ThursdayJul 22, 2010 2:39 pm

New to Investing? Get Started at QualityStocks!

Investing is much easier than what it used to be. Now you can sign up for your own online trading account and be approved in just a few days. From there all you have to do is enter the symbol of the stock you wish to purchase and how many shares you want. With so much competition in the online brokerage market today, many are offering super low commission rates as well as free independent research tools to make better trading decisions. Our name, QualityStocks, emphasizes the commitment we have to connect subscribers with companies that have huge potential to…

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ThursdayJul 22, 2010 1:46 pm

CenterPointe Community Bank (CENP.OB) 2Q Report Reveals Solid Profitability

CenterPointe Community Bank, www.centerpointebank.com – the Hood River-headquartered, State of Oregon-chartered and FDIC-insured community bank with an ancillary branch (also in Oregon at The Dalles), is in the black for the first time since its inception three years ago, reporting $36k in earnings with the release of 2Q (ending June 30) data yesterday. The Bank enjoys the benefits of being the only community bank in the Columbia River Gorge region, opening its two offices in 07 and 08 respectively, and subsequently blossoming into one of the strongest business lenders in the area, with highly responsive lending staff always ready to…

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ThursdayJul 22, 2010 12:17 pm

Zoom Technologies, Inc. (ZOOM) Enjoys High Acceptance for Leimone Brand Mobile Phones

Located in Beijing, Zoom Technologies is a holding company with subsidiaries that engage in the manufacturing, research and development, and sale of electronic and telecommunication products for the latest generation mobile phones, wireless communication circuitry, and related software products. Recently, Zoom earned national recognition their unique Leimone brand phones which have pioneered the China’s mobile phone sector. The Leimone brand mobile phone is designed specifically for China Telecom's 3G network recently rolled out in China. This advanced multi-media business phone allows the user access to two mobile phone lines within a single device. Today, Zoom proudly announced that 128,000 Leimone…

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ThursdayJul 22, 2010 12:13 pm

Primoris Services Corp. (PRIM) Subsidiary Inks $99.2M Contract, Reflects $1B Backlog

Primoris Services Corp., a leading specialty contractor and infrastructure company, recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary ARB Inc. was awarded a $99.2 million contract from the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) for the construction and commissioning services of a power generation facility. ARB provides power-generation construction services. The company’s experience and knowledge are focused on heat-recovery steam generators and SCR installations and retrofits, burner management systems, low-NOx burner and power boiler retrofits, boiler-tube replacements and upgrades, and pressure-vessel and boiler repair. The company’s contract calls for a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle nominal 296 megawatt (MW) power generation facility at NCPA’s…

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ThursdayJul 22, 2010 12:11 pm

GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. (GRHU.OB) to Acquire LifeProtection Inc.

GreenHouse Holdings Inc. is a developer of sustainable and eco-friendly energy solutions and infrastructure that can be rapidly deployed. The company announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase Life Protection Inc. in exchange for company shares. Life Protection provides innovative training, support, design and construction of facilities and services to meet the needs of the US government, military and law enforcement agencies. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to GreenHouse Holding's 2010 earnings and will provide the company with an estimated revenue contribution in excess of $2 million for 2010. Life Protection is currently generating gross…

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ThursdayJul 22, 2010 11:07 am

Electronic Medical Records Worthy of a Closer Look for Investment Potential

For those of us that have witnessed the evolution of the World Wide Web, the developments can be called nothing less than amazing. People that use the web daily find it difficult to even remember there was no such thing as emails or Google. For the younger generation, they probably can’t even imagine there not being a Twitter, FaceBook or MySpace. Indeed we have seen a massive progression with internet usage at 1.5 billion users and over 100 billion live web pages. The web has literally changed how we operate in life. No longer do you have to drive to…

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ThursdayJul 22, 2010 8:36 am

Vantage Drilling Company (VTG) to Offer Debt and Equity for Acquisition

Vantage Drilling Company is offering to the public a combination of debt and equity to finance the recently announced acquisition of a 55% interest in the Mandarin Drilling Corporation. This purchase would make Vantage Drilling Company the sole owner of the Mandarin Drilling Corporation. The Mandarin Drilling Corporation owns the construction contract for the Platinum Explorer, an Ultra Deepwater Drill Ship currently being built in a shipyard in South Korea. Vantage Drilling Company is offering $960 million of senior secured notes due in 2015, and $50 million of common stock. The funds will be used primarily to fund the acquisition…

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ThursdayJul 22, 2010 8:35 am

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (CTO) Reports Results for Second Quarter of 2010

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. reported financial results for the second quarter of 2010. The company earned net income of $127,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the quarter ending 6/30/2010, compared to net income of $188,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the same quarter of 2009. Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. also reported a drop in sales on a year over year basis. The company reported sales of $3.8 million in the second quarter of 2010, compared to $5.3 million in the corresponding quarter of 2009. The management of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. expressed little confidence in the current real estate market, and…

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ThursdayJul 22, 2010 8:33 am

Pacific Blue Energy Corp. (PBEC.OB) Secures 100 Acres in Arizona for 150MW Solar Farm

Pacific Blue Energy Corp., a development stage renewable energy company, has inked an agreement to acquire 100 acres in Gila Bend, Ariz., as part of its larger plan to develop a new 150 megawatt solar farm. Additionally, the company is in discussions to purchase an additional 707 acres adjacent to the announced 100 acres. In May the company announced a 20 megawatt Sunshine Solar Farm solar electric project currently in development with Siliken Renewable Energy on 154.3 acres Pacific Blue owns near Flagstaff, Ariz. The Gila Bend property was chosen for its close proximity to the Sunshine Solar Farm and…

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ThursdayJul 22, 2010 8:32 am

VIASPACE Inc. (VSPC.OB) Announces Global Expansion; In Talks with Potential Customers in Europe, India and Asia

VIASPACE Inc., a clean energy company providing products and technology for renewable and alternative energy solutions that reduce or eliminate dependence on fossil and high-pollutant energy sources, recently announced that the company’s top executives are touring Europe, India and Asia to hold talks with potential customers and partners seeking new and more reliable supplies of biomass feedstock for their green energy operations and projects. In Europe, the company’s top executives met with potential pellet customers, biogas equipment suppliers, biogas electricity generators and potential partners for power plants and pellet mill projects. In India, where the demand for clean electricity is…

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