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School Specialty News

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Tuesday Jul 15 | PrimeNewswire

School Specialty's SPARK Physical Education Program Chosen to Help...

School Specialty , a leading education company providing supplemental learning products to the preK-12 market, today announced its Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids ) curriculum product line has been ...

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail, Education Etc., North Carolina State University, North Carolina School of the Arts

Sat Jul 12, 2008

MansfieldNewsJournal.com

Mansfield company dedicates rock to late rock collector

School Specialty employees gave a fitting tribute to their late coworker Gregory Allen "Greg" Handwork on Friday afternoon outside the facility at 100 Paragon Parkway.

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Related Topix: Lexington, OH, Mansfield Metro, Mansfield, OH, Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail

Sun Jul 06, 2008

CFO

Balancing Act

FAS 142 has a few tax-planning implications for the balance sheet. Lisa Yoon CFO.com US October 16, 2001 Where new financial accounting rules go, are a spate of complex new tax issues sure to follow? Under FAS ...

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

T.H.E. Journal

AIM Education Acquires 3 Educational Video Lines, Expands Offerings

AIM Education, a new division of AIM Learning Group , has set its sights on providing a broader range of visual media to the education market in the United States.

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Canadian Business Magazine

Earnings roundup: School Specialty 4Q loss narrows, Duckwall-ALCO 1Q loss widens on expenses

Discount-store operator Duckwall-ALCO Stores Inc. on Thursday said its fiscal first-quarter loss widened, as revenue stayed flat while expenses increased.

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail, DuckwallAlco Stores

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Appleton Post-Crescent

School Specialty posts record year

School Specialty today reported record fiscal 2008 revenue of $1.09 billion, a 4.3 percent gain on the previous year.

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail

Wed Apr 16, 2008

Business Journal Milwaukee

School Specialty names CFO

School Specialty inc., a Greenville provider of supplemental learning products, has named David Vander Ploeg as executive vice president and chief financial officer, Vander Ploeg, 49, most recently served as ... via Business Journal Milwaukee

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail, Oostburg, WI, Transportation, Trucking

Fri Feb 29, 2008

Zacks Analyst Blog

Fair Value on School Specialty

Fair Value on School Specialty Posted Tue Feb 26, 03:20 pm ET Posted By: Rob Plaza, CFA School Specialty, Inc. via Zacks Analyst Blog

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail

Wed Feb 27, 2008

Toledo Blade

Ex-president draws crowds in south Ohio Primary Info/Tonight's Debate

“If I make a reference to the 1990s, it's not because Hillary wants to go back to those days”

Addressing a crowd of 2,400 people wedged into Lancaster High School's gymnasium last night, former President Bill Clinton said he was a little out of practice when it comes to political speeches. via Toledo Blade

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail, Bowling Green, OH, Springfield, OH, Lima, OH, Dayton Metro

Mon Feb 25, 2008

Daily Home

BOE approves teachers, furniture for new school

“But we're hoping to get it done by the end of June. We have a lot of stuff to do in there.”

The new Elouise and Harold Williams Intermediate School is well on its way to completion, with a staff and furniture. via Daily Home

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Related Topix: Pell City, AL, Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail

Sat Feb 23, 2008

Seeking Alpha

School Specialty, Inc. F3Q08 Earnings Call Transcript

Mark Fleming - ' Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications David Vander Zanden - ' CEO Thomas Slagle - ' President and COO Kevin Baehler - ' VP, Interim CFO Analysts Mark Marostica - ' Piper ... via Seeking Alpha

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail, Financial Markets

Thu Feb 21, 2008

Bizjournals

School Specialty reports wider 3Q loss

The Business Journal of Milwaukee The costs of a business system conversion helped drive up expenses at School Specialty Inc. via Bizjournals

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail

Tue Jan 29, 2008

All Stories

Pre-market: NightHawk Radiology Holdings, School Specialty and Hoku Scientific lead small-cap volume

NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. , School Specialty, Inc. and Hoku Scientific, Inc. via All Stories

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail

Tue Jan 08, 2008

Oswego Ledger-Sentinel

Bidding close on school expansion project

“This tells you something about the bidding climate”

The A.J. Maggio Company of Mt. Prospect was awarded the contract at last month's Oswego School District Board meeting for construction of an addition onto The Wheatlands Elementary School in Aurora. via Oswego Ledger-Sentinel

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Mount Prospect, IL, Aurora, IL, Oswego, IL, Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail, Boulder Hill, IL

Thu Dec 20, 2007

WisInfo

Banta Early Learning Center:

Students have been making snowflakes using coffee filters, glue and glitter. They also are making tambourines decorated with bells and painted red and green for the winter concert. via WisInfo

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Appleton Metro, Neenah, WI, Menasha, WI

Tue Dec 11, 2007

The Bennington Banner

BSD Board shakeup now a certainty

“You don't want people jumping in and making major decisions.”

The Bennington School District Board could have more than a few new faces after town meeting in March. via The Bennington Banner

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Related Topix: Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail, Bennington, VT

Sun Dec 09, 2007

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Investment Trends: Education industry worth studying

“They don't have a lot of fixed costs, and they've done a great job of managing working capital”

Consumer whims, Federal Reserve interest rate moves, subprime lending debacles and surprises from competitors. via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Related Topix: Mequon, WI, Greenville, WI, Education Etc., Education, Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail

Mon Dec 03, 2007

The Business Journal of Milwaukee

School Specialty sets $50M stock repurchase

School Specialty Inc. said Monday that its board has approved the repurchase of up to $50 million worth of issued and outstanding common stock. via The Business Journal of Milwaukee

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PrimeNewswire

School Specialty Board Approves New Share Repurchase Program

“We are pleased to continue offering this program as a way to return value to our shareholders, while maintaining our financial flexibility and supporting our strategic growth initiatives.”

School Specialty today announced that its Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase authorization that gives the company the ability to purchase up to $50 million of its issued and outstanding common ... via PrimeNewswire

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Wed Nov 28, 2007

The Business Journal of Milwaukee

School Specialty Inc.

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Related Topix: Greenville, WI, Office Equipment, Furniture, Retail, Sales

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