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Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE:VRS) today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 14,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $12.00 per share.
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it was the recipient of the International Aluminium Institutes award for Best Safety Performance in the Worldwide Aluminum Industry for 2006 during the organizations Annual General Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, last week.
Ricoh Americas Corporation presented two projects by three high school students with the Ricoh Sustainable Development Award at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest pre-college science competition, during a special awards ceremony in Atlanta on Thursday, May 15. Each project will receive a $25,000 scholarship from Ricoh Americas Corporation for their impressive environmental achievements.
Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE:LXK) announced today that it priced yesterday an aggregate of $650 million of fixed rate senior unsecured notes. The notes are split into two tranches of five- and ten-year notes, respectively.
FRANK ROMANO ON INKJET, WEBINAR BROUGHT TO YOU BY PIA/GATF
— Second quarter net revenue up 11%, or $2.7 billion, from a year earlier to $28.3 billion — Second quarter GAAP operating profit up 22% to $2.6 billion; $0.80 earnings per share, up from $0.65 a year earlier — Second quarter non-GAAP operating profit up 22% to $2.8 billion; $0.87 earnings per share, up from $0.70 a year earlier — Record cash flow from operations of $4.8 billion — $2.8 billion of share repurchases
