Badger Meter Named to Forbes List of 200 Best Small Companies.MILWAUKEE -- Badger badger, name for several related members of the weasel family. Most badgers are large, nocturnal, burrowing animals, with broad, heavy bodies, long snouts, large, sharp claws, and long, grizzled fur. Meter, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. ) today announced it was named one of the "200 Best Small Companies" by Forbes magazine. "We are very pleased to receive this national recognition for our strong performance. Our focus on flow measurement and managing for the long term has generated overall increases in sales and earnings. Our shareholders have benefited as well with the substantial increase in the price of our stock and 13 years of increased dividend payments. Our inclusion as one of the "200 Best Small Companies" in the country is especially significant this year, as we celebrate our 100th anniversary," said Richard A. Meeusen, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Badger Meter. The Forbes magazine list of the 200 Best Small Companies is based on performance for one-year and five-year periods as measured by return on equity, ratio of debt to equity and growth in sales and earnings. The last time that Badger Meter made Newspaper Headline]] "Meter Made" is a third season episode of the animated series American Dad!. Plot As the Langley Falls "Parade of Homes" gets underway, Francine becomes depressed that the Smith home is not only not included but is rather designated the Forbes list was in 1999. Badger Meter is a leading marketer and manufacturer of flow measurement and control technology, developed both internally and with other companies, as well as the leader in providing digital connectivity to leading AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. technologies. Its products are used to measure and control the flow of liquids in a variety of applications. Badger Meter, Inc. news is available 24 hours a day, on-line at: http://www.badgermeter.com |
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