DallasNews Shareholders to Receive an All Cash Consideration of $16.50 Per Share The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant to Join Hearst DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DallasNews Corporation (Nasdaq: DALN) (the “Company” or “DallasNews”), the holding company of The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant, announced today that shareholders approved the Company’s pending merger with Hearst (the “Hearst Merger”) at the Company’s Special Meeting of Shareholders held today (the “Special Meeting”). Subject to the completion of the closing, The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant will now join Hearst, one of the nation’s leading information, services and media companies. As outlined in the Merger Agreement, DallasNews shareholders will receive an all cash consideration of $16.50 per share of DallasNews common stock, and DallasNews...

SYDNEY, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Innovation Beverage Group Ltd, (“IBG” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: IBG), an innovative developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a growing beverage portfolio of 60 formulations across 13 alcoholic and non-alcoholic brands, today announced it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent for a merger transaction with BlockFuel Energy Inc., a Texas corporation (“BlockFuel” or “BFE”) engaging in combining oil and gas exploration with state-of-the-art power generation to power bitcoin mining operations and high-performance data centers in North America. The letter of intent outlines IBG’s acquisition of BlockFuel through a transaction structured as a reverse triangular merger, with a newly formed subsidiary of IBG merging with and into BFE, with BFE as the surviving entity, but with the owners...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blue Mantis, a security-first IT services provider specializing in helping clients achieve business modernization by applying next-generation technologies, today announced the acquisition of Coreio Inc., a fast-growing IT services firm specializing in ServiceNow consulting, infrastructure and operations (I&O) and managed services. This strategic move positions Blue Mantis to accelerate its growth in the rapidly expanding ServiceNow midmarket segment and expands the company’s footprint in the Canadian market, signaling a significant investment in the region. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2025. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with employees and customers located throughout North America, Coreio has built...

Ground Hawk’s Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Lite model provides critical “Subterranean Intelligence” to utilities, asset owners and engineering firms to accelerate infrastructure projects CHARLOTTE, N.C. and ATHENS, Ga., Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agile Utility Partners, LLC (“Agile” or the “Company”), a leading provider of utility services that accelerate infrastructure projects, announced today the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Ground Hawk, LLC, a company specializing in subsurface utility inspection, locating and mapping. The acquisition was completed earlier this month and marks a significant step in Agile’s strategy to address and mitigate challenges that delay or create execution risk for infrastructure projects. A portfolio company of Post Capital Partners, Agile was founded in 2006 to support...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“ZenaTech”), a business technology solution provider specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), Enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, today announces the closing of Jacksonville, Florida-based land survey and engineering firm, A&J Land Surveyor, Inc. (“A&J”). This marks a tenth acquisition for its growing Drone-as-a-Service businesses. A&J brings longstanding customer relationships and a foothold in Florida’s aviation, utility and infrastructure markets, which includes marine surveys. “By combining the A&J team’s years of survey expertise with our AI-driven DaaS platform we have an ideal, innovative combination of building capacity and...

MONTREAL, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Harfang Exploration Inc. (TSX.V: HAR) (“Harfang” or the “Company”) announced today that it has received notice from Li-FT Power Ltd. (“LIFT”) (TSX.V: LIFT) of its decision to proceed with the second option (the “Notice”) in respect of the Pontax Property, located in Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Québec (“Pontax”). This Notice is pursuant to an option agreement signed between Harfang and LIFT dated July 20, 2022 (the “Agreement”). LIFT previously exercised the first option and acquired an initial 51% interest in Pontax by paying Harfang an aggregate of $100,000 over a three-year period and incurring $1,650,000 in exploration expenditures over the same three-year period. LIFT has elected to accept the grant of the second option to acquire an additional 19% interest, for an aggregate 70% interest....

Expands alarm and monitoring services in Arkansas COPPELL, Texas, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Security Fire Systems (“SFS”), a leading provider of sprinkler design, engineering, and installation services, today announced that it has acquired Lakeview Security, Fire & Communications (“Lakeview”). SFS is part of Blackford Capital’s Fire Safety Consolidation Platform. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in North Little Rock, AR, Lakeview provides comprehensive security solutions, including alarm system installation and testing, fire protection, camera systems, monitoring systems, and personal emergency systems. Lakeview owner and president Matt Reynolds and his entire team will remain with the company going forward. “We are excited to welcome the Lakeview team to SFS and expand our presence across...

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1.        KEY INFORMATION(a)   Full name of discloser: CANACCORD GENUITY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)(b)   Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):        The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. N/A(c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:        Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree IQE PLC(d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A(e)   Date position held/dealing...

Acquisition will expand onsemi’s capability in delivering differentiated solutions across the power tree Scottsdale, Ariz, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Aura Semiconductor to acquire rights to its Vcore power technologies including associated intellectual property (IP) licenses. This strategic deal will enhance onsemi’s power management portfolio and roadmap, accelerating the company’s vision to address the complete power tree in AI data center applications, from grid to core. “This acquisition underscores our commitment to solving the energy and efficiency demands of tomorrow’s AI data centers by offering a full range of differentiated intelligent power solutions,” said Sudhir Gopalswamy, group president of the Intelligent Sensing and Analog...

$1.45 per share all-cash consideration contemplated by the proposed merger with Worldwide Golf (the “Merger”) is the conclusion of an eight-month process with multiple parties that resulted in three proposals. Postpones Special Meeting of Stockholders to September 26, 2025. Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares that you own. The transaction cannot be completed unless the Merger proposal is approved by the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Big 5 common stock. Independent proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis both recently issued recommendations in favor of the Merger. Previously submitted votes remain valid with no further action required. If you have any questions about voting, please call Innisfree, our proxy solicitor, toll-free at (877) 687-1873 if in North America,...