Lambert, Edwards & Associates Hosts 7th Annual SMID-West Investor Conference in Chicago on Dec. 8

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A slate of strong-performing small-cap and mid-cap (SMID) growth companies will highlight the 7th annual SMID-West 2011 Investor Conference on Dec. 8, 2011.

Hosted by Lambert, Edwards & Associates, a leading Midwest-based investor relations firm, the investor conference will be held at The Palmer House Hilton in Chicago and feature a series of one-on-one and small-group meetings with the senior management teams of top-performing companies. 

Presenting companies include:

• Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
• Ballard Power Systems, Inc.
• BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Calgon Carbon Corporation
• Computer Task Group, Inc.
• Crawford & Company
• CTS Corporation
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
• LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
• Manitex International, Inc.
• Mercantile Bank Corporation
• OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.
• Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
• Perceptron, Inc.
• R.G. Barry Corporation
• Schawk, Inc.
• Spartan Motors, Inc.
• The Marcus Corporation
• Titan International, Inc.

Lambert, Edwards & Associates is hosting SMID-West 2011 in partnership with Q4 Websystems, Inc., PR Newswire and Roadcast®.

Portfolio managers, institutional investors and analysts interested in meeting with company management should contact Brad VanHoute at 616-233-0500, or by e-mail at [email protected].

About Lambert, Edwards & Associates

LE&A (www.lambert-edwards.com) is a top-20 investor relations firm nationally and a top-five Midwest-based PR firm with more than 100 clients based in 20 states and five countries.  LE&A serves small- and mid-cap companies and national brands in five practice areas: Automotive, Consumer, Financial Communications, Health Care and Public Affairs.  LE&A has posted 12 consecutive years of growth and earned four Silver Anvil awards – the profession's highest honor – in the past five years, as well as the 2011 Bulldog "Best Integration of IR and PR" award.

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