For small businesses in America, a huge gap exists between consumer practice and retail response. While nearly 75% of US consumers use the Internet while shopping for goods and services, only 44% of small businesses have a Web presence. In the online marketplace, small businesses tend to lag far behind the large e-retailers and local competition.

Gary K. Kimmons – founder, chairman, president and CEO of eDoorways – spoke to the reasons why small businesses lag behind in their online presence, “Small businesses often lag behind the competition due to lack of computer know-how and inability to adapt their messaging, resulting in a failure to make vital connections in the online marketplace.”

But now there is a solution for small business owners. eDoorways, a revolutionary new business-to-consumer social network website that makes instant connections between small businesses and pre-qualified, gold nugget sales

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Tuesday September 15, 2009

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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease, obtained favorable results from recently completed Phase 1 studies of LX4211 and announced today that it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of the drug candidate in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. LX4211 is an orally-delivered, small molecule drug candidate that inhibits the sodium glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2). LX4211 is Lexicon’s fourth drug candidate currently being tested in Phase 2 clinical trials.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, and Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT),

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THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) August 24, 2009 announced the first gameplay details surrounding WWE(R) SmackDown(R) vs. Raw(R) 2010, the 11th edition to the distinguished fighting videogame franchise. Poised to feature the most authentic, entertaining and compelling simulation of WWE programming to date across multiple videogame platforms, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will introduce inspiring creative and online freedom, significant franchise improvements and a comprehensive roster of August 24, 2009’s most prominent WWE Superstars and Divas. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 is currently in development for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM), with a scheduled release date of October 20, 2009.

Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced August 24, 2009 that its Software Tree, L.L.C. subsidiary has entered into a license agreement with IBM Corporation. The Software Tree technology generally

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Monday August 17, 2009

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Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), announced that on August 14, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the company’s request for a new trial and issued other favorable decisions in its patent dispute with Callaway Golf.

Petroleum Development Corporation (Nasdaq: PETD) announced today that it has closed its public offering of 4,312,500 shares of common stock, including 562,500 shares issued upon full exercise of underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a price to the public of $12.00 per share. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $48.6 million (after deducting underwriting discounts and

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - June 15, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Government Properties Income Trust (GOV), Cypress Sharpridge Investments (CYS), Freddie Mac (FRE), Fannie Mae (FNM) and LoopNet (LOOP).

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Here are highlights from Friday's Analyst Blog:

2 New REIT IPOs

Two new recent REIT IPOs launched in June. Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) began trading earlier this month. The company priced 10 mm shares @ $20.00 per share. The company is a subsidiary of HRPT Properties Trust, an

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The Federal Reserve released its Beige Book this week, and the news for LoopNet (LOOP), which operates an online marketplace for commercial real estate, remains challenging. Commercial real estate transactions remain at historically low levels, and we expect this trend to continue to put pressure on LoopNet’s operations. The Fed noted that "commercial real estate markets continued to weaken across all Districts." This is certainly not a positive sign for LoopNet’s business, and the lack of transaction activity is our primary concern regarding the company’s outlook. This lack of commercial purchases and sales stems not only from lack of demand, but lack of available capital. According to the Fed, "eight Districts cited difficulty in obtaining financing as one of the primary reasons for delaying or stopping construction of new developments and for limiting sales of existing properties." This fact is troubling, as it indicates ...

UpTurn, Inc., the much talked about venture to provide a new online marketplace for everyone and everything involved in real estate, is still under development. But in case you haven’t heard, the idea is to create an innovative site that is focused on people and their lifestyles, not just on property specifications like other sites.

Based on the principle that networking and communication is the best way to get answers and solve problems, the objective is creating a fast and easy interface and lifestyle approach, allowing users to connect and socialize with like-minded consumers and professionals. The platform will even send query results to users via email, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and allow videos and photos through YouTube and Flickr. A team, led by the company’s founder, Jeff Eckman, a graduate of MIT’s Sloane Business School, is currently testing various technological and business elements

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Shares of LoopNet, Inc. (LOOP) have traded higher in recent weeks after hitting a low in early March. The company reported first-quarter results yesterday after the close, and reinforced several reasons why we believe a lower valuation is appropriate for the shares at this time.First, key operating metrics have now steadily weakened for four consecutive quarters. Most important among these, in our opinion, is the fact that the number of paying members has declined at an increasing year-over-year rate in each of these periods. During the first quarter, the number of paying members was down 15.8% versus the year-ago period.Second, we expect that transaction volume in the commercial real estate industry will remain constricted in the near-term. We anticipate that weak operating fundamentals and tight credit availability will create a wide bid-ask spread, as owners are reluctant to sell at what they consider to ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - March 4 2009 eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY), the world's leading online marketplace, today announced the launch of the eBay Green Team, a new initiative that champions smart ways to shop green and encourages more sustainable buying choices that can save consumers money and help save the planet.

As one of the states with the largest manufacturing industries in the country, it is no mystery as to why Georgia ranks as one of the top consumers of energy. Some interesting facts on what is the world 28th largest economy follow:1. The travel industry contributes around $20 billion a year to the state economy.2. Georgia’s bioscience industry generates 15,000 jobs.3. Over 250 bioscience companies are headquartered in the state.4. The Georgia paper industry is second only to Alabama, and it employs 26,000 workers.5. The state has the largest commercial forest in the country, which produce over $19 billion in revenue and employ more than 150,000 people.6. The food processing industry generates more than 70,000 jobs, and produces sales receipt of over $16 billion a year.7. The largest manufacturing employer is the textile-carpet industry which employs over ...