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CryoLife, Inc. (CRY) recently announced the first implantation of the combination aortic-mitral allograft heart valve in a patient at the Cleveland Clinic. The surgery was performed by Dr. Jose Navia, a cardiac surgeon with the…

ZOLL Medical Corporation (ZOLL) recently announced that the Beijing Airport Group has selected the ZOLL AED Plus® for installation in the Beijing International Airport’s newly-built Terminal 3, the largest single airport building in the world.…

Navarre Corp (NAVR:NASDAQ) is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products in the U.S. and Canada. The company’s customers come from a wide spectrum of retailers, including mass merchandisers,…

Generex Biotechnology Corp. (Nasdaq: GNBT) is a leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth. The company has developed a proprietary Metformin chewing gum product, MetControl. Today, the company…

A few years ago, as a wedding gift of sorts, one of our writer’s friends was presented with stock in Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD). Since that time, he has watched his stock plummet from…

You can’t blame Spire Corp. for basking in the sunshine of success when it comes to their business. As a leading provider of products and services to the solar energy, biomedical, and optoelectronics industries, they…

In this information age, Learning Tree International (LTRE) knows the importance of specialized training for business professionals. Their focus is on helping IT and other professionals in public and private sector businesses stay at the…

Manny, Moe & Jack of the Pep Boys (PBY) gave their former chief executive a compensation package worth $17.2 million for just over 10 months of work in 2007, but he had to forfeit 39%…

This small capital stock from the Trucking Industry of the Transportation Sector proves that the Process element of the Services Marketing Mix can be honed in to a sustainable competitive advantage. The company covers all…

Disposable products have essential roles in modern healthcare. The core strength of this small capital member of the Medical Equipment & Supplies Industry from Hauppauge, NY is that each of its six lines of revenue…

An arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has granted the company $2 million for a two-year program to develop its technology related to the management of sexually transmitted diseases. This company…

StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of cell-based therapeutics to treat diseases of the central nervous system and liver, recently announced the company’s support of the National…

A subsidiary of China Technology Development Group Corporation (NASD: CTDC), China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trenda Solar Energy Ltd., has concluded testing on their first SnO2 production line. Beginning in June it will be this…

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) is a name that has been running across the lips of many investors, largely due to an impressive third quarter, fiscal 2008. The company is known for developing building-integrated rooftop…

Ram Energy Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: RAME) posted a first-quarter net loss due to unrealized derivative losses of $5.3 million. The company reported a net loss of $523,000, or 1 cent per share, compared with a…

Taking advantage of solar power is beginning to be a more competitive line of business. Companies are announcing advances almost weekly as the race to be the best, most efficient and most profitable accelerates at…

OmniaLuo, Inc. (OLOU) is a designer, developer, marketer, and distributor of fine women’s apparel under the brand name Omnialuo. The China-based company recently announced the opening of six new stores in April, all of which…

Carmike Cinemas Inc. (CKEC) knows the value of smaller when it comes to making bigger profits. Their focus, as a motion picture exhibitor in the United States, is to place their state-of-the-art theatres in smaller…

What began in 1946 as a seven-member food retailing cooperative is today a bustling enterprise of over 200 stores in the eastern United States. Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) is a group whose main activities…

The company has a market capitalization of around $78 million at the start of May 2008. It is a member of the Computer Storage Devices Industry. This is an important part of the Technology Sector…