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Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASD: SWHC), the manufacturer of handguns, law enforcement products, and firearm safety and security products, recently announced its financial results from the fiscal first quarter ended July 31, 2008. Shares…

Location Based Technologies (OTCBB: LBAS) should be in the middle of mass production runs of its PocketFinder by the end of the year, the company announced. Initial pilot production has started at Jabil Circuit, a…

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, North American Palladium Ltd. (PAL) is a Canadian producer of palladium. Trading on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), the company is part of the Industrial Metals and Minerals industry. Their core…

Trading on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation is a financial gold company whose business strategy is to acquire royalty interests in gold production from their core assets. These assets are in…

eFuture Information Technology Inc. (EFUT), a supplier of management software solutions in China, reported second quarter financial results yesterday afternoon after the close. Revenues rose to $3.5 million, an increase of 103.9% over the same…

Silicon Storage Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: SSTI) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of diverse memory and non-memory products. The company today announced development collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor that will meet the latest industry demands.…

Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTI) provides novel ceramic nanomaterials applicable to a diverse line of fields, including alternative energy, life sciences and performance materials markets. The company today announced the completion of the 500th full-depth…

Spectranetics Corporation (NASDAQ GM:SPNC), a medical device manufacturer, was served a joint Federal search warrant on Thursday by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) and ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement), supposedly as part of an…

Trading on NASDAQ, Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. is a leading lifestyle specialty retailer of everyday casual apparel, accessories, and footwear. As part of the Apparel Stores industry, the company has their corporate headquarters in…

Company Overview James L. Kraft began a wholesale cheese company in 1903 in Chicago, IL. However, the current entity, Kraft Foods, Inc., has roots in companies that were started as far back as 1767. Kraft…

Company Overview Avon is one of the United States’ oldest companies. Originally founded as the California Perfume Company in 1886, Avon has always been about marketing. On October 6, 1939, the wildly successful California Perfume,by…

Stone Energy (SGY) is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. The company’s business strategy is to increase shareholder value through the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas…

This small-capital member of the Electronic Instrumentation & Controls Industry from Houston, TX is simply remarkable. The early-September 2008 stock price is a good 30% above the 52-week low of $31.68. The market capitalization is…

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASD: SWHC), a manufacturer of handguns, law enforcement products, and firearm safety and security products, recently announced its financial results from the fiscal first quarter ended July 31, 2008. Shares…

Digirad Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAD) announced Friday the beginning of trials on a new medical imaging system, which will use proprietary technology to correct image distortion. The company says its new Cardius X-ACT system is expected…

Napster (Nasdaq: NAPS) was one of the first in taking steps toward digital music evolution. The company offers interactive music experiences that allow users to share, acquire and listen to music. The company, along with…

Some may sneer at scrap metal, but let no snobbery stand in the way of cascading dollars from this corner of the Iron & Steel Industry. It is convenient to blame the BRIC block of…

Trading on NASDAQ as part of the Internet Software and Services industry, iBasis Inc. is a leading wholesale carrier of international long-distance telephone calls and a provider of retail prepaid calling services. Founded in 1996,…

You know you’re well on your way to building for future enterprise growth when over 50 percent of the ‘top 50′ food retailers and food distributors in the U.S. use your product. That’s the case…

ZBB Energy Corporation is an energy company engaged in researching the manufacture of energy storage systems for utility companies, renewable energy generators, and commercial and industrial customers. ZBB Energy was formed in 1998 in Wisconsin…

Commercial production has begun for the Sno2 solar base plate used as an electrode element in thin-film solar cells. China Technology Development Group Corporation (NASDAQ: CTDC) said their plant in Xiamen, China started producing the…

China North is an oil production company based in its namesake. The shareholders meeting was held Tuesday at its corporate office in Harbin, China. Those attending included CNEH executives, the company’s board of directors, and…

Revlon, Inc. (NYSE: REV), a worldwide cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care products company that delivers the promise of beauty through creation and development, recently announced that the company plans to reduce its debt…

Isle of Capris Casinos, Inc. (NASD: ISLE), a gaming and entertainment company that operates 18 casino properties, recently reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 ended July 27, 2008. The…

AeroGrow International (AERO) is a provider of aeroponic garden systems for gardening, cooking and small kitchen appliance, healthy eating, and home and office decor markets on a global level. The company’s AeroGarden product line technology…

ZOLL Medical Corporation (ZOLL) develops technologies that help advance the practice of resuscitation. The company provides products for pacing, defibrillation, circulation, ventilation, and fluid resuscitation, such as its Real CPR Help and See-Thru CPR®, which…

Hoku Materials, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific, Inc. (HOKU), a diversified alternative energy technology company in China, announced this afternoon the signing of a polysilicon supply agreement worth up to $455 million…

Comstock Homebuilding Companies Inc. (Nasdaq: CHCI) functions as a diversified real estate development firm focused on affordable, residential products. The company builds and markets single-family homes, townhomes, mid-rise condominiums and more. The company today announced…

For more than 22 years, Satcon (Nasdaq: SATC) has provided utility-scale distributed power solutions, such as solar photovoltaic (PV), stationary fuel cells, wind turbines and energy storage systems for the renewable energy market. The company…

A NASDAQ listing sends an encouraging signal to the stock investing community. This case is no exception, for the company has plenty of promise in its business model and a reservoir of resources. The stock…

Do not let the name mislead you, for the company is about much more than waste pieces of bird meat. Customers know that every visit to this chain of outlets promises great relaxation, with tasty…

Award-winning Bridgeline Software announced this morning that it has been chosen by national educational product giant, Hooked on Phonics, to assist in the redesign of www.hookedonphonics.com, and www.shopgpn.com. Bridgeline, which develops many SaaS (Software as…

With water a crucial element in the production processes of clean energy producers, Ecosphere Technologies Inc. is providing solutions to enterprises’ desires to treat and recycle water. Headquartered in Stuart, Florida, and trading on the…

With over 275 offices worldwide and approximately 8,500 employees, Tetra Tech Inc. is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services. Founded in 1966, and listed on the NASDAQ, the company operates in three…

Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ), a publicly traded, environmentally focused technology licensing and development company operating in two business segments (Raser’s Power Systems segment and Raser’s Transportation and Industrial Technology segment), recently announced the…

Mattson Technology, Inc. (NASD: MTSN), a designer, manufacturer and marketer of semiconductor wafer processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits, announced that Andy Moring, the company’s chief financial officer, recently conducted a presentation…

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals is a biotech company focused on developing products that encompass two main areas of treatment; nicotine addiction, and bacterial infections. NicVAX® is Nabi’s weapon against nicotine addiction/relapse, and as its name suggests, comes…

Adaptec Inc. (Nasdaq: ADPT), a global leader in storage solutions, today announced its plans to launch its Green Power initiative to highlight and introduce its Adaptec Intelligent Power Management to increase the energy efficiency of…