CHICAGO, Aug. 25, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three Part Advisors today announced the presenting company schedule, lunch program, and networking event at the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference. (See Below) The Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference will be held on August 31, 2010 at The University of Chicago's 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.
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 uncertainty in the capital markets, it is more important than ever for public companies to take the initiative to communicate directly with existing and potential shareholders, and the Midwest IDEAS Investor 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). The schedule for the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference is below.
| Company Presentation Schedule | ||
| Central Daylight Time |
Presenting Room 1 |
Presenting Room 2 |
| 8:00 to 8:30 | DRI Corp. (Nasdaq:TBUS) | |
| 8:40 to 9:10 | Cleco Corp. (NYSE:CNL) | BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:BPAX) |
| 9:20 to 9:50 | Sparton Corp. (NYSE:SPA) | Saia, Inc. (Nasdaq:SAIA) |
| 10:00 to 10:30 | PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq:POWR) | Park City Group, Inc. (OTCBB:PCYG) |
| 10:40 to 11:10 | Pervasive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:PVSW) | Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFEX) |
| 11:20 to 11:50 | Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE:PHX) | XETA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:XETA) |
| 12:00 to 1:10 | Lunch Program (Room 621) - Morningstar's Jim Sinegal, Associate Director "State of the Banking Industry" Sponsored by: Morningstar Equity Research | |
| 1:20 to 1:50 | Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE:DX) | A.T. Cross Company (Nasdaq:ATX) |
| 2:00 to 2:30 | Mercer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:MERC) | John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (Nasdaq:JBSS) |
| 2:40 to 3:10 | Tempur Pedic International, Inc. (NYSE:TPX) | Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. (OTCBB:BEAC) |
| 3:20 to 3:50 | R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (Nasdaq:RRD) | Senomyx, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNMX) |
| 4:00 to 4:30 | Oshkosh Corp. (NYSE:OSK) | Crown Crafts, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRWS) |
| 4:30 to 6:00 |
Social Networking Event (South Lounge) Sponsored by: Three Part Advisors, LLC |
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Additional sponsors include NASDAQ OMX, Perritt Capital Management, Allianz Global Investors / NFJ Investment Group, Hodges Capital Management, NorthPoint Trading Partners / ConvergEx Group, Morningstar Equity Research, FACTSET, Seeking Alpha, Mergemarket, and Ipreo.
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.
About the CFA Society of Chicago
With 3,900 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.
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.