Physical asset tracking has never been easier than it is today, with companies like GTX Corp seamlessly bringing together all of the technologies needed to render real-time situational awareness of a vast array of field devices, directly to the end user via any networked intelligent device, from a smartphone to a PC. Whether the asset in question is personal property like a UAV, a loved one such as a child, or an elder suffering from some form of dementia like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, the ability to find a lost asset using an elegantly meshed architecture of small GPS/BLE (Bluetooth low energy) wearable systems and software changes everything. More importantly, it becomes quite easy to ensure such assets are never lost in the first place, thanks to always-on and assisted two-way tracking capability that is available at the touch of a button via GTX’s Smart Locator app, and enhanced by automatic alerts routed from the company’s IoT (Internet of Things) tracking platform. GTX Corp also owns and runs an app development firm, LOCiMOBIL, as well as Code Amber Alertag, a secure digital personal identification tag platform that helps first responders by providing rapid access to critical personal/medical information.

The immediacy of the company’s real-time IoT-driven platform, accessible from iOS and Android apps, or from any tablet, PC or laptop, has thrust open the door for what has quickly become GTXO’s flagship product, the GPS SmartSole™. An ingenious tracking system that completely eliminates the stigma attached to other wearable trackers like bracelets, the award-winning GPS SmartSole looks much like any other commercially available insole for shoes you might find, but has a robust embedded GPS tracking system and long-life rechargeable battery that can go for two or three days without needing to be recharged. The overall product execution here is easy to use, powerful, discreet, and does not have to be remembered to be taken along. These unique characteristics make the SmartSole an ideal solution for people who wander, such as people with autism spectrum disorder, or elderly people with dementia, as such individuals almost never take off or forget their shoes.

According to Alzheimer’s Disease International’s World Alzheimer’s Report 2015, every three seconds someone on earth develops dementia and over 9.4 million people in the U.S. alone currently live with dementia. A number which will likely more than double by 2050, mirroring a similar global trend that will come to represent $1 trillion in healthcare and associated costs to the global economy by as early as 2018. Chief among the recommendations included in the report are finding ways to address the 68 percent or more of dementia sufferers who live (or will live) in low and middle income countries, finding ways to reduce risk from dangers such as wandering, and implementing national plans in all countries that are designed to support people living with dementia, and their caregivers. This is a clearly developing market for which the SmartSole is ideally suited. Alzheimer’s Disease International made it clear that tackling the stigma surrounding dementia and actively working to ameliorate people’s preconceived notions about dementia sufferers was of utmost importance, and SmartSole’s existence in the retail marketplace is one big step towards achieving that directive.

CDC estimates from last year were that 1 in 68 children in the U.S. were identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), around 30 percent higher than projected back in 2012. This is another massive, and sadly, growing market that is directly addressable by the company’s tracking solutions, and the SmartSole shines as the most appropriate option. According to the Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response and Education (AWAARE) Collaboration, a working group comprised of six national autism non-profits for the purpose of helping to prevent autism-related wandering incidents and deaths, almost half of all children with autism engage in wandering behavior which is similar to the behavior seen in seniors with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s. And while official data indicates that there is indeed already a sizeable global market for wandering assistance devices, software and services such as those provided by GTXO, the problem of wandering in general which is addressable by IoT-driven location technologies is likely far larger than has been accurately quantified thus far.

Any way you slice it, GPS tracking insoles for shoes are one of the most compelling wearable technologies in existence today and GTXO has an extremely strong IP position with over 80 patents to back it all up. Patents that are collectively worth nearly three times the company’s current market value. GTX Corp’s extant IP portfolio is also clear evidence of the company’s comprehensive IP strategy and investors should take note of the numerous patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights, and URLs that GTXO has under its belt.

Whereas big names like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its Apple Watch, or Alphabet, (NASDAQ: GOOG; GOOGL) with its Android Wear, have failed to really captivate consumers, GTXO’s SmartSole-driven PLS (Personal Location Services) platform has quickly rooted itself in the minds of its core demographics. Reception to the product so far has been outstanding, with the initial production run selling out on zero advertising or preorders. At a sticker price of only $300 a pair and basic online tracking starting at just $25 a month, alarming statistics about the mortality rate among those living with dementia who wander don’t seem quite so insurmountable and terrifying. Statistics like 60 percent of those living with dementia becoming lost at least once in their lives and half of those who become lost subsequently perishing within the first 24 hours.

GTXO’s IoT PLS leverages packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G/3G global system for mobile communications in order to drive continuous, real-time coordinates to the user via Google Maps. This same easy to use tracking architecture, centered on a licensable global IoT M2M (machine to machine) monitoring portal, is also employed in GTXO’s cutting-edge workforce situational awareness solution, the Track My Workforce app, and its miniaturized standalone tracking devices. Devices like GTXO’s tiny little Prime AT Lite, which is perfect for tracking assets like vehicles or containers. Or the take-along GTX VL2000 model, another extremely lightweight quad-band device that is also about the size of a D battery, and which comes with an inductive charging option, programmable voice call capability, and an SOS button. Subscribers are provided access to the GTX Corp Tracking Portal, where an unlimited number of devices can be organized, located and followed in real-time using any internet connected device, or the smartphone app.

Continuous interval tracking that shows things like direction and route makes generating various types of reports on mileage and location very simple, delivering even more finely tuned situational awareness. The geo-fencing and SMS or e-mail alert capabilities GTXO’s platform offers users a no-hassle asset localization methodology so easy that anyone can do it. This ease of use factor is a commercial goldmine given the size of the potential market from wandering assistance alone, but there are certainly other markets. The media has not failed to notice this either, with GTX Corp and the SmartSole receiving a great deal of attention. From being featured at the 2015 CES in the Internet of Things webcast and receiving coverage from a host of mainstream news sources like the BBC, NBC, NPR, and Fox News, to winning numerous industry awards. The SmartSole even placed second in Wearables, Health, Fitness and Wellness at this year’s 2015 CTIA E-Tech Awards, beating out Samsung’s (OTC: SSNLF) Gear S, and coming in just behind the winner, Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Microsoft Band. Let’s face it though, the wearable market is saturated with souped-up watches. However, GTXO’s SmartSole is effectively in a class all its own and has the IP muscle to really shake things up.

Notable midcap/microcap equity research and corporate access firm, SeeThruEquity, even recently announced initiating coverage on GTX Corp with price target of $0.09 a share (November 6 close, $0.011) and underscored the commercial potential of the company’s flagship product as a best-in-class solution for the wandering and ancillary markets. Los Angeles-headquartered GTX Corp is a proud member of the United Nations Global Compact and has an extensive distributor and reseller network serving customers in over 20 countries, as well as a substantial distribution and fulfillment center in Ireland/UK. This overall distribution footprint has grown mightily in recent months as well, with the company seeing numerous key deals across Europe, as GTXO ramps towards serious commercial success in Q3 and on this year. The company is going strong on a full head of steam from initial commercial success with the launch of the SmartSole at the start of the year and its distribution footprint’s growth is a very clear sign of the company’s forward trajectory.

Major provider of GPS tracking systems to the healthcare sector in Denmark and Norway, Safecall Denmark, signed on for distributor status in October alongside German geo location and tracking services provider, Way4Net. One of the leaders in Sweden and other Nordic countries of mobile safety alarms for the elderly, Posifon AB, also signed on as a reseller/distributor in September. Furthermore, the company’s agreement signed in early October with Telefonica Germany, to leverage Telefonica’s global Smart M2M platform and network of strategic relationships throughout Europe, was a sweeping victory for GTXO. This single move gave the company’s entire tracking platform global deployment capability via a single SIM card and provisioning backend. Using Telefonica’s API, GTXO will be able to seamlessly integrate its platform’s backend architecture with Smart M2M, saving a bundle on M2M development, as well as IT infrastructure costs.

Q2 financials posted in August look solid too, with revenue nearly tripling from the same quarter last year and subscribers to the company’s PLS platform up 72 percent from Q1, even as subscriber revenue grew 136 percent quarter over quarter. Also among Q2 highlights was word of a next-gen SmartSole that is already in the works and a continued effort to broaden the core market for the product, including growth markets like security, with ongoing pilot programs underway at with local Sheriffs and PDs. The new (2G/3G/LTE compatible) SmartSole is being upgraded for even longer battery life, a smaller form factor, and the new version will even have motion sensor capability, in addition to costing around $240 a unit, or 20 percent less than the current model. The security space is a very interesting play for GTXO and the SmartSole has a golden opportunity to find fast adoption as a surreptitious tracking solution for high-risk kidnapping targets and the like.

The versatility of the asset tracking platform GTXO has put together, combined with the company’s IP-centric nature – as evinced by the ‘286’ patent issued last year which effects any tracking device, from embedded units to hand held wireless GPS trackers – should give investors an idea of how aggressive GTX Corp is in the sector.

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Oakridge Global Energy Solutions this morning released its third-quarter results, a three-month period in which the company significantly advanced its new manufacturing facility in Florida.

Total company assets for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015, exceeded $76.0 million, while liabilities are reported at slightly more than $2.75 million. In the next year and a half, Oakridge said it plans to continue to strengthen its balance sheet, and ramp-up and install more than 2.6GW hours of production capacity of U.S. manufacturing of electrodes, cells and batteries in its facilities located in the Brevard County, Florida, area.

“During the process of restructuring this business we had the opportunity to purchase a major supply of equipment and have continued to develop I/P in the battery space,” Oakridge executive chairman and CEO Steve Barber stated in the news release. “We are very pleased with the third-quarter results and expect the fourth-quarter results to be even better. Our business plan is simple; we develop, manufacture and sell products. I know it’s a bit old fashioned, but we are in the business of manufacturing.”

Also in the third quarter, Barber, through the majority ownership of Oakridge by Precept Fund Management SPC (“Precept”), funded the creation of a major full-scale manufacturing facility for Oakridge in Brevard County, Florida, in Melbourne and Palm Bay, further rooting the company’s position in the battery industry.

“Our third-quarter results reflect the significant investment that Precept has made into this exciting business,” stated Barber. “From development of products to purchase of manufacturing equipment, this business is now fully operational and poised for growth.”

Oakridge’s third quarter 2015 earnings report may be viewed at http://www.otcmarkets.com/financialReportViewer?symbol=OGES&id=147767

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Across the United States, friends and family indulged themselves last week with an estimated 46 million turkeys, according to the National Turkey Federation, but these flightless birds are just the beginning. In total, Americans consume roughly 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving, according to the Calorie Control Council, including 3,000 for the big meal and another 1,500 for snacking and nibbling. In a recent article on Examiner.com, heart health expert Lois Trader and Tara Zamani, a clinical nutritionist with ContentChecked Holdings, Inc., outlined a few quick tips for a healthier Thanksgiving.

While the article focused on tips such as avoiding canned and packaged foods and adding natural spices, Zamani contributed three tasty recipes that are perfect choices for a healthier holiday. Each of Zamani’s dishes are customizable in order to address possible dietary restrictions and food allergies. By providing these alternative ingredients, Zamani effectively highlighted the utility of ContentChecked’s innovative family of mobile apps. By using the ContentChecked app when shopping for Thanksgiving, individuals are able to easily avoid foods that may disagree with the specific dietary requirements and preferences of friends and family.

For ContentChecked, the Examiner.com article represents a great opportunity to expand its user base in the coming weeks. The article included multiple links back to the company’s website, and these links are expected to play a key role in driving traffic back to the ContentChecked site. Examiner.com currently enjoys more than 4.3 million unique visitors each month.

Complementary to its efforts to raise awareness of its family of health apps, ContentChecked regularly contributes its collective expertise where needed in order to help Americans better manage their food allergies, migraines and overall health. In recent weeks, the company has been featured in articles by a collection of highly trafficked sites – including The Active Times, ValuePenguin and Examiner.com.

To view the entire article, visit http://www.examiner.com/article/quick-tips-for-a-healthier-thanksgiving

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Lingo Media is teaching the world to speak English and making investors sing happily in the process. The Company has announced an astounding 441% increase in revenue, over the same period last year, for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Revenue was $1,203,201 for the third quarter compared to $222,468 for the same period in 2014. Operating expenses, however, only rose by 69%, from $272,871 in 3Q 2014 to $462,455 in 3Q 2015.

Net profit for the quarter was $694,300 as compared to a net loss of $(179,146) for the same period in 2014. And total comprehensive income for the quarter was $631,730 or $0.023 earnings per share based on 27.4 million shares. For 3Q 2014, there was a total comprehensive loss of $(255,659) or $(0.012) loss per share based on 21.9 million shares. Income before amortization, share-based payments, depreciation, finance charges and taxes was $740,746 compared to the loss of $(50,403) in 2014.

“Q3-15 is the fourth consecutive profitable quarter for the Company representing revenue growth of 441% and a significant increase in profitability year-over-year for the quarter,” stated Michael Kraft, President & CEO of Lingo Media. “It is noteworthy that the revenue and profit in this quarter was almost entirely derived from the rapidly growing digital-learning software division. The legacy text book publishing income is generated throughout the year but is recorded seasonally in Q2 and Q4 as royalty revenues.”

Lingo Media is an EdTech (educational technology) company that is ‘Changing the way the world learns English’. EdTech companies combine information technologies with pedagogical insights to increase accessibility to education and personalize the learning experience. Lingo Media offers courses in English both over the internet and in traditional printed form through its two distinct business units: ELL Technologies and Lingo Learning. ELL Technologies is a global online English-language training company. Lingo Learning is a print-based publisher of English-language learning programs in China. Lingo Media has established a strong presence in China’s education market of more than 300 million students by forming solid relationships with key government and industry organizations. The Company continues its global expansion with aggressive forays in Latin America.

As part of its strategy to penetrate the Latin American market with its online services, in July of this year, Lingo Media negotiated a contract under which students who complete ELL Technologies’ online English language programs will be given Sistema Corporativo Proulex-Comlex (Proloux) certification. Proloux is a subsidiary of the University of Guadalajara, Mexico’s second largest university. In addition, the Company is launching an advertising blitzkrieg in key Mexican cities. It has inked an agreement with ISA Corporativo which manages advertising for Mexico City Airport and the subway systems of Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey.

The Company is also making inroads in Columbia. It has secured software licensing contracts with the municipal government of Caldas Department, Columbia. And it has been awarded a large government contract with SENA, an organization under the Ministry of Labour of Colombia to build an expansive library of digital English language learning resources and lessons. Also the Company has been selected by the Peruvian Navy to provide software licenses to ELL Technologies’ training products. As well as these Latin American initiatives, the Company has been engaged in a broader-based program of development. It has recently completed the development of ELL Technologies’ Winnie’s World, in HTML5 for the pre-kindergarten and the kindergarten market.

Traditional hard copy products have been equally successful. The Company has been conducting extensive teacher training initiatives and workshops. And it has passed an important milestone by co-publishing the 550 millionth unit of its basic English course with People’s Education Press in China. People’s Education Press is the publishing arm of China’s Ministry of Education. Lingo Media seems determined to establish the position of English as today’s lingua franca.

For more information on the company, visit www.lingomedia.com

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Developed in Shenzhen, China, Moxian provides a social marketing and promotional platform for businesses. The company’s platform, called MO-Promo, uses the concepts of social media and online gaming to promote businesses. This includes a Social Customer Relationship Management System (SRM), MO-Points, online gaming, a social networking site called MO-Zone, and a Social Loyalty program that rewards users for using their MO-Points. Moxian clients can use the SCRM system to stay ahead of consumer trends while advertising and campaigning their businesses on the website.

MO-Promo works out of the Weibo site, the company’s social media platform. This is where consumers can access blogs, podcasts, shopping, news, and more all while connecting to a social network. Topics on the site include history, education, movies, health, art, fashion, beauty, and even jokes.

Consumer users can then play a variety of online games such as Texas Poker, Destiny Tower, and Yulong Pass. During each game, users earn points which can be redeemed at the Points Mall. Prizes, which are sponsored by both Moxian and its clients, include more games, a Microsoft Surface 2, prepaid cards, Starbucks mugs, umbrellas, and more.

Fortunately, the fun doesn’t have to stay on a desktop. The company has also developed the Moxian+ app for both Android and Apple phones. Here, users can continue to network while being kept aware of local events and activities. They can also play games and redeem their winnings through the versatile app.

The combination of social media and online play gives companies the opportunity to advertise to the masses. Both consumers and businesses alike can network and learn from each other in a single place. Moxian encourages users to revisit the site by offering incentives, like points and prizes, which leads to a recurring marketable audience.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://ir.moxian.com/html-en/

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The global point of sale software industry climbed to $3.2 billion in 2014, according to TechNavio, and additional growth is expected in the years to come. While the market has traditionally been led by major players such as Verifone (NYSE: PAY), First Data (NYSE: FDC) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), evolving consumer preference and the emergence of new payment technologies – including self-checkout and wireless point of sale terminals – has created inviting conditions for companies with innovative products that address unmet demands. Just last week, mobile payments firm Square (NYSE: SQ) reaffirmed these conditions when it commenced trading on the NYSE as one of the most anticipated public debuts of the year.

Alternet Systems, Inc. is targeting the point of sale industry by delivering technology products that can manage a wide range of payment channels. The company’s products and application development engines extend the capabilities of existing payment technologies by enabling processing across a collection of capture devices while delivering channel-specific abilities. In August, Alternet, through wholly-owned subsidiary Alternet Payment Solutions, extended its market reach when it announced the execution of a strategic partnership with MUXI, the Brazilian leader in multichannel technology solutions for the electronic point of sale industry.

“The partnership with MUXI allows us to introduce an innovative, brand agnostic point of sale terminal and disruptive payment technology offering to the U.S.,” Henryk Dabrowski, chief executive officer of Alternet, stated in a news release. “We envision MUXI’s products fitting an underserved market consisting of the largest outdated legacy point of sale infrastructure in the world.”

North America currently represents roughly 32 percent of the global point of sale market, which is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent from 2014 to 2020. Across the continent, retailers of all sizes are turning to mobile point of sale technologies in an effort to cut costs and increase operational efficiency. In 2013, research firm IHL Group estimated that North American mobile point of sale hardware and software sales totaled $2 billion, and approximately 85 percent of larger retailers are expected to implement these devices by 2016.

Following the announcement of its partnership with MUXI, Alternet is a favorable strategic position to capitalize on this market growth by providing innovative products that address underserved needs within the point of sale industry. Look for the company to leverage the ongoing modernization of point of sale infrastructure and software in order to promote sustainable growth in the months to come.

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Freedom Leaf recently announced a historic partnership with one of the country’s oldest, largest and most recognizable non-profit pro-cannabis advocacy groups, The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Following the execution of a brand management agreement, the NORML board of directors named Freedom Leaf as its manager of business partnerships, new events and merchandising. This collaboration is expected to boost the group’s brand awareness and revenue in the months to come as it continues to focus on its ultimate goal of ending cannabis prohibition across the nation.

“Freedom Leaf, Inc. is proud to have been chosen to be the brand ambassador of NORML,” Cliff Perry, chief executive officer of Freedom Leaf, stated in a news release. “Our vision is to promote and support donations, membership, the NORML Legal Committee (NLC), business networking events, musical festivals, NORML merchandise and educational seminar components.”

NORML was originally founded over 45 years ago and currently boasts more than 140 chapters and a national headquarters in Washington, D.C. The group’s volunteers and advocates have been credited as a driving force behind the evolving legal landscape surrounding cannabis – including the introduction of bills to legalize medical cannabis, hemp and recreational marijuana, as well as those to decriminalize possession.

The Freedom Leaf team is intimately familiar with NORML’s mission. The company’s co-founder, Richard Cowan, served as national director of NORML from 1992 to 1995, and he contributed approximately $200,000 in cash contributions last year. In a news release, Cowan described the frustrations associated with raising funds and vetting prospective partnerships, which are both essential to the viability of NORML and a distraction from the group’s overarching goals. Moving forward, Freedom Leaf will manage many of the business aspects of NORML, allowing the group to remain focused on its efforts to end cannabis prohibition.

As part of the agreement, Freedom Leaf is now authorized to solicit companies to join the NORML Business Network, assist in vetting offers from companies interested in licensing the NORML brand and undertake other commercial activities that bring revenue to NORML in exchange for earned agency revenue.

Over the past half-century, NORML’s efforts have had a major impact on shifting popular opinion regarding cannabis prohibition. In 1969, only 12 percent of Americans favored marijuana legalization, according to a study by Pew Research. However, in a March 2015 poll, a majority of 53 percent stated that the drug should be made legal. To date, marijuana has been legalized or decriminalized in 27 states and the District of Columbia.

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For many parents in LA, whether they are A-list celebrities like Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, or Jessica Alba and her beau, or some of the nearly four million other inhabitants of this sprawling metropolis, there is only one place to take the kids for a birthday party: Giggles N’ Hugs (OTCQB: GIGL). Never before in the history of the casual dining restaurant business has there been a venue such as this, which combines top shelf organic food and elegant dining for adults, with a decided emphasis on entertaining children and giving them someplace to enjoy healthy play while their parents relax. With the roughly 6,000 square foot family restaurant floor space divided between the upscale dining section and a 2,000 square foot plus Gymboree-style play area for the kids – full of fun interactive/tactile toys, as well as climbers, ball pits and thematic elements such as magic castles, dragons and pirate ships – Giggles N’ Hugs has quickly become the go-to place for birthday parties.

With three locations throughout the LA area to choose from, located in upscale shopping centers like Century City’s Westfield Mall, the Glendale Galleria and the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center, parents never have too far to go to enjoy the benefits of being a GIGL customer, with service options like being able to drop their kids off to play at Giggles N’ Hugs while they go shopping. Giggles N’ Hugs is staffed by friendly, trained personnel who keep an eye on the kids and keep them busy, helping to coordinate periodic events that take place throughout the day, like face painting, sing along karaoke, or arts and crafts, and even full-on shows hosted by local child entertainers featuring music, puppetry, and other fun activities.

With a two hour party for 15 guests costing only $350, featuring numerous amenities such as fully orchestrated themes, organic food, beverages, fresh desserts, custom-crafted confections and fun activities that are not available at competing locations such as Chuck E. Cheese, Giggles N’ Hugs has rapidly made a name for itself as the highest value for parent’s party dollar. With an unrivaled variety of themes available for boys and girls to choose from, ranging from superheroes or princesses, to pirates or mermaids and many, many more, birthday parties thrown by Giggles N’ Hugs offer not only nonstop excitement and exercise, but lovingly crafted foods and desserts, as well as gift bags stuffed with themed prizes.

And now the fun is coming to customers via the company’s superb party creation teams, with fully catered, themed in-home parties available, featuring all the amenities parents and kids have come to know and love, minus the awesome Giggles N’ Hugs locale. What these in-home designer parties may lack in access to the wonderful playspaces available at Giggles N’ Hugs locations, they more than make up for in terms of convenience, and the ability to host blowout extravaganzas for lucky little boys and girls who get to be the star of the party, thrown right in their own home where they are most at ease. The company’s award-winning, professional staff takes care of every detail from setup to cleanup, allowing parents to focus on making the day a special one that their child will never forget. And the GIGL party planners stand at the ready to help parents craft the ultimate customized birthday party for their kids, bringing a highly tailored experience to consumers which has resonated far and wide, channeling new customers organically via word of mouth alone.

Little wonder then that Giggles N’ Hugs has been rated the number one kids party place in LA by popular children’s network Nickelodeon. And this kind of coverage is just the tip of the iceberg for GIGL, with numerous write-ups in leading celebrity-focused publications, as well as the mainstream media. Expansion plans to take this winning model nationwide and even into choice global markets have already been executed, with GIGL coordinating the rollout in conjunction with close ally Westfield, which owns and operates a huge number of malls and shopping centers both at home and abroad. Many analysts are convinced that we are witnessing the birth of an industry-defining franchise here and investors should take note of the opportunity to get in before the operation goes supernova, landing new locations across the country on the strength of the Giggles N’ Hugs business model, which presents mall owners with a highly synergistic tenant that can help attract customers to their venues other retail tenants.

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Oakridge Global Energy Solutions is an integrated energy storage solutions company that uses state-of-the-art technology in the design, development and manufacture of high-quality cells, batteries and energy storage systems. The company is committed to ushering in a brand new era in battery manufacturing, and a quick look at its core values highlights the commitments that help Oakridge differentiate itself from the competition in the stored energy marketplace.

An unrelenting dedication to corporate pride and commercial success forms the foundation of the Oakridge business model, and a commitment to innovation has allowed the company to develop a diverse, ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ product line that addresses four high-demand target markets – including motive applications, stationary living space power, remote control and portable devices, and starter motor batteries. In October, Oakridge expanded on this formula by announcing the production release of its Pro Series product line of heavy duty battery systems for task-oriented vehicles.

“This is a very exciting product line and we are really pleased with the way that it underscores our mission statement of on-shoring jobs and manufacturing back to the U.S.A. by providing the market with another Made in the U.S.A. product instead of having to rely on imported products,” Steve Barber, executive chairman and chief executive officer of Oakridge, stated in a news release.

The company’s focus on bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. has caught the attention of local lawmakers and entrepreneurs. Last month, Oakridge was recognized by Florida Governor Rick Scott following the launch of its new corporate headquarters and manufacturing center in Palm Bay. The expansion, which is part of Oakridge’s existing and ongoing $270 million investment in its lithium-ion battery development and manufacturing facilities in Brevard County, Florida, is expected to create approximately 1,000 new jobs in the community.

According to a study by Research and Markets, the global lithium-ion battery market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.4 percent over the next four years, reaching $33.1 billion by 2019. While much of this growth is expected to occur in the automotive sector, global sales of lithium-ion powered energy storage systems are also expected to increase from less than $2 billion in 2015 to roughly $6 billion by 2020.

By providing high-quality products that address a number of viable markets, Oakridge is in a strong position to capitalize on this market growth in the years to come. Look for the company to build upon the early success of its current product line as it continues to target key niche market segments with its lithium-ion battery products in the future.

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When it comes to fun and excitement, Latitude 360 (QTCQB: LATX) shareholders will not find the company sitting on its laurels. As if a grille and bar, luxury bowling lanes, a dine-in movie theater with HD sports theater- and game room were not enough to tantalize one’s senses, the company has recently added to its multi-dimensional experience the skyrocketing attraction of daily fantasy sports.

360 Fantasy Live is anticipated to boost Latitude 360’s overall entertainment concept and enhance the experience of watching the games – while also driving revenue through high guests average check from longer visits watching games and revenue from 360 Fantasy Live contests.

In addition to great food, spirits and 360 Fantasy Live, Latitude 360’s Jacksonville, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis locations also offer dine-in, Vegas-style live performance theaters, HD sports theaters, bars, dance floors and stages for DJs, state-of-the-art video arcade and the area’s best private events. Fully involved from start to finish with its endeavor, the company plans, develops, builds and operates its venues to deliver its unique “360 Experience.”

For more information on the company visit www.latitude360.com

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