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American Ecology Qualifies for NASDAQ Global Select Market Listing
| Source: American Ecology Corporation
BOISE, ID--(Marketwire - July 16, 2007) - American Ecology Corporation (NASDAQ : ECOL ) today
announced that its shares now qualify for inclusion on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market. The company's listing will be transferred at the opening of
business today, Monday, July 16, 2007.
The NASDAQ Global Select Market has the highest initial listing standards
of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements.
Prior to today's upgrade, American Ecology's common stock had been listed
on the NASDAQ Global Market.
"We are pleased that our shares now qualify to be traded alongside NASDAQ's
top tier companies," said Stephen A. Romano, President and Chief Executive
Officer. "We view our ability to meet the superior listing standards of the
NASDAQ Global Select Market as a significant achievement," he concluded.
For additional information about the NASDAQ Global Select Market, please go
to: http://www.nasdaq.com/GlobalSelect
About American Ecology Corporation
American Ecology Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides
radioactive, PCB, hazardous, and non-hazardous waste services to commercial
and government customers throughout the United States, such as steel mills,
medical and academic institutions, refineries, chemical manufacturing
facilities and the nuclear power industry. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho,
the Company is the oldest radioactive and hazardous waste services company
in the United States.