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DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - December 4, 2008) - First Western Trust Bank, the West's premier private bank and trust company, is expanding its operations in Colorado with the opening of a DTC | Cherry Hills office in Greenwood Village.

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - December 4, 2008) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced that it expects to pay zero capital gains distributions for 119 of its 120 equity and fixed-income exchange-traded funds for 2008.

Windstream Corporation (NYSE: WIN) is restructuring its workforce to adjust to business needs and control expenses in a challenging economy.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2008) - World Financial Split Corp. (the "Fund") (TSX:WFS) (TSX:WFS.PR.A) has declared its quarterly distribution of $0.13125 on each of its Preferred Shares payable December 31, 2008 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2008.

PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - December 4, 2008) - Avis Budget Group (NYSE: CAR ) today provided details of the progress the Company has achieved to date from the cost reduction initiatives announced on November 6.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2008) - Maple Leaf Foods (TSX:MFI) -

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MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2008) - National Bank of Canada's (TSX:NA) Board of Directors declared today a dividend of $0.62 per common share for the quarter ending January 31, 2009, payable February 1, 2009 to common shareholders of record on January 2, 2009.

I-many, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMNY), a leading provider of contract management software and services for the enterprise, has been named to the Software 500 by Software Magazine for the fifth consecutive year, ranking again in the top 300 for 2008.

ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNK) today reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2009, ended October 31, 2008.