Amid a continued boom in the growing cannabis sector, Canada is moving rapidly toward legalization as the U.S. continues to foot drag at the federal level, leading many sector analysts to conclude that it’s the Canadian companies who might benefit the most as an underlying shift toward medical and recreational use continues. Out of a tiny handful of just 58 Health Canada-licensed producers, vertically integrated Emblem Corp. (TSX.V: EMC) (OTC: EMMBF) stands out as a one of the fastest growing cultivators and pharma developers, having also obtained authorization to produce cannabis oils. While sales of dried marijuana intended for smoking in Canada increased around 44.6 percent from Q1 to Q2, according to official Health Canada records (http://dtn.fm/ypK5J), cannabis oil sales shot up over 278 percent. It’s a sustained industry trend, which is continuing to evolve as cannabis medicine developer demand increases and consumers flock to edibles and/or vaporizing. This trend is also clearly evident from U.S. data (http://dtn.fm/mx4LH), as consumers in states like Colorado, Oregon and Washington continue to fuse their love of candies and chocolates with a growing taste for cannabis.

Landmark legislation introduced by Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau in April, fulfilling one of his campaign promises, put Canada squarely on the road to a legalized (over 18) recreational use market, with a projected implementation date as early as July 1, 2018. Intelligent companies like Emblem aren’t wasting any time in trying to get out ahead of this curve and are making every effort to rapidly expand production while maintaining the kind of quality control that translates directly into end-market loyalties. For Emblem, which is focused on medical and pharmaceutical R&D, in addition to production/distribution to patients and patient/physician education via the company’s three different business segments, successful doubling of the company’s production capacity is seen as essential to ensuring long-term capacity to capture this sector’s astounding growth.

Emblem is just getting warmed up. The company recently entered into agreements to acquire some 80 acres of industrially zoned land for $7.7 million (http://dtn.fm/2lyCl), in close proximity to the existing, custom-built 23,500 sq. ft. Paris, Ontario, facility, that utilizes the latest in indoor grow science. Once completed (Q4 2018 target date), the three new state-of-the-art 100,000 sq. ft. production facilities should bring Emblem’s annual production capacity up to around 154,000 pounds. For a company that did $398,260 in sales during Q2 2017, with 118.8 pounds sold at an average price of $7.39 per gram, this new projected production figure would translate into over $516.2 million in revenues per year, not too shabby for an operation that ended Q2 with $33.0 million in cash on hand and has around another $34 million of “in-the-money” warrants (part of which is callable).

Emblem can obviously read the handwriting on the wall here and is anticipating that the dried flower and derivative products space will blossom under the new regulatory framework being spearheaded by Trudeau’s government. Emblem had 2,154 active patients as of August 24 and anticipates continued success on the strength of its marketing platform and patient registration pace. Emblem’s cannabis healthcare vertical, GrowWise Health, continues to see considerable expansion of the clinic network, driven by receptivity to the company’s comprehensive patient and physician medical cannabis education programs. The educational effort is marketing gold for Emblem, and the care taken by the company’s Patient Educators, who are knowledgeable about both healthcare and cannabis, helps a great deal when it comes to ensuring continued patient enrollment growth.

As of June of this year, there were some 201,400 client registrations (http://dtn.fm/ypK5J) with a licensed producer operating under the auspices of ACMPR (Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations), according to Health Canada’s figures. An Ipsos poll conducted for Global News earlier this year indicated that 61 percent of Canadians now support the legalization of recreational marijuana (http://dtn.fm/1diqI), with that number being as high as 73 percent among millennials (ages 18 to 34). This polling data underscores the validity of the growing trend in Canada toward common sense cannabis regulation, which is increasingly focused on handling cannabis in the same manner as alcohol or tobacco and thus opening the door to a sizeable tax haul on what is potentially an $8.7 billion base domestic retail market (http://dtn.fm/Wt4kA).

It’s a compelling figure that underwrites how Canada is setting itself up to be a major exporter to a global market, estimated by Grand View Research as climbing to $55.8 billion by 2025 on the strength of medical alone. Troy Dayton, CEO, noted that industry analyst firm Arcview Group confirmed this outlook recently, citing medical marijuana legalization in Germany as a key indicator. With the North American market up 30 percent year-over-year to $6.7 billion in 2016 according to Arcview (http://dtn.fm/HI1Nk), running white-hot on a projected 27 percent CAGR in sales through 2021, we are looking at an estimated $20.2 billion market within a handful of years. Moreover, Arcview analysts suggest that the figure could triple as broader recreational markets come online in Canada, or in U.S. states such as California, where Proposition 64 has put the legal market for marijuana on track to exceed $5 billion.

This trend is music to Emblem’s ears, and with the new facility set up to function off natural gas infrastructure, the company has every intention of reaching for the brass ring, going “off grid” and realizing a long dreamt-of goal to become one of the lowest cost “closed box” producers in Canada. Key partnerships, such as the one signed in late 2016 with Lift Cannabis to offer a limited edition strain (“Liv by Lift”), are a solid example of why Emblem is able to command prices for certain of its carefully cultivated strains that are as high as $12.00 per gram. The company’s purpose-built Paris, Ontario, facility, featuring a Canadian-made Argus controlled system, is something to behold, and Emblem is able to legitimately pride itself to customers on the value of the company’s regulated environment indoor grow rooms, where positive pressure helps immensely in controlling external contaminants. This is mission critical stuff when it comes to commanding robust prices for product, and when it comes to meticulously cultivating and testing strains that are then rigorously tested for the targeted cannabinoids and terpenes which will provide the greatest amount of patient relief.

Emblem is hard at work identifying which of the over 100 different types of cannabinoids offer the best therapeutic values and is systematically cultivating the proper strains at medical grade in order to empower the company’s development of advanced dosage forms that are not only consistently high quality, but easy and convenient to use.

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

Findit, Inc. (OTC: FDIT) recently announced that its interactive social media campaign management Findit App is now available for download on iOS devices in the Apple® App Store.

“Having Apple approve our app for IOS users is one more step closer to providing anyone who wants to reach more people on the web the ability to do so,“ Findit, Inc. CEO and President Raymond Firth stated in a news release, noting that the app is also available in the Google Play Store for Android devices. “We are really pulling everyone together that has the desire to have their content seen and shared socially and indexed in search engines.”

Apple reviews all apps submitted to the App Store in an effort to ensure they are reliable, perform as expected, are free of offensive material and meet all of the company’s rigorous requirements, according to Apple’s website.

The Findit app gives everyone the ability to view and search content posted to the app or Findit.com, while Findit members can post content to an open platform available for anyone to view. Each post can be shared to social sites such as Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Google+ (NASDAQ: GOOG), Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR), Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr and other social and bookmarking sites. Additional search results are created as posts and are shared and crawled by search engines, creating greater organic search results and social engagement.

The Findit app consists of several content verticals that can be combined into a single post, literally giving users the ability to include up to 6,000 characters in one post, an unlimited number of photos, a video, and a link for readers to click on. Anyone who posts on Twitter or Instagram, for example, can reach more people by creating the same post or a new message on Findit, where it is indexed for maximum exposure. Visitors can then be directed to other social sites or can simply view and share the message.

Individuals, organizations and companies can now reach more followers, more customers and more business simply by downloading the Findit app in the Apple Store or by going to www.Findit.com.

The Green Organic Dutchman (“TGOD”), a 100-percent owned subsidiary of The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd., produces high-quality medical marijuana. Its organic medical cannabis is farm grown and pesticide-free. There are many factors in favor of the company. The demand in a legal national market, consumer preference for organic foods and products of all kinds and a recent $20 million private placement are all positive signs. Also, TGOD is among a select group of companies licensed to cultivate medical cannabis by Health Canada under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations. Those interested in investing should contact TGOD directly at financing@tgod.ca, because the company is not yet publicly traded.

Notably, the company has gained tremendous financial support in a short time frame and began production in late 2016. Its parent holding company recently entered into an agreement with a syndicate, led by PI Financial Corp., for a brokered private placement worth $20 million. The offering of a total of 4,242,500 units, priced at C$1.65 per unit, amounts to total gross proceeds of C$7,000,125, according to a recent press release (http://dtn.fm/sEi2m). However, the amount may differ based on mutual agreement between both parties.

In addition, TGOD engaged in a concurrent, non-brokered private placement of 7,979,000 units, affording aggregate gross proceeds of over $13,000,000 (at C$1.65 per unit). Consisting of one common share of TGOD, each unit also includes a one-half common share purchase warrant for the company. A whole warrant can be exercisable into a single common share that expires 36 months after the common shares begin trading on a stock exchange, or from February 28, 2021. The warrant will be called to trade at the same time as the IPO shares, allowing investors to immediately realize the added value on the TGOD IPO. The only other free trading stock available will be the IPO shares themselves. A six-month escrow period will apply to the common shares, and a 12-month period will apply to the shares issuable once the warrants are exercised.

TGOD employs a retail first approach, allowing smaller investors to get in at these early stages not typically seen by retail investors. The specifics of this agreement are of great interest to investors. However, the company is at an advantage since both offerings will enable it to add working capital and to further develop its Ontario and Quebec cannabis facilities. Currently, it has a funded capacity of 14,000 kilograms and has one of the largest licensed parcels of land in Canada at 175 acres. The company recently purchased 75 acres for a second cannabis production facility in Quebec, which will be located in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. This property is large enough to support 820,000 square feet of greenhouse space and increased production capacity of 116,000 kilograms annually.

Production focus is on low cost and advanced operations. The Green Organic Dutchman has partnered with Larssen Ltd., Greenhouse Engineers, and Eaton and Ledcor. In Quebec, the company is building a state-of-the-art facility with a climate-controlled environment. Independent air handling and environmental systems will be integrated for separate zones. The fully controlled environment will be able to reduce or eliminate contaminants to ensure that high-quality organic cannabis can be produced under optimal growing conditions.

An existing farm features an indoor production facility that can output 1,000 kilograms of product per year. A phase 1 expansion program will increase that farm’s annual production capacity to 14,000 kilograms. The capacity is expected to be on line by 2018. This expansion consists of a 123,000 square foot hybrid greenhouse facility with natural and LED lighting, and a second 20,000 square foot fully enclosed pharmaceutical facility. Both buildings are scheduled for construction to begin in late September or early October.

Focusing on all natural and organic principles, the company produces its medical cannabis in small batches. It expects to serve patients on a wider scale in the near future, but it is already accepting registration for its Beta Patient Program. The benefits of this program include access to more than 36 strains of organically grown, pesticide-free medical cannabis. Strains are specifically chosen for each individual patient’s needs. Other perks afford patients a guaranteed consistent product supply, priority service, and preferential pricing. One can sign up for the exclusive program by submitting the form on the company’s website.

Marijuana is already a billion-dollar industry in the country. From retail to products and services ranging from growers to lighting and testing labs, the value is expected to climb exponentially in the coming years. The trends are as enlightening for patients as they are for distributors, pharma companies and dispensaries. Investors in the market stand to benefit as well. Management of The Green Organic Dutchman has already invested over $5 million in the company. Notably, the company’s initial entry into the wholesale market in 2017 will yield an instant revenue stream. Production is anticipated to increase in 2018, and product is expected to be sold at a premium price given its high quality and preferred organic production.

The leadership team of TGOD includes CEO and Director Rob Anderson. He has worked in finance for 22+ years and, specifically, in the Canadian brokerage industry for 12 years financing hundreds of micro-cap companies. A record of successes has been realized through a unique identification and selection process and with multiple companies exceeding $1 billion in market valuations. Anderson has also strongly advocated for retail shareholders and supports a staged financing approach that appeals to management and addresses the capital requirements of companies.

Chairman of the Board Jeff Paikin is active in the building industry, while Director Ian Wilms brings 25 years of business experience while working with IBM and as President of the Canadian Association of Police Boards. Scott Skinner, Cofounder/Director/COO, was directly involved in the design and engineering of the company’s production facility, while Csaba Reider, President, joined TGOD from the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, hailing from Cott Beverages and Xyience Energy Drinks. The company also added Marc Bertrand as a Director, a Consumer Products executive responsible for growing and selling Mega Bloks for over $500 million dollars.

The Green Organic Dutchman is therefore built on strong leadership with a strong ability to raise capital, significant world class alliance partners, a premium priced, high quality pesticide-free organic product, one of the lowest cost production facilities in Canada, one of the largest land packages and a demand for a product that will only increase.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TGOD.ca

• Company has, to date, raised $41.5 million and has more than 2,400 shareholders
• Has one of the largest licensed land parcels in Canada, situated on 100 acres
• Offers organically grown, pesticide-free medical marijuana under Canada’s ACMPR

The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (“TGOD”), a Canadian company engaged in producing farm-grown, high-quality organic medical cannabis using craft growing, all natural, organic principles, announced on September 11 (http://dtn.fm/8GkWq) that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate led by PI Financial Corp. to complete a private placement offering of units. The syndicate will offer, on a commercially reasonable effort basis, 4,242,500 units of the company at an issue price of C$1.65 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of C$7,000,125.

TGOD will also concurrently engage in a non-brokered offering of 7,879,000 units, with each unit being offered at C$1.65 for aggregate gross proceeds of $13,000,350, under the same terms as the unit offering.

Each unit will consist of one common share of TGOD and one-half common share purchase warrant of the company. Each whole warrant is exercisable into one common share at the exercise price of $3.00 per share and has an expiration date that is either 36 months from the date the common shares begin trading on a recognized stock exchange or February 28, 2021, whichever is earlier.

TGOD plans to use the net proceeds of the unit offering and the non-brokered offering to advance its cannabis facilities in Ontario and Quebec, as well as for general working capital purposes.

A private producer of high-grade, organically grown and pesticide-free medical cannabis under the ACMPR, TGOD grows its marijuana in small batches, and its products are laboratory tested to ensure all recipient patients are provided with a standardized, safe and consistent product.

TGOD has a funded capacity of 14,000 kg and has one of the biggest licensed land parcels in Canada, situated on 100 acres. The company also recently secured a second 75-acre, fully serviced site near Montreal and is currently in the process of expanding its cultivation capacity to 116,000 kg and increasing its product offerings preparatory to recreational cannabis use becoming federally legal in Canada in 2018—something the Canadian government is currently making strides toward.

To date, TGOD has raised $41.5 million and has more than 2,400 shareholders.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TGOD.ca

• Producer of consistent, standardized medicinal cannabis
• Menu of cannabis strains with varying CBD:THC ratios
• ABcann’s CBD-Med is one of Canada’s highest-CBD products

In an interview with Cantech Letter (http://dtn.fm/5Deu5), Aaron Keay, CEO of ABcann Global (TSX.V: ABCN) (OTCQB: ABCCF), talked about the factors that triggered the genesis of the company, one of Canada’s trailblazing producers of medicinal cannabis. Ken Clement, the founder of ABcann, with his wealth of experience and knowledge, had observed the variability in consistency and potency of cannabis that was currently available. Although, in general, not much of a bother to recreational users, to those using cannabis for pain relief or other medical purposes, this was causing a great deal of concern.

Inconsistency in product quality makes the determination of optimal dosage levels impossible to achieve. As a result, “to deliver consistent, standardized medicinal cannabis that the public and patients can consistently rely on” became one of ABcann’s founding principles. That principle continues to guide the company to this day. The Canadian-licensed producer recently announced the release of one of Canada’s highest legal CBD:THC ratio cannabis products. This new product expands the range of therapies now available to patients and so increases the efficacy of current treatment regimens in the promising new field of cannabinoid therapies.

At present, the majority of cannabinoid therapies are directed to alleviate the chronic pain resulting from a variety of maladies. Since delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the cannabinoids occurring at the highest concentrations in cannabis, the therapeutic effects of the plant and its derivatives are most likely derived from these components acting alone or together.

This is a line of research that has been explored successfully by GW Pharmaceuticals. The European company produces Sativex, a treatment for the relief of symptoms in patients with moderate to severe spasticity due to multiple sclerosis (MS), which contains a one-to-one ratio of THC to CBD. While many patients have found relief from pain in high-THC cannabis, a subset of these have reported short-term memory impairment, dysphoria (feeling uneasy for no apparent reason), increased levels of anxiety and even panic attacks. Fortunately, CBD is devoid of such malignant manifestations, exhibiting calming and uplifting properties that appear to mitigate the unwanted effects of THC. As a result, strains of cannabis that are rich in CBD, like those produced by ABcann, are most helpful to those averse or intolerant to THC and to patients who want pain relief without too much of a ‘high’.

A look at the stats released by Health Canada will show where ABcann is on the CBD:THC ratio spectrum. Most cannabis strains (54%) on the Canadian market have a high CBD:THC ratio, with THC over 15% and CBD less than 1%. Many others (29%) have less THC but negligible amounts of CBD, with THC less than 15% and CBD under 1%. Only 14% of strains have both THC and CBD levels that exceed 5%, and just 3% of strains have less than 1% THC and more than 9% CBD, a highly prized category in which the latest ABcann strains can be found.

Late last month, the company announced (http://dtn.fm/bAJw6) the release of its top-of-the-line CBD-Med, which has a ratio of 27.6:1 (18.5% CBD to 0.67% THC). This adds to ABcann current lineup of high-CBD products, which already include NC:Med, with 18.9% CBD to 1% THC and DC:Med, with 15.4% CBD to 1% THC. ABcann also expects to be able to sell oils from October 2017, a range that will include a 1:1 THC/CBD drop, a high THC dropper and a high CBD dropper.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ABcann.ca

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• Greenkraft, Inc. expects to realize well over $1 million of new revenue in 2017
• Expansion plans include construction of larger manufacturing facility to accommodate increasing demand for Greenkraft’s alternative fuel commercial trucks
• A new line of larger, heavy duty G3 and G4 commercial trucks are coming soon
• Greenkraft vehicles meet EPA and CARB emission standards through use of clean alternative fuels

Greenkraft, Inc. (OTCQB: GKIT) is a nationally recognized company specializing in the production of alternative fuel automotive products, including engines and commercial trucks. Located in Santa Ana, California, the company’s mission is to provide clean, green, energy efficient automotive products that have a price advantage coupled with unparalleled American performance. Established in 2008, Greenkraft, Inc. serves the commercial truck market powered by the alternative fuels CNG and LPG in classes 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Greenkraft’s new line of trucks, known as the G3 and G4, will accommodate weights of 26,000 lbs. and 33,000 lbs., respectively. George Gemayel, CEO of Greenkraft, Inc., said the demand for larger trucks that run on alternative fuels continues to increase.

“Greenkraft is going to revolutionize the trucking industry with these new 26,000 and 33,000 lbs. trucks that run on CNG and PROPANE fuel,” Gemayel states in a press release. “The only way we can meet increased demand for Greenkraft products is to expand our current factory. This expansion is one of many factors that will substantially increase the Company’s revenue in 2017.”

Greenkraft produces a cab forward design for its commercial trucks, which allows the passenger area to be much larger than in other similar sized vehicles. Several tank capacity options exist, making it easy to select the most efficient model for a client’s specific needs. Greenkraft is one of the only companies in the world to offer a refrigeration option with an alternative fuel truck – an essential, must-have option for many businesses.

Greenkraft trucks, considered among the best performing in the heavy-duty market, are used in a variety of industries and in some of the nation’s largest cities. The company also offers a line of trucks designed to run with a package from Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), which gives clients the option of purchasing a fully automatic transmission vehicle. This option expands the size of the driver pool since fully automatic shifting reduces driver fatigue, contributes to solving the issue of driver retention, and it is easy to use.

CNG and LPG conversion systems made by Greenkraft are available for several major automobile brands including Ford, GM and Isuzu/GM. Installation, service, parts and warranty are all available through Greenkraft facilities and its partners.

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

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• IGC is the only publicly traded cannabis stock with patent filings for treating Alzheimer’s disease
• Company has a first-mover advantage in phytocannabinoid-based combination therapy
• Alzheimer’s is America’s most expensive disease, costing the country an estimated $259 billion in 2017

It is considered America’s most expensive disease, projected to cost an estimated $259 billion in the United States in 2017 and as much as $1.1 trillion by 2050 (http://dtn.fm/2UWLl). It is not cancer, and it is not AIDS. It is Alzheimer’s disease.

This devastating chronic neurodegenerative disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults and is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, nor are there presently any effective treatments to slow the disease or reverse its effects, but India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE MKT: IGC) is working to change that.

In a recent press release (http://dtn.fm/5qvM2), IGC discussed its progress on IGC-ADI, a drug candidate that is cannabis-based and targeted at lessening some of Alzheimer’s worst symptoms. IGC-ADI works through a molecular pathway that permits low doses of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to do five things:

1. Inhibit Aβ protein production
2. Inhibit Aβ protein aggregation
3. Reduce protein phosphorylation
4. Restore mitochondria function
5. Redirect the immune system

Amyloid beta peptide (Aβ) is a protein believed to cause the formation of plaque in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, causing lesions. Alzheimer’s disease is believed to be caused by two different types of lesions—the first being senile plaque that is made up of amyloid beta peptides (Aβ plaque) and the second being neurofibrillary tangle, which is composed of highly phosphorylated Tau protein.

Aβ proteins are normally cleared away through biological processes, but, in Alzheimer’s patients, these proteins are unregulated and build up into insoluble fibroles. Senile plaques and extracellular misfolded oligomers resultantly form and are believed to be toxic to nerve cells in the brain. It has been found that IGC-AD1 may inhibit the production of amyloid beta peptide.

In a recent press release, IGC provided an update on in vitro data compiled from genetically engineered cell lines, which has been confirmed by IGC Senior Advisor Dr. Chuanhai Cao, who is also an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of South Florida’s College of Pharmacy. The data shows that at varying THC concentrations, production of Aβ40 protein decreases by as much as 50 percent over a 48-hour time period.

Aβ40 and Aβ42 play a central role in amyloid plaques and have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Cao’s studies at USF led to the filing of a patent by USF entitled “THC as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for Alzheimer’s Disease.” IGC has since acquired the exclusive rights to the patent filing, and the company intends to advance the technology through medical trials, with the ultimate aim of bringing relief to Alzheimer’s sufferers.

IGC is currently the only publicly traded cannabis stock to have patent filings for a potential breakthrough Alzheimer’s treatment. This gives the company a first-mover advantage in phytocannabinoid-based combination therapy, as discussed in a recently published article featuring IGC and four other standout companies that are currently seeking to find viable treatments for Alzheimer’s (http://dtn.fm/9YfF0).

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.IGCInc.us

• Acquisition of Contractor Exam Preps of Pittsboro, North Carolina, would give One Exam Prep access to new markets, customers
• One Exam Prep is already on pace to have 70% gain in year-over-year revenues
• Chris Barrow, president of Contractor Exam Preps, would join One Exam Prep division as a master instructor

ProBility Media Corp. (OTCQB: PBYA), through its One Exam Prep division, has entered into an asset purchase agreement (http://dtn.fm/S5fHx) with Contractor Exam Preps of Pittsboro, North Carolina. The acquisition would expand One Exam Prep’s markets and customers.

ProBility Media is an EdTech company which offers the skilled trades high quality training courses, eLearning opportunities and materials. The firm is seeking to build an international brand for educating, training and compliance for the skilled trades. It serves small businesses, as well as enterprise-level corporations.

In a news release, Noah Davis, president and COO of ProBility, said, “With sales on pace to exceed a 70% increase year-over-year, combined with the anticipated addition of Contractor Exam Preps, One Exam Prep is poised to enter new markets and offer more to its current and new customers than ever before.”

Chris Barrow, president of 20-year-old Contractor Exam Preps, would join One Exam Prep as a master instructor, per the purchase agreement. “We are very much looking forward to integrating Barrow’s expertise and skill sets into One Exam Prep,” said Rob Estell, founder and president of One Exam Prep. “We currently service 22 states and offer hundreds of high-quality online courses, private e-tutoring, application processing, daily physical classes, and all of the training materials, at very competitive pricing.”

Employer-based formal training in the U.S. is a $177 billion annual market, according to a ProBility presentation within an 8K SEC filing (http://dtn.fm/nO34q). The Trump administration’s infrastructure plans call for an increase in apprenticeships to five million from 40,000 today. Some 60% of the jobs created by the $1 trillion plan will require less than six months of training.

ProBility offers educational and compliance materials for 60 skilled trades in 15 categories. The diverse list of subjects includes electrical, solar, glass glazing, plumbing, air conditioning, irrigation, pollutant storage, and others. It is targeting annual organic revenue growth of 25-30% and 20-25% additional sales through acquisitions, the presentation shows. Further, it is targeting a 30% EBITDA margin.

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

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• HighCom’s blast protection products are ISO 9001:2008 certified and meet the quality standards of BA 9000
• The company has manufactured over a million plates with no operational failures or recalls
• In Q2 2017, it reported a 116 percent increase in year-over-year revenues, with $1.5 million earned over a three-month period

HighCom Global Security, Inc. (OTC: HCGS), a leader in blast effects mitigation solutions, has introduced several new products in 2017, while continuing to uphold its ISO 9001:2008-certified Quality Management System. This system has been in place since 2005 and was certified the following year. It helps assure approval of all products by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). HighCom works to meet the basic requirements and continually make improvements. Its plates, helmets, shields, and other types of armor; bullet proof vests; ballistic blankets; and other offerings also adhere to the armor quality standards of BA 9000 certification, established by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).

The company serves law enforcement, military and government customers, as well as those in the commercial sector. It can offer fire suppression for naval vessels and merchant ships. Products are also available to help protect buildings against vehicle-delivered bombs. In addition, the company supplies a line of rifle armor, civilian armor systems, vest attachments, and bags and pouches.

Just this year, several new products were introduced, including a lightweight and high-performance soft armor panel (the Level IIIa elite) and multi-curve, hard armor ballistic plate (the Level III++). Four new hard armor products were added in February, which have been recognized by the NIJ’s Compliance Testing Program. In terms of body armor, it is the only standard that has been nationally accepted. HighCom’s total of 11 hard armor and five soft armor solutions are certified to the institute’s high quality standards.

Since its founding in February 1997, the company has served a large and diverse market. Over about a decade, it distributed nearly one million pieces of ballistic armor via Department of Defense contracts, and it has capacity to output more than 20,000 pieces of armor each month. This high level of performance doesn’t seem to be slowing down. In a recent news release (http://dtn.fm/Xn5iD), HighCom Global Security reported a year-over-year increase of 116 percent for Q2 revenues. The company reported revenue of $1.5 million for the quarter, and $2.6 million for the first half of the year, which marked a 37.5 percent increase over the first half of 2016.

Its continued success is in part due to an ability to serve the global defense market and adhere to leading standards, but HighCom’s own technical development strategy also plays a role. A ballistic testing laboratory at the company’s Columbus, Ohio R&D center and manufacturing plant is where soft body armor, shields, tactical armor systems, helmets, and other products are developed and quality controlled. Here, testing guarantees 100 percent effectiveness, according to the company, and includes the same tests conducted at NIJ-approved ballistic labs worldwide.

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

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• ProBility now offers leading vocational educational materials in 60+ fields, including the electrical, construction, plumbing and security industries
• An overwhelming majority of technical employers are struggling to find workers with the appropriate skills
• Technical high schools are simulating workplaces to prepare students for their careers in historically underprivileged areas

Access to technology-based education resources is becoming open to more people. Even as the National Center for Education Statistics reported about 20.5 million students (fall 2016) were enrolled in colleges and universities throughout the U.S., career training and advancement materials are becoming more available to those looking for jobs requiring skilled labor. ProBility Media Corp. (OTCQB: PBYA) is a growing brand serving the training requirements for several different technical fields. In many of these, 95 percent of employers are having trouble finding workers with the right skills in 2017, based on U.S. Chamber of Commerce data published in a recent report (http://dtn.fm/5JQKg) on skilled labor demand.

Thanks to several recent acquisitions, ProBility can now provide study materials for electricians, construction workers, contractors, and plumbers, as well as many other skilled trades. The company provides access to all the latest NEC National Electrical Codes, with books, reference guides, and digital media available on CD and DVD. It has also reached into the public safety market. The launch of ProBility Safety Academy means training is open to those looking to advance their potential in public safety, private security, criminal justice, and police science.

The need for vocational training services is reaching from coast to coast. High school teachers and students alike are benefiting. In fact, technical high schools are cropping up in places like Huntington, West Virginia, as a recent New York Times article pointed out (http://dtn.fm/BOQ8g). Four teachers at a summer training program worked on a miniature boiler similar to larger counterparts found at power generating plants. The educational programs they’re preparing for will simulate workplaces and include everything from vocational training to random drug testing, to get students familiarized with work environments and prepared for future careers.

Simulated workplaces also have real-world equipment, ranging from drafting tables and welding torches to stethoscopes and 3D printers. Laser engraving equipment and professional software are expected to be used, from leading brands like AutoDesk Inventor. As part of the program, students will also get breaks during the day as employees working for technical organizations do.

ProBility is focused on providing a one-stop resource. Therefore, small- and medium-sized businesses can access e-learning resources, so they can offer employees training and career advancement opportunities. Its efforts to provide a single source of training materials does not stop at the borders of the United States. The recent acquisition of Cranbury International extends the company’s e-learning reach into the Caribbean, Mexico, Columbia, Brazil, and other countries in Central and South America.

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