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FARMINGTON, Conn., March 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (Nasdaq:HRZN) (the "Company" or "Horizon"), a leading specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture capital and private equity backed development-stage companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and clean-tech industries, announced today that its Board of Directors declared monthly dividends of $0.115 per share for each of April, May and June 2013.

TORONTO , March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS) , a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced today that Richard Montoni, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Lisa Miles, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, will present at the Deutsche Bank Access Health Care Conference on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at The Westin Boston Waterfront.

Espial Completes Acquisition ANT plc Canada NewsWire OTTAWA , Feb.

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NEW YORK , April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P SmallCap 600 indices: S&P MidCap 400 constituent Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD:REGN) will replace MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE:PCS) in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE:EXP) will replace Regeneron in the S&P MidCap 400, and Francesca's Holdings Corp.

Company unveiling MQ-8C Fire Scout Endurance Upgrade model Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will brief the media during the 2013 Sea-Air-Space Exposition at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on April 8-9 .

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) today announced that it will release its first quarter 2013 financial results on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 .

SAN DIEGO and VALHALLA, N.Y. , May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and Consolidated Edison Development (ConEdison Development) today announced an agreement to partner in two of Sempra U.S. Gas & Power's solar power facilities, the 150-megawatt (MW) Copper Mountain Solar 2 plant near Las Vegas and the 150-MW Mesquite Solar 1 power plant near Phoenix .

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced 100 elite drivers from California are among 1,283 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving.

High Liner Foods, Inc., the leading value-added seafood supplier in North America, and the Wild Salmon Center today announced the launch of a global Wild Salmon Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) with the goal of increasing volumes of third-party certified sustainable wild capture salmon to 75% of total Pan Pacific production.

SEPA Announces Annual Ranking of Utility Solar Integration WASHINGTON , April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NVE) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) today announced that NV Energy has been recognized as a national leader in the integration and delivery of solar-based renewable solutions.

2 nd Quarter Year to Date Revenues: $10,514,000  up 48% from second quarter 2012 $20,780,000  up 28% from first half 2012 Gross Profit: $4,215,000  up 55% from second quarter 2012 $8,140,000  up 25% from first half 2012 Operating Income: $949,000  up 546% from second quarter 2012 $1,835,000  up 57% from first half 2012 Net Income per Diluted Share: $0.04 per diluted share $0.08 per diluted share Balance Sheet: $19,518,000 in cash, cash equivalents and investments at March 31, 2013 and no debt.

Williams Partners (NYSE: WPZ) announced today that it intends to commence an underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 common units representing limited-partner interests.

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) today announced that it will present at the RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference being held in New York City.

ADVISORY, March 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Xilinx, Inc. [XLNX], the world's leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs and 3D ICs, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square.

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that Mo Barzegar has joined its European logistics company, LogiCor, as President and CEO.

MEXICO CITY , March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: MXT, BMV: MAXCOM.CPO) – Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, S.A.B. de C.V.  ("Maxcom" or the "Company") today announced that on March 4, 2013 it further amended and supplemented the pending exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer") for any and all of its outstanding 11% Senior Notes due 2014 (the "Old Notes") for its Step-Up Senior Notes due 2020 (the "New Notes").  The Company is further amending and supplementing the Exchange Offer in order to (i) add an obligation that the Company make an offer to repurchase the New Notes at 85% of the principal amount of the New Notes with a portion of the capital contribution it receives from shareholders exercising their preemptive rights in connection with the capital contribution of approximately US$45 million by the purchaser of the Company in connection with the equity tender offer for Maxcom's Series A Common Stock and related CPOs and

Advaxis, Inc ., (OTCBB: ADXS), a leader in developing the next generation of immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, announced that the Brown University Oncology Research Group (BrUOG) will be coordinating a Phase 1/2 study of ADXS-HPV in 25 patients with HPV-associated anal cancer.

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NEW YORK , April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Morgans Hotel Group Co.

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) today announced that research related to its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology was presented in multiple sessions at the 104 th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) being held in Washington, D.C. Three data presentations highlight the rapid progress being made in ADC technology and testing.

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Regulatory News: Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) will host a live audio webcast of the company’s remarks and question-and-answer session by Jacek Olczak, Chief Financial Officer, at the Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium at www.pmi.com/webcasts on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at approximately 9:05 a.m. ET.

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) , a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced it is accepting registrations for its 17th annual Worldwide MASTERs Conference at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, with the Main Conference taking place from August 21-24, and a Pre-Conference on August 19 and 20, 2013.

RBC Capital Markets and Economist Intelligence Unit release special report 73 per cent of respondents expect an increase in the price of natural gas of 10 per cent or more in the medium term Low cost a positive impact on manufacturing, but not a significant positive impact on the overall U.S. economy; competitive advantage anticipated for U.S. and Canadian companies NEW YORK and TORONTO , Feb.

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Despite its many powerful features, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has a serious problem: limited internal memory.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Shares of Whole Food Market Inc. WFM rose Thursday following a two-for-one stock split.