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Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (COCO) is one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America. The company’s mission is to prepare students for careers in demand or for advancement in their chosen field. Corinthian offers…

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina, is a multi-regional and inter-regional carrier. Domestically, Old Dominion provides inter-regional and regional less-than-truckload shipping of general commodities, consumer goods and capital goods to a…

KMG Chemicals has a proven track record of intelligent inorganic growth. It focuses on market segments with clearly defined boundaries with significant entry barriers. It is therefore able to provide investors with reasonably assured and…

Large construction projects are complex and involve autonomous teams. That is why Project Management and the resolution of claims are integral to the planning, execution, and operational stages of buildings, public utilities, industrial resources, and…

Southside Bancshares, Inc (SBSI) announced that the company has reported financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007. During this period, Southside reported record net income of $16.7 million for the…

Nanogen, Inc (NGEN) announced that the company has received stockholder approval regarding two of the three proposals presented at a special meeting of stockholders. Stockholders have approved an amendment to increase the number of authorized…

Mitcham Industries, Inc. (MIND), headquartered in Huntsville, Texas, is a geophysical equipment supplier that offers for lease or sale new and “experienced” seismic equipment to the oil and gas industry, seismic contractors, environmental agencies, government…

Art Technology Group, Inc. (ARTG) announced that the company has extended the deadline for contestants to enter the first ATG e-Commerce Ingenuity Business Plan Competition; all submissions must be submitted on or before Thursday, February…

EdgeWater Research Partners, LLC (www.edgewaterresearch.com), an independent micro cap equities research company, has initiated coverage on GeoPharma, Inc. with an 18- to 24-month target price of $7.25 and an allocation rating of four or Buy.…

Composite Technology Corporation (CPTC.OB) announced that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DeWine, has received an order from S&M CZ servo. Under the terms of this order, S&M is to purchase a total of 40 DeWine…

Hill International (HINT) announced that it has been awarded a contract from the New York City Department of Design and Construction to provide construction management services for the $17M modernization and preservation of the Museum…

PeopleSupport, Inc. (PSPT), based out of Los Angeles, California, is an offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) provider that offers customer management, transcription and captioning as well as additional BPO services. The company has centers in…

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) announced that the company is to debut significant enhancements to their North American Channel Partner Program in 2008. The company hopes that these enhancements will be able to entice partners into…

Majesco Entertainment Company (COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, announced that the company’s award-winning Cooking Mama franchise has reached sales of 1.6 million units. Cooking Mama titles include: the original…

Carrier Access Corporation (CACS), a leading provider of data and voice transport solutions, announced that Cox Communications has selected Carrier Access’ Adit 600 to provide digital communication support during the Super Bowl. Specifically, the Adit…

Conservationist arguments against plastics have begun to run out of steam, now that the business world has a firm track towards degradable forms of this modern material with multiple applications. Powdered polymers are even more…

A steady stream of FDA approvals drive most pharmaceutical companies. Any break in the flow interrupts the organic flow of the company. Baring any eureka moments, all that a company can do is wait. Penwest…

Ultralife Batteries (ULBI) headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, offers products and services ranging from portable and standby power solutions to communications and electronics systems. Through its engineering and collaborative approach to problem solving, Ultralife serves…

Capstone Turbine Corporation (CPST) announced that it released configurations of the C65 kilowatt microturbine which meets the extremely low global emission requirements including California’s stringent waste gas emissions standard. A study performed by the U.S.…

Using its new, patented technique called Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT), Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBIO) provides a safer, easier and more efficient method for DNA extraction from bone fragments than alternative methods. Usual methods for…

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc (ALTI), a leading provider of advanced nanomaterials technology, announced that the company has signed a $2.5 million contract with the United States Navy. This contact specifies that the US Navy will utilize…

GeoPharma, Inc (GORX) is a leading Bio/Pharma company with a diviersified business model. The company’s business model consists of 3 main market segments: Specialty Pharma, Manufacturing, and Distribution. The Specialty Pharma division specializes in the…

JetBlue Airways Corporation, a low cost airline, has been serving the air traveling public with enhanced customer service and better than average on-time rankings for the past several years. The market as a whole, however,…

Unearthing hidden stock value outside of established and large corporations in the global energy sector calls for two fundamental stock investment skills: technology appreciation and evaluation of strategic degrees of freedom. The company under review…

COSAN, Ltd. is currently the largest individual group sugarcane byproduct manufacturer in the world with 17 manufacturing units and two port terminals in the city of Santos, Brazil. The company’s manufacturing units are located in…

Debt Resolve, Inc. announced today that co-chairman and chief executive officer, James D. Burchetta, has elected to step down from his position, as planned after the one-year anniversary of the company’s initial public offering (IPO),…

Debt Resolve, Inc., a leader and innovator in the asset receivables management industry, develops and markets web collection technology under the brand name DebtResolve®. This private, online patented technology provides lenders and other collectors with…

With oil hovering around the $90 a barrel mark, and share prices of big oil having earlier reached their highs this year, there may be more steam left in these stocks after all. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:…

The retail clothing marketplace appears to be coming off a poorer than expected holiday season. How purveyors of retail fashion reset their priorities for coming quarters may lead to some interesting changes. Charming Shoppes, Inc.,…

What better business could any stock investor desire than a sector with exceptional future growth potential with a small capital opportunity available for trade? This company has quantum technical advantages in a star sector, and…

SPACEHAB Incorporated (SPAB), a provider of commercial space services, announced the formation of a new Science Advisory Council. This Advisory Council will consist of an elite team of scientists, physicians, and microgravity specialists who provide…

ABX Holdings, Inc. (ABXA) announced that its subsidiaries, ABX Air, Inc. and All Nippon Airways Co., have signed a new ACMI Agreement that extends their landmark relationship through mid-January 2010. Under the new agreement, ABX…

Denny’s Corp. (DENN), America’s beloved brand that’s been serving up breakfast for more than 50 years, announced that the company is to begin challenging fast restaurants for the first time. Specifically, Denny’s utilized creative muscle…

Robbins and Myers, Inc. (RBN) announced that its Board of Directors declared a 2-for-1 stock split of the company’s common shares, to be effected in the form of a share dividend. Shareholders will receive one…

Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) announced that shareholders have approved the previously announced transaction to sell the company’s automotive fuel cell assets to Daimler AG and Ford Motor Company. Of the shareholders that voted, 97.8% were…

Pizza Inn, Inc (PZZI) announced that the company has opened a new Pizza Inn buffet restaurant in Pryor, Oklahoma. The new restaurant is owned and operated by Dwight and Jennifer Owens, the second Pizza Inn…

Plexus (PLXS) announced that its first quarter 2008 fiscal results ending December 29, 2007 were at $458M with diluted GAAP EPS of $0.58, including $0.04 per share of stock-based compensation expense. Return on investment capital…

Lantronix Inc. released a preliminary earnings report on January 24th for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007. The company’s preliminary estimates state revenues between $15.1 million and $15.3 million, with a gross margin…

Sun Cal Energy, Inc. (SCEY) announced that it has been advised by the operator of the Cunningham 1-02 well on the Hobart Prospect in Washita, County, Oklahoma that the daily gas flow rates from the…

The holy grail of any biotechnology pharmaceutical company is final FDA approval. Once the approval is granted, the real work of making it pay begins. MiddleBrook Pharmaceutical, a biotechnology research and development company, has received…