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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

Pfizer Inc. applies science and their global resources to improve health and well-being at every stage of life. The Company strives to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacturing of medicines for people and animals. Their diversified global health care portfolio includes human and animal biologic and small molecule medicines and vaccines, as well as nutritional products and many of the world’s best-known consumer products.

Pfizer Inc. previously announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved XALKORI® (crizotinib) capsules, the first-ever therapy targeting anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is ALK-positive as detected by an FDA-approved test. The effectiveness of XALKORI is based on objective response rates (ORR) and, as XALKORI received accelerated approval from the FDA, Pfizer is conducting post-marketing clinical trials to further evaluate its clinical benefit.

Also, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and PFE today announced the main results of the Phase 3 clinical trial ARISTOTLE, which evaluated ELIQUIS® (apixaban) compared to warfarin for the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism in 18,201 patients with atrial fibrillation and at least one risk factor for stroke. In the ARISTOTLE trial, ELIQUIS as compared with warfarin significantly reduced the risk of stroke or systemic embolism by 21 percent, major bleeding by 31 percent, and mortality by 11 percent. Results were presented today during the Hot Line session at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Paris, France, and published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

For more information about Pfizer Inc. please visit http://www.pfizer.com

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Cleantech Transit, Inc. (CLNO.OB)

Cleantech Transit, Inc. is in the final stages of closing its initial interest in the Merced Project and is currently working on completing the necessary documentation and expects closing the transaction soon. As previously announced Cleantech Transit, Inc. has the option to earn up to 40% of the Merced Project and the Company plans to continue to work towards increasing its interest in the Merced Project as we move ahead.

Phoenix Energy is an owner/operator of small-scale distributed energy plants that produce electricity, heat and biochar in partnership with businesses in the Ag, forestry and urban biomass sectors. The Company promotes a model of sustainability by bringing small, sustainable power plants to the site of energy demand and biomass residues.

The Phoenix Energy technology used in Merced essentially cooks the biomass in an oxygen-deprived environment to release the elemental gasses from the wood. In the process biomass is converted into a carbon rich biochar. With the carbon fixed in solid form this process not only provides a valuable soil amendment but also serves as a source of carbon sequestration.

Biomass gasification facilities can fire boilers that heat schools, offices, institutions, and manufacturing facilities. The net fuel cost is cheaper than heating oil, natural gas, and coal. In addition, proper engineering, wood burning systems emit fewer pollutants into the air than coal and oil systems.

Cleantech Transit, Inc. was founded to capitalize on technology advances and manufacturing opportunities in the growing clean energy public transportation sector. CLNO has expanded its focus to invest directly in specific green projects that can maximize shareholder value. Recognizing the many economic and operational advances of converting wood waste into renewable sources of energy, Cleantech has selected to invest in Phoenix Energy (www.phoenixenergy.net). This project can generate shareholder returns as well benefit the Company’s manufacturing clients worldwide.

For more information about Cleantech Transit, Inc. please visit http://www.cleantechtransitinc.com

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Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOK) reported net sales of $41.5 million and net income of $8.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 as compared with net sales of $37.2 million and net income of $1.7 million for the same quarter a year ago. CBA reported $0.43 earnings per share on a fully diluted basis for the second quarter of 2011 as compared with $0.10 per share for the same quarter one year ago. On May 2, 2011, CBA completed the sale of its minority interest in Fulton Street Brewery, LLC (“FSB”) to Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated (“A-B”) for cash consideration and a reduction in distribution fees. The $10.4 million gain on sale contributed $6.5 million to net income and $0.34 earnings per share for the 2011 second quarter. Net sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $41.5 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 11 percent, from net sales of $37.2 million for the same quarter in 2010. The increase resulted from a combination of factors, primarily the increase in the 2011 second quarter shipments to wholesalers, price increases for the Company’s beers sold to wholesalers, and an increase in revenues earned from the Company’s restaurants and pubs following the merger with Kona Brewing Co., Inc. (“KBC Merger”).

Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. engages in brewing, marketing, and selling craft beers in the United States. The company offers its products under the Widmer Brothers Beers, Redhook Beers, and Kona Brewing brand names.

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optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:OXPS) reported key monthly performance metrics for July. Highlights for the month included: Retail daily average revenue trades (DARTs) of 32,600 — 23% higher than July 2010, 15% higher than June 2011.Institutional daily average revenue trades (DARTs) of 14,400 — 7% higher than July 2010, 4% lower than June 2011. Net new customer accounts of 2,000. Ending customer accounts of 399,400 — 9% higher than July 2010, 1% higher than June 2011. Ending client assets of $8.4 billion — 13% higher than July 2010, flat with June 2011. Ending margin balances of $224 million — 5% higher than July 2010, 2% lower than June 2011.

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. provides brokerage and education services in the United States and internationally. The company offers Internet-based options, stock, bond, mutual fund, and futures brokerage services to retail customers.

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Bob Evans Farms Inc. (NASDAQ:BOBE) announced its results for the fiscal 2012 first quarter ended Friday, July 29, 2011. The Company reported earnings per share of 59 cents and consolidated operating income of $27.5 million, or 6.8 percent of net sales, in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. This compares to earnings per share of 41 cents and consolidated operating income of $21.4 million, or 5.2 percent of net sales, in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The improvement came primarily from a strong performance in the foods segment and cost-control initiatives.

Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a full-service restaurant company, owns and operates full-service restaurants under the Bob Evans and Mimi’s Cafe brand names in the United States.