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With a stock symbol of BABY, you know where a good portion of Natus Medical Inc.’s focus is at. Natus is a company dedicated to improving health outcomes and patient care in their target markets.…

Fisher Communications Inc. (FSCI) management believes they make a difference in communities by connecting people through quality local news and information. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Fischer is a communications company in the Broadcasting-TV industry. They…

As the world works through how it is going to deal with cleaner energy needs, there is very little talk about where current energy is coming from. A light switch gets turned on and light…

Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) provides software to help solve critical enterprise PC security challenges, such as strong authentication, data protection, network access control and the management of enterprise functions. Originally incorporated in 1988 as…

Trading on Insightful Corporation (NASDAQ: IFUL), a provider of scalable data and text analysis solutions, climbed nearly 10 percent since reporting that the company has reduced its non-GAAP operating loss to $269,000 for the first…

Under Armour, Inc. (UA) is a developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. The company’s headquarters are in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and additional offices in…

Pluristem Therapeutics works to commercialize cellular biotherapies for the treatment of several degenerative, ischemic and autoimmune conditions. In a release that was largely overlooked last week, Pluristem conveyed the success of recent clinical trials, showing…

Kintera, Inc. (NASD: KNTA) announced that they will be acquired by Blackbaud, Inc. (NASD: BLKB) in a cash tender offer for $1.12 per share, or a total price of $46.0 million. The acquisition makes sense…

Wave Systems (Nasdaq: WAVX) provides software solutions for enterprise PC security challenges such as data protection, authentication, network access control and the management of each function. Today the company announced it has accepted an invitation…

Coinstar is a company that knows change is the one constant in life, and in their business. They pioneered self-service coin counting to provide people a convenient and innovative way to convert loose coins into…

For Rentech Inc., the drive for clean energy solutions is the company’s focus. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Rentech is a leading synthetic fuels technology and development company. Incorporated in 1981, they develop technologies that…

Riding the business cycle is an adventure, revealing the need for ulcer medication and martinis. Several years on a downward swing often means sleepless nights, while an upward swing is all slaps on the back.…

Shares of Alfacell Corporation (NASDAQ: ACEL), a biopharmaceutical company engaged primarily in the research and development of novel ribonuclease (RNase) enzymes for various therapeutic applications, declined sharply last week after the company released the preliminary…

Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: QNTA) announced it has entered into a definitive amalgamation agreement with Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. and Catalina Alpha Ltd., which specialize in much the same operations as Quanta. “We are…

NexCen Brands (NEXC:NASDAQ) acquires and manages global brands, generating revenue through licensing and franchising. The company currently owns and licenses the Bill Blass and Waverly brands, as well as seven franchised brands: The Athlete’s Foot,…

Picking the right time for an initial public offering is critical to its success. Having a stable company, however, is even more critical. If a company can demonstrate that it has a good business model…

John Schnatter dreamed. Whether he looked up at the moon while doing so is a matter of conjecture, but he did dream. He dreamed of filling a void in the pizza marketplace. That void was…

Intevac Inc. is a Santa Clara, California company operating in the Diversified Electronics industry. They supply disk-sputtering equipment to manufacturers of magnetic media used in hard disk drives. They also develop and distribute analytical instrumentation…

This small capital stock from Nashua, NH has appreciated by about 3.5% over the six months ended May 2008. The Medical Equipment & Supplies Industry, to which this stock belongs, has declined by 3.5% during…

Shares of Kosan Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: KOSN), a biotechnology company and drug developer that focuses on the genetic manipulation of polyketides, which are used in antibiotics and anticancer drugs, more than tripled recently on the…