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The Company's solutions focus on eliminating risk associated with poordata quality and enabling global companies to realize fully the benefitsenvisioned from their global ERP projects. BackOffice Associates delivers theindustry's only Boring Go Live data migrations with tools and methodologiesdesigned to deliver an uneventful startup for customers implementing SAPenterprise solutions. For data governance solutions, BackOffice Associatescontinues to be the choice of the Global 500 and Fortune 1000 who requireBusiness-Ready Data Every Day. BackOffice Associates is headquartered in SouthHarwich, Massachusetts with offices in Europe, Australia, India and Mexico.Company information is available at BackOffice Associates, LLCZoe Ornstein, 508-430-7100 Copyright Business Wire 2009. ITASCA, IL, Jan 05 (MARKET WIRE) First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest") (NASDAQ: FMBI), the holdingcompany of First Midwest Bank, today announced the following schedule andcontact information for its fourth quarter 2008 earnings release andteleconference:4th Quarter 2008 Earnings Release:Wednesday, January 28, 2009, priorto the market opening, by Marketwire distribution and First Midwest's website at , January 28, 2009, from 10:00 A.M ET to11:00 A.M. ET.Listen-only mode via telephone and Internet broadcast onthe First Midwest web site at Numbers:(866) 713-8310; International (617) 597-5308;passcode 287 96 096.Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduledstart of the teleconference.Telephone Replay:(888) 286-8010; International (617) 801-6888;passcode 713 29 279.The replay will be available from 12:00 P.M ET onJanuary 28, 2009 until 11:59 P.M.

ET on February 4, 2009.Web Replay:Access the web replay by selecting the Investor Relationssection of the First Midwest web site at replaywill be available beginning at 12:00 P.M ET on January 28, 2009 until11:59 P.M. ET on February 4, 2009.First Midwest is the premier relationship-based banking franchise inthe growing Chicagoland banking market. As one of the Chicago metropolitanarea's largest independent bank holding companies, First Midwest providesthe full range of both business and retail banking and trust andinvestment management services through some 100 offices located in 62communities, primarily in metropolitan Chicago First Midwest wasrecently recognized by the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellencein Workforce Flexibility in the greater Chicago Area.CONTACT:Greg GorbatenkoInvestor Relations(630) 875-7533 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. And in a classic Billy Beane signing, it looks like the Athletics have found their ace: As I reported in this morning's Chronicle , the A's were optimistic about re-signing Justin Duchscherer, and though the team might not announce the agreement until after Christmas, word from multiple sources is that a one-year deal is done pending a physical.The base salary is $2 million, but Duchscherer could earn as much as $5.5 million with incentives, should he reach benchmarks of 30 starts and 200 innings.Duchscherer's agent, Damon Lapa, said at the start of the free-agent period that the two-time All-Star was clear with teams that he wanted to be a starter, and considering the incentives package,it is safe to assume that the A's have agreed that that will be the right-hander's role.Duchscherer missed all of last season, first with an elbow problem and then during treatment for clinical depression.That means, barring other moves, that Duchscherer is likely to be the team's No.

1 starter, as he had been projected to be last year, and he'll be followed by left-handers Dallas Braden and Brett Anderson and right-hander Travor Cahill.The fifth spot will be up for grabs between righty Vin Mazzaro and lefty Gio Gonzalez, with Josh Outman a possibility when he returns from elbow surgery after the All-Star break. Even though Duchscherer missed all of the 2009 season with various injuries and depression, there is plenty of upside in this deal for the Athletics: Risk:Can he stay healthyWill Duchscherer throw more than 150 innings (which is a feat he has never accomplished before) Reward:Potential acePotential trade bait later in the season if he stays healthyVeteran leadership High upsideDominant pitcher when healthy Limited money ($2 million) and years (one) investedConclusion: There's a lot to like about this deal from the Athletics' perspective because Duchscherer is a guy that they are familiar with, has great stuff, will probably be their ace, and cost them very little.The Athletics lack the resources to go after the top free agent starting pitchers, but they must've been elated to sign Duchscherer to a contract with so little money guaranteed.From Duchscherer's perspective, this deal makes sense because it gives him the opportunity to start in a place that he's familiar with. If Duchscherer has a dynamite 2010 season, then there's no reason to think that he won't be able to land a lucrative contract next winter. With that said, I don't think the Athletics are a playoff team even with Duchscherer on board, but this signing makes the Athletics' rotation deeper and more potent, should Duchscherer remain healthy. This article is also featured on Jorge Says No!. Three-Year Full-Service Contract Expected to Contribute $1.7 Million Annually,Commencing February 1, 2009HANOVER, Md.(Business Wire)Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc.

(OTCBB:CMHM), a leading full-service providerof correctional facility healthcare services, today announced it has beenawarded a three-year medical services agreement with the new Western VirginiaRegional Jail (WVRJ) located in Salem, Virginia. This new contract, valued atover $5 million, is expected to generate $1.7 million per year in revenue forConmed, and also provides for additional per diem rates as the WVRJ inmatepopulation increase. Annual revenue rates during subsequent years are alsosubject to potential increases and adjustments based on the Medical Services CPIlimited to a maximum of 5 per year Dr Richard W. Turner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Conmed,commented, "We are proud to have been selected as the medical services providerfor the new state-of-the-art Western Virginia Regional Jail facility. We believethat the contract award reflects the outstanding reputation we have earned fordelivering quality, reliability and value for municipalities and their inmatepopulations.