Dividend Aristocrat AT&T (T) will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.3 percent to $0.44 per share in 2012. This marks the 28th consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the company.

The next dividend will be paid on February 2, 2012 to shareholders of record on January 10, 2012. Last year AT&T hiked ...

The Andersons Inc. (ANDE) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.15 per share,

The Andersons is a diversified company rooted in agriculture conducting business across North America in the grain, ethanol, plant nutrient and rail sectors. The Company also has a consumer retailing presence.

ABM Industries (ABM) will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.6 percent to $0.145 per share. This follows a 3.7 percent dividend increase by the company in the previous year.

ABM Industries Incorporated is a provider of integrated facility solutions. The Company operates through five segments: Janitorial, Facility Services, Parking, Building & Energy ...

Boeing (BA) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.8 percent to $0.44 per share in 2011. It's the first dividend increase since 2008, when BA increased its quarterly dividend by five percent.

The Boeing Company is an aerospace firm. Boeing develops, produces, and markets commercial jet aircraft and provides related support services ...

General Electric (GE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 13.3 percent to $0.17 per share in the first quarter of 2012. This is the second dividend hike announced by the industrial company this year.

The next dividend is payable January 25, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 27, 2011. The ex-dividend date ...

Ford Motor (F) will start paying a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share in the first quarter of 2012. This is the first dividend payment since 2006, when the car maker cancelled its quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, preceded by a 50 percent dividend cut earlier that year.

The first dividend will ...

Axis Capital (AXS) will raise its quarterly dividend to $0.24 per share.

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance. The Company provides a range of specialty (re)insurance, through subsidiaries and branch networks- based in Bermuda, the United States, Canada, Europe and Singapore.

Ecolab (ECL) will increase its quarterly dividend by 14.3 percent to 20 cents per share in 2011. Last year the industrial company announced a 2 cent dividend hike to17.5 cents per share quarterly.

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. The company's cleaning and sanitizing programs and products, and ...

Balchem Corporation (BCPC) will raise its annual dividend by 20.0 percent to $0.18 per share. Last year the dividend was hiked by 36.4 percent.

Balchem Corporation is engaged in the development, manufacture, distribution and marketing of specialty performance ingredients and products for the food, nutritional, feed, pharmaceutical and medical sterilization industries. Balchem ...