FridayJan 25, 2013 2:34 pm

NYTEX Energy Holdings, Inc. (NYTE) Taps Oil and Gas Logistics Top Gun Brian Gross for VP of Operations Ahead of Marble Falls Development

NYTEX Energy Holdings, which is engaged in early-stage oil and gas E&P via its NYTEX Petroleum segment and energy market staffing via the KS Energy Search Group, reported a key hiring today to support development of the company’s roughly 7.6k leasehold acre portfolio. Brian Gross, the new VP of operations, adds nearly two decades of upstream and midstream oil and gas industry experience. NYTE will see immediate impact of such a hiring on their continued exploration and production activities at the Marble Falls play, where the recent drilling/completion of six wells (12% average WI) underscores the company’s maintained acquisition/development strategy.…

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FridayJan 25, 2013 10:37 am

Viscount Systems, Inc. (VSYS) Awarded Project to Secure Schools in North Dakota

Viscount Systems, a leading-edge supplier of security systems and software, today announced that its Freedom access control system will be securing a K-12 school district in North Dakota. The company’s system will include its IT-based access control solution as well as the new mobile alarm and building lockdown software. “School security is not simply about securing access to areas but also about real time response to critical events,” stated Stephen Pineau, President and CEO of Viscount. “Our new Freedom Mobile software platform provides school administrators the ability to change building security levels and lock down entire schools by using a…

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FridayJan 25, 2013 10:36 am

United Western Bancorp, Inc. (UWBKQ) Video Chart for Friday, January 25, 2013

UWBKQ is a bankruptcy play, so it carries a high degree of risk, but technically speaking it is making higher lows and putting together a nice climb towards resistance at 23 cents. A break of that level opens the chart until the next resistance at 30 cents. To view the video chart, visit the following link: http://www.qualitystocks.net/videocharts Let us hear your thoughts below:

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FridayJan 25, 2013 7:21 am

Power-One, Inc. (PWER) Two Inverter Product Lines Receive Certification to UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 Standards

Power-One, a prominent supplier of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, announced today that it has received certification to UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 standards for its new ULTRA 780kW, 1.17MW, and 1.56MW central inverters and TRIO 20.0kW and 27.6kW commercial string inverters. Power-One’s ULTRA and TRIO products are currently being distributed commercially in Europe and will begin shipping in the United States in Q1 2013. “We are pleased that our liquid-cooled ULTRA series of central inverters and the new TRIO string inverters designed for the U.S. commercial market have received certification to UL 1741, as…

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ThursdayJan 24, 2013 3:15 pm

VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. (VSTA) Featured in Seeking Alpha Article

A recent article published by Seeking Alpha, titled “Supreme Court Decision Is Bullish For Stem Cell Companies,” reviews the recent high court decision that allows medical universities and science foundations to receive federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Now supported by the federal government, the stem cell industry is anticipated to be a $6.6 billion market by 2016, more than 50% greater than its present size. To read the complete article, visit: http://seekingalpha.com/article/1120881 Peter Harengel, author of the article, provided an overview of the progress taking place in the industry as companies continue to move forward with their stem…

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ThursdayJan 24, 2013 3:14 pm

To Go Brands Continues to Provide Support to Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. (CXM)

Cardium Therapeutics is a health sciences and regenerative medicine company focused on the acquisition and strategic development of innovative health products. As an important part of its overall strategy, the company has entered the health and wellness market through the acquisition of To Go Brands, a developer of easy-to-use nutraceuticals. To Go Brand products include energy boosters, probiotics, antioxidants, metabolism regulators, and various vitamin and mineral supplements, all in easy-to-use forms that make proper nutrition simple. An example is Neo-ChillTM, a special dietary supplement that promotes relaxation without drowsiness. Neo-Chill helps both the body and mind to relax, but without…

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ThursdayJan 24, 2013 3:13 pm

Novavax, Inc. (NVAX) Announces Completion of In-Process Review

Novavax announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) completed an In-Process Review (IPR) of Novavax’ contract covering the company’s recombinant virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidates for pandemic and seasonal influenza. BARDA notified the company that based on the results of the IPR, the contract will be continued for both the seasonal and pandemic influenza programs. Virus-like particles (VLPs) are self-assembling protein structures that resemble the external structure of viruses, but lack the live genetic material that causes viral replication and infection. VLPs can be designed quickly to match individual viral…

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ThursdayJan 24, 2013 3:13 pm

Omnitek Engineering Corp. (OMTK) Doubles Facility Size to Accommodate Growth from Increased Demand

Omnitek Engineering has signed a new lease for a 25,000-square-foot facility near its current location in Vista California, more than doubling the size of the company’s current headquarters to support anticipated strong demand for diesel-to-natural gas engine conversions. “We are continuing to focus on appointing dealers and authorized installers to support anticipated demand for conversions, and look forward to significant domestic growth from the build-out of our domestic conversion centers across the United States,” Werner Funk, president and CEO of Omnitek stated in the press release. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved the submission of Omnitek’s diesel-to-natural gas conversion…

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ThursdayJan 24, 2013 3:12 pm

S&P, Dow Hit Five-Year Highs alongside U.S. Home Sales

The S&P 500 broke the 1,500 ceiling recently, smashing through a major psychological threshold on the road to the 2007 all-time high of 1,565.15. This is particularly exciting considering the persistently flagging performance of the biggest component on the index, Apple (AAPL), and something which clearly illustrates how much banking and commodity stocks have helped bolster performance across the board. Apple is around 35% off its September high and obviously the S&P would be higher if not for this fact. Bank and commodity share performance also helped peg the 5-year high for the Dow, pulling hard and fast out of…

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ThursdayJan 24, 2013 2:00 pm

The Aristocrat Group Corp. (ASCC) Advances Talks with Leading Distiller to Produce New Vodka

The Aristocrat Group Corp. took a crucial step toward initiating production of its new vodka when the Company’s executive leadership met with one of the nation’s top custom distilleries to discuss a potential deal. ASCC has already developed a sophisticated marketing plan for the white liquor, which includes a three-picture product placement deal with feature film studio Outpost Media, Inc. All that remains is to begin production. “With our new vodka set to make its big-screen debut in a matter of months, we’re moving very quickly to have the product on store shelves by the time the film is released,”…

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