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NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Claim Funding, LLC (www.allianceclaimfunding.com), the New York based litigation finance company, today issued a correction to a press release they issued earlier this year. On May 25, 2010, Alliance Claim Funding, LLC (www.allianceclaimfunding.com) issued

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Pacific Energy Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: ASKE), a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and technology company, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Chang Lee LLP Chartered Accountants, as the Company's new independent auditor

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Joachim Schindler, head of audit for KPMG Europe LLP since 2007, has been named global head of audit for KPMG International, according to an announcement by Timothy P. Flynn, chairman, KPMG International. In his new role, Schindler, 53, will lead the delivery and de

DALLAS, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- George (Sturdy) Wanamaker, vice president and manager of the private client office of Southwest Securities, Inc. in Georgetown, Texas, has been awarded the FIVE STAR Wealth Manager(SM) Award as featured in the September issue of Texas Monthly. FIVE STAR prof

MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Small Business Tax Credit Calculator™, in production for the last three months, has just been launched by Tax Credits, LLC™ at http://www.smallbusinesstaxcreditcalculator.com. The calculator computes specific, complete, and actual numerical

OBERLIN, Ohio, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As students head back to school, campus stores and the National Association of College Stores (NACS) are urging students and their families to remember to take full advantage of a change in the tax code that makes the cost of textbooks and course mat

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Investigative Project on Terrorism reports that Ground Zero Mosque leader Feisal Abdul Rauf filed for "church" status to the IRS for his newly formed Islamic group in 1998 and listed an apartment building where he claimed in the federal applica

MAMARONECK, N.Y., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The PSP Group has announced the opening of its new Satellite office in Westwood, New Jersey. The Westwood, NJ site is a satellite location of The PSP Group corporate headquarters based in Mamaroneck, NY. This strategic expansion will provide an additional ta

WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Titanium Technologies announced a price increase for all DuPont™ Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in North America (United States and Canada). Effective Oct. 1, 2010, or as permitted by contract, prices in North America will inc

CHICAGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that August 2010 trading volume totaled 291,533 contracts, compared to 105,506 contracts during August 2009.  August was the third most active trading month at CFE this year and marked the eleventh consecutive

CHICAGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today reported that daily volume in August averaged 3.5 million contracts, a nine-percent decline from July 2010 average daily volume (ADV) of 3.9 million contracts and down 21 percent from August 2009 ADV of 4.4 million cont

HARBIN, China and NEW YORK, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. (the "Company" or "NEP") (NYSE Amex: NEP), a leading independent oil producer and oilfield services company in Northern China, today announced preliminary financial results for the financi

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released Accounting CS™ Client Access, providing a new way for firms and their business clients to work together online. Client Access is an extension of the recently introduced Accounting CS pla

MAYS LANDING, N.J., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Connect, the leading provider of hosted dialing and communication services, and Global LiquidEdge Solutions, the leading provider of collection scores and call sloping services, announce the Global2 family of call optimization solutions. Global2 cal

BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ProGreen Properties, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PGEI) yesterday announced with an 8-K filing, that on August 27, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the appointment of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP as the Registrant's independent registere

XI'AN, China, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Natural Gas, Inc. ("China Natural Gas" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CHNG), a leading provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial, and residential use in Xi'an, China, today provided

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies seeking a tax credit for engaging in research and development need to overhaul the way that they substantiate their claims if they want to avoid having their credit disallowed, according to a recent article in the BNA Daily Tax Report by Jeff Mal

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ --Today, TRACE released the results of its latest country report on demand-side bribery, the only report of its kind, the 2010 BRIBEline Brazil Report.  This is the sixth BRIBEline country report issued by TRACE following BRIBEline country reports on China,

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- In August, the Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rose less than one point signalling that the economic recovery continues despite a slow August. The ESI registered at 43.2 in August, up slightly from the 42.3 tracked in July 2010. The rise is sluggish co

DALLAS, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alerian announced today that following the close of business on Tuesday, August 31, Vanguard Natural Resources LLC (NYSE: VNR) will be added to the Alerian MLP Index (NYSE: AMZ), replacing Williams Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: WMZ) in a special rebalancing. S

PHOENIX, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE AMEX: IHT) Highlights: Adjusted EBITDA was $758,000 for the six month period ended July 31, 2010 compared to $1.4 million in the prior year period.Net loss attributable to controlling interest was $(688,000), or $(0.08) per

BRASILIA, Brazil, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brazilian government announced today that its 2010 second quarter real Gross Domestic Product rose 1.2 percent over the first quarter of 2010, according to data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). National production o

PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magellan Petroleum Corporation (Nasdaq: MPET) (ASX: MGN) (the "Company") reported a consolidated net loss of $1.5 million or $0.03 per share on gross revenues of $28.5 million for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, as compared to net income of $66

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (OTC Bulletin Board: AWRCF) ("APWC" or the "Company") updates its unaudited consolidated results for the 1H ended June 30, 2010. The original release was issued earlier today. 1H 2010 F

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) (the "Company") today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, ended August 1, 2010.  The Company also raised its earnings outlook for fiscal 2011 as a whole. (Logo: http://w

LUCCA, Italy, September 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - Double-digit Growth, Continuous Global Expansion and Strategic Partner Alliances to Outperform in the CPM Market Tagetik, a global provider of Performance Management, Enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance and Business Intelligenc

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- On Tuesday, August 31, 2010, SEYI (SHIEH YIH MACHINERY) (4533 TT), one of the world's leading producers of mechanical presses, released its audited financial results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and announced plans for the issuance of 20,000

GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blyth, Inc. (NYSE: BTH), a leading multi-channel designer and marketer of home fragrance products, home decor products and household convenience items, today reported that Net Sales for the second quarter ended July 31, 2010 declined approximately

PARAMUS, N.J., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Movado Group, Inc. (NYSE: MOV), today announced second quarter and six-month results for the period ended July 31, 2010.  The Company completed the closure of its boutiques on June 30, 2010 and results for the boutiques for the quarter and six-mo

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ONTARIO, Canada, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (Nasdaq: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 and its outlook for the third quarter

CHICAGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Claire's Stores, Inc., one of the world's leading specialty retailers of fashionable accessories and jewelry at affordable prices for young women, teens, tweens, and girls ages 3 to 27, today reported its financial results for the fiscal 2010 second quarter, which en

www.chinaeducationresources.com TSX VENTURE SYMBOL: CHN PINK SHEETS: CHNUF VANCOUVER, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - China Education Resources Inc. ("China Education", "CER", "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:CHN) (PINK SHEETS:CHNUF) - released its unaudited results for the second quarter ended June 30

TORONTO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (TSX:HW, NYSE:HWD) (the "Company") today announced its second quarter results for the period ending July 31, 2010. Second Quarter Highlights: - Consolidated sales increased 62% to $153.7 million from $94.8 million

DELAWARE, Ohio, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --   Net sales were $921.3 million in the third quarter of 2010 compared to $717.6 million in the third quarter of 2009.  The 28 percent increase was due to higher sales volumes (23 percent or 10 percent excluding acquisitions) and higher sell

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAIC, Inc. (NYSE: SAI), a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, which ended July 31, 2010.   "We continue to balance our resource allocation among

COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martek Biosciences Corporation (Nasdaq: MATK) today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010. Revenues for the third quarter were $117.2 million, up 51% from $77.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. GAAP net inc

ATLANTA, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE: OXM) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter, which ended July 31, 2010.  Consolidated net sales were $186.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to $192.9 million in the seco

XI'AN, China, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- -- Q4 FY2010 Sales Increase 54.5% to $16.2 Million, Net Income Increases 35.5% to $6.0 Million with EPS of $0.25 -- FY2010 Sales Increase 48.0% to $52.1 Million, Net Income Increases 47.2% to $21.3 Million with EPS of $0

HONG KONG, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Financial Highlights For the 6 months ended 30 June 2010 2009 Change RMB million RMB million (%)

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Aluminum Corp. (NASD: KALU) will replace Superior Well Services Inc. (NASD: SWSI) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on a date to be announced.  Superior Well Services is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Nabors Industri

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. ("Jackson Hewitt") (NYSE: JTX) today announced that it has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange Regulation, Inc., that it has fallen below compliance with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.'s ("NYSE") continued listing

HOUSTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibbs & Bruns LLP announced today that its clients have issued binding instructions to Bank of New York, as Trustee, to open an investigation of ineligible mortgages in pools securing over $26 Billion of Countrywide-issued Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Simple Finance Technology Corp., the makers of BankSimple (https://banksimple.com), a service for those who wish banking were easy, announced the close of a $2.9 million Series "A" round of financing.  First Round Capital, IA Ventures and Village Ventures

CHICAGO, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR), a leading provider of industrial real estate supply chain solutions, today announced that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.45313 per depositary share on its 7.25% Series J Cumulative Redeemable

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliance Claim Funding, LLC (www.allianceclaimfunding.com), the New York based litigation finance company, today issued a correction to a press release they issued earlier this year. On May 25, 2010, Alliance Claim Funding, LLC (www.allianceclaimfunding.com) issued

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. Magazine ranked Harkcon, Inc. No. 298 on its 29th annual list of the nation's 500 fastest-growing privately held companies for 2010. Harkcon, a leading provider of human capital analysis and human performance solutions to the government and private sectors,

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine today ranked PNT Marketing Services, Inc. No. 3,881 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economyR

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP announced it filed a class-action lawsuit today against Charles Schwab & Co. on behalf of investors who owned shares in the Schwab Total Bond Market Fund (Nasdaq: SWLBX) as of Nov. 30, 2006. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- SAF TenderCo LLC ("Purchaser"), c/o Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C., has extended the expiration date for its offers to purchase all outstanding interests of SPhinX Access LLC and all outstanding shares of SPhinX Access Ltd. to 11:59 P.M., New York City time,

RENO, Nev., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG) announced that key members of its senior leadership team will present at the 2010 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Annual Insurance Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Douglas Dirks, Chief Executive Offic

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Financiera Independencia, S.A.B. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. (BMV: FINDEP) ("Independencia" or the "Company") a leading Mexican microfinance lender of personal loans to lower income segment individuals and working capital loans through group lending microfin

SAO PAULO, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Minerva Overseas II Ltd. ("Minerva II"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Minerva S.A. ("Minerva"), announced today that it has commenced a private exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") for any and all of the outstanding 9.50% Notes due 2017 (the "old notes") issued by

IONIA, Mich., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCPD), the holding company of Independent Bank, a Michigan-based community bank, announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relati

BRASILIA, Brazil, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brazilian government announced today that its 2010 second quarter real Gross Domestic Product rose 1.2 percent over the first quarter of 2010, according to data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). National production o

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) announced today that the remaining court proceedings in the case entitled VINNIE LAVENDER, by and through her Conservator, WANDA BAKER; WALTER SIMON; JACQUELYN VILCHINSKY vs. SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC., et

CHICAGO, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) is pleased to announce its 2010 award recipients. The Stanley C. Golder Medal will be awarded this year to Lester B. Knight, Founding Partner of RoundTable Healthcare Partners.  The Golder Medal acknowledges indiv

LONDON, September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TFG today announces in furtherance of its share repurchase program announced on November 30, 2007, that for the period of August 30, 2010 through September 3, 2010 TFG purchased 161,000 of its shares for an average price of U.S. $4.26 per share

In-force policies assumed under reinsurance agreement QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. ("Industrial Alliance" or "the Company") announces that it has completed today the acquisition of the in-force life policies of California-ba

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- For three recent Florida high school graduates now starting college classes, their freshmen year may be a little easier thanks to the $5,000 state scholarship awards each received from Florida Realtors®. The students' winning essays were written on the top

HOUSTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibbs & Bruns LLP announced today that its clients have issued binding instructions to Bank of New York, as Trustee, to open an investigation of ineligible mortgages in pools securing over $26 Billion of Countrywide-issued Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (

MIAMI, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Service, a leading provider of home emergency repair programs with hundreds of thousands of policies in place, is doing their share to keep homeowners protected. Previously reaching customers through partner utility companies, Home Service has announced that they

CHICAGO, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR), a leading provider of industrial real estate supply chain solutions, today announced that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.45313 per depositary share on its 7.25% Series J Cumulative Redeemable

ITHACA, N.Y., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualified buyers will have the opportunity to purchase a waterfront home outside Ithaca, New York, one of the nation's top small cities, next week. The property includes a home and a lakeside cottage, and it will be sold to the highest bidder, regardless of pric

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- For three recent Florida high school graduates now starting college classes, their freshmen year may be a little easier thanks to the $5,000 state scholarship awards each received from Florida Realtors®. The students' winning essays were written on the top

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakland Park, a traditional neighborhood development between the historic towns of Oakland and Winter Garden in Central Florida, has won the 23rd Residential Environmental Award from Florida Realtors®. The award, popularly known as the ENVY, was presented

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Florida Realtors® recognized Cynthia Shelton, CCIM, CRE and CIPS, and the 2009 president of Florida Realtors, as 2010 Realtor of the Year. CCIM, CRE and CIPS are special designations awarded upon completion of required courses that provide addit

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Rubin Schron, founder of Cammeby's International Group, a commercial and residential developer and owner, recently began partnering with the Brooklyn Cyclones, a minor league affiliate of the New York-Pennsylvania Professional Baseball League and a Class A aff

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Developer BH III LLC ("BH3") today announced construction has been completed at Terra Beachside 6000 Collins, its 116-unit, six-story upscale condominium community in the heart of Miami Beach at 60th Street and Collins Avenue.  The development received

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) 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

ATLANTA, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Millard Fuller Legacy Build is bringing together hundreds of volunteers across America to use Labor Day as a day of service. Instead of grilling or heading to the beach this Labor Day weekend, more than 1,000 volunteers will be traveling with their too

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG), today issued an Operational Summary for the month of August 2010 for its primary mortgage insurance business.  The summary is also available on

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Yara Annechiarico of At Home with Yara Realty offers Westchester County, NY real estate services in New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Rye Brook, Port Chester, White Plains, Greenburgh, Scarsdale, Eastchester, Hartsdale, Harrison, Valhalla, Br

YORK, England, September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the biggest challenges you'll face as a student is money management. Staying in control of your finances at university will allow you to enjoy all the other aspects of student life. It will also stand you in good stead for the future too.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE: UHT) announced today that its Board of Trustees voted to pay a dividend of $.605 on September 30, 2010 to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2010. Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real

CROFTON, Md., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Caruso Homes today announced construction is under way on three homes that will be available for Fall delivery at two Caruso Homes communities in Prince George's County, according to Jeff Caruso, president of Caruso Homes. The Emory II at Caruso Homes' Rose Cree

Form Simplicity Becomes Sole Real Estate Transaction Tool to Florida Realtors ORLANDO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Real Estate Industry Solutions has announced that Form Simplicity, a real estate transaction management tool for Realtors and new member benefit to 115,000 Florida Realtors, has exceeded us

ELKHART, Ind., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- As housing trends move toward smaller, lower priced homes, All American Homes® responds by adding seven additional floor plans to its Simple Living Collection™ to meet those needs. The Simple Living Collection gives cost conscious home buyers value f

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the awareness of video surveillance as a crime-fighting tool continues to evolve with technology. "Today, high-tech surveillance not only can record lawlessness, but stop it in its tracks," said Bob De Gennaro,

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A new, contemporary residence with sweeping vistas of the New York City skyline awaits the winner of HGTV's newest home giveaway, HGTV Urban Oasis 2010. Custom-designed by the network's popular designer Vern Yip, the first HGTV Urban Oasis is located in The Residenc

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Petrobras (BM&FBOVESPA: PETR3; PETR4) has informed that this Friday (Sept. 3) it filed with the Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios, the Brazilian securities regulator or CVM, a Public Offering request for primary distribution of 2,174,073,900 new common share

SAO PAULO, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Minerva Overseas II Ltd. ("Minerva II"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Minerva S.A. ("Minerva"), announced today that it has commenced a private exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") for any and all of the outstanding 9.50% Notes due 2017 (the "old notes") issued by

PIRAEUS, Greece, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation ("Navios Acquisition") (NYSE: NNA, NNA.WS, NNA.U) is pleased to announce the successful completion of its warrant program (the "Warrant Program").  Under the Warrant Program, holders of publicly traded wa

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) today issued the following statement regarding its outstanding offer to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG): Avis Budget is increasing the cash portion of its offer from $39.25 to $40.75 pe

LANSING, Mich. and PHOENIX, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE: CBC) (the "Corporation") today announced that it has extended its pending offer to exchange up to 2,908,200 shares of its common stock, no par value per share, for any and all of its outstanding 10.50% trust

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Full Circle Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: FULL) (www.fccapital.com) ("Full Circle") announced that it priced its initial public offering of 2,000,000 shares of common stock at $9.00 per share, which will result in $18 million of gross proceeds.  Full C

JINJIANG, China, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Ceramics Co., Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: CCLTF, CCLWF, CCLUF) ("China Ceramics" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding and for interior flooring and design in residential and commerc

HONG KONG, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Golden Meditech Holdings Limited ("Golden Meditech" or the "Group," 801.HK), China's leading integrated healthcare enterprise, is pleased to announce that the Group is considering to list its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange through the issuan

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) announced today that it has filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shelf registration statement allows the Company the flexibility to offer and sell from time t

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Care Investment Trust Inc. (NYSE: CRE) ("Care" or the "Company"), a real estate investment and finance company that invests in healthcare-related real estate and commercial mortgage debt, today announced that it received a letter dated August 27, 2010, fro

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) today announced that it has closed an offer, whereby it has exchanged $350 million aggregate principal amount of 8.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radio One, Inc. (the "Company" or "Radio One") (Nasdaq: ROIAK and ROIA) today announced that it had further extended the expiration time of its previously announced exchange offer for its 8-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 and its 6-3/8% Senior Su

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- L.B. Foster Company ("L.B. Foster", Nasdaq: FSTR) and Portec Rail Products, Inc. ("Portec", Nasdaq: PRPX) today announced that they have executed a second amendment (the "Second Amendment") to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 16, 2010

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) has called all of its outstanding senior notes due in 2011 and 2015 for redemption on September 29, 2010. Goodyear intends to use net proceeds from its recent $1 billion issuance of 8.25% senior notes du

XI'AN, China, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPU) ("SkyPeople" or the "Company"), a manufacturer of kiwifruit, apple, pear and other concentrated specialty fruit juices and manufacturer of Hedetang branded fruit beverages, today announced that it has

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Velocity Commercial Capital, Inc. (Velocity) announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Velocity intends to apply to lis

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (Nasdaq: EMMS) Emmis Communications Corporation, an Indiana corporation ("Emmis") today announced that it is further extending its offer to issue 12% PIK Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 ("New Notes") in exchange for Emmis' 6.25% Series A Cumulative

WHITEVILLE, N.C., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waccamaw Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBNK), the bank holding company for Waccamaw Bank, announced today the completion of its rights offering of 1,915,041 shares of common stock at $1.25 per share.  A public offering which became effective on Au

ATLANTA, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power today announced the planned redemption September 27, 2010 of all $250 million aggregate principal amount of its Series X 5.70% Senior Notes due January 15, 2045, all $125 million aggregate principal amount of its Series W 6% Senior Notes due August 15,

HOUSTON, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: MAIN) ("Main Street") announced today that the underwriters of its recent follow-on public offering have exercised their over-allotment option and have purchased 420,000 additional shares of common stock at the offer

BOSTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The John Hancock Global Opportunities Fund (JGPAX) won the #1 spot among global equities funds as determined by Bloomberg Markets Magazine in its annual rankings, published in the October issue.  With a 30.7 percent total return for the year ending June 30 and a

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of The Venue at Stonebridge Ranch, a high-quality 250-unit apartment community located in the Dallas, Texas MSA. The Venue at Stonebridge Ranch is locate

BOSTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC announced today that on August 30, 2010, a shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the Superior Court of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Suffolk County, with respect to John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD), a

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: ETF) (the "Fund") today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has approved changes to certain non-fundamental investment policies of the Fund. As a result of these policy changes,

BEDMINSTER, N.J., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Next ETFs LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Next Investments, announced its intention to sponsor a new series of ETFs and filed, through its counsel Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, an application with the SEC for exemptive relief under the 1940 Act earlier today

BOSTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The four John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: September 1, 2010 Ex Date: September 9, 2010 Record Date: September 13, 2010 Payment Date: September 30, 2010 Ticker Fund Name Amou

BOSTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: September 1, 2010 Ex Date: September 9, 2010 Record Date: September 13, 2010 Payment Date: September 30, 2010 Ticker Fund Name Amount

BOSTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (NYSE Amex: EVV), a closed-end management investment company, today declared a monthly distribution of $0.1158 per common share. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of future distributions may change.

BOSTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (NYSE: EVF), a closed-end management investment company, today declared a monthly distribution of $0.036 per common share. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of future distributions may change. The distributio

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Beacon Advisors, an experienced provider of investment advisory services to institutional and retail markets, is pleased to announce the addition of a new mutual fund, American Beacon Evercore Small Cap Equity Fund (Ticker: ABEIX), to its establish

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: IF) (the "Fund"), a closed-end equity fund, announced today that it will pay a dividend of US$0.075 per share on October 8, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of September 14, 2010 (ex-dividend date Septembe

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CH) (the "Fund"), a closed-end equity fund, announced today that it will pay a quarterly distribution of US 46 cents per share on October 8, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of September 14, 2010 (ex-dividend

BOSTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE: ETV), a closed-end management investment company, today announced the earnings of the Fund for the three and the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The Fund's fiscal year ends on December 31, 201

BOSTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (NYSE: ETW), a closed-end management investment company, today announced the earnings of the Fund for the three and the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The Fund's fiscal year ends on December

BOSTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Funds is pleased to announce that seven of its closed-end funds, John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II (NYSE: PDT), John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI), John Hancock P

BOSTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund (NYSE: ETB), a closed-end management investment company, today announced the earnings of the Fund for the three and the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The Fund's fiscal year ends on December 31, 2010. For

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE: ITG), a leading agency broker and financial technology firm, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded ITG its 17th U.S. patent.  The patent, entitled "Method and System for

BOSTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: EOI) today announced important information concerning its distribution declared in August 2010.  This press release is issued as required by the Fund's managed distribution plan (Plan) and an exemptive orde

BOSTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund (NYSE: EXG) today announced important information concerning its distribution declared in August 2010.  This press release is issued as required by the Fund's managed distribution plan (Plan)

BOSTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eaton Vance Management, the Boston-based investment adviser, today announced the monthly distributions declared on the common shares of eight of its closed-end municipal bond funds ("Funds"). The record date for the distributions is September 10, 2010, and t

MIAMI, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Service, a leading provider of home emergency repair programs with hundreds of thousands of policies in place, is doing their share to keep homeowners protected. Previously reaching customers through partner utility companies, Home Service has announced that they

MIAMI, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Service, a leading provider of home emergency repair programs with hundreds of thousands of policies in place, is doing their share to keep homeowners protected. Previously reaching customers through partner utility companies, Home Service has announced that they

MIAMI, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Emergency Insurance Solutions, a leading provider of home emergency repair programs with hundreds of thousands of policies in place, is doing their share to keep homeowners protected. Previously reaching customers through partner utility companies, Home Emergency

MIAMI, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Service, a leading provider of home emergency repair programs with hundreds of thousands of policies in place, is doing their share to keep homeowners protected. Previously reaching customers through partner utility companies, Home Service has announced that they

MIAMI, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Service, a leading provider of home emergency repair programs with hundreds of thousands of policies in place, is doing their share to keep homeowners protected. Previously reaching customers through partner utility companies, Home Service has announced that they

RENO, Nev., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG) announced that key members of its senior leadership team will present at the 2010 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Annual Insurance Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Douglas Dirks, Chief Executive Offic

In-force policies assumed under reinsurance agreement QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. ("Industrial Alliance" or "the Company") announces that it has completed today the acquisition of the in-force life policies of California-ba

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN) announced today that Peter H. Heckman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2010 Insurance Conference in New York City on Tuesday,

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG), today issued an Operational Summary for the month of August 2010 for its primary mortgage insurance business.  The summary is also available on

KYIV, Ukraine, September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The main result of the state visit of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, to the People's Republic of China is China's commitment to invest more than 4 billion USD in the infrastructure projects in Ukraine. The projects for EURO 2012 have

ITASCA, Ill., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), will speak at the Keefe Bruyette & Woods 2010 Insurance Conference at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 10:40 a.m. (ET

S. PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- As many children head back to school this fall, are they truly prepared for what lies ahead? With a few simple medical exams; Maine's school-age children will be armed with the tools they need to have a healthier school year. The exams we are referring to

PARIS and MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Leasing is proud to announce the acquisition of ALD Automotive USA, the North American arm of ALD Automotive, one of the largest fleet providers in Europe. As a result of this transaction, Merchants Leasing will acquire ALD's US customer

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) today announced that Joan Dillard, Chief Financial Officer, and Jack Sennott, Chief Corporate Strategy Officer, will be presenting at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2010 Insurance Conference. The eve

PINELLAS PARK, Fla., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing the increased risks African Americans face for a number of eye health issues, Transitions Optical, Inc., the leading supplier of photochromic eyeglass lenses, is launching its "Healthy Sight for Life: Focus on African-American Eyes" campaign a

Insurers, Employers Threaten to Drop Low-Benefit Employee Insurance If $750,000 Annual Benefit Limit Is Enforced WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans were promised meaningful health benefits under health reform and deserve better than the near-worthless junk insurance that low-w

Acquisition of leading independent administrator confirms WageWorks' position as nation's preeminent consumer-directed benefits provider. SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WageWorks, the nation's leading provider of flexible benefit account services and COBRA administration, tod

WARREN, N.J., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of The Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB) today declared a regular quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.37 per share payable October 5, 2010 to shareholders of record on September 17, 2010.   For further information contact: Gle

LONDON, September 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- AEGON Asset Management has won another mandate for its asset allocation service. The latest mandate will see AEGON Asset Management apply its asset allocation service to Leicestershire County Council's GBP2 billion pension scheme. The AEGON Ass

SEATTLE, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman, Inc. today announced that UK-based Phoenix Group has selected the company as provider for their Actuarial Systems Transformation project.  "Having acquired many companies with a variety of actuarial projection systems and models, we sought a provider w

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Simple Finance Technology Corp., the makers of BankSimple (https://banksimple.com), a service for those who wish banking were easy, announced the close of a $2.9 million Series "A" round of financing.  First Round Capital, IA Ventures and Village Ventures

IONIA, Mich., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCPD), the holding company of Independent Bank, a Michigan-based community bank, announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relati

KYIV, Ukraine, September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The main result of the state visit of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, to the People's Republic of China is China's commitment to invest more than 4 billion USD in the infrastructure projects in Ukraine. The projects for EURO 2012 have

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq:  LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA, LINTB, LSTZA, LSTZB), and QVC, Inc. today announced the refinancing of QVC's bank credit facilities with a new Revolving Credit Facility (the "Revolver").  The Revolver is a multi-c

COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Celsion Corporation (Nasdaq: CLSN), a biotechnology drug development company, announced today that it has been awarded a competitive Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support th

ATLANTA, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Habitat for Humanity International announced today that The Dow Chemical Company, a partner for nearly 30 years, has committed to a new two-year agreement, increasing its global support to create additional affordable housing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prn

CHANGSHU, China, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Sutor Technology Group Limited (the "Company" or "Sutor") (Nasdaq: SUTR), a leading China-based manufacturer and distributor of high-end fine finished steel products and welded steel pipes used by a variety of down-stream applications, toda

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Inflection, LLC, a company focused on reshaping the public records system, today announced it has raised $30 million in Series A financing. The investment round was led by Matrix Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to expan

BEIJING, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yongye International, Inc. (Nasdaq: YONG) ("Yongye" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer, developer and distributor of "Shengmingsu" brand plant and animal nutrient products in China, today announced that the Company's operating subsidiary, Yo

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Accumetrics, Inc., a privately-held developer and marketer of the VerifyNow® System, the first rapid and easy-to-use point-of-care system for measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents, announced today that it has completed its capital finan

Two young entrepreneurs from the University of Michigan recently led the firm to win $250,000 in funding from Cisco Systems and Draper Fisher Jurvetson ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University o

GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Pearl Capital (BPC), a specialist asset management and advisory firm, announces the closing of its first private equity fund with a committed capital of USD $50 million. The "Black Pearl Capital Partners (BPCP)" fund will be th

MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY) announced today that it has closed a new $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility replacing its previous $600 million credit facility due January 2011.  The new facility matures November 1, 2013, and cont

TORONTO and NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Micromem Technologies Inc. ("Micromem", the "Company") (OTC BB: MMTIF, CNSX: MRM) announces that it has secured arms length financing in the form of a 6 month bridge loan for CAN $200,000. The terms of the bridge loan include a monthly interest

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/  -- DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT) today announced that the Company utilized the accordion feature under its unsecured revolving credit facility to increase the current borrowing amount from $85 million to $100 million.  This $15 milli

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AEGON yesterday fulfilled its commitment to repay to the Dutch State EUR 500 million of the EUR 3 billion in core capital the company secured through its largest shareholder, Vereniging AEGON in 2008. AEGON announced its inten

BEND, Ore., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cascade Bancorp ("Cascade") (Nasdaq: CACB) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with each of David F. Bolger ("Mr. Bolger") and an affiliate of Lightyear Fund II, L.P. ("Lightyear") amending the Securities Purchase Agreements between the

SHANGHAI, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- eHi Car Rental (http://www.1hai.cn , "eHi"), a Shanghai-based leading car rental company in China, is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive investment agreement valued at US$70 million today with a consortium including Goldman Sachs, as the le

WARREN, Mich., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ecology Coatings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECOC), a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultraviolet-curable advanced coatings, today announced that it has received conditional term sheets from a number of individual inv

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendall Square Research, Inc. (Pink Sheets: KSQR) announces the signing of a loan agreement to fund the expansion of the Company's two divisions – Luxury Hoods and High Efficiency Commercial Lighting.  The finance program would be through a lin