WednesdayApr 16, 2008 6:57 am

Smoky Market Foods, Inc. (SMKY.OB) Plans to Expand Under-Developed Market Sector

Incorporated in April 2006, Smoky Market Foods hopes to capitalize on a sector of the Food & Beverage industry that has received relatively little attention in the past; smoked meats and fish. Using a USDA-approved smoking system powered by the slow burning of hickory and apple wood, the company plans to offer an elaborate menu of region-specific food items. Perhaps one of the most desirable aspects of the production process is the absence of additives and preservatives. The company vows to flavor its product using only garlic, sea-salt, and other all-natural ingredients. Production and distribution is currently outsourced to Mary…

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WednesdayApr 16, 2008 5:50 am

TurboSonic Technologies, Inc. (TSTA.OB) Receives New $2 Million US Dollar Order

TurboSonic Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: TSTA), a designer and supplier of industrial air pollution control technologies, announced today the receipt of a new order totaling $2 million US dollars for a Gas Scrubbing System for a US-based oriented strand board (OSB) producer, to be delivered in this calendar year. On April 10, 2008 TurboSonic had also announced the receipt of new orders totaling $1 million US dollars, as well as a contract valued at $1 million US dollars in February. Edward Spink, TurboSonic's CEO commented, "This is the fourth contract from this major OSB producer in the past two years, all…

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WednesdayApr 16, 2008 5:43 am

Cord Blood America Inc. (CBAI.OB) Reports a 74% Increase in 2007 Revenues

Cord Blood America reported, before the market opened today, that total revenues for 2007 totaled $5.8 million. These revenues represent a 74% increase from the $3.3 million in total revenues generated in 2006. According to President and CEO of Cord Blood America, Matthew Schissler, there was a onetime charge of $500,000 deducted from the total revenues number to reflect a different way of accounting for yearly storage revenue, or the total would have been well north of $6 million. Gross Profit for Cord Blood America was reported at an impressive $1.97 million, a 34% gross margin. This is a 604%…

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WednesdayApr 16, 2008 5:40 am

Rudy Nutrition Inc. (RUNU.PK) Teams Up with Collins Brothers to Gain National Distribution

Rudy Nutrition Inc. (RUNU.PK) announced that it has reached an agreement with Collins Brothers Inc. to distribute its health conscious beverages in liquor stores, bars and grocery stores nationwide. Collins Brothers is the largest seller of non-alcoholic beverages, supplying liquor departments throughout the United States. Collins Brothers was established in 1934 and has been run by the same family in its 74 years of existence. The company manufactures and distributes its own products, as well as imports and distributes products from India, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Italy. Some of its well known items include Angostura Drink Mixes, Collins Drink Mixes,…

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WednesdayApr 16, 2008 4:10 am

Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. (FFEX) – Chilling Just Fine

Frozen Food Express Industries is a company focused on the temperature-controlled delivery of perishable goods. They deal primarily with food products, confectionary products, and health care supplies. They are part of the Frozen Food Express Group of Companies (FFEG), which includes Am-Can Logistics, Excel/Country Fresh Meats, and Taylor Packing, among others. While a trucking company to the outside observer, they consider themselves more a service company that uses trucks to meet their customers' needs. True to this core belief, they offer their refrigerated and dry delivery service from Canada to Mexico and all points in between. Their terminal network is…

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WednesdayApr 16, 2008 4:06 am

TII Network Technologies, Inc. (TIII) is Behind Reliable Telecommunications

This small capital stock from the Electronic Instrumentation & Controls Industry has had a quarter that will please investors. Earnings have climbed four times over the same period for the previous year. Sales have jumped 50 percent to $12 million. Full year 2007 results have also recorded impressive growth over 2006. The results are better than the average achieved by the Electronic Instrumentation & Controls Industry. The company is in the business of connecting electronic equipment and protecting networks from dangerous power surges. Service providers can also check their networks from remote locations, and separate voice and data transmission. The…

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WednesdayApr 16, 2008 4:03 am

Capstone Turbine Corp. (CPST) Business is at the Core of Energy Security

Much of Green Business is about energy. Our heat, power, and cooling needs are responsible for serious air emissions. Micro turbines, which help to generate power for relatively small needs, have traditionally run on fossil fuels, especially polluting fractions such as diesel and kerosene. This company provides an engaging solution. It makes and markets micro-turbines that run on clean fuels. The latter include natural gas and organic waste. Hybrid electric vehicles are typical and important applications for these micro turbines. The micro turbines come with attached heat exchangers; therefore, they are useful for producing hot water. The management has diversified…

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TuesdayApr 15, 2008 5:18 pm

Utilities for Growth

Time was when utility stocks were disparagingly called stocks for widows and orphans. Utility stocks were highly-regulated in their production and transmission of power to residential and commercial customers, Since this production and distribution is considered essential to the well-being of the country, the companies were run almost as quasi-governmental agencies. The regulations were such that utilities were strictly overseen by public utilities agencies, not only with regard to monitoring power transmission and supplies, but in their business practices like rate increases and other profit-making strategies. In return for this strict control, utilities had very little downside potential—they were not…

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TuesdayApr 15, 2008 5:10 pm

Nascent Foodservice, Inc. (NCTW.OB) Uses Fold-in Acquisitions to Leave Footprint in Mexican Distribution

Nascent Wine Co. Inc. (OTCBB: NCTW) engages in the distribution of food and non-food products, offering nearly everything you’d find in the pantry as well as table settings and utensils. The company’s customers include grocery stores, convenience stores, hotels and resorts, schools, cafeterias and restaurants in the Baja region of California and Mexico, and Miami, Fla. Nascent Wine dba Nascent Foodservice delivers more than 2,000 national proprietary-brand food and non-food products. The company has exclusive rights to distribute many big-name brands, including Miller Beer, throughout Baja Mexico. Nascent’s current growth strategies focus on acquisitions. Following what Nascent calls fold-in acquisitions,…

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TuesdayApr 15, 2008 5:06 pm

OTCPicks Featured Company: Enzyme Environmental Solutions, Inc. (EESO.PK) Signs Contract for Test Site

Enzyme Environmental Solutions, Inc. (OTC: EESO) announced that they have signed a contract for a conditional sale of real estate which will be used as a test site to further improve their agricultural odor reduction product. During Monday's trading the company's stock rose by 58.82%. Enzyme Consultants Organization is a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial and agricultural enzyme products. All tests are conducted at their manufacturing plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The vision of the company is to become a leader in the industrial and agricultural markets by manufacturing, testing, and developing ecologically friendly products. Jared Hochstedler, CEO of Enzyme…

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