Photo By
Bette Sharpe
NYSE Euronext EVP & Co-Chief Operating
Officer, U.S. Products, Larry Leibowitz; Roy Vallee, Chairman &
CEO, Avnet, Inc; NYSE Euronext; Arizona-listed company Chairmen
& CEOs; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; Mayor of Glendale,
Elaine Scruggs; Chairman of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee,
Mike Kennedy and Spike™ the official team captain of the Arizona
Super Bowl Host Committee.
Super Bowl XLII
will be played in Glendale, AZ on Sun., February 3, 2008 with the
kick-off at 4:18 p.m. (6:18 p.m. EST)
Fourteen NYSE Euronext
Arizona-listed companies will participate in the remote NYSE bell
ringing:
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) Roy Vallee, Chairman & CEO (initiating
company for this event)
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AW) John Zillmer, Chairman
& CEO
CSK Auto Corp. (NYSE: CAO) Lawrence Mondry, President & CEO
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) Richard Adkerson,
CEO
Hypercom Corp. (NYSE: HYC) Norman Stout, Chairman; Philippe
Tartavull, CEO
Knight Transportation, Inc. (NYSE: KNX) Kevin Knight, Chairman &
CEO
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYSE: MRX) Jonah Shacknai, Chairman
& CEO
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH) Steven J. Hilton, Chairman
& CEO
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) William J. Post, Chairman
& CEO
RSC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RRR) Erik Olsson, President & CEO
UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS) James S. Pignatelli,
Chairman & CEO
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) Kimberly J. McWaters,
President & CEO
US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) Douglas Parker, Chairman,
President & CEO
Viad Corp (NYSE: VVI) Bob Bohannon, Chairman; Paul Dykstra,
President & CEO
(not in order
of appearance)
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"With
this ceremony viewed by millions today,
not only did we kick
off the Super Bowl,
but we launched Glendale Arizona into the next era..."
Ed
Sharpe, Publisher- Glendale Daily Planet
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Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, announced today its
Chairman and CEO Roy Vallee will join all Arizona NYSE Euronext-listed
company chairmen, CEOs and senior executives live from Arizona to
ring The Closing Bell(R), Friday, February 1, 2008.
The Closing Bell
signifies the close of trading on the NYSE, and will mark the
kick-off of Arizona hosting Super Bowl XLII weekend. 'NYSE Euronext
is proud to kick-off Super Bowl weekend with the ringing of the NYSE
Closing Bell from Arizona,' said NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan L.
Niederauer. 'This is a great opportunity to showcase our many listed
companies from the region, including Avnet Inc., whose CEO, Roy
Vallee, helped make this unique event possible.' 'Bringing together
two of the most famous events in the world -- ringing the NYSE bell
and the NFL's Super Bowl -- is exciting for our great state of
Arizona. It's an honor to ring the bell on our turf for the state's
first time, joined by 14 excellent local companies on the Big Board
and Avnet's employees,' said Mr. Vallee. The Closing Bell(R) will
ring at 2 p.m. MT / 4 p.m. ET.
Roy Vallee will join
NYSE Euronext Executive Vice President and Co-COO, U.S. Products
Larry Leibowitz, along with chairmen, CEOs and senior executives
from the 14 Arizona-based companies listed on the NYSE including
Allied Waste Industries, Inc., CSK Auto Corp., Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc., Hypercom Corp., Knight Transportation, Inc.,
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Meritage Homes Corp., Pinnacle West
Capital Corp., RSC Holdings, Inc., UniSource Energy Corp., Universal
Technical Institute, Inc., US Airways Group Inc., and Viad Corp.
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, City of Glendale Mayor Elaine
Scruggs, owner of the Arizona Cardinals William Bidwill, as well as
Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Chairman Mike Kennedy and Official
Team Captain of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Spike(TM) will
also participate in the ceremony.
A live webcast of the
event will be available beginning at 1:55 p.m. MT / 3:55 p.m. ET on
the NYSE homepage at www.nyse.com. Super Bowl XLII will be played in
the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. on Sunday,
February 3, 2008.
About Avnet
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest distributors of
electronic components, computer products and technology services and
solutions with more than 300 locations serving more than 70
countries worldwide. The company markets, distributes and optimizes
the supply-chain and provides design-chain services for the products
of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise
computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Avnet
brings a breadth and depth of capabilities, such as maximizing
inventory efficiency, managing logistics, assembling products and
providing engineering design assistance for its 100,000 customers,
accelerating their growth through cost-effective, value-added
services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007,
Avnet generated revenue of $15.68 billion. For more information,
visit www.avnet.com
GLENDALE
FIREFIGHTERS TO HOST LUNCH AND FESTIVITIES
FOR SUPER BOWL MAKE-A-WISH KIDS
Public Safety Exterior Compound, 9400 West
Maryland
Special
Bar-B-Q Lunch for Super Bowl Make-a-Wish Children
Friday, February 1, 2008. 12:30 pm to 2:15 pm (Arizona Time)
 GLENDALE,
Ariz. – Glendale Firefighters
were honored to host several Super Bowl Make-A-Wish children and
their siblings for a special lunch.
The
event took place at the public safety exterior compound, just north
of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. Children had an
opportunity to view and sit in the latest Glendale Fire Department
trucks, including the “Bronto” Ladder Truck.
Children
had the opportunity to squirt water from fire engines and take a
ride in the “Bronto” Ladder basket. Search and Rescue dogs were
also s on-site. Glendale firefighters will allow these brave kids to
try on their fire protective equipment and experience what it would
be like to be a firefighter.
ABOVE LARGE Photo
#1: from left to right: Firefighter's Arick O'Hara and
Willie Galindo with
wishee and attendant.
Wishee
and Firefighter Paramedic Adam Pottle |
Elizabeth Jackman -
Glendale Star Photographing Firefighter Paramedic Adam Pottle
and wishee |
In
the bucket: Firefighter's Arick
O'Hara and
Willie Galindo with
wishee and attendant.
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