The Andersons, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ANDE) announced a second quarter 2011 cash dividend of 11 cents ($0.11) payable April 22, 2011, to shareholders of record on April 1, 2011.

This is The Andersons' 58th consecutive quarterly cash dividend since its listing on the Nasdaq on February 20, 1996.

The Andersons, Inc. engages in the agriculture and transportation businesses in the United States.

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) Board of Directors has declared a dividend on the Company’s common stock for the first quarter of 2011 of $0.10 per share. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2011, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2011.

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust.
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Alliance Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALNC) Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per common share. The dividend is payable on April 4, 2011 to shareholders of record on March 21, 2011.

Alliance Financial Corporation is an independent financial holding company
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The OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE) Board of Directors has declared a second-quarter dividend of $0.375 per common share of stock, to be paid April 29, 2011, to shareowners of record on April 8, 2011.