LIVONIA, Mich. The Bartech Group was selected to receive the Eaton Corporation Premier Supplier Award for the third consecutive year. Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation honored 42 of its best suppliers at its third Supplier Awards Program in April in Cleveland, Ohio. The Bartech Group is a talent acquisition and management services company that bills and manages $1 billion in revenue on behalf of its customers. Last year, Bartech also won the Eaton Corporation PEAK Award.
DUBLIN, Ireland Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92109) has announced the addition of "Global Best Practices Statistical Yearbook 2008 - 6th Edition" to their offering.
NEW YORK Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. (weitzlux.com) would like to inform the public that a Class I recall was issued by Actavis Totowa LLC on April 25, 2008 for all lots of the heart medicine Digitek (generic name digoxin) because some have been found to contain twice the approved levels of active ingredient than is appropriate. Unfortunately, this recall comes too late for the families whose loved ones ingested the potentially deadly dose. According to the Food and Drug Administration, several reports of illnesses and injuries have been received.
DUBLIN, Ireland Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92011) has announced the addition of "Mercosur Automotive Market Review - Management Briefing" to their offering.
CHICAGO USTelematics, Inc. (OTC:UTLM), creating proprietary technology and market-disruptive products at the forefront of the connected-car revolution, will host an investor conference call with a simultaneous webcast today at 12 noon ET, to provide updates on the Company's latest strategic achievements in its mission to provide novel products and services for the burgeoning multibillion-dollar telematics industry.
DUBLIN, Ireland Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91965) has announced the addition of "Snapshots Netherlands Car Leasing 2008" to their offering.
UNTERPREMSTAETTEN, Austria austriamicrosystems (SWX:AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs for communications, industrial, medical and automotive applications, today expanded its successful magnetic rotary encoder family with the AS5134. This innovative rotary encoder IC is fully qualified to AEC-Q100 and specifically designed for brushless DC sensing in automotive applications in an ambient temperature range up to 150 degree C.
DUBLIN, Ireland Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91929) has announced the addition of "Exhaust Systems Report" to their offering.
LAS VEGAS Power Efficiency Corporation (OTCBB: PEFF), a green energy company focused on efficiency technologies for electric motors, today announced its first quarter 2008 financial results.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. Mile Marker International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MMRK), a specialty vehicle parts manufacturer and distributor, today announced its first quarter 2008 financial results.
BURNSVILLE, Minn. AAA projects the number of Americans traveling during the Memorial Day holiday will drop slightly compared to the previous year. AAA estimates that 37.87 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a decrease of nearly 360,000 travelers (0.9 percent) from last year's total of 38.23 million.
ROANOKE, Va. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) a leading retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended April 19, 2008. First quarter earnings per diluted share increased 21% to $0.86 versus $0.71 last year.
QUINCY, Ill. Titan International, Inc. (NYSE:TWI) held on May 15, 2008, its annual meeting of stockholders.
ATLANTA For the fourth year running, America's most affluent consumers have declared Porsche the most prestigious car available today. The Luxury Institute's 2008 independent nationwide survey of luxury auto brands rated Porsche tops against eleven of the world's most prestigious car brands. Lexus and Mercedes ranked second and third, respectively.
TORONTO The Canadian Auto Workers union tentatively agreed Thursday to labor deals with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC that would replace contracts expiring in September.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. Last night, Per E. Meling of White's International Trucks in Greensboro, N.C., was named the winner of the second annual Navistar Service-Technician Rodeo.
TOKYO Toyota's Prius started out a decade ago as a risky experiment in green technology. Today, it's the world's first mass-produced gas-electric hybrid vehicle to hit the one million mark in sales.
STAMFORD, Conn. Green Earth Technologies' (Pink Sheets: GETG) biodegradable motor oil was the key that unlocked the Cabbie Killer mystery in the latest episode of the CBS crime drama, CSI New York. This bio-based motor oil, called G-OIL(TM), took on a few fictional properties invented by the show's writers to drive the plot of the show. CSI's version of G-OIL(TM) attracts ants, which leads detectives to analyze a sample of the oil, trace it to a taxi garage, and identify the Cabbie Killer -green technology comes to the rescue again.
DES PLAINES, Ill. Directors of Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS), declared a dividend of $.20 per common share on May 13, 2008. The dividend is payable July 15, 2008 to stockholders of record July 1, 2008.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Mace Security International, Inc. ("Mace" or the "Company") (Nasdaq Global:MACE) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
MONACO The ALA 50 is a new sports car created in honour of the 50th birthday of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco. A mould of the prototype was presented to the Prince at a reception marking the 25th anniversary of Monte Carlo Automobile.
AURORA, Ill. AAA projects the number of Americans traveling during the Memorial Day holiday will drop compared to the previous year. AAA estimates that 37.87 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a decrease of nearly 360,000 travelers (0.9 percent) from last year's total of 38.23 million. This is the first decrease since 2002.
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Aura Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:AUSI) announced today that it acquired all of the transport refrigeration assets of Emerald leasing ("Emerald") of Atlanta, Georgia. The assets acquired include the all-electric transport refrigeration system, approximately 6 acres of a service and installation yard and facility, refrigeration-related inventory and a number of employees including Mr. Joseph Dickman, Emerald's President. In addition, the agreement with Emerald leasing returns the previously assigned exclusive selling rights for the transport refrigeration to Aura. As a result Aura can now offer an end-to-end integrated solution to its customers in the Refrigeration Truck business.
CLEVELAND Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN) today announced that Alexander M. Cutler, chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the Electrical Products Group Conference in Longboat Key, Fla., on Tuesday, May 20, from 10:45 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Eastern time. The purpose of the presentation is to discuss the company's business prospects with securities analysts and institutional investors.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. For the past 100 years there has been relatively little innovation in the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), but with gas prices at record highs and the economy squeezing average Americans, engine developer Rotoblock, Inc. (OTCBB:ROTB) has a new innovation called the Oscillating Piston Engine (OPE).
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ:FDML) announces the appointment of Martin Hendricks to the position of vice president, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Global Aftermarket. Hendricks will assume responsibility for aftermarket sales, marketing, distribution and administration in EMEA and will be based in Federal-Mogul's Aartselaar, Belgium, aftermarket office.
ROCK HILL, S.C. 3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC), a leading provider of 3-D Modeling, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing solutions, announced today that it was invited by Xerox(R) Corp. to exhibit its new, high-definition ProJet(TM) 3-D Production Systems at Drupa 2008, the largest 2-D printing equipment exhibition in the world, held from May 29 to June 11, 2008, in Dusseldorf, Germany.
NOVI, Mich. IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP), the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, announced today that it has developed an advanced new family of CO2 gas lasers that will allow the Company to enter new markets and applications. The first generation of IPG's CO2 gas lasers, with output powers from 1 to 3 kW and operating in the 10.6 micron spectral range, are more efficient and compact than conventional CO2 lasers now on the market, and are ideal for processing nonmetal materials.
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