Demand for vacation accommodations that escape the bounds of traditional hotels and resorts is on the rise. According to a 2015 consumer study by Travel Weekly (http://dtn.fm/wqJe5), awareness of collaborative or sharing-economy services, such as Airbnb and HomeAway, has skyrocketed in recent months. In 2014, nearly two-thirds of survey respondents were unfamiliar with these services, […]

Before the opening bell, Laguna Blends, Inc. (OTC: LAGBF) announced the appointment of Ray W. Grimm Jr. as its new president, replacing Stuart Gray. Gray will continue to hold the positions of chief executive officer, chief financial officer and director. Grimm has worked with Laguna as a consultant since January, and his experience, leadership and […]

Before the opening bell, OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) highlighted the recent success of its ongoing growth initiatives when it reported record financial results for the first quarter of 2016. The company’s net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016, was $6.17 million, an increase of more than 10 percent from the same period […]

Halitron, Inc. (OTC: HAON), an equity holding company, seeks and acquires distressed companies for the purpose of adding to its existing operations. Halitron rolls these companies into efficient businesses that can either benefit from existing holdings or bring additional services to the collective, making it even stronger. The company’s foundation rests on two strategic business […]

We tend to think of technology in terms of gadgetry. If it isn’t as complex as rocket science, then it’s not tech. However, in the well-known Macroeconomics text co-authored by the Nobel Prize-winning economist, Paul Krugman, the point is made that technological progress, the factor most responsible for economic growth, has depended on rather mundane […]

On Thursday, Elio Motors, Inc. (OTCQX: ELIO) announced the completion of the fourth and final stage of engineering for its highly-anticipated E-Series vehicles, including the finalized chassis design. This milestone is significant in Elio’s progress toward the commercial launch of its three-wheeled vehicle, as it opens the door for real-world vehicle validation and ride dynamics […]

In October 2015, the highly respected Pew Research Center (PRC) published ‘Social Media Usage: 2005 – 2015’ (http://dtn.fm/C2jEp), which showed that the boundary between our online and offline lives is disappearing. One way in which this development is manifesting itself is in the proliferation of social media sites. The number of online platforms that offer […]

At the heart of Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc.’s (OTCQB: OGES) operations lies a deep commitment to innovation. Since its establishment, the company has been innovating to achieve commercial success, and, over the course of three decades, it has come to lead the innovation, development, manufacturing and marketing of disruptive energy storage technology (primarily lithium-ion […]

With the GMIC (Global Mobile Internet Conference) 2016 going down this week in Beijing and O2O (online-to-offline) having been such a conference-defining subject last year, there is a great deal of buzz again this year on the subject, especially with the Chinese equivalent of ecommerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), known as Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), having […]

Little did Dorsa and Joey Parsi know, but their idea of creating a kid-friendly restaurant that even parents could enjoy would become a successful business venture right from the beginning. Seeing a need for a restaurant that could deliver both physical fun and nutritious food for the whole family, the Parsi’s opened their own in […]