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Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Thomas Weisel Partners Group (TWPG) is an investment bank founded in 1998. Their corporate focus is to secure investment opportunities in growth sectors of the economy. As part of the…

Knowledgeable investors will be delighted to stumble on this stock. It is no mirage in the investment desert of July 2008. This corporation has embarked on a voyage that we can justifiably compare with the…

Asyst Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYT), a leading provider of standards-based factory automation solutions, customer-focused software products and formal systems integration processes, recently announced that the company received an unsolicited letter from Aquest Systems Corp. expressing…

For more than 22 years, SatCon Technology Corp. (Nasdaq: SATC) has delivered utility-scale renewable energy solutions for solar photovoltaic, fuel cells, wind turbines and energy storage systems. Addressing rising demands in the European and Asian…

In today’s workplace environment, professionals are no longer working decades at one company until they retire. Instead, people are looking at new opportunities to develop their careers to get to the next level. As qualified…

Businesses in virtually every sector of our economy are certainly struggling at the present time, but you couldn’t tell by looking at Polaris Industries. The company reported better-than-expected second quarter financial results this week, including…

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: PSTI; DAX: PJT) is a bio-therapeutics company working to commercialize non-personalized cell therapy products for the treatment of a variety of severe degenerative, autoimmune disorders for situations where current therapies are…

Getting “new” technologies off the ground and to market is a difficult process, even when the new technology has been available for some time. In many instances, government help is needed to coax along a…

Petro Resources Corporation is an independent oil and natural gas company whose business is the acquisition, drilling and production of oil and natural gas properties and prospective properties in the United States. The company does…

Pet DRx Corporation provides primary and specialty veterinary care services through a network of veterinary hospitals located in California. The company offers general medical treatment as well as preventative care, including services such as vaccinations,…

The price of this stock at the start of the third trading week of July 2008 was about 50% below the 52-week high of $10.83. The Earnings per Share have disappointed investors at -1.49. However,…

KVH Industries Inc. (KVHI:NASDAQ) is a premier manufacturer of systems to provide access to live mobile media ranging from satellite TV to telephone and high-speed Internet for vehicles, vessels, and planes. The company’s products are…

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Echelon Corporation (ELON) is a networking company that provides products and systems that connect everyday devices in utility, industrial, transportation, and home and building control systems. These connections can monitor…

Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, Mentor Graphics Corp. (MENT) focuses, as a company, on electronic hardware and software design solutions for their customers. They provide products, consulting services, and support for some…

Novellus Systems, Inc. (NVLS), based in San Jose, California, is a provider of advanced process equipment for the global semiconductor industry. The company is a supplier of chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD),…

Biopharmaceutical companies ViroPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: VPHM) and Lev Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB: LEVP) today announced a definitive merger agreement potentially worth $617.5 million to further joint efforts for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Per the agreement,…

SatCon Technology Corp. (Nasdaq: SATC) provides utility-scale renewable energy solutions for distributed power markets to deliver advanced, reliable and proven clean energy alternatives. To create market awareness and increased strength in the industry, the company…

Revett Minerals, Inc. (RVM: TSX) operates through their subsidiaries, owning and managing the Troy Mine and the development-stage Rock Creek Project, both of which are located in northwestern Montana. Each project consists of significant copper…

Headquartered in Cody, Wyoming, Nacel Energy is engaged in generating clean, renewable energy from wind. Their focus is on the development of utility-class wind generation projects located in Texas, Kansas and the Caribbean, as well…

Founded in 1990, Ultimate Software Group Inc. is a provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions. The solutions they provide for their customers are highly flexible and easy-to-use, and suited for…