Press Releases on May 7, 2010 - EIN Presswire - Press Release Distribution Service

Published on May 7, 2010 - 23:17 GMT

Humanitarian Business: Crucell Wins $110 Million UNICEF Contract

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Dutch biopharmaceutical company Crucell N.V. (NASDAQ: CRXL) said it has been awarded an additional $110 million from UNICEF to supply its paediatric vaccine Quinvaxem to the developing world. Paediatric vaccination plays a …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 23:15 GMT

IT Sector: Wakely Named CFO At TechTarget

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — TechTarget, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTGT) has appointed Jeff Wakely as its chief financial officer and treasurer. Wakely is currently the chief accounting officer, VP of finance and assistant treasurer at NetScout Systems, Inc. ( …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 23:14 GMT

Dividends News: Houston American Declares A Half Cent Per Share

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Houston American Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: HUSA) said that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.005 per common share to holders of record on May 26, 2010 with a payment date of June 16, 2010. Texas- …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 22:17 GMT

Systems, Support & Outsourcing: ChinaEdu Teams With Sichuan Agricultural University

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — ChinaEdu Corp. (NASDAQ: CEDU), an educational services provider in China, said that it has signed a recruiting and support cooperation agreement with Sichuan Agricultural University. Sichuan Agricultural University is one …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 22:16 GMT

'C-Level': Lichtinger Named CEO Of Optimer Pharmaceuticals

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTR) has appointed Pedro Lichtinger as president and chief executive officer of the company as well as a director. Michael N. Chang, co-founder of Optimer, who has led the company as …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 22:14 GMT

Regulation & Compliance: SkyWest Ups Buyback Authorization

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) said that it has been authorized by its board of directors to repurchase up to an additional five million shares of SkyWest, Inc. outstanding common stock. The new shares are in addition to a …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 21:16 GMT

Regulation & Compliance: Breeze-Eastern Moves, Will Take Q4 Charges

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Breeze-Eastern Corp. (AMEX: BZC) said that it has completed its move from Union, New Jersey to Whippany, New Jersey. The company also said that during its fiscal year-end reviews, it has determined that it must adjust its …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 21:15 GMT

Mining Industry News: Gentor Resources Raises $2 Million

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) – Gentor Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: GNTO) said that it has closed the sale of four million units to a non-U.S. person for US$2 million. Each unit, which was sold at a purchase price of $0.50 per unit, consisted of one share of …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 21:14 GMT

Pharma Watch: NASDAQ Halts Questcor Common Share Trading

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) – Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOR) said that NASDAQ has halted trading of Questcor's common stock pending the outcome of an FDA advisory panel meeting. According to the company, the Peripheral and Central …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 20:17 GMT

Applied Technology: Hu Named CFO At China TMK Battery

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — China TMK Battery Systems Inc. (OTCBB: DFEL) has appointed Jin Hu as its chief financial officer. Prior to joining TMK, Hu was with Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) in China, where he acted as a financial controller. …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 20:15 GMT

Systems, Support & Outsourcing: Document Security Receives New Client Order

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Document Security Systems, Inc. (AMEX: DMC), a developer and manufacturer of security and authentication solutions designed to prevent counterfeiting and brand fraud, said that it has received initial printing and packaging …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 20:14 GMT

China In-Focus: Sino Clean Energy To Reverse Split One-For-Ten

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Sino Clean Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: SCLXD) said that it plans to effect a reverse stock split in which each ten currently issued and outstanding shares of company's common stock will be automatically converted into one share …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 19:16 GMT

Security Sector: TIE Technologies Creates TIE TeleMetrics

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — TIE Technologies, Inc. (OTC: TTCS) said it has created a wholly-owned subsidiary, TIE TeleMetrics Corp., to focus on telecommunications and security services for government and institutional sales. The company has appointed …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 19:15 GMT

Commodities & Currencies: U.S. Adds More Jobs Than Expected

- Futures & Forex Commentary - May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) (Investrend Information Syndicate) (Via Brewer Futures Group) — Early trading today has the ProShares Ultra Gold ETF (NYSE: UGL) down by about 1.53% on volume of 136,800 shares, the SPDR …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 19:14 GMT

Food & Beverage Sector: Multi-Color Declares 5 Cent Dividend

May 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Multi-Color Corporation (NASDAQ: LABL) said that its board of directors has declared quarterly cash dividend of five cents per common share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. The dividend is payable June 1, 2010, to …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 19:10 GMT

Mesothelioma Alert: Asbestos-laced smoke a concern after fire in Portland, Oregon

<p>In Portland, Oregon, a recent fire that consumed a historic church in the southwest portion of the city has generated asbestos-laced smoke that could prove hazardous to human health. The church had been converted into a bookstore a few years ago, …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 18:16 GMT

Aerospace News: Microsemi Acquires White Electronic Designs

May 6, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Microsemi Corp. (NASDAQ: MSCC) said its acquisition of White Electronic Designs Corp. closed on Friday, April 30, 2010. Following the acquisition, White Electronic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsemi. James J. …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 18:14 GMT

New Deals: Austrian Insurer Picks Top Image Document Indexing Solution

May 6, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Top Image Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ: TISA) (TASE: TISA) said that it was selected by Generali Group Austria to index and classify 60 million documents received annually. Following an in-depth evaluation, Top Image's eFLOW was …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 18:14 GMT

International Business: EcoBlu Wants To Help Rebuild Haiti Housing With Prefab Wood Homes

May 6, 2010 (FinancialWire) — EcoBlu Products, Inc., (OTCBB: ECOB) has successfully assembled its Haiti relief structure in under one hour to demonstrate the ease of construction for pre-fabricated permanent housing units designed for disaster areas. …

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Published on May 7, 2010 - 17:16 GMT

Economy's Impact: Newtek Closes $14.5 Million Term Loan

May 6, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Newtek Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWT) said it has closed with Capital One, N.A. a new term loan of $14.5 million to refinance Newtek's SBA lender's, Newtek Small Business Finance's, $12.5 million debt to …

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