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Plato Learning, Inc. reported fiscal 2009 net income of $957,000, or $0.04 per share. This was a vast improvement over the $91.9 million, or $3.85 per share, loss it reported in fiscal 2008. Revenues came…

Friday, communication semiconductor solutions provider Zarlink Semiconductor announced that it has appointed Gary Tanner as Chief Operating Officer and Dr. Stan Swirhun as Chief Technology and Marketing Officer. In his new role, Mr. Tanner will…

China Yida Holding Company, a leading diversified entertainment enterprise focused on the fast-growing media and tourism industries in China, recently announced that the company has received approval to list its common stock on the NASDAQ…

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. reported that it had entered into a two-year secured revolving credit agreement with First Community Financial. The agreement replaces a similar credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank. Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc.…

Oilsands Quest Inc. is engaged in a variety of projects in the oil and gas industry with an emphasis on Western Canada’s oil sands. The company is aggressively exploring Canada’s largest contiguous oil sands land…

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX: HEB) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the manufacture and clinical development of new drug entities designed to treat viral and immune-based disorders. Hemispherx’s flagship products include Alferon N Injection® and…

Tandy Leather Factory Inc. yesterday announced increases in monthly and year-over-year sales for Retail Leathercraft, Wholesale Leathercraft and International Leathercraft, breaking 19 straight months of declining wholesale store sales. Sales for November were $5.2 million,…

Some sectors of manufacturing get a bad reputation for their products. One aspect to consider, however, is that there are often many ways to use these products to bring benefit to people and their economy.…

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. and Lucas Energy, Inc. (AMEX: LEI) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a joint venture to realize profits on oil and gas properties in…

TapImmune Inc., best known for developing immunotherapeutic vaccines for cancer and infectious diseases, announced recently that it has signed a license agreement with Crucell N.V. (NASDAQ: CRXL), a global biopharmaceutical company based in the Netherlands.…

In past posts, the need for a diversified portfolio has been discussed. The same need for diversification of a company’s product base was not. Common business wisdom preaches focusing on what a company does well…

Houston American Energy Corp. reported today that it reached an agreement to sell three million shares of common stock to a group of institutional investors at a price of $4.68 per share. The company estimates…

Taseko Mines Ltd. is a British Columbia-based mining company. The company’s main assets are its Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine, the Prosperity gold-copper project, the Harmony gold project and the early stage Aley niobium project. The company…

Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. priced an offering of 700,000 shares of noncumulative convertible perpetual preferred stock at a price of $25.00 per share. The company estimates its gross proceeds at $17.5 million. The noncumulative convertible…

Clarient, Inc. disclosed today details of an exclusive license for bringing to market a test developed by privately-held Minerva Biotechnologies. CLRT, as a leading provider of cancer diagnostic testing solutions, is an ideal choice for…

Seahawk Drilling, Inc. is focused on providing contract drilling services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Operating the second largest fleet of jackups in the Gulf…

Nicholas Financial, Inc. provides direct consumer loans and purchases installment sales contracts from automobile dealers for used cars and light trucks. Nicholas Financial operates a network of forty-nine branch offices in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio,…

Following the in-flows and out-flows of the mutual fund industry offers insight as to what the general investor is up-to. As might be expected, in a poor economy, investment monies tend to flow out of…

Incyte Corp. is a development company focused on oncology, inflammation and diabetes treatments. The company recently announced an agreement with Novartis regarding two of its investigational hemotology-oncology therapies. INCB18424 is an oral inhibitor in phase…

Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. reported net income of $180,000, or $0.16 per share, in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. The bank earned $1.0 million, or $0.87 per share, in fiscal 2008. Wake Forest…