Raven Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:RAVN) reported record sales and earnings for its fiscal 2013 first quarter ended April 30, 2012.

The sales and earnings trends Raven experienced in the 2012 fiscal year continued in the 2013 fiscal first quarter, with sales up 16 percent to $117.9 million, from $101.5 million in the prior-year period. First-quarter net income rose 21 percent to $19.0 million, or $1.04 per diluted share, versus fiscal 2012 first-quarter net income of $15.7 million, or $0.86 per diluted share. Growth was driven by the Engineered Films and Applied Technology Divisions, where double-digit sales gains were accompanied by even stronger increases in operating income.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE.OB)

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE) recently launched a new online service companies CRWE Real Estate.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. launched CRWE Real Estate to provide a global portal for property listings at a fee of only $1 a day.

CRWE Real Estate mission is to empower consumers with information and tools to make smart decisions about homes, real estate and mortgages.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. offers advertising branding and marketing services as a worldwide online multi-media publisher with its digital network of websites and focuses on the distribution of information for the purpose of bringing together a targeted audience and the advertisers that want to reach them. CRWE advertising services cover and connect a range of marketing specialties, as well as provide search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness.

For more information about CRWE Real Estate please visit http://www.crwerealestate.com

For more information about Crown Equity Holdings Inc. please visit http://www.crownequityholdings.com

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Key Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTEC) reported that John J. Ehren has been selected to succeed David M. Camp as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, who has advised the Company that he is resigning from all positions with the Company and the Board of Directors.

Camp will continue to support the Company in a consulting role over the next year in addition to pursuing other business interests. In addition to Ehren’s election to President and CEO, he has been appointed to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company intends to initiate the process of selecting a new Chief Financial Officer.

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The Wells Fargo International Group, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), reported that Shoar Hassan has joined its Global Financial Institutions (GFI) group as regional manager for Middle East and North Africa.

Based in Dubai, Hassan reports to Dilek Mutus, head of Wells Fargo’s GFI business for Turkey, Russia, Middle-East and Sub-Continent India.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE.OB)

CRWE Tube, a video sharing site of Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE), allows billions of people around the world to upload, watch and share original videos.

With online videos continuing to experience explosive, viral growth and the web rapidly moving from text to video, businesses will need to adapt to the shift in video distribution technology or quickly become irrelevant to their consumers who anticipate seeing video everywhere online.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. offers advertising branding and marketing services as a worldwide online multi-media publisher with its digital network of websites and focuses on the distribution of information for the purpose of bringing together a targeted audience and the advertisers that want to reach them. CRWE advertising services cover and connect a range of marketing specialties, as well as provide search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness.

For more information about CRWE Tube please visit http://www.crwetube.com

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StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:SFG) will host an investor meeting on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. Management will focus on the Company’s business strategies, financial results and current market conditions.

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Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, reported that Raouf Y. Halim, chief executive officer, will present at the 13th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. PT.

The conference will be held at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, in Santa Monica, California.

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Joe’s Jeans Inc. (NASDAQ:JOEZ) will be presenting at the 13th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference to be held May 21-23, 2012 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California.

The Company’s presentation time is scheduled for Tuesday, May 22nd at 3:30 p.m. (Pacific). The Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Marc Crossman, and Chief Financial Officer, Hamish Sandhu, are both scheduled to attend. The Company plans to show a live webcast of the presentation which will be available on the Company’s website

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TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TrustCo) (Nasdaq:TRST) reported that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend equal to $0.2625 per share on an annualized basis, or $0.065625 per share on a quarterly basis.

The dividend will be payable July 2, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2012. TrustCo has paid a cash dividend every year since 1904.

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Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) reported that David L. Stover, President & COO will present at the UBS Global Oil and Gas Conference on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 8:05 a.m. Central Time.

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Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, reported that it will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per share to holders of the Company’s common stock.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE.OB)

CRWE AD-Services, a division of Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE) is a full service multimedia advertising company specializing in internet marketing. Their goal is to provide you with a customized advertising blue print using their expansive resources.

CRWE Ad Services provides modern and unique advertising campaigns. They are dedicated to offering the most cost effective advertising solutions.

Among the best growth areas in advertising in recent years have been advertising on mobile devices, which is still in its infancy, advertising on movie screens and advertising online. Analysts at Gartner expect mobile advertising to reach $13 billion worldwide by 2013. Magna forecasts that global online advertising will grow to $71 billion in 2011.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. offers advertising branding and marketing services as a worldwide online multi-media publisher with its digital network of websites and focuses on the distribution of information for the purpose of bringing together a targeted audience and the advertisers that want to reach them. CRWE advertising services cover and connect a range of marketing specialties, as well as provide search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness.

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Highlights how Codexis platform enables breakthrough biocatalytic processes

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(CRWENewswire)–Codexis, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDXS), a developer of cost-advantaged processes for the production of biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and pharmaceutical intermediates, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Codexis’ patent covering the biocatalysts and biocatalytic processes used to make key pharmaceutical intermediates in the synthesis of leading hepatitis-C therapeutics.

The patent is titled “BIOCATALYTIC PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF SUBSTANTIALLY STEREOMERICALLY PURE FUSED BICYCLIC PROLINE COMPOUNDS” and was issued as U.S. patent number 8,178,333. The 20-year term of this patent does not expire until 2029.

“The patent is another example of how the Codexis CodeEvolver™ platform is enabling breakthrough biocatalytic processes to produce pharmaceutical intermediates, in this case for the latest hepatitis-C therapeutics,” said Peter Seufer-Wasserthal, Senior Vice President, Codexis Pharmaceuticals. “This patent specifically provides exclusivity for the use of our novel biocatalysts and production processes in the manufacture of these key intermediates. The ability to provide custom and high-performance manufacturing processes for our pharmaceuticals customers creates a competitive advantage for Codexis. ”

This patent follows a recently published article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) that discusses collaborative research conducted by Merck and Codexis scientists to develop a highly efficient, enzyme-based production method for a key intermediate in the production of boceprevir.

To view the publication, please go to: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja3010495

About Codexis, Inc.

Codexis, Inc. is a developer of cost-advantaged processes for the production of biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and pharmaceutical intermediates. Codexis’ product lines include CodeXyme™ Cellulase Enzymes and CodeXol™ Detergent Alcohol. Partners and customers include global leaders such as Shell, Merck and Pfizer. For more information, see www.codexis.com.

Contact:

Codexis, Inc.
Investors: 212-362-1200
ir@codexis.com
Kelly McAlearney, 415-503-4073 (Media)
media@codexis.com

Source: Codexis, Inc.

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NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 (CRWENewswire)– Capital Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CT) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has formed a Special Committee of the Board comprised of independent directors (the “Special Committee”) to consider and explore strategic alternatives available to the Company in order to maximize shareholder value. The Special Committee intends to undertake a thorough exploration of the full range of alternatives, including a possible sale of the Company and has retained Evercore Partners to serve as its financial advisor.

No decision has been made to engage in a transaction or transactions resulting from the Special Committee’s exploration of strategic alternatives. There can be no assurance that that the Special Committee or the Board will authorize the pursuit of any strategic alternative. Moreover, there can be no assurance with respect to the terms or the timing of any transaction, or whether a transaction will ultimately result at all.

As a matter of policy, the Company does not comment on or provide the market with updates as to the status of any informal expressions of interest or formal proposals or offers presented to the Company from time to time, or the course of discussions with any prospective counterparties, nor will it comment upon any rumors with regard to either of the foregoing or make a further announcement regarding the Special Committee’s consideration of any proposal or other expressions of interest until such time, if ever, that it enters into a definitive agreement for a completed transaction or is otherwise required to make an announcement.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements relating to future financial results and business prospects. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the performance of the Company’s investments, the timing of collections, its capability to repay indebtedness as it comes due, competition for servicing and investment management assignments, its ability to originate investments, the availability of capital and the Company’s tax status, as well as other risks indicated from time to time in the Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events or circumstances.

About Capital Trust

Capital Trust, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed real estate finance and investment management company that specializes in credit sensitive structured financial products. To date, the Company’s investment programs have focused primarily on loans and securities backed by commercial real estate assets, investing both for its balance sheet and for third party vehicles. Capital Trust is a real estate investment trust traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CT.” The Company is headquartered in New York City.

Source: Capital Trust, Inc.

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