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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 9:46 am

UnionBanCal Corp.’s (UB) Northwest Expansion

San Francisco-based Union Bank of California (UB) is looking to Portland, Ore., and Seattle as key growth areas. These two Pacific Northwest cities are seeing population and deposit growth that far exceeds the bank's Bay Area home base. "The growth rate of Portland and Seattle is about twice as fast as San Francisco's," said Scott Hagel, market president overseeing the bank's Central Valley and Pacific Northwest commercial banking operations. So far the bank has added a handful of staff in Seattle and Portland, primarily commercial bankers, real estate relationship managers and wealth advisers. Brick-and-mortar expansion is also on the drawing…

TuesdayMay 20, 2008 8:43 am

BioSolar, Inc. (BSRC.OB) Dr. Stan Levy to Present at the SPIE Symposium on Solar Applications and Energy Conference

Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Stan Levy of BioSolar, is scheduled to speak at the SPIE Symposium on Solar Applications and Energy conference, an international membership society which serves the science and engineering industry, on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 in San Diego, CA. Findings from the company’s technology development program will be presented by Dr. Levy, who led the BioSolar’s breakthrough photovoltaic cell component, the BioBacksheet™. Dr. Levy will speak to thousands of engineers and researchers gathered for the SPIE symposium, which is the largest optical science and technology meeting in North America. BioBacksheet™ has samples that were delivered to a…

TuesdayMay 20, 2008 8:41 am

Perf Go Green Holdings, Inc. (PGOG.OB) Honored At the 2008 International Home & Housewares Show by Design Defined

Perf Go Green Holdings, Inc., a New York-based biodegradable plastics company, was honored for exhibiting products that illustrate premium design quality and innovation at the 2008 International Home & Housewares Show by Design Defined. The 13 gallon kitchen trash bags and 30 gallon lawn and leaf bags by Perf Go Greene were premiered in March at the International Home & Housewares Show and recognized by a team of Design Finders, who fleshed out the 2,000-plus exhibitors covering one million square feet of showroom floors searching for products that exemplified all qualities of design while achieving a solution to ordinary household…

TuesdayMay 20, 2008 8:38 am

HotOtc Featured Company: Beacon Power Corp. (BCON) Receives Approval for First Flywheel Energy Grid Frequency Plant

Offering new efficiency opportunities in any mature market can be difficult. In many instances, the concept of “if it isn’t broke don’t fix it” applies. But when a mature market has reached its capacity to operate efficiently, a new way to get that little extra out of a system becomes a good place to find substantial profit. Beacon Power Corp., a company involved in design, development and commercialization of advanced power grid frequency equipment, operates in three of the largest US open-bid electrical power markets. It offers advanced products designed to make power grid systems more efficient and safe through…

TuesdayMay 20, 2008 8:36 am

Oplink Communications (OPLK) – A Profitable and Growing Optical Company

Oplink Communications (OPLK:NASDAQ) is a company focused on designing, manufacturing and supplying fiber optic products and services that serve as critical building blocks for the telecommunications industry. The company started in 1995 as purely a component supplier, but has since expanded business to also providing integrated optical subsystems, design services and custom solutions for telecommunications equipment makers. The company's customers include telecommunications, data communications, and cable TV equipment manufacturers around the globe. Oplink Communications does have an advantage over some competitors in the optical space. The company has recently moved much of its manufacturing capability from California to low-cost facilities…

TuesdayMay 20, 2008 8:34 am

HotOtc Featured Company: Basic Earth Science Systems Inc. (BSIC.OB) Brings Two More Facilities On-line with No Surprises

As oil and gas prices continue to set new highs, the talk is always about how old wells can be brought back online. The talk, however, always has a “will and can” tense associated with it. In many instances, those that are using these tenses in their discussions are missing the companies that are already there and producing. These companies have the properties, have the wells pumping, and are showing barrels and CF for their efforts at today’s prices. Basic Earth Science Systems Inc., an oil/gas exploration and development company, works to find and develop existing and undiscovered domestic oil/gas…

TuesdayMay 20, 2008 8:01 am

Joytoto USA Inc. (JYTO.OB) Secures Strategic Agreement with Hyundai RFmon Corp.

Joytoto USA Inc. (JYTO) is a leading electronics components manufacturer, operating through two business segments: electronic products and components, and online games. Today the company announced an agreement with Hyundai RFmon Corp., a U.S. distributor of electronics products, in which Joytoto will manufacture, market and supply a minimum order of $10 million in electronic components. Joytoto will provide kiosks, DVD download dispensers, smart teller machines, ATM machines and other electronic components as requested by Hyundai through 2012, per the announced agreement. The partnership is expected to boost each company toward its goals for the upcoming years, allowing each to venture…

TuesdayMay 20, 2008 6:53 am

Global Roaming Distribution, Inc. (GRDB.OB) Shows up in National Broadcasts and Renowned Publication

Global Roaming Distribution, Inc. has been appearing on top broadcasts such as CNBC, CNBC World, NBC Weather Plus, Discovery HD, Fox Business News, Bloomberg, and MSNBC. The public is also learning about the company in USA Today, where a full page was devoted to the company today (in addition to the full page published last week). In response to the coverage, investors have latched onto the emerging growth story as indicated by the HUGE increase in volume. Less than two weeks ago, the stock had a daily volume of just 8,700, but yesterday the volume reached an all-time high of…

TuesdayMay 20, 2008 6:35 am

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. (CPKI) Serves with California Flair

When you have a dream, you run with it. That's what Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax did in 1985. They left their jobs as attorneys to begin to realize their dreams of being in the restaurant business. Today, they have a network of over 235 restaurants located in 29 states and 9 countries. California Pizza Kitchen Inc. (CPKI) trades on NASDAQ and has its headquarters in Los Angeles, California. As part of the ultra-competitive Restaurant sector, the company operates, licenses or franchises restaurant locations. The majority of the locations are company-owned, while some operate under the other two arrangements. The…

TuesdayMay 20, 2008 6:32 am

Books-A-Million Inc. (BAMM) Gives its Customers a Million Reasons to Buy

With a significant online and bricks-and-mortar presence, Books-A-Million Inc. (BAMM) is the premier bookseller in the Southeastern United States. They also rank as the third largest bookseller in the country. They currently have over 200 stores located in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Books-A-Million is part of the Specialty Retail sector. They trade on NASDAQ. The company began in 1917 as a street corner newsstand in Florence, Alabama. This location was the seed for a network that today serves a broad market. Books-A-Million stores operate under the superstore format: Books-A-Million. Their traditional stores operate…

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