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LANSING, Mich., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forbes Magazine has named Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) to its annual list of the 200 Best Small Companies in America for the fourth consecutive year and seventh time in the last nine years. "Conventional wisdom would have investors flee small-cap stocks when the economy takes a tumble. Big companies are safer bets, the thinking goes. Maybe not right now with meltdowns at AIG, Lehman Brothers, and Wachovia," said Forbes' editors in ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- China will be the focus of the ROTH Capital Partners Second Annual "China Only" Conference scheduled for Las Vegas on November 19-21, 2008 at Wynn Resort and Casino. Dedicated to US listed Chinese companies, this conference will offer investors a look at opportunities in emerging markets that might offer growth despite economic downturns in more mature markets. "When the industrial world is really suffering, the emerging markets look even better," said Donald Straszheim, ROTH's Vice Chairman and former Chief Economist for Merrill Lynch. "Though there is a recession and severe financial distress in the US, Europe and Japan, it is expected that China should weather the storm better than any other country in the world. We still believe that China will enjoy the fastest growth in the world over the next five years." The conference is an information-rich, time saving program featuring presentations from CEOs ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CONNECT, San Diego's technology and life sciences accelerator, today released the second quarter 2008 data from CONNECT-track, the first independently-verified, comprehensive index of new technology company formation in California. The index measures the vitality and velocity of innovation throughout the state. Data reveal San Diego is now the second-leading new business start-up county in the state, behind only Los Angeles, up from third in Q1 2008. CONNECT-track measures the economic output and growth in seven industries: software; communications; pharma/bio/medical; computer and electronics; environmental technology; defense and transportation; and recreational goods. Venture capital investment tracking data was also included in CONNECT-track for the first time to measure which sectors receive the most funding for new business innovation. New CONNECT-track data show a 36 percent increase in new tech businesses in California: from 430 started in the 1st quarter of 2008 to 585 such businesses in the 2nd quarter. Although significantly lower than the ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Progressive Gaming International Corporation (NASDAQ: PGICD) ("the Company"), announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company has engaged Roth Capital Partners, LLC to assist the Company in reviewing strategic alternatives intended to enhance shareholder value. The Company expects to consider and evaluate available alternatives during the strategic review process including, but not limited to, the sale of the Company. The Company has not set any timetable for the conclusion of this strategic review and does not intend to comment further publicly with respect to this process unless or until a specific alternative is approved by its Board of Directors. There can be no assurance that the review process will result in the announcement or consummation of any sale or ...

Roth Capital upgrades iGATE (Nasdaq: IGTE) from Hold ...