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The Yellow Pages Association (YPA) today announced that Christopher Cummings, CEO and equity owner of Marquette Group, has been named chairman of YPA’s board of directors. Cummings succeeds outgoing chairman David C. Swanson.
RockTenn (NYSE:RKT) today reported earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 of $0.97 per diluted share. The Companys adjusted earnings were $1.02 per diluted share, excluding specific items related to the March 2008 Southern Container acquisition and other restructuring charges. Adjusted earnings per diluted share increased 55% over the prior year quarter adjusted earnings of $0.66 per diluted share.
Industry Veteran Barry Bycoff Brings 25-Years Experience In Building Marketing Leaders to Accelerate Day’s 2009 Growth Plans
Economic slowdown affects businesses, mainly in Agfa Graphics and Agfa Specialty Products; Good performance of Agfa HealthCare; Group Sales decreased 12.1 percent to 662 million Euro; Further improvement of SG&A costs; Recurring EBIT at 28 million Euro versus 40 million Euro in first quarter of 2008; Net result at minus 9 million Euro; Further execution of net financial debt reduction program – Net financial debt further improved from 703 million Euro in the first quarter of 2008 to 661 million Euro
* Q1 operating profit down to EUR 57 million * Continuing strong performance from Life Sciences businesses * Most Materials Sciences businesses severely impacted by downturn * Continued strong cash performance, EUR 166 million cash from operating activities * No quantitative outlook provided for 2009 in view of uncertain economic conditions
Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) will close its Bay City log export facility in Aberdeen, Wash., affecting some 54 employees. The facility will inventory and clear remaining logs from the yard over the next 30 days before closing permanently.
