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John C. McCord, co-founder of Fellon-McCord & Associates Inc., will return to the energy consulting and management company as board chairman.

Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said on Friday Eclipse Aviation might soon close on new financing. Eclipse distributed a media alert Friday afternoon saying it would deposit all past due payroll owed to employees no later than Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Xcel energy Inc. wants to raise electricity rates in Colorado by $174.7 million, the utility announced Friday. (XEL)

Philadelphia Gas Works on Friday asked the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to grant it an annual rate decrease of $25 million, which would lower the bill of the average residential customer about 2.3 percent.

CLEARWATER, FL (MARKET WIRE) BlastGard International (OTCBB: BLGA) reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Revenues for the third quarter were $468,080 compared to $258,264 reported in the third quarter of 2007. For the third quarter of 2008, BlastGard International reported a net loss of $184,282 or $(0.00) per share based on the weighted average of 40,771,101 shares outstanding compared to a net loss of $890,540 or $(0.02) per share reported in the third quarter of 2007 based on the weighted average shares outstanding of 36,770,138.

SACRAMENTO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Department of Water Resources (DWR) Director Lester A. Snow released the following statement after the California Fish and Game Commission implemented take regulations to protect longfin smelt:

WATERLOO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OTCBB: TSTA), a global leader in the design and supply of industrial air pollution control technologies, today announced the following operating results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2008:

ATLANTA, GA (MARKET WIRE) GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) is proud to add products used in early childhood and higher education environments to their list of GREENGUARD Children and Schools(SM) Certified products.

BOYNTON BEACH, FL (MARKET WIRE) Puradyn Filter Technologies Incorporated (OTCBB: PFTI), manufacturer of the puraDYN(R) bypass oil filtration system, today reported results of operations for the third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008.

It’s not every day that G. Steven Burrill, the chief executive officer of San Francisco-based Burrill & Co., gets choked up on stage. (BMRN) (ONXX) (GSK)