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Itron Highlights its Presence at United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 (Business Wire)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:32:00 Etc/GMT

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.----Itron Inc. announced today its recent support and involvement at the UN conference on climate change, COP15, December 7 – 18, 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Expiration and Final Results of Cash Tender Offer for Convertible Notes (Business Wire)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:39:00 Etc/GMT

WALTHAM, Mass.----Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced today the expiration and final results of the companyâs previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 .

Mocon board declares 9-cent dividend (AP)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:55:24 Etc/GMT

Mocon Inc., which makes instruments and provides consulting services for the medical, food and beverage sector, on Friday said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 9 cents.

Beckman Coulter CEO on Health Care (CNBC)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:50:18 Etc/GMT

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MOCON Announces Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:25:00 Etc/GMT

MINNEAPOLIS----MOCON, Inc. announced today that on December 17, 2009, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of nine cents per share, payable on February 19, 2010, to shareholders of record on February 5, 2010.

Trimble Introduces Update to Powerful 3D Laser Scanning Software for Industrial Plant Applications (PR Newswire)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:30:00 Etc/GMT

Trimble introduced today version 6.5 of its Trimble® RealWorks™ software. The software provides an intuitive and efficient solution for integrating 3D laser scanner data into the plant lifecycle work process.

Bio Rad Laboratories, Inc. (BIO): Zacks Rank Buy (Zacks.com)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:00:00 Etc/GMT

Giga-tronics Receives Three Orders Valued at $5.1 Million for High Performance YIG Tuned Filter Products (GlobeNewswire)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:56:39 Etc/GMT

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Giga-tronics Incorporated announced today that it has received three orders valued at $5.1 million for microwave components from a major aircraft manufacturer. The award for high performance specialty filters based upon the Company's fast switching YIG technology, will be fulfilled by Giga-tronics' Microsource component subsidiary located in Santa Rosa, California.

Beckman Coulter sees 2010 profit below estimates (AP)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:30:04 Etc/GMT

Beckman Coulter Inc. on Thursday forecast a sharp increase in 2010 profit but the outlook still fell below Wall Street expectations.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Final Purchase Price for Cash Tender Offer for Convertible Notes (Business Wire)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:44:00 Etc/GMT

WALTHAM, Mass.----Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced today that it has determined the final purchase price offered by the company pursuant to its previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 .

Beckman Coulter Affirms 2009 Outlook (PR Newswire)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:00:00 Etc/GMT

Beckman Coulter, Inc. , a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing, today affirmed its 2009 outlook and provided preliminary outlook for 2010.

Transgenomic, Inc. Executes License Option agreement for Parkinson's Disease Diagnostic Markers with Gene Solutions, LLC (PR Newswire)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:53:00 Etc/GMT

Transgenomic, Inc. announced today that it has reached agreement with Gene Solutions for an exclusive licensing option to a set of validated mutations found in Parkinson's disease patients that can form the basis of a novel and accurate diagnostic test for Parkinson's disease.

New Contract for Thermo Fisher (Zacks.com)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:05:32 Etc/GMT

Thermo Fisher has been selected as the National Children's Study biological and environmental sample repository partner in the contract by a consortium of several health care organizations.

Meter-reader maker Itron splits chairman, CEO jobs (AP)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:44:28 Etc/GMT

Itron Inc., a maker of meter readers and associated equipment, said Thursday that it will split the jobs of chairman and chief executive between two executives.

Herley UK Subsidiary, EWsT, Receives a $1.5 Million Contract Award from Saab in Sweden (PR Newswire)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:49:00 Etc/GMT

Herley Industries, Inc. announced a recent award to EW Simulation Technology , the Company's subsidiary in Farnborough UK.

LaBarge wins $18.9M helicopter contract (at bizjournals.com)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:05:14 Etc/GMT

Sono-Tek Announces Largest Ever Quarterly Sales (PR Newswire)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:52:00 Etc/GMT

Sono-Tek Corporation today announced sales of just under $2,000,000 for the third quarter which ended November 30, 2009, compared to sales of $1,582,000 for the prior year period. Â The third quarters' sales level is the largest quarterly result in the Company's history and represents an 18% increase over the second quarters' sales of $1,684,000 and a 37% increase over the first quarters' sales of $1,465,000. Â In addition, the Company is only two weeks into its fourth quarter and has booked a strong sales backlog.

Nanometrics prices stock offering at $11 each (AP)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:48:53 Etc/GMT

Nanometrics Inc. said Thursday it has priced a public offering of new shares at $11 each, estimating net proceeds at $20.6 million.

Nanometrics Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock (Business Wire)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:15:00 Etc/GMT

MILPITAS, Calif.----Nanometrics Incorporated , a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology systems used primarily in the manufacturing and packaging of semiconductors, solar photovoltaics and high-brightness LEDs, today announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 2,025,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $11.00 per share.

Flexpoint Announces Use of Sensors for Rupture Disc Application (Business Wire)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:00 Etc/GMT