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Today, leading healthy, active lifestyle brand Jamba Juice announced that it has entered into an exclusive franchise agreement with ShowMe Smoothie LLC to develop 15 Jamba Juice stores in Missouri and Kansas over the next…

Natural gas, alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion vehicle technologies leader Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide has announced the receipt of purchase orders from new and existing customers amounting to around $600,000 for its ultra-lightweight…

Yesterday, Columbia Laboratories announced that Jonathan B. Lloyd Jones, ACA, MBA has been appointed as the company’s Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary, effective January 21. Mr. Jones will be based at Columbia’s…

Echelon Corp., the premier energy control networking solution provider worldwide, and ELO Sistemas Eletronicos, one of the largest meter manufacturers in Brazil, announced that the Parintins City Project, ELO’s deployment of a 3,400 unit pilot…

Universal Power Group, a Texas-based distributor and supplier of batteries and related power accessories, yesterday announced that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire the brands, trademarks, and intellectual property of Kinetik, an…

Synthesis Energy reported entry today into an agreement with an undisclosed U.S.-based firm aimed at determining the best strategies for implementing the company’s own proprietary gasification technology, U-GAS®, for producing so-called ‘green’ chemicals from waste…

Galectin Therapeutics is developing promising carbohydrate-based therapies for the treatment of fibrotic liver disease and cancer. The therapies are based on the company’s unique understanding of galectin proteins, which are key mediators of biological and…

Neuralstem announced that it had received approval from the FDA to begin Phase I safety trials of NSI-566. NSI-566 is a cell therapy candidate; the main goal of the study is to determine the safety…

Yesterday, Canadian Solar announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions, has signed a 10 MW AC Module Supply Agreement with Algonquin Power Co. The agreement states that Canadian Solar will provide modules for Algonquin Power’s…

BSD Medical has sold several of its MicroThermX® Microwave Ablation systems and antennas to ADA Medikal in accordance with the companies’ exclusive distribution agreement signed in October 2012. Financial details of the transaction were not…

North American Palladium, the established precious metals producer focused on their Vezza gold mine (74.3k ounces Au inferred as per latest NI 43-101) in the prolific Abitibi region of Quebec and the flagship Lac des…

Fuel Tech is a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems and emissions control in utility and industrial applications. The company’s solutions enable its customers to produce both energy and…

TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), a global authority in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, announced that the U.S. Army has granted the company $3.4 million in incremental funding for equipment, field services support, and maintenance…

Pacific Ethanol, the leading marketer and producer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the Western United States, today announced plans to implement yield-enhancing technology at its Stockton plant. Edenig, a biomaterials sustainable fuels innovator, has been…

Friday’s afternoon Gold prices edged 1.25% lower to $1657.10 an ounce, moving against the broader market and reversing from premarket gains that wiped out year-to-date losses. Futures initially rose on the back of strength in…

USA Technologies, a market leader in wireless/cashless payment solutions and machine-to-machine telemetry in the small-ticket, self-serve retail space, announced today that the quarter ended Dec 31, 2012, saw a total of ten new, exclusive three-year…

Qualstar, a manufacturer of data storage solutions and high-efficiency power supplies, announced the appointment of Allen Alley to its board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Alley has over 30 years of experience with private and…

Yesterday, leading Internet security technology and cloud-based security services provider, Commtouch, announced that its Commtouch On-Premise Email Security services are now available for the service provider market. Its launch marks the first of the company’s…

BioTime recently announced that the company has submitted Clinical Investigation Protocol (CIP) to European authorities in order to begin studies for its Renevia stem cell delivery platform. Based in Alameda, CA, BioTime is focused on…

The board of directors for ChinaEdu, an online education services provider in China, has approved a share repurchase program up to $10 million of its own American Depository Shares (ADSs). The repurchase program was implemented…

Alderon Iron Ore is a Canadian iron ore development company. Its 100% owned Kami Project is located within Canada’s premier iron ore district (in Labrador) and is surrounded by four already-producing iron ore mines. Its…

One of the best investment finds is a small company that has developed and proven a relatively simple but groundbreaking product for widespread use. MELA Sciences comes about as close to that description as possible.…

American DG Energy, a leading on-site utility, offering clean electricity, heat, hot water, and cooling solutions to hospitality, healthcare, housing, and athletic facilities, today announced that the company has entered into an agreement with the…