Barnes Group (B) will raise its quarterly dividend from $0.125 to $0.14 per share (split adjusted).

Barnes Group Inc., founded in 1857, is an industrial and aerospace manufacturer and service provider. Its products, technologies and solutions are used in applications that provide transportation, manufacturing and healthcare products.

Aircastle (AYR) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.50 per share.

Aircastle Limited is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries the company is engaged in investing in aviation assets, including acquiring, leasing, managing and selling utility commercial jet aircraft. 

Acme United (ACU) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.04 per share.

Acme United Corporation is a supplier of cutting, measuring, first aid and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods and industrial markets. Its products include scissors, shears, knives, rulers and pencil sharpeners and are sold in various brands, such ...

Kilroy Realty Corporation (KRC) will hike its quarterly dividend to $0.555 per share.

Kilroy Realty Corporation, a REIT, is one of the West Coast’s premier landlords. The company's tenants include technology, entertainment, digital media and health care companies. Kilroy owns office space and residential units located in the coastal regions of Los ...

Analog Devices (ADI) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.18 per share.

Analog Devices designs and manufactures semiconductor products and solutions. The company's solutions leverage high-performance analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing technology, including integrated circuits (ICs), algorithms, software and subsystems. Analog Devices operates worldwide.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.325 per share.

Abbott Laboratories is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a range of healthcare products. The Company's products include pharmaceuticals, nutritional, diagnostics, and vascular products.

Baxter International (BAX) will raise its dividend to $0.1675 quarterly. The company will switch from an annual to a quarterly dividend. The annual dividend paid in 2006 was $0.582 per share.

Baxter International Inc. provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-center dialysis, sterile IV solutions ...

Hooker Furniture Corporation (HOFT) will raise it’s quarterly dividend from $0.08 to $0.10 per share.

The residential wood, metal and upholstered furniture maker raised it's dividend by 14.3% last year.

Archer Daniels Midland  Company (ADM) will raise its quarterly dividend by 15.0 percent to $0.115 per share in 2007.

Archer Daniels Midland Company is a producer of food and beverage ingredients, and other products made from oilseeds, corn, wheat, and other agricultural commodities. The Company's products include natural flavors and colors, health ...

Intel (INTC) will raise its quarterly dividend by 12.5 percent from $0.10 to $0.1125 per share in 2007. This follows a 25 percent dividend hike by Intel last year.

The next dividend is payable on March 1, 2007, to shareholders of record as of February 7, 2007. The ex-dividend date is February ...