Copycat Co. owner to open second spot, this one in Dupont Circle
The owner of Copycat Co. on H Street NE, one of D.C.’s most beloved cocktail bars, is branching out to a new quadrant.
Devin Gong has signed a lease to open a restaurant and bar called Astoria in Dupont Circle at 1521 17th St. NW. John Gogos of Papadopoulos Properties represented the landlord. SPMC Urban and Pat Slagle of Pulse Properties represented Gong in the deal.
The project is still in its infancy as the landlord is in the process of renovating the building — a gut-job that will deliver…
Son of Honolulu Cookie Company founders to carry on business
Hawaii-based retailer Honolulu Cookie Company has named Ryan Sung, son of founders Keith and Janet Sung, general manager.
This move positions Sung as the incoming leader of the family-owned business.
“It is an honor to carry on my parents’ legacy for generations to come. I am humbled and proud to work alongside so many hardworking team members at Honolulu Cookie Company,” Sung said in a statement. The company added that he will play a “key role in business strategy and leadership to move…
Enhanced Athlete ordered to bring ‘Dr. Tony Huge’ back to U.S. for deposition
A judge has ordered Enhanced Athlete Inc., a Sacramento-based bodybuilding supplements company, to produce one of its principals from overseas for a deposition.
Enhanced Athlete has been named in two lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, filed by Phoenix-based supplements company Nutrition Distribution LLC. Enhanced Athlete is accused of selling controversial and potentially dangerous supplements, including selective androgen receptor modulators, or SARMs,…
Slew of new retailers and restaurants head to Campbell’s Pruneyard as renovation wraps up
The owners of The Pruneyard in Campbell have wrapped up the first of four phases to revamp and expand the mixed-use shopping center, adding a list of new restaurants and shops as longtime tenants begin to reopen.
Since San Francisco-based Ellis Partners purchased the property in December 2014, the group has wrapped up lease deals for the more than 250,000-square-foot center totaling about 140,500 square feet. Today, the center, at roughly at 1875 S. Bascom Ave., is more than 90 percent leased with…
Workers at a second Burgerville will vote on unionization
In response, the company says it respects the rights of its employees to support — or not support — the organization of a union.
Soloist’s bass instinct strikes a chord
Chicken wings and Bach play well together for the itinerant musician.
Boulder just set the second highest affordable housing fee in the country
The slow-growth majority on the Boulder City Council on Tuesday reversed a significant move made by the previous council, voting to increase by 150 percent the per-square-foot fee that commercial developers must pay into the city affordable housing fund.
That fee, set at $12 just 16 months ago, will be raised to $30, the council decided in a 6-3 vote.
Affordable housing linkage fees are onetime payments commercial developers must give cities in order to offset the impact of their new construction — and the jobs that construction brings — on the resulting demand for affordable housing in that city.
Most cities do not have these fees. They are seen mostly in affluent communities on the coasts, and are used at higher levels in Bay Area cities with housing crises, such as Mountain View and Palo Alto, Calif.
Palo Alto’s fee is $35, which is the country’s highest. At $30, Boulder’s fee will fall just shy of that, but in effect it will be vastly steeper than the fee in Palo Alto, because ..
Restructuring at Northwest Bank leads to big leap in net income
The decision to simplify business operations appears to be working in the favor of Northwest Bancshares Inc.
The parent company of Northwest Bank (NASDAQ: NWBI) reported first-quarter net income of nearly $25 million – up 40.8 percent compared to the year-ago period when net income totaled $17.7 million. Earnings per share rose to 24 cents from 17 cents a year ago.
In a release, chairman and CEO William Wagner said the bank is “pleased that the strategies employed over the past two years to…
Wells Fargo exec was committed to community
Friends and family of Jennifer Riordan are honoring the Wells Fargo executive who died Tuesday when a Southwest Airlines jet's engine exploded midair.
The aircraft was en route from New York LaGuardia to Dallas Love Field, according to Southwest, when one of its engines exploded, shooting shrapnel and debris into the fuselage.
Riordan, vice president of community relations, was a widely-known leader in the New Mexico business community with deep philanthropic roots there.
Riordan's family…
Longtime Raymond James executive plans a new career chapter
Dennis Zank, chief operating officer at Raymond James Financial Inc., will retire as an officer of the company on Sept. 30.
But Zank, who was 63 years old when the company issued its annual report in November and has worked for Raymond James (NYSE: RJF) for 40 years, is not ready to give up working. He will continue to be affiliated with the St. Petersburg-based financial services firm as a financial advisor in a local branch, following a transition of duties, the company said in a press release.
Zank…