High Growth Companies List Appearing in Major Financial Publications

Wall-Street.com (WSC) announced the current group of participants in the "Fastest-Growing Companies in America" investor relations program which it sponsors. Nearly every actively traded company in America was screened, using data provided by several of the nation's leading financial databases, to determine the growth companies invited to be included in WSC's investor relations opportunity. All were screened for exceptional long-term sales growth, recent growth trends, size and stock price. Only 15% of America's publicly traded companies passed these tests and were eligible to appear. These companies were included in the Wall-Street.com growth company listings that appeared in two of the nation's major financial publications and are featured at the Wall-Street.com website (http://www.wall-street.com)

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High-Growth Companies List in Major Financial Publications

DENVER, CO, August 5, 2002/PRWeb/ -- Wall-Street.com (WSC) announced the current group of participants in the "Fastest-Growing Companies in America" investor relations program which it sponsors.

As a result of their participation in the program, these companies were included in the Wall-Street.com growth company listings that recently appeared in two of the nation's major financial publications. Additionally, these companies are featured in the "Fast-Growing Company" section (http://www.wall-street.com/fastgrow.html) of the Wall-Street.com Website (http://www.wall-street.com).

Nearly every actively traded company in America was screened, using data provided by several of the nation's leading financial databases, to determine the growth companies invited to be included in WSC's "Fastest-Growing Companies in America" by-invitation-only investor relations opportunity. They ranged in size from a few giants of corporate America to emerging growth companies All were screened for exceptional long-term sales growth, recent growth trends, size and stock price. Only 15% of America's publicly traded companies passed these tests and were eligible to appear.

The following companies were among those that chose to participate in WSC's exclusive program:

1-800 CONTACTS, INC. (NASDAQ: CTAC) http://www.1800contacts.com; Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) http://www.ambac.com; Bell Microproducts (NASDAQ: BELM) http://www.bellmicro.com; Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) http://www.chicos.com; Columbia Bancorp (NASDAQ: CBBO) http://www.columbiabancorp.com; The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE: COO) http://www.coopercos.com; East West Bancorp (NASDAQ: EWBC) http://www.eastwestbank.com; Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER) http://www.ovonic.com; First State Bancorporation (NASDAQ: FSNM) http://www.fsbnm.com; Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: GBCI) http://www.glacierbancorp.com; Harleysville National Corp. (NASDAQ: HNBC) http://www.hncbank.com; Inergy, L.P. (NASDAQ: NRGY) http://www.inergypropane.com; InterCept, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICPT) http://www.intercept.net; Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) http://www.jackhenry.com; Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: LGND) http://www.ligand.com; The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE: MTW) http://www.manitowoc.com; Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI) http://www.merit.com;Resource Bankshares (NASDAQ: RBKV) http://www.resourcebankshares.com; Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NYSE: SSD) http://www.simpsonmfg.com; Stewart Information Services (NYSE: STC) http://www.stewart.com; Theragenics Corp. (NYSE: TGX) http://www.theragenics.com; Vestin Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSTN) http://www.vestingroup.com; Witness Systems (NASDAQ: WITS) http://www.witness.com

SOURCE: Wall-Street.com 303-766-1990

Wall-Street.com is a division of National Corporate Services, Inc. The firm is a recognized leader in providing support services to investor relations professionals at high-growth companies. Since its introduction in 1984, the "Fastest-Growing Companies in America Program" has received wide acclaim from leading public relations executives throughout the nation. More recently, WSC has become a leader in providing a convenient, comprehensive gateway to all the important financial data on the Internet. In 1993 WSC established one of the first Web servers providing investment information to online investors.

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