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BioSpace, a Career Innovations company, is headquartered in Naples, FL.

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The BioCorridor campaign presents a BioCorridor Hotbed Map, created by
BioSpace's professional artist, which displays the corporate logos and
facilities of participating organizations. The BioCorridor page
features the latest bio-pharm news, jobs, events and other information from
the Midwest region.

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About BioSpace
BioSpace is globally recognized as the leading provider of web-based
resources and information to the life science industry.

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Copies of the map are available
through BioSpace.

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, BioSpace, the leading online
information source for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries,
launched this morning the BioCorridor(TM) Hotbed Campaign promoting the life
science industry in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin, http://www. Midwest Research
University Network, The Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (Ohio),
and University of Notre Dame (Indiana) are featured.
First Federal Bancshares, Inc.

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com that features information on their initiatives and other
items specific to the state of Indiana.

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BioSpace will market the campaign online and at major
national life science events throughout the year.
"BioSpace is happy to welcome the Midwest region to our community of life
science clusters.

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The map is further enhanced through the integration of
many functional components including a BioCorridor Hotbed Homepage, on
BioSpace's industry leading Website, BioSpace. We have enjoyed working with the different states involved
in the effort and anticipate many more campaigns as the area and its industry
continue to grow," said Brian Vacanti, Division Manager of BioSpace .

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BioCrossroads, Indiana's life sciences initiative, is one of the major
supporters of the campaign.

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com. For 20 years BioSpace
has helped to accelerate communication and discovery among business and
scientific leaders in the biopharmaceutical market.com offers an unparalleled distribution channel for
recruitment, investment, product, event and other life science industry
messages. is the holding company for First Federal
Bank and is headquartered in Colchester, Illinois , which operates eight
offices located in west central Illinois and northeast Missouri.

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Recognizing life science leaders in the Midwest such as BioSante
(Illinois), Eli Lilly and Company (Indiana), MGI Pharma (Minnesota), and
Pfizer (Michigan and Missouri), the campaign also includes prominent research
institutes, non-profit organizations and universities.5 million unique
monthly visitors, BioSpace.

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With a well-established
site infrastructure and loyal online audience of over 1.

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BioSpace Launches Midwest Life Science Marketing Campaign

(NASDAQ: FFBI), announced today that the corporation's annual meeting of
stockholders will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2005.