TuesdayFeb 23, 2010 9:57 am

Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. (OPXS.OB) Announces Commitment Letter for $2 Million Credit Facility

Optex Systems Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer of optical sighting systems and assemblies, primarily for Department of Defense applications, recently announced that the company has entered into a commitment letter with Peninsula Bank Business Funding. Under the terms of the agreement, Peninsula Bank Business Funding will provide a one-year, senior-secured $2 million asset-based line of credit to Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. Upon execution of definitive documents, Peninsula Bank Business Funding will provide advances to Optex Systems Holdings at varying advance rates based upon eligible accounts receivable. Optex Systems plans to use the funds to finance its working capital requirements and…

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MondayFeb 22, 2010 4:02 pm

American National Insurance Company (ANAT) Reports Fourth Quarter Profit

American National Insurance Company reported net income of $34.9 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2009. This compared to a loss of $65.0 million, or $2.46 per diluted share, in the same quarter of 2008. American National Insurance Company said that last year’s loss was caused by “other-than-temporary impairments” in its investment portfolio and catastrophe losses in the Property and Casualty Segment. American National Insurance Company benefited from a strong recovery in the financial markets, and reported $20.2 billion in total assets at December 31, 2009, a 9.6% increase from 2008. The company’s book value…

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MondayFeb 22, 2010 1:03 pm

Natcore Technology, Inc. (NXT.V) Expands Into Chinese Solar Market with New Technology

Natcore Technology Inc. is the exclusive licensee of a revolutionary new room-temperature thin-film growth technology, developed at Houston’s Rice University, which is suitable for a variety of silicon oxides and wafers, and which utilizes a liquid phase deposition (LPD) process. The company announced today an agreement with a Chinese partnership consisting of two major firms and Zhuzhou Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Zhuzhou), with whom the Company has signed a letter of intent to form a new company to be called Natcore China. Natcore China will maintain rights to manufacture anti-reflective (AR) film growth equipment and materials, with NXT retaining 55%…

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MondayFeb 22, 2010 12:51 pm

Bloggerwave, Inc. (BLGW.OB) Business Strategy Affirmed by Nielsen Report Showing Huge Increase in Social Media Usage

Bloggerwave Inc., a worldwide leader in using blogs to promote the products and services of its clients, announced today the massive implications for the Company’s bottom line of a newly released report by The Nielsen Company on social media networks. The report, published last month on Nielsen’s news feed site Nielsen Wire, indicated a whopping 82% increase in social media networking site usage, an increase from 3 to 5.5 hours per month in 2009. Nielsen is renowned for forecasting trends and activity in global media formats, and this new report from them also showed that the vast majority of time…

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MondayFeb 22, 2010 12:34 pm

Doing Research Can Often Find a Solid Base Metal Mining Company

Investing in base metals is a fairly popular option within today's investment market. Understanding what to look for is the real key. There are, however, a few thoughts that one might want to consider depending upon the size of the base metal mining company one wants to invest in. From one perspective, an investor may think that massive stimulus spending will drive the dollar down and base metal prices up, while from the opposite perspective an investor may think that the Federal Reserve's statements of a stable inflationary situation dictates that interest rates will remain stable and base metal prices…

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MondayFeb 22, 2010 12:17 pm

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ELTP.OB) Provides Elite Numbers for Third Quarter

Located in Northvale, New Jersey, Elite has earned a stellar name within the pharmaceutical industry due to their development of oral sustained and controlled released products. With a strategy that includes assisting partner companies in the life cycle management of products to improve off-patent drugs and developing generic versions of controlled release drug products, Elite has started to turn heads on Wall Street. Today, Elite Pharmaceuticals released their 3rd quarter 2010 financial results. The company showed that for the 3rd quarter ending December 31, 2009, Elite generated revenues of $917,383, which is an increase of 287% for the comparable period…

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MondayFeb 22, 2010 11:59 am

Premier Alliance Group, Inc. (PIMO.OB) Awarded Contract in Excess of One Million Dollars

Premier Alliance Group, Inc., a business and technology consulting firm, announced today that they have expanded a previous relationship with one of the nation's top financial institutions, Global Markets Risk Management group. It is anticipated that this new engagement will increase revenues in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000). The Global Markets Risk Management group is responsible for multiple enterprise based initiatives including: compliance efforts, BASEL regulatory items, and operational initiatives dealing with business processes supporting federal regulatory rules changes. Premier Alliance Group will provide Senior Consultants and knowledge based experts to provide business process analysis and change management expertise…

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MondayFeb 22, 2010 11:25 am

Cannabis Science Inc. (CBIS.OB) Makes Progress in Its Analytical Lab Logistics

Cannabis Science Inc., a pharmaceutical cannabis company in the US, today announced progress in its Analytical Lab Division at Cannabis Science. Cannabis Science Inc., President & CEO, Dr. Robert Melamede Ph.D., stated, "As a patient oriented company located in a state with effective medical marijuana laws, we are able to study the medical production and use of cannabis in a variety of modalities. At the core of this research, we are working with patients producing top grade medical cannabis as the starting point for extracts and formulations to treat the many disease states that cannabinoids positively impact. Efficient, stable propagation…

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MondayFeb 22, 2010 11:19 am

Gold Resource Corp. (GORO.OB) Announces Underground Mining Contract for Further Development of Its Aguila Project

Gold Resource Corp. was pleased to announce this morning that it has signed an underground mine contract for development of its El Aguila Project's Arista deposit, located in Oaxaca, Mexico. Comsa S.A. de C.V. has been commissioned to develop 1,500 meters of decline ramp and several other works of underground development for the Arista mine. An experienced underground mine contractor, Comsa has performed underground mine development for companies including Minera Penoles and Minera Hecla. William W. Reid, President of Gold Resource Corporation, stated, "We are very excited to have signed this underground mining contract as it signals an important milestone…

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MondayFeb 22, 2010 10:16 am

Lucas Energy Inc. (LEI) and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (TEGR.OB) Join Forces

Lucas Energy and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies have agreed to a joint development of oil and gas properties in the Texas which will enhance the future of both of these corporations. Lucas Energy has gained a reputation as a growing company that identifies, evaluates and acquires leasehold property interests, primarily in the Austin Chalk formation of the middle Gulf Coast of Texas. These property interests are underperforming or have been shut-in or plugged and abandoned. Lucas Energy comes in and revitalizes these interests and turns them into sound investment opportunities. Terra Energy & Resource Technologies is a unique company…

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