Boyd Bros Transportation News

The intersection of Routes 16 and 146, the crossroads of Worcester, Providence, Connecticut and Eastern Massachusetts, is the latest site being marketed as a good place for a casino.

Research analysts at Nomura started coverage on shares of Boyd Gaming in a report issued on Thursday.

Boyd Gaming was downgraded by Barclays Capital to an "equal weight" rating in a research note issued on Thursday.

The dividend is a result of strong cash flow, liquidity, and a solid financial position.

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The gaming sector mirrored the rest of Wall Street last month, which several analysts termed as the best January in more than a decade.

Boyd Gaming Corporation announced today that the conference call to review the Company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 results will take place on Tuesday, February 21, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern.

Gaming companies should report very robust results for the fourth quarter "driven by robust market growth in Vegas, a better-than-expected revenue environment in domestic regional markets , and continued solid performance in Macau," argues Barclays analyst Felicia Hendrix .

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For in Canada and the US have been announced by CarriersEdge and the Truckload Carriers Association, and once again there's a strong Canadian contingent.

Boyd Brothers Transportation of Clayton, Ala., was one of the winners in the Best Fleets to Drive For competition.

Boyd Gaming was downgraded by Sterne Agee to an "underperform" rating in a research note issued on Friday.

Sterne Agee said that it is lowering its rating to Underperform from Neutral and its target price to $6.70 from $7.00. "Our valuation utilizes between 7x and 8x target multiples for BYD's operating divisions , $188m of value for its major non-producing assets , less net debt, divided by shares out."

'Dozens' of IP casino employees found out in a Tuesday meeting with executives that they no longer have jobs, David Strow, a spokesman for Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming, confirmed.

IP Casino Resort laid off some employees this week and although the general manager declined to give an exact number, Jack Bernsmeier said it was "in the dozens." "We did a small, very modest layoff yesterday," Bernsmeier said Wednesday.

JP Morgan issued a note to clients Tuesday, naming its best long and short near-term ideas from its fundamental analysts.The near-term short ideas included; Boyd Gaming Corp , Hewlett-Packard and Choice Hotels .On the other side, the bank's near-term long ideas included a number of ideas for each sector.

Jan. 25--Attorney John Bartlett says he wasn't surprised by the decision of the Nevada Tax Commission to reject the request for a $21 million refund from his client Boyd Gaming, owner of 12 casinos in Clark County.

Gaming execs are busy this week hosting Chinese New Year crowds and chatting it up at the ICE online gaming conference in London.

The Nevada Tax Commission says casinos must pay sales tax on complimentary meals given to gamblers and employees.

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Boyd Gaming Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Smith today was named chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Los Angeles branch board of directors, effective Jan.