To play doctor all you need is a stethoscope, but for the real thing you need to worry about serious problems like infections. Cantel makes devices like sterilants and filters to stave off infection.
Dec. 9, 2009 (M2 Communications Ltd. delivered by Newstex) --
Picksthatmove.com Alerts include URS Corporation (NYSE:URS); Cantel Medical Corp. (NYSE : CMN); Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR); Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS); Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) and Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES)
-- December 09, 2009 URS Corporation (NYSE:URS) trading at $41.41 on a volume of 226,282 shares
In a press release on December 09, URS to Provide Support Services for Marine Corps' Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Program
Contract Has Maximum Value of $66.5 Million to URS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 09, 2009 URS Corporation (NYSE:URS) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense to provide acquisition support services to the U.S. Marine Corps' Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicle program in Stafford, Virginia. The 20-month contract has a maximum value of $66.5 million to URS.
About URS Corporation
URS Corporation (NYSE:URS) is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The Company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; and decommissioning and closure services. URS provides services for power, infrastructure, industrial and commercial, and federal projects and programs. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Company operates through three divisions: the URS Division, the EG&G Division and the Washington Division. URS Corporation has more than 45,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 30 countries (www.urscorp.com).
-- December 09, 2009 Cantel Medical Corp. (NYSE : CMN) trading at $19.59 on a volume of 160,187 shares
In a press release on December 09, Cantel Medical Reports 85% Increase in Net Income - EPS of $0.37 vs. $0.20 - for Quarter Ended October 31, 2009 on 10% Sales Increase
LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Dec 09, 2009 CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. (NYSE: CMN) reported an 85% increase in net income to $6,168,000, or $0.37 per diluted share, on a 10% increase in sales to a record $70,995,000 for the first quarter ended October 31, 2009. This compares with net income of $3,333,000, or $0.20 per diluted share, on sales of $64,406,000 for the first quarter ended October 31, 2008.
About Cantel Medical Corp.
Cantel Medical Corp. (Cantel), is a provider of infection prevention and control products in the healthcare market, specializing in operating segments: Water Purification and Filtration, Healthcare Disposables, Dialysis, Endoscope Reprocessing, Therapeutic Filtration and Specialty Packaging. On July 31, 2009, the Company purchased G.E.M. Water Systems Int'l, LLC (G.E.M.).
-- December 09, 2009 Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR) trading at $1.21 on a volume of 5,300 shares.
In a press release out on December 09, Interstate Hotels & Resorts Adds England to International Management Portfolio
Harte Holdings Names Interstate to Manage Three Upscale Boutique Hotels in London
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec 09, 2009 Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), a leading hotel real estate investor and the nation's largest independent hotel management company, today announced that Harte Holdings, on behalf of Argyll Hotel Group, has awarded management contracts for three hotels in London to Interstate, marking the operator's entry into one of the world's great hotel cities. The upscale boutique hotels, all located in central London, include The Royal Park, The Cranley and The Elizabeth. England is the latest addition to Interstate's growing international portfolio, which also includes Russia, India, Mexico, Belgium, Canada, Ireland and Costa Rica.
About Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and its affiliates manages and/or has ownership interests in a total of 232 hospitality properties with more than 46,000 rooms in 37 states, the District of Columbia, Russia, India, Mexico, Belgium, Canada, Ireland and England. The company has ownership interests in 56 of those properties, including six wholly owned assets. Interstate Hotels & Resorts also has contracts to manage 13 to be built hospitality properties with approximately 3,000 rooms which includes the company's entre into new markets such as Costa Rica. For more information about Interstate Hotels & Resorts, visit the company's Web site: www.ihrco.com.
-- December 09, 2009 Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) trading at $13.37 on a volume of 1.10M shares.
In a press release out on December 09, Masco Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
TAYLOR, Mich., Dec 09, 2009 Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.075 per common share, payable on February 8, 2010, to shareholders of record on January 8, 2010.
About Masco Corporation
Masco Corporation manufactures, distributes and installs home improvement and building products. The Company operates in five segments: Cabinets and Related Products, which includes assembled and ready-to-assemble kitchen and bath cabinets, home office workstations, entertainment centers, storage products, bookcases, and kitchen utility products; Plumbing Products, which includes faucets plumbing fittings and valves, showerheads and hand showers, bathtubs and shower enclosures, and spas; Installation and Other Services, which includes the sale, installation and distribution of insulation and other building products; Decorative Architectural Products, which includes paints and stains, and door, window and other hardware, and Other Specialty Products, which includes windows, window frame components and patio doors, staple gun tackers, staples and other fastening tools. In May 2008, it announced that it has sold its Europe-based, The Heating Group, to an affiliate of Vaessen Industries.
-- December 09, 2009 Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) last at $59.11 on a volume of 133,733 shares
In a press release out on December 09, Waters Ships First Units of SYNAPT G2 Mass Spectrometer
MILFORD, Mass., Dec 09, 2009 Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced today that it has shipped the first units of its ground-breaking SYNAPT(TM) G2 Mass Spectrometer, first introduced at the 2009 American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) annual conference in Philadelphia in June. The instruments are destined for key academic research centers across Europe, North America and Asia and for global pharmaceutical companies and chemical research laboratories.
About Waters Corporation
Waters Corporation creates business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations by delivering practical and sustainable innovation to enable significant advancements in such areas as healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety and water quality worldwide.
-- December 09, 2009 Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) trading at $53.70 on a volume of 2.12M shares
In a press release out on December 09, Hess Corporation Announces Offer to Purchase Notes Due in 2011
NEW YORK, Dec 09, 2009 Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced today the commencement of a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 6.65% Notes due August 15, 2011 (the "Notes") (CUSIP No. 023551AH7), of which $662,120,000 in aggregate principal amount are outstanding. The Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 16, 2009, unless extended or earlier terminated. The Offer is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated December 9, 2009 and a related Letter of Transmittal, which set forth a more detailed description of the Offer. Holders of the Notes are urged to read carefully the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal before making any decision with respect to the Offer.
About Hess Corporation
Hess Corporation, with headquarters in New York, is a global integrated energy company engaged in the exploration, production, purchase, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas, as well as the production and sale of refined petroleum products. More information on Hess Corporation is available at www.hess.com.
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