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PITTSBURGH , March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Management Corporation ("Parent") (NASDAQ: EDMC) announced today the expiration and final results of the previously announced private exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") by its indirect subsidiaries, Education Management LLC (the "Company") and Education Management Finance Corp.

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QVC, Inc. announced today that it has commenced cash tender offers (the “ Offers ”) to purchase any and all of its outstanding $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “ Any and All Notes ”) and up to $250 million in aggregate principal amount (as such amount may be increased in QVC’s sole discretion, the “ Dutch Tender Cap ”) of its 7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “ Dutch Auction Notes ” and together with the Any and All Notes, the “ Notes ”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated the date hereof (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Offer to Purchase ”). The Offer for the Any and All Notes is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on March 15, 2013, unless extended (such time and date, as the same may be extended, the “ Any and All

BOSTON , March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE:STAG) (the "Company"), announced today that its Board of Directors approved an 11.1% increase in the Company's annual common stock dividend from the current annual rate of $1.08 per share to $1.20 per share.

LAS VEGAS, March 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XRS Corporation , (formerly Xata Corporation) (Nasdaq:XRSC) , debuted its new XRS product, the trucking industry's first and only complete mobile platform for compliance and fleet optimization.

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., March 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:ZBRA) , a recognized global leader in solutions that extend real-time visibility into business operations, today announced it is showcasing its healthcare offerings at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition (Booth #3223), March 3-7 in New Orleans, LA.

Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ: SCSS) today reported it has experienced below-plan sales since Feb.

JINHUA, China, March 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the 'Company' or 'Kandi') (Nasdaq:KNDI) , a leading Chinese manufacturer and developer of pure electric vehicles (EVs) and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), today announced that on February 27, 2013, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co., Ltd ('Kandi Vehicles') has entered into an Assets Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Zhejiang New Energy Vehicle System Co., Ltd., a limited liability company in China (the "Seller"). In preparation for the cooperation project with Geely, Kandi Vehicle is making this purchase to obtain additional assets for its electric vehicles (the "EV") business.

Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW), a global professional services company, announced the appointments of Alexandra Stewart and Mathieu Denarnaud as specialty London market insurance brokers for terrorism and product recall, respectively.

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) today announced that certain of its indirect subsidiaries intend to offer, in a private transaction, up to $1,800.0 million aggregate principal amount of Secured Tower Revenue Securities, Series 2013-1 and Series 2013-2 (collectively, the “Securities”). The Securities will be backed by debt of two special-purpose subsidiaries of American Tower, and will be secured primarily by mortgages on their interests in 5,195 communications sites.

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Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ: JMBA) , a leading healthy, active lifestyle company, announced the company’s second National Hiring Day (NHD) initiative.

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athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record ( EHR ), practice management and care coordination today announced that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has appointed athenahealth Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Jeremy Delinsky, as a member to the influential Health Information Technology Standards Committee (HITSC). Together, the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy and Standards Committees are “charged with recommending policies and technologies needed to implement a nationwide health information technology infrastructure and strategic plan.” Members of the HITSC are appointed solely at the Secretary’s discretion, as informed by the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based electronic health record ( EHR ), practice management, and care coordination services to medical groups and health systems, today proposed a Health Information Technology (HIT) ‘Code of Conduct’ that calls upon the health information industry, particularly electronic health record (EHR) vendors, to abide by five principles related to data portability, patient safety, provider freedom of choice, and Meaningful Use .

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International Dispensing Corporation (IDC) (IDND), a leading food-and-beverage packaging innovator, announced today its strategic alliance with Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) to develop an ultra-high-speed aseptic filler for bag-in-box (BIB) products and to promote this new system throughout the world.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- William (BJ) Losch, CFO of First Horizon National Corp.

Standard Insurance Company (“The Standard”), a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., has promoted David Payne to vice president of Short Term Disability, Absence Management and Contact Center Operations.

Full Year 2012 PV Module Shipment Reached a Historic High of 2,297.1 MW BAODING, China , March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand " Yingli Solar ," today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012 .

First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BANC) , the multi-bank holding company for PacTrust Bank and Beach Business Bank , today announced that its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 9:00 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Irvine Marriott located at 18000 Von Karman, Irvine, California.

WhatBox? LLC, the applicant for the new top level domain .MENU, has selected NameJet, the leading domain name auction platform, and Afternic, the world’s largest premium domain marketplace , to operate the sunrise and landrush auctions, and offer premium name distribution for the .MENU top level domain (TLD). The company is targeting restaurants and food enthusiasts in its efforts to contribute to the evolving online culinary experience.

DMH International announces an exclusive agreement with MyDICOM, LLC and ChangZhou Wealth Information & Technology Co.

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) : When: Members of the media can register for the event by contacting Christy Pettey at christy.pettey@gartner.com .

Exclusive T-Shirts Celebrate New Album Featuring Previously Unreleased Studio Recordings by Legendary Guitarist Jimi Hendrix SAN FRANCISCO , March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Gap announced the brand is joining a yearlong celebration of the life and music of Jimi Hendrix in honor of his 70 th  birthday with the launch of two limited-edition t-shirt designs.

Dell has joined forces with Red Hat, Intel and VMware to open a dedicated center where hospitals can test and deploy a new option for running Epic Systems’ electronic health records (EHR) software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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Organic and Affordable Grocer Opens 12th Texas Location DENVER and LUBBOCK, Texas , March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage ® (NYSE: NGVC) is opening its newest location in Lubbock, Texas on March 5th.

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) and Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) today announced that Cerner will incorporate Nuance’s clinical documentation improvement (CDI) technology and professional services to help clinicians seamlessly create the most accurate and complete clinical documentation at the point of care.