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Friday October 9, 2009

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Danvers Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNBK) announced that at a special meeting of its stockholders held on October 9, 2009, Danvers stockholders voted to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Danvers and Beverly National Corporation (NYSE Amex: BNV), dated as of June 16, 2009, pursuant to which Beverly National Corporation will merge with and into Danvers.

Valley National Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Valley National Bancorp (NYSE: VLY) announced today that DBRS, a globally recognized provider

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L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (LLL) yesterday announced that its subsidiary L-3 Communications Corporation will issue $1 billion in senior notes with coupon rate of 5.2%. The notes are due in October 2019.  L-3 Communications will use the proceeds from the note issue along with available cash to reduce its debt burden. The company plans to redeem $750 million in senior subordinated notes due in 2012 and repay a $650 million term loan. Apart from that the company will also replace its existing $1 billion revolving credit facility with a 3-year facility of at least $750 million.  L-3 Communications has one of the strongest balance sheets among its peers with a low debt-to-capitalization of 38.3% after the first half of fiscal 2009. The company continues to be a strong cash generator and closed the first half of fiscal 2009 with cash and cash equivalents of $897 million. ...

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Air Methods Corp (AIRM) Big Lots Inc (BIG) BJ's Wholesale Club Inc (BJ) Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD) Caribou Coffee Company Inc (CBOU) Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN) Crosstex Energy Inc (XTXI) Fushi Copperweld Inc (FSIN) Gammon Gold Inc (GRS) Geokinetics Inc (GOK) Greenlight Capital Re Ltd (GLRE) Hansen Natural Corp (HANS) Herley Industries Inc (HRLY) Memsic Inc (MEMS) National Grid Plc (NGG) RadioShack Corp (RSH) Santarus Inc (SNTS) Trinity Biotech Plc (TRIB) Virgin Mobile USA Inc (VM) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

"AIRM" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"BIG" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"BJ" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"BKD" Free Stock ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Aaon Inc (AAON) Companhia de Bebidas das Americas - AmBev (ABV) CECO Environmental Corp (CECE) Dendreon Corp (DNDN) DepoMed Inc (DEPO) Dillard's Inc (DDS) DivX Inc (DIVX) Enteromedics Inc (ETRM) EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc (EPIX) Herley Industries Inc (HRLY) J&J Snack Foods Corp (JJSF) Lundin Mining Corp (LMC) Majesco Entertainment Co (COOL) ManTech International Corp (MANT) Maxcom Telecomunic SAB de CV (MXT) Mercer Insurance Group Inc (MIGP) Nanometrics Inc (NANO) National Beverage Corp (FIZZ) National Interstate Corp (NATL) The Navigators Group Inc (NAVG) Oncolytics Biotech Inc (ONCY) Owens & Minor Inc (OMI) RLI Corp (RLI) Scientific Learning Corp (SCIL) Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (SHG) Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (...

Herley Industries (HRLY) designs, developments, and manufactures microwave technology solutions for the defense, aerospace, and medical industries on a global basis. Herley’s products include telemetry systems, command and control systems, transponders, flight termination receiver, HF communications and IFF interrogators, high power amplifier, microwave integrated circuits, high/low power integrated assembly, solid state receiver protector, digitally tuned oscillators, and simulation equipment, as well as scientific products and medical products, such as single modules and rack mounted amplifiers.

The company sells its products to defense prime contractors, original equipment manufacturers, research institutions, and universities in commercial markets, as well as to the United States and foreign governments. Just last week, Herley won a $2.4 million from the U.S. Air Force to supply radar components for the F-16 fighter jet. That comes on the heels of more than $3.5 million in contracts the Pennsylvania-based company won earlier in September. Herley, which was founded in

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