FRANKLIN ELECTRIC ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF VERTICAL S.P.A., VICENZA, ITALY.
BLUFFTON, Ind., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Franklin Electric Co., Inc. , the world's largest manufacturer of submersible electric motors and a leading supplier of water pumping and fuel pumping systems, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of seventy-five percent of the outstanding shares of Vertical S.p.A. ("Vertical"),...

China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. Renews Refractory Full-Service Contracts with Two Key Customers.
GONGYI, China, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Gengsheng Minerals, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CHGS) ("Gengsheng" or "the Company"), a materials technology company in China with products capable of withstanding high temperature, saving energy and boosting productivity in certain industries such as steel and oil, today announced that it has renewed...

Wilbur Ross to Receive Turnaround Lifetime Achievement Award by The M&A Advisor.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilbur Ross, Chairman & CEO of WL Ross & Co. LLC, will be honored by The M&A Advisor, a leading information publisher for middle-market mergers and acquisitions and finance, at the 3rd Annual Distressed Investing Conference & Turnaround Awards Gala. The...

Steel Dynamics, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Conference Call Webcast.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steel Dynamics, Inc. announces the following Webcast: What: Steel Dynamics, Inc. Q4 2008 Conference Call Webcast When: January 27, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m. Eastern Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=54774 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web...

DragonBoard US Announces an Exclusive Distribution Agreement with InterGlobal Forest.
NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- DragonBoard US today announces an exclusive distribution agreement with InterGlobal Forest (IGF). IGF has a nationwide footprint, with warehouses and distributors across the United States, along with years of International product importing experience. DragonBoard US (http://www.buydragonboard.com/) is the leader in manufacturing...

Republic Announces New Cold Finished Division Headquarters.
Move to Massillon, Ohio, combines sales and manufacturing teams; enables unified attack on the global cold-finished marketplace FAIRLAWN, Ohio, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Engineered Products, Inc., North America's largest producer of special bar quality (SBQ) steel, today announced the relocation of its Cold Finished Bar Products...

Gerdau S.A. - Consolidated Information.
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 2008 Results Crude steel production grew 9.4% in 2008 compared to 2007, totaling 19.6 million tonnes. Shipments of 19.1 million tonnes in 2008, 11.4% higher than 2007. Shipments to the Brazilian domestic market increased 22.1% compared to 2007....

Webcast Alert: Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Results Webcast.
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS (OTC: USNZY; BOVESPA: USIM3, USIM5, USIM6; Latibex: XUSI, XUSIO) announces the following webcast: WHAT: Conference Call Regarding Usiminas' Fourth Quarter 2008. Results to be released on February 19, 2009, before the opening...

Akerman Attorneys Among the Few LEED(R) Accredited Professionals in Virginia.
TYSONS CORNER, Va., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Akerman Senterfitt attorneys Jim Coleman and J.R. Steele have been named Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R)) Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) by the United States Green Building Council. Coleman and Steele are residents in Akerman's Tysons Corner office and two of...

Mechel Hosts the Chelyabinsk Region Governor, Pyotr Sumin, at Its Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant Subsidiary.
CHELYABINSK, Russia, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mechel OAO , one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that the Chelyabinsk Region Governor, Pyotr Sumin, visited Mechel's Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant OAO (CMP) subsidiary today. The visit by Governor Sumin to the CMP was his first trip...