Plano-based U.S. Renal Care, Inc. ("USRC"), a privately-held leading provider of outpatient dialysis services, announced that it is extending its previously announced cash tender offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary Urchin Merger Sub, Inc., for all outstanding shares of common stock of Dialysis Corporation of America (NASDAQ: DCAI), until 5 p.m., New York City time, on June 1, unless further extended. The tender offer was previously set to expire at midnight, New York City time, on May 19.

Plano-based PEI Worldwide Holdings (Pink Sheets: PEIW) announced that the company has taken several positive steps this week toward initial funding with our Canadian partner. The company has decided that, due to logistical advantages, the first two Thura-Block plants for Canada will likely be in Toronto, Ontario with one manufacturing plant producing Thura-Block for below grade foundations and the other Thura-Block plant for producing product for residential and commercial, above ground construction. Unlike the United States, Canada, and especially Ontario has seen little if any construction slowdown during the past year. PEI expects that the first plant will break ground sometime in the third quarter of 2010.