Daniel Mohr, Treasurer and CFO, Alliance Financial Corporation,+1-315-475-4478. With approximately $1.4 billion in assets, Alliance Financial Corporation isan independent financial holding company headquartered in Syracuse,withAlliance Bank, N.A. as its principal subsidiary providing retail andcommercial banking, and trust and investment services through 29 locations inCortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego counties.Alliance alsooperates an investment management administration center in Buffalo, N.Y., anequipment lease financing company, Alliance Leasing, Inc., and a multi-lineinsurance agency, Ladd's Agency, Inc.Contact:Alliance Financial CorporationJ. Department of the Treasury(Treasury Department) on December 19, 2008 in connection with the TreasuryDepartment's Capital Purchase Program ("CPP") under the Troubled Assets ReliefProgram ("TARP"). The Company expects the redemption transaction to close on May 13."Alliance's decision in December 2008 to voluntarily participate in the CPPwas predicated on a program which, at that time, encouraged well-capitalizedbanks such as Alliance to partner with the government in an effort to helpstimulate the economy and strengthen the U.S financial system," Jack H Webb,President and CEO of Alliance said. Alliance Financial Corporation to Redeem Preferred Stock Issued Under the U.S.Treasury's Capital Purchase ProgramSYRACUSE, N.Y., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliance FinancialCorporation (the Company")(Nasdaq: ALNC), the holding company for AllianceBank, N.A., announced today that it has received regulatory approval to redeemall of the 26,918 shares of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual PreferredStock ("Preferred Stock") it sold to the U.S. (NYSE: CVD)today announced that it will present at Baird's 2009 Growth Stock Conferenceon Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 4:40 p.m.
(ET).Investors may access a livewebcast of the presentation at order to register anddownload any necessary software, please log on 10 minutes early.Covance, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, is one of the world'slargest and most comprehensive drug development services companies with annualrevenues greater than $1.7 billion, global operations in more than 25countries, and more than 9,800 employees worldwide. Information on Covance'sproducts and services, recent press releases, and SEC filings can be obtainedthrough its website at Inc.Investor Relations, Covance Inc., +1-609-452-4807. PRINCETON, N.J., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Covance Inc. Press Release Contact Information:Heather VirgaMarketing Operations ManagerForum One This release was issued through WebWire(R).For more information visit http:// One NetworksHeather Virga, Marketing Operations Manager, Forum One Networks,+1-408-393-8118, . Forum One Networks produces events, conducts research,and provides networking and strategic consulting for online community andsocial media professionals.
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