CHICAGO, July 15, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference will be held on August 31, 2010 at The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, in Chicago, Illinois. The mission of the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference is to provide an independent venue for quality companies to present their investment merits to an influential audience of investment professionals and analysts from across the country.
The Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference is co-sponsored by Three Part Advisors, LLC, and the CFA Society of Chicago. With 3,800 members, the Chicago chapter of the CFA Institute is one of the largest professional investor organizations in the country. "We enthusiastically support the Midwest IDEAS Conference and its mission of bringing quality companies together with area investors in an independent venue," said Angela McKay, CEO and President of the CFA Society of Chicago.
Additional sponsors include NASDAQ OMX, FACTSET, Perritt Capital Management, Allianz Global Investors: NFJ Investment Group, Hodges Capital Management, NorthPoint Trading Partners, Seeking Alpha, and Ipreo.
The conference format provides each participating company multiple opportunities to meet with key professional investors and explain investment merits to attendees, both in a traditional group presentation, and in private meetings. Each presenting company will also have the opportunity to webcast its group presentation. "With the recent turmoil in the capital markets, it is more important than ever for public companies to take the initiative to communicate directly with existing and potential stockholders, and the Midwest IDEAS Conference provides an excellent forum for that outreach," said David M. Mossberg, Principal of Three Part Advisors, LLC.
Attendees include brokerage firm analysts, portfolio managers, buy side analysts, hedge fund managers, and independent research analysts. Investors may register at the conference website at: www.midwestideas.com.
The presenting companies come from a diverse group of industries, market capitalization, and investment styles (growth vs. value). Approximately 25 companies are expected to present at the conference. A partial list of companies who have indicated they will present at this year's event includes:
| A.T. Cross Company (Nasdaq:ATX) Lincoln, RI |
| Biosante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:BPAX) Lincolnshire, IL |
| Cleco Corp. (NYSE:CNL) Pineville, LA |
| DRI Corp. (Nasdaq:TBUS) Dallas, TX |
| Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE:DX) Glen Allen, VA |
| Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFEX) Dallas, TX |
| John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (Nasdaq:JBSS) Elgin, IL |
| Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE:PHX) Oklahoma City, OK |
| Park City Group, Inc. (OTCBB:PCYG) Park City, UT |
| Pervasive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:PVSW) Austin, TX |
| PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq:POWR) Wake Forest, NC |
| R.R. Donnelley & Sons (Nasdaq:RRD) Chicago, IL |
| Saia, Inc. (Nasdaq:SAIA) Johns Creek, GA |
| Sparton Corp. (NYSE:SPA) Schaumburg, IL |
| Tempur Pedic International, Inc. (NYSE:TPX) Lexington, KY |
| Xeta Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:XETA) Broken Arrow, OK |
For additional conference information, please visit the conference website: www.MIDWESTIDEAS.com.
For media inquiries, sponsorship opportunities, or to present at this year's conference please contact Steven Hooser, Three Part Advisors, LLC at (214) 872-2710.
About Three Part Advisors, LLC
Three Part Advisors, LLC is a strategic communications and consulting firm. Three Part Advisors has a proven record of maximizing equity valuations for mid to small cap companies through proactive and measurable strategies of communications and investor outreach. Three Part Advisors also sponsors and produces IDEAS Conferences, independent regional investor conferences held in major investment communities across the country. The next two IDEAS Conferences are the Midwest IDEAS Conference (www.midwestideas.com) to be held on August 31, 2010 in Chicago, IL and the Southwest IDEAS Conference (www.swideas.com) to be held on November 10 & 11 in Dallas, TX.
About the CFA Society of Chicago
With 3,800 members, the Chicago chapter is among the largest chapters of the CFA Institute. The CFA Institute helps to set professional and ethical standards for its base of more than 100,000 professional investors. You can find out more about the CFA Society of Chicago at www.cfachicago.org.