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“Anything that happens around here ain’t nothing new to me I went through it last year I was benched after the first half of the season I had. … “I didn’t really worry about it, and I’m not really going to think about it. I ain’t even going to think about no future here.”Read more at DULUTH, Ga.(Business Wire)Two of Nordson Corporations (NASDAQ - NDSN) manufacturing facilities have beennamed among North Americas Best Plants for 2008 by Industry Week magazine.Nordsons Swainsboro, Georgia, facility has been selected as a winner, one ofthe ten best plants, in the annual competition. The Nordson Swainsboro facility, which was a finalist in the 2007 Industry WeekBest Plants competition, manufactures ProBlue adhesive melters, the worldsleading hot melt adhesive dispensing systems, as well as ProBlue Fulfillintegrated fill systems, Classic XIV melters, Blue Series dispensing guns andmodules and Saturn nozzles and solenoids. These products and systems are used inthe packaging of consumer products and in a wide variety of industrial andconsumer durable goods assembly applications.

The Nordson Dawsonville facilityproduces Universal, Signature, SureWrap, CF, Summit and PatternJet applicators,guns, modules and nozzles. These products are used in the manufacture of babydiapers and disposable hygienic products and in food, beverage and consumerproduct labeling. Established in 1990, Industry Weeks annual competition salutes plants that areon the leading edge of efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance customersatisfaction and create stimulating and rewarding work environments. Thecompetition encourages manufacturing managers and work teams to emulate thehonorees by adopting world-class practices, technologies and improvementstrategies. Entrants are judged on criteria including: proactive environmental and safetypractices; operational improvements; agile production systems; supplierpartnerships; customer focus; employee empowerment; quality systems; managementpractices; and manufacturing capability. In 2007, while implementing lean manufacturing and continuous improvementprograms, the Swainsboro facility entered the Industry Week competition in orderto benchmark itself against other leading North American manufacturing plants.Now, only two years later, the facility has exceeded its original leanmanufacturing goals and has been recognized as one of the top ten plants inNorth America.

"The Swainsboro Team is extremely pleased to be recognized by Industry Weekmagazine as one of its Best Plants," says Scott Rosenau, production manager atthe Swainsboro facility. "This is a goal weve pursued over two years, and we'rethrilled to reach this level of performance. I'm extremely proud of the teamhere and want to thank the outlying Nordson groups that helped contribute to oursuccess." "Our Swainsboro and Dawsonville facilities have been able to enhance and tightenevery aspect of our production, improve our global competitiveness and increaseour levels of community service and involvement," says John Keane, senior vicepresident, Nordson Adhesive Systems division. The company also manufactures equipment used in the testing andinspection of electronic components as well as technology-based systems forcuring and surface treatment processes.

Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, Nordsonhas more than 4,100 employees worldwide, and direct operations and sales supportoffices in 32 countries. Nordson CorporationDave Grgetic, 770-497-3715Group Manager, Copyright Business Wire 2009. RADNOR, Pa.(Business Wire)Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE:PVA) announced today that it will make apresentation at Pritchard Capital Partners Energize 2009 Conference in SanFrancisco on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 10:30 a.m PT H. Baird Whitehead, Executive Vice President of PVA and President of PennVirginia Oil & Gas Corporation, will present an overview of PVAs operations,including a discussion of strategy and recent activities, at the conference andother investor meetings. The presentation slides will be accessible at PVAs website,, under "Presentations & Webcasts" in the "For Investors"section. (NYSE:PVG), theowner of the general partner and the largest unitholder of Penn VirginiaResource Partners, L.P. On a rather balmy mid-November afternoon, Northwestern (7-4, 4-3) defeated Illinois (3-7, 2-6) by a final score of 21-16 to claim the very first Land of Lincoln Trophy, after bringing home the last edition of the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk last year in Evanston.The game was also an important milestone for the Wildcats, as NU is now guaranteed of a winning record on the year and a bowl berth (the bowl pairings will be announced on Dec 6).