HQI - Mergers and acquisitions

TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI), a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has unanimously resolved to adopt a limited duration shareholder rights agreement (the "Rights Agreement") to protect shareholder interests. The Rights Agreement is in response to the unsolicited proposal from HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI) to acquire all common stock of TrueBlue at $7.50 per share. The Rights Agreement is intended to reduce the likelihood that any entity, person or group is able to gain control of TrueBlue through open market accumulation without paying all shareholders an appropriate control premium or providing the Board with sufficient opp

HireQuest Acquires Leading Dental Staffing Operations; Expands Skilled Staffing Offerings into the Dental Industry HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQI), a national franchisor of on-demand, temporary, and commercial staffing services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Dental Power Staffing ("DPS") division of Dental Power (www.dentalpower.com), a 46-year-old dental staffing company headquartered in Carrboro, North Carolina. Dental Power's DPS division is a leading provider of temporary, long-term contract, and direct-hire staffing services to private sector dental practices across the United States. The division generated $3.5 million in revenue for the