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Emclaire Financial Corp., the parent company of The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, today announced its offering of approximately $20 million of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The company also announced it…

Recent quarters have played up the commodities markets. Oil and gold are the celebrities of the sector and moving higher and lower at the whims of the mutual funds and individual commodity bugs. When it…

Diedrich Coffee, a leading fine coffee roaster and wholesaler, reported impressive revenue and profit figures for the first quarter 2010 (ended September 16, 2009). Total quarterly revenue increased 52% over the same quarter last year,…

Belo Corp announced an offering of between $250-275 million of senior notes due in 2016. The notes were issued under a shelf registration filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in September 2009, authorizing…

Yucheng Technologies Ltd. reports that for a second year the company has ranked in the FinTech 100. The rankings are made on selection criteria which include key applications in the banking sector including: core processing,…

infoGROUP, a marketing solutions provider which utilizes data-driven solutions to help companies leverage information, issued an unaudited report Nov. 2 on its third quarter 2009 (ending Sept. 30, 2009) earnings. Showing high marks for revenue,…

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. reported a net loss for the third quarter of 2009 totaling $3.2 million, or $0.29 per share, as the recession continued to impact the company’s operations. This was an improvement over the…

Iteris Inc., a leader in traffic management for the development and application of advanced technologies, today announced it has been awarded a $2.27 million contract from the City of Corona for the integration of the…

AMCON Distributing Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries moved to consolidate in the Northwest Arkansas wholesale distribution market by the acquisition of Discount Distributors from Harps Food Stores Inc. AMCON CEO Christopher H. Atayan explained that…

American Apparel, a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel based in downtown Los Angeles, California, recently announced that the company has opened a new 2,200-square foot store in Oakbrook Center,…

1st Mariner Bancorp reported a net loss of $12.956 million, or $2.01 per share, in the third quarter of 2009. The bank attributed most of the loss to problems with Mariner Finance, a consumer finance…

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. announced that the patent, “KRILL EXTRACTS FOR PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES,” was successfully issued in Europe, marking an integral achievement in eliminating competition of other entities focused on…

Acxiom® Corporation announced a bold new initiative to tie together multiple websites through a partnership with Kynetx Inc., which will result in leveraging the proprietary Kynetx platform to allow consumers to personalize their shopping and…

Dreams, Inc., a leader in licensed sports products, has reported a web syndication deal with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, one of the nation’s highest circulation newspapers. The new agreement will provide Dreams another outlet for licensed…

Tiens Biotech Group, Inc. conducts most of its business through two of its subsidiaries: Tianjin Tianshi Biological Development Co., Ltd., and Tiens Yihai Co., Ltd. Founded in 1998, Tianjin Tianshi focuses on researching, developing, manufacturing…

Ness Technologies, Inc. provides Information Technology (IT) business services and solutions to more than 500 clients in the commercial, industrial and government sectors. The company is known for its specialized expertise in software product engineering;…

Prominent probiotic manufacturer and developer China-Biotics, Inc. recently took the opportunity to update the financial community on its current business climate. In September and October, China-Biotics added eight new bulk additive customers, raising its total…

L.B. Foster Company was listed on the 2009 edition of Forbes Magazine’s America’s 200 Best Small Companies. The company was ranked 79th on the list, and also appeared on the list in 2007. Forbes Magazine…

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. reported revenues of $78.4 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2010 ended September, 30, 2009, down from $122.8 million in the same quarter last year. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd had…

Any industry needs the basics to make it run. Technology needs solid minds while manufacturing needs skilled artisans. Exploration needs data of many kinds. A company that can provide that data, at a reasonable and…

China Technology Development Group Corp. is an integrated clean energy group focused on solar energy products and solutions in China. The company today announced a Stock Purchase Agreement with China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd.…

Entree Gold Inc., a Canadian mineral exploration company, announced today that its application for conversion of the Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant exploration concessions to mining licenses has been approved by the Mineral Resources Authority of…

Evergreen Solar Inc. has emerged as a recognizable figure in the solar power industry. The company develops, manufactures and markets String Ribbon™ solar power products for residential and commercial applications around the world. The solar…

Honeywell International Inc., a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, recently announced that the company’s third-quarter profit fell 15 percent due to slower sales in all its divisions with aviation and industrial products continuing…

Being in the right place with the right product is more than half the game when it comes to making profit. The oil commodity market is a prime example. There will be times when the…

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. announced today a three-year, senior secured, revolving credit facility with the Bank of Montreal (BMO). This new $150 million bank facility will be regulated via a semi-annual redetermination of its borrowing…

West Coast Bancorp raised capital of $155 million in an offering of two separate issues of Convertible Preferred Stock to institutional investors, including MFP Partners, L.P., Castle Creek Capital, and GF Financial, LLC. West Coast…

Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2009 totaling $652,000, or $0.23 per share. This was up slightly from the $601,000, or $0.21 per share, it reported in the same…

American Apparel is a vertically integrated branded fashion apparel in downtown Los Angeles. Operating more than 275 retail stores in 20 different countries, the company recently announced its newest store opening in Victoria, British Columbia.…

Iteris, Inc., a leader in advanced traffic management technologies, today reported financial results for its fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2009. Net sales and revenues increased 1.6% over the preceding quarter, from $14.6 million to…

Equinix, Inc., provider of global data center services, reported yesterday that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDXC), a leading provider of data center and Internet…

Akeena Solar Inc., a leading designer and installer of solar power systems in the United States, yesterday posted its third-quarter results for the three months ended September 30, 2009, reflecting growth and continued demand in…

Founded in 1986, Royale Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company with headquarters in San Diego, California. They focus on the development, acquisition, exploration, and production of natural gas and oil in California, Texas, and…

With headquarters in San Jose, California, Symmetricom, Inc. supplies timing and synchronization hardware, software, and services to industry, government, utilities, research centers, and aerospace markets worldwide. Trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, the Company operates…

Encorium Group Inc. is a full-service multinational contract research organization (CRO). They provide design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries. They do this for many of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.…

Dune Energy provided an exploration and development operations update on its leased acreage in Texas and Louisiana. The update reported successful wells at several locations. On its Texas acreage, the Wieting #32 well was drilled…

The Canadian Company Bayswater Uranium Corporation (OTC: BYSWF) made a major announcement today that it has signed a Formal Purchase Agreement with Strathmore Resources and American Uranium Corporation to acquire 100% interest in the Reno…

eBay Inc. reported that its net income was down 29 percent on a year-over-year basis with revenues up significantly. EBay’s core marketplace business, such as the eBay site, Shopping.com and others, saw revenue dip 1…

FuelCell Energy Inc. is a global leader in the development and production of stationary fuel cells with established partnerships with major power plant developers and power companies around the world. The company recently announced that…

Satcon Technology Corp., a leading provider of power solutions for the renewable energy market, has announced that the company’s PowerGate Plus 500 kW solar PV inverters are fully operational at First Light in Canada. First…