MissionIR Articles

Working on the practical aspects of a potential solution to the world’s power needs can sometimes be a bit more difficult than the average person might think. In the solar power arena, people perceive that…

Beta relates to volatility. We have enough of that even with some celebrity stocks nowadays. Why bother with Beta in small-capital stocks? It is a matter of domain expertise. Stock price trends are affected by…

Astro-Med Inc. is a company that engages in the manufacture of products in three different categories: high-quality specialty printing systems; electronic medical instrumentation; and test and measurement instruments. Their products find use in industrial, scientific,…

Helen of Troy Ltd. is a company that thinks of their customers in a personal way. They are a leading designer, producer, and worldwide marketer of personal care and household consumer products. They market their…

Shares of Arcadia Resources, Inc. (AMEX: KAD), a leading provider of innovative consumer health care services under the Arcadia HealthCare brand, climbed higher on the announcement of the company’s significantly improved financial results for its…

Cryolife, Inc. (CRY), headquartered in both Atlanta, Georgia and San Mateo, California, processes and distributes implantable living human tissues for use in cardiac and vascular surgeries throughout the United States and Canada. The company recently…

3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) today announced that Alex Dobson will be the new vice president and general manager for 3Com North America. Dobson was the vice president of sales for North America with the company…

The company that gets to market first gets to make all the rules, even if it isn’t technically first. If a good set of rules are made and followed, the first in ends up with…

Colorado’s largest power utility, Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL), will launch one of the biggest energy-conservation efforts in the nation, costing well over $1 billion in the next 12 years — by order of the Colorado…

Corel Corporation is a leading developer of graphics, productivity, and digital media software. Incorporated in May 1985, and headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Corel designs their various software products to help people, and businesses, become…

Kadant Inc. (KAI) is a leading supplier of technology-based systems to the global pulp and paper industry. Located in Westford, Massachusetts, they provide paper machine accessories and systems for stock preparation, fluid handling, and water…

This small-capital member of the Healthcare Facilities industry from Louisville, KY has got its business model just right. Profits during the Most Recent Quarter, one of the most difficult periods in recent times for most…

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (JKHY), based in Monette, Missouri, is a provider of an array of products and services that allow financial institutions and corporate entities to process transactions, automate business processes, and manage…

AuthenTec, Inc. stock was upgraded from “Outperform” to “Strong Buy” by Raymond James Financial on Thursday (June 12th). The announcement fueled a rapid appreciation of 12.3 percent for the day. AuthenTec itself has been growing…

EnPro Industries Inc. engineers industrial products such as compressor systems and metal polymer and filament wound bearings. They also provide diesel and duel-fuel engines, as well as sealing products to their customers in the processing,…

The old New England saying – “you can’t get there from here” – just cannot apply to most supply chain companies. When it comes to retail sales there has to be product on the shelves…

Minaean International Corp. (MIB.V) is a leader in innovative light-gauge steel construction technologies. The Vancouver-based company currently operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Minaean Building Structures in North America and Minaean Habitat India (PVT) Ltd. in India.…

A Virginia employee benefits firm with a major presence in Central Ohio on Monday announced a buyout deal with global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Ltd. (WSH). Richmond, Va.-based Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. (HRH)…

There was a time when equal rights for minorities and women defined the state of social development. Fortunately, we can take such freedoms for granted now. It is time to move on to better care…