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WednesdayAug 07, 2019 11:53 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRUS) Closes IPO, Grossing Approximately $46.7 Million

Fast-growing technology-enabled Japanese restaurant concept Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ: KRUS) has closed its initial public offering of 3,335,000 shares of its Class A common stock, including 435,000 additional shares per the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters. According to the update, the offering resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $46.7 million for Kura Sushi USA, Inc., with each of the shares sold at the public offering price of $14.00. The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol ‘KRUS’ on August 1, 2019. ROTH Capital Partners acted as a lead manager for…

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WednesdayAug 07, 2019 10:38 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – NetworkNewsWire to Serve as Official Newswire and Media Sponsor for Invitation-Only Fall Event in New York City

Multifaceted financial news and publishing company NetworkNewsWire (“NNW”) today announced that it will serve as the Official Newswire and Media Sponsor for an exclusive event sponsored by Diamond Equity Research and Veyo Partners. The Emerging Growth Fall Invitational is designed to provide management teams with direct access to investors via an invitation-only event to be held at The Cornell Club of New York on September 25, 2019. “We are looking forward to utilizing the expertise and resources of NetworkNewsWire at this exclusive event,” Hunter Diamond, CFA, the CEO of Diamond Equity Research and cofounder of the Emerging Growth Invitational said…

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WednesdayAug 07, 2019 10:33 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – CarSmartt Inc. (CRSM) Appoints New Company COO and CSO

American transportation network company CarSmartt(R) (OTC: CRSM) this morning announced the hiring of its new chief operating officer, Nick Bittante, previously with Lyft, and chief strategy officer, Bradley Jacobs, formerly of Uber Technologies. According to the update, the newly-appointed executives begin their assignments immediately, with Bittante based at the company headquarters in Miami, Florida, and Jacobs located in San Francisco, California. “I am very excited to welcome our new chief operating officer, Nick Bittante. The board of directors was searching for an experienced figure in the startup and rideshare worlds. Nick is the right leader to build upon CarSmartt’s momentum…

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WednesdayAug 07, 2019 9:41 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Siyata Mobile Inc.’s (TSX.V: SIM) (OTCQX: SYATF) Uniden UV350 Now Offers AT&T (NYSE: T) Workforce Manager Enterprise Application

Global developer and provider of cellular communications systems Siyata Mobile (TSX.V: SIM) (OTCQX: SYATF) today announced that the AT&T Workforce Manager enterprise application is now available on the Uniden(R) UV350 in-vehicle phablet through AT&T (NYSE: T). According to the update, the AT&T application is an award-winning, cloud-based, cost-effective and all-in-one intuitive software for managing employees, vehicles and assets. Key features of AT&T Workforce Manager include capabilities to create wireless forms, modify or update job orders, use AT&T Enhanced Push-To-Talk (“PTT”) service to make individual or group calls, track events and activities, and have workers clock in and out directly from…

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WednesdayAug 07, 2019 9:33 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) Submits Application for NASDAQ Listing

Cannabis-focused research and development company The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) this morning announced that it has applied to list its common shares on the NASDAQ under the symbol ‘TGOD'. The listing will be subject to several regulatory requirements, including registration of the company’s common shares under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the NASDAQ concluding that TGOD has fulfilled all applicable listing requirements. “This is an important step in the growth of TGOD, one that will broaden our investor base and increase access for international investors as we build the leading global organic cannabis…

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TuesdayAug 06, 2019 11:48 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Youngevity International Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI) to Host Conference Call to Discuss Q2 2019 Financial Results, Provide Corporate Update

Youngevity International (NASDAQ: YGYI), a leading multi-channel lifestyle company operating in three distinct business segments, this morning announced that it will host a conference call at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, to discuss its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2019 and provide an update on current business trends. Youngevity International's senior management will host the call, led by Chairman and CEO Steve Wallach and joined by President and CFO Dave Briskie. Interested parties can attend the event by visiting http://nnw.fm/6Vo6R  fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call, or by dialing…

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TuesdayAug 06, 2019 11:17 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Green Growth Brands Inc. (CSE: GGB) (OTCQB: GGBXF) to Open 100th Seventh Sense Botanical Therapy Shop

Lifestyle-oriented cannabis company Green Growth Brands (CSE: GGB) (OTCQB: GGBXF) today announced that it anticipates opening its 100th Seventh Sense Botanical Therapy mall-based shop on Thursday, August 8. The first Seventh Sense shop opened in February 2019. Per the update, Seventh Sense also launched its eCommerce site, ShopSeventhSense.com, earlier this year. The site grants consumers access to hemp-derived CBD personal care and beauty products online. “This is a huge milestone for Green Growth Brands and Seventh Sense,” Green Growth Brands CEO Peter Horvath stated in the news release. “We believe we have created the largest and most valuable network of…

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TuesdayAug 06, 2019 11:02 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Genprex, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GNPX) Manufacturing Partner Aldevron Completes Significant Manufacturing Step for Initial Product Candidate, Oncoprex(TM)

Clinical-stage gene therapy company Genprex (NASDAQ: GNPX) this morning announced that its manufacturing partner, Aldevron, has successfully completed the manufacturing of the TUSC2 (Tumor Suppressor Candidate 2) plasmid DNA per the manufacturing agreement between the companies that was disclosed in September 2018. According to the update, Genprex’s Oncoprex(TM), the company’s initial product candidate, consists of a TUSC2 plasmid DNA manufactured by Aldevron encapsulated in a nanovesicle made from lipid molecules with a positive electrical charge. Historically, manufacturing steps have been done for Genprex at MD Anderson Cancer Center, but, since Genprex’s IPO, the company has been working to transfer and…

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TuesdayAug 06, 2019 10:33 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Standard Lithium Ltd. (TSX.V: SLL) (FRA: S5L) (OTCQX: STLHF) Files PEA and Updated Mineral Resource Technical Report for Southern Arkansas Lithium Brine Project

Lithium-focused exploration company Standard Lithium (TSX.V: SLL) (FRA: S5L) (OTCQX: STLHF) this morning announced the filing of a technical report titled “Preliminary Economic Assessment of LANXESS Smackover Project” (the “PEA”) with an effective date of August 1, 2019. Standard Lithium previously announced the PEA results in a June 19, 2019 news release, and the technical report can be found under the company’s SEDAR profile. Advisian, the consulting arm of WorleyParsons Canada Services Ltd, with P.Eng. Stanislaw Kotowski as the lead author, prepared the PEA. APEX Geoscience Ltd. P. Geol. Roy Eccles was the Qualified Person responsible for the reclassified mineral…

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TuesdayAug 06, 2019 10:31 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Canopy Rivers Inc.’s (TSX.V: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF) TerrAscend to Acquire Vertically-Integrated Cannabis Cultivator, Processor and Dispensary Operator

Canopy Rivers Inc. (TSX.V: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF) this morning announced that its portfolio company, TerrAscend Corp. (CSE: TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF), has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Ilera Healthcare, a vertically-integrated cannabis cultivator, processor, and dispensary operator in Pennsylvania. Per the update, TerrAscend's acquisition of Ilera's state-of-the-art, fully integrated seed-to-sale operations adds to its growing global footprint, which currently spans multiple U.S. states, Canada and the European Union. "TerrAscend's rapid expansion in the U.S. has been driven by strategic, accretive acquisitions of quality operators with strong track records of success," Canopy Rivers President and CEO Narbe Alexandrian said in the…

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