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Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) operates as the bank holding company for Citizens Bank and F&M Bank-Iowa. It provides banking and financial services to individuals and businesses in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa, and Indiana. The company operates in three divisions: Specialty Commercial, Regional Banking, and Wealth Management. The Specialty Commercial division provides lending, depository, and related financial services to commercial real estate developers, owners of multi-unit commercial properties, middle-market companies, local governments and municipalities, and leasing clients. It offers commercial mortgages, real estate construction lending, term loans, revolving credit arrangements, inventory and accounts receivable financing, and letters of credit; and noncredit services for various customers, including deposit accounts, treasury management, corporate cash management, international banking services, advice and assistance in the placement of securities, and financial planning. The Regional Banking division provides a range of lending, depository, and other related financial services to both businesses and individual consumers. This division offers direct loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, and residential mortgage loans, as well as checking, savings, and money market accounts; debit and credit cards; ATM network services; certificates of deposit; and fixed and variable annuities. The Wealth Management division offers asset management, financial planning, estate settlement and administration, and credit and deposit products and services, as well as provides trust and investment services. This division also offers retail mutual funds, other securities, variable and fixed annuities, personal disability and life insurance products, and brokerage services. As of December 31, 2007, the company operated 238 offices and 265 ATM locations. The company was founded in 1871 and is based in Flint, Michigan. With 75.75 million shares outstanding and 10.65 million shares declared short as of May 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of CRBC. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 21,665 shares of CRBC that were failing-to-deliver as of August 23, 2007.
Energy Focus Inc. (NASDAQ: EFOI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) designs, develops, manufactures, and markets fiber optic lighting systems for use in general commercial, and the pool and spa lighting markets. It also offers efficient fiber optics (EFO) lighting system, a lighting technology that delivers light at reduced energy consumption. EFO provides energy efficient downlighting, which is used for spot lighting, accent lighting, and display case lighting. The company's products consist of illuminators, fibers, fixtures, light bars, star kits, light saver dock light, tools and accessories, and light emitting diode products. Its products also include customized components, such as underwater lenses, color-changing electric pool lights, landscape lighting fixtures, and a line of lighted water features, including waterfalls and laminar-flow water fountains. The company serves various markets, including supermarkets, fast food restaurants, grocery chains, theme parks, casinos, hotels, and specialty installations. Energy Focus markets its products primarily through independent sales representatives, distributors, and swimming pool builders worldwide. The company was founded in 1985. It was formerly known as Fiberstars, Inc. and changed its name to Energy Focus, Inc. in 2007. The company is headquartered in Solon, Ohio. With 14.83 million shares outstanding and 889,500 shares declared short as of May 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of EFOI. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 40,910 shares of EFOI that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.
Esmark Inc. (NASDAQ: ESMK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, processing, and sale of steel products. It operates in two segments, Downstream Operations and Mill Operations. The Downstream Operations segment processes and distributes flat-rolled steel products, including hot-rolled, cold-rolled, hot-dipped galvanized, electro-galvanized, and pre-painted steel products to customers in the construction, automotive, appliance, shelving, and agricultural markets in the Midwestern portion of the United States. The Mill Operations segment produces flat-rolled steel products, including hot-rolled, cold-rolled, galvanized, pre-painted, and tin mill sheet steel products. It also manufactures fabricated steel products, including roll-formed corrugated roofing, roof deck, form deck, floor deck, bridgeform, and other products. This segment sells its products to converters and processors, and steel service centers, as well as to customers in the construction, agriculture, highway, and container markets located in the United States. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. With 39.51 million shares outstanding and 1.44 million shares declared short as of May 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of ESMK.
Iconix Brand Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ICON | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) owns, licenses, and markets a portfolio of consumer brands. Its brands include Candie's, Bongo, Badgley Mischka, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific/OP, Danskin, Rocawear, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, and Starter. The company licenses these brands directly to a network of retailers and manufacturers, covering the retail distribution segment, which includes the luxury and mass markets in the United States and internationally. Iconix Brand Group's customers use its brands across a range of product categories, including apparel, fashion accessories, footwear, beauty and fragrance, and home products, and decor. The company, through its in-house advertising, promotion, and public relations agency, markets and supports its brands with advertising and promotional campaigns designed to increase brand awareness. Iconix Brand Group also arranges, as an agent, for the manufacture of footwear products for mass market and discount retailers under their private label brands, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Bright Star Footwear, Inc. Further, it has a 50% interest in a joint venture, Scion LLC, which owns a high end urban apparel brand, the Artful Dodger. The company was founded in 1978. It was formerly known as Candie's, Inc. and changed its name to Iconix Brand Group, Inc. in 2005. The company is based in New York, New York. With 57.65 million shares outstanding and 11.34 million shares declared short as of May 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of ICON. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 25,597 shares of ICON that were failing-to-deliver as of September 27, 2007.
ElectroOptical Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: MELA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) a medical device company, engages in the design and development of a non invasive, hand-held imaging, and point-of-care instrument to assist in the early detection of melanoma in the United States and internationally. The company's principal product, MelaFind, features a hand-held imaging device that emits light of multiple wavelengths to capture images of suspicious pigmented skin lesions and extract data. The data is then analyzed through its proprietary database of melanomas and benign lesions to provide information to the physician and produce a recommendation of whether the lesion should be biopsied. It primarily serves general dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and primary care physicians. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Irvington, New York. With 15.4 million shares outstanding and 159,400 shares declared short as of May 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of MELA.
Spire Corp. (NASDAQ: SPIR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of engineered products and services in the areas of PV solar, biomedical, and optoelectronics in the United States and internationally. The company offers specialized equipment for the production of terrestrial photovoltaic modules from solar cells. It also provides value-added surface treatments to manufacturers of orthopedic and other medical devices; develops and markets coated and uncoated hemodialysis catheters and related devices for the treatment of chronic kidney disease; and performs sponsored research programs into practical applications of advanced biomedical and biophotonic technologies. In addition, the company offers custom compound semiconductor foundry and fabrication services to customers involved in biomedical/biophotonic instruments, telecommunications, and defense applications. It also involves in compound semiconductor wafer growth, thin film and related device processing, and fabrication services. Further, Spire Corporation provides materials testing services, as well as offers services in support of sponsored research into practical applications of optoelectronic technologies. The company sells its products and services primarily through its independent sales representatives and distributors, as well as grants licenses to third parties to sell its products. Spire Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. With 8.32 million shares outstanding and 738,900 shares declared short as of May 2008, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of SPIR. According to quarterly data provided by the SEC, there were still 22,278 shares of SPIR that were failing-to-deliver as of September 28, 2007.
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