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• Ventas Reports Second Quarter Normalized FFO of $111.9 Million
  CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) said today that normalized Funds From Operations (“FFO”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 increased 6.4 percent to $111.9 million, from $105.1 million for the comparable 2009 period. Normalized FFO per diluted common share was $0.71 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, an incre […]
• Fitch Affirms Infinity’s IDR at ‘BBB+’; Outlook Stable
  CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed Infinity Property & Casualty Corporation's ratings (Infinity) (NASDAQ: IPCC), and its subsidiaries, as follows: --Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB+'; --$200 million senior notes due 2014 'BBB'; --Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of the operating subsidiaries […]
• Fitch Affirms Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s IDR at ‘AA’; Outlook Stable
  CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) as follows: --Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AA'; --Bank credit facility at 'AA'; --Senior notes at 'AA'; --Short-term IDR at at 'F1+'; --Commercial paper at 'F1+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Walm […]
• Essex Rental Corp. Reports 2010 Second Quarter Results
  BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essex Rental Corp. (Nasdaq: ESSX; ESSXW; ESSXU) ("Essex") today announced its unaudited results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. The results are those of Essex Rental Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including Essex Crane Rental Corp. ("Essex Crane"), its operating subsidiary. Inclu […]
• Pactiv Posts Second Quarter EPS of $0.56
  LAKE FOREST, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, Pactiv Corporation (NYSE:PTV) today announced that income from continuing operations was $75 million, or $0.56 per share. […]
• Broadwind Energy Opens Office in Hamburg, Germany
  NAPERVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN) today announced that it has opened an office in Hamburg, Germany, and named Michael Stegelmann as managing director of Broadwind Energy Europe GmbH. “Many turbine manufacturers have engineering offices in the Hamburg area, and this new office will enable us to keep pace with rapidly evol […]
• United Stationers Reports Increased Sales and Earnings for Second Quarter 2010
  DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR), a leading North American wholesale distributor of business products, today reported second quarter 2010 results. Second Quarter Financial Highlights Diluted earnings per share were $1.10. Adjusted to exclude a non-cash $2.8 million pre-tax reversal of actuarially based liabilities resul […]