Honda To Double Green Buildings In U.S. Next Year (13302)
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., a gold sponsor of Greenbuild 2007 and USGBC member since 2000, has undertaken a series of new green building initiatives as part of a leading effort to further reduce the environmental impact of Honda's operations and products in the U.S. and throughout North America. The company will certify two new facilities to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards in its 2009 fiscal year (ending March 31, 2009).

Phoenix' AFS Technologies, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Sales Partner Systems, Inc. (12840)
AFS offers the food and beverage industries the only software solution that provides a complete suite of fully-integrated software applications, utilizing a database independent design, and a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) built on the Microsoft .NET framework. Solutions available include Distribution, Financials, Food Processing, Sales & Marketing, RF & Voice-based Warehouse Management, Transportation, and Database Services featuring the industry’s largest database of product information and recipes, the PROFILE® Database.

CECO Filters (12771)
Systems can be engineered for specific applications with special configurations or material requirements. A unique CECO manufacturing process compresses the filter media, enabling 2" filter thickness to deliver the efficiency of 3" conventional construction.

Austin, Texas' AMCC and Silicon Turnkey Express Establish Strategic Partnership for Advanced Mezzanine Cards (12708)
Silicon Turnkey Express, STx, is a designer and manufacturer of (ODM) Original Design Manufacturer reference platforms. STx focuses on providing integration, support, and design services to semiconductor suppliers as well as ODM production-ready embedded reference boards and software. STx provides a "concept to production" solution by offering custom design, integration services and Electronic Manufacturing Services.

Houston's Total Safety Completes the Acquisition of Breathing Equipment Hire Limited (12115)
The acquisition of BEH LTD provides Total Safety an established presence in the European downstream safety services business. BEH LTD’s customer base is comprised of major United Kingdom refiners and petrochemical manufacturers including many of Total Safety’s current multi-national customers.

Baltimore's Vertis Communications and American Color Graphics Sign Letter of Intent to Merge (11928)
The two privately held companies have complementary service offerings and clients, promoting the combined organization’s expertise in advertising inserts and premedia services. The merger will integrate ACG’s eight production facilities, with capabilities in commercial offset and flexographic printing, as well as six premedia service centers into Vertis. Vertis believes that the combined company will realize significant synergies as the operations are restructured to increase operational efficiencies and improve service offerings across the platform and product lines.

Akron, Ohio's Myers Industries Shareholders Approve Acquisition by GS Capital Partners (11925)
Myers Industries, Inc. is an international manufacturer of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial, and consumer markets. The Company is also the largest wholesale distributor of tools, equipment, and supplies for the tire, wheel, and undervehicle service industry in the U.S.

Boston's Audax Group Announces Sale of API Heat Transfer (11792)
Based in Buffalo, New York, API Heat Transfer is a leading, full-service global producer of industrial heat exchangers and heat transfer systems, serving customers in the compressor, air dryer, air separation, process, power, off-highway, food & beverage, HVAC, and refrigeration markets. Audax, together with management, acquired the company in June 2005 to drive growth by leveraging the company’s market position, best-in-class operations, and global manufacturing and sales network.

Chicago's Continuous Computing® Announces Collaboration with IBM for BladeCenter Packet Processing (11470)
Packet processing and deep packet inspection capabilities are considered to be essential in delivering application-aware traffic management, aggregation, and security for converged IP (Internet Protocol) networks. Enhanced security allows carriers to detect and prevent unauthorized access, protect against denial of service attacks, and facilitate virus scanning in new IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) networks – all important benefits for carriers deploying NGN applications.

San Diego, Calif.'s Unico, Inc. Announces Progress of Additional Reconstruction Work at the Mill and Processing Facility at the Deer Trail Mine (11421)
Unico, Inc. (OTCBB: UCOI) is a publicly traded natural resource company in the precious metals mining sector that is focused on the exploration, development and production of gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper concentrates at its three mine properties: the Deer Trail Mine, the Bromide Basin Mine and the Silver Bell Mine. The company has also announced agreements to acquire over 70 additional mining claims.