Friday, August 28, 2015

Mid-Con Energy Partners LP: An Oil and Natural Gas Company

It was in the state of Delaware that Limited Partnership Mid-Con Energy Partners was created. It was in July 2011 that the business was formed to engage in the owning, acquiring, exploiting and development of oil and natural gas properties across North America.

The business is registered as an energy company that focuses on the enhancement of their productive properties through waterflooding. It has expertise in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). Its properties are mostly located in the Mid-Continent region in the United States. Its five core areas are located in Northeastern and Southern Oklahoma, Colorado, West Texas and in the upper Texas Gulf Coast. The proven reserves of the company are valued to be around 232 MMboe. 95% of their reserves are oil.

Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mid-Con Energy Partners LP continues to trade publicly on the NASDAQ. It uses the ticker symbol MCEP to market its common shares.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Metro Bancorp: 30 Years of Financial Services

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based Metro Bacorp continues to operate as a bank holding company. Through its subsidiary Metro Bank, the company offers a wide range of financial services that are specifically tailored to the unique needs of its clients. The business upholds its commitment to personalize their solutions as no two clients have the same financial challenges.

Focused on providing its financial services to a wide customer base, the company pioneered some of the industry-changing conveniences in the Central Pennsylvania. Today, it markets its products and services through 32 retail banking offices. These facilities are located in the communities of York, Lebanon, Cumberland, Berks, Dauphon and in Lancaster. It offers depository products and lending services and puts a lot of attention to small and medium-sized businesses.

Its depository products include various personal and business banking services. Their lending activities are comprised of different loans that are offered under various terms. Thriving in the highly competitive financial services industry, the company stands out in the market for their exceptional customer service. The company also opens its doors for business 7 days a week, 361 days a year. They also offer convenience to their depositors through online banking and bill payments, mobile banking with mobile deposit services, live customer service, free checking of accounts and longer hours of operations. The first location of the company was opened in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania in 1985. Through the company’s strong commitment to the financial success of its business partners, they continue to win more depositors and retain old accounts. As of December 2014, the company has reported their deposits to be around $2.38 billion.

Metro Bancorp is listed as a component of the Wilshire 5000 Index and publicly trades its common shares on the NASDAQ. Its stocks are marketed using the ticker symbol METR.

Friday, August 21, 2015

Magellan Petroleum Corp: An International Exploration and Production Company

Magellan Petroleum Corporation is one of the leading exploration and production energy companies headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company is an oil and energy business that operates internationally and is listed as a component of the Wilshire 5000 Index.

The business is traded publicly on the NASDAQ Capital Market and uses the symbol MPET to market its common shares. The focus of the business is the creation of CO2-enhanced oil recovery projects. It has a strong presence in the Rocky Mountain region and in several active plays in the United States. Additionally, as a global player in the energy industry, it has operations in the United Kingdom, in the Weald Basin and in the Bonaparte Basin in Northern Australia.

The operations of the business are represented by its subsidiaries that are specifically working in different geographical areas. Nautilus Poplar LLC operates in the United States, Magellan Petroleum Australia in Australia and Magellan Petroleum Limited in the United Kingdom.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Mack-Cali Realty Corp: Owner and Operator of Class A Commercial Properties

Registered as a real estate investment trust (REIT) firm, Mack-Cali Realty Corp is considered as one of the largest companies in the industry. The business has a market capitalization of more than $3.9 billion and owns, manages, develops and acquires class A real estate properties across the country. The company is traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange and markets its common shares using the ticker symbol CLI.

It is in Edison, New Jersey that the company holds its corporate office. As of June 2015, the company has more than 270 properties across New Jersey and the Northeast region. The main focus of the company are commercial real estate establishments, but the business is slowly expanding its reach in the market of multi-family residential properties. They have a total of 30.4 million square feet of leasable commercial space and they are slowly expanding their 19 properties in the multi-family rental category. In total, these residential properties have more than 5,700 residential units.

The strong financial performance of the company remains to be one of the highlights of the business that draw in more investors for the business. Its class A properties also remain to be one of the marketable features of the company. These properties are energy efficient establishments and a handful of these assets has already achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). This certification is given by the U.S. Green Building Council.

For its expertise in managing numerous properties and for maintaining its class A standards, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation received various citations and awards from several entities. The business was heralded as part of the “Top Public Real Estate Companies” by Crain’s New York Business and was awarded by the New Jersey Law Journal the “Best Commercial Real Estate Provider – Gold Level.”

Friday, August 14, 2015

Ladder Capital Corp: A Real Estate Finance Company

Registered as a real estate finance company, Ladder Capital Corporation originates and invests in a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate assets and similar other related assets. The business is headquartered in New York City, New York and is traded publicly on the Big Board, using the ticker symbol LADR.

The company conducts its operations through three business lines: investments in securities secured by initial mortgage loans, investments in selected net leases and other real estate assets and commercial mortgage lending. The portfolio of the company is focused on senior secured assets. The team behind the success of the company is experienced in every facet of the real estate industry.

Established in 2008, the company invests, owns and manages real estate properties across the country. As of December 2014, the company has 46 single tenant properties, several office buildings in several cities in Minnesota, Michigan and in Florida.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Laclede Group: A Utility Holding Company

Laclede Group is a publicly traded utility holding company. The business continues to trade on the New York Stock Exchange and uses the ticker symbol LG. It remains to be listed as a component of the Wilshire 5000 Index and holds its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. It thrives in the energy industry and continues to operate as a multi-million venture.

The history of the company goes back to its founding in 1857 as The Laclede Gas Light Company. Today, it serves as the parent business to three natural gas utility companies that provide services to different regions in the United States. The operations of these companies reach more than 1.5 million customers, which is a combination of commercial, industrial and residential consumers in the state of Alabama and Missouri. The first subsidiary of the company is Laclede Gas, which provides its products and services to residents in the areas of St. Louis and eastern Missouri. It is in Kansas City and in western Missouri that Missouri Gas Energy operates. Through its services, consumers are able to receive reliable natural gas for heating and for cooking. The Alabama Gas Corporation operates in more than 200 communities in the state of Alabama.

By continuously innovating its products and services and by upgrading its facilities, the business is able to provide affordable gas and reliable service to their consumers. The company has also  taken on several Go Green initiatives to sustain their operations, while lessening its impact on the environment. In addition to the three regulated subsidiaries of the company is their non-regulated natural gas service provider, Laclede Energy Resources, Inc.

It is worth noting that the company is considered as the 8th longest stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It debuted in the exchange in 1889 and trades in the market for more than 120 years now.

Friday, August 7, 2015

Intricon Corp: Designer and Manufacturer of Portable and Smaller Body-worn Devices

Intricon Corporation is a technology company that focuses its resources in creating smaller, lighter and portable body-worn devices. The company is headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota and continues to employ more than 600 people across its facilities.

The company is a global venture that continues to design, develop and manufacture miniature and micro-miniature products for medical and electronic use. The expertise of the business in these devices is focused on three market arenas: professional audio communications, medical and hearing health. Through the years, the business has helped shape the future of today’s portable, smaller and highly advanced body-worn devices.

Intricon Corporation continues to operate in Asia, Europe and in the United States and partnered with some of the world’s largest names in the electronic and medical device markets. Using the ticker symbol IIN, the business continues to publicly trade its common shares on the NASDAQ. The company is one of the components of the Wilshire 5000 Index.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Interphase Corporation: A Diversifieid Communications and Information Technology Company

Classified as a technology company, Interphase Corporation continues to provide the world with various products and services that continue to support information and communication technology. The company is headquartered in Carrollton, Texas and continues to publicly trade its common shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market, using the ticker symbol INPH.

Through the process of identifying, developing and the introduction of new offerings, the company is able to support innovation in technology. Its products and services are useful to several verticals, especially in the education and enterprise markets. These innovations are mostly from contract manufacturing, engineering design services and embedded computing solutions. The business is segmented into reporting divisions, which include embedded solutions, engineering design and manufacturing services and productization services.

The embedded solutions of Interphase Corporation include offerings for communications networking. These innovations are used in packet processing, connectivity and interworking. It includes LTE and WiMAX, packet processing, media servers and gateways, wireless radio controllers and VPN elements. For 35 years, the company has been providing the world with these connectivity solutions that are used in the products manufactured by Samsung, Alcatel-Lucent, Hewlett Packard and GENBAND. The electronics market is the focus of their engineering design and manufacturing services. This business unit continues to support the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) designs that continue to use Wi-Fi tracking and GPS solutions. Interphase Corporation is capable of helping businesses take their project designs from conceptualization to full production through the solutions offered by its productization services division. This business arm is dedicated to helping other companies market their offerings faster.

It was in 1974 that the company was started. Through years of innovation and product support, Interphase Corporation is now capable of providing the best solutions to some of the most challenging ideas in communication and information processing. The company is listed as a component of the Wilshire 5000 Index.