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TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Royal Laser Corp. (the "Company" or "Royal Laser") (TSX: RLC) has received notice of judgement on a legal matter relating to a former shareholder and option-holder employee of Venture Steel Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Laser. This matter was a result of actions taken by the prior owners of Venture Steel Inc.

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) TGI Solar Power Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TSPG), a full turnkey supplier of vertically integrated systems for a variety of applications from Solar Parks (solar to grid) to commercial markets, announced today that it established Solar Power Italy Srl to launch a range of solar products and systems for the Italian residential, commercial and solar power plant markets

WATERLOO, CANADA (MARKET WIRE) The Balsillie School of International Affairs continues to move forward with the selection of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) of Toronto as the firm to design its new home. The project will be directed by Bruce Kuwabara, design partner, and Shirley Blumberg, partner-in-charge.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Intrinsyc software International, Inc. (TSX: ICS), a leading provider of software solutions for device development, today announced the signing of a software license agreement with a leading mobile phone and consumer device manufacturer to deliver turn-by-turn Destinator(R) navigation software for use on a Windows Mobile consumer smartphone. The GPS-enabled handset is currently shipping in Brazil with additional phones soon to be released in additional Latin American markets.

DENVER, CO (MARKET WIRE) On november 1, the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver recognized architects, interior designers and marketing professionals who "raise the bar" and set a new standard of excellence in the home building industry, at the 30th annual Bar Awards ceremony. Within the interior merchandising category, Kimberly Timmons Interiors emerged as a clear leader, landing four of the seven highly competitive awards. The firm was also recognized within the marketing category for its new Web site, www.KTInteriors.net.

PITTSBURGH, PA (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Throughout the Keystone State, Union Ironworkers are working hard to train reliable and available men and women in the growing Pennsylvania industrial construction market to provide construction contractors a well-trained work force. More than 400 industrial projects totaling nearly $26.8 billion are planned to begin as contractors prepare for a profound workload. Along with a current list of industrial construction projects totaling more than $7 billion, the ability to deliver a qualified and reliable work force to the job site

Prime Retail, the parent company of the Prime Outlets portfolio of outlet shopping centers, announced Thursday that 20 outlet merchants have signed leases at the developer's latest creation: Prime Outlets - Grand Prairie outlet center.

Brown-Forman Corp. Thursday announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.2875 per share on Class A and Class B common stock, a 5.7 percent increase over the previous quarter’s dividend of $0.272. (BFB)

The city of Austin is proposing to create a tax increment financing reinvestment zone to pay for public improvements for the Seaholm redevelopment project. The city council is scheduled to conduct a public hearing at 6 p.m. today on the proposal and consider an ordinance creating the TIF.

GREENVILLE, NC (MARKET WIRE) The North Carolina Department of Commerce has officially approved LandsEast Industrial Park as a North Carolina Certified Site. The 788-acre park is the first multi-county and multi-regional certified site in North Carolina, and the largest certified site in Pitt and Martin Counties.