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Read on to find out more… Gevo, Inc. (Nasdaq:GEVO), the world’s only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, announced today that Highlands EnviroFuels, LLC has signed a letter of intent to become a Gevo licensee to produce renewable isobutanol. Highlands will build a commercial-scale “Brazilian-style” syrup mill in Highlands County, Florida, which would have a...

America’s favorite food – the hamburger – has a new favorite brand that also has a highly successful IPO. A Consumer Reports survey in July 2014 named Habit Burgers the best in the nation. Most Americans responded, “Who?” Today, a growing number of Americans know who Habit (NASDAQ:HABT) is, especially some very happy investors. All […]

Williams Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) is one of the United States’ largest e-commerce retailers, serving customers worldwide. Its upscale brick and mortar stores located in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia and the UK are supplemented by franchised branding in several Middle Eastern countries and the Philippines. The company issued its third quarter results shortly after the […]

Introduces Viper(TM) 2.1 Laser Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) Laser Systems business unit has announced its new Viper 2.1 laser, featuring a form factor and interface for use on all directed infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) systems. The Viper 2.1 is the latest in the family of Viper lasers designed specifically for DIRCM systems. After five years of […]

So, how are they going to use the loan? Owens Realty Mortgage (NYSE:ORM)announced today that TOTB Miami, a subsidiary of the Company, has secured a loan from Bank of the Ozarks of up to approximately $13 million. TOTB Miami is a Florida limited liability company, which is 80.74% owned by the Company and 19.26% owned […]

Have you acquired interest to invest? TransAtlantic Petroleum (NYSE:TAT) (TSX:TNP) announced today the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of Stream Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSX-V:SKO). The Company also announced Douglas Nester as its Vice President of Albania. Effective today, TransAtlantic closed the acquisition of all of Stream’s outstanding common shares in...

Lucky Belgium. BP announced today that it plans to invest over $200 million to upgrade its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plants at Cooper River, South Carolina and Geel, Belgium. The investments will position these assets amongst the most efficient PTA manufacturing facilities in the world. “This allows us to apply our latest proprietary technology and […]

Exactly one month ago today, on 17 October, ADVFN brought you an update on the Valeant (TSX:VRX) hostile pursuit to acquire Botox-maker Allergan (NYSE:AGN). As of that date, the Allergan share price was $186.80, based on an continued expectation-exceeding third quarter results. That made Valeant’s takeover bid of $179.00 per share look ridiculous by comparison. Although […]

Four o’clock in the afternoon is a favorite time of the day for the executives of U.S.-listed companies to make major announcements. And when they do, they can generate a flurry of activity from the trading floor to the front page. Technically, there has been no major announcement from either Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) or Baker Hughes […]

New COO Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE:NWL) today announced the appointment of Christopher O’Leary, executive vice president and chief operating officer, International, of General Mills to the company’s board of directors, effective November 11, 2014. O’Leary, age 55, will serve on Newell Rubbermaid’s Nominating/Governance and Organizational Development & Compensation...