**Exhibit 99.2**

 

**TOTAL SOLUTION PROVIDER FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS.**

 
|  | TVI Corporation |   | 7100 Holladay Tyler Road, Glenn Dale, MD 20769 |   | www.tvicorp.com |
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**TVICorporation Receives NASDAQ Notification for**

**DelayedFiling of Form 10-Q**

 

*CompanyFiles 10-Q Today to Regain Compliance*

 

**GLENN DALE, MD** – November 26, 2008 – TVICorporation (NASDAQ: TVIN), an international supplier of military and civilianemergency first responder and first receiver products, personal protectionproducts, quick-erect shelter systems and equipment rentals, today announced thaton November 20, 2008, it was notified by the NASDAQ Stock Market that it wasnot in compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) due to itsfailure to file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008within the required timeframe.  TVI filedits Form 10-Q today and is now in compliance with that rule.

 

**About TVI Corporation**

 

TVI Corporation, headquartered in Glenn Dale, Maryland, is aninternational supplier of military and civilian emergency first responder andfirst receiver products, personal protection products and quick-erect sheltersystems.  These products include poweredair-purifying respirators, respiratory filters and quick-erect shelter systemsused for decontamination, hospital surge systems and command and control.  The users of these products include militaryand homeland defense/homeland security customers.  Through its Signature Special Event Servicesbusiness, TVI is a leading full-service equipment rental company, providing power,air and kitchen (PAK) equipment to the government and defense, corporate,sporting and hospitality industries.

 

The TVI designation is a registered trademark of TVI Corporation.  All other company and product names mentionedabove are trade names and/or trademarks of their respective owners.  For more information concerning TVI, pleasevisit the Company at: www.tvicorp.com. This reference to the TVI website is an active textual reference and thecontents of the site are not part of this press release.

 

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***“SafeHarbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995***

 

Certaininformation contained in this press release constitutes forward-lookingstatements within the meaning of the United States Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995 and involves expectations, beliefs, plans,intentions or strategies regarding the future. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking wordsor phrases such as “should,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “expects,” “seeks,”“might result,” “estimates” and others. These forward-looking statements are based on information available toTVI as of the date hereof and involve risks and uncertainties and are notguarantees of future performance, as actual results could differ materiallyfrom our current expectations.  Numerousfactors could cause or contribute to such differences, including, but notlimited to, those set forth in the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders,periodic reports, registration statements and other filings made with theSecurities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on theseforward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date of the pressrelease.  We assume no obligation toupdate any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of newinformation, future events or otherwise.

 

Contacts:

 

TVI Corporation

Harley A. Hughes, President and Chief Executive Officer

(301) 352-8800

 

Sharon Merrill Associates

Jim Buckley, Executive Vice President

(617) 542-5300

 

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