HOUSTON, May 5, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) CEO Phil Baker to appear Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 9:00 pm EST on "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly." Mr. Baker will be discussing the Company's record earnings reported this week, as well as growth prospects for Hecla. Emerge Capital Corp. (OTCBB:EMGC) is the lead sponsor of The Corporate Strategies Business Talk Radio Show, which may be heard on KSEV AM 700 in Houston, Texas, WGCH AM 1490 in Greenwich, Connecticut, WSBR AM 740 in Boca Raton, Florida, and on over 400 affiliate stations nationwide listed at CRN1 www.cableradionetwork.com, or on the Internet at www.businesstalkradio.net. Listeners may call in questions live and toll free to Phil Baker or Tim Connolly at 1 (866) 606-TALK (8255). Previous guests of the show have included U.S. Senator John McCain, ChangeWave Research's Bryan Perry, Enterprise Products CEO Dan Duncan, Celgene's CEO John Jackson, Landry's CEO Tilman Fertitta, Mario Gabelli, former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, former Compaq CEO Eckard Pfeiffer, Money Manager Louis Navellier, and many others. This hour of "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" is hosted by Tim Connolly of Corporate Strategies Merchant Bankers (www.corporate-strategies.net). Noted Economist Mike King of Princeton Research provides live technical analysis for the show.
About Hecla Mining -- Established in 1891 in Northern Idaho's Silver Valley, Hecla Mining Company's rich history of mining has distinguished them as a respected precious metals producer. Their past is impressive, and they are determined to meet the challenges and opportunities their future holds. Now headquartered in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, and 114 years old, their mission is to create value for their shareholders by discovering, acquiring, developing, producing and marketing mineral resources at a profit.
About Emerge Capital Corp and Corporate Strategies, Inc. -- Emerge Capital Corp. (OTCBB:EMGC) provides business growth, organizational restructuring, and turnaround execution services for emerging and re-emerging public companies through our wholly owned subsidiary, Corporate Strategies, Inc. (www.corporate-strategies.net). Emerge Capital is unique because we accept payment for our services in the common stock of the companies we serve, aligning our interests with those of the client's shareholders and preserving their corporate cash reserves for working capital and growth. As Emerge Capital succeeds, the shareholders of our valued clients succeed. Emerge Capital believes our approach provides Emerge shareholders with an opportunity to realize greater gains than merely receiving cash payments for our services. We consider Emerge Capital to be the ultimate business resource for emerging and re-emerging public companies.
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