Headquartered in San Jose, California, Echelon Corporation (ELON) is a networking company that provides products and systems that connect everyday devices in utility, industrial, transportation, and home and building control systems. These connections can monitor and lower energy usage, as … Continue reading →

Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, Mentor Graphics Corp. (MENT) focuses, as a company, on electronic hardware and software design solutions for their customers. They provide products, consulting services, and support for some of the world’s major electronics … Continue reading →

Novellus Systems, Inc. (NVLS), based in San Jose, California, is a provider of advanced process equipment for the global semiconductor industry. The company is a supplier of chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), electrochemical deposition (ECD), chemical mechanical … Continue reading →

Biopharmaceutical companies ViroPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: VPHM) and Lev Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB: LEVP) today announced a definitive merger agreement potentially worth $617.5 million to further joint efforts for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Per the agreement, VioPharma will acquire Lev for … Continue reading →

SatCon Technology Corp. (Nasdaq: SATC) provides utility-scale renewable energy solutions for distributed power markets to deliver advanced, reliable and proven clean energy alternatives. To create market awareness and increased strength in the industry, the company today announced Pete DeGraff as … Continue reading →

Revett Minerals, Inc. (RVM: TSX) operates through their subsidiaries, owning and managing the Troy Mine and the development-stage Rock Creek Project, both of which are located in northwestern Montana. Each project consists of significant copper and silver mineral reserves and … Continue reading →

Headquartered in Cody, Wyoming, Nacel Energy is engaged in generating clean, renewable energy from wind. Their focus is on the development of utility-class wind generation projects located in Texas, Kansas and the Caribbean, as well as Latin America. Founded in … Continue reading →

Founded in 1990, Ultimate Software Group Inc. is a provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions. The solutions they provide for their customers are highly flexible and easy-to-use, and suited for customers who need integrated human … Continue reading →

An assertive management team can turn a business around. Their stocks deserve investor support even if recent track records have been poor. Here is a case in point. The second week of July 2008 has ended with the stock price … Continue reading →

Shuffle Master, Inc. (SHFL), established in 1992 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a gaming supply company that specializes in providing gaming entertainment content products. Shuffle Master offers shuffling solutions for nearly every card game including the third-generation one2six™ … Continue reading →