June 2008 - Page 6 of 49

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 10:30 am

The Marcus Corporation (MCS) Acquires 11 Acres of Vacant Land in Nebraska for Development

The Marcus Corporation (MCS), based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and founded in 1935, provides lodging and entertainment services. Marcus Theatres® is the seventh largest theatre circuit in the U.S., managing 678 movie screens at 56 locations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, North Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska. Marcus Hotels and Resorts owns and manages a portfolio that consists of eight company-owned properties in Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and Oklahoma; and twelve managed properties scattered throughout the West coast and the Midwest. The company announced recently the acquisition of approximately 11 acres of vacant land in the Southport West development in La Vista, Nebraska.…

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 10:00 am

Reed’s Inc. (REED) Adds 215 Ralph’s Supermarket Stores to Distribution Chain

Reeds Inc., a brewer/manufacturer and marketer of all-natural beverage, candy and ice cream products, works to offer natural food products primarily to the California market. The company’s primary lines of product feature the herb, ginger, but it also offers lines of carbonated cola, cream soda and root beer. At present, the company is selling its product lines through 10,500 supermarket, gourmet and natural food store outlets. The company has been finding great success with adding large direct-to-chain outlets. Its most recent addition is the 215 outlets of Ralph’s Supermarkets – a division of Kroger Inc. The company’s product line has…

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 9:55 am

NutraCea (NTRZ.OB) Signs Landmark Definitive Agreement with Food Conglomerate

NutraCea, a world leader in stabilized rice bran, has signed a definitive agreement with the Bright Food Investment Group, a subsidiary of Bright Food Group, to build the world's largest rice bran oil refinery. The new refinery will process an estimated 500,000 metric tons of raw rice bran annually to produce rice bran oil, new patent-pending defatted rice bran, and stabilized rice bran, all of which will be used in a wide range of food applications. The facility is estimated to be completed in 2010 and will be the world's largest rice bran oil manufacturing plant, with the capacity to…

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 8:59 am

Velocity Express Corporation (VEXP) Announces Lucrative Contract

Based out of Westport, Connecticut, Velocity Express Corporation provides distribution logistics services to a wide range of customers. Companies in the healthcare, technology, financial, and energy industries rely on Velocity Express for the transport of time-sensitive documents and packages. On June 25th, the company announced the signing of a multi-year service agreement with Stage Stores, Inc., parent company of Peebles brand stores. 310 Peebles locations will now have their inventories replenished daily with the help of Velocity Express' expedited delivery services. Velocity was chosen by Stage Stores for the thirty-million dollar Peebles contract as a result of its reputation for…

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 8:57 am

MicroChannel Technologies Corp. (MCTC.OB) is New to the OTC Bulletin Board

MicroChannel Technologies announced on Tuesday that its shares would commence trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. In the two days following, the price of company stock has jumped up 75 percent. Formerly a subsidiary of Octillion Corp., developer of solar energy technologies, MicroChannel Technologies focuses more on healthcare research and development. The company is currently focused on developing products that treat peripheral and optic nerve damage by serving as nerve regenerators. MicroChannel's research to that end involves the use of patented chemical and biological methods applied at a cellular level to effect the successful regeneration of peripheral nerves. The technology…

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 8:28 am

Hybrid Technologies Inc. (HYBR.OB) Clean Power Applications Could Mean Massive Profits for Those that see Them Coming

Investing is one of those things where people usually end-up saying "if-only." "If only I had known", is one way to kick yourself because you didn't see a shift coming and failed to get in on a potentially profitable company. Henry Ford saw the issues surrounding manufacturing and took advantage of the assembly line and fair wages. Mellon saw the advantages of rail in the steel producing states. Anyone could have gotten in on these opportunities as they were taking hold, but most ended up saying "if-only." Avoid the "if-only" trap Today's small-cap and micro-cap stocks offer the opportunity to…

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 8:08 am

ZAGG Inc. (ZAGG.OB) Introduces invisibleSHIELD for New 3G Apple iPhone

ZAGG Inc. (ZAGG.OB) designs, manufactures, and distributes protective clear coverings for consumer electronics and hand-held devices worldwide. The company's flagship product, the invisibleSHIELD, is the first scratch protection solution of its kind on the market. The invisibleSHIELD has sold over one million units and has made the company the industry leader in providing protective film coverings for personal electronics. The invisibleSHIELD is made from a patented adhesive film exclusive to ZAGG for the purpose of protecting high-performance electronic devices such as laptops, mobile phones, PDAs, and iPods from nicks and scratches. ZAGG's is so confident of their invisibleSHIELD product that…

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 8:06 am

Cyberonics (CYBX) Discusses Profitability and Growth Possibilities in Epilepsy Market

Cyberonics, Inc. (CYBX) presented Wednesday at the Jefferies 2nd Annual Healthcare Conference in New York, NY. The company is a medical technology company with core expertise in neuromodulation. Cyberonics develops and markets the Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy(TM) System, which is FDA-approved for the treatments of refractory epilepsy and treatment-resistant depression. This is done by surgically implanting a medical device that delivers pulsed electrical signals to the vagus nerve. The system includes a generator to provide the correct stimulation to the vagus nerve, and there is a lead that runs from the generator to the nerve itself. Dan Moore, president…

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 8:01 am

William Blaire & Co Set Knot Inc (KNOT) to OutPerform Based on Potential and Continually Replenishing Market

In news yesterday, William Blaire & Co announced it initiated analyst coverage of KNOT Inc and gave it an “Outperform” rating. The news sent the stock price up yesterday, but it has come back down today. This month’s high was $12.00 a share. Today it is trading at its new low of $9.74. The 52 week high is $23.37 and the previous low was $9.76. The Knot, Inc provides multiplatform media services to the wedding and newlywed markets in the United States. The services include providing ideas, information, and resources to assist in planning a wedding. Products and services include…

ThursdayJun 26, 2008 7:57 am

MedeFile International, Inc. (MDFI.OB) Makes Strides in Stock Market This Month

MedeFile International, Inc. (MDFI.OB) has made tremendous positive movement in the stock market in the past several weeks. After starting out the month at $0.11 per share, MDFI closed at $0.32 per share yesterday. A steady, three-fold increase in one month shows the confidence being built behind MedeFile. MedeFile is focused on developing its technology and services to assist people in gathering and organizing key healthcare data. The company collects all of a patient’s records and digitalizes the medical records into a comprehensive file that can be accessed through a specially designed portable drive or through a call to its…

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