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WPCS Buys Midway Electric

March 10, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- WPCS International Inc. (NASDAQ: WPCS) (Current Market Cap: US$10.86 Mil.) said that it has completed the acquisition of Midway Electric Co. The purchase price was $400,000 in cash.

St. Helens, Oregon-based Midway Electric is an electrical contractor specializing in low and high voltage electrical services. The company focuses on industrial and commercial projects and maintains a customer base that includes Armstrong World Industries, Knife River, Glacier Northwest and the city of St. Helens, Oregon.

Midway Electric posted $2.2 million in revenue and around $120,000 in earnings before interest and taxes for their last fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. The company also posts a net tangible asset value of around $280,000.

The transaction closed on March 9, and the company will be assimilated directly into Major Electric, a wholly owned subsidiary of WPCS.

Exton, Pennsylvania-based WPCS is a design-build engineering company that focuses on the implementation requirements of communications infrastructure. The company provides its engineering capabilities including wireless communication, specialty construction and electrical power to the public services, healthcare, energy and corporate enterprise markets worldwide.

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