Article: Compass Bancshares to Be Acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
Business Wire;  February 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Transaction Provides Compelling Value for Compass Shareholders Combination Creates a Full-Servi...High-Growth Sunbelt BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Compass Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSS) today...BBV)(MAD: BBVA) ( BBVA ) will acquire Compass for a combination of cash and stock. Compass...

Article: Claritas Inc. releases new version of Compass: System offers powerful integrated, industry-specific market analysis.
Business Wire;  November 15, 1996 ;     631 words ......15, 1996--Claritas Inc. has released Compass(TM) 2.0, the newest version of its Windows...other marketing analysis system available, Compass offers a powerful combination of industry-focus...integration through its workbook interface. Compass was designed to deliver complete, flexible...

Article: Compass Texas expansion drive continues with agreement to acquire Waco Bank.
Business Wire;  March 17, 1997 ;     358 words ......Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1997--Compass Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:CBSS) forged...Bank of Waco. The transaction will give Compass a presence in Waco, home to Baylor University...deposits and $18 million in equity to Compass' rapidly growing Texas operations. In...

Article: Compass continues Jacksonville, Fla. expansion.
Business Wire;  August 5, 1996 ;     574 words ......attractive Jacksonville, Florida market, Compass Bancshares, Inc. today announced that...three prime locations in Jacksonville to Compass along with $161 million in assets, $143...capital. Under terms of the agreement, Compass will exchange up to 1.1 million shares...

Article: Compass Bancshares to Enter Colorado With Acquisition of Denver's MegaBank; Sunbelt-Based Compass Continues Successful Westward Expansion.
Business Wire;  November 5, 1999 ;     700+ words ......plans to enter New Mexico in January, Compass Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBSS) today announced...MegaBank Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:MBFC). Compass will enter Colorado with nine full-service...in loans and $33 million in equity to Compass. Under terms of the agreements, MegaBank...

Article: COMPASS and Chartered Semiconductor Formally Stamp Passport; Companies Cement Relationship from 0.6 micron through 0.35 micron.
Business Wire;  March 11, 1996 ;     648 words ......Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 1996--COMPASS Design Automation, Inc. announced today...its previous technology partnership with COMPASS and further strengthen its offerings to...processes. We have partnered with CSM since COMPASS was founded in 1991 and have developed...

Article: Compass
How Products Are Made;      700+ words ...Compass Background A compass is a device used to determine direction on the surface of the earth. The most familiar type of compass is the magnetic compass, which relies on the fact that a magnetic...

Article: COMPASS BANK, INTUIT ANNOUNCE ON-LINE BANKING WITH QUICKEN.
Business Wire;  July 14, 1995 ;     550 words ......Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1995--Compass Bank announced today it will become one...financial software. Starting this fall, Compass customers will have the opportunity to...using Intuit's Quicken financial software. Compass customers who choose the service will...

Article: COMPASS and Meta-Software Partner on Passport Foundry Program; EDA Leaders Partner On Testchip And Process Modeling.
Business Wire;  March 11, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 1996--COMPASS Design Automation, Inc., a leader in electronic...of testchips and process modeling for COMPASS' Passport(TM) Foundry Program members...Foundry Program, also announced today by COMPASS, includes the world's leading foundries...

Article: Californian assumes duties as Compass publisher.(Daily Californian; Navy Compass)
San Diego Business Journal;  March 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ......its authorized local newspaper, the Navy Compass, to the El Cajon-based Daily Californian...sell advertising, handle and finance the Compass' weekly production and printing and take...employees supply editorial copy, she said. The Compass circulates to all area Navy installations...

Article: Compass Bancshares Continues Sunbelt Expansion Drive With Agreement to Acquire New Mexico Bank.
Business Wire;  July 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ......adjacent states of Texas and Arizona, Sunbelt-based Compass Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSS) today announced...million in deposits and $34 million in equity to Compass. Under terms of the agreement, Compass will exchange shares of its common stock for...

Article: COMPASS Treatment Assessment System Included on First List of Acceptable Performance Measurement Systems by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Business Wire;  February 19, 1997 ;     427 words ......Pa.--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 19, 1997--The COMPASS(R) Treatment Assessment System, a behavioral...Commission, said David Karlin, president of Compass Information Services Inc., the developer of the COMPASS system. It is a tribute to the years of...

Article: Compass signs agreement to buy $310 million Florida bank.
Business Wire;  February 21, 1996 ;     512 words ......Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 1996--Compass Bancshares, Inc. moved a step closer to...greater Jacksonville. The acquisition, Compass' largest in Florida to date, will add...to twenty-one. As part of the purchase, Compass will acquire CFB's two bank offices and...

Article: Compass Bancshares Announces Second Quarter 2007 Dividend.
Business Wire;  May 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Ala. -- The board of directors of Compass Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSS) announces...represents the 26th consecutive year that Compass has increased its dividend to shareholders. Over the past 10 years, Compass earnings per share and annual dividend...