1-5-11 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com

Matthew Craft, AP Business Writer

Jump in hiring sends bonds lower, dollar up

Treasurys slide after a report shows hiring shot higher in December; stocks slip

NEW YORK (AP) — A surprising jump in hiring sent bond prices sharply lower and lifted the dollar. Stocks were mixed.

A survey from payroll processor ADP found that private companies added 297,000 jobs last month. That was far above the 100,000 economists expected. The report is the first chance for investors to see how strong the job market was in December.

The next look comes Friday morning when the Labor Department releases its monthly report on total U.S. payrolls and the unemployment rate. Economists expect the rate will dip to 9.7 percent from 9.8 percent.

Treasurys prices slid, pushing their yields higher. The price of the 10-year note fell 97 cents per $100 invested. Its yield rose to 3.45 percent from 3.33 percent late Tuesday. The yield helps set interest rates on many kinds of loans including mortgages.

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Yesterday's Top Performing Small Cap Stock:

Concordis Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CNGI)

Concordis Group, Inc. was a SmallCapVoice.com top performer closing up over 15% on trading volume of 12,100 shares.

Concordis Group, Inc. is a diversified holding company that provides investment brokerage services and business insurance products for its clients. Concordis Group, Inc. provides investment products and risk management solutions through its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Concordis Insurance SPC and Puritan Securities, Inc.

Concordis Group's go-to-market strategy is based upon strong organic growth combined with strategic acquisitions of companies in the financial services and insurance industries that create additional synergy, have positive cash-flow, exhibit strong long-term growth potential, and have highly qualified management teams.

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Today's SmallCapVoice.com Hot Stock to Watch:

XZERES Wind Corp. XWND

XZERES Expands Global Reach With Signing of First European Order, the Opening of Its European Subsidiary and Completion of CE Mark Status

WILSONVILLE, OR — (Marketwire) — 01/05/11 — XZERES Wind Corporation XWND, designer, developer and producer of distributed generation, wind power systems for the small wind market (2.5kW-100kW), today announced the opening of its European Subsidiary, XZERES Wind Europe Ltd. along with its first European order to be delivered to the U.K. marketplace. In addition, the company is pleased to announce completion of its CE Mark, a critical certification for the European market.

“We are pleased to be reporting significant progress with our initial European efforts, which are part of XZERES' long-term plans to be a major, global player in the small wind industry,” stated Frank Greco, CEO. “We now have a local office, delivery logistics in place, CE Mark status, and sales people on-the-ground, in-country and are prepared to take advantage of the many lucrative markets that exist throughout Europe.”

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Other Small Cap News

Adept Technology, Inc. ADEP

Adept Technology Strengthens Its Position in the Fast Growing Food Processing and Packaging Industries Through the Acquisition of InMoTx

PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adept Technology, Inc. ADEP, a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and autonomous mobile solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire privately held InMoTx, a provider of industry leading technology for the global food processing market. With operations based in Denmark, InMoTx enhances Adept's position in the fast-growing food packaging industry through a broad portfolio of intellectual property dedicated to inspecting, sorting, grading, and hygienically packaging unwrapped, natural products improving food safety by eliminating the risk of contamination introduced by manual handling.

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RELM Wireless Corporation (NYSE Amex: RWC)

RELM Wireless Receives $1.5 Million Order From U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla., Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — RELM Wireless Corporation (NYSE Amex: RWC) today announced that it received an order totaling approximately $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The order is for RELM's D-Series digital P-25 portable and mobile radios with accessories. A portion of the order was fulfilled in December 2010, with the remainder to be fulfilled during the first quarter of 2011.

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TBS International plc TBSI

TBS International Takes Delivery of Its Fourth Newbuild Roymar Class Multipurpose Tweendecker and Expands Fleet to 50 Vessels

DUBLIN, IRELAND–(Marketwire – 01/05/11) – TBS International plc TBSI announced today that it has taken delivery of the newly-constructed vessel M/V Omaha Belle from China Communications Construction Company Ltd./ Nantong Yahua Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd.

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GSE Systems, Inc. (NYSE Amex: GVP)

GSE Systems Acquires EnVision Systems, Inc.

Acquisition Expands GSE's Product Portfolio, Client Base, and Global Footprint

SYKESVILLE, Md. & MADISON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– GSE Systems, Inc. (NYSE Amex:GVP), a leading global provider of real-time simulation and training solutions to the power, process, manufacturing and government sectors, today announced the acquisition of EnVision Systems, Inc. (“EnVision”), which provides interactive multi-media tutorials and simulation models, primarily to the petrochemical and oil & gas refining industries.

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