DALLAS, Nov. 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Southwest IDEAS Conference today announced its presenting company lineup and lunch programs. The conference will be November 11-12, 2009, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas.
Presenting Companies
There will be 35 presenting companies at this year's conference. Presenting companies represent a broad range of market capitalizations and investment styles, and come from a diverse group of industries. This year's presenting group features companies from 21 different states, including 14 companies headquartered in the Southwest. The final presenting list includes:
Active Power, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACPW) Austin, TX Advance America, Inc. (NYSE:AEA) Spartanburg, SC American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Voorhees, NJ Answers Corp. (Nasdaq:ANSW) New York, NY AT Cross Company (Nasdaq:ATX) Lincoln, RI Capstead Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:CMO) Dallas, TX Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) Plano, TX Cleco Corp. (NYSE: CNL) Pineville, LA Deltic Timber Corp. (NYSE:DEL) El Dorado, AR Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX) Glen Allen, VA Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (NYSE:EBS) Rockville, MD Encore Wire Corp. (Nasdaq:WIRE) McKinney, TX Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:HHGP) New York, NY Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISNS) St. Paul, MN IntegraMed America, Inc. (Nasdaq:INMD) Purchase, NY i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO) Dallas, TX John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (Nasdaq:JBSS) Elgin, IL Lodgenet Interactive Corp. (Nasdaq:LNET) Sioux Falls, SD Macquarie Infrastructure Co. (NYSE:MIC) New York, NY Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVAX) Rockville, MD Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE:PHX) Oklahoma City, OK Park City Group, Inc. (OTCBB:PCYG) Park City, UT PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq:POWR) Wake Forest, NC Rent-A-Center, Inc. (Nasdaq:RCII) Plano, TX R.G. Barry Corp. (Nasdaq:DFZ) Pickerington, OH RSC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RRR) Scottsdale, AZ Saia, Inc. (Nasdaq:SAIA) Johns Creek, GA Sparton Corp. (NYSE:SPA) Jackson, MI Sport Supply Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:RBI) Farmers Branch, TX SuperGen, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUPG) Dublin, CA Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX:TLF) Fort Worth, TX Tempur Pedic International, Inc. (NYSE:TPX) Lexington, KY Tix Corp. (Nasdaq:TIXC) Studio City, CA Uranium Energy (Amex:UEC) Austin, TX Xeta Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:XETA) Broken Arrow, OK
The current presenting schedule is posted on the conference website, www.SWIDEAS.com. Companies will meet with investment professionals, including portfolio managers, hedge fund managers, brokerage firm analysts, and independent research analysts from throughout the country.
Luncheon Programs
Southwest IDEAS Conference also announces the luncheon programs for each day of the conference.
Wednesday's lunch program, sponsored by Capital Institutional Services, focuses on "Healthcare Investing Landscape," featuring guest speaker Morningstar's Alex Morozov, CFA. Alex Morozov, CFA is the associate director of the healthcare team at Morningstar.
Thursday's lunch program, sponsored by InvestorsInsight.com, will feature a presentation from New York Times best selling author and recognized financial expert, John Mauldin.
Sponsors
The Southwest IDEAS Conference is co-sponsored by Three Part Advisors, LLC, a Dallas-based, investor relations consulting firm, and the CFA Society of Dallas-Fort Worth. Additional sponsors include NYSE Euronext, NASDAQ OMX, FACTSET, NFJ Investment Group, Brazos Capital Management, Capital Institutional Services (CAPIS), Hodges Capital Management, Luther King Capital Management, Baldwin Anthony Securities, Ipreo, NorthPoint Trading Partners, Pulse Trading, and InvestorsInsight.com.
About Southwest IDEAS Conference
The Southwest IDEAS Conference provides an independent venue for institutional quality companies to meet with professional money managers, investment analysts and brokerage firm analysts from throughout the county.
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