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KALISPELL, Mont., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: GBCI) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Bank of the San Juans, a community bank based in Durango, Colorado. The acquisition marks Glacier's first entry into the state of Colorado. Bank of the San Juans provides community banking services to individuals and businesses from two banking offices in Durango and one office in Pagosa Springs. As of June 30, 2008 the bank had total assets of $146 million. Glacier Bancorp is a regional multi-bank holding company with ten banking subsidiaries that provide commercial banking services in 53 communities in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. As of June 30, 2008, Glacier had total assets of $5.0 billion. The boards of Glacier and Bank of the San Juans Bancorporation (the bank's holding company) unanimously approved the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions of closing. The transaction provides for ...

D.A. Davidson upgrades Mentor Graphics Corp (NASDAQ ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AVIATION WEEK will host the Performance Metrics of Top-Performing Companies Management Forum on September 16-17, 2008 at the American Airlines Training & Conference Center in Fort Worth, Texas. In the current volatile marketplace, it is more crucial than ever to understand how top-performing companies stay ahead, what metrics truly matter, and how to accurately determine strengths and weaknesses. Fifty finance, M&A and operations executives, senior managers and analysts will gather to learn how to best use data and metrics to develop leadership strategies, drive improvement, and make critical decisions for long-term financial stability and a stronger competitive edge. Each year, AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia ...

DA Davidson downgrades Fundtech (Nasdaq: FNDT) from ...

NORCROSS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: GFSI), a provider of integrated technology-based solutions designed to improve the performance of financial institutions, today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 totaled $20.5 million, representing a 39.0% increase over the second quarter of 2007. Operating income totaled $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2008 compared to $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2007. Net income available to common stockholders totaled $0.3 million, or $0.02 per share, in the second quarter of 2008, versus net income available to common stockholders of $0.1 million, or $0.01 per share, in the second quarter of 2007. Revenue for the first six months of 2008 totaled $39.7 million, compared to $27.8 million for the same period of 2007. Operating income totaled $1.0 million for the first six months of 2008 compared to an ...