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  • (RTTNews.com) – Design software maker Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) said Thursday after the markets closed that its fourth quarter profit rose 17% from last year, as demand for suites, AutoCAD, and AutoCAD LT products led to strong revenue growth across all of its geographies. The company’s quarterly earnings per share, excluding items, also came in above…

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  • Not surprisingly, NAPL and PIA are working on plans to merge. Quite frankly, I don’t know why there are two different associations for commercial printers anyway; to me, this has been a redundant situation for years. Letter to National Association of Printers & Lithographers members: February 23, 2012 Dear Valued NAPL Member Attached you will…

  • There are two different articles below in this post. What Home Depot’s Earnings Really Tell Us About the U.S. Housing Market By Sasha Cekerevac, Feb 22, 2012 (from wallstreetpit.com) When looking at homebuilder stocks, you can look at two basic segments to gauge the housing market: the companies that build the homes directly, such as…

  • The winner of the contest was Mr. Kevin Cully, one of the owners of AIR Graphics, Boston, MA. Kevin’s guess was $421.5 million. ARC’s sales for full-year 2011 were reported, yesterday, at $422.73 mil. Congratulations to Kevin. When we announced the contest, we said this: Prize: $100 If you win the contest, please note: ·…

  • Blog Publisher’s comment: Until I saw this article, I had no idea that Grubb & Ellis was going down for the count. (It’s hard to stay up with everything that’s been going on during the recession that’s rocked the real estate industry in the U.S.) A once venerable firm, a pillar of the real estate…

  • By David Johnson Benzinga Staff Writer February 22, 2012 7:36 AM Oppenheimer reiterates its Perform rating on American Reprographics (NYSE: ARC) following an in-line quarterly performance cautious outlook for 2012. Oppenheimer notes, “ARC delivered adjusted 4Q11 EPS of $0.00 vs. our est/consensus/4Q10/3Q11 of $0.00/$0.04/-$0.03/$0.02. Reported EPS was -$0.07 on one-time items. Revenue of $102M topped…

  • Architecture Billings Index Remains Positive for Third Straight Month
 West region continues to lag behind rest of country in demand for design services For immediate release from the AIA 
Washington, D.C. – February 22, 2012 – On the heels of consecutive months of strengthening business conditions, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has now reached positive…

  • TAH-DAH! As to the Reprographics 101 Blog Contest to “Guess ARC’s Full Year 2011 Sales”, ARC’s full-year 2011 Sales came in at $422.73 mil. These were the only “guesses” we received, and the guess that I’ve put in large font size (in blue) is the guess that won the contest. $464.88 $437.00 Winning entry $421.50…

  • Okay, this afternoon, after the close of the stock market, ARC reported its results for Q4 2011 and for the full-year 2011. You can access ARC’s earnings release at this link: http://tinyurl.com/7mcz4bz If you visit seekingalpha.com tomorrow morning – and enter the letters, ARC – you’ll be able to access a copy of the transcript…