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NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE: UTF) announced that shareholders approved the proposal to increase the number of authorized common shares at today's special shareholder meeting. The meeting held on February 26, 2010 was adjourned to al

ARLINGTON, Va., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With President Obama having signed the HIRE Act (HR 2847) into law, no one doubts the huge impact that the Taxes to Enforce Reporting on Certain Foreign Accounts of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance portion of the legislation will have on foreign

RIDGEWOOD, N.J., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Green Bridge Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GRBG) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a letter of intent to acquire 50% ownership of Fusion, Inc. and BDST Leasing, Inc. which in 2009 generated over $2 million in revenue and has asset

DETROIT, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced that Richard E. Dauch, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has established a Rule 10b5-1 stock trading plan to sell a portion of his h

NORFOLK, Va., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In his message to stockholders in the 2009 Annual Report, posted online today, Norfolk Southern Corporation CEO Wick Moorman (NYSE: NSC) says the company "withstood the economic shocks of 2009 to produce good economic results, and I go into 2010 with

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced that its Audit Committee has completed an independent investigation into certain accounting and financial reporting matters in the company's Philippines operations.  As a result of the fin

FLINT, Mich., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRBC) announced today that it has received approval from NASDAQ to transfer its common stock listing from the NASDAQ Global Select Market to the NASDAQ Capital Market effective March 22, 2010.  As a result

CINCINNATI, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:CINF) today announced the Internet availability of materials for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders – the 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the 2010 Shareholder Meeting Notice and Proxy Statement a

ROSELAND, N.J., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP ®, a leading provider of outsourced HR, payroll and benefits administration services, announced it is ready to assist its clients with specific statutory and other compliance requirements associated with the Federal HIRE Act. The Hiring Incentives to

ARLINGTON, Va., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ponzi Scheme losses today are in the tens of billions of dollars with new Ponzi Schemes announced on a regular basis.  What is not widely known to tax researchers and planners is that financial losses from Ponzi Schemes may qualify as tax dedu

ATLANTA, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- IBT Enterprises and Design Build Concepts, the premier providers of design, build, construction and consulting services for the financial services and specialty retail industries, concluded 2009 with revenue growth, a broadened customer base and service offerings, a

Brownsville-Harlingen Ranks No. 1; Other South Texas Cities in Top 10 DALLAS, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the Federal Trade Commission's recently released Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book; the Brownsville-Harlingen area once again topped the list of large metropolitan areas f

NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to numerous inquiries, the Official Committee of Equity Security Holders of Washington Mutual, Inc. (the "Committee") issues this statement in connection with the proposed global settlement (the "Proposed Settlement") among Washington Mutual, Inc. and W

ROSELAND, N.J., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- "Far too many Americans are unemployed, yet many small- and medium-sized businesses remain at the cusp of resuming hiring. The HIRE Act passed today by the U.S. Senate and that will be signed into law by President Obama is the right piece of legisl

NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zanett, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZANE) announced today that on March 16, 2010, it received a deficiency letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that Zanett has not regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing set forth in N

DALLAS, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- 1st Global, the wealth management and business development partner to leading CPA, tax and estate planning firms, announces that Dr. Harry M. Markowitz, Ph.D., recipient of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his dissertation on Modern Portfolio Th

ATLANTA, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lodgian, Inc. (NYSE Amex Equities: LGN)  today announced that the audit report of its independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the premier professional association for CPAs in the United States, and Accountemps, the world's first and largest temporary staffing service for accounting, finance and bookkeeping professio

NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pink OTC Markets Inc. (OTCQX: PINK), the financial information and technology services company that operates the leading electronic quotation and trading system in the U.S. OTC securities market, today announced that C&C Group Plc (OTCQX: CCGGY, IEX:

SAO PAULO, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Marfrig Overseas Limited (the "Issuer") and Marfrig Alimentos S.A. ("Marfrig") announced today that they are soliciting consents (the "Consents") from the holders of the Issuer's U.S.$375,000,000 9.625% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "Notes"), guaranteed by Marfrig, t

- Confirms 2009 results - Updates estimates for Adjusted Earnings from Operations - Updates progress on hedging C$ unless otherwise stated TORONTO, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Manulife Financial Corporation has filed its 2009 audited annual financial statements for the ye

STAMFORD, Conn., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PSSR) announced total revenues for the first quarter ending January 31, 2010 were up approximately 12% to $2,323,000, compared to $2,076,000 in the same quarter the previous fiscal year. Operating profits were up a

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Tegma Gestao Logistica S.A., one of the largest logistics management providers in Brazil and leader in the transportation of brand new vehicles for the automobile industry, presents its consolidated results for the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09)

ASHBURN, Va., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SteelCloud, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCLD), a leading developer of mobility computing appliance solutions, today announced financial results for its first quarter 2010 fiscal year which ends October 31, 2010. Revenues decreased by approximately 34.3%

HARBIN, China, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Eline Entertainment Group Inc. (EEGI, http://elineentertainment.com/) and its China based subsidiary Innovation Investment Group (Inn Group; http://www.ydwtz.com/eng/) announce the preliminary financial results for 2009. With the fiscal year ending on

Shares Listed: Toronto Stock Exchange - Ticker Symbol - ARZ NYSE Amex: - Ticker Symbol - AZK U.S. Registration: (File 001-31893) News Release Issue # 7-2010 VANCOUVER, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSX - ARZ; NYSE Amex - AZK) is pleased to announce its fina

HAIFA, Israel, March 19, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the "Company"), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced today that it will be releasing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009 on Sunday, March 21, 2010. The Company will be

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HIGHLIGHTS: Embraer's jet deliveries achieved a record high in the 4th quarter 2009 (4Q09), totaling 91 aircraft in a single quarter,  and ended 2009 with 244 aircraft delivered, surpassing by 2 aircraft the 2009 guidance;As a cons

SAO PAULO, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cyrela Commercial Properties S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes (Bovespa: CCPR3), one of the leading commercial property investment and leasing companies in Brazil, announces its results for the fourth quarter and year 2009. 

VANCOUVER, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE Amex: TGB) ("Taseko" or the "Company") reports the results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009. Except where otherwise noted, all currency amounts are stated in Canadian dollars. For the year ended

BEIJING, March 18 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Linktone Ltd. (Nasdaq: LTON), one of the leading providers of wireless interactive entertainment services to consumers in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Origen Financial, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ORGN) (“Origen” or the “Company”), a real estate investment trust that manages residual interests in securitized manufactured housing loan portfolios, today announced a net loss of $2.3

WARREN, Ohio, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avalon Holdings Corporation (NYSE Amex: AWX) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Net operating revenues were $10.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with $12.6 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MERR) today released results for 2009. (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090911/MCFLOGO) 2009 Financial Highlights Total 2009 revenue was $49.3 million, an increase of 35% over 2008, a resul

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced financial results for its 2009 fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 which ended January 3, 2010.  Revenue for the 2009 fourth quarter was $548 million which compares to $465 million in the

PALATINE, Ill., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fourth Quarter Highlights Total net service revenues increased 4.7% to $65.7 millionHome & Community segment revenues increased 6.5% to $53.7 millionHome Health segment revenues decreased 2.4% to $12.0 millionNet loss was $3.7 million, or a los

(TSX - FES) CALGARY, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Flint Energy Services Ltd. (Flint, the Company) released its fourth quarter and 2009 annual results today after markets closed. 2009 Highlights Cash increased to $163.9 million as at December 31, 2009 compared to $1.4 million at the end of 20

SAN MATEO, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 2009 Corporate Highlights: Received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Qutenza®  (capsaicin) 8% patch for management of neuropathic pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)Granted European Commission (EC) appr

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) today reported net income for the fourth quarter and year ended January 30, 2010.  For the fourth quarter, the Company reported net income of $7.3 million or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to net income of

PLEASANTON, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) today reported earnings per share for the 13 weeks ended January 30, 2010 of $1.16, up 53% from $.76 for the 13 weeks ended January 31, 2009.  Net earnings for the 13 weeks ended January 30, 2010 grew to a r

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- WTC Captive Insurance Company released today this statement following the hearing held by the Hon. Alvin K. Hellerstein, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Christine LaSala, President and Chief Executive Officer of the WTC Captive I

HOUSTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blue Dolphin Energy Company (Nasdaq: BDCO) ("Blue Dolphin"), an independent oil and gas company with operations in the Gulf of Mexico, announced today that it received a notification letter from NASDAQ on March 16, 2010, for failure to meet the per share m

- Confirms 2009 results - Updates estimates for Adjusted Earnings from Operations - Updates progress on hedging C$ unless otherwise stated TORONTO, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Manulife Financial Corporation has filed its 2009 audited annual financial statements for the ye

SARASOTA, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- LandMark Financial Holding Company (the "Company") announced today that it is extending the Expiration Time with respect to its private cash offer to purchase, and solicitation of consents relating to, the trust preferred securities ("TruPS") issued by LandMa

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Benchmark Capital, an early-stage technology venture capital firm, today announced that Sam Pullara has joined the firm as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence.  Pullara was most recently at Yahoo! as Chief Technologist, where he was responsible for Yahoo!'s

PORTLAND, Maine, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Tranzon Auction Properties, with corporate offices in Portland, Maine, announced today that it has been engaged by TD Bank to market and auction over 50 properties throughout the East Coast from their REO portfolio. The properties represent a diverse mix of

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ..."We're strong... We're Growing... and we have money to lend!" The current market environment has given us the opportunity to grow our business in locations that are showing signs of stabilization and sustainable growth. With our sights set on healthy and i

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ING Investments, LLC announced the quarterly distributions on the common shares of four of its closed-end funds: ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund (NYSE: IDE), ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE: IGA), ING Ri

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- As President Obama signed the HIRE act, Scottsdale-based REEIS Inc is poised for growth. The SBA loan guarantee program, which provides banks extra security necessary to underwrite loans and free up capital for small businesses needed to begin hiring and e

IRVINE, Calif. and LONDON, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Electronic Game Card, Inc. ("EGC") (EGMI.PK) announced today that it has engaged G.C. Andersen Partners, LLC ("Andersen Partners") to serve as its strategic and financial advisor.  Andersen Partners is a merchant banking and financia

WESTPORT, Conn., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 Houston Area CIOs and executives gathered March 3 to discuss organizational transformation and transformational leadership during the invitation-only CIO Executive Leadership Roundtable held at the Houstonian Hotel. The event, produced by HMG S

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- WTC Captive Insurance Company released today the following statement and fact sheet on a hearing held by Federal District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, of the Southern District of New York. "We strongly believe the settlement that we have reached is fair, providing

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- OANDA Corporation, provider of innovative online forex trading and services, strongly opposes the 10:1 leverage cap that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed for Forex Dealer Members (FDMs) of the National Futures Association (NFA). The

DALLAS, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) will announce its first quarter 2010 earnings prior to the market opening on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010807/CMALOGO) Comerica will host a conference call to review first

LONDON, March 19, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TFG today announces in furtherance of its share repurchase program announced on November 30, 2007, that for the period of March 15, 2010 through March 19, 2010 TFG purchased 120,334 of its shares for an average price of U.S. $3.83 per share.

Eight Firms Claim Spots in Southwest Top 10 DALLAS, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas CPA firms fared exceptionally well in the recently released Accounting Today Top 100 Firms of 2010. Two Fort Worth firms, Weaver (formerly Weaver and Tidwell) and Whitley Penn ranked 49th and 94th, respecti

CARLSBAD, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Transcendent One, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of its first TransTech One retail storefront to be included in a national roll-out of thirty cities over the next eighteen months. TransTech One offers full-service commercial and residential IT sol

HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: PTP) will report financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 21, 2010.   The Company will host a teleconfere

PHILADELPHIA, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) will participate in the 2010 J.P. Morgan Insurance Conference on Monday, March 22, 2010, at approximately 1:15 p.m. EDT.  Frederick J. Crawford, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discus

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America today unveiled in New York City’s Times Square an interactive billboard inviting consumers to add their voices to the national dialogue around retirement planning. The billboard, located at the corner of Broadway and 46th Street, is the newest

PORTLAND, Maine, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Tranzon Auction Properties, with corporate offices in Portland, Maine, announced today that it has been engaged by TD Bank to market and auction over 50 properties throughout the East Coast from their REO portfolio. The properties represent a diverse mix of

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ..."We're strong... We're Growing... and we have money to lend!" The current market environment has given us the opportunity to grow our business in locations that are showing signs of stabilization and sustainable growth. With our sights set on healthy and i

IRVINE, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Irvine has received a generous donation of an initial thirty-six Native Coastal Oak Trees grown by Joan Irvine Smith, philanthropist and heiress to the Irvine Ranch. Further, Mrs. Smith has agreed to provide seventy additional trees during the cou

CHICAGO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Since January 1, 2010, a significant number of Americans (estimated to reach 1,200,000) have or will become temporary employees of the U.S. Government with the majority fanning out into 435 Congressional districts to conduct the decennial census.  This effort i

ORLANDO, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan said today that the recent surge in community bank failures raises difficult questions for policymakers, and said that commercial real estate concentrations warrant special attention. "Given what we know, I

CLEVELAND, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (NYSE: DDR) will issue financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 after the market closes on Thursday, April 22, 2010. The Company will conduct a conference call and audio webcast on Friday, April 23, 2010 at 1

DALLAS, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Behringer Harvard announced today its acquisition of The Lofts at Park Crest, a luxury mixed-use development consisting of 131 apartment homes and a 66,600-square-foot Harris Teeter Food Market. The Lofts at Park Crest is located on a 2.7-acre site at 8210 Crestwood

ST. LOUIS, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Cassidy Turley, one of the largest commercial real estate services providers in the U.S., today announced that Colliers Barry will become a part of Cassidy Turley as of April 15, 2010. As Colliers Barry transitions to Cassidy Turley, they will operate as Cassidy T

WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Real Estate Consultants, LLC, a new player on the international real estate market, is making its debut as a provider of European-style commercial real estate strategy advice and services. A major trend among large American corporate real estate servic

HONG KONG, March 18 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The supply of new properties coming on to the rental market has fallen for the second consecutive quarter bringing an end the downward trend in rents that has been in place since the autumn of 2008, says the latest RICS Lettings Survey published recently.

SAO PAULO, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cyrela Commercial Properties S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes (Bovespa: CCPR3), one of the leading commercial property investment and leasing companies in Brazil, announces its results for the fourth quarter and year 2009. 

LAS VEGAS, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Top real estate professionals from around the world came together for the Luxury Portfolio SUMMIT, March 7-9 at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.  Participants included Tere Foster, Associate Broker at Windermere Real Estate, a member of Luxury Portfolio Fine Propert

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Origen Financial, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ORGN) (“Origen” or the “Company”), a real estate investment trust that manages residual interests in securitized manufactured housing loan portfolios, today announced a net loss of $2.3

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Real Estate Services Providers Council, Inc.'s (RESPRO) Board of Directors has elected Kevin Breeland, General Manager, Residential Mortgage of South Carolina, LLP, as 2010 RESPRO Chairman. Kevin Breeland has been in mortgage banking for 32 years,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMB Property Corporation® (NYSE: AMB), a leading owner, operator and developer of global industrial real estate, today announced the release of a new research report titled "Down But Not Out: The Outlook for Industrial Rent Growth in the U.S." T

COLUMBIA, Md., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise), a national leader in affordable housing finance and community development, announced today it received a one-year $300,000 grant from E*TRADE Savings Bank to support its local foreclosure response efforts, prov

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cogdell Spencer Inc. (NYSE: CSA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per common share payable on April 21, 2010 to stockholders of record on March 26, 2010.  The dividend covers the first quar

WELLESLEY, Mass., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts homeowners facing storm damage clean-up and other home repairs can get the money they deserve by tapping into a valuable resource called Claim Champions, a team of licensed public adjusters.  Claim Champions, through its information-rich

MARTINSVILLE, Ind., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- National Commercial Auctioneers (www.natcomauctions.com( announces the auction of a land lease covering 360 acres with a sand and gravel quarry that formerly operated as Rockmakers, Inc, located just south of Martinsville, Ind., at the intersection of hig

SARASOTA, Fla., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- LandMark Financial Holding Company (the "Company") announced today that it is extending the Expiration Time with respect to its private cash offer to purchase, and solicitation of consents relating to, the trust preferred securities ("TruPS") issued by LandMa

WHIPPANY, N.J., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH) ("Suburban Propane"), a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, announced today that pursuant to the offer of Su

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL) (the "Company" or "Sterling"), today announced the closing of its public offering of 8,625,000 common shares at a price to the public of $8.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $69 million, which included 1,125,000 common share

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Carl C. Icahn announced today that the offer (the "Offer") by certain of his affiliated entities (the "Icahn Group") to purchase up to 13,164,420 common shares of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. ("Lions Gate") has been amended to provide that the Icahn Group is now

HONG KONG and ZHUHAI, China, March 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China's leading beverage packaging and PET bottling company, Zhuhai Zhongfu Enterprise Holdings Limited ("Zhuhai Zhongfu"; stock code: SZ000659), today announced the details and capital allocation of its non-public share placement plan.

IRVINE, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netlist, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLST) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 3,995,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $3.85 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $15.38 million. This represents an in

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVGI) announced today that it priced a public offering of 3,800,000 shares of common stock at a price of $6.25 per share to the public. The Company will grant the underwriter in the offering an option to pur

ALMELO, Netherlands, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sensata Technologies B.V. ("Sensata"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE: ST), today announced that it has further extended the Early Participation Date to 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on March 25, 2010, wi

CHANGZHOU, China, March 19 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced that its fol

TOKYO, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503) today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, applicable to Astellas' proposed acquisition of OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIP) has expired. On March 2, 2010,

PANAMA CITY, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) announced today the pricing of 1,600,000 of its Class A non-voting shares by selling shareholder Corporacion de Inversiones Aereas, S.A. or CIASA. The secondary offering of Class A common stock priced at $56.00 per share

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced that it has completed its previously announced $350 million offering of 8 5/8% senior subordinated notes due 2020 through its wholly owned subsidiary, Huntsman International LLC. Huntsman used t

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVGI) announced today that it has commenced a public offering of 3,800,000 shares of common stock. The Company will grant the underwriter in the offering an option to purchase up to 570,000 additional shares

IRVINE, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netlist, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLST) announced today that it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to offer up to 3,000,000 shares of its common stock in a registered public offering pursuant to its existing shelf registration statement under the

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. announced today that it had completed the sale of $15,000,000 in Mandatory Convertible Trust Preferred Securities, including the full exercise of a $3,000,000 over-allotment option. These securities were sold in a private placem

HOUSTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copano Energy, L.L.C. (Nasdaq: CPNO) today announced the closing of the sale of 971,250 additional common units pursuant to the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters in connection with Copano's recent public offering of 6,475,000 common units,

MCLEAN, Va., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) today announced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates ("K Certificates"), multifamily mortgage-backed securities that help provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's multifamily housing marke

SCOTT DEPOT, W. Va., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- International Coal Group, Inc. (NYSE: ICO) (the "Company") announced today certain amendments to its previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of the $139.5 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 9.00% Convertible Senior Notes

GLENVIEW, Ill., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE) and its Anixter Inc. subsidiary announced today that a total of $88,563,000 in aggregate principal amount of Anixter Inc.'s 10% Senior Notes due 2014, representing approximately 66.42% of the outstanding princi

PANAMA CITY, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) announced today the proposed secondary public offering of 1,600,000 of its Class A non-voting shares by selling shareholder Corporacion de Inversiones Aereas, S.A. or CIASA. The underwriter has an over-allotment opti

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ING Investments, LLC announced the quarterly distributions on the common shares of four of its closed-end funds: ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund (NYSE: IDE), ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE: IGA), ING Ri

PHILADELPHIA, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) will participate in the 2010 J.P. Morgan Insurance Conference on Monday, March 22, 2010, at approximately 1:15 p.m. EDT.  Frederick J. Crawford, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discus

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Gained 0.68% in February as Hedge Funds Navigated Divergent Global Markets. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091204/CSLOGO) A new monthly commentary offers insight into February hedge fund performance

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Fred Alger Management, Inc. has announced today that the Cambridge Retirement System has awarded Alger a $45 million Large Cap Growth mandate.  The portfolio will be managed by Patrick Kelly, CFA, Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager, along with the

NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of each of the following Cohen & Steers closed-end funds has declared a quarterly distribution payable on March 31, 2010 to shareholders of record as of March 24, 2010. The ex-dividend date is March 22, 2010. Details for each fu

INDIANA, Pa., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- S&T Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: STBA), a full-service financial institution with office locations in 10 Pennsylvania counties, is pleased to announce that the bank's investment team recently received a host of awards from Investment Professionals Inc.

NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The China Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CHN) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2010.  The Fund is a closed-end management investment company seeking long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments in equit

ATLANTA, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- RidgeWorth Investments announced today that it has published a white paper highlighting that for more than 30 years short-term bonds have offered a much better risk-adjusted return than long-term bonds.  "Many bond investors are aware that moving from short bon

DALLAS, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- 1st Global, the wealth management and business development partner to leading CPA, tax and estate planning firms, announces that Dr. Harry M. Markowitz, Ph.D., recipient of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his dissertation on Modern Portfolio Th

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund (NYSE: IDE) (the Fund) announced today that Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as a representative for the Fund's underwriters, has notified the Fund that it is exercising its right to purchase an ad

NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment Technology Group (ITG), a leading independent broker and financial technology firm, today launched POSIT Marketplace, a new type of dark pool for Asia.  The first of its kind, POSIT Marketplace will combine institutional liquidity from POSIT®,

BETHESDA, Md., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $1.40 per share for the first quarter 2010.  The dividend is payable on April 28, 2010 to common s

WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantagepoint Investment Advisers, LLC (VIA) has announced investment strategy changes to the Vantagepoint Milestone Funds. All Vantagepoint Funds invested through ICMA-RC 401 or 457 plans are held through VantageTrust. The Milestone Funds are target-date funds th

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortigent, LLC, a leading provider of outsourced wealth management solutions for financial advisors and institutions targeting high net worth clients, announced today that it is reinforcing its commitment to growth with the hiring of 15-year sales veteran Cha

NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovest Systems, LLC, a financial technology firm specializing in trust accounting and wealth management solutions, announced that its clients are now processing valuations for over 370 common trust funds and pooled income funds with a $1.2 billion market value ut

NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Credit Suisse Long/Short Liquid Index (Net) ETN (NYSE Arca: CSLS) is designed to correlate to the historical performance of the Credit Suisse Tremont Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund Index by tracking the performance of non-hedge fund, transparent market

CHICAGO, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- RiverNorth Capital, a leading investment management firm specializing in closed-end funds, announced today the launch of the RiverNorth Closed-End Fund Index ("RiverNorth CEF Index").  The index is designed to track the performance and average discount of taxab

BOSTON, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Management, the Boston-based investment adviser, announced the monthly distributions declared on the common shares of three of its closed-end equity funds (the "Funds"). The record date for the distributions is March 24, 2010, and the payable da

BOSTON, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Management, the Boston-based investment adviser, announced the monthly distributions declared on the common shares of two of its closed-end bank loan funds (the "Funds"). As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of future distribution

BOSTON, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Management, the Boston-based investment adviser, today announced the monthly distributions declared on the common shares of two of its closed-end equity funds (the "Funds"). The record date for the distributions is March 24, 2010, and the payabl

- Confirms 2009 results - Updates estimates for Adjusted Earnings from Operations - Updates progress on hedging C$ unless otherwise stated TORONTO, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Manulife Financial Corporation has filed its 2009 audited annual financial statements for the ye

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) announced today that its initial loss estimate for the recent catastrophe event in Chile ranges from $55 million to $75 million and its initial estimate for European Windstorm Xynthia i

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario today expressed condolences on the death of Herb Denenberg, who served as state insurance commissioner from 1971 to 1974: "On behalf of the Insurance Department, I was saddened to learn of the passing

WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Hispanic groups wrote a second letter to congressional leaders to raise their concerns about provisions in the current health care bill that negatively targets minority communities.  They believe that the current legislation will have a disproportionately ne

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- WTC Captive Insurance Company released today the following statement and fact sheet on a hearing held by Federal District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, of the Southern District of New York. "We strongly believe the settlement that we have reached is fair, providing

HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: PTP) will report financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 21, 2010.   The Company will host a teleconfere

PHILADELPHIA, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) will participate in the 2010 J.P. Morgan Insurance Conference on Monday, March 22, 2010, at approximately 1:15 p.m. EDT.  Frederick J. Crawford, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discus

BOSTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brian Heapps, executive vice president of sales and business development at John Hancock Financial Network (JHFN) will present Business Strategy and Growth: Succession Planning at John Hancock Financial Network on March 24th at a Home Office Leader Special

GALVESTON, Texas, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American National Insurance Company (Nasdaq: ANAT) of Galveston, Texas is pleased to announce the formation of a new subsidiary, American National Life Insurance Company of New York, with headquarters in Glenmont, New York.  The company was i

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) announced today that Ken Cornell, Senior Vice President for Environmental insurance in the United States, will be speaking at the National Brownfield Association's 2010 Big Deal conference.

LANSING, Mich., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Accident Fund Insurance Company of America is proud to name Joanne Topa as the new director of Enterprise Applications. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100319/DE73141 ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070827/CLM117LOGO ) Topa bring

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) today called for passage of President Obama's health care reform proposal, saying that it would greatly improve the quality of life for millions of Latinos. The measure is expected to expand coverage to 8.8 milli

PASADENA, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In a timely verdict coming just days before the crucial health care vote in Washington, a Los Angeles jury found one of the nation's largest health insurers liable for wrongly denying coverage of a life-saving liver transplant — even though the operat

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Care Investment Trust Inc. (NYSE: CRE) ("Care" or the "Company"), a real estate investment and finance company investing in healthcare-related real estate and commercial mortgage debt, today announced that it has scheduled a conference call on Wednesday,

DEARBORN, Mich., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AAA Michigan today (March 18) saluted members of the Michigan House Transportation Committee for passing legislation that  would ban all motorists from sending and reading text messages while driving in Michigan.  Senate Bill 468 now goes to the fu

CARMEL, Ind., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) announced that Scott L. Galovic has been promoted to Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer. Galovic has managed Conseco's investor relations function since joining the company in 2008, most recently serving as Seni

ATLANTA, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- While health care reform discussions continue in the nation's capitol, the National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) is bringing help to the Atlanta area for people without health insurance who are in need of medical care.  Uninsured residents of Georgia who

LANCASTER, Pa., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eastern Alliance Insurance Group (EAIG), a subsidiary of Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EIHI), announced today that the ParallelPay® program, EAIG's "pay-as-you-go" premium plan, has reached over ten million dollars in premium, less

HORSHAM, Pa., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Realpoint Selected to Rate JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. Offering.  Selection Represents Another Significant Step in its Mission to Restore Ratings Credibility in the Structured Finance Market. (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi

CINCINNATI, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:CINF) today announced the Internet availability of materials for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders – the 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the 2010 Shareholder Meeting Notice and Proxy Statement a

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- As President Obama signed the HIRE act, Scottsdale-based REEIS Inc is poised for growth. The SBA loan guarantee program, which provides banks extra security necessary to underwrite loans and free up capital for small businesses needed to begin hiring and e

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GenCorp Inc. (NYSE: GY) announced today that it executed an amendment to its $280.0 million senior credit facility.  The amendment, among other things, (i) permits the Company to repurchase or refinance its outstanding convertible subordina

PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN) today announced that it has completed a term securitization transaction involving the issuance of $300 million of investment-grade asset-backed notes.  Sierra Timeshare 2010-1 Receivables Funding LLC

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced that its Building Technologies Division and Metrus Energy, Inc. have reached a financing agreement with BAE Systems, a leader in the defense industry, to make its facility In Merrimack, N.H., energy efficient. Under

Project Will Create 60 Jobs, Retain 20 Others in High-Tech Industry HARRISBURG, Pa., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A nanotechnology company will expand its operations in Centre County and create 60 jobs within four years, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today. NanoHorizons Inc., a custom nanos

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Terra-Gen Power, LLC ("Terra-Gen") has closed a $394 million financing for its 150 megawatt ("MW") Alta Wind I project located in Tehachapi, California.  The financing includes a seven-year construction and term loan, a bridge loan to the ITC cash grant from t

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baltic Trading Limited (NYSE: BALT), a drybulk company focused on the spot market, announced today that it has reached separate agreements to enter into spot market-related time charters for two 177,000 dwt Capesize newbuildings, the Baltic Bear and the B

GREENWICH, Conn., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Capital Group, TPG Capital and Five Mile Capital Partners announced today that they have reached an agreement to invest up to $905 million in Extended Stay Hotels, Inc. as part of a recapitalization plan that would allow the hotel chain to emerge f

EDMONTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Planet Organic Health Corp (TSX Venture Exchange - "POH"), Mr. Darren Krissie, Executive Vice President of Planet Organic Health Corp. (the "Corporation"), announces the Corporation has concluded the sale of its Trophic Vitamin Division to Atrium Innovatio

WOODLAND, Calif., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yolo County, SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) today announced that SunPower will design and construct a 1-megawatt solar power system at the Yolo County Justice Center in Woodland, Calif. Yolo County, which wil

CINCINNATI, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today announced that it has entered into a new $35 million secured revolving credit facility as of March 15, 2010 with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agen

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 17 /PRNewswire/ --  OriGene Technologies, Inc., a leading gene-centric life sciences company, announced the completion of a $16 million Series B financing led by IDG-Accel, SBI & TH Venture Capital Enterprise, and Zero2IPO. OriGene's previous investors Morningside Vent

BOSTON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Riverside Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired a majority interest in Thinklogical LLC, a leading provider of fiber optic video and KVM switching and extension products and solutions, in partnership with the Company's fiv

HOLBROOK, N.Y., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Med Gen Inc. (Pink Sheets: MDIN) today announced that it has signed a deal with the N.I.R. Group, LLC to fund the new direction of the company and its operations by providing up to $1.25 million dollars. The funding terms outline an immediate cash i

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Iosil Energy Corporation ("Iosil"), an innovator in the production of high-purity solar grade polysilicon for the photovoltaic industry, announced today that it has secured $13.5 million in equity financing in an oversubscribed round.  New investors B

ALAMEDA, Calif., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora Biofuels, Inc. said it has secured an additional $15 million in a recent funding round led by Oak Investment Partners, with the continued support of Gabriel Venture Partners and Noventi Ventures.  This third round of financing brings the total am

ATLANTA, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley Bank, financial partner to technology companies of all sizes worldwide, led a $35 million debt financing for Highwinds, a content, network and hosted IP services business that offers a comprehensive suite of services including CDN, IP transit, content

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoEnergy Corporation (Pink Sheets: TMEN) today announced that the Company completed a Bridge Loan Agreement, effective as of March 1, 2010, with six of its principal investors. This agreement accelerates the funding under our recapitalization

PITTSBURGH, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) today announced the pricing of its public offering of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.375 % Senior Notes due 2020 (the "Notes").  The Notes were priced at 99.125% of the principal amount. The N

MENLO PARK, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Leader Ventures, an investment firm offering blended debt and equity financing announced today that they have provided $5 million of financing to CollabNet, the leader in Agile application lifecycle management (Agile ALM). CollabNet TeamForge is the indu