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Noront Board Recommends Wyloo Metals’ Superior Offer

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

PERTH, Australia, Dec. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wyloo Metals Pty Ltd (Wyloo Metals) has reached an agreement with the Board of Directors of Noront Resources Ltd. (TSXV: NOT, Noront), which has unanimously determined that the Wyloo Metals offer (the Revised Wyloo Offer) is superior to the offer previously made by BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd (BHP).

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  • PERTH, Australia, Dec. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wyloo Metals Pty Ltd (Wyloo Metals) has reached an agreement with the Board of Directors of Noront Resources Ltd. (TSXV: NOT, Noront), which has unanimously determined that the Wyloo Metals offer (the Revised Wyloo Offer) is superior to the offer previously made by BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd (BHP).
  • Commenting on the Revised Wyloo Offer, Head of Wyloo Metals Luca Giacovazzi said hes excited to invite shareholders to join Wyloo Metals in revitalising Noront under the leadership of a world-class Board of Directors led by Dr. Andrew Forrest AO, who led Fortescue Metals Group from a junior mining exploration company to one of the worlds largest mining companies with a market capitalisation of approximately A$60 billion.
  • Together with Wyloo Metals, holders of 45.7% of Noronts common shares on a fully diluted basis are supportive of the Revised Wyloo Offer.
  • If BHP does not exercise its right to match, Wyloo Metals and Noront will immediately enter into an Arrangement Agreement.

Cincinnati Bell to Open Dayton Market Headquarters as It Continues to Expand in the Miami Valley

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Monday, December 20, 2021

Cincinnati Bell announced today that it will open a retail store and business office at 230 Webster Street as the technology company continues to expand its presence in Dayton.

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  • Cincinnati Bell announced today that it will open a retail store and business office at 230 Webster Street as the technology company continues to expand its presence in Dayton.
  • Cincinnati Bell and its Smart City organization, branded as UniCity, already support multiple Dayton-based organizations including the Oregon District Business Association, Levitt Pavilion Dayton, and the University of Dayton.
  • Cincinnati Bell has been connecting what matters for nearly 150 years in Greater Cincinnati, and we are excited to be growing in Dayton.
  • Cincinnati Bell has invested more than $1 billion into building a fiber network across Greater Cincinnati that supports gigabit Internet speeds.

IFMA Announces 2022 Executive Committee and Board of Directors

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) announced today the election of officers and directors to its 2022 Board of Directors, including the appointment of new Board Chair to Herb Ring, National Foodservice Director at The Hershey Company.

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  • CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) announced today the election of officers and directors to its 2022 Board of Directors, including the appointment of new Board Chair to Herb Ring, National Foodservice Director at The Hershey Company.
  • During his tenure on the IFMA Board, Ring has served twice as Chair of the IFMA Chain Operators EXchange (COEX) Committee and has been an integral member of the Marketing & Sales Conference Committee, Presidents Conference Committee, and the Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration Committee, among others.
  • "I am honored to serve as Chair of the Board alongside our talented Board of Directors in support of our foodservice community," said Ring.
  • In addition to Ring, the following IFMA Board members will be serving on the Association's Executive Committee:
    At-Large: Nanette Luningham, VP Foodservice Marketing & Channel Development, Tyson Foods, Inc.

Sean Astin's Book Club to Read "Fellowship of the Ring"

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Actor Sean Astin, known for playing Samwise Gamgee, will be reading the Lord of the Rings with his book club on Fable.

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  • Actor Sean Astin, known for playing Samwise Gamgee, will be reading the Lord of the Rings with his book club on Fable.
  • Fable uniquely allows book club members to buy ebooks and read them together while sharing highlights, comments, links, and pictures to discuss books.
  • Sean Astin's premium book club joins LeVar Burton's as a premium Fable club.
  • Free featured book clubs include a TED book club, a Queer YA book club, and several TikTok/BookTok book clubs.

Solvvy Named Industry Leader, #1 on Customer Relationship Index on G2

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Solvvy was featured in 27 leader reports and grids and ranked highest in the categories of Customer Self-Service and Chatbots.

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  • Solvvy was featured in 27 leader reports and grids and ranked highest in the categories of Customer Self-Service and Chatbots.
  • 1 on the Relationship Index for Customer Self-Service.
  • Solvvy was named a Momentum Leader in the Customer Self-Service category, reflecting the company's continued growth and influence in the Customer Support ecosystem.
  • Solvvy has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor and is a 2022 Leader, Momentum Leader, and High Performer on G2 Crowd.

Reveleer Secures $65 Million To Expand Capabilities To Deliver End-To-End Data Analytics Platform To Healthcare Payers

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Reveleer helps prevent incomplete, untimely, or erroneous data by providing health plans with a powerful self-service platform to gather, extract and analyze member and provider data.

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  • Reveleer helps prevent incomplete, untimely, or erroneous data by providing health plans with a powerful self-service platform to gather, extract and analyze member and provider data.
  • This flexibility results in increased data transparency, productivity, and agility; all while delivering decreased costs and better outcomes for their members.
  • "Payers are facing mounting pressure as they navigate complex regulation and reimbursement models in the shift to value-based care.
  • The Reveleer platform enables payers to independently execute and manage every aspect of provider outreach, retrieval, coding, abstraction, and reporting all under one platform.

Adyton Resources Announces $4 Million Brokered Private Placement

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Friday, December 3, 2021

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adyton Resources Corporation (TSX Venture: ADY) (“Adyton” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter engagement with Eight Capital, under which Eight Capital, acting as agent for the Company, has agreed to offer for sale up to 80,000,000 units of the Company (the “Units”) on a “best efforts” private placement basis at an issue price of $0.05 per Unit (the “Issue Price”), for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $4,000,000, subject to all regulatory approvals (the “Offering”).

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  • For further information please contact:
    Adyton Resources Corporation is focused on the development of gold and copper resources in world class mineral jurisdictions.
  • Adyton is also quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the code 701:GR.
  • Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements or information.
  • Adyton Resources Corporation undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable law.

BHP extends tender expiry and BHP and Noront extend outside date under Support Agreement

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Friday, December 3, 2021

The earliest time BHP will acquire Noront shares under its Offer will be at the new expiry time.

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  • The earliest time BHP will acquire Noront shares under its Offer will be at the new expiry time.
  • In conjunction with the extension of the expiry time, BHP Lonsdale and Noront also announced that they have amended the Support Agreement, dated July 26, 2021 and previously amended on October 19, 2021, between BHP Lonsdale, its subsidiary BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd (the Offeror) and Noront relating to Noronts support of the Offer in order to extend the outside date in that agreement (the Outside Date) from December 14, 2021 to January 21, 2022.
  • The Outside Date is relevant because, among other things, if the Offeror has not acquired shares under the Offer by the Outside Date, both Noront and the Offeror become permitted to terminate the Support Agreement.
  • While BHP and Wyloo Metals are considering a mutually beneficial arrangement regarding the acquisition of Noront by BHP, there is no assurance that any agreement will be reached between BHP and Wyloo Metals.

Unity Completes Acquisition of Weta Digital’s Tools, Pipeline, and Engineering Talent

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Unity (NYSE: U), the worlds leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Weta Digitals tools, pipeline, technology, and engineering talent.

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  • Unity (NYSE: U), the worlds leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Weta Digitals tools, pipeline, technology, and engineering talent.
  • We are thrilled to officially welcome Weta Digitals highly talented engineering team to Unity and to begin the journey of integrating two powerhouse technologies, said Marc Whitten, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Create Solutions at Unity.
  • I know Weta Digitals journey with Unity has just begun and Im more confident than ever that Unity is the company to take this technology to a broader market, said Prem Akkaraju, CEO of WetaFX and now former CEO of Weta Digital.
  • The transaction closed on December 1, 2021 and under the terms of the agreement, Unity acquired Weta Digitals tools, pipeline, technology, and engineering talent for US$1.625B in a combination of cash and stock.

Patricia Stirbys Joins CNL as New Director of Indigenous Relations

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

CHALK RIVER, Ontario, Dec. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canadas premier nuclear science and technology organization, is pleased to announce that Patricia Stirbys has joined the organization as its new Director of Indigenous Relations.

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  • CHALK RIVER, Ontario, Dec. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canadas premier nuclear science and technology organization, is pleased to announce that Patricia Stirbys has joined the organization as its new Director of Indigenous Relations.
  • In particular, CNL recognizes that Indigenous knowledge can complement and improve the operations and activities carried out at its sites, and is actively seeking early and ongoing engagement opportunities to enhance Indigenous involvement and participation.
  • Among her responsibilities as Director of Indigenous Relations, Patricia will help CNL to improve its Indigenous engagement practices to better align with the needs and interests of local Indigenous Peoples, and to build capacity through long-term relationship agreements.
  • I am very excited to be joining the CNL team, and I hope that my knowledge and experience can help build and strengthen understanding and partnerships between CNL and Indigenous nations, commented Patricia.