Choice Hotels International (CHH) will raise its quarterly dividend by 8.8 percent to $0.185 per share in 2008. This follows a 13.3 percent dividend hike by the hotel franchisor last year.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. is an international hotel franchisor. The company is one of the world's largest lodging companies and ...

BancFirst Corp (BANF) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10 percent from $0.20 to $0.22 per share in 2008.

BancFirst Corporation is an Oklahoma based financial services holding company. The company's principal subsidiary bank, BancFirst, is Oklahoma's largest state-chartered bank.  It has four business units, which include metropolitan banks, community banks ...

Harris Corporation (HRS) will raise its quarterly dividend by 33.3 percent to $0.20 per share in 2008.

Harris Corporation is a technology company that provides products, systems and services that have defense and civil government applications, as well as commercial applications. The company is organized into three business segments: Communication Systems, Electronic Systems ...

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) will raise its quarterly dividend by 15.9 percent to $0.40 per share in 2008. The next dividend will be paid on September 30, 2018 to shareholders of record on August 29, 2018. Last year MLM hiked its quarterly dividend from $0.275 to $0.345 per share.

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Illinois Tool Works (ITW) will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.7 percent to $0.31 per share in 2008. This follows a 7 cent dividend increase to 28 cents per share quarterly by the industrial company in 2007.

The increased dividend is payable on October 14, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close ...

Baker Hughes (BHI) will raise its quarterly dividend from $0.13 to $0.15 per share.

It's the first dividend hike since 2005, when the oil-and-gas services company raised its dividend from $0.115 to $0.13 quarterly.

Baker Hughes is an oil and gas company. The Company is a fullstream provider of integrated ...

A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.6 percent to $0.19 per share in 2008. Last year the industrial company hiked its quarterly dividend by one cent to $0.18 per share.

A. O. Smith Corporation is manufacturer of residential and commercial water heating equipment, as well as a ...

Medtronic (MDT) will raise its quarterly dividend by 50 percent to $0.1875 per share in 2008. Last year the medical technology company hiked its dividend by 13.6 percent to $0.1875 per share quarterly.

Medtronic Public Limited Company (Medtronic) is a medical technology and services company. The Company develops, manufactures and markets its ...

Best Buy (BBY) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.14 per share.

Best Buy Co., Inc. is a provider of technology products, services and solutions. The company offers products and services to the customers visiting its stores, engaging with Geek Squad agents or using its Websites or mobile applications in the United States. Best ...

BB&T Corp (BBT) will raise its quarterly dividend from $0.46 to $0.47 per share.

BB&T Corporation is a financial services holding company. BB&T offers consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and services.