11.   Distribution is being handled by Brian Plunkett of Y.I.H. Promotion, a specialty advertising company in Kettering, a suburb of Dayton in southwestern Ohio.

12.   Elan, a specialty drug company in Dublin, now focuses on products used in cardiology, neurology and pain management.

13.   Erba, which is enjoying a renaissance because of increased demand for kosher products, is one of many specialty foods companies thriving in urban areas.

14.   Frontier, a specialty insurance company based in Rock Hill, New York, said its latest acquisition will immediately boost per-share profit.

15.   Hanna is a specialty chemical company.

16.   Great Lakes is a specialty chemical company and BJ Services is a provider of equipment for drilling oil and natural gas wells.

17.   Great Lakes is a specialty chemical company.

18.   He said the leaders of Armco, which was transforming itself into a specialty steel company, were ready to bow out, but Kawasaki executives objected strongly.

19.   Hercules Chairman and Chief Executive Thomas Gossage has said he wants to expand the Wilmington, Delaware-based specialty chemicals company through acquisitions.

20.   If you call Ardais a tissue bank or a clinical specialty company or a reagent company, you have a pretty low valuation.