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ThursdayJun 20, 2013 1:54 pm

Loans4Less.com, Inc. (LFLS) Ready for California’s Changing Housing Market

The median home price in California in May notched the biggest year-over-year increase in 30 years, up 31.9 percent to $417,350 from $316,460, according to the California Association of Realtors (CAR). The last time the sunshine state’s median home price increased with similar momentum was in February of 1980 when prices soared 29.1 percent to $94,489 from $75,520 in February the year prior. Likely catalysts for last month’s increase are fewer sales of distressed properties and higher transactions dealing with more expensive homes, says Leslie Appleton-Young, CAR associate vice president and chief economist. "We've had a big drop off in…

ThursdayJun 20, 2013 1:35 pm

Plug Power, Inc. (PLUG) Adds CEO of Air Liquide to Board of Directors

Plug Power, a leader in providing clean and reliable energy solutions, has a new addition to its board of directors, Eric Prades, CEO of Air Liquide Advanced Business. With more than 20 years of international strategic and operations leadership at Air Liquide, Prades is well versed in Hydrogen Energy markets. As of 2008, the company has developed into a prominent leader within the European hydrogen industry, having distributed hundreds of hydrogen fuel-cell systems. In addition, Prades oversees the ambitious Horizon Hydrogen Energy (H2E) program, a 200 million Euro research and development program. With different completion targets dispersed throughout 2009 to…

ThursdayJun 20, 2013 1:26 pm

The Guitammer Company, Inc. (GTMM) and the Noise Problem

When New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently kicked off an educational campaign to get people, especially the young, to lower the volume when using in-ear headphones (earbuds), it caused a lot of “nanny-state” controversy. Over and above the storm, however, is the fact that there has been a growing number of young teenagers experiencing noise-induced hearing loss, a jump of approximately 30% over the past couple of decades. Today, roughly 5 million children between 6 and 19 years of age report some degree of noise-induced hearing loss. These are not surprising numbers to doctors that treat the problem, or…

ThursdayJun 20, 2013 11:34 am

Omega Commercial Finance Corp. (OCFN) Launching European Distressed Mortgage Real Estate Finance Fund

Omega Commercial Finance announced it will be launching a commercial real estate pooled fund focused on distressed European commercial real estate mortgages in select markets such as Spain, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and London. The proposed fund is to be called the Omega EU Fund II L.P. and is expected to launch sometime in the second half of this year. The company is taking advantage of what it believes is a great opportunity created by the European banking community. The banks have accelerated the pace on loan modifications and disposals of distressed commercial property loans in order to clean up their…

ThursdayJun 20, 2013 11:32 am

PositiveID Corp. (PSID) Publishes Featured Presentation from Biodetection Technologies 2013 Conference

PositiveID, a developer of biological detection and diagnostics solutions, today published to its website a presentation given by Chief Technology Advisor Dr. Kimothy Smith at the 21st International Conference for Biodetection Technologies 2013 in Alexandria, VA. The presentation, which can be viewed at http://www.positiveidcorp.com/investors_events.html, focuses on the Company’s technological advances in the detection and identification of biological threats, specifically, its patented M-BAND (Microfluidics-based Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detector) and Firefly Dx detection system (“Firefly”). PositiveID’s M-BAND system, developed under contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology directorate, is a bio-aerosol monitor with fully integrated systems for sample…

ThursdayJun 20, 2013 11:24 am

Raptor Resources Holdings Inc. (RRHI) Pushes Two Key Projects in Zimbabwe

In lower Africa, bordering South Africa, the continent’s largest economy, is the landlocked nation of Zimbabwe. It’s a country of fertile agricultural land, arguably the best in all of Africa, with a climate moderated by its elevation. Most of Zimbabwe is high plateau, but there are mountains to the northeast that represent a key part of the nation’s rich mineral resources. The country actively produces more than 40 types of metals and minerals, accounting for more than 40% of the country’s exports. Besides gold, silver, nickel, copper, coal, and even diamonds, Zimbabwe is known as one of the world’s primary…

ThursdayJun 20, 2013 10:32 am

GRILLiT, Inc. (GRLT) Engages Top Franchise Branding/PR Firm to Accelerate Growth

GRILLiT, operator of fast-casual restaurants serving delicious and healthy food, today announced the hiring of Sanderson & Associates, a PR and franchise consulting firm based in Chicago, IL. This move is just another part of GRILLiT’s recent focus to build an exceptional team and carry out its marketing plan. "We have a great product and a terrific vision," stated GRILLiT's CEO, Raymond Dias. "We are honored to have such a prestigious and well-known firm as Sanderson & Associates to guide the Company as we carry out our mission to become the leader in healthy, fast casual dining." Founded in 1986,…

ThursdayJun 20, 2013 9:17 am

Sanwire Corp. (NTMG) Enters Exclusive Partnership with Oso Vita Ranch of the Ramah Navajo Nation – Delivering Bandwidth to High Need Areas

Sanwire subsidiary Aero Networks has signed an up to $1.2 million exclusive agreement with the non-profit Oso Vista Ranch Project (OVRP) of Ramah Navajo Nation in New Mexico to manage OVRP's broadband Community Connect grant application with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Services (USDA-RUS). The OVRP reservation is home to roughly 1,700 residents. Approximately 3 percent of homes in the community have access to the Internet via slow and expensive satellite services. The lack of broadband service has prevented OVRP from providing distance learning coursework through their partnership with New Mexico State University. Combative of this challenge, OVRP…

ThursdayJun 20, 2013 9:07 am

Quantum Fuel Systems (QTWW) Completes Development of Alternative Fuel Engine for Mahindra and Mahindra

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, a prominent player in the natural gas, alternative fuel systems, and clean propulsion vehicle technology markets, announced today that it has successfully completed development of a turbocharged, inter-cooled, and electronically fuel injected gaseous fuel engine for the leading Indian vehicle manufacturer and industrial conglomerate, Mahindra and Mahindra. Quantum reengineered the base engine, supplied by Mahindra and Mahindra, to incorporate gaseous fuel metering systems and state-of-the-art engine controls that enable the engine to run on gaseous hydrogen, similar to a natural gas engine. Mahindra Group contracted Quantum to spearhead the development and calibration of a gaseous…

ThursdayJun 20, 2013 9:04 am

Dynavax Technologies Corp. (DVAX) Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Tim R. Mossman Receives Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Dynavax Technologies has announced that Dr. Robert L. Coffman, the company’s chief scientific officer, and his former collaborator, Dr. Tim R. Mossman, have been awarded the 2013 Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology for their pioneering research defining subsets of immune system T cells that have advanced the understanding of infectious, autoimmune, and allergic diseases. In the 1980s, while working collaboratively at DNAX Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif., Coffman and Mossman determined the distinct functions of two T-helper cell subsets: Th1 cells, which play a significant role in cellular immunity that is critical for resistance to infections;…

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