LANCASTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2005--Mercantile Bank
Corporation to Present at the 12th Annual Emerald Groundhog Day
Investment Forum: Emerald Asset Management has announced that
Mercantile Bank Corporation (NasdaqNM:MBWM) will be presenting at the
Twelfth Annual Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum, scheduled for
Thursday, February 3, 2005 at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel in
Philadelphia. The Forum will showcase investment opportunities in some
of the Mid-Atlantic region's fastest growing companies, as well as
industry leaders from across the country. Senior management from over
40 public and private companies are scheduled to make 30-minute formal
presentations during concurrent sessions.
The Emerald Groundhog Day Investment Forum provides a unique
opportunity for portfolio managers, analysts, and investment industry
professionals to interact with senior executives representing a wide
array of industries ranging from banking & financial services, capital
goods, consumer goods, life sciences, technology, and transportation.
In addition, analysts from Emerald Asset Management and Boenning &
Scattergood will be sharing their views on the most compelling growth
opportunities for the coming year.
Additional information on the Forum, including registration
information, can be found at http://www.teamemerald.com/groundhog. In
addition, investors will be able to access a live webcast of the Forum
at www.teamemerald.com/groundhog.
This year's Forum is being sponsored by Boenning & Scattergood,
Avondale Partners, Stevens & Lee, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Forward Funds,
JMP Securities, Greentree, Citco Mutual Fund Services, Griffin
Financial Group LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, and Trout
Ebersole & Groff.
Emerald Asset Management is a diversified investment services
company that operates through its wholly owned subsidiary Emerald
Advisers, Inc., and its Emerald Research and Emerald Venture Capital
divisions. With over $1.5 billion in assets under management, Emerald
Advisers, Inc. offers a series of research-driven investment products,
including the Emerald Family of Mutual Funds and separately managed
institutional portfolios. Emerald is headquartered in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania and operates satellite offices in King of Prussia and
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and San Diego, California.
CONTACT: Emerald Asset Management
Julie Orpneck, 717-396-1116
SOURCE: Emerald Asset Management