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GREENSBORO, N.C., July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO), the third largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States, today announced that its Board of Directors voted to establish a majority vote standard in director elections and to enhance disclosure of Lorillard political contributions. Meeting in New York, NY yesterday, the Board adopted the two measures unanimously. Both issues had been presented as shareholder proposals at Lorillard's Annual Meeting of...

GREENSBORO, N.C., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE:LO), the third largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States, today announced the election of Andrew H. Card, Jr., a former White House Chief of Staff who earlier served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, to the Lorillard Board of Directors. "We are delighted that Andy Card is joining the Lorillard board," said Murray S. Kessler, chairman, president and CEO of Lorillard, Inc. "His broad experience in...

GREENSBORO, N.C., July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Company Highlights: Quarterly Revenue Totals $214.2 MillionGAAP Operating Income Is $14.9 Million, And GAAP Diluted EPS Is $0.03 Non-GAAP Operating Income Is $25.1 Million, Or 11.7% Of Revenue Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Totals $0.08 RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, today reported financial results for its...

GREENSBORO, N.C., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) announced today results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Highlights Second quarter 2011 earnings per diluted share increased 18.5% versus last year to $2.05.Second quarter 2011 operating income increased 9.4% from last year to $487 million.Second quarter 2011 net sales increased 11.3% from last year to $1.692 billion.Second quarter 2011 Lorillard domestic wholesale shipments increased 10.4% versus last year...

GREENSBORO, N.C., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO), the third largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States, today announced that it is voluntarily implementing a precautionary recall of certain Newport Non-Menthol cigarettes. The company is initiating the recall out of an abundance of caution following its discovery that there is the possibility that some Newport Non-Menthol cigarettes manufactured June 29 and 30, 2011, could contain small pieces of...

CONOVER, N.C., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hickory Printing Solutions, a Consolidated Graphics, Inc. company (NYSE: CGX), recently installed a new Bobst diecutter and Bobst folder-gluer at its Greensboro, North Carolina facility. The new equipment enhances Hickory Printing Solutions' packaging production services - from concept through delivery - to customers in North Carolina and the surrounding region. "We are continually investing in the best equipment and technology that gives our...

GREENSBORO, N.C., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO), the third largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States, today announced that it will release second quarter results on Monday, July 25, 2011. A conference call for analysts and investors will begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 25, 2011, which will be hosted by Murray S. Kessler, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and David H. Taylor, Executive Vice President, Finance and Planning and...

With Progression users can create, edit, download, and playback guitar tablature and/or notation with accuracy and ease. Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) June 22, 2011 Notion Music, the creators of the award-winning music composition software Notion have released the full version of their popular Progression app for iPad. With Progression users can create, edit, download, and playback guitar tablature and/or notation with accuracy and ease. Using real audio samples as well as an interactive audio...

GREENSBORO, N.C., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it is turning on the world's first large-scale 4G LTE (Fourth Generation, Long Term Evolution) Network in Greensboro, Winston Salem and High Point, N.C. on July 21, 2011. Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network is the fastest and most advanced 4G network in America. The deployment of Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE in Greensboro, Winston Salem and High Point, N.C. provides LTE coverage throughout the...

New business model focus and merchant sales tools main focus at conference Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) June 17, 2011 Market America, Inc. (http://www.marketamerica.com) & SHOP MA, Inc.(http://www.SHOP.COM), the internet marketing and product brokerage companies, were participants in the 2011 Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition, showcasing the latest innovations in their businesses, the biggest of which include a brand new marketplace. In addition, the shopping powerhouse shared...