eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Driving Market Growth with Product, Process and People

Every company’s success is determined by product, process and people. With unique product offerings in the real estate industry, eXp World Holdings (OTCQB: EXPI) has demonstrated both the need and the desire for its services. Revenue growth of 112% in the last year, and 178% agent expansion during the same period, is a testament to successful product acceptance and use. Process, the efficient execution and delivery of the company’s products and services, is also proven by the numbers. The third and, perhaps, most significant aspect of a successful company is people, most importantly, management.

Management sets the course and culture of a company and is responsible for both product and process. The management team at eXp World Holdings has the background, vision, and expertise to execute the company’s plan efficiently and effectively.

CEO and Chairman of the Board Glenn Sanford accumulated executive level experience with a number of technology-related companies prior to founding eXp World Holdings. About 20 years ago, he founded and led a successful online e-commerce and logistics company, where attention to product and process are paramount. Sanford became active in online real estate in 2002, and, from 2004 to 2007, he led a large team of realtors while specializing in online client acquisition, client conversion and technology. When the real estate boom went bust, Sanford responded by forming eXp Realty in 2009 as the first truly cloud-based national real estate brokerage. His vision, experience, and tenacity still guide the company’s success today.

Sanford has surrounded himself with creative, high caliber executive leadership. Russ Cofano, president and general counsel, has an extensive background in real estate and real estate law, and he has worked at executive levels in nearly every segment of the real estate industry. Cofano is a published and recognized author, public speaker, and a sought-after consultant in real estate matters.

The additions of Jason Gesing, CEO of the Real Estate Division and Board Member, and Vikki Bartholomae, president of the Real Estate Division, dramatically impacted the upsurge in growth of eXp World Holdings. Both senior veterans of the real estate industry, Gesing and Bartholomae bring experienced success to the management team.

Sanford chose an experienced and dedicated CFO in Alan Goldman. Goldman consulted for eXp for three years prior to joining the eXp team. He has extensive experience in public company accounting standards and financial reporting, along with multiple other financial and back office skills.

The board of directors is seasoned, experienced, and well respected, both in the real estate community and beyond. Drawing from varied industries and backgrounds helps keep eXp focused and provides infrastructure for fast paced growth.

With product, process, and exceptional people in place, it’s no wonder that eXp World Holdings has enjoyed such phenomenal growth in recent months.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com

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Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Set to Capitalize On Adventure Travel Market

According to a Voyager’s World article (http://dtn.fm/wVHm5), adventure tourism is on the rise because of an increase in disposable income, a change in consumer expectations, improvements in technological infrastructure, and the ability for organizations to tap into the adventure tourism markets.

The article points out that, in earlier reports from 2015, “69% of global travelers aspire to try (something) novel, something that they are previously unaccustomed to, in 2016. This also indicates that millennials plan to be more adventurous by engaging in more challenging activities.”

Adventure activities as we know them have changed, with trekking, hiking, and cycling being augmented or replaced by more extreme activities, such as bungee jumping, rappelling, paragliding, skydiving, and more. Adventurers are now looking for experiences that are both authentic and unique.

With the proliferation and development of the internet, consumers are now able to do in-depth research about nearly all destinations across the world. Despite many opting to book their adventures on their own, travel agents have now made a huge shift to online, meaning that travelers can book all-in-one package holidays from the comforts of one website.

This growing trend comes with a newfound need for safety. Because adventure travel comes with its own risks, adventurers often prefer to organize these activities through trustworthy, licensed companies, many of which offer package holidays that include flights, ground transportation, hotels, tours, and activities.

This is where Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI) comes in. The technology-focused travel company offers trips to a variety of destinations around the world through its flagship NextTrip.com. The platform caters to all types of travelers, allowing them to book their adventure holidays through NextTrip’s all-in-one travel planner, which works on desktop, mobile devices and tablets.

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U.S. Geothermal, Inc. (HTM) Investing in the Growing Future of Geothermal Energy

Safe and effective, geothermal energy has been used by mankind for over 10,000 years. Evidence shows that North American Paleo-Indians regularly used geothermal hot springs for warmth, cleansing and minerals. In the first century AD, Romans used geothermal energy to heat public baths and floors, and the world’s oldest geothermal district heating system has been operating since the 14th century in France. America’s first district heating system was powered directly by geothermal energy in 1892 in Boise, Idaho.

Geothermal heat energy is naturally produced by the Earth, originating from the natural radioactive decay of certain materials within the Earth’s crust. Temperature differences between the core of the planet and its surface drive a continuous conduction of thermal energy from the core to the surface.

After centuries of use for bathing and space heating, geothermal energy is now recognized for electricity production. Worldwide, 12,000 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power are currently online with 2,000 MW of installed capacity in the western United States. There’s also an additional 28 gigawatts of geothermal heating installed for space heating and multiple other applications around the world.

Geothermal power is cost-effective, reliable, sustainable, and environmentally friendly, but it has historically been limited to areas in the western U.S., where natural caldera formations occur. Population growth and technological advancements make geothermal energy production ever more appealing.

Calpine Corp (NYSE: CPN), Ormat Technologies (NYSE: ORA) and U.S. Geothermal (NYSE MKT: HTM) are recognized players in geothermal energy production. Of these, U.S. Geothermal is the largest pure play geothermal independent power producer. The company currently produces 45 MW from three existing assets in Oregon, Nevada, and Idaho. U.S. Geothermal also has four advanced development properties in California, Guatemala, and Nevada, with 90 MW capacity in their pipeline, plus four more early-stage properties in development.

Geothermal provides base load power 24/7 without interruption, is clean and renewable without significant output deterioration, and is not subject to the vagaries of commodity fuel prices. Publically-traded geothermal energy companies, such as U.S. Geothermal, now provide the opportunity to profit from our planet’s creation.

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eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Presentation Reveals How Foundational Business Model Continues to Spur Record Growth

On Thursday, February 23, 2017, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI), a publicly-traded holding company whose primary operational business is eXp Realty LLC, the “Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage®”, presented a virtual webinar covering the company’s operations, business model, and progress.

Glenn Sanford, company chairman and CEO, made the presentation, beginning with a summary of his background and the history of the company:

Glenn Sanford founded eXp Realty in 2009, coming from a background of technology, marketing, and sales. He founded a number of technology startups in the 1990s, going on to become successful in real estate, until the industry crisis began unfolding around 2006, making the traditional brick-and-mortar based real estate brokerage model less and less sustainable. It became clear that a radically different approach to the real estate brokerage business, based upon newly evolving technologies, was not only possible but necessary.

eXp Realty was founded on the idea that a national brokerage could operate much more cost effectively and efficiently without depending upon cash-draining physical facilities, over and above the minimum required by state laws. Through the application of advanced technologies, all types of agent related communication and training could actually be enhanced, without requiring time-consuming travel to central offices. A virtual campus could bring together a few, or a few hundred, agents, providing superior information flow and relationships, while giving agents more time and tools to succeed, and all at a dramatically reduced cost. It was this revolutionary approach that was designed-in to eXp Realty from the beginning, a unique foundational business model that is not easy to start, and almost impossible to transition to from a traditional model, but which eXp Realty has now successfully grown with dramatic results.

The approach was an innovation that has resulted in dramatic cost savings and operational efficiencies, allowing a variety of creative and unmatched benefits and attracting new agents from across the county. The company, which started out with only 24 agents, has already grown to over 2,700 agents, and it continues to expand. The operation now covers 42 states, with growth in revenue paralleling the growth in agents.

The benefits of this new way of doing business are key:

-It is easy to scale, making rapid expansion both possible and manageable
-Operating costs are minimized, even as size increases
-Cost savings feed attractive financial and other benefits for agents, encouraging growth

Agent benefits include:

-More attractive financial splits, where a greater percentage of each commission goes to the agent
-Revenue sharing programs, giving agents money that would normally be needed to support the brokerage
-Superior and timely communication, with agents able to get more training to succeed and build the company, without having to travel to a physical office
-Equity ownership programs, whereby agents continually grow their stake in the company by getting shares that are earned for future payout, encouraging lower turnover

The company’s equity sharing programs, now available through eXp World Holdings as a publicly-traded corporation, are a huge draw for the company, and have significantly encouraged growth in the number of agents. These programs provide a variety of ways for agents to get actual shares of the company, in addition to superior commissions, effectively providing a form of retirement program in which it is easy to participate. The shares can be earned in a number of ways, and are not just a reward for exceptional performance, but are also held for payout at a set future date to encourage agents to stay with the company, significantly lowering agent turnover.

Such equity sharing works hand-in-hand with the company’s position as a truly national brokerage, rather than a traditional franchise-based operation. Instead of local brokerages and agents feeling compelled to compete with one another, there is only one brokerage, in which agents own a growing stake. As a result, they are encouraged to bring in other agents and to do whatever they can to make the business grow. The effect has been rapid expansion, which the technology is easily able to handle without the loss of community and company unity.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com

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MissionIR Offers Comprehensive Suite of Services to Execute Effective Investor Relations Strategy

Through a full suite of investor relations services, MissionIR is able to custom tailor the most effective communication strategy for its clients. By utilizing a comprehensive database, MissionIR strategically matches those clients with brokers, hedge funds, money managers, professional traders, and other individuals or institutions that are most likely to invest.

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National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (NWMH) Offering Reliable MSW Landfill and Recycling Services

Although the volume of waste generated across the U.S. and worldwide grows each year, there are still insufficient waste management solutions, such as landfills or comprehensive recycling, to counter the negative effects this amount of waste can have on the environment. According to World Bank statistics (http://dtn.fm/sWI0j), there are currently over 1.3 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated on a global scale, and this number is expected to almost double in the next decade, reaching 2.2 billion tons by 2025. This increase represents a significant hike in per capita generation rates, from 2.6 to 3.13 kilograms per person per day by 2025.

The figure varies from one region to another, depending directly on affluence, local income, industrialization, state of economy and other factors. The United States, for instance, is responsible for approximately 258 million tons of MSW, according to 2014 figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency. According to Duke University statistics (http://dtn.fm/P84nA), the average person in the U.S. generates more than 4.3 pounds of waste per day. Of this, approximately 55 percent – or roughly 136 million tons in 2014 – is landfilled. The rest is either recycled (89 million tons were recycled and composted in 2014, or approximately 34.6 percent) or combusted with energy recovery (about 33 million tons).

Nowadays in the U.S. there are considerably fewer landfills than a couple of decades ago, but the ones still active need to be fully in line with EPA imposed standards to limit the volume of methane emissions as much as possible. Responsible landfill operators such as Florida-based National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NWMH) are already exploring various ways to limit the impact of landfill operations on the environment by including efficient on-site sorting lines and recycling facilities to ensure that only the appropriate kind of waste is landfilled and that anything that can be recycled and recovered – mostly construction & demolition debris – will be.

Located in Hernando, Florida, and also servicing Citrus and Marion counties, National Waste Management Holdings’ 54-acre landfill disposes of about 240,000 cubic yards of C&D debris per year. Operating with the local Department of Environmental Protection’s permit, the landfill is a C&D waste disposal leader on Florida’s west coast, reflecting the company’s strong commitment to working for a cleaner environment. For this purpose, National Waste Management Holdings has changed its business model to make recycling the focus of all its services and also has plans to set up a portable sorting line at the landfill this year in an effort to increase recycling rates.

The landfill operates in strict compliance with Department of Environmental Protection standards and does not accept any kind of material that fails to respect these standards. Approved C&D waste that is received and considered for recycling includes asphalt; brick; lumber and wood; drywall and plaster; dirt, sand and uncontaminated soil; pallets; roofing materials; metal materials; glass; electrical wiring and components; non-asbestos insulation; and more. Any hazardous waste is prohibited, along with residential garbage and putrescible waste; mercury-based devices; gas tanks; auto parts; oil containers; biomedical waste; asbestos; contaminated soil; industrial waste; and more.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.nationalwastemgmt.com

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The Alkaline Water Co. (WTER) Reports Revenue Jump of 78% for Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016

Expanded distribution to 36 more of the top national grocery retailers propelled The Alkaline Water Company, Inc. (OTCQB: WTER) to reach revenues of $8,927,976 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016. This represents an increase of 78% compared to $5,010,547 generated during the same period in 2015. For its third quarter ended December 31, 2016, sales were $2,973,689, a 67% increase from its sales of $1,777,701 for the same period in 2015. The company is in the bottled water industry. Its fiscal year ends March 31.

For both periods, the company sharply cut its losses. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, the net loss was $498,374, compared to its loss of $1,094,721 during the same period in 2015. For the nine months ended December 31, 2016, the net loss was $2,787,681, compared to the net loss of $3,644,028 during the same period in 2015.

In its February 14, 2017, SEC 10-Q filing (http://dtn.fm/aHu7g), The Alkaline Water Company, Inc., stated that its jump in revenues for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016, was attributed to the increase in its distribution. In both 2016 and 2015 periods ending on December 31, the company’s products were available in all 50 states. However, for the year ended March 31, 2016, its water products were in 25,000 retail locations instead of just 20,000 the prior year. That increased distribution, the company reported to the SEC, generated the increased revenues for the most recent three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016.

In the SEC filing, the company said that it sells to customers including the food chains of Albertson’s, Safeway, Kroger, Jewel-Osco and more. It also sells to convenience stores and natural foods product stores, the filing stated. It sold direct to large national distributors. In both the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016, the company’s increased volume meant that its gross profit rate increased, as it was able to buy raw materials in larger volume from its suppliers. As a result, its losses for both the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2016, were reduced.

In the 10-Q, The Alkaline Water Company, Inc., reported that it had entered, on February 1, 2017, a $3 million, three-year, revolving credit agreement with SCM Specialty Finance Opportunities Fund, L.P. It has drawn $686,080.94 on that financial revolver to pay off the amount it borrowed earlier from Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC. Of the total, $628,782.94 was used to pay off the Gibraltar debt, and the remaining monies paid closing costs.

For more information, visit www.TheAlkalineWaterCo.com

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Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: GDEN) Set to Capitalize on the Immensity of the US Gambling Market

Billions of dollars are generated from the U.S. gambling market each year. Despite a new movement toward online gambling, especially in the United Kingdom, physical brick and mortar casinos are still dominating in terms of revenue.

A political aspect that could impact the casino industry in the U.S. is the election of Donald Trump. Although moral issues still surround the market, the new president has close affiliations with the casino industry. In 2015, gross gaming revenue (GGR) came in at over 40%, but in 2016, according to CasinoNewsDaily.com (http://dtn.fm/r1Qjq), the U.S. was at the top of the full-year losses chart, the number representing the amount staked by gambling customers minus payouts.

According to InvestmentWatchBlog.com (http://dtn.fm/Qfro6), the casino annual growth rate in Nevada came in at 4.5% between 2011 and 2015, with a market growth during that period of 7.3%. Despite it not being known how much revenue makes up the online casino industry compared to the brick and mortar casino industry, slots make up 50% of gaming revenue in Nevada.

Golden Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: GDEN), the largest branded tavern operator in Nevada and a market leader in distributed gaming, is set to capitalize on the immensity of the U.S. gambling market through its robust development and acquisition pipeline, which included the acquisitions of C. Lohman Games, Inc. in January 2016, and Amusement Services, LLC in April of the same year. The company now has over 10,000 devices in over 1,000 locations across the United States, including Pahrump Nugget Hotel & Casino, Gold Town Casino, and Lakeside Casino & RV Park, all of which are in Nevada.

Golden Entertainment has multiple paths to achieve meaningful growth. For 2017, the company has seven new taverns under development with a robust pipeline of new-build sites. The company plans to acquire smaller distributed gaming operators that lack the scale to compete in profitability, as well as regional casino assets, and also to reinvest in existing casino properties, such as its Rocky Gap and Pahrump facilities.

Golden Entertainment currently owns rights to potential distributed gaming locations and aims to pioneer new distributed gaming jurisdictions across the country. Additionally, by merging with public gaming operators, the company is offering the potential for increased liquidity to shareholders.

For more information, visit www.GoldenEnt.com

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Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) Enters into $30 Million Credit Refinancing

Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) announced on February 8, 2017, that it has reached an agreement with Encina Business Credit, LLC (EBC) for a $30 million credit refinancing, including a funded term note, a draw term loan, and a revolving line of credit. The company indicated that the funds will be used to retire debt and for working capital.

Vertex Energy, Inc., refines and markets high quality hydrocarbon products. It filed an 8-K with the SEC on February 7, 2017, defining the new credit facility from EBC.

“The refinance of the company’s prior credit facility reflects our belief in the future growth of the company,” said Benjamin P. Cowart, CEO of Vertex. “We believe that this step was necessary in ensuring that we clean up our balance sheet, which includes paying off both of our prior lenders, consolidating our debt into one facility and strengthening our cash position.”

EBC is an asset-based lender specializing in middle market borrowers. Its revolving lines of credit and term loans range from $5 million to $50 million. It lends to both public and private companies. Positive cash flow is not required.

Cowart added that Vertex Energy is positioned to grow its business in 2017.

“With the financing completed, we were able to close on the acquisition on the assets of a small collection company in Louisiana. With approximately 90 million gallons of processing capacity, we believe that our collections vertical is key to our growth,” he said.

The company anticipates growing its self-collected gallons from some 20% of overall production to 25% in 2017, he added.

The SEC 8-K filing detailed the arrangements with EBC. It stated that $12 million was loaned to Vertex by EBC on February 1, 2017, and an additional $8 million may be loaned from time to time, under the new credit agreement. The other $10 million will be made available by EBC to Vertex under a revolving credit agreement formula, including ‘eligible’ inventory. The revolving credit agreement terminates on February 1, 2020, when any unpaid amounts and interest are due, the filing states.

Vertex Energy, Inc. stated that its use of revolving credit funds would be for working capital, capital expenditures and to refinance existing credit obligations. The company used $11,282,537 for that purpose. As of the filing date, the company had borrowed $12 million of the EBC credit agreement and $884,000 under the revolving credit agreement.

For more information, refer to www.VertexEnergy.com

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National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (NWMH) Continues to Grow Thanks to Three-Pronged Approach to Business Strategy

Based in Florida, National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NWMH) is a growing waste management company providing compliant and comprehensive solutions for waste management. The company has created long-term partnerships with a variety of customers from multiple sectors, including municipal, commercial, industrial, and institutional.

NWMH operates based upon a three-pronged approach: acquiring complementary businesses in Florida, Upstate New York and surrounding areas; expanding its presence across the United States; and increasing its operational efficiency with both its existing clients and any future acquisitions.

In Florida, the company is currently covering Marion, Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Sumter, Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough Counties. National Waste Management Holdings has been showing impressive growth with an aggressive acquisition strategy, acquiring and restructuring existing “mom and pop type” facilities in Florida and neighboring counties, but also in Kingston, NY, and the surrounding areas in Upstate New York.

National Waste Management Holdings completed its acquisition of a permitted waste processing and disposal facility, Waste Recovery Enterprises, LLC, in Bainbridge, NY, for $250,000 and 2.75 million restricted shares of the company’s common stock. Waste Recovery also offers commercial and residential garbage collection and roll-off services, with plans to expand service offerings to include recycled cardboard and paper shredding operations. In addition to the above, the company recently closed its acquisition of Northeast Data Destruction and Recycling, and it has three acquisitions actively in negotiation, with plans to execute letters of intent for each entity by the end of February, including a construction and demolition (C&D) and class III transfer station in New Port Richey, FL, and a recycling facility in Lakeland, FL.

The company plans to continue enhancing its geographic footprint by exhausting local opportunities and expanding into neighboring counties and states, identifying cash flow positive companies to acquire, and generally building shareholder value through accretive acquisitions and a tuck-in strategy to maximize free cash flow. To expand its national presence, NWMH plans on creating new satellite offices in order to become more customer-centric and operationally economical. In the next three to five years, NWMH plans to make an additional 12 to 20 acquisitions, representing approximately $40 to $65 million in revenue.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.nationalwastemgmt.com

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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRX) Files SEC Prospectus

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRX) on January 10, 2017, filed with the SEC a prospectus (http://dtn.fm/rU7Lh) for the sale in the aggregate of $33,842,512 of its common stock. The use of proceeds will be to fund both clinical and non-clinical studies of its product candidates and for general working capital.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is a development stage biopharmaceutical company which is developing CPP-115 to treat reduced GABAergic signaling-associated neurological conditions, such as Tourette’s and post-traumatic stress disorder. The FDA has designated CPP-115 orphan drug status in the U.S. for the treatment of infantile spasms. In Europe, for the treatment of West syndrome, it has been granted E.U. orphan medicinal product designation. In addition, the company is also developing a generic version of Sabril® (vigabatrin).

This prospectus offering is part of the company’s Shelf Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC on March 19, 2014. That enabled it to periodically sell its stock shares in the aggregate of $33,842,512, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals said in the new prospectus filing.

The company originally had 150 million shares of common stock and five million shares of preferred. Currently, it has 82,972,316 shares of common outstanding and no preferred shares outstanding.

The company expects to report to the FDA top line results in the second half of 2017 for its second phase 3 trial evaluating its candidate drug Firdapse® for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndromes (LEMS). If the results are successful, the company expects to resubmit an NDA for Firdapse for the treatment of LEMS.

Further, if those test results are successful, the company expects to additionally provide evidence that Firdapse treats certain types of Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes (CMS) and request that CMS be included in its initial label.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., may also evaluate that drug for the treatment of myasthenia gravis and other rare neuromuscular diseases. No clinical programs for these indications have yet been developed, the company stated in the prospectus.

For CPP-115, the company intends to develop the drug for the treatment of epilepsy and Tourette’s syndrome. It would perform the required studies, subject to funding availability.

For more information, visit www.CatalystPharma.com

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eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Still Growing Despite the 2016 Drop in Housing Affordability

At the end of 2016, the Federal Reserve announced that it would be raising its key interest rate for the first time since the housing bubble burst between 2005 and 2006. According to an article on Realtor.com (http://dtn.fm/M08dy), the interest on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is expected to grow from under 4.2% in 2016 to anywhere between 4.5% and 5% by the end of this year.

Despite the rise in home prices slowing, they are still expected to go up 4% in 2017. In addition, Realtor.com (http://dtn.fm/SaW2o) reported 12% less available homes for sale in November 2016 than in the previous year. Despite a shortage of homes on the market, the U.S. Commerce Department’s new residential sales report (http://dtn.fm/eC1Ww) stated that permits to put up new residences fell in November 2016. This was accompanied by fewer home constructions during the month, down nearly 20% below the revised October 2016 estimates. With the rise in mortgages and home prices, coupled with the low inventory of houses on the market today, buyers are expected to struggle to find their perfect homes.

Although the end of 2016 showed cause for concern for real estate businesses across the country, inventory for January moved at a 4% faster annual rate (http://dtn.fm/IhtZ6). This stronger than usual off-season has left a low volume of available homes for sale with very high prices. But this dip in volume has not halted the rising interest in eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI), holding company of eXp Realty LLC, or its growth.

The agent-owned, cloud-based real estate brokerage has continued to see a significant rise in new agents and brokers, with a growth rate of over 100% thanks to its technology revenue sharing and ownership. The company has accepted over 100 new agents and brokers into its team in the month of February alone, leading to more virtual meetings with a significant growth in attendance.

The company’s stock price has been powering higher for the best part of two years, reaching $3.96 per share in afternoon trading on Tuesday. EXPI recently announced the addition of its newest team member, real estate veteran and former quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams Vince Ferragamo.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com

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Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Offers Business and Leisure Travelers Specialized Travel Tools with Maupintour

Maupintour (www.maupintour.com), a specialized tour operator owned by Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI), is a hidden gem for both Monaker and its users. Maupintour, founded by Tom Maupin, designs comprehensive and creative tours for groups and individuals, offering travelers the opportunity to arrange uniquely customized tours to exotic locales. Other travel companies have booking engines that can arrange business travel, but Monaker has the unique advantage of owning a subsidiary, Maupintour, which designs specialized tours for the business traveler seeking to turn a business trip into a customized leisure adventure.

According to a 2016 Global Business Travel Association Index study (http://dtn.fm/iZ8rA), 45% of business travelers at firms with 1-249 employees extend their trips to combine business and leisure travel. Especially for younger travelers, extending company paid travel with additional days of personal travel offers them the chance to explore destinations they have already reached. Monaker’s booking engine is perfect for them to integrate the booking of business and leisure travel using the company’s efficient NextTrip.com site. For Monaker, Maupintour represents an important additional revenue stream.

To high-tech travelers, Monaker Group’s Maupintour is something very special. This 65-year-old tour arm of the company specializes in tailored tours to travelers who are adventurous and curious to try exotic trips. A business trip to Athens, Greece, can become a Maupintour archeology tour. A business meeting in Rome can become a specialized tour of the Vatican. A meeting in Chile can be extended and turned into a customized wine-tasting tour. A ho-hum business trip to a foreign location can become, by extension, an economical but glorious leisure trip, as well.

The Index study found that these travelers would use leisure travel not only to explore these destinations, but also to visit family and friends. In addition, it found that learning about a destination’s cultural offerings was important to these employees.

Monaker Group is a technology-focused company that is travel-driven, targeting the alternative lodging market (ALM). Bill Kerby, founder, chairman, and CEO of Monaker, sees ALR as one of the fastest expanding sectors of the entire travel market, projected by industry experts to reach $169 billion by 2019.

The company’s real-time booking engine offers ALR inventory, plus access to air, conventional lodging, business travel needs, and a library of greater than 15,000 video clips of destinations and leisure activities, cruises, and other travel, all on one site.

For more information, visit www.MonakerGroup.com

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Annual Market Review Reveals OTC Markets Have Come of Age

After a century of service providing quotes on stocks and bonds to investors around the world, the OTC markets have come of age, and the recently published Annual Markets Review (http://dtn.fm/IW0iC) from OTC Markets Group, Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) reveals that maturity. The company’s over-the-counter (OTC) platforms now host some 9,620 U.S. and global securities that generate an annual trading dollar volume of around $193 billion. Its OTCQX Best Market and OTCQB Venture Market provide price and liquidity information on some of the world’s best companies, and over 100 broker-dealers play an active part as market-makers. For companies, both big and small, being quoted on the OTC markets makes being public decidedly less painful.

The current tiered market structure makes it easier for companies to demonstrate their financial and corporate governance standards and to provide current information, avoiding the trading hurdles due to the opacity associated with the old pink sheets. The almost 10,000 securities included in the OTC Markets quotation system are organized into three markets, OTCQX, OTCQB, and Pink, to better inform investors.

The OTCQX Best Market is the premier quotation platform. To be quoted on the OTCQX market, a company must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, demonstrate compliance with U.S. securities laws, and have a professional third-party sponsor introduction. Penny stocks, shell companies and companies in bankruptcy cannot qualify for OTCQX. The companies whose securities appear on the OTCQX are distinguished by the integrity of their operations and the diligence with which they convey their qualifications. The OTCQX Best Market, which welcomed some 50 new companies in 2016, offers transparent and efficient trading… without the cost and complexity of a U.S. exchange listing.

The OTCQB Venture Market is meant for early-stage and developing U.S. and international companies that are not yet able to qualify for OTCQX. To be eligible, a company must be current in its reporting and undergo an annual verification and management certification process. It must, also, meet a $0.01 bid test and may not be in bankruptcy. In 2016, 230 new companies joined the platform.

The Pink Open Market approximates most closely to the traditional pink sheets, although a particular market tier classification is not an indication of either the value of the security or an endorsement (or not) of the issuer. Market tiers are based only on the quality and timeliness of the information provided. OTCQB Venture Market and Pink Open Market quotes may be of securities for companies of high quality, as well as of those for speculative, distressed, or questionable companies.

Since May 16, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has considered the OTCQB and OTCQX marketplaces to be public marketplaces for purposes of establishing a public market price when registering securities for resale in equity line financings.

During 2016, the OTC Markets Group platforms passed some memorable milestones. Some 280 new companies made their debut on the OTCQX and OTCQB markets. In particular, the OTCQX shone under the spotlight: the OTCQX Best 50 companies (http://dtn.fm/0XznV) delivered an average total return of 130 percent compared to the S&P 500, which went up by 9.5 percent in 2016.

Twenty U.S. states now recognize the OTC markets for the purposes of their Blue Sky Manual Exemptions. Blue Sky laws are U.S. state securities laws designed to protect the public from securities fraud. The aim is to achieve Blue Sky recognition from all 50 states. In addition, seven share transfer agents participate in a new program that makes current verified information available to the public.

Client companies are voicing their approval of the measures to improve the OTC markets. As global information services giant Experian plc explained:

“…OTCQX offered a liquid trading platform for our ADRs, enabling US investors to invest directly in Experian stock via a US traded instrument, but it did not require us to list on a US exchange or register with the SEC. As a result, we continue to comply with the regulation and governance requirements of our primary London listing and are not subject to onerous duplicate regulation and governance requirements by virtue of our ADRs being traded in the US.”

It looks like the OTC Markets have definitely come of age by making being public much less painful.

For more information, please visit www.OTCMarkets.com

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IntelliPharmaCeutics International, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCI) Abuse Deterrent Technology featured at Healthcare Conference

The ‘2017 Disruptive Growth & Healthcare Conference’, which ran February 15-16 at the Convene at 730 Third Avenue Conference Center in midtown Manhattan, New York, featured some stellar participants, either as presenters or as sponsors. Along with over 60 other firms in a variety of fields related to biotech, IntelliPharmaCeutics International, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCI) (TSX: I) was on the bill. The Toronto, Ontario-based company was scheduled to introduce its drug delivery technologies and exhibit its leading pipeline candidates.

The ‘2017 Disruptive Growth & Healthcare Conference’ hosted by RHK Capital, which formerly operated as Source Capital Group, was sponsored by leading investor relations and financial services firms, including NetworkNewsWire, a Platinum Sponsor.

With its drug delivery technologies built on the Hypermatrix™ platform, IPCI is targeting billion dollar markets. The company’s extended release (ER) (XR) formulations provide mechanisms to slowly dissolve and release constant amounts of a medication over time. Instead, of a patient having to take a pill three times a day, with the risk of losing count or forgetting, one daily dose will improve efficacy. Closer compliance with prescription rules results in better therapy.

ER formulations, widespread for leading indications, are expanding to new drugs. Medications that benefit from the IPCI technology include Oxycodone XR, Dexmethylphenidate ER, Venlafaxine ER, Desvenlafaxine ER, Levetiracetam ER, Lamotrigine ER and Pregabalin. Together, these pharmaceuticals present a market opportunity that exceeds $9 billion.

But a bigger prize is the market for abuse deterrent formulations (ADF), which attempt to fight prescription drug abuse by increasing the difficulty of inappropriate use of opioid medications. In the U.S., opioid abuse is on the rise. Data published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine reveals that in 2015 there were 21,101 deaths caused by opioid overdose. Opioids include licit substances such as codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone and oxycodone, and illicit ones such as heroin and opium. This is a market estimated to be about $60 billion.

Apart from having its eye on these two lucrative opportunities, IPCI has a growing pipeline of new candidates that may lead to New Drug Application (NDA) and Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) filings. An NDA is filed when a sponsor believes there is enough evidence on a new drug’s safety and effectiveness to support FDA approval to bring it to market. An ANDA is required for generic drugs that are bioequivalent to a drug already being marketed.

IPCI has two novel NDA candidates, Rexista® and Regabatin XR™. Earlier this month, the company announced it had filed a New Drug Application (NDA) seeking authorization to market its Rexista™ abuse-deterrent oxycodone hydrochloride extended release tablets in the 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg, 60 mg and 80 mg strengths.

The FDA has determined that the company’s application is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review, and has set a target action date under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) of September 25, 2017. IPCI was able to demonstrate that Rexista™ is bioequivalent to OxyContin® (oxycodone hydrochloride extended release). With this upcoming milestone, IPCI will be setting another marker on its journey to success.

Founded in 1998 by the husband and wife team of Dr. Isa Odidi and Dr. Amina Odidi, IPCI has come a long way. The company now specializes in the research, development and manufacture of novel and generic controlled-release and targeted-release oral solid dosage drugs. Its patented Hypermatrix™ technology is a multidimensional controlled-release drug delivery platform that can be applied to the efficient development of a wide range of existing and new pharmaceuticals.

Based on this technology platform, Intellipharmaceutics has developed several drug delivery systems and a pipeline of products in therapeutic areas that include neurology, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal tract, diabetes and pain.

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The Diversification of Auxilio, Inc. (AUXO)

Auxilio, Inc. (NYST MKT: AUXO) is one of a select number of businesses headquartered in Mission Viejo, a mainly residential city in Orange County, California, and a closer look at this small yet booming business shows that it is unique not only for where its offices are based, but also for its value proposition.

Auxilio offers managed print services exclusively to the U.S. health care industry. A leader in this sector due to its innovative and customer-driven approach, Auxilio takes full responsibility for its health care clients’ on-site print environment through situation assessment, process analysis, strategy development and program implementation. The company also works closely with hospitals and hospital systems to deliver quality patient care and accomplishes this objective by providing a customized, scalable document solutions strategy that analyzes, remediates and manages document and print workflows from start to finish.

A vendor-independent company, Auxilio provides intelligent solutions, a risk-free program and guaranteed savings. It assumes all costs related to the print business environment by customizing, streamlining and seamlessly integrating its services at predictable fixed rates that are unmatched in the industry. As a result, its print management programs drive out costs, increase employee productivity and exceed patient care standards, and the hospitals and health systems that work with the company benefit from its streamlined and aligned processes and infrastructure.

For over 10 years, more than 200 of the leading hospitals and health systems in the U.S. have turned to Auxilio to resolve their broken document and digital workflow processes, and its document solutions have helped them reduce waste, safeguard protected health information (PHI) and improve operational efficiency while driving incredible cost savings. The company consistently delivers for its clients by leveraging its three core services lines: Managed Print Services, Document Consulting and iPLATFORM, an intelligent workflow automation suite.

According to the Orange County Business Journal’s 2016 Special Report (http://dtn.fm/C0x5k), from 2014 to 2016, Auxilio clocked more than 40% in growth, making it one of the fastest-growing public companies in the Orange County area. During this time, the company grew its existing business by continuously delivering excellent customer service, and it diversified into cyber security by acquiring two information technology security firms. The resulting demand for Auxilio’s cyber security services and rapid adoption of its Managed Print Services program by many large health care institutions contributed significantly to its recent swift growth.

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New Age Beverages Corp. (NASDAQ: NBEV) Announces NASDAQ Capital Market Listing

Colorado-based New Age Beverages Corp. (NASDAQ: NBEV) has priced an underwritten public offering valued at approximately $15 million in gross proceeds and listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market, per a recent press release (http://dtn.fm/E8gLm). The corporation has also granted underwriters an additional opportunity to purchase 642,857 more shares of common stock. This 45-day option will enable them to purchase the extra shares to cover over-allotments. The total gross proceed amount is an estimate before underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses are deducted.

The company has already filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Effective as of February 13, 2017, the filing relates to the securities now being offered. Acting as joint book-running managers are Aegis Capital Corp. and Maxim Group LLC. The recently issued offering will be made only by prospectus, a legal document that must be filed with the SEC, which is available by contacting New Age Beverages Corp. or by visiting the SEC website.

Founded in 2003, New Age Beverages Corp. markets several famous brands of beverages, such as XingTea®, Búcha® Live Kombucha, and Aspen Pure® Rocky Mountain Water. Marley Mellow Mood® Relaxation Drinks and Marley One Drop® Coffee are other products marketed by the company, following the signing of a management agreement in October 2016. The company is now competing in the health and functional beverage segment, a fast-growing area of the beverage market, and sells its brands in all 50 U.S. states. Its brands are also sold internationally, in over 10 countries, across all channels. Some have even gained notoriety. XingTea® recently beat over 250 competitors to earn the title of the ‘#1 Best Tasting Tea’ at the North American Tea Championship.

One of the largest independent distributors in the country, New Age Beverages Corp. reaches over 20,000 outlets from its distribution network in Colorado. It distributes over 60 different brands, representing over 600 SKUs of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, snacks and specialty products. These include the all-natural, non-GMO Xing Energy drink. The employee-owned company recently merged with Marley Beverage Company, which was created in partnership with Bob Marley’s family and is a business that has become reputable in its own right. New Age Beverages Corp. is led by Chief Executive Officer Brent Willis. He has over 20 years of General Management, C-Level, and Board experience and has worked with the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ: KHC), and other global leaders. The company has leveraged an organizational structure focused on testing product innovations, finding emerging products and segments early, and gaining credibility with national distributors.

New Age Beverages Corp. also distributes leading brands such as Nestea®, Nestle Nesquik®, Welch’s, and V8®, among a wide range of others. It understands the value of choosing healthy products. Focused on thinking big, changing the world, teamwork, and execution, the company delivers products that taste good and are affordable for retailers and consumers.

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Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Positioned to Capitalize as U.S. Private Accommodation Market Set to Reach $36.6 Billion by 2018

Perhaps no segment of the travel industry has changed so much over the last few years as lodging and accommodation. Spurred by an initial decline of the global travel market a few years ago but given new life by a new generation of travelers who prefer a different kind of tourism with more personal experiences to the traditional hotel and sightseeing model, the alternative and private lodging segment has been growing at a steady rate recently. The private accommodation market is becoming increasingly popular and is expected to reach $36.6 billion in the United States alone by the end of next year, according to new data from travel industry research authority Phocuswright. This is great news for both tourists and providers of alternative lodging rental (ALR) services such as Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI), which offers these services via its innovative, real-time booking platform NextTrip.com.

In two separate reports released this month, Phocuswright emphasizes the fast growth of the vacation rental market, which has become one of the most popular segments of the industry. Private accommodation grew by 11 percent in 2016, which was nearly twice as fast as the overall U.S. travel market, according to the report ‘A Market Transformed: Private Accommodation in the U.S.’ (http://dtn.fm/AdOQ7). This growth pace is expected to slow down in 2017 and even 2018, but this segment is expected to continue outpacing the overall travel market throughout this time span, the document underlines.

The increasing role of private accommodation and alternative lodging rentals is also outlined by the sixteenth edition of Phocuswright’s ‘U.S. Online Travel Overview’ (http://dtn.fm/u4Wc8). According to this report, the alternative lodging rental market now accounts for almost one-fifth of the entire accommodation market. In addition, booking rates for vacation rentals are growing increasingly faster than those reported by hotels.

Once regarded simply as a cheaper alternative to traditional accommodation or a largely offline alternative typically reserved for family vacations, private accommodations have become increasingly popular since moving online with the help of intermediaries such as Airbnb and HomeAway. Gradually, they have become the accommodation of choice for a new generation of younger tourists whose traveling preferences focus mostly on creating memories and personal experiences by interacting with the places and people they visit more closely. The success of this private accommodation market has also attracted the interest of large travel and accommodation groups such as Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) and The Priceline Group’s (NASDAQ: PCLN) Booking.com, both of which have already started building their ALR inventories. In 2015, Expedia completed the acquisition of the HomeAway platform for $3.9 billion.

This trend is likely to continue in the future, with the private accommodation market set to continue gaining more ground over the traditional hotel and lodging segment, according to Phocuswright experts. “The segment’s shift online, the expansion of the concept to include private homes in urban markets, the entrance of OTAs, and numerous innovative startups have all contributed to powering a period of tremendous growth,” said Douglas Quinby, Phocuswright’s vice president, research. “Against a backdrop of strong performance for the U.S. travel industry, the private accommodation segment has grown much faster than travel overall,” he added.

With a continuously growing portfolio of alternative lodging units that currently stands at more than 1.1 million worldwide, the NextTrip.com platform is representative of Monaker Group’s focus on this market segment and its commitment to offering customers comprehensive travel solutions and personalized tours. The NextTrip.com platform is unique on the market at the moment, being the only one to offer travelers real-time booking and access to everything they need to organize their journeys down to the smallest details, from ALR options to hotels, rental car services, airlines, concierge and more. In addition to the NextTrip.com platform, Monaker Group offers a wide range of tourism services, including highly customizable tours and travel solutions, through its Maupintour subsidiary.

For more information, visit www.MonakerGroup.com


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eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Set to Capitalize on Canadian Real Estate Market Interest Following U.S. Presidential Election

According to a just-published article by Royal Lepage (http://dtn.fm/Q6oZR), Canada’s leading real estate services provider, there has been a verified surge of American interest in Canadian real estate following the recent presidential election. The company reported an increase in searches into the Canadian real estate market from across the United States.

Although the United States has always been a top source for immigration into Canada, the past year has seen a significant increase in U.S. traffic on the Royal Lepage website. The site reported an increase of just under 74% compared to the same period in 2015. In addition, according to the company’s Canada-wide survey, nearly 40% of respondents expect a rise in American inquiries into the Canadian real estate market.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) is especially well positioned for growth in the Canadian market. The fully agent owned real estate brokerage already has a significant presence in the country’s real estate sector thanks to its subsidiary, eXp Realty of Canada, Inc., which covers over 80 areas in Canada. Its unique ability to scale rapidly is based upon the fact that it is cloud-based, using advanced technologies for efficient communication, marketing, and training, and not dependent upon traditional brick-and-mortar facilities.

According to the findings, top researched locations in Canada by Americans include Ontario with over 41%, British Columbia with over 17%, Quebec with just under 14%, and Alberta with just under 8% of searches, with Calgary and Edmonton receiving the most interest from potential American buyers in the Alberta province.

Although Royal Lepage realtors working in these areas announced not having sold any properties to Americans since October 2016, they still represent a large percentage of property purchasers in Canada, and the dramatic increase in American interest in Canadian real estate since the election can’t be ignored.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com

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National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (NWMH) Aiming to Become Market Leader via Aggressive Growth and Acquisition Strategy

Florida-based National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NWMH), a professional waste management and recycling operator offering a wide range of relevant services, is one step closer to achieving its declared goal of becoming a market leader via its aggressive acquisition strategy and organic growth, after acquiring another company and successfully expanding its activity in upstate New York. National Waste Management Holdings plans to continue growing at the same pace, as it plans to finalize at least one acquisition per quarter and already has a few acquisitions lined up for the year.

Operating a vertically integrated waste management service, National Waste Management Holdings has been demonstrating impressive growth in operations and revenue, owing primarily to its expansion strategy that allowed it to greatly diversify revenue streams. The company offers various waste management and recycling services, including container, transfer station and landfill services for residential and commercial customers in Florida, and it has plans to expand operations along the entire East Coast. A large segment of the company’s activity is centered around its landfill in Hernando, Florida, which disposes of more than 200,000 cubic yards of construction and demolition debris per year, on average. In addition, the company recycles a significant part of collected C&D debris and now operates roughly 800 containers and 14 roll-off trucks.

National Waste Management Holdings has more acquisitions in the pipeline, including a C&D and Class I Transfer Station in Port Richey, Florida. This transfer station, strategically located between the landfill in Hernando and the company’s roll-off operations in the Tampa Bay area, would allow National Waste Management Holdings to expand its coverage and strengthen its network of services in the area.

The company’s most recent acquisition, that of Kingston, New York-based Northeast Data Destruction and Recycling, LLC, helped to expand its operations to a large market in Upstate New York, stretching from NYC to Albany. The acquisition, closed on December 31, 2016, will allow the company to tap into the cardboard recycling and data destruction services, including document and hard drive destruction. This is not National Waste Management Holdings’ first acquisition in the New York area; back in 2015, it acquired Waste Recovery Enterprises, followed a year later by Sivart Services. The company’s acquisition list for 2015 also included Florida’s Gateway Rolloff Services.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.nationalwastemgmt.com

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Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Turns to the Video Tape to Sell Effectively

Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI) turns to the video tape to sell its global inventory of alternative lodging rentals (ALR), because it believes that video is important to the decision making process. Research proves that reaching the younger generation, especially millennials, with top quality ads can be especially effective. Reaching these digital savvy viewers is “high risk, high reward,” survey taker Unruly (http://dtn.fm/um4Rw) finds.

In a February 2016 10-K filing with the SEC (http://dtn.fm/QJ9pq), Monaker reported that it had invested in thousands of hours of video footage shot in more than 30 countries around the world. Further, it said that it has some 15,000 clips of destination activities, cruises, and resorts. These travel videos have been shown on NextTrip.com, a travel portal focused on the ALR market. That site is owned by Monaker Group, Inc.

Video ads boost purchase intent by 97% and brand association by 139%, according to the study by Unruly. The video ad research company also found that millennials are 112% more likely to share ads they like than any other demographic group. Additionally, Unruly found that millennials are also the most likely to use ad blockers or put videos on mute if they find them of poor quality or inauthentic. Registering with younger viewers are “happiness and inspiration,” emotions which resonate strongly with millennials. With this in mind, the ads from Monaker Group capture enjoyable and special travel experiences in ALRs.

Bill Kerby, founder, chairman, and CEO of Monaker, says that the ALR industry is the fastest growing sector in travel, projected by industry experts to reach $169 billion by 2019.

Also, NextTrip.com enables potential travelers to upgrade to resorts and book through Maupintour, a luxury tour company with more than 65 years of experience in the travel industry, Monaker reported in the SEC filing.

Through its YouTube channel, the company noted in the 10-K that it has more than 16,000 hours of raw travel footage. It finds that selling its travel products is significantly more effective when videos can be seen in advance by the potential purchaser.

Although Monaker says that it has not filed for copyright protection for any particular content, it noted in the filing that it has registered several Internet domain names related to its business in order to protect its proprietary interests.

Monaker is a travel-driven, high technology company with inventory in alternative rentals. On its proprietary and partnership platforms, the company has built a video library, facilitated media distribution and developed industry relationships. These are elements Monaker believes are important to gaining a large audience of travelers in the ALR industry.

For more information, visit www.MonakerGroup.com

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National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (NWMH) Sees Growth in Shingles Recycling

National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NWMH), a vertically integrated solid waste management company, sees growth momentum in the next year for the recycling of shingles as both a fuel resource and asphalt blend. Revenues may, literally, hit the roof.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (http://dtn.fm/LT4iL), about 11 million tons of asphalt shingles are manufactured and disposed of in the United States annually. A majority of the post-consumer shingle waste, the EPA said, comes from residential sites. The EPA says that asphalt shingles can be recycled into hot and cold mix asphalt or into a fuel source. In a relatively new concept not yet fully developed for commercial use, they can also be used in shingle-to-shingle recycling, the EPA reports.

National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. is a growth-by-acquisition company that offers a variety of services for full waste disposal and recycling. It is based in Florida, but also has operations in upstate New York. It maintains a 54-acre landfill in Hernando, Florida, which accepts waste from construction sites. The company offers roll-off dumpsters and a comprehensive program of waste collection services. It specializes in recycling, which turns some recycled waste into retail mulching materials. Long term, the company hopes to expand its market to include the entire east coast of the U.S.

National Waste projects exponential growth in the coming years for the recycling of shingles. The company plans on adding a portable picking station at its landfill in order to increase its concrete recycling program by 25%. Overall, the portable picking station is expected to boost National Waste’s recyclables rate, the company said. National Waste also sells ground wood product to bio-mass energy plants. Additionally, the company markets a line of its own mulch and garden mulch from reclaimed wood at its landfill for residential or commercial use.

Having a diverse revenue stream and an aggressive acquisition strategy, National Waste Management Holdings has committed itself to completing at least one takeover in each quarter. In December 2016, it announced the acquisition of Northeast Data Destruction and Recycling, LLC, based in Kingston, New York. That transaction closed on December 31, 2016.

While National Waste is growing by acquisition, it is also targeting vertical integration. The company said that it is performing due diligence on several companies for possible future takeovers in early 2017.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.nationalwastemgmt.com

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eXp World Holdings, Inc. (EXPI) Hires BDO USA, LLP as Its Accountant

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI), in a February 3, 2017, SEC 8-K filing (http://dtn.fm/p2rAC), announced that it has changed accounting firms, hiring BDO USA, LLP (BDO) as its registered independent accountant and dismissing WSRP, LLC (WSRP). The change was made effective at the time of announcement.

EXPI originally engaged WSRP, LLC in September 2015. The board of eXp World Holdings approved the change in accounting firms, effective February 3, 2017, for its year ended December 31, 2016. In the SEC filing, EXPI reported that it had no differences with WSRP regarding accounting principles, disclosures in its financial statements, or auditing scope and procedures.

In a January 27, 2017, SEC Form D filing (http://dtn.fm/5UKcB), the company also reported the status of its exempt offering of $3.5 million in securities. It reported that it has recorded sales of $760,000 from 12 investors, leaving EXPI with $2,740,000 remaining to be sold. Proceeds from this offering are expected to be used to fund the company’s working capital for ongoing operations.

eXp World Holdings subsidiary eXp Realty LLC is a cloud brokerage, agent-owned company. It reported 2,401 real estate brokers and agents on its platform at year-end 2016.

The company’s real estate concept utilizes the internet and a cloud-based office environment in order to eliminate redundant payroll costs and cut margin-eroding expenses normally associated with brick-and-mortar operations, such as rent, utility expenses, and furnishings. Instead, EXPI can spend more heavily on training its realtors and agents using advanced technologies.

A Fundamental Research Report (http://dtn.fm/m7IiJ) on the company issued last year projected EXPI’s volume in 2017 at $72 million.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com

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National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (NWMH) – A Leading, National Solid Waste Service Company

National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NWMH) is making a strong play in the waste industry and taking major steps to turn the page on its growth story. Over the course of three decades, the company has become a notable provider of solid waste management services to Florida’s west coast and New York’s upstate region. By specializing in the collection, hauling, removal and recycling of debris, garbage and waste from construction and demolition sites and, now, through vertical integration, the company is growing, expanding its reach, and adding new services to its portfolio, all at affordable rates.

Comprehensively, National Waste offers trash collection services, roll-off services, a construction and demolition landfill, and a full-service transfer station. For industrial and residential markets, it provides demolition, mulch, gravel and wood grinding services. Lastly, for construction and clean-up projects, it supplies commercial and residential dumpster services and roll-off boxes, as well as construction and demolition landfill services.

National Waste pursues its goal of vertical integration through organic growth initiatives and complementary strategic acquisitions, a strategy that calls for at least one acquisition per quarter so as to diversify the company’s income streams.

National Waste’s acquisition of Northeast Data Destruction and Recycling at the end of 2016 confirmed its management team’s commitment to this assertive business model. It also expanded the company’s business in the upstate New York region of Kingston, where it had already established a presence and was successfully meeting the demand for cardboard recycling and document destruction, hard drive destruction, and other data destruction. With this most recent acquisition, however, the company’s sales team can now also provide roll-off services and additional offerings, and the company is free to pursue plans to set up a physical base in the area – either through a lease or a purchase.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.nationalwastemgmt.com

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Marinus (NASDAQ: MRNS) Names Michael R. Dougherty to Board, Prepares to Initiate Phase 2 Studies of Ganaxolone

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNS), on February 1, 2017, named Michael R. Dougherty to its board. A biopharmaceutical company, Marinus is preparing to initiate phase 2 studies of ganaxolone, a drug which treats seizures and anxiety in patients suffering from epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Dougherty has more than 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Most recently, he served as executive chairman of Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Earlier, he served as CEO and a board member of Kalidex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dougherty also served in various capacities during his 10-year tenure with Adolor Corporation, including as president and CEO, a board member, COO, CFO and senior VP of commercial. Earlier still, he was at Genomics Collaborative, Inc., where he held the positions of president and COO. Dougherty is currently serving on the boards of Trevena, Inc.; Foundation Medicine, Inc.; Aviragen Therapeutics; and Cempra, Inc.

“This is an exciting time to join the Marinus board,” Dougherty stated in a news release. “Marinus is positioned to execute on several clinical studies with near-term milestones. I look forward to working with the Marinus board and management as we advance the development of the ganaxolone franchise.”

Ganaxolone is a drug candidate that acts on a well-characterized target in the brain and is known to have both anti-seizure and anti-anxiety effects. It is currently being evaluated in IV, capsule and liquid forms, and it’s designed for use in both hospital and home settings. Marinus is studying ganaxolone as a treatment option for both adult and pediatric patients.

Marinus is now preparing to begin a phase 2 clinical study of ganaxolone for the treatment of postpartum depression and status epilepticus (SE). A phase 2 clinical study of patients with SE will begin in 2017, the company said. Every dose regimen of ganaxolone IV to-date has been deemed generally safe and well-tolerated, reaching targeted dose levels in a short period of time. Any adverse events reported were mild and resolved without intervention, according to Marinus. Ganaxolone IV has been issued orphan drug designation from the U.S. FDA for the treatment of SE.

For more information, visit www.MarinusPharma.com

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Monster Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSDI) Tapping into Fast-Growing VR Market with High-Performance Cameras, Headsets

Until recently, virtual reality was typically the stuff of science fiction, a concept so innovative and unusual that it seemed highly unlikely to become reality anytime soon. For years, the concept remained almost exclusively tied to the futuristic images depicted by movies such as TRON or The Lawnmower Man. However, with rapid technological advancements in recent years, and due to the efforts of companies such as Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), with its Oculus VR, and Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE), with its PlayStation VR, virtual reality has now become a part of our day-to-day lives, already having multiple applications in a number of industries, from health care to manufacturing, education, music, athletics and more.

Estimated to reach $126 billion by 2020, this fast developing market presents numerous growth opportunities for developers of VR products, apps and accessories. Simi Valley, CA-based Monster Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSDI), a highly versatile designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art consumer electronics and related products, has already seized the opportunity with its exclusive line of virtual reality products that includes high definition cameras and headsets, all designed and commercialized under its own brand.

Founded in 2010, Monster Digital is committed to manufacturing and delivering premium products and accessories for consumers and professionals who demand and expect to receive the very best. Its VR Product line includes the recently launched Monster Vision™ 360-degree VR camera, the Monster Vision™ VR camera set, two types of VR headsets (one of which has integrated headphones), and related accessories such as a waterproof VR camera case. The Monster Digital™ VR cameras allow users to record their adventures in a new way and to then share them with their friends and family or experience them from an entirely new perspective due to the 360-degree viewing capabilities.

In addition to VR products, the company also manufactures and commercializes a line of premium action sports cameras such as the high resolution Monster Digital™ Vision Plus 1080p+ camera and the more cost-competitive 720p action sports camera. Most of these models were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January.

Monster Digital also offers advanced data storage and memory products for use in mobile devices, cameras, tablets and more. The company’s data storage products are built to offer rapid transfer rates and high performance packed in a rugged, sturdy design. Available in multiple capacities, these memory products aim to help users achieve the best performance out of their devices. Additionally, Monster Digital designs the latest technology when it comes to solid state drives (SSD). The company’s SSDs offer peak performance and safe storage and are available both as external drives for desktop and laptop users, as well as internal upgrade kits for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Macbook® and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Ultrabook® users.

For more information, visit www.MonsterDigital.com

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Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX) Receives Patent for ZX008 in the Treatment of Dravet Syndrome

Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX) has been issued a patent by the U.S. Patent Office for its drug candidate ZX008. The award of this patent, according to the company, marks the first time a patent has been issued covering a fenfluramine treatment of Dravet Syndrome and the seizures associated with it (http://dtn.fm/v69uD). The patent is seen by the company as offering protection of associated claims through 2033.

“This represents the first issued patent covering the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet Syndrome using fenfluramine as an adjunctive therapy, and it is an important milestone for our ZX008 development program,” Stephen J. Farr, Ph.D., president and CEO of Zogenix, added in a news release.

The patent, titled ‘Method for the Treatment of Dravet Syndrome’, was announced by the company on January 30, 2017. Zogenix is currently in a phase 3 program with ZX008 and continues to enroll patients in the U.S. and globally. It has received fast track designation domestically for the treatment of Dravet syndrome, and ZX008 has been defined as an orphan drug in this indication in both the U.S. and Europe.

Zogenix, Inc., is a pharmaceutical company committed to producing commercially-viable central nervous system (CNS) therapies. The company is developing these products for individuals who require innovative treatments to help them with daily functioning.

Farr added that Zogenix is continuing to pursue additional patents related to ZX008 in order to provide additional protection for its lead candidate. The company is also performing more clinical and preclinical work as it seeks to target more intellectual property opportunities, he said.

Zogenix won worldwide patent rights and other intellectual property via its 2014 acquisition of Brabant Pharma Limited, pursuant to a purchase and sales agreement executed with Brabant, the company said.

In its SEC filing of November 8, 2016, Zogenix reported that, in October 2016, it extended through April 2017 its manufacturing services agreement with Pantheon UK Limited. It can be extended again, the company reported. Future purchase minimum obligations totaled $4.6 million at September 30, 2016, through the extension date.

Also on October 2016, Zogenix entered into an asset purchase agreement for $1.5 million to buy the global rights to a preclinical development program for orphan CNS disorders. The company is bound to make future milestone payments over several years, but in the SEC filing Zogenix termed those payments ‘inherently uncertain’ due to the preclinical stage of development.

For more information, visit www.Zogenix.com

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Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Helping People Visit Destinations Likely to Disappear

Travel to far and remote destinations is easier than it has ever been. Travel companies have not only made traveling accessible, but also more economical. People are now able to explore some of the remarkable destinations our world holds, including natural wonders and historical sites. However, some of these places are in danger of disappearing.

Climate change, over farming, natural erosion, pollution, urbanization and general exploitation, are just some of the causes for the potential loss of these places. Although environmental organizations recognize the threat and are putting in place procedures to maintain these destinations for as long as possible, they remain at risk. According to Business Insider (http://dtn.fm/ctV1K), some of these endangered destinations include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the Florida Everglades, and many other famous destinations.

Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI), a technology driven travel company, is making these destinations accessible through its subsidiary, Maupintour. Founded by Tom Maupin in the 50’s, Maupintour gives solo travelers and groups the chance to organize highly customizable private tours across the globe, including to threatened destinations.

Tours organized through Maupintour cover many extra features that, if organized separately, would cost much more, such as local guides, great accommodations, comprehensive tours, special events, entertainment, entrance fees, airport transfers, and hotel transfers.

The company organizes tours to Europe, Africa, Central and South America, Asia and India, Australia and New Zealand, as well as throughout the United States. Maupintour has the highest repeat rate in the industry, with some travelers taking up to 60 vacation tour packages with the company. Maupintour tours make natural and man-made wonders of the world accessible to travelers at an affordable price, while they are still there to see.

For more information, visit www.MonakerGroup.com

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