Updating Stuart Olson Inc., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and WestJet Airlines

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STUART OLSON INC. $4.07 (Toronto symbol SOX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (780-454-3667; www.stuartolson.com; Shares o/s: 27.8 million; Market cap: $113.1 million; Dividend yield: 5.9%) recently announced $120 million in new contracts. Its Industrial Group has secured a new master services agreement with an existing customer, to extend its contract for construction services to three additional Ontario regions. The Group has also been awarded two contract renewals with clients in Alberta for ongoing maintenance services. The new master services agreement and the two contract renewals each have three-year terms and a combined value of approximately $80 million. Stuart Olson’s Commercial Systems Group has also been awarded a number of projects, including work on an agricultural facility in Ontario, a public facility in Alberta, and a multi-use residential tower in Saskatoon. These projects have a combined value of approximately $40 million. Stuart Olson is still a hold. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. $20.10 (Nasdaq symbol GT; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (330-796-2122; www.goodyear.com; Shares o/s: 232.3 million; Market cap: $4.6 billion; Divd. yield: 3.2%) is…