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Beacon Power Corp. (Nasdaq: BCON) designs and develops products and services to support stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation. Its primary business is to commercialize its patented flywheel energy storage systems. The company today…

We’re coming up on that time of year again, when shopping carts hit the checkout counters filled with Kleenex, cough syrup and flu medicine. According to the Center for Disease control, between 15 and 60…

Founded in 1909 by Morris Rosenberg as a one-man window washing business, ABM Industries Incorporated is a provider of diverse facility maintenance and operations services. They are one of the largest facility contractors listed on…

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, J. Alexander’s Corporation is a contemporary American restaurant focusing on food quality and professional service. They are a NASDAQ-traded company that positions themselves between the heavily-themed casual dining restaurant venue and…

Majesco Entertainment Company, Inc. (NASD: COOL), a provider of interactive entertainment products, recently announced its financial results from the third quarter of fiscal 2008, ending July 31, 2008. Shares of Majesco Entertainment Company, Inc. (COOL)…

COMARCO, Inc. (NASD: CMRO), through its subsidiary Comarco Wireless Technologies (CWT), a leading provider of products, services, and expertise to the wireless industry, reported its second quarter financial results for fiscal 2009, ending July 31,…

Sciele Pharma (SCRX), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1992. The company specializes in sales, marketing and development of branded prescription products focused on the therapeutic areas of cardiovascular, diabetes, women’s…

Samson Oil & Gas (SSN) is a developer, explorer and producer of oil and natural gas with projects currently operating in Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming. The company’s Sabertooth Well project in Brazoria County, Texas is…

China Direct (CDS) is a provider of management advice, investment capital, business development services, strategic planning, macroeconomic industry analysis, and financial management services in China. The company also offers business advisory and consulting services. China…

Optical Cable Corporation (OCCF), a manufacturer of fiber optic cables, reported third quarter 2008 financial results this afternoon after the close. Revenues jumped 40.4% to $16.4 million compared to $11.7 million for the same period…

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW), a fully integrated alternative energy company, today released word its German solar photovoltaic partner, Asola, has signed a deal to establish a joint-venture manufacturing plant in South…

Maybe you’re thinking Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) and Napster Inc. (Nasdaq: NAPS) were dominating giants in their respective industries. Now the two companies have announced they will merge into a mega-media company through…

It all began in 1974 for Supreme Industries Inc. when Omer Kropf and a business partner started the company in Goshen, Indiana. He felt there was an untapped need for higher quality light-and medium-duty truck…

Founded in 1974 and headquartered in New York City, Westwood One Inc. is a content provider to various media partners. They offer more than 150 news, sports, music, talk, and entertainment programs, as well as…

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: RNN), a leader in innovative therapeutics for life-threatening and life-debilitating diseases, recently announced that the company has received FDA approval to begin Phase II trials for Serdaxin™, for the treatment of…

With the retirement of 8-year CEO Dennis L. Rediker, the Standard Register Board of Directors appointed current vice president and COO Joseph P. Morgan, Jr. as its acting chief executive. Morgan has been with the…

Oklahoma City-based Tronox Inc. (TRX) is the world’s third-largest producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigment. Tronox has a 13% market share globally. The company’s five pigment plants, which are located in the US, Australia,…

Fushi Copperweld, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSIN), through their wholly owned subsidiaries, manufactures bimetallic composite wire products, primarily focusing on copper-clad aluminum and copper-clad steel wires. Fushi has established itself as the largest domestic manufacturer and supplier…

Exeter Resource Corporation (AMEX: XRA) is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company focused on the discovery and development of gold and silver properties in South America. The company is primarily interested in the discovery, evaluation and…

Headquartered in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Charming Shoppes, Inc. is a multichannel specialty apparel retailer. They primarily focus on apparel for plus-size women. The company lists and trades on the NASDAQ and is the parent company of…

Founded in 1995, Star Gas Partners, L.P. is America’s largest retail distributor of home heating oil. They are also a service provider and have their corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. The company operates three divisions:…

Innospec (IOSP) is a maker of additives and other specialty chemicals to oil refineries and other chemical and industrial companies worldwide. The company’s three primary areas of business are: fuel specialties, active chemicals, and octane…

China Precision Steel, Inc. (CPSL), a cold-rolled steel processing company in China, reported preliminary fiscal year 2008 financial results this afternoon after the close. The company expects to achieve $87.7 million in sales, an increase…

Xethanol Corporation is a diversified renewable energy company dedicated to the production of ethanol and related products. They produce these products in manufacturing facilities close to major urban markets, using raw materials readily available in…

Cell Genesys (Nasdaq:CEGE) focuses on the development and commercialization of novel biological therapies for patients with cancer. The company’s lead product platform, GVAX immunotherapy for cancer, holds the potential to treat multiple types of cancer,…

MISCOR Group, Ltd. (MIGL.OB), the Indiana-based, $75-M electrical and mechanical services company, today announced the opening of a 50,000-square-foot service center in Montreal for the maintenance, repair, and modification of locomotives and rail cars, with…

China Natural Gas (CHNG.OB), one of central China’s leading providers of compressed natural gas (CNG), effectively doubled its natural gas processing capacity through the acquisition of the largest-capacity compressor station in the city of Xi’an…

This past weekend saw the federal government bail out the mortgage agencies, Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). These two agencies combined either own or guarantee over $5 TRILLION worth of mortgages. Why did…

One of the basic tenants of a free market economy is that it will find balance. It may find balance in a nice sooth way or it may find balance with a chain saw, a…

One stock that has been making noise on the NASDAQ is Allied Motion Technologies Inc. The Colorado-based company is a designer, manufacturer and seller of motor, servo-motion and optical encoder products. Allied is organized into…

When your product lineup consists of numerous premier brand names, you know you’re heading in the right direction. That’s the case with Iconix Brand Group Inc. and their growing portfolio of consumer brands. Trading on…

Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, Smith Micro Software Inc. is a leading developer and marketer of wireless and broadband communication. They also develop and market PC utility and diagnostic and ecommerce software products and services.…

Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELRN) is a high-technology holding company directly involved in facilitating the long-term performance of its group companies. Elron seeks out potential technologies, initiates strategic partnerships, attains financing, and recruits the…

Allied Motion Technologies (AMOT) is a maker of motion control products such as brushless and brush direct-current (DC) motors, drives, and control electronics. Customers of Allied Motion Technologies include companies from the semiconductor manufacturing, industrial…

Animal Health International, Inc. (NASD: AHII), through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is engaged in the distribution of animal health products in the United States and Canada. The company’s management team recently commented on its fiscal…

R.G. Barry Corporation (NasdaqGM: DFZ), an accessories footwear and slipper marketer of Dearfoams®, a super-soft terrycloth slipper with foam cushioning, recently reported the company’s earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008. The company…

ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) has unveiled its mobile R03 Micro Lithium Backup Charger. The R03 charger has a USB port and three other connectors, making it compatible with 80 percent of the mobile phone market, a…

Adobe Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) and OpenTV Corp. (OPTV) have announced a strengthening of their partnership with the addition of Adobe’s Flash Lite software to OpenTV’s middleware. The move allows web technologies such as HTML…

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW) operates as a fully integrated alternative energy company engaged in the development and production of advanced propulsion systems, energy storage technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles. The company’s…

Capstone Turbine Corp. (Nasdaq: CPST) leads the industry in the production of low-emission microturbine systems, and was the first company to market commercially viable microturbine energy products. The company is a member of the U.S.…