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The Kaman Corporation (NASDAQ: KAMN) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 14 cents per common share. The dividend will be paid on January 10, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 27, 2010.

W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) reported November sales growth of 14% year over year. Monthly sales have gradually dropped from the high figures of July, August and September that saw sales climbing 21%, 20% and 18%, respectively. However, growth in November was a tad above the 11% growth in October,...

W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) reported November sales growth of 14% year over year. Monthly sales have gradually dropped from the high figures of July, August and September that saw sales climbing 21%, 20% and 18%, respectively. However, growth in November was a tad above the 11% growth in October,...

Electro Rent Corporation (NASDAQ: ELRC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share. The dividend will be paid on January 10, 2011 to shareholders of record as of December 20, 2010.

Shares of Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) are lower on the session by 0.44%, trading at $58.91. Overall put volume is now running at 15.37x the daily average, with 46% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 6,054 contracts have traded on the session so far. Fastenal Company sells...

RSC Holdings (NYSE: RRR) is upgraded from Neutral to Outperform at Robert W. Baird. The price target is raised from $10 to $13.

Kaman Corporation (NASDAQ: KAMN) today announced that its subsidiary Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of Global Aerosystems, LLC of Everett, Washington. The transaction closed earlier today, and Global is now part of Kaman's Aerospace Segment. Terms...

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Kaman Aerospace (Nasdaq: KAMN) a $45.8 million contract for K-MAX® unmanned aircraft systems for a U.S. Marine Corps evaluation of unmanned cargo resupply in an operational forward deployed environment.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ: BECN) announced it has appointed Paul M. Isabella as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Isabella is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of Beacon. He replaces Robert R. Buck, who will remain as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Isabella...

Directors of Lawson Products, Inc., (NASDAQ: LAWS) today announced a dividend of $0.12 per share on common shares, an increase of $0.04 from the previous quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable January 18, 2011, to stockholders of record on January 4, 2011.

Shares of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) are higher on the session by 1.13%, currently trading at $133.44. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A...

Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter cash dividend on its common shares of $0.10 per share, payable on January 14, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2010. Aircastle announces dividends on a quarterly basis, separately from...

Kaman Corporation (NASDAQ: KAMN) announced today that its Aerospace segment has been awarded a commercial sale purchase order for Joint Programmable Fuzes in the amount of $19 million for an undisclosed customer. Delivery of these fuzes is anticipated to occur in 2011.

Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. (BECN) delivered earnings per share (EPS) of 37 cents in its fourth quarter ended September 30, 2010, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 41 cents and 42 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. The results were hurt by weak industry and economic conditions...

Kaman (NASDAQ: KAMN) announced today that its Aerospace segment has been awarded a commercial sale purchase order for Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPF) in the amount of $25 million for an undisclosed customer. Delivery of these fuzes is anticipated to occur in 2011.