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ThursdayMay 01, 2008 7:02 am

North Country Hospitality, Inc. (NHSP.PK) Mergers With Seaway Valley Capital Corp.

North Country Hospitality, Inc. announced this morning that it has merged its businesses with Seaway Valley Capital Corporation (OTCBB:SWVC). The new company will have combined assets of over $31 million. The company expects to have annual revenues of greater than $40 million per year. The merger agreement was finalized late last week. "This agreement will open opportunities for both companies to expand their core businesses and strengthen their ability to attract capital," explained Christopher Swartz, NHSP CEO. "The shareholders of North Country can now point to a company which has increased its value by over 40% through partnering with an…

ThursdayMay 01, 2008 6:57 am

Stone Energy (SGY) Merges With Bois d'Arc (BDE)

Stone Energy Corp. (SGY) has agreed to purchase sister oil company Boi d'Arc Energy Inc. (BDE) for a reported $1.8 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Bois d'Arc stockholders will receive $13.65 in cash and 0.165 shares of Stone common stock for each share of Bois d'Arc common stock. This merger will result in one of the biggest oil and gas production companies in the Gulf of Mexico. Stone will fund the merger using existing cash on its balance sheet, borrowings from a proposed new $700 million credit facility underwritten by Bank of America, and the issuance of…

ThursdayMay 01, 2008 6:52 am

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) – Brewing Success Daily

When it comes to award-winning specialty coffees, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) is an industry leader. Located in Waterbury, Vermont, they roast quality coffees with care as part of the Processed and Packaged Goods business sector. They list on the NASDAQ and have a market capitalization of $751.9M. GMCR boasts and roasts over 100 high-quality types of coffee. These coffees include Fair Trade Certified (TM) and organic coffees. They market these coffee varieties under the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Newman's Own brand names. The company markets their products through wholesale, direct mail and e-commerce channels. GMCR began in 1981…

ThursdayMay 01, 2008 6:25 am

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (BGFV) Spurs Big 5 Sporting Goods Forward

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (BGFV) is a major player on the sporting goods stores playing field. Headquartered in El Segundo, California the company operates their stores in eleven western and southwestern states. They list on the NASDAQ and have a market capitalization of $205.6M. Big 5 has 364 stores, which average 11,000 square feet in size. Their major product lines are athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, fitness, tennis, golf, and team sports equipment. BGFV also promotes camping, hunting, and fishing equipment, as well as snowboarding and in-line skating products. While they do have an online presence where they advertise…

ThursdayMay 01, 2008 6:10 am

Deep Vertical Integration Makes Orchids Paper Products Company (AMEX: TIS) Stock Resilient

We cannot do without paper towels, napkins, and bathroom tissues. This is one of the most stable parts of the entire Paper & Paper Products Industry. This company’s own brand is relatively low-key, but it is also a popular private label supplier. The company has a durable economic moat because it makes tissue rolls in bulk. Demand is strongly protected because the company has courted a large share of the discount retail store market segment. The company focuses on a radius of less than 100 miles from its base in Pryor, OK, which keeps its operational expenses very productive. The…

ThursdayMay 01, 2008 5:48 am

Organic and Inorganic Blend Fuels Rapid Balchem Corp. (NASDAQ: BCPC) Business Expansion

It is about a year since this company acquired a choline chloride and related products business in Italy. It had established a marketing presence in the European Union earlier. The depreciation of the dollar against the Euro makes the foreign ventures of this corporation from New Hampton, NY additionally valuable today. This company has a consistent record over the last five years of growing faster than the norm for the Chemicals Manufacturing Industry. It has widened during the last four quarters, as annual sales growth during the most recent quarter has more than doubled. The company is engaged in developing…

ThursdayMay 01, 2008 5:46 am

NCI, Inc. (NCIT) Awarded Contract with USTRANSCOM; Joint Venture on Test Engineering and Analysis Support Services Subcontract

NCI, Inc. (NCIT), with headquarters in Reston, Virginia, provides information technology and professional engineering services and solutions to the U.S. federal government agencies. NCI’s services include network engineering; information assurance, systems engineering and integration, enterprise systems management, engineering and logistics, medical transformation/health IT, and distance learning and training. An ISO 9001:2000 certified company, NCI has approximately 2,000 employees and more than 75 locations. The company was selected in March by USTRANSCOM as the successful bidder on the $7.6M Classified Information Systems Support (CISS) contract. Under the CISS contract, NCI will consolidate services, optimize USTRANSCOM resources, reduce the cost of operations,…

ThursdayMay 01, 2008 5:42 am

Cobra Electronics Corp. (COBR) Reports First Quarter Profit

Cobra Electronics Corp. (COBR), a maker of two-way and CB radios, radar detectors, and mobile navigation devices, announced first quarter earnings of $81,000 or 1 cent per fully diluted share, compared to a net loss of $720,000 or 11 cents per share in the prior year. Profit improved despite a decrease in revenues from $32.0 million to $28.9 million. The Performance Products Limited ("PPL") segment that was acquired in October 2006 made its first accretive contribution to earnings with improved gross margins on a 39% increase in sales. "We are pleased with Cobra's improved performance in the first quarter and…

WednesdayApr 30, 2008 5:24 pm

American Vanguard Corp. (AVD) Reports Adverse Weather May Influence First Quarter 2008 Results

American Vanguard Corp. (AVD), based in Newport Beach, California, is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company. American Vanguard develops and markets crop protection, turf and ornamental products, and public health insecticides. The company’s products include insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil fumigants, defoliants, molluscides and grown regulators. The company reported at the beginning of April that adverse mid-west weather conditions will likely cause first quarter 2008 performance to be below that of the prior year first quarter. According to Eric Wintemute, president and chief executive officer of the company, over-abundant rainfall and continued cold temperatures have significantly affected preparation for, and…

WednesdayApr 30, 2008 5:20 pm

New Market China Inc. (NMCH.OB) Receives Newcomer Recognition on Dallas Top Public Company Rankings

New Market China, Inc. is a technology leader in the rapidly developing Chinese market, specializing in software engineering, high-quality software development, and digital multimedia outsourcing services delivered to customers globally. Yesterday, the company announced that they have been named one of the Top 200 Public Companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by the Dallas Business Journal. This area is a Mecca for businesses, including the likes of ExxonMobil, Southwest Airlines and Texas Instruments. In addition to making the list, New Market China was featured as one of eleven newcomers to the annual list, along with Comerica, Metro PCS and Cinemark…

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