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MELVILLE, NY -- Park Electrochemical reported second-quarter net sales of $44.5 million, down 3.2% from a year ago. For the period ended Sept. 1, the printed circuit laminate manufacturer reported net earnings of $8.1 million, up from $3.3 million in the August 2012 quarter.

Read more: Park Electrochemical Profits Up on Special Items

FREMONT, CABay Area Circuits has relocated to a 30,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility here.

Read more: Bay Area Circuits Expands in Silicon Valley

BANNOCKBURN, IL — A Chinese government agency has postponed implementation of a new regulation that would eliminate cyanide-gold plating effective at the end of 2014. Despite opposition from several trade groups, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China issued the requirement to eliminate auric potassium cyanide gold electroplating and potassium aurocyanide gold plating processes last February.

Read more: China Suspends Cyanide-Gold Plating Ban

ENDICOTT, NY -- The former head of Endicott Interconnect Technologies has won a bid to buy the bankrupt company. Integrian Holdings, a company set up earlier this year by James Matthews Jr., beat out three other bidders for the printed circuit board manufacturer.

Read more: Mathews Wins Bid to Buy Endicott Interconnect

YANTAI, CHINA -- Foxconn today acknowledged nearly a dozen people were injured in a fight last week at one of its China sites. The melee involved two groups and injured 11 people, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Read more: Fight at Foxconn Injures 11

DEESIDE, NORTH WALES -- Falcon PCB Group will consolidate operations and rebrand as Merlin PCB Group, the company said. Its rigid PCB fabrication plant, Merlin Circuit Technology, and flex circuit site, Merlin Flex-Ability, have expanded of late, giving the company the opportunity to close its 27,000 sq. ft site in Littlehampton.

Read more: Falcon PCB to Rebrand as Merlin PCB

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