Waste Management, Inc. (WM) announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior notes due November 30, 2039. The company expects the notes to be assigned ratings of BBB by both Standard & Poor’s and Fitch and Baa3 by Moody’s. The offering is expected to close on November 17. The company said that the net proceeds from the offering will be used to fund certain equity investments and acquisitions and the remaining proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes and funding of other potential acquisitions and investments. In August, the company entered into an agreement to purchase a 40% percent equity investment in Shanghai Environment Group (SEG), a subsidiary of Shanghai Chengtou Holding, for approximately $140 million. As a joint venture partner in SEG, Waste Management will participate in the operation and management of waste-to-energy and ...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies are opening up an exciting new world of possibilities for businesses and governments to increase the efficiency of their operations. Introducing innovative new applications and services, RFID allows organizations to securely capture, track and manage their critical assets in real-time. These assets include pallets in a warehouse, goods in a shopping cart, ID tags on students, patients, inmates and even passports, credit cards and other documents.

For the retail industry, RFID not only enables merchants to reduce costs by providing greater visibility of their inventory as it moves across the supply chain into the warehouse and the store, but also provides hands-free identification of the contents in a shopping cart for instant billing and reduced shoplifting.

For the transportation industry, RFID plays a vital role in helping companies reduce the cost of transporting goods by enabling

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Claimsnet.com reported revenues of $565,000 in its third quarter, up 7% on a year over year basis. The company’s net loss for the quarter was $69,000, or $0.00 per share. During the same quarter in 2008, the company lost $161,000 or $0.01 per share.

Claimsnet.com cut its selling, general and administrative expenses by $45,000 from the third quarter of 2008, and boosted its gross profit by $20,000.

Don Crosbie, the CEO of Claimsnet.com, said “these third quarter results were achieved in a relatively challenging economic environment where many companies are still delaying decisions or putting new contracts on hold.” Crosbie was optimistic about the last quarter of 2009 and 2010, citing the company’s pipeline and said “we do see the beginning of a positive change in the environment.”

Claimsnet.com provides services and software to the healthcare industry that allows the submission and processing of healthcare claims and other data over the Internet. Its

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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (...

ENGLEWOOD, CO — (Marketwire) — 10/07/09 — Biomedical Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (”BMTS” or the “Company”; www.bmtscorp.com) (OTCBB: BMTL) is pleased to announce an agreement with Med Pro Associates of Colorado to serve as a non-exclusive independent sales and marketing representative to solicit sales, obtain orders and provide sales and marketing support for the company’s Demolizer(R) II within the U.S.

Med Pro Associates, based in Idaho Springs, Colorado, is one of the nation’s largest independent representation firms specializing in the healthcare industry. They represent leading manufacturers in a sales support role through all distribution channels and market into the hospital, long term care and dental markets. The Med Pro team of highly qualified, professional field sales representatives provides national coverage and specializes in both medical equipment and disposable devices.

“Med Pro Associates is extremely excited about the addition of the BMTS line given the high profile and sensitivity

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Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp., a company focused on accelerating the speed of new treatment to patients by improving existing therapeutics, yesterday announced the appointment of Llew Keltner, M.D., Ph.D., to the company’s board of directors.

Dr. Keltner currently serves as CEO and president of Light Sciences Oncology, a privately held biotechnology company focused on late-stage, light-activated therapy for hepatocellular cancer and solid tumors. Dr. Keltner is also the CEO of EPISTAT, an international healthcare technology transfer, corporate risk management and healthcare strategy company he founded in 1972.

Christopher M. Starr, Ph.D., CEO of Raptor, said Dr. Keltner’s more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry and his focus on cancer and genetic analyses will greatly benefit the company and its progress to develop programs to address cancers, genetic diseases and liver disorders, as well as overall company growth.

“Dr. Keltner has also advised health care and financial companies through the challenges

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Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Public, OTC:PVCT)

StocksHaven Investments profiles one of the most exciting up-and-coming anti-cancer companies in the industry, Provectus Pharmaceuticals (OTC:PVCT). They have one of the deepest pipelines of any small cap biotech, focusing on treatments for: Melanoma, Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, Breast Cancer, and Liver Metastasis. With three drugs nearly ready to enter Phase III, including one nearly entering Phase II for Breast Cancer, one of the largest target markets worldwide and seeking “compassionate use” in Australia and USA, look for Provectus to make a splash within the next couple of months.

They are developing and testing one of the most exciting anti- cancer compounds. It has been demonstrating significant effectiveness against Melanoma in Phase 2 clinical trials and it offers promising treatment for breast, liver and other solid tumor based metastatic cancers. The compound developed by Provectus, known as PV-10, is a

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CareView Communications, Inc. Announces Relocation to Larger Office/Warehouse Facility in Lewisville, Texas

CareView Communications, Inc. (“CareView” or the “Company”) (Pink Sheets: CRVW), an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, announced today that it is relocating to a new office warehouse complex as of October 1, 2009. Located at the intersection of State Highway 121 and Interstate Highway 35 in Lewisville, Texas, this facility will accommodate CareView’s expanding operations as well as being located closer to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The new facility provides almost 40% more square footage than the current location. In addition to more adequate office and meeting space, the new facility will have warehouse space and equipment testing labs to allow CareView to design, develop and provide quality assurance for its CareView System™ product, and will allow for a larger and more efficient assembly area for the server systems CareView uses in its hospitals.

About CareView

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DrStockPick.com Stock Report!

Tuesday September 15, 2009

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The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared an unchanged quarterly dividend of 55 cents per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable December 1, 2009, to shareholders of record as of November 6, 2009.

ATS Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSI), manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products, announced today that it will participate in the 2009 UBS Global Life Sciences Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York. Michael Dale, President and CEO of ATS Medical, will present at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.

Marriott

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Friday September 11, 2009

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AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE: AB) and AllianceBernstein L.P. today reported that during the month of August, preliminary assets under management increased by approximately $13 billion, or 2.8%, to $482 billion at August 31, 2009, as positive investment returns were partially offset by modest net outflows.

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:MRH) announced today that Chris Harris, President & CEO of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., is scheduled to present at the Barclays Capital Global Financial Service Conference in New York City on September 16, 2009 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time.

Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) CEO Dan Hesse will participate

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