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Many electric power generators and distributors are fighting off those that find coal fired power plants unacceptable. Companies that work with the system, however, are finding favor as they provide for fast growing markets and…

Semiconductor chips and nanotechnology are perhaps two areas of business with the most future potential. Both of these business areas depend on photolithography. This stock, with a unit price of less than $10 on February…

DRS Technologies (DRS) announced it was awarded two contracts by the Missiles and Fire Control segment of Lockheed Martin Corporation to produce key components for the Apache helicopter Arrowhead® system. The two awards, for $31.4M…

Hill International (HINT) has recently acquired 60% of the outstanding capital stock of Gerens Management Group, S.A., a company headquartered in Madrid, Spain with additional offices in Barcelona and Cancun, Mexico. Gerens provides project management…

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) purchased selected assets of Bob’s Pickup & Delivery, headquartered in Sidney, Montana. Bob’s Pickup & Delivery produces approximately $10M in sales annually through its network of thirteen service centers in…

Shares of ARRIS Group, Inc. (ARRS) jumped 19 cents to a Wednesday high of $5.89 after the board of directors announced that it authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company’s stock…

RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (RRST) recently announced that its subsidiary, RRsat Global Communications Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the Hawley Teleport located in Pike County, Pennsylvania for approximately $4.25M. As part…

Merging computer and television screens has tremendous advantages for consumers. The ability to keep track of breaking news in a small corner of a computer screen at work, has important business value in terms of…

Though this company currently operates in Australia, it has a business model suitable for the whole world. The main business relates to training children for careers in the entertainment world, especially for television. Though the…

There are multiple indications that Complementary Medicine is here to stay. Growing awareness of the benefits of natural therapies, the convenience of buying medicines off-the-shelf, rising health insurance costs, and increasing incidence of adverse reports…

ZOLL Medical Corporation (ZOLL), headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, is a manufacturer of resuscitation devices that help clinicians, EMS professionals, and lay rescuers resuscitate sudden cardiac arrest or trauma victims. The company also designs and markets…

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNI) and its subsidiary BNSF Railway Company operates one of the largest North American rail networks with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF Logistics,…

Despite disappointing quarterly results, shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MSO) jumped 17% to close at $7.19 Tuesday after the company reached an agreement to purchase all non-restaurant assets related to the business of…

Pressure BioSciences Inc.’s (Nasdaq:PBIO) February 2008 IPTV interview with RedChip Visibility is now available at http://www.visualwebcaster.com/Redchipfeb2008/. PressureBiosciences is one of 32 small-cap companies presented at RedChip Companies’ Small-Cap Investor Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz, earlier this…

The future of the energy sector is substantially under water. The oceans of the world hold vast reserves of oil and gas under the surface. No country can ignore the natural wealth in its territorial…

Interventional cardiology and radiology is a complex and relatively new field of medicine. Opening and bypassing clogged blood vessels improves longevity, and also addresses major health problems related to obesity, diabetes, nicotine abuse, and aging.…

This company from Seattle has major business in China. It has a broad range of products harvested from the oceans and grown in fish farms as well. It has customers in the United States, Mexico,…

Customers of Colorado’s Guaranty Bank and Trust have 15 more options and a lot less name confusion today. Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc. (CBHI) announced that all 15 branches of its former subsidiary Centennial Bank of…

The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a Consent Decree with online retailer ‘Life is Good.’ With more and more businesses operating online and through the internet, this is a powerful signal to U.S. businesses, implying…

A net profit margin of below 4% over the last four quarters is not impressive even in today’s depressed stock investment environment. However, the nature of business, and its future scope make this stock worthy…

Tekmark Global Solutions, one of the nation’s largest privately held providers of information technology, telecom services, and business solutions to a broad range of Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies worldwide, has received ISO 9001:2000…

Art Technology Group, Inc (ARTG) announced that Urban Brands, Inc. has selected ATG Commerce to launch the Web stores for both Ashley Stewart and Marianne. Ashley Stewart is a leading women specialty retailer in Urban…

Bookham Inc, (BKHM), a leading provider of high performance optical components, announced that the company has elected telecommunications veteran Yves LeMaitre to serve as the vice president of global sales and the vice president of…

Shares of biotechnology company Cell Genesys (CEGE) jumped 20% Friday after the company reported clinical tests showed prostate cancer patients not only had an immune response to one of the company’s vaccines, GVAX, but they…

According to the American Cancer Society, roughly 218,890 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in the United States in 2007; one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, though…

Grand Toys International Limited (NASD: GRIN) announced the signing of a term sheet to acquire 100% of Wham-O, Inc. from Cornerstone Strategic Management Limited. Cornerstone is company owned and managed by Raylin Hsieh, the wife…

Geopharma Incorporated is a Florida based rapidly growing Bio/Pharma Company with a diversified business model participating in 3 main market segments: Specialty Pharma, Manufacturing, and Distribution. On October 16, 2007, Geopharma acquired Dynamic Health Products,…

US Energy Corp. (USEG) said today the Colorado Division of Mining has granted approval to the company’s partner in a molybdenum drilling project for an amended work program to undertake delineation drilling. US Energy said…

According to the most recent National Health and Nutrition Examination survey, roughly two-thirds of the adults in the United States are overweight, slowly closing the gap between themselves and the one-third of Americans considered obese.…

Art Technology Group, Inc. (ARTG) announced that Urban Brands Inc. has selected Art Technology as the e-commerce technology foundation for the re-launch of Web stores for both Ashley Stewart, the leading women’s specialty retailer in…

D&E Communications, Inc. (DECC) announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a Microsoft Competency in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, recognizing D&E Communications’ expertise and impact in the technology marketplace.…

Automobiles heralded the stock market age in North America. Detroit has been an enduring symbol of private enterprise backed democratically by public contributions to equity. We do not know if the migration of these industrial…

The simple pleasure of a quick and unobtrusive shift from walking on the street to skating, or even to gliding over a railing is hardly likely to appeal to a serious stock investor. However, it…

CEL-SCI Corporation (CVM.AMEX) is a biotechnology company involved in the research and development of immunotherapy products for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Multikine®, the company’s flagship cancer product, will begin global Phase III…

ExpressIR Inc. (EIR) is a national investor relations firm founded by experienced professionals in the fields of investor relations and financial analysis. The company is focused on educating investors about the companies it represents, and…

This stock derives value from the support it provides for manufacturing. The latter was an early driver of stock exchange growth, but financial and information technology displaced it in importance for investors over the past…

Uranium Energy recently announced that it has acquired section 4 Mines in New Mexico. Homestake and Anaconda previously operated them. It leaves the company with all of section 4 drill rights, map area, and previous…

DRS Technologies (DRS) announced that it received two contracts totaling approximately $69M from BAE Systems’ Plc, U.S. subsidiary, BAE Systems, Inc. to manufacture, test and deliver Improved Bradley Acquisition Systems (IBAS) for U.S. Army M2A3…

Neogen Corporation (NEOG) announced that the company has expanded its line of products developed for the dairy industry to include the quickest test available to tetracycline residues in milk. The tetracyclines group of dairy antibiotics…

Spacehab Incorporated announced today that it has entered into a stock purchasing agreement with certain investors for the purchase of 55,000 shares of the Company’s Series D convertible preferred stock for a total price of…