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Solar Photovoltaic Testing for R&D, DV, and Manufacturing
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Corix Utilities Reaches 1,000,000 Meter Installation Milestone...
Corix Utilities announced this week they have reached the one million meter installation milestone for Southern California Edison's Edison SmartConnect program at a residence in Redondo Beach, California.

Zygo Announces the Pending Departure of Walter A. Shephard, CFO
Zygo Corporation today announced that Walter A. Shephard, Vice President Finance, CFO and Treasurer, has made the personal decision to step down from his positions with the company after serving for over six years.

Curtiss-Wright gets contract worth up to $20M ...
Curtiss-Wright Corp., which makes motion control products for military and commercial use, said Friday that it has received a contract worth up to $20 million from Moog Inc.

Moog's profits jump 84 percent
Moog Inc.'s third-quarter profits shot up by 84 percent as the Elma motion control equipment maker's aircraft business strengthened, pushing sales up by 21 percent.

Tektronix Adds One-Button Conformance Test to Mipi D-Phy Solutions...
The MIPI D-PHY specification defines a re-usable, scalable physical layer for interfacing various components such as cameras and display panels to baseband processors in next generation smartphones, tablets and other portable devices.

Thermo Fisher Gets Cool Reception
The movements of stocks immediately after earnings releases can be so visceral and idiosyncratic that sometimes investors are better off ignoring the noise.

Court Confirms Verdict in Favor of Rudolph
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. announced today that the United States District Court in Minneapolis has rejected requests to the Court made by Camtek, Ltd and confirmed a jury verdict originally issued on March 5, 2009 : which held that Camtek infringed Rudolpha s US Patent No.

Germany's Merck sees Q2 profit rise 69 percent
In this undated photograph provided by Merck & Co., Raul Kohan is shown. Merck & Co.

Rockaway Twp. loses appellate ruling on mega-church's Highlands exemption
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP -- An appellate court has upheld Christ Church's exemption from the state's Highlands law, rejecting an appeal from Rockaway Township.

Local tech firm sells for $105 million
Helixis Inc., which has developed a faster, smaller, cheaper diagnostic tool for viruses and bacterial infections, has been bought by Illumina Inc.

Movers & Shakers: Thursday's biggest gaining and declining stocks
These stocks were among those making significant moves Thursday in the U.S. stock market: Advancers Avon Products Inc.

Waters Boosts Q2 Sales 8% Amid Growing Demand
Milford-based laboratory equipment maker Waters Corp. said it made a profit of $84.9 million during the second quarter on $391 million in revenue.

Two Overnight Trades
Overnight Trade #1: Teradyne Inc. Analysis: I want to get back into this one prior to earnings.

Keithley Instruments posts $5.6 million third-quarter profit
Keithley Instruments Inc ., the Solon manufacturer of electrical test instruments, today reported a profit of $5.6 million, or 34 cents a diluted share, in its third quarter.

Hollywood Foreign Press Association gives away $1.5 million in grants to film groups
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is giving money away. The group behind the Golden Globe Awards presented $1.5 million in grants to nonprofit film organizations at a star-studded luncheon Wednesday at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Your Cheat Sheet to Illuminaa s (ILMN) 2Q Earnings Report
The Hoffman Brothers called ISRG at $152 and it ran to $393 for a 158% gain! See what the Hoffman Bros recommend you buy NEXT.

Nationwide study shows global sales key to West Michigan's economy
For color-measuring device maker X-Rite Inc., global sales are more than a slogan.

Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
Shares of Illumina Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!ilmn /quotes/nls/ilmn were up 7% at $44.23 after it issued a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report.

Ixia Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
Ixia has reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30. According to a release on July 22, total revenue for the 2010 second quarter was a record $66.1 million, an increase of 72 percent over $38.4 million reported for the 2009 second quarter and an increase of 7 percent over the $62.0 million reported for the immediately ...