Zipper-maker Talon International reported second quarter earnings were moving in the right direction, with net income rising 22 percent higher than in the same period in 2007. The Woodland Hills-based company earned $598,157, or $0.03 per diluted share, on net sales of $17 million in the quarter ending June 30. For the same period a year ago, Talon had net income of $490,500, or $0.02 per diluted share, on revenues of $13.6 million. Talon attributed the sales growth to increased sales in China and a brand awareness program in the United States.
