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Lumera Corporation is a leader in the field of photonic communications and announced today that is has entered into a Committed Equity Financing Facility or CEFF. Kingsbridge has committed to provide up to $25 million…

Bancroft Uranium Inc. announced that the surface drilling program on the Monmouth Uranium Project near Bancroft Ontario has begun and is currently processing a metallurgical test sample of the Monmouth rock with SGS Mineral Services…

Uranium Energy Corp (AMEX: UEC) is a U.S.-based junior resource company with the objective of becoming a near-term ISR uranium producer in the United States. Uranium Energy Corp controls one of the largest historical uranium…

Shares of Force Protection, Inc. (FRPT) surged 42 cents, or nearly 10%, to close at $4.70 today after the maker of blast-protected vehicles announced two large foreign deals. The company received a $115 million order…

Digital entertainment company RealNetworks (RNWK) is doubling its syndication partners thanks to acquiring substantially all of the assets of casual gaming company Trymedia from Macrovision. RealNetworks announced Friday that the acquisition is part of its…

Bookham, Inc. (BKHM) Rolls Out 40Gb/s Modulator Chip; On Display at OFC/NFOEC Next Week Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM) designs, manufactures and markets optical components, modules and subsystems to separate light signals for use in fiber…

When private equity concerns see a good thing, they tend to move fairly quickly to make it their own, and in their own image. In some instances, however, the loss of control, associated with an…

Cellular networks have begun to change from analog to digital systems, resulting in a sharp increase in demand for this company’s electronic surveillance systems. The Federal Communication Commission has decided that all networks must abandon…

The Net Profit Margin has improved to 13.61% for the quarter ended December 2007, against 11.74% on a Trailing Twelve Months basis. Sales have declined by almost 7% during the Most Recent Quarter compared to…

Pfizer is currently working on acquiring Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly held biopharmaceutical company. Encysive developed a product called THELIN®, an oral, taken once daily endothelin – A receptor antagonist (ETRA), which is used for…

Polaris Industries (PII), based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) including the Polaris RANGER™, snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles for recreational and utility use. Earlier this month, Polaris announced the…

Phosphoric acid and phosphates are essential ingredients for a variety of industries. Specialty beverages, processed foods, dental care products, and pharmaceuticals are some of the most profitable lines of business that depend on various forms…

Capstone Turbine Corporation (CPST), located in Chatsworth, California, is a leading producer of low-emission microturbine systems, and was the first to market commercially viable microturbine energy products. Capstone Turbine is a member of the U.S.…

On February 20th, 2008 Uranium Energy Corp spoke in Austin TX, regarding the progress of the engineering and environmental studies. They are currently on schedule with the Cebolleta Uranium Project through the joint venture company,…

Many electric power generators and distributors are fighting off those that find coal fired power plants unacceptable. Companies that work with the system, however, are finding favor as they provide for fast growing markets and…

Semiconductor chips and nanotechnology are perhaps two areas of business with the most future potential. Both of these business areas depend on photolithography. This stock, with a unit price of less than $10 on February…

DRS Technologies (DRS) announced it was awarded two contracts by the Missiles and Fire Control segment of Lockheed Martin Corporation to produce key components for the Apache helicopter Arrowhead® system. The two awards, for $31.4M…

Hill International (HINT) has recently acquired 60% of the outstanding capital stock of Gerens Management Group, S.A., a company headquartered in Madrid, Spain with additional offices in Barcelona and Cancun, Mexico. Gerens provides project management…

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) purchased selected assets of Bob’s Pickup & Delivery, headquartered in Sidney, Montana. Bob’s Pickup & Delivery produces approximately $10M in sales annually through its network of thirteen service centers in…

Shares of ARRIS Group, Inc. (ARRS) jumped 19 cents to a Wednesday high of $5.89 after the board of directors announced that it authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company’s stock…