpiralFrog - SpiralFrog Launches North American Marketing Campaign

Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc. - Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc. Provides Update on NASDAQ Listing Status

Merrill Lynch Global Research - Merrill Lynch Global Research Introduces Investable Equity Volatility Index

Spectrum Brands - Spectrum Brands Announces the Sale of its Global Pet Supply Business; Proceeds to be Used for Debt Reduction

The Talbots, Inc. - Talbots Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

Breeze-Eastern Corporation - Breeze-Eastern Reports Record Results for Fiscal 2008 Full Year and Fourth Quarter

Alticor Inc. - Alticor Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Michael Baker Corporation - Baker To Delay Reporting of First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Calamos Investments - Calamos Releases Monthly Closed-End Fund Portfolio Data

Deloitte - Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Falls to Lowest Level Since 2001, With Home Prices as Single Largest Drag

Evergreen Investments - Evergreen Closed End Funds Declare Monthly Dividends

First Financial Bancorp - First Financial to Build in Madeira

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. - Flagstar Successfully Completes Previously Announced Capital Raise

Huron Capital Partners Llc - Huron Capital Adds Middle-Market Business Development Veteran to Team

PointRoll - Industry Leader PointRoll to Serve Ads on the Google Content Network

LinkShare - LinkShare Announces Speakers for 2008 Symposium; James Surowiecki to Deliver Keynote Address

Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc. - Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc. Announces Record and Meeting Dates for Special Meeting of Stockholders

The McClatchy Company - McClatchy Announces Final Results of Tender Offer for Debt Securities

Media General, Inc. - Media General Reports April 2008 Revenues

Mullen Group Income Fund - Mullen Group Income Fund announces May 2008 distribution

Western & Southern Financial Group - Queen City Square Projected as Economic Boost for Region

Saatchi & Saatchi - Ralph Steadman Addresses CLIO Delegates at the 2nd Annual Saatchi & Saatchi Hero Show

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation - The Bank of New York Mellon Tops Trustee Rankings for First Quarter of 2008

The Family Office Organisation - The Family Office - the Private Investment Office of the World's Super-Mega-Rich Families

The McGraw-Hill Companies - The McGraw-Hill Companies Announces Restructuring of Select Business Operations

Triad Guaranty Inc. - Triad Guaranty Reports on Recent Developments With Freddie Mac

SWS Group, Inc. - Southwest Securities, FSB Expands to New Mexico

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Allstate Corp. & Subsidiaries; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Northwest Pipeline's $250MM Sr. Notes 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents - PIA Promotes Besesparis to Senior VP, Communications

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund's Preferred Shares 'AAA'

Deloitte - IFRS Adoption Gaining Momentum, but U.S. Companies Need More Preparation and Education: Deloitte Survey

BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc. - BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

Economics - Researchers at Columbia University target economics

Principal Financial Group, Inc. - Principal Financial Group, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Zimpleman to Speak at Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference

Economics - Research reports from University of Minnesota provide new insights into economics

William Blair & Company, L.L.C. - William Blair & Company Initiates Coverage of the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company With Outperform Rating

Mobile BIS - Turn-Key Jail Management Software Introduced by Mobile BIS

Genesis Bankcard Services - Genesis Financial Solutions Launches New Originations Website for Non-Prime Consumers

CMGI, Inc. - CMGI to Report Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Heelys, Inc. - Heelys, Inc. Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

Stock-Trak Group, Inc. - Stock-Trak Group Announces Financial Results for 2008 First Quarter

Real Capital Markets - Real Capital Markets Launches New Enhancements to its Comprehensive Deal Management Solutions

Tennessee Commerce Bancorp, Inc. - Tennessee Commerce Bancorp Reaches $1 Billion in Assets

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company - American Equity to Host First Annual Investor Day

Encompass Group Affiliates, Inc. - Encompass Group Announces Record Results for Quarter Ended March 31, 2008

WebCE - WebCE Releases Ohio-Specific Long Term Care Partnership Training Course

E-Z Data, Inc. - E-Z Data Named Top Provider of Distribution Technology

Chemed Corporation - Chemed Corporation to Present at the 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Health Care Conference

Wireless Internet Service Providers Association WISPA - WISPA Ratifies New CALEA Standard

GeoMet, Inc. - GeoMet, Inc. Announces Distribution of Common Stock by Investors

Convio, Inc. - Convio and MPower Partner to Help Nonprofits Easily Integrate Online and Offline Constituent Data for Optimizing Fundraising, Marketing and Communications

A.M. Best Company - A.M. Best to Attend Insurance Association of the Caribbean's 28th Annual Caribbean Conference

BancInsure, Inc. - BancInsure to Hold Firm on Professional Liability Rates Despite Challenging Market Conditions

Franklin Templeton Investments - Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund Now Available to Retail Investors

Trailer Bridge, Inc. - Trailer Bridge Reports First Quarter Financial Results

Yahoo! Inc. - Yahoo! and WPP Forge Multi-Year Strategic Partnership

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. - Pacific Office Properties Announces First Quarter Results

Quaint Oak Bancorp, Inc. - Quaint Oak Bancorp, Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Stock Purchases to Fund Plan

WHX Corporation - WHX Corporation Reports Financial Results for First Quarter 2008

Atlantic Specialty Lines of Pennsylvania, LLC - Atlantic Specialty Lines of Pennsylvania, LLC, Acquires Business Assets of ESL, Inc.

Health Systems Solutions, Inc. - Health Systems Solutions Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Del Monte Foods Company - Del Monte Foods Confirms It is Exploring Strategic Alternatives for StarKist Seafood

Nuveen Investments - 2 Nuveen Taxable Closed-End Funds Announce Refinancing

Life-Exchange, Inc. - Life-Exchange Revenues Surpass $1 Million

HealthPartners - HealthPartners Launches New Ad Campaign

Frost & Sullivan - Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Myxer with Key Market Enabler Award

Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund II Inc. - Updated - Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund II Inc. as of March 31, 2007

BlackRock Inc. - BlackRock Announces Redemption Dates for Auction Rate Preferred Shares Issued by BlackRock Taxable Fixed Income Closed-End Funds

Pacer Health Corporation - Pacer Logistics Completes Acquisition of Cargo Connection's Assets

ResCare, Inc. - ResCare to Participate in 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Health Care Conference

MetaPass, Inc. - VSR Financial Chooses MetaPass as Universal Single Sign-On Solution

Mutual Boiler Re - Mutual Boiler Re and AAIS Offer Insurers New, Extensive Homeowners Equipment Breakdown Coverage

Learning.com - Learning.com Announces New Capital Investment by Educomp Solutions and First Analysis

Calavo Growers, Inc. - Calavo Growers Acquires Hawaii-Based Papaya and Tropical-Product Packing, Processing Operations; Company Also Hires Veteran Securities Analyst for Strategic Development Post

InSight Health Services Holdings Corp. - InSight Health Services Holdings Corp. Reports Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2008

Capital One Financial Corporation - Capital One's Rules of the Road Survey Highlights Generational Differences Between Baby Boomers and Today's First-Time Car Buyers

AIG American General - AIG American General Announces Next Generation ROP Term Product

Life Settlement Solutions, Inc. - Life Settlement Solutions to Participate in 2008 NAILBA Focus Meeting

SKYE International Inc. - SKYE International Inc. Completes Reverse Split and Announces Change of Trading Symbol to 'SKYI'

Gannett Co., Inc. - Gannett Recommends Rejection of Mini-Tender Offer by TRC Capital Corporation

JGC Corporation - JGC Corporation's Archived Webcast of Briefing on Financial Results for Fiscal 2007 Now Available

MajescoMastek - Life Insurers Moving Toward Using Mortality Management to Increase Profits

Phoenix Marketing International - Business Travelers Rate Two Florida Airports Tops in Phoenix Marketing International Travel Research Group Survey

SAP Ag - Bank of Ireland Selects Business Objects as Its Enterprise Business Intelligence Standard

Becker Group - Becker Group Hires New Executive Vice President of Sales & Business Development

Dana Holding Corporation - Dana Holding Corporation Board of Directors Authorizes Payment of Dividend on Preferred Stock

Direct Agents - Direct Agents Named Fastest Growing Asian-American Owned Business

Emmis Communications Corporation - Emmis Communications Adds Preferred Stock to Stock Repurchase Plan

Harleysville National Corporation - Harleysville National Corporation to Acquire Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc.

Milliman, Inc. - Hedging Programs Withstand Market Downturn

IntercontinentalExchange - ICE Futures U.S. Announces Introduction of Serial Options on Russell Index Futures; Achieves New Volume and Open Interest Records

The Internet Content Syndication Council - Internet Content Syndication Council Issues White Paper at AAAA

Mark & Associates, P.C. - Mark & Associates, P.C. & Burke, Harvey & Frankowski, LLC File FINRA Arbitration on Behalf of Morgan Keegan Bond Fund Investor

TD Bank Financial Group - Media Advisory - TD Bank Financial Group Investor Day - Focus on U.S. Strategy

SWS Group, Inc. - Myers Named President of Southwest Securities, FSB's Dallas Banking Center

National Insurance Crime Bureau - National Insurance Crime Bureau: Earthquakes, Tornadoes and Severe Storms Have Been on the Rise

Northern Trust Corporation - Northern Trust Helps Institutions Meet the Challenge of Regulatory and Financial Reporting

Patriot Coal Corporation - Patriot Coal Prices Private Offering of Convertible Senior Notes

PriMedia, Inc. - PriMedia, Inc. Announces New Office in the Empire State Building

24-7PressRelease.com - Public Relations & Marketing Firms Now Have the Option to Privately Brand Customer Distributed Press Releases through 24-7PressRelease.com

Source Interlink Companies, Inc. - Source Interlink to Report Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results on June 5, 2008

SyntheMed, Inc. - SyntheMed, Inc. Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

UniFirst - Uniforms Help Companies Gain Market Share During Economic Downturns; Improve Bottom Lines

The Gmac Insurance Group - Video: 33 Million Licensed Americans May be Unfit for Roads, According to Fourth Annual GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test

West Monroe Partners - West Monroe Partners, Acetta Co-Founder Join Forces in Seattle

Wyeth - Wyeth to Present at the 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Healthcare Conference

Zaio Corporation - Zaio Announces New Investor Relations Manager

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Farm Bureau Town & Country Insurance Company of Missouri

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of DaimlerChrysler Insurance Company

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - FINRA Fines Three Firms a Total of $1.6 Million for OATS Reporting and Supervision Violations

CME Group - CME Group Statement on CFTC Reauthorization

SWS Group, Inc. - Robert Buchholz Elected to SWS Group, Inc. Board of Directors

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. - WisdomTree Launches Actively Managed U.S. Current Income ETF

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Places Ratings of Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Company Under Review With Positive Implications

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of North Country Insurance Company; Revises Outlook to Stable

Regions Financial Corporation - Regions Financial Scheduled to Participate in the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC Strategic Decisions Conference 2008

SWS Group, Inc. - SWS Group, Inc. Board Declares Cash Dividend of 9 Cents Per Share Payable July 1, 2008

U.S. Department of Justice - National City Mortgage to Pay $4.6 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations Involving Federally Insured Mortgages

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Country-Wide Insurance Company

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Clark County School District's Nevada $675MM GOs 'AA'

Life Sciences - Researchers from Ohio State University report details of new studies and findings in the area of life sciences

Health Management Associates, Inc. - Health Management Associates, Inc. Announces Pricing of Offering of $225 Million Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2028

Life Sciences - Reports on life sciences findings from T.C. Ford and co-researchers provide new insights

Statistics - Research from J.J. Heckman and co-authors in the area of statistics published

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affs $342.5MM & Lowers $65.3MM from 4 Citigroup Scratch and Dent Deals

Economics - Studies from University of Texas add new findings in the area of economics

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Actively Monitoring NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement

Farmers Insurance Group - Farmers Insurance 2007 Survey: Olympia, Washington and Metropolitan Area Number One Most Secure Places to Live in U.S.

Constar International Inc. - Constar International Inc. to Announce First Quarter Financial Results on May 15

UBS - UBS Launches New Registered Alternative Trading System in the US

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation - CBLC and DTCC Sign Information Sharing and Collaboration Pact

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Provides Perspective on FASB's New Equity Accounting Proposal

Duncan Financial Group, LLC - William J. Shelow, Jr., Named President of Atlantic Financial Group

Archives International, LLC & H.R.Harmer, Inc. - H.R.Harmer and Archives International Auction Historic American Bank Note Company Archive of Banknotes, Stocks, Bonds and Security Printing Ephemera

EbixExchange - EbixExchange Receives Two Awards From ACORD

The Singing Machine Company - Singing Machine Announces Transition at CFO Position.

PNA Group, Inc. - PNAG Reports 2008 First Quarter Financial Results

Spire Corporation - Spire Corporation Reports Record First Quarter 2008 Revenues

Harte-Hanks, Inc. - Harte-Hanks Announces Results from Annual Meeting of Stockholders

DeVry Inc. - DeVry Inc. Declares Semi-Annual Cash Dividend and Adopts New Share Repurchase Program

Response Genetics, Inc. - Response Genetics, Inc. to Release First Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Present at the Rodman & Renshaw Fifth Annual Global Healthcare Conference

Digitiliti, Inc. - Digitiliti, Inc. Announces Director and Officer Appointments, Availability of December 31, 2007, and 2006, Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Filing of Form 10 Registration Statement with the SEC

XETA Technologies, Inc. - XETA Technologies to Report Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Drum Capital Management LLC - Drum Capital Hires Amber Tencic as Director of Finance

Mintel - Generation Y Still Not Saving

Inca Designs, Inc. - Inca Designs, Inc. Board to Schedule Meeting to Discuss a Possible Stock Dividend

Elavon - Elavon Secures Multi-Year Extension for Bank of the West Marketing Alliance

InPlay Technologies, Inc. - InPlay Technologies Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. - Wireless Telecom Group Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Invesco Ltd. - Invesco Shareholders Approve All Annual Meeting Resolutions

Rogerscasey - Rogerscasey To Acquire Canadian Investment Consulting Firm

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. - Kindred Healthcare to Present at the 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Healthcare Conference

The Lionstone Group - Jim Hime Joins Houston-Based Lionstone Group as a Firm Principal and Investment Director for Its U.S. Land Acquisition Strategies

Genesys - Genesys Launches New Garnishment Processing Service and Delivers Advanced Garnishment Processing Software

Strands - Strands Acquires Social Money Site NetworthIQ

Fair Isaac Corporation - FICO Credit Scores Coming to Russia with NBKI

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FINRA - FINRA Warns International Investors of Advance-Fee Fraudsters Misusing FINRA's Name and Impersonating FINRA Employees

Modtech Holdings, Inc. - Modtech Holdings, Inc. Reports First-Quarter 2008 Financial Results

RS Investments - RS Investments Adds Experienced Investment Talent to Value Group

ICC Worldwide, Inc. - ICC Worldwide Announces 50% Increase in Quarterly Revenue as a Component of Financial Results for Quarter Ended March 31, 2008

IINC - New IINC Podcast is On the Spot for Consumers

Rodale Inc. - Rodale Appoints Katharine Katie Ziga as Executive Director, Business Manager for Rodale Books

MetLife, Inc. - MetLife Declares Second Quarter 2008 Preferred Stock Dividends

Farmers Insurance Group - Farmers Insurance Simi Valley Office Marches for Babies May 17th from Rancho Tapo Community Park

The Washington Post Company - John B. Morse, Jr., Chief Financial Officer of the Washington Post Company, to Retire at Year-End

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. - Ascent Solar Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

Eos Airlines - Eos Airlines Files Motion to Schedule Auction and Sell Company and Its Assets

United Stationers Inc. - United Stationers Inc. Reelects Zoghlin to Board of Directors to Replace Zillmer

Sterling Commerce - Sterling Commerce Demonstrates How to Improve Profitability Through Integrated Payment Transaction Management

Grant Thornton LLP - Nearly Half of Privately Held Businesses Expect to Grow Through Acquisition

Market2Lead - Market2Lead Positioned in Leading Industry Analyst Firm's 2008 Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Campaign Management

Jackson National Life Insurance Company - JacksonSM Introduces New OptiMAX Level Rate Fixed Annuities

CardioNet, Inc. - CardioNet, Inc. to Present at the 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Health Care Conference

Technology Marketing Corporation - TMC Announces New Certification and Training Programs for INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2008

SouthFirst Bancshares, Inc. - SouthFirst Bancshares, Inc. Announces Suspension of Quarterly Dividends

Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Tenet Management to Present at 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Healthcare Conference

Capital Corp of the West - Capital Corp of the West Reports Net Income in First Quarter 2008 Results

Tween Brands Inc. - Tween Brands Appoints Rolando de Aguiar Chief Financial Officer

Business Capital - Traditional Credit Market Tightens: Businesses Re-Examine Other Financing Options

Velocity Express Corporation - Velocity Express Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months Results, and Successful Debt Re-Structuring

Apptis, Inc. - Apptis Selected by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC to Support Central Call Center Operations

Strategy Analytics, Inc - Strategy Analytics: Too Much Advertising Hampers Swedish Portals

Intuit Inc. - Intuit Announces Record Third-Quarter Revenue; Raises Full-Year Revenue and Earnings Guidance

Lauricella Land Company - Lauricella Land evaluates the interest in Belle Rive Only 25 Founders Club Reservations are available

Malaga Financial Corporation - Malaga Financial Corporation Reports 3% Increase in Quarter Earnings; No Non-Performing Assets

Karen Clark & Company - Karen Clark Honored with Award for Nobel Peace Prize

Channel M - Channel M Rolls out Digital Delivery of Its in-Store Video Networks with Park Media Technology Partnership

ActiveVideo Networks - ActiveVideo Networks to Unveil New Applications to Enable Increased Subscriber Use, Targeted Advertising Revenues at Cable Show

Chrysler Llc - All-New 2008 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan Earn Top Safety Ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety IIHS

Oxford Bank Corporation - Angela J. Blackmer Appointed to Vice President of Oxford Bank

Sedona Corporation - Ascension Credit Union Selects SEDONA MRM Technology and Services

Assurant, Inc. - Assurant Raises Quarterly Dividend from $0.12 to $0.14 per Common Share, an Increase of 17%

Barclaycard Us - Barclaycard US Appoints Managing Director of Communications

Cinram International Income Fund - Cinram International Income Fund Receives Approval for Normal Course Issuer Bid

Commercial National Financial Corporation - Commercial National Declares Dividend

iCrossing - Don Scales Appointed CEO of iCrossing

ING Us Financial Services - Industry-Leading ING LifePay Plus Withdrawal Benefit with an ING Variable Annuity now Features Improved Withdrawal Flexibility, Retains Popular 7% Guarantee for Ten Years

International Textile Group, Inc. - International Textile Group Announces Moore to Join as CFO

J.D. Power and Associates - J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Liberty Mutual Recognized for Providing an Outstanding Customer Service Experience

John Hancock Funds - John Hancock Announces Redemption Schedule for Auction Preferred Securities of John Hancock Investors Trust

Bank of America - Michael J. Rietbrock Joins Bank of America to be Head of Equity Research

Murad, Inc. - Murad, Inc., Appoints Fernando Braga, Jr. as Director of International Business for Latin America

Nokia Corporation - Orange and Nokia to Form Strategic International Partnership on Mobile Services

PPL Corporation - PPL to Pay Quarterly Stock Dividends July 1

Perrigo Company - Perrigo Company to Present at the Citi Investment Research Global Health Care Conference

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation - Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Completes Previously Announced Common Stock Offering

LatinFinance - President of the Central Bank of Argentina to Open the 5th Cumbre Financiera Argentina

SEI - SEI Selected by Riverfront Investment Group to Provide SMA Outsourcing Solution

SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc. - SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc. Pink Sheets: SMKG Continues Growth Through European Sales Agencies

Fortrex Technologies, Inc. - State Department Federal Credit Union Selects Fortrex Technologies' VendorPoint to Manage Vendor Relationships

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. - Sunrise to Present at Citigroup 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Healthcare Conference

WeddingsandSponsors.com - Vendors Can Help Couples Have the Wedding of Their Dreams While Promoting Their Own Products or Services With WeddingsandSponsors.com

WesternOne Equity Income Fund - WesternOne Equity Income Fund Announces Cash Distribution for May 2008

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. - Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Announces Michael D. Stornant as Corporate Controller

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Withdraws Calamos Global Total Return Fund's Preferred Stock Rating

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Issues Presale Report on Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 2008-C1

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates SMUD's $510MM Series U Elec Refg Revs 'A'; Outlook to Stable

Economics - Reports from University of Michigan describe recent advances in economics

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's Preferred Shares at 'AAA'

Economics - Scientists at Bowdoin College discuss research in economics

Vertical Branding, Inc. - Vertical Branding, Inc. Announces First Quarter Financial Results

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Fannie Mae's $4.6B Preferred Stock 'AA-'; on Watch Negative

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Revises Iowa Finance Auth VRDBs Iowa Health Sys, Ser 2005A Rtg to 'AAA/F1+'

LiveWorld, Inc. - LiveWorld Announces First Quarter 2008 Results: Company Achieves 15 % Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth

Life Sciences - Investigators at University of Texas release new data on life sciences

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Rush University Medical Center Illinois Revs at 'A-'/Underlying; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Withdraws Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund AMPS Ratings

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Withdraws Evergreen Utilities & High Income Fund Preferred Shares

GEICO - GEICO Volunteers Build Team Spirit with Students at Camp Wisdom

Eaton Corporation - Eaton Completes $750 Million Public Debt Offering

Harte-Hanks, Inc. - Harte-Hanks Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Eaton Corporation - Eaton Announces New $500 Million Revolving Credit Facility

Gull Holdings, Ltd. - Control Shareholder Announces Offer to Acquire Publicly-Held Stock of USANA Health Sciences

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Includes Coverage for Arizona and Complete Filings in Best's State Rate Filings

AdminServer, Inc. - New AdminServer Rules Palette Introduced at the 2008 ACORD/LOMA Insurance Systems Forum

Willis Group Holdings Limited - Willis - Changing the London Skyline... and the Future of Insurance Broking

Time Warner Cable - Time Warner Cable Names Matthew Siegel Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Windsor Hospitality Group - Windsor Hospitality Group's Donna Keffer Wins Embassy Suites 2007 Director of Sales of the Year Award

Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. - Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of 4,750,000 Common Units

Alliance Bankshares Corporation - Alliance Bankshares Reports 1st Quarter 2008 Results

JANA Partners LLC - Supreme Court of Delaware Upholds JANA Partners' Right to Nominate Directors for Board of CNET Networks

Track Data Corporation - Track Data Reports First Quarter Results

Compliance Week - Compliance Week Editor Available for Comment on SEC's Planned XBRL Vote Today

Electronic Systems Technology, Inc. - Electronic Systems Technology Inc. Announces 1st Quarter 2008 Financial Information

CoreFiling - CoreFiling CEO Asks ''Will Investor Relations Shine in the Age of Interactive Data?''

The TJX Companies, Inc. - The TJX Companies, Inc. Completes Previously Announced MasterCard Settlement; Acceptance Rate Exceeds 99%

Copyright Clearance Center - Copyright Clearance Center Names A. Miles McNamee Vice President of Business Development

LifeVantage Corporation - LifeVantage Corporation Announces 3Q FY 2008 Financial and Operating Results

Mintz Levin - Mintz Levin's Palo Alto Expansion Continues

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. - Zion Oil's Follow-on Public Offering Opens

FBL Financial Group, Inc. - FBL Financial Group Holds Annual Meeting and Declares Quarterly Dividend

AudioSoft - U.S. Premiere for AudioSoft's integrated AudioPC-AV recorder at Port Security Conference in San Diego

Towers Perrin - Society of Actuaries Commissions Towers Perrin Study on Economic Capital

Anthracite Capital, Inc. - Anthracite Capital Reports Operating Earnings of $0.37 Per Share and Book Value of $10.87 Per Share

Cash America International, Inc. - Cash America Announces Intention to Close Ohio Lending Locations

Secured Digital Applications, Inc. - Secured Digital Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Commercial Alliance Group - Commercial Alliance Group Acquires Palm Coast Resort Condominiums

Health Management Associates, Inc. - Health Management Associates, Inc. Announces Proposed Offering of $225 Million Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2028

Ameriana Bancorp - Ameriana Bancorp Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

DynCorp International - Statement in the Case of World Wide Network Services Vs. DynCorp International

Belvedere SoCal - Belvedere SoCal Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

Debut Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. - Debut Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC - Puget Sound Area Investors Seek Damages from Charles Schwab

LCC International, Inc. - LCC International Receives Anticipated Notice from Nasdaq due to Delay in Filing Form 10-Q

SIRE Technologies, Inc. - Cape Coral, Florida, Adopts New Streaming Government Video Technology From SIRE Technologies

AIM Group - Newspapers Are Gutting Call Centers - Just When They Need Them the Most, New Report from Classified Intelligence Shows

Itanium Solutions Alliance - Itanium Solutions Alliance Reports Major Gains Worldwide for Itanium-based Systems

InsightExpress - InsightExpress to Provide Ad-Effectiveness Research for its Clients on the Google Content Network

The Blogging for Business Conference - Blogging for Business Conference Opens General Registration

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington CREW - CREW Sends House Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Vito Fossella

ITechLaw - ITechLaw Partners with the International Trademark Association

LifeLock - LifeLock Named as Finalist in Seven Categories 2008 American Business AwardsSM

CyberTech International - CyberTech Launches Industry-Leading Screen Recording and Evaluation Applications to Its Award-Winning Voice and Data Recording Solutions

AdOn Network - AdOn Network Launches New Service, AdOn Safeguard, to Aid in Fight Against Malicious Ad Tactics

Target Corporation - Target Corporation First Quarter Earnings Per Share $0.74

DisplaySearch - DisplaySearch Reports Global TV Growth Slows While Demand in Eastern Europe and the Middle East Surges Due to Strong Economies; Samsung Maintains Top Global TV Share in Q1'08

HandySoft - Union National Bank of Abu Dhabi Chooses BizFlow by HandySoft for Business Process Automation and Modernization

Foreign Exchange Advisors LLC - Foreign Exchange Advisors LLC Launches New Breed of Consultancy Specializing in Strategic Foreign Exchange Expertise and Capital Management

Range Resources Corporation - Range Announces Results of Annual Meeting and Management Changes

Alpaytac - Alpaytac, PR Agency of Choice for Chicago Celebration of Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday

Cambridge Heart, Inc. - Cambridge Heart Welcomes Louis Blumberg to the Board of Directors

Greater Community Bancorp - Greater Community Bancorp GFLS Declares $0.15 Cash Dividend

The Alta Group - The Alta Group Consultancy Expands M&A Activities with Addition of Kropschot Financial Services

Habeas, Inc. - Habeas Study Confirms Strong, Ongoing Demand for Email in Direct Marketing, Mobile and Web 2.0 Applications

Data Empowerment - Data Empowerment Puts the Billion-Dollar Records Management Genie Back in the Bottle

Salton, Inc. - Salton, Inc. to Acquire United Pet Group from Spectrum Brands

SmartVault Corporation - Newly-Launched SmartVault Unveils Plans for Secure, Low-Cost Document Management Solution

Mocana - Mocana Closes $7M in Series B Funding

The Association of Government Accountants - 'Elite Group' of Federal Agencies Recognized for Fiscal Accountability and Transparency

Avis Budget Group - Avis Budget Group Selects Assured Guaranty as Bond Insurer

Bankrate, Inc. - Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Slide

Blackman Rakowitz Public Relations - Blackman Rakowitz Unites Two Powerhouse PR Execs

CBIZ, Inc. - CBIZ Hosts Inaugural Analyst Day

Cox Communications - Cox Communications Releases New Brand Icons

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. - Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Goodyear Calls for Redemption of Remaining $4 Million in Convertible Notes

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith - Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces 25 Days Remaining to Move to Be a Lead Plaintiff in the Shareholder Lawsuit Against Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

Comerica Bank - Michigan Economy Hits 8-Year Low, Reports Comerica Bank's Michigan Business Activity Index

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. - Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces the Date for Release of First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. - NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. Announces Private Offering of Up to $75 Million Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2013

Oil Refineries Ltd - Oil Refineries' Board Approves an Outline for Potential Acquisition of Balance of Carmel Olefins

On2 Technologies, Inc. - On2 Technologies Announces Upcoming Audit Committee Meeting to Consider Results of Review of Certain Customer Contracts Entered into During 2007

Online Trading Academy Atlanta - Online Trading Academy Opening in Metro Atlanta

Office of the Speaker of the House - Pelosi: Veterans' Bill a Robust Effort to Reduce the Tax Burden on Military Families

S&T Bancorp, Inc. - S&T Bancorp, Inc. Announces Addition of New Members to the Board of Directors

Ticketmaster - The E-Center Moves to Ticketmaster

Trans World Entertainment Corporation - Trans World Entertainment Announces First Quarter 2008 Results

U.S. Department of Labor - U.S. Department of Labor Wins 8th Straight Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting From Association of Government Accountants

Wiley Rein Llp - U.S. Diamond Sawblades Industry Applauds ITC Decision in Antidumping Investigation

Lyons Commercial Data - Verifax Product Enhancement at Lyons Commercial Data

eXelate - eXelate Hires Top Executive Talent and Opens New York Headquarters

Fitch Ratings - Fitch U.S. Muni Surveillance: Fitch Affirms Marana, Arizona Improv Dist Bonds at 'BBB+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Sterling Heights, Michigan $5MM GOs 'AA+'

LexisNexis - LexisNexis Risk & Information Analytics Group and Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists to Hold Free ''Red Flags'' Rule Education Seminar

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Upgrades Dry Creek Joint ESD California Outstanding GOs to 'AA'; Rates $25.0MM GOs 'AA'

Security Savings Bank - Security Savings Bank Announces Safe Sound Secure Seminar Series

Microsoft Corp. - Microsoft Outlines New Search Business Model: Live Search Cashback Rewards Consumers and Advertisers

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Manhattan, Kansas' GOs 'AA+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Arlington County, Virginia GOs 'AAA'; Stable Outlook

Tech Data Corporation - Tech Data U.S. Introduces Managed Services Financing Program

Operations Research - Reports from M. Mudrageda et al highlight recent research in operations research

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Santa Clara California VRD Subordinated Electric Revs 'AAA/F1+'

Towers Perrin - Research Shows 2008 May Be the Best Year for M&A

Brown Shoe Company, Inc. - Brown Shoe Reports First Quarter Financial Results; Revises 2008 EPS Guidance

Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. - Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. Closes Public Offering of 4,750,000 Common Units

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Ratings' Annual Global Banking Conference Set for June 2008

A.M. Best Company - A.M. Best Special Report: P/C's Low Impairment Trend Likely To Have Hit Bottom of Trough in 2007

Eaton Vance Corp. - Eaton Vance Corp. Report for the Three Months and Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Travelers Stresses Boating Safety as Deaths, Injuries and Property Damage Increase

Wilmington Trust Corporation - Wilmington Trust Names Kemp C. Stickney Chief Fiduciary Officer for Wealth Advisory Services Business

Unum - Unum Selected as Winner of WFS Innovator Award

Compete, Inc. - Compete.com Surpasses One Million Unique Visitors per Month

RLI Corp. - RLI Commitment to Employee Stock Ownership Plan ESOP Recognized Among Longest-Standing in U.S.

EMB - Leading Expert to Shed Light on ERM

Metzger Associates - Metzger Launches Public Affairs Practice

Crocs, Inc. - Crocs, Inc. Launches Latest Travel Must-Have: CitiesByFoot.com

Wolfgang Puck Worldwide - Wolfgang Puck Files Suit against New Restaurant for Trademark Infringement

MBIA Inc. - MBIA Comments on Moody's May 12, 2008 U.S. Subprime Second Lien RMBS Rating Actions Update, and Potential Impact on Financial Guarantor Ratings

Insight Enterprises, Inc. - Insight Enterprises, Inc. Wins IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Complementary Services Growth with IBM Global Services

Worldwide Network Services, LLC - Jury in Virginia Court Finds Against DynCorp International LLC in Civil Suit

Tech Data Corporation - TechSelect Creates New Partnering Opportunities for SMB Resellers

60 Summits - Multi-Stakeholder Consortium Focused on Solving Workers' Compensation and Disability Issues

Wizzard Media - Podiobooks.com Chooses LibsynPRO 2.0 and Joins Wizzard Media Network

Aternity - Aternity Named as 2008 American Business Awards Finalist

The Blackstone Group - The Blackstone Group Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

Mace Security International, Inc. - Mace Security International Reports a Profit of $0.24 Per Share for the First Quarter of 2008

Reis, Inc. - Reis, Inc. Expands Office Coverage by 20 Additional Markets, Citing Investors' and Lenders' Increased Exposure in Smaller Markets

TIAA-CREF - TIAA-CREF Celebrates its 90th Anniversary

ACE USA - New Podcast from ACE USA Explores Evolving Range of Global Exposures; Spotlights Multinational Challenges, Strategies for Managing Global Risk

Solstice - Solstice Announces Ownership Restructuring

AOL - AOL Launches ParentDish.com

Fiserv, Inc. - Electronic Commerce Pioneer Pete Kight of Fiserv, Inc. Receives 2008 Ellis Island Medal of Honor

National Asset Direct Inc. - National Asset Direct Announces Addition of Three Seasoned Professionals from Accredited Home Lenders to Its Senior Management Team

International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. - ICSC Announces Distinguished Service Award Winners

TuringSMI Group Limited - TuringSMI Group to Acquire North American BMC Elite Partner EMS

Conde Nast - Ars Technica Acquired by Conde Nast

Pioneer Services - 'Military Spouse Finance Guide' Teaches Money Management, Benefits Charity

HipCricket Inc. - More Than Four Million Mobile Messages Received in Power 96 FM's ''High School Spirit'' Contest in Miami, Fla.

WebAdvantage.net - WebAdvantage.net Signs Seven New Clients

SchoolPulse - SchoolPulse Expands Executive Team with Vice President Community

Centene Corporation - Centene Corporation Appoints Jesse N. Hunter as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

Clearswift - Clearswift Names New General Manager, Americas

TCW Energy Partners, LLC - TCW Energy Partners to Announce First Quarter Results on May 27, 2008

M/C/C - Trilogy Circuits Hires M/C/C to Help Craft a Big Story About a Small Item

Rapt Inc. - Cox Newspapers Selects Rapt to Provide Advisory Services to Support Media Operations

Principal Financial Group - New Tool Helps Build Personalized Roadmap to Financial Security

Leather Sofa Company - Leather Sofa Company Shipment Arrival Using Appointment Only Retail Model for Distribution

ARAG - Nicole May Joins ARAG As Sales Director

Online Market World - Online Market World 2008 Opens Registration

Cooperative Bankshares, Inc - Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Dividend

Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. - Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Year-End Results

MGPS - MGPS: Recession Impacts South Florida

Howcast Media - Howcast Media Expands its Distribution Channels with the Addition of Four Digital Content Platforms

VantagePoint Venture Partners - VantagePoint Venture Partners Expands Its CleanTech Practice Group

Angel Acquisition Corp - Angel Acquisition Corp Soon to Close on First of Several Planned Acquisitions

Anything Brands Online, Inc. - Anything Brands Online, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase Online Retailer of Automotive & Industrial Tools & Equipment

CME Group - CME Group Announces Completion of Combined CME/CBOT Trading Facility

Oce - Direct Group Completes Expansion of Personalization Platform With Purchase of 32 Oce VarioStream 8750 Systems

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO - Flight Attendants Not Celebrating US Airways and America West Merger Anniversary

Hat Trick Beverages, Inc. - Hat Trick Beverages HKBV Announces Plans of Acquisition

Gydget - Indie Artists Flock to Widgets as Solution for Adding Virality to Campaigns

Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation - Infinity Property and Casualty Holds Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Interwoven - LOVEFiLM Loves Interwoven Optimost

Miller Brewing Company - MGD 64 Continues Rolling Across the Country

William Gallagher Associates - Massachusetts IPO's Choose WGA

Penn Treaty American Corporation - Penn Treaty Timely Files First Quarter 2008 Statutory Reports

Niche Media Holdings - Philadelphia's Mayor Michael Nutter and Jon Bon Jovi Co-Hosted the Launch Event for the New Philadelphia Style Magazine at Philadelphia's City Hall

U.S. Small Business Administration - SBA's Deadline to Apply for Disaster Loans is June 16

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Llp - Skadden, Arps Selects Eric J. Friedman as New Executive Partner

Volkswagen of America, Inc. - Students Participate in Vehicle Launch Courtesy of Volkswagen

Swift Financial Corporation - Swift Financial Marks First Anniversary Showing Growth in All Categories

Richter7 - Utah Department of Workforce Services Hires Richter7 for Healthy Marriage Initiative

Toyo Tires - Video: Toyo Tires Introduces the New Proxes ST II High Performance Tire for SUVs, Sport Trucks and Select Crossovers

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best to Exhibit at 2008 IASA Annual Conference and Business Show

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Metropolitan Water Dist. of Salt Lake & Sandy, Utah, $135MM Water Revs 'AA'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Laredo, Texas' $78MM Ctfs of Oblig. 'A+'; Outlook Positive

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Orange County Sanitation District California $80.3MM Rfdg COPs 'AA'; Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Assesses Optional Federal Charter Regulation on U.S. Insurers

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Releases Draft Methodology on Treatment of Contingent Capital Facilities

Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. - Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. Appoints New Audit Committee Member; Announces Receipt of NASDAQ Letter

AOL - AOL Announces CNBC As a Primary Content Provider for New AOL Money & Finance Video Site

State Street Global Advisors - State Street and World Gold Trust Services Announce Name Change of streetTRACKS Gold Trust to SPDR Gold Trust

Upaid - Satyam Loses Appeal against High Court Judgment in Upaid Case

Citigroup Inc. - Citi Names Deborah Hopkins Chief Innovation Officer

Gibraltar Packaging Group, Inc. - Rosmar Packaging Group Inc. Announces Acquisition of Business of Gibraltar Packaging Group, Inc.

CSB Bancorp, Inc. and Indian Village Bancorp, Inc. - CSB Bancorp, Inc. to Acquire Indian Village Bancorp, Inc.

Pet DRx, Inc. - Pet DRx Reports 2008 First Quarter Revenue up 67% to $17.8 Million

U.S. Global Investors, Inc. - U.S. Global Investors Caps Expenses on Infrastructure Fund

ASTONE - ASTONE Acquires Visual Resource in San Francisco

Synapse Wireless Inc. - Paul Brashier Named Chief Financial Officer at Synapse

Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. - Elron Electronic Industries Announces First Quarter 2008 Results

StockerYale, Inc. - StockerYale Proposes Acquisition of Virtek Vision International

DRA CRT Acquisition Corp. - DRA CRT Acquisition Corp. formerly CRT Properties Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend for Preferred Shareholders

Perini Corporation - Perini Corporation Announces Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Tutor-Saliba Transaction

Cataldo J. Capozza - Capozza against CME Bid to Buy NYMEX

MDU Resources Group, Inc. - MDU Resources Acquires Amador Transit Mix, Inc.

FGI Finance - FGI Finance Selected as a Finalist for the M&A Advisor's 3rd Annual Middle Market Financing Awards

SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. - SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. Agrees to Acquire Storage at the Cushing Interchange

Barrington Communities Against Cn Rail Congestion - Communities Opposed to CN Merger Receive Support From Senator Obama

Hunter Wise Financial Group, Llc - Fred Jager, President, Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC, Featured on Stu Taylor's National Business Radio Program

Growthink - Growthink Named Advisor of Record to Terex Corporation

MedQuist Inc. - MedQuist to Get New Majority Stakeholder

Penn West Energy Trust - Penn West Energy Trust enters into an Arrangement Agreement to acquire Endev Energy Inc.

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. - Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. Announces 10% Increase in Quarterly Dividend

Presidio, Inc. - Presidio, Inc. Completes New $240 Million Financing Package

United Natural Foods, Inc. - United Natural Foods Reports Sales and Earnings for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2008

Vitran Corporation Inc. - Vitran launches its new U.S. LTL IT operating platform

iFinix Corporation - iFinix Completes Audited Financials

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: Global Wireless Growth Slowing, but Still Strong in Many Developing Markets

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. - LandAmerica to Combine Residential Services with Lender Services

Economics - Research reports from I. Roy and co-authors provide new insights into economics

Economics - Findings in economics reported from F. Wouterse and co-researchers

Organizational Change Management - Findings from D. Podobnik and co-authors broaden understanding of organizational change management

International Economics - Data on international economics detailed by researchers at University College

Futures - Researchers from Sydney University report details of new studies and findings in the area of futures

Legal Medicine - Scientists at University of Otago detail research in legal medicine

Organizational Change Management - Studies by J.A. Andersen and co-authors describe new findings in organizational change management

Comparative Law - Data on comparative law described by researchers at University of Pittsburgh

Business Ethics - Reports from Seton Hall University advance knowledge in business ethics

International Economics - New findings from University of Maryland describe advances in international economics

Economics - Report summarizes economics study findings from University of Stellenbosch

Comparative Law - Researchers from University of Thessaloniki report on findings in comparative law

Legal Medicine - Research from F.M. Wurst and co-authors reveals new findings on legal medicine

Futures - New futures research from R.A. Slaughter et al outlined

Legal Medicine - Data on legal medicine discussed by Q.L. Liu and colleagues

International Economics - Study findings on international economics are outlined in reports from E. Diecidue and colleagues

Business Economics - Findings from N. Colombier and co-authors provide new insights into business economics

Legal Medicine - Research on legal medicine published by H. Kharbouche et al

Economics - New economics study findings have been reported by scientists at University of Stellenbosch

Economics - New economics study findings have been published by scientists at Harvard University

Organizational Change Management - New research on organizational change management from University of Massachusetts summarized

International Economics - Investigators at Ohio State University target international economics

Legal Medicine - New legal medicine research has been reported by scientists at University of Erlangen

International Economics - Studies conducted at Iowa State University on international economics recently published

Labor Economics - Research from C. Belzil and co-researchers provides new data on labor economics

Economics - Research findings from University of the West of England update understanding of economics

Economics - Data from Stanford University advance knowledge in economics

Economics - Study data from University of Cape Town provide new insights into economics

Economics - Scientists at Ben-Gurion University target economics

Labor Economics - New labor economics study findings have been reported from University of California

Business Economics - Research by M.R. Peneder and colleagues in business economics provides new insights

Labor Economics - Reports on labor economics findings from University of Texas provide new insights

Economics - Study data from University of Cambridge update knowledge of economics

Legal Medicine - Data on legal medicine reported by researchers at University of Turin

Economics - Research from Wageningen University has provided new information about economics

International Economics - Study findings from University of Toronto provide new insights into international economics

Business Ethics - Researchers from University of Sydney detail new studies and findings in the area of business ethics

Economics - Research from S. Andersen and co-authors reveals new findings on economics

Futures - Reports from Swinburne University add new data to research in futures

Business Ethics - Studies from Missouri Western State University yield new information about business ethics

Organizational Change Management - Study findings on organizational change management are outlined in reports from University of Granada

Legal Medicine - Data from B. Vennemann and colleagues advance knowledge in legal medicine

International Economics - Studies from University of Victoria in the area of international economics published

Economics - Study findings on economics are outlined in reports from Northwestern University

Business Ethics - New findings reported from University of Manchester describe advances in business ethics

Futures - Study results from Swinburne University update understanding of futures

International Economics - Findings in international economics reported from University of Warwick

Business Ethics - Studies from Simon Fraser University provide new data on business ethics

Business Ethics - Findings from Hong Kong Polytechnic University provide new insights into business ethics

Economics - Recent studies from University of California add new data to economics

Economics - Study results from Los Andes University provide new insights into economics

Legal Medicine - Studies from Marche Polytechnic University update current data on legal medicine

Labor Economics - Researchers from Vanderbilt University provide details of new studies and findings in the area of labor economics

Economics - Recent studies from University of Pretoria add new data to economics

Legal Medicine - Data on legal medicine detailed by researchers at Charite University

Organizational Change Management - Iowa State University reports research in organizational change management

International Economics - Study findings from University of Pennsylvania provide new insights into international economics

Futures - New futures data have been reported by C.C. Stewart and co-authors

Business Economics - Study data from University of Durham update knowledge of business economics

Business Ethics - Research results from Drexel University update understanding of business ethics

Business Economics - Research from Tilburg University in business economics provides new insights

Business Economics - Data on business economics reported by researchers at University of Alabama

Futures - Investigators at University of Western Australia zero in on futures

Economics - Findings from University of Brescia provide new insights into economics

Progressive - Batten Down the Hatches: Storm Season is Approaching!

Barwinners - Barwinners Releases California Bar Prep Podcast

Huron Consulting Group - Huron Consulting Group to Present at the JMP Securities Research Conference on May 20

HireRight, Inc. - HireRight Releases the Industry's Most Comprehensive Pre-Integrated Background Screening Solution Certified for Taleo 7.5

Plastic Jungle - Worried About the Economy's Toll on Your Gift Cards? Plastic Jungle Offers Relief

California United Bank - California United Bank Announces Promotion of Anne A. Williams to Chief Operating Officer

Umpqua Bank - Umpqua Bank Expands California Commercial Banking Team

Marketocracy Capital Management LLC - Marketocracy Masters 100 Fund Receives 5-Star rating from Morningstar

Gila Corporation - Gila Group Secures Newest Client - FAIRWINDS Credit Union

Stewart Information Services Corp. - Brent Stokes Joins Stewart Title Guaranty Company

ITT Corporation - ITT Holds Annual Meeting, Shareholders Re-Elect Board Members and Ratify Auditors

Forbes.com - Forbes.Com Kicks off Investor iConference Series

GAMCO Investors, Inc. - Jean-Marie Eveillard Receives Gabelli Prize Honoring Graham & Dodd, Murray, Greenwald for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Value Investing

Bank of Alameda - Bank of Alameda Announces Anthony Thompson Vice President, Relationship Manager

Arizona State Credit Union - Arizona State Credit Union Three-Time Winner of Workplace Excellence Award

Ocean Tomo, LLC - Ocean Tomo CEO James Malackowski Named Top IP Professional by IP Law & Business Magazine

ACE Limited - ACE Limited Announces Redemption of 7.80% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares Series C and Related Depositary Shares

Steven S. Myers - SM&A Shareholders Urged to Vote for Steven Myers's Slate of Director Nominees

SM&A - PROXY Governance Inc. Endorses All Nine SM&A Directors in May 23 Election

Chase - Chase Invests $338 Billion in Low and Moderate-Income Families, Communities and Small Businesses in Four Years

Travelers - Travelers to Host Investor Conference in New York City

Rent-A-Center - Coalition of Payday Lenders Retains Former Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson To Examine Constitutional Implications of Ohio Short-Term Lender Law

Security Savings Bank - Security Savings Bank Announces 2008 Scholarship Recipients

University Alliance - NTIS and University Alliance Sign Agreement to Provide Online Professional Education Programs to Government Employees

Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP - Joelle Blomquist Joins Butler Rubin as an Associate

Seaway Valley Capital Corporation - Hackett's Forms Board of Advisors

Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP - Thacher Proffitt Announces New Partner E. Lee Smith

Merrill Lynch - Merrill Lynch Introduces New Equity Research Rating System

Chase Card Services - Top Five Tips to Manage Credit as a Small Business Owner

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. - WisdomTree and Dreyfus Launch Currency Income ETFs Today

Coinstar, Inc. - Coinstar Sends Letter Urging Stockholders to Re-Elect Incumbent Directors

Broadpoint Securities Group, Inc. - Broadpoint Announces First Quarter 2008 Results

Nanes Delorme Partners I L.P. - Nanes Delorme Partners Sends Second Letter to VAALCO Stockholders

Ogletree Deakins - Ogletree Deakins Hires Jim Micali, Michelin's Outgoing Chairman and President, As Senior Business Advisor

American Express Company - American Express In-Store Promotion Offers Free Spring Fling Card with Gift Card Purchase

NYSE Euronext - Four WisdomTree Dreyfus Currency Income ETFs List on NYSE Arca

Mutual of Omaha - Mutual of Omaha Announces Single Premium Group Annuity Settlement with Connecticut Attorney General

The Newport Group - Newport Appoints Greg Clark as Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

Christopher Radko - Christopher Radko Expresses Hope That Polish Christmas Ornament Maker Northstar Can Resume Operations after Bankruptcy Auction

Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc. - Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc. Announces Seventh Stock Repurchase Plan

The Charles Schwab Corporation - Schwab Employees Across the U.S. Pay It Forward

New York Society of Security Analysts - Rutgers University Has Strong Showing at Global Challenge

The Private Bank of California - The Private Bank of California Announces the Retirement of Charles D. Kenny as Chief Executive Officer, and Appointment of Steven D. Broidy as Interim CEO

Clark Hill PLC - Dan Beattie Joins Clark Hill PLC

MCF Corporation - Stockholders of MCF Corporation Approve Name Change to Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc.

Moody's Wall Street Analytics - Moody's Adds Waterfall and Loan-Level Data to US RMBS Cashflow Analytics Tool

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company - Providence and Worcester Railroad Company Announces First Quarter Results

Churchill Downs - Churchill Downs Incorporated Files Suit Against KHBPA, KTA

Insituform Technologies, Inc. - Insituform Says It's Time for Stockholders to Put an End to Water Asset Management's Campaign of Misstatements, Distortions and Misrepresentations

Richardson & Patel, LLP - Richardson & Patel Expands Its Service Offering with Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice Group

Unum Group - Unum Annual Meeting Webcast May 22

GEICO - Consumer Fraud Alert - Catalytic Converter Theft

Visa Inc. - Visa Introduces New Commercial Card to Help Manage Growing Corporate Meetings Expenditures

Southern Capitol Ventures - eTix Secures Strategic Investment From Southern Capitol Ventures

Family First Federal Credit Union - Family First Federal Credit Union Named a Finalist in the 2008 American Business Awardssm

TABB Group - TABB Group Says Transition Management Industry Trades over $2 Trillion Worth of Assets Annually Worldwide

Micrel, Incorporated - All Four Independent Proxy Voting Advisory Firms Recommend Against Obrem Proposals to Take Over Company at May 20 Special Meeting

Hypercom Corporation - Hypercom to Present at Craig Hallum Institutional Investor and Wedbush Morgan Securities MAC Conferences

IBSG International, Inc. - IBSG International Increases First Quarter Revenue 58% over Last Years' First Quarter

Pacific Coast National Bank - Pacific Coast National Bank Founder--Michael S. Hahn--Promoted to Chief Executive Officer

UIL Holdings Corporation - UIL Holdings Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

NERA Economic Consulting - Options Backdating Settlements Lower Than Predicted, According to New NERA Economic Consulting Paper

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. - MMC Holds Annual Shareholder Meeting Quarterly Dividend Declared

National Retail Federation - NRF Says Hidden Credit Card Fee to Cost Families Over $400, Urges Passage of Bill Requiring Visa/MasterCard to Negotiate

RiverSource Investments - Active Extension Strategies Gaining Interest From Plan Sponsors

The TCW Group, Inc. - TCW CIO Jeffrey Gundlach Outlines Scenario for Credit Markets Recovery

MerchantPortfolios.com - 100,000+ Merchant Processing Accounts for Sale

Ernst & Young - Company Executives Risk Fines and Jail by Ignoring Anti-Bribery Laws

Association for Enterprise Opportunity - National Summit on Entrepreneurship to Explore the Effect of Microenterprise on U.S. Economy

Kohl's Corporation - Kohl's Corporation Reports Earnings for First Quarter of Fiscal 2008

Janus Capital Group Inc. - Janus Global Advisors Adds Two Relationship Management Directors

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation - Joe Moglia to Assume TD AMERITRADE Chairmanship in Fiscal 2009; Fred Tomczyk Named Next CEO

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP - Ballard Spahr's Reisman Wins Ninth Circuit En Banc Hearing Protecting Developers from Onslaught of Fair Housing Lawsuits

TSYS Acquiring Solutions - TSYS Acquiring Solutions Appoints David E. Wood as Chief Operating Officer

Institute of Internal Auditors - Internal Auditor Compensation Study Launches

Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. - Leading Proxy Advisory Firm RiskMetrics Group Recommends That Bancorp Rhode Island Shareholders Vote for All Board's Director Nominees at Upcoming Annual Meeting

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. - AvalonBay Communities Announces Closing of $330 Million Unsecured Term Loan

NDS Group plc - NDS Exonerated in Court

Clark Nuber - Local CPA Honored in Top 50 2008 IRS Practitioners

.ME Registry - .ME Selects Deloitte to Perform Audit of Applications for Sunrise Registrations

McCarthy Group, LLC - McCarthy Group, LLC Recently Named Two New Members to Its Board of Directors - Norm Waitt and Dana Bradford

Green Bankshares, Inc. - Green Bankshares Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.13 Per Share

Signature Bank - Signature Bank Names Rick Stein Group Director and Senior Vice President

Vanguard - Vanguard International Value Fund Adds Advisor

Gradient Analytics - Gradient Analytics' Research Provided Early Warning of Accounting Fraud at Royal Ahold

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated - Stifel Nicolaus Research Analysts Win 14 Awards in FT/StarMine Analyst Survey

Electronic Evidence Discovery, Inc. - John Jessen to Speak on eDiscovery at National Conference on Managing Electronic Records

Security Bancorp, Inc. - Security Bancorp, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend

Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Greenberg Traurig Ranked No. 1 for 2007 Trademark Filings by Intellectual Property Today

Wellman, Inc. - Wellman, Inc. Receives an Additional Extension for Approval of Bidding Procedures

Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP - Notice of Filing Securities Class Action Against Cbeyond, Inc. NASDAQ: CBEY

LCNB Corp. - LCNB Corp. Declares Second Quarter Dividend

Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. - Cornerstone Funds Announce Continuing Monthly Distributions for 2008

Aspiriant - Kochis Fitz/Quintile Adopts New Name

TracFone Wireless Inc. - TracFone Applauds First Criminal Conviction of International Prepaid Mobile Phone Trafficker

WaMu - WaMu Hits One Million Mark in Small Business Checking Accounts

Instant Strategist - Business Success Linked to Ownership Type - New Study Finds

Advanta Corp. - Advanta Closes Securitizations Backed by Business Purpose Credit Card Receivables

GLG Partners, Inc. - GLG Partners Awarded $3 Billion Asset Management Mandate from the Asset Management Division of Banca Fideuram

Dillard's, Inc. - Dillard's, Inc. Holds Annual Shareholder Meeting

American Express Business Travel - Survey Finds 67 Percent of Companies Saved on Travel by Using Procurement Strategies

Optibase Ltd. - Optibase Issues an Open Letter to Scopus Shareholders

Brown Advisory - William J. Baird III Joins Brown Advisory

Perkins+Will - NYC DDC and NYPD Select Perkins+Will to Design $1 Billion New Police Academy

Deutsche Bank - Deutsche Bank Launches Administrative Agent Services for Project Financings

Binswanger - Binswanger Negotiates Successful Sale on Behalf of Mohawk Industries in Dalton, Georgia

Mangosoft, Inc. - Federal Appeals Court Issues Opinion in Mangosoft V. Oracle

Levitt and Sons Receivership - Levitt and Sons Court-Appointed Receiver Finds Way for Homebuyers to Recoup Their Lost Deposits and Purchase Florida Homes

PetFirst Healthcare - PetFirst Healthcare Encourages People to Remember Furry Friends before Spending Stimulus

ALM Media, Inc. - ALM's Corporate Counsel Names Qwest Communication's In-House Attorneys as ``Best Legal Department'' for 2008

Fair Outcomes, Inc. - Game Theory Solves - or Creates - New Problems for eBay

Greenberg Glusker - Greenberg Glusker Expands Its Litigation Practice with the Addition of Melissa Bakewell

Union Bank of California - Union Bank's McNeely Receives Community Reinvestment Act Award

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. - Starwood to Present at the Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Piper Jaffray & Co. - Piper Jaffray Research Analysts Honored in 2008 FT/StarMine Global Analyst Awards

Gen Re LifeHealth - Jeremy Starr named Vice President, Client Solutions at General Re LifeHealth

Impath Bankruptcy Liquidating Trust - The Post-Dissolution Trustee of IMPATH Inc. Announces the Receipt of IRS Refund Payments and the Next Distribution to Class a Beneficial Interest Holders

Independence Holding Company - Independence Holding Company Announces 2008 First-Quarter Results

Brantley Capital Corporation - Brantley Capital Corporation to Make Second Distribution

VISANOW - VISANOW Outlines How to Build an Efficient, Dynamic Immigration System within a Comprehensive Talent Management Plan

The Western Union Company - Western Union to Host Investor Conference June 20, 2008

Sallie Mae - Sallie Mae Appoints Senior Vice Presidents

First Data Corp. - Gift Card Appeal Remains Strong and Continues to Grow

Piper Jaffray - Wall Street Journal Recognizes Piper Jaffray Equity Research Analysts in the 2008 Best on the Street Analysts Survey

Zuora, Inc. - Zuora, Inc. Poised to Revolutionize Online Subscription Industry with Announcement of First Product, Z-Billing

Auriemma Consulting Group - Auriemma Consulting Group Appoints UK Director to Drive International Expansion

Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley & UBS - Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS Agree to Provide Reciprocal Dark Pool Access

Zealous Trading Group, Inc. - ''Zealous Trading Group to move its headquarters and build its Global Network Operations center in Orange County, California''

Pyramus S.a r.l. - Announcement Pursuant to Section 23 para. 2 of the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act WpUG

EMB America - American Academy of Actuaries Outlines Continuing Education Requirements for Actuaries: EMB Provides Strategic Approach to Meet New Educational Standard

CT TyMetrix - CT TyMetrix Delivers Market-Leading Integrated Reporting for Corporate Legal Departments

MetLife - MetLife Enhances Travel Assistance with Identity Theft Solutions in Group Life Portfolio

Pioneer Investments - Pioneer Investments Appoints Anthony J. Koenig, Jr. Senior Administrative Officer of U.S. Investments

Synovus - Synovus Receives NACHA's 2008 Mitchell Payments System Excellence Award

Euronet Worldwide - Euronet Worldwide Appoints Gareth Gumbley as Managing Director of Prepaid Processing Segment

Allied Capital Corporation - Allied Capital Announces Continuation of 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. - Boenning & Scattergood's William Sutherland Named Among ''Top 3 Commercial Services & Supplies Stock Pickers'' by StarMine

Cambridge Bancorp - Cambridge Bancorp Announces Quarterly Dividend

Viad Corp - Viad Corp Declares Quarterly Dividend

Ductilibility, LLC - Ductilibility Announces New Study Shows Diverse 'Best Practice' Standards within Risk Management Industry

AIR Worldwide Corporation - AIR's U.S. Hurricane Model Certified by the Florida Commission for the Twelfth Consecutive Year

Safety Vision - Wireless Video Transfer Capability with Safety Vision's Latest in the PatrolRecorder Series

White House Press Office - Statement by the President: Confirmation of Justice Steven Agee

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. - RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Announces Quarterly Dividend

Blackstreet Capital Partners, LLC - SFCA, Inc. Acquires Assets of Simplicity, Inc.

Franklin Universal Trust - Franklin Universal Trust Declares Monthly Dividend

The Hackett Group, Inc. - Hackett Research Insight: Targeted Back-Office Cuts Can Soften the Blow of an Impending Recession

United Bankshares, Inc. - United Bankshares Declares Second Quarter Dividend

S.Y. Bancorp, Inc. - S.Y. Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.17 Per Common Share

LexisNexis - New Jersey Law & Education Empowerment Project Awarded LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Legal Fellowship

BATS Trading Inc. - BATS Opens Wall Street Office

Velocity Asset Management, Inc. - Velocity Asset Management Announces Delay in 10-Q Filing and Previews Q1 2008 Results

ACH Direct, Inc. - Free Seminar on Unauthorized Entries and Stop Payments Offered by ACH Direct and UMACHA to be Held June 3

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. - New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Prices Offering of 15.54 Million Common Shares for Gross Proceeds of $301 Million; Capital Raised Will Offset the Impact of Prepaying Wholesale Borrowings

MetLife, Inc. - Navigating a Safer Summer on the Water

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates $3.7MM Sunset Ventures, LLC South Carolina 2008 Variable Rate Bds 'A/F1'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates District of Columbia $60MM Multimodal 2008A GO Refunding Bonds'AA-/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Revises Clarian Health Oblig Grp Indiana Series 2003E&G to 'AAA/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Illinois Finance Authority Chicago Symphony Orchestra $83MM Adj-Rate Revs 'AA-/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Washington School District Credit Enhancement Program 'AA'; Outlook Positive

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Upgrades St. Louis Muni Finance Corp, Missouri Lease Revs to 'A-'; St. Louis GOs to 'A'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Revises Rating on Washington, DC Multimodal GO VRDOs, Ser 2001C & 2001D to 'AA+/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: Q1 Results Demonstrate Full Extent of Slowdown in Leveraged Finance Markets

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Places Rutland Rated Investments Coleman Brook Series 53 on Rating Watch Negative

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Broward County School Bd Leasing Corp., Florida's $275.4MM COPS 'A+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Expects to Rate Parker Hannifin's Planned Issuance of Sr Unsecured Debt 'A'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Downgrades CCN Independence IV LLC to 'F1'; Rating Watch Negative

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: U.S. CMBS & ABS Ratings Resistant in Contrast to Subprime RMBS

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rts $172.58M Austin TX Water & Wastewater VRBs Series 2008 'AAA/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Genworth's Senior Notes 'A'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates AES Corp.'s Senior Unsecured Notes 'BB/RR1'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Iowa Finance Auth $150MM 2008A VRDBs Iowa Health Sys 'AAA/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Expects to Rate AIG's Hybrids 'A+'; Outlook Negative

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Maine HHEFA $107MM Rev Bonds, Series 2008 a 'AA/F1+'

Franklin Templeton Investments - Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Declares Monthly Dividend

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Webcast: U.S. Housing At a Crossroads; May 21 @ 12:30

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms $984.6MM & Downgrades $764.6MM from 10 RAMP Scratch and Dent Transactions

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Lomita, California's $9.3MM Rev COPs 'A-'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Calallen ISD, Texas $48MM GOs 'AAA' PSF/'A+' Underlying

Fitch Ratings - Fitch REIT Credit Analysis: Strong Ties To SL Green Primary Factor in Reckson's Ratings

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rts $70.3MM Utah Water Finance Agency Series B Program Revs 'AA/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Expects to Rate Eaton Corporation's $750MM Sr. Unsecured Notes at 'A'; Outlook Negative

Coinstar, Inc. - Coinstar Rejects Shamrock's Paid Director Nominees

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms $4.9B from 16 BCAT Small Balance Commercial Transactions

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best to Discuss Ratings at Oklahoma Bankers Association Conference

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Comments on MF Global's Earnings & Proposed Capital Raise

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates District of Columbia $224.3MM Multimodal GOs Rfdg 2008C & $114.2MM 2008D 'AA+/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates PICA $214.6MM Special Tax Rev Rfdg Bonds 'AAA/F1+'

ACE Limited - ACE Limited Increases Quarterly Dividend

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Fletcher Allen Health Care VT 54.705MM Revs Ser 2008A 'AA-/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Forney ISD, Texas' ULT Bonds 'AAA' PSF

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Capital One's Credit Card Seller/Servicer 'Proficient Plus'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Harley-Davidson Funding Corporation's $1B MTNs 'A+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates New Jersey EDA's $200MM School Facilities Construction Bonds 'A+; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Discusses When REO Auctions May be the Answer for U.S. RMBS Servicers

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Washington County, Maryland $20MM GOs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

Mercer - Mercer Appoints Tim Gardener as Global Chief Investment Strategist

Wellman, Inc. - Wellman, Inc. Appoints Mark Ruday Chief Executive Officer

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Upgrades Oncor's Notes to 'BBB' on Perfection of Lien; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates City and County of Denver, CO GO CP Notes 'F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Correction: Fitch Ratings Affirms SAMI RMBS 2003 Transaction

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: U.S. CMBS Delinquencies Stable in April

DeVry Inc. - DeVry Reports Cooperation in Government Inquiry

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: Changes to Hybrid Equity Credit Criteria Will Affect Certain Convertibles

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Transcontinental Gas $250MM Sr Notes 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Virginia College Building Authority $143.6MM Ed Fac Rev Bonds 'AA+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Correction - Fitch Affs $2.2B & Lwrs $691.9MM from 30 Bear Stearns Scratch and Dent Deals

Steven S. Myers - SM&A's Fear Mongering Aimed at Intimidating and Distracting Shareholders and Employees from Key Issues of Proxy Contest: Loss of Shareholder Value and Deficient Board Oversight

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Starwood's $600MM Sr Notes Issue 'BBB-'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Updates Market on Steps to Enhance Transparency & Restore Confidence

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Revises Rating on SSM Health Care Missouri Series 2005 A-1 & C-2 to 'AAA/F1+'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Releases Mexican RMBS Performance Quarterly Report

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates District of Columbia $125,775,000 Multimodal 2008B GO Refunding Bonds 'AA/F1+'

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best to Discuss Ratings at Tennessee Bankers Association Conference

SM&A - ISS Endorses ALL Nine Current SM&A Directors in May 23 Election

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. - MMC Names David Frediani Senior Vice President, International and Client Development

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Places 26 Classes from 3 Fortuna Managed Synthetic CDO Deals on Rating Watch Negative

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Quebec at 'AA-'; Outlook Positive

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates State of Maine $102.7MM GOs 'AA'

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Affirms Time Warner Cable's IDR at 'BBB' on Split; Outlook Stable

Unum Group - Unum Group Reduces Outstanding Debt by $175 Million

Fitch Ratings - Fitch: Bank of Canada's Move from 'Canadian Style' Liquidity a Positive for ABCP



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