PLYMOUTH, Wis., Jul 17, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:OESX), a leading provider of energy management systems to the commercial and industrial sectors, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program,

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