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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.…

Guard ID Systems, Inc., the privately held company famous for developing ID Vault and advertised as the world’s first integrated system to protect online consumers against identity theft and fraud, has now received $11 million…

Adolor Corporation (Nasdaq GM:ADLR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of products related to pain management, today appointed John M. Limongelli, Esq., as general counsel, managing all legal affairs for the company. Mr. Limongelli…

Parexel International Corporation (PRXL) is a global biopharmaceutical services organization that provides a range of knowledge-based contract research, medical communications and consulting services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company has developed…

Headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey, CCA Industries Inc. manufactures and markets health and beauty aids, each under diverse brand names. Listed on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), they market their products to fine food,…

Companies that make technology products need companies such as Amtech Systems Inc. The company is a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon…

California-based company Quantum Fuel Systems Worldwide, Inc. released their numbers on September 10th and showed that the company is making strides in the business world. The revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 was…

AuthenTec Inc. (AUTH) is the world leader in providing fingerprint authentication sensors and solutions to the high-volume PC, wireless device, and access control markets. The company has sold more than 30 million sensors worldwide. AuthenTec’s…

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXPE) operates through their subsidiaries to engage in the distribution, maintenance, repair, and operation of products, equipment, and services to industrial customers in the United States. The company works through their…

NexMed Inc. (NEXM:NASDAQ) is an innovative drug developer leveraging its proprietary NexACT transdermal drug delivery technology to produce a host of new medical treatments. The company’s drugs address a variety of health conditions such as…

ICO is a maker of specialty resins and concentrates, and provides specialized polymer processing services. The company’s products can be found in manufactured household items, such as toys, household furniture, and trash receptacles; automobile parts;…

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP) this week introduced its latest video-imaging system. The IVIS Kinetic system is designed to see activity at the molecular level through non-invasive means. It’s the latest in a long…

YRC Worldwide, Inc. (NASD: YRCW), a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest transportation service providers in the world, is the holding company for a portfolio of successful brands including Yellow Transportation, Roadway, Reimer…

DRI Corporation (NASD: TBUS), a digital communications technology leader in the domestic and international surface transportation and transit security markets, recently announced that the company’s chief executive officer, David L. Turney, presented earlier this week…

One of America’s largest investment banks in serious trouble this Tuesday, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. shares decreased in value by forty-five percent today, surrounded by doubts pertaining to the ability of the company to secure…

Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS), based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sports equipment, apparel, and footwear. The company operates 357 stores in 38 states primarily…

MFRI, Inc. (MFRI), a manufacturer of piping systems for oil and gas delivery, industrial heating and cooling devices, and industrial filtration products, reported strong second quarter financial results this morning. Revenues rose to $77.6 million,…

Nutrition 21, Inc. (NXXI), a producer of a broad portfolio of nutritional supplements, reported fourth quarter 2008 financial results this morning. Revenues were $11.0 million, a 5% decrease year-over-year and a 2% increase sequentially. EBITDA…

Lakeland Industries, Inc. (LAKE), a manufacturer of protective clothing and safety garments, reported second quarter 2009 financial results this morning. Revenues rose to $27.6 million, an increase of 27% year-over-year and a quarterly record. Net…

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.…