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CV Sciences, Inc. Achieves Industry’s First Hemp Extract GRAS Self-Affirmation

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First Hemp Extract to Achieve Highly Sought-After Self-Affirmed GRAS Status Designation

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CV Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB:CVSI) (the “Company”, “CV Sciences”, “our” or “we”) preeminent supplier and manufacturer of hemp-derived phytocannabinoids including CBD oil, announced today that the Company’s hemp-derived CBD gold extract which includes all of PlusCBD Oil™ Gold Formula product line, has received self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in accordance with stringent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety guidelines. CV Sciences is the only hemp CBD nutraceutical company to invest in the scientific evidence necessary to achieve this sought-after designation, recognizing an ingredient as presumably safe among experts under the conditions of its intended use.

Joseph Dowling, Chief Executive Officer at CV Sciences, commented, “We are committed to building consumer confidence and trust in the safety and quality of our products, supported by scientific evidence. This milestone significantly advances our leadership in this space and provides us with opportunities to broaden consumer access to our products, while removing any doubts on the safety and benefits of our products. We are proud to be the first and only company to obtain GRAS self-affirmation on a hemp extract and believe this is a milestone for CV Sciences as well as the entire hemp CBD industry.”

As demand for CBD continues to increase, research has cited tremendous growth including Hemp Business Journal, an industry market research publication which projects that the CBD market will reach $2.1 billion by 2020. CV Sciences’ vertically integrated process allows for Full Traceability - From Seed to Shelf™ and ensures product quality and safety for its complete line of finished products.

*About CV Sciences, Inc.*

CV Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB:CVSI) operates two distinct business segments: a drug development division focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics utilizing synthetic CBD; and, a consumer product division focused on manufacturing, marketing and selling plant-based CBD products (PlusCBD Oil™) to a range of market sectors. CV Sciences, Inc. has primary offices and facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada and San Diego, California.  Additional information is available from OTCMarkets.com or by visiting www.cvsciences.com.

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CVSI@irthcommunications.com
866-976-4784 Reported by GlobeNewswire 12 hours ago.

Vegas signs Max Pacioretty to extension after trade

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Golden Knights wasted little time in making sure Max Pacioretty will be around for the long haul after pulling off the trade that is bringing the former Montreal Canadiens captain to Las Vegas.The team announced... Reported by New Zealand Herald 10 hours ago.

Nevada high court says execution doctor’s name stays secret

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The name of the physician picked to attend a state inmate’s execution can remain secret, even from drug makers suing to ban the use of their products in the twice-postponed lethal injection, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday. In a twist, lawyers for three pharmaceutical companies who won the right to […] Reported by Seattle Times 10 hours ago.

Nevada high court says execution doctor's name stays secret

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The name of the physician picked to attend a state inmate's execution can remain secret, even from drug makers suing to ban the use of their products in the twice-postponed lethal injection, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday. In a twist, lawyers for three pharmaceutical companies who won the right to obtain the name last week — and had promised to sue the doctor once they got it — told a judge in Las Vegas that they welcomed Monday's high court order. Reported by SeattlePI.com 10 hours ago.

Lawyer enters plea for man who sold bullets to Vegas shooter

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A lawyer entered a plea of not guilty Monday to a federal ammunition-manufacturing charge in Las Vegas on behalf of an Arizona man who has acknowledged selling bullets to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in the nation's modern history. Reported by FOXNews.com 9 hours ago.

Ytel Announces Upcoming Conference Participation

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Ytel Joins Debt Relief and Financial Industry Leaders at RevCon 2018

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (PRWEB) September 11, 2018

Ytel, a leading edge software company that helps businesses engage more customers using multi-channel communications, announced today that Executive Vice President and General Counsel Ken Richard will be speaking on the “Regulatory and Legal Compliance Panel” at RevCon 2018. The Debt Relief and Financial Services Conference is September 16-17, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nev. Ken will participate in a discussion with industry experts covering topics including state licensing and registration, TCPA compliance, business models, new laws, marketing and advertising, UDAAP, CROA and more.

Ytel executives have spoken at several conferences this year on the topic of compliance including:

●     American Fair Credit Council 2018 Spring Conference
●     Financial Counseling Association of America 2018 Annual Conference
●     Comply 2018: The Reg Tech and Compliance Conference

About Ytel (http://www.ytel.com)

Ytel is a leading edge software company that helps businesses engage more customers using voice, SMS, social, email, mail, and messaging from a single platform. Product and Marketing teams can quickly add new communications channels to existing software, increase qualified leads, and extend the customer lifetime value by giving prospects and customers the ability to compliantly engage when and how they choose. Founded in 2012, Ytel delivers more than 1 billion monthly messages to help businesses grow revenue and brand equity. For more information on Ytel, visit http://www.ytel.com. Reported by PRWeb 4 hours ago.

Survale Announces New Reference Check Module and New CRM Integration at HR Technology Conference

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Workforce Feedback and Analytics Platform to Gather References and Reference Feedback Automatically

LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) September 11, 2018

Leading Workforce Feedback and Analytics Platform, Survale, announces a new reference checking module and partner integration at the 2018 HR Technology Conference and Exposition.

Survale Reference Check enables recruiters to solicit references from candidates and automatically ping those references to gather feedback about the candidate. Leveraging Survale’s robust feedback and automation platform, Reference Check turns a once manual task into a fully automated process that runs in the background as recruiters move candidates through stages in their ATS.

The result is a quick and simple way to gather reference feedback, as well as a robust source of new candidates as references can be imported into your CRM or ATS. Plus, reference metrics can be analyzed against Candidate Experience, Employee Experience, Quality of Hire and Hiring Manager Satisfaction data to unlock additional hiring insights.

Survale also announces a new integration with partner Jobvite©, and their Engage CRM module. With the integration, candidate information that is gathered through Survale’s “Always On” career site candidate experience surveys can be pushed into Jobvite Engage for sourcing and recruitment marketing programs.

“Survale’s automated feedback platform is so flexible that adding reference checking capability was a natural,” said Jason Moreau, Co-Founder and CEO of Survale. “From candidate engagement to employee experience to quality of hire measurement and now reference checking, the more you use Survale, the more you get out of it.”

Survale’s workforce feedback and analytics platform provides an unparalleled solution for gathering candidate and employee feedback from career site through to the entire talent lifecycle.

Survale’s powerful analytics combine and compare candidate feedback and behavior with other metrics like quality of hire, onboarding effectiveness, hiring manager satisfaction, new hire satisfaction, employee experience, employee turnover/retention and much more.
For more information, see Survale at booth 228 at the 2018 HR Technology Conference and Exposition or visit survale.com.

ABOUT SURVALE
Survale is a Workforce Analytics Platform providing employers with an “Always On” solution for automatically gathering, analyzing and acting upon satisfaction and engagement data from candidates and employees as they traverse the hiring process. From job openings to interview to onboarding to ongoing employee feedback and quality of hire, Survale has the tools to measure and optimize your workforce throughout the talent lifecycle. For more information, visit: survale.com.

Contact: Ian Alexander
Email: ian(at)survale(dot)com
Phone: (888) 207-8782 Reported by PRWeb 4 hours ago.

Mastercard and Dream Payments Launch an API to Power Digital Payments for the Insurance Industry

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Travel Insured International is the first insurer to use the API to deliver claims payments to customers in minutes.

GLASTONBURY, Conn. (PRWEB) September 11, 2018

Dream Payments, a digital platform for banks and insurers, today announced that it has released a simpler way for insurers to optimize their claims systems and offer digital payments to consumers. With the Dream Claims Payment API, the first of its kind exclusively for the insurance industry, insurance companies can now more easily connect to the Dream Payments Hub and the Mastercard Send platform to pay claims digitally, rapidly and securely into the bank accounts and debit cards of their customers.

It is estimated that each year, insurers pay out over $1 trillion of insurance claims through slow and inconvenient checks. With just a few simple lines of code, insurers can streamline the process and add immediate, digital payments to their claims systems, creating a better consumer experience.

“At Mastercard, we understand that developing products and services that companies can easily adopt will ultimately best serve consumers,” said Zahir Khoja, SVP, Global Acceptance at Mastercard. “Through our partnership with Dream Payments, we’re reimagining how insurers can attract and retain consumers by optimizing systems and getting claim payments to people when they need them most, in near-realtime and digitally.”

Travel Insured International, a U.S. based travel insurer will be the first insurer in the U.S. to deploy real-time disbursements to their customer base using the Dream Claims Payments API. “Our focus is to consistently take our customer experience journey to the next level, and continuously work to provide innovative solutions to anticipate and fulfill our customers’ ever-growing needs. In the age of instant gratification, partnering with Dream Payments is allowing us to provide real time satisfaction while building trust and loyalty with our customers,” commented Jon Gehris, CEO of Travel Insured.

“Our API allows insurers to rapidly integrate digital claims payments into their claims systems and processes to deliver an exceptional experience for both end customers and internal claims personnel,” says Long Van, CTO of Dream Payments. “Through one API and the Dream Payments Hub, insurers of all sizes can now benefit from the speed and efficiency of digital claims payments and eliminate the friction associated with printing, sorting, mailing and tracking of checks.”

Northbridge Financial, a Fairfax company was the first insurance company to begin the transformation of their claims payment process using the Dream Payments Hub to pay claimants digitally. “We know that waiting for and depositing cheques are key pain points for our customers and we’re excited to be able to offer them better and faster options to get them the funds they need as quickly as possible”, said George Halkiotis, executive vice president, Claims, Northbridge Financial. “The Dream platform also gives us multiple options to transfer funds based on our customers’ preferences and the fully integrated experience will create greater efficiency with our processes internally, and ultimately an easier experience for our team.”

The Dream Payments Hub and its Claims Payment API are built on the IBM Cloud, which provides a reliable, secure, and scalable platform for the world’s leading insurance providers. “Dream Payments leverages IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions to better serve leading insurance companies across the globe,” said Frank Attaie, VP, IBM Cloud, Canada.

Dream Payments will be hosting meetings with insurers and providing demonstrations of the Dream Payments Hub and Claims Payment API at the upcoming InsureTech Conference in Las Vegas. To arrange an in-person meeting and to learn more, insurers can contact Dream via the Dream Payments website. For more information about the Dream Claims Payment API and to request access, please visit http://www.dreampayments.com/api.

About Dream Payments: Dream Payments provides cloud payments solutions that enable financial institutions and insurance companies to provide frictionless digital and mobile payment services to their end customers and business clients. Dream is backed by leading venture and strategic investors, including Real Ventures, Fairfax, and Connecticut Innovations. The Dream Payments Insurance Hub is a secure digital payments cloud that enables insurers to seamlessly disburse funds digitally to their customers and suppliers. For more information or to book a meeting with Dream Payments, please visit http://www.dreampayments.com.

About Travel Insured International: Founded in 1994 by Peter Gehris, Travel Insured International is one of the leading travel insurance providers, offering the highest quality worldwide travel insurance protection for over 20 years. Located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, the company offers an array of travel insurance protection benefits including Emergency Assistance and Evacuation, Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption Protection, Medical Insurance, Baggage Insurance, Airline Ticket Protection, and more. Travel Insured maintains relationships with specialty travel providers and tour operators, as well as provides 24/7 insurance assistance that allows you to travel relaxed, travel secure, and travel insured. Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.

PAINWeekEnd Conferences Return with PWE New Orleans, Offering CE/CME Education to Aid the Opioid Abuse Public Health Crisis

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Two Days of Pain Management for the Main Street Practitioner on October 6-7; mingle with faculty and attendees, learn and earn up to 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits for $199.

MONTCLAIR, N.J. (PRWEB) September 11, 2018

Following the hugely successful PAINWeek National Conference, PAINWeekEnd regional meetings return! On October 6 and 7, at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter, 800 Iberville Street, in New Orleans, Louisiana, PAINWeekEnd will be an educational and exciting program providing busy clinicians and allied healthcare practitioners with 12.0 hours of relevant, practical instruction in the management of chronic pain.

The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners requires 20 CME credits and 20 AMA PRA Category 1™ credits annually. As a component thereof, practitioners holding a Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) license must fulfill a 1-time requirement of 3 hours of approved CME covering the following topics: best practices for the prescribing of CDS, drug diversion training, appropriate treatment for addiction, and the treatment of chronic pain. This CME must be completed by the prescriber’s 2019 license renewal date. In July 2017 Louisiana joined other states in enacting legislation to limit first time prescriptions of opioids for acute pain. Governor John Bel Edwards also signed 2 bills strengthening the state’s prescription drug monitoring program and creating an advisory council to develop policy recommendations on opioid misuse.

At PAINWeekEnd New Orleans, Courtney Kominek, PharmD, BCPS, CPE, will present a wealth of information on the intelligent de-escalation of opioid therapy, and the engagement of alternative analgesics for pain management. Nonopioid Analgesics: Antidepressants, Adjuvant Therapies, and Muscle Relaxants will introduce attendees to a range of agents that may provide additional pain relief by opioid-sparing effects, and in treating the comorbid conditions which often present with chronic pain. Dr. Kominek observed, “Newer regulatory guidelines, like the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, recommend that first-line treatment for acute and chronic pain should be nonopioid analgesics as an initial trial, emphasizing the need to optimize multimodal analgesia including nonpharmacologic interventions to improve outcomes.” Dr. Kominek will also lead a discussion of when to taper or discontinue opioid therapy, and how to implement the change, in her course Walking the Line: Opioid Dose De-escalation.

Other courses to be offered at PAINWeekEnd New Orleans include Pain Pathophysiology Unraveled; A Comedy of Errors: Methadone and Buprenorphine; Get Your Specimens in Order: How to Avoid Bad Company and Tame the Paper Beast Associated With Testing Drugs of Abuse; Pain Diagnostics: Clinical Pearls to Improve Common Tests for Pain; Trainwreck: Addressing Complex Pharmacotherapy With the Inherited Pain Patient; Embrace Changes and Prevent Overdose: A Basic Blueprint for Legal Risk Mitigation and Response; Falling Down the Rabbit Hole: A Primer for Chronic Pain Management and Substance Abuse Disorders; The Other Opioid Crisis: Fentanyl and Heroin; The Gentle Art of Saying No: How to Establish Appropriate Boundaries With Chronic Pain Patients; and The Regulatory Agency Will See You Now.

Commercially supported activities—addressing a range of product, disease state, and medical information topics—will also be presented.

For more information about this or other regional conferences, and to register for $199, go to the PAINWeekEnd website. BONUS: PAINWeekEnd registrants may register for the 2019 PAINWeek National Conference, September 3-7, in Las Vegas, for $200 off the regular online published price.

PAINWeekEnd is provided by Global Education Group. About Global Education Group:

Global Education Group focuses on producing partnership-based CME for healthcare practitioners. The Global team works with a select group of medical education companies, associations, academic institutions and healthcare facilities to develop and accredit live healthcare conferences and workshops as well as online activities. With each partnership or joint providership, Global brings accreditation expertise, project management excellence and grant funding intelligence. Based in Littleton, Colo., Global has accreditation with commendation from the ACCME. Global also holds accreditations to offer continuing education for nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, dietitians, dentists and psychologists. Global is a division of Ultimate Medical Academy. Reported by PRWeb 1 hour ago.

PAINWeekEnd Conferences Return: PAINWeekEnd in St. Louis, Missouri, Offers CE/CME Education to Aid the Opioid Abuse Public Health Crisis

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Two Days of Pain Management for the Main Street Practitioner on October 6-7; mingle with faculty and attendees, learn and earn up to 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits for $199.

MONTCLAIR, N.J. (PRWEB) September 11, 2018

Following the hugely successful PAINWeek National Conference, PAINWeekEnd regional meetings return! PAINWeekEnd on October 6 and 7 at the St. Louis Union Square Station Hotel, 1820 Market Street in Missouri will be an educational and exciting program providing busy clinicians and allied healthcare practitioners with 12.0 hours of relevant, practical instruction in the management of chronic pain. The Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts requires 50 hours of CME and 50 hours of AMA PRA Category 1™ to be completed every 2 years.

On July 6, 2018, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed new legislation addressing the crisis of opioid abuse in the state. The new regulations limit opioid prescriptions for acute pain to a 7-day supply, establishes a state-wide drug take back program, and directs the Department of Health and Senior Services to develop an education and awareness program on drug disposal by August 2019. Provisions to improve access to treatment for opioid addiction area also included in the new law. At PAINWeekEnd St. Louis, Robert Barkin, MBA, PharmD, FCP, DAPM, will be presenting The Right Drug, the Right Patient, the Right Time. Dr Barkin stated: "We have a world of generic drugs, we have no generic patients. Each patient should have the opportunity to have a patient specific, patient focused, patient centered personalized care plan." At PAINWeekEnd St. Louis, he will also present The Dynamics of Managing Acute Postoperative Pain in the Current Opioid Sparing Environment.

Other courses to be offered at PAINWeekEnd St. Louis include Lost in Translation: Making Sense of Clinical Treatment Guidelines; The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Acute Pain Management; Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Graded Motor Imagery to Treat Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; Rational Polypharmacy: An Update for Specific Conditions; Medical Cannabis: Focus on Pain Management; How Central is Central Post stroke Pain?; Year of the Locusts: The CDC Guidelines Impact on Practitioners and. Patients; 3's Company: COX-2 Inhibitors, Medicinal Marijuana, and Opioid Prescribing; Migraines A-Z; and The 411 on Nonprescription Analgesics: When to Hold ‘Em, When to Fold ‘Em.

Commercially supported activities—addressing a range of product, disease state, and medical information topics—will also be presented.

For more information about this or other regional conferences, and to register for $199, go to the PAINWeekEnd website. BONUS: PAINWeekEnd registrants may register for the 2019 PAINWeek National Conference, September 3-7, in Las Vegas, for $200 off the regular online published price.

PAINWeekEnd is provided by Global Education Group. About Global Education Group:

Global Education Group focuses on producing partnership-based CME for healthcare practitioners. The Global team works with a select group of medical education companies, associations, academic institutions and healthcare facilities to develop and accredit live healthcare conferences and workshops as well as online activities. With each partnership or joint providership, Global brings accreditation expertise, project management excellence and grant funding intelligence. Based in Littleton, Colo., Global has accreditation with commendation from the ACCME. Global also holds accreditations to offer continuing education for nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, dietitians, dentists and psychologists. Global is a division of Ultimate Medical Academy. Reported by PRWeb 1 hour ago.

Las Vegas is booming again, and bracing itself for next slump

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Diane Han is trying to leave the Las Vegas of her childhood behind. Reported by Reuters 5 minutes ago.

Talemetry Introduces Groundbreaking EVOLVE Recruitment Marketing Maturity & Efficiency Framework at 2018 HR Technology Conference

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Leading enterprise recruitment marketing platform provider announces proprietary operational methodology, simplifying the path to world-class recruitment marketing results

VANCOUVER (PRWEB) September 11, 2018

Talemetry, the leader in results-driven recruitment marketing, today announced that during the HR Technology Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas, held September 11 - 14, 2018, the company is introducing the new EVOLVE Maturity and Efficiency Framework to empower organizations to achieve true recruitment marketing optimization and drive world-class results.

The EVOLVE Framework is the only methodology available in the recruiting industry today that simplifies the complexity of recruitment marketing by bringing together six core process areas of inbound marketing, sourcing, outbound marketing, relationship management, candidate engagement, and conversion and outcomes. By breaking down barriers and removing siloes, the EVOLVE methodology simplifies the path to optimizing recruitment marketing strategies, processes and technology.

“We are excited to be part of this year’s HR Technology Conference, and pleased to introduce the new EVOLVE Framework that complements our enterprise-grade recruitment marketing platform,” said Peter Clare, SVP and General Manager, Talemetry. “This is a new way forward for organizations to self-assess and optimize their own recruitment marketing strategies and performance.”

“EVOLVE guides enterprise talent organizations and recruitment marketing professionals to put into action the strategies and technology that will help them make decisions today to optimize their recruitment marketing, advance their maturity, deliver efficiencies across their enterprise, and prioritize ongoing recruitment marketing investments,” said Pete Sanidas, Vice President, Talemetry.

With the announcement of the EVOLVE Framework, Talemetry has now made it easy for organizations to self-identify their current level of recruitment marketing efficiency and maturity through the new EVOLVE Self-Assessment. This free online resource gives talent acquisition leaders and recruitment professionals a simple way to understand how sophisticated their recruitment marketing currently is, and then develop strategies to improve the effectiveness of their recruitment marketing function.

“Evolving the effectiveness of recruitment marketing should inspire and empower your organization,” said Sanidas. “If your organization is struggling to improve recruiting performance, EVOLVE offers you the methodology to reach greater levels of maturity and effectiveness to drive recruiting performance for the future.”

Accompanying the announcement of the new EVOLVE Framework at HR Tech, Talemetry will also be a featured exhibitor (Booth #625), and host a series of in-booth 15-minute mini-sessions called ‘Talemetry Talks’ that feature leading industry analysts, including George LaRocque, Principal Analyst and Founder, #HRWins, and Lori Sylvia, Founder and CEO, Rally Recruitment Marketing.

Additional information on the EVOLVE Framework and the free EVOLVE Self-Assessment are available now for Talemetry customers and enterprise talent organizations on talemetry.com.

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About Talemetry
Talemetry (http://www.talemetry.com) is Recruitment Marketing Results. Simplified.™ We combine our enterprise-grade Talemetry® recruitment marketing platform with tools, training and support to make recruitment organizations and professionals successful. Talemetry gets the right people to apply for the right jobs by delivering results-based attraction strategies and extending reach for talent. Our solutions optimize operations, drive ROI and deliver client success. Finally, a recruitment marketing platform powerful enough to deliver results, and easy enough to leverage across enterprise organizations. Reported by PRWeb 13 minutes ago.

Electra Meccanica to Debut the SOLO, its Single-Passenger EV at the Alt-Car Expo in Santa Monica, CA on October 12

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First U.S. dealership anticipated to open this fall in Los Angeles offering the $15,888 single-passenger all electric car to help ease commuter traffic

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. (NASDAQ: SOLO) ("Electra Meccanica" or the "Company"), a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, today announced that it will introduce its new SOLO, an all-electric, single passenger vehicle at the AltCar Expo in Santa Monica, CA on October 12, 2018. For more than a decade the AltCar Expo has proven to be the premier event for launching alt-energy vehicles in the United States.

Electra Meccanica has designed and built the SOLO as part of its plan to emerge as a major participant in the fast-growing electric vehicles market. Plans for the SOLO’s U.S. rollout include a new dealership in the Los Angeles market with additional dealerships scheduled in 2019 in California and the Pacific Northwest. Electra Meccanica enjoys a sixty-year lineage as part of Italian race and sports cars maker, Intermeccanica, founded in Turin, Italy in 1959, and management is looking forward to expanding operations into the U.S. market. 

“We’re very excited that the SOLO will be featured as the AltCar Expo’s showcase EV introduction this year, following a tradition of EV debuts that have included the Chevy Volt, the Nissan Leaf and many more,” stated Jerry Kroll, Chairman and CEO of Electra Meccanica. “The SOLO is a beautiful, easy-to-drive vehicle that’ll make commuting to work or short trips a fun, enjoyable experience. Electra Meccanica is committed to providing an affordable vehicle that is utilitarian and meets the demands of the California commuter. We’re very excited to be featured at this year’s Expo and are confident attendees will see something that’s a unique departure from traditional automotive engineering.”

“AltCar provides the premier venue to bring together the policy makers in California, the industry and the public in order to take the next steps towards a transportation system that does not involve petroleum,” commented Terry Tamminen, President and CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. “For the past decade, AltCar has been a key part in the shift occurring with alternative technology vehicles and infrastructure, alternatives to vehicles and alternative energy. Soon, alt cars will not be alternative but rather the norm!”

The SOLO was previewed at this year’s CES show in Las Vegas where it received the electronic convention’s coveted *Automotive Innovation Award* for 2018. The SOLO is priced at $15,888 USD, and interested consumers can place a fully-refundable $250 deposit by visiting www.EMVAuto.com.

AltCar Expo is free to attend and will take place at the Santa Monica Civic Center, October 12-13 at 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401. For additional information, visit www.altcarexpo.com or call 310-390-2930.

*About Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corp.:*
Electra Meccanica is a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles. The Company builds the innovative, all-electric SOLO, a single passenger vehicle developed to revolutionize the way people commute, and is developing the Tofino, an elegant high-performance two seater electric roadster sports car. Both vehicles are designed for the ultimate driving experience while making your commute more efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly.

Intermeccanica, a subsidiary of Electra Meccanica, has successfully been building high-end specialty cars for 59 years. The Electra Meccanica family aims to deliver next generation affordable electric vehicles to the masses.

For more information, visit www.electrameccanica.com.

*Cautionary Statement Regarding "Forward-Looking" Information:*
Some of the statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of words such as "expects", "intends", "is expected", "potential", "suggests" or variations of such words or phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements and information are not historical facts and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's control. Actual results and developments are likely to differ, and may differ materially, from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.

*For more information, please contact:*

*West Coast Media Contact:*
Sean Mahoney
Phone: 310-867-0670
Email: seamah@gmail.com

*East Coast Media Contact:*
Zoe Tobin
KCSA Strategic Communications
Phone: 212-896-1251
Email: ztobin@kcsa.com

*Investor Contact: *
Todd Fromer / Allison Soss
KCSA Strategic Communications
Phone: 212-896-1215 / 212-896-1267
Email: electra@kcsa.com

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/14e4d5a8-d587-4b89-9232-cc0db16132e2 Reported by GlobeNewswire 8 minutes ago.

Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin arrive at Las Vegas' MGM Grand

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Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin arrive at Las Vegas' MGM Grand ahead of mouthwatering middleweight boutCanelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will fight in Las Vegas Reported by CapitalBay 11 hours ago.

Police: 1 man dead in North Las Vegas school shooting

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NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say a man was shot and killed on the campus of a North Las Vegas high school, causing a lockdown.Acting Police Chief Justin Roberts said at a news conference an 18-year-old man was found... Reported by New Zealand Herald 11 hours ago.

The Latest: Police don't have suspect in school shooting

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NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a high school in North Las Vegas, Nevada (all times local):5:20 p.m.Authorities are still trying to identify a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man at a high school in... Reported by New Zealand Herald 10 hours ago.

The Latest: Nevada top doctor has no US medical license

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on a court hearings on a pharmaceutical companies lawsuit to stop Nevada from using their drugs for a lethal injection (all times local):5:45 p.m.Nevada's top doctor isn't licensed to practice medicine... Reported by New Zealand Herald 10 hours ago.

1 man dead in North Las Vegas school shooting

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The man was found shot on the edge of the school's baseball field. Reported by Khaleej Times 9 hours ago.

MGM Offers To Donate Nearly $1 Million On Behalf Of Las Vegas Victims It Is Suing

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MGM Resorts International said it would give $500 to any charity connected to the deadly concert shooting for people who authorize their lawyers to accept legal notice of the company's lawsuit. Reported by NPR 8 hours ago.

Prisons chief: Supplier error got Nevada its execution drugs

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's prisons chief testified Tuesday that after more than 200 drug companies refused to supply drugs for use in an execution, a supplier's mistake on a buyers' list gave the state an opening to obtain a sedative that officials want to use in a twice-postponed lethal injection. Under questioning by drug company lawyers, Department of Corrections Director James Dzurenda said the top state pharmacy official jumped at the chance last May, and once Nevada had to the drugs Dzurenda felt no obligation to return them. Reported by SeattlePI.com 8 hours ago.
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