Articles From: Washington Trust Employees Kick Off 13th Annual Peanut Butter Drive to PolyOne Names Isaac DeLuca Vice President, Planning and Investor Relations

Washington Trust recently kicked off its 13 th Annual Peanut Butter Drive at the company’s Employee Fest, challenging employees to bring in peanut butter or donate online to the Rhode Island Food Bank.

TPG-Axon, beneficial owner of seven percent of the outstanding shares of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) (“SandRidge” or the “Company”), today reminded all SandRidge stockholders to be heard and submit their signed and dated GREEN consent cards before the March 15, 2013 deadline for submitting consents, to help bring about the changes needed to put an end to an era of value destruction at the Company.

IIROC Trading Halt - CEU Canada NewsWire TORONTO , March 1, 2013 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC: Company: Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Swisher Hygiene Inc. ("Swisher Hygiene") (Nasdaq:SWSH) (TSX:SWI), a leading provider of essential hygiene and sanitation products and services, announced today that the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") has granted Swisher Hygiene's request to remain listed on NASDAQ through March 15, 2013, subject to meeting specific conditions for continued listing.

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Today, the Board of Directors of Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share payable April 1, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 11, 2013.

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MCLEAN, Va., March 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced it has appointed Milou Carolan vice president, human resources and administration, for the company's Information Systems sector.

Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a full-service, boutique investment bank and broker-dealer that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE: SF) , announces the following changes: Effective prior to the opening of business on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Eaton Vance Corp.

MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS) announced today that it received a notice on February 26, 2013, from The Nasdaq Stock Market advising the company that for 30 consecutive business days preceding the date of the notice the company was not in compliance with the $50,000,000 minimum market value of listed securities required for continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Market pursuant to Nasdaq's listing requirements.

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BOSTON , March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date:   March 1, 2013   Ex Date:   March 7, 2013   Record Date:  March 11, 2013   Payment Date:  March 28, 2013     Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share   Change From Distribution Paid In Previous Quarter Market Price as of 2/28/2013 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market BTO Financial Opportunities Fund* $0.2961 - $19.73 6.00% HEQ Hedged Equity & Income Fund $0.3230 - $16.44 7.86% JHI

Record adjusted EBITDA and adjusted cash flow from operating activities per share All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless noted otherwise.

IBM Business Partners recognized for technical excellence, industry expertise, and innovative solutions for IBM products and services.

Annie's, Inc. (NYSE: BNNY) , a leading natural and organic food company, today announced the filing of a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to a proposed underwritten offering of 3.5 million shares of common stock to be sold exclusively by affiliates of Solera Capital.

FREEHOLD, N.J. , March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE: UMH) announced that it closed on the acquisition of 10 manufactured home communities for $67,500,000 .

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, settling with weekly gains, as upbeat economic reports had the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending the week 75 points shy of its all-time closing high.

CI Financial reports a record high in assets under management Canada NewsWire TSX Symbol: CIX TORONTO , March 1, 2013 /CNW/ - CI Financial Corp.

NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS) and NuStar GP Holdings, LLC (NYSE: NSH) today announced that they have filed their respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) announced that it expects the impact of the Venezuelan government’s devaluation of the bolivar from 4.30 to 6.30 to result in an estimated charge to net income of approximately $0.08 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2013 due primarily to the remeasurement of the local Venezuelan balance sheet to reflect the new official 6.30 exchange rate.

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MONDOVI, Wis., March 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marten Transport, Ltd.

CLEVELAND , March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) , a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that Isaac DeLuca has been appointed to the position of vice president, planning and investor relations.