SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — World renowned and now retired 1992 Olympic Silver medalist/2 Time WBO and IBF Heavyweight Champion Boxing Legend, Chris “Rapid Fire” Byrd joins EM3 Productionz which will be shooting their 4^th Music Video, “Martin Didn’t Die For This” on location in San Diego in February 2012 with Tampa Video Production’s Music Director, Sergei Luzginov. Sergei’s work clientele and skill-set is featured on his Tampa Video Production company’s website www.HopeInFilms.com.

“I believe Our God has HUGE plans for this band through this groundbreaking video. We have produced three videos already and have started pre-production of the fourth video. This music video is going to be one of the most powerful with songs about Martin Luther King. It will be produced in a music video / film style.”-Sergei Luzginov, Music Director

Boxing Legend Chris Byrd, having boxed since age of 5, understands his purpose to today’s youth and society as a whole is to tell his story which packs a powerful life-changing message of morality that will lead them to seek God’s Gift of Eternal Salvation through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

“But what has happened since Barcelona that has the most significant meaning of all, is that I have found my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. While my professional boxing ambitions are aimed high, my ultimate goal in life is to be a Champion for the Lord. Boxing is my career, but Jesus is my life.”-Chris “Rapid Fire” Byrd, Boxing Legend

This Faith Fighter currently expresses his Mission through Acts 4:12 Bible verse; “Neither is there salvation in any other: there is none other name under Heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Having retired from the ring Chris spends his time as a Motivational Speaker traveling to churches, schools, prisons and just recently returned from a Mission trip to Zambia, Africa. For more details: www.chrisbyrdspeaks.com

The first 3 Music Videos, “The Next Level”, “Live the Life” and “Christ SWAG” all were filmed on the West Coast in locations of California and Arizona. This 3 Artist Group is affiliated with ASCAP and their Music Videos can be found on their website www.EM3productionz.com.

The ever popular and revelational song, “Next Level” will be used as the title for EM3 Productionz upcoming 2012 Album and Tour. Originally from South Bend, Indiana and now relocated to Phoenix, Arizona the audience will discover Positive Messages in their lyrics about Purposeful Empowerment to the community to stand against the dilemmas of violence, gang life and abusive language influencing the behaviors of the youth especially the African-American culture in today’s 21^st century generation.

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CONTACT: Nicholis Washburn
         The "ENCOURAGEANAIRE" ACTS 11
         754-204-4758
         info@Encourageanaire.com

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NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Whitney Bank announced today it has received 14 national and regional Greenwich Excellence Awards in Small Business and Middle Market Banking for 2011. Less than six percent of 750 eligible financial institutions have earned the coveted Greenwich recognition, which is based on interviews with 13,500 U.S. small businesses and 11,500 middle market companies.

This is not the first year Whitney has been recognized with Greenwich Excellence Awards.   Most recently, Whitney received 12 national and regional awards in 2010 and 14 national and regional awards in 2009.  

In the Small Business Banking category, Whitney received six national Excellence Awards and two regional Awards. Whitney also won five national Excellence Awards and one regional Award in the Middle Market category.

“Small and middle market businesses drive our economic growth. We at Whitney Bank are extremely honored to receive Excellence Awards for our service to these sectors. These awards are tributes to local businesses and to the Whitney bankers that help those businesses achieve financial success,” said Whitney Bank President Joseph S. Exnicios.

Whitney Bank’s 14 Greenwich Excellence Awards include:

Small Business Banking:

• Overall Satisfaction
• Relationship Manager Performance
• Branch Satisfaction
• Treasury Management – Overall Satisfaction
• Treasury Management – Accuracy of Operations
• Treasury Management – Product Capabilities
• Overall Satisfaction – South Region
• Treasury Management – Overall Satisfaction – South Region

Middle Market Banking:

• Overall Satisfaction
• Relationship Manager Performance
• Treasury Management – Overall Satisfaction
• Treasury Management – Customer Service
• Treasury Management – Accuracy of Operations
• Overall Satisfaction – South Region

“Receiving both national and regional awards for small business, middle market and treasury management banking reflects our bankers’ commitment and expertise in combining comprehensive financial solutions with keen, caring understanding of our business customers’ diverse banking needs,” added Exnicios. 

Sponsored by Greenwich Associates – a leading international research-based consulting firm in institutional financial services Greenwich Excellence Awards are based on an institution achieving a statistically significant margin in a single category than the mean for all banks at a 95 percent confidence level. The awards reflect ratings garnered from interviews with more than 25,000 business executives at companies with revenues between million and 0 million.

Greenwich Associates provides research based strategy management services for financial professionals. Greenwich Associates’ studies provide benefits to the buyers and sellers of financial services in the form of benchmark information on best practices and market intelligence on overall trends. Based in Stamford, Conn., with additional offices in London, Toronto, Tokyo, and Singapore, the firm offers over 100 research-based consulting programs to more than 250 global financial services companies. More details are available at www.greenwich.com.

With billion in assets, Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC) is the parent company of Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank.  The company operates almost 300 full-service bank branches and nearly 400 ATMs across a Gulf South corridor spanning South Mississippi; Southern Alabama; South- Central Louisiana; the northern, central, and Panhandle regions of Florida; and Metropolitan Houston, Texas.  Additional information is available at www.hancockbank.com and www.whitneybank.com.

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CONTACT: Paul Maxwell, Corporate Communications Director
         228.563.7953 or paul_maxwell@hancockbank.com

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HOUSTON, Feb. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris joins the ranks of Houston’s continuing education instructors in her Leisure Learning course entitled A Slice of Life: Cuttin’ Up at the Ensemble Theatre , Saturday, March 24, 2012, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

“I feel that Cuttin’ Up depicts the barbershop as a celebrated American institution,” says Morris. “I’ve sat in barbershops with my grandson listening and observing the jovial, the stern, the melancholy, and sometimes quick witted conversations…and walking out with a fresh haircut is like walking out with a fresh perspective on life.”

Morris will host a discussion brought to light by The Ensemble Theatre’s upcoming production of Cuttin’ Up by Charles Randolph Wright. Cuttin’ Up is an exploration of life in the African American barbershop with a series of thought-provoking and funny anecdotes along with memories and music that cover 60 years of history. The barbershop is a gathering place where people, mostly men, come to exchange ideas on current events, politics, sports, and daily struggles. A discussion, before and after the play, will include a history of barbering, style and technique. See the play, Cuttin’ Up, enjoy a catered lunch, and interact with the cast. Participants will dialogue about how theatre is fluid, active, interactive and reactive.

“This is a great opportunity to show how relevant live theatre is in our communities by relating it to one of the most common businesses you will find in any neighborhood,” says Morris. “Theatre is a catalyst for introspective thought and sometimes a call to action…either way we leave with a seed for understanding and change planted in our souls.”

Eileen J. Morris holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre Arts from Northern Illinois University. She has a long history of working with The Ensemble Theatre where she currently serves as Artistic Director. She has directed and produced over 75 plays that embrace human dynamics and spirit. Morris facilitates workshops on August Wilson, and has been acting and directing with a diverse group of organizations in Houston and Pittsburgh. She is the only African American woman in the U.S. to have directed eight plays of the August Wilson 10 play cycle. Recently, she was honored at the National Black Theatre Festival with the 2011 Larry Leon Hamlin Producer Award.

Leisure Learning Unlimited, Inc., is a privately owned continuing-education firm in Houston, Texas. Established in 1979 by Ted Weisgal and Kathy Kamin, Leisure Learning Unlimited (LLU) offers non-credit courses for people interested in taking up new hobbies, getting exercise and recreation, enhancing their careers, and socializing.

The Ensemble Theatre was founded in 1976 by the late George Hawkins to preserve African American artistic expression and to enlighten, entertain, and enrich a diverse community. The theatre is known as the only professional theatre in its region dedicated to the production of works portraying the African American experience. In addition to being the oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest, it also holds the distinction of being one of the nation’s largest African American theatres that owns and operates its facility with an in-house production team. Board President Emeritus Audrey Lawson led the capital campaign for The Ensemble’s .5 million building renovations that concluded in 1997.

CONTACT: Robert Ross
         (713) 807-4306
         rross@ensemblehouston.com

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AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Superconductor Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:SCON) (“STI”), a world leader in the development and production of high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials and associated technologies, signed a product development agreement with a global market leader to develop its innovative Reconfigurable Resonance™ (RcR) technology in the rapidly growing mobile communications products industry.

Jeff Quiram, STI’s president and chief executive officer said, “While our main focus continues to be 2G HTS wire, STI has long sought to exploit other parts of its intellectual property portfolio where opportunities present themselves. This agreement is the result of these ongoing efforts. Our RcR technology shows exciting promise and this agreement is an important validation of our strategy.”

The planned development project intends to advance STI’s proprietary RcR technology from innovation to commercialization. STI developed this novel technology by extending its world-leading expertise in analog passive circuit design into the arena of active analog circuitry. This research effort has produced an entirely new circuit design methodology, which has the potential to be broadly applicable to many of the critical challenges facing analog circuit design today.

STI’s newly formed subsidiary, Resonant Inc., entered the product development agreement, and will have responsibility for the development effort. Resonant will require financing in order to commence active development, and STI is currently exploring financing options. While there is no assurance as to whether Resonant will obtain the necessary financing, STI expects to transfer the RcR technology and related personnel to Resonant when such financing is obtained. The creation of this new entity positions STI to advance one of several innovative technologies that are distinctly separate from the Company’s primary focus on HTS wire development.

The development agreement includes quarterly milestones with a project scope that involves development and qualification testing of new mobile communications products using STI’s RcR technology for sales into an existing multi-billion dollar mobile communications market.

About Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI)

Superconductor Technologies Inc., founded in Santa Barbara, CA, and now headquartered in Austin, TX, has been a world leader in HTS materials since 1987, developing more than 100 patents as well as proprietary trade secrets and manufacturing expertise. For more than a decade, STI has been providing innovative interference elimination and network enhancement solutions to the commercial wireless industry. The company is currently leveraging its key enabling technologies, including RF filtering, HTS materials and cryogenics to develop energy efficient, cost-effective and high performance second generation (2G) HTS wire for existing and emerging power applications, to develop applications for advanced RF wireless solutions and innovative adaptive filtering, and for government R&D.  Superconductor Technologies Inc.’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol “SCON.” For more information about STI, please visit http://www.suptech.com.

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Safe Harbor Statement 

Statements in this press release regarding our business that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These factors and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our limited cash and a history of losses; the limited number of potential customers; the limited number of suppliers for some of our components; there being no significant backlog from quarter to quarter; our market being characterized by rapidly advancing technology; overcoming technical challenges in attaining milestones to develop and manufacture commercial lengths of our HTS wire; customer acceptance of our HTS wire; fluctuations in product demand from quarter to quarter; the impact of competitive filter products, technologies and pricing; manufacturing capacity constraints and difficulties; and local, regional, and national and international economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers, such as the current worldwide recession.

Forward-looking statements can be affected by many other factors, including, those described in the “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of STI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and in STI’s other public filings. These documents are available online at STI’s website, www.suptech.com, or through the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and STI has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements.

Contacts

Investor Relations, invest@suptech.com, Cathy Mattison or Kirsten Chapman of LHA, +1-415-433-3777, for Superconductor Technologies Inc.

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KYOTO, Japan, Feb. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) (the “Company”) today updated the status of the Company’s repurchase plan authorized by the Board of Directors on February 5, 2011, as modified by a resolution of the Board of Directors on October 7, 2011, as follows, and announced the expiration of the plan.

Details of Share Repurchase 　

1. Period of own share repurchase: From February 1, 2012 through February 6, 2012

2. Class of shares: Common stock

3. Number of own shares repurchased: 0 shares

4. Total repurchase amount: 0 yen

5. Method of repurchase: Repurchase on the Osaka Securities Exchange through a trust established for this purpose.

Reference

A) The following details were resolved by the Company’s Board of Directors on February 5, 2011 and October 7, 2011:

1. Class of shares: Common stock

2. Total number of shares to be repurchased: Up to 6,000,000 shares　

(4.14% of total number of shares issued)

3. Total repurchase amount: Up to 47 billion yen

4. Period of repurchase: From February 7, 2011 through February 6, 2012

 

B) The accumulative number of own shares repurchased up to February 6, 2012, pursuant to the Board of Directors resolution above:

1. Accumulative number of own shares repurchased: 2,316,700 shares

2. Total repurchase amount: 14,982,398,000 yen

CONTACT: Masahiro Nagayasu
         Senior General Manager
         Investor Relations
         +81-75-935-6140
         ir@jp.nidec.com

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A FIRM INTENTION TO MAKE AN OFFER UNDER RULE 2.7 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS. THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY THAT ANY OFFER WILL BE MADE NOR AS TO THE TERMS OF ANY OFFER

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“SS&C”) notes the recent announcement by TPG of its recommended cash offer for GlobeOp. SS&C confirms that it has been conducting due diligence on GlobeOp with the approval of the Independent Directors of GlobeOp since 14 January 2012. SS&C continues to consider its options in respect of GlobeOp, including a possible cash offer for the Company and urges GlobeOp shareholders to take no action at this time.

There can be no certainty that an offer will be made by SS&C, nor, if made, that a transaction will result. A further announcement will be made at the appropriate time.

Notes to Editors:

About SS&C

SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial software-enabled services and software focused exclusively on the global financial services industry. Founded in 1986, SS&C has its headquarters in Windsor, Connecticut and offices around the world. More than 5,000 financial services organizations, from the world’s largest to local financial services organizations, manage and account for their investments using SS&C’s products and services. These clients in the aggregate manage over US trillion in assets.

Additional information about SS&C (Nasdaq:SSNC) is available at www.ssctech.com.

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This announcement is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of any offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of, any securities whether pursuant to this announcement or otherwise.

The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom and United States may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. Any failure to comply with the restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdiction.

Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any paper offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the person’s interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the announcement in which any paper offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a paper offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.

Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any paper offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person’s interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror, save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the business day following the date of the relevant dealing.

If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a paper offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).

Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.

Publication on Website

A copy of this announcement will be made available at www.ssctech.com. The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

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BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), today announced the appointment of D. Mark Durcan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Mr. Durcan will also serve as a Director on Micron’s Board of Directors. The appointments come after the company reported that Steven R. Appleton, longtime Micron Chairman and CEO, passed away in a Feb. 3 airplane accident in Boise.

The Board of Directors also announced the appointment of Director Robert E. Switz as Chairman of the Board and Mark W. Adams as President. Mr. Switz has served as a Director since 2006 and is the former Chairman and CEO of ADC Telecommunications. He has previously served as chair of the Micron Board’s Audit and Governance committees. Mr. Adams joined the company in 2006 and served most recently as Vice President of Worldwide Sales.

Mr. Durcan, 51, has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Micron since 2007 and earlier served as Micron’s Chief Technology Officer. He joined the company in 1984.

“We are fortunate to be able to appoint someone with Mark’s operations and technical leadership experience to serve as the company’s CEO,” said Mr. Switz. “Mark has been instrumental in Micron’s success in his role as President and COO and has garnered the respect of the company, his team members and the industry at large.”

Mr. Durcan said, “We are deeply saddened by Steve’s loss and will miss his hand at the helm. I have provided the Board my ongoing commitment to work with the management team and continue to move the company forward.”

Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, embedded and mobile products. Micron’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.

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Micron and the Micron orbit logo are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT:  Daniel Francisco
          Micron Technology, Inc.
          208-368-5584
          dfrancisco@micron.com

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GRANBY, Colo., Feb. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Grand Winter Sports Carnival, the largest and longest winter carnival in the Rockies, ends Feb. 11 with a bang.

The festival marks the 100th anniversary of the first winter carnival west of the Mississippi. The six-week celebration, which started Dec. 30 and ends Feb. 11, highlights historic and modern winter sports. Presented by the Grand County Historical Association, the festival celebrates the prominent role of Grand County in the heritage of Colorado skiing. The final Winter Carnival events will take place throughout Grand County, centering in Hot Sulphur Springs and Sol Vista Basin on Feb. 11th.

Saturday, Feb.11

• Mailbag Trek -Coulter to Hot Sulphur Springs over Cottonwood Pass (9 a.m. –1 p.m.):The Grand Nordic Club and Headwaters Trails Alliance will be the host for this eight-mile trek available for all ages and abilities. Men must carry a 15 pound pack and women a 10 pound pack. Prizes will be given for best costumes. Individuals finishing before 1 p.m.can participant in the Horrace Button parade.

• Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Rocky Mountain National Park (9 a.m. and 1 p.m.): Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

• Pioneer Village Museum - Hot Sulphur Springs (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.): Free admission to the museum including the special winter carnival exhibit.  

• Historic Sites Tour at Pioneer Village Museum – Hot Sulphur Springs (11 a.m.): a local historian will provide information and a map of actual locations of the original winter carnival events as well as other historic sites.

• Hot Sulphur Springs – Parshall Fire Protection District Lunch (12 p.m.): Hot lunch and tasty treat will be available for the trekkers and anyone else. Donation requested.  
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• Button (as in Horace) Parade (1:30 p.m.): A celebration of Ski Hall of Fame inductee Horace Button.

• Grand County Town Challenge Snowshoe Softball Tournament (2 p.m.) Softball fields, Hot Sulphur Springs.

• 3-Legged Ski Race (2 p.m.) Softball fields, Hot Sulphur Springs.

• Hot Sulphur Springs Snow Sculpture Contest Judging.        

• Grand Snow Ball - Sol Vista Base Camp Lodge at Granby Ranch (6 p.m.-9 p.m.): Finish the six-week event in style with dinner, dancing and live entertainment.  For reservations or information call Kristi at 970-726-5488.

• Night Skiing/Tubing at SolVista Basin - Granby Ranch (5 p.m.-8 p.m.)

For details on all events, see www.grandwintercarnival.com.

In the Grand County of 1911, skiing was a necessary mode of transportation rather than a sport or leisure activity. Mail carriers, loggers and others used “Norwegian snowshoes” to do their jobs in long, snowy winters. Gradually, citizens began adapting snowshoes and skis to race down the slopes for fun. In part due to the example of Norwegian Carl Howelsen, Grand County became one of the first areas in Colorado to adopt sport skiing.

In December 1911 Hot Sulphur Springs – the oldest town in Grand County – hosted Colorado’s first winter carnival, which historians consider the birth of the ski industry in the American west. The original carnival featured ice skating, togogganing, cross-county skiing and the newly invested sport of ski jumping – complete with a ski jump exhibition by Howelson. The enthusiasm for the event spurred organizers to host the first Annual Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Carnival six weeks later, in February 1912.

Grand County, Colo. (www.grand-county.com)

Located 67 miles west of Denver, Grand County is home to wide-open spaces, breathtaking mountain scenery and authentic old-west towns. Outdoor recreational activities include golf, boating, fishing, biking, hiking, fishing, hunting and horseback riding.

The area features more than 600 miles of mapped and marked trails, one national park, two national forests, two wilderness areas, two national scenic byways, two major ski resorts, five world-class dude ranches and four mountain golf courses. Grand County’s extensive water network includes Colorado’s largest natural lake, 1,000 miles of streams, 1,000 acres of high-mountain lakes and 11,000 acres of reservoirs.

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Located 67 miles west of Denver, Grand County is home to wide-open spaces, breathtaking mountain scenery and authentic old-west towns. Outdoor recreational activities include golf, boating, fishing, biking, hiking, fishing, hunting and horseback riding.

The area features more than 600 miles of mapped and marked trails, one national park, two national forests, two wilderness areas, two national scenic byways, two major ski resorts, five world-class dude ranches and four mountain golf courses. Grand County’s extensive water network includes Colorado’s largest natural lake, 1,000 miles of streams, 1,000 acres of high-mountain lakes and 11,000 acres of reservoirs.

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PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mark Donegan, chairman and chief executive officer of Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE:PCP), will discuss current business conditions at the 33rd Cowen Aerospace/Defense Conference in New York City on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 8:55am ET.

This discussion may include some information not previously released in a public forum. Cowen is making the audio webcast available on the Internet through the following link:

http://wsw.com/webcast/cowen5/pcp/

A link to the webcast will also be posted on PCC’s website at:

http://www.precast.com/investors/presentations/

Precision Castparts Corp. is a worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. PCC is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, and forged components used in jet aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. The Company is also a leading producer of highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace and other general industrial markets, and supplies metal alloys and other materials to the casting and forging industries.

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Information included within this press release describing projected growth and future results and events constitutes forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results in future periods may differ materially from the forward-looking statements because of a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to fluctuations in the aerospace, power generation, and general industrial cycles; the relative success of the Company’s entry into new markets; competitive pricing; the financial viability of the Company’s significant customers; the impact on the Company of customer labor disputes; demand, timing and market acceptance of new commercial and military programs including the Boeing 787; the availability and cost of energy, materials, supplies, and insurance; and the cost of pension benefits and post-retirement medical benefits; equipment failures; relations with the Company’s employees; the Company’s ability to manage its operating costs and to integrate acquired businesses in an effective manner; governmental regulations and environmental matters; risks associated with international operations and world economies; the relative stability of certain foreign currencies; the impact of adverse weather or natural disasters; the availability and cost of financing; and implementation of new technologies and process improvement. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any forward-looking information to reflect anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of this document.

Precision Castparts Corp.’s press releases are available on the Internet at Globe Newswire’s website – http://www.globenewswire.com or PCC’s home page at http://www.precast.com. If you wish to be removed from this list, please reply to Unsubscribe@precastcorp.com.

CONTACT: Dwight Weber, Director of Communications
         (503) 946-4855
         Website: http://www.precast.com

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BRYN MAWR, Pa., Feb. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (Nasdaq:BMTC) (the “Corporation”), parent of The Bryn Mawr Trust Company (the “Bank”), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Davidson Trust Company (the “Company”) from Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. and members of the Company’s management group.

The acquisition is expected to increase the assets under management of the Bank’s Wealth Management Division by approximately .0 billion. Ted Peters, Chairman and CEO of the Bank, commented, “We are excited that Davidson Trust Company has decided to join the Bryn Mawr Trust family of wealth management companies. Davidson has long been recognized as one of the premier trust and investment firms in the nation. Davidson’s clients will continue to receive the same high-quality service and advice from their current relationship team.”  Francis J. Leto, EVP and head of the Wealth Management Division added, “Wealth management is a core competency at Bryn Mawr Trust and we remain focused and committed to growing this strategically important business. With this acquisition, the Wealth Management Division continues its track record of expansion, which began with the acquisition of Lau Associates, a high net worth family office in Delaware, and continued with the launch of Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware which brought trust and investment services to the Delaware market, and the acquisition of the Private Wealth Management Group of the Hershey Trust Company, which expanded our market foot print. The addition of Davidson Trust Company will bring deeper market penetration in our core market. With this strategic move, we are expanding our range of services as well as our market area and depth of penetration.”

James M. Davidson, Chairman and Founder of Davidson Trust Company, commented, “We believe that this transaction will represent a great opportunity for our clients and staff. We are confident that the transition will be smooth and seamless for our clients. More importantly, they will benefit from having additional services available to them such as private banking, family office and other lending services. I am delighted that we are joining Bryn Mawr Trust.” Alvin A. Clay, III, CEO and Principal, added, “This is a very positive development for our clients and staff. We have always admired Bryn Mawr Trust and the feeling was obviously mutual. They have a depth of resources that will clearly help our professionals serve our clients better, and Davidson has expertise that will enhance the experience of Bryn Mawr’s clients.”

The Company will remain in its current location at 20 N. Waterloo Road, Devon, PA and clients will continue to be supported by the investment advisors and client service teams with whom they have worked in the past. For information about the Company visit www.davidsontrust.com.

The Company will be acquired for cash, and the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012, subject to certain conditions and regulatory approvals. For a complete description of the transaction please review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will be available on our website (www.bmtc.com) on February 7, 2012.

About the Corporation

The Corporation, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank, which was founded in 1889, has .77 billion in corporate assets and .83 billion in trust and investment assets under management, administration, supervision, and brokerage. The Bank offers a full range of personal and business banking services, consumer and commercial loans, equipment leasing, mortgages, and insurance, as well as wealth management services including investment management, trust and estate administration, retirement planning, custody services, and tax planning and preparation. Headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the Bank has seventeen full-service branches serving residents and businesses in the suburbs of Philadelphia. It also maintains seven limited service offices in adult life care communities.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements which, to the extent that they are not recitations of historical fact may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Such forward-looking statements may include financial and other projections as well as statements regarding the Corporation’s or the Company’s future plans, objectives, performance, revenues, growth, profits, operating expenses or underlying assumptions.  The words often include but are not limited to,”may”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “will”, “likely”, “possibly”, “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend”, “estimate”, “target”, “potentially”, “probably”, “outlook”, “predict”, “contemplate”, “continue”, “plan”, “forecast”, “project” and “believe” or other similar words and phrases may identify forward-looking statements.  Persons reading this press release are cautioned that such statements are only predictions, and that the Corporation’s and the Company’s actual future results or performance may be materially different.

The Corporation’s business and operations, including its business and operations following the completion of the transactions described in this release, are and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors.  A number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results, events or developments, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed, implied or anticipated by such forward-looking statements, and so business and financial conditions and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Such factors include, among others, our need for capital, our ability to control operating costs and expenses, and to manage loan and lease delinquency rates; the credit risks of lending activities and overall quality of the composition of our loan, lease and securities portfolio; the impact of economic conditions, consumer and business spending habits, and real estate market conditions on our business and in our market area; changes in the levels of general interest rates, deposit interest rates, or net interest margin and funding sources; changes in banking regulations and policies and the possibility that any banking agency approvals we might require for certain activities will not be obtained in a timely manner or at all or will be conditioned in a manner that would impair our ability to implement our business plans; changes in accounting policies and practices; the inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; competition in our marketplace; war or terrorist activities; material differences in the actual financial results, cost savings and revenue enhancements associated with the acquisition described in this release; and other factors as described in our securities filings. All forward-looking statements and information set forth herein are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions as of the date hereof and speak only as of the date they are made. The Corporation does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

For a more complete discussion of the assumptions, risks and uncertainties related to the Corporation’s business, you are encouraged to review the Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our most recent annual report on Form 10−K, as well as any changes in risk factors that may be identified in quarterly or other reports filed with the SEC.

CONTACT: Ted Peters, Chairman
         610-581-4800
         Francis J. Leto, EVP
         610-581-4730
         J. Duncan Smith, CFO
         610-526-2466

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