Builder not picked yet for “Live-In Schenectady” townhouses
The goal is to provide modern, quality housing in a neighborhood that has suffered from blight. The construction site was once the home of Luigi's and two other Italian restaurants. Luigi's closed in 2006, and was later destroyed by arson.
Twin Cities home sales drop in March
Home sales and inventory fell in the Twin Cities in March, according to a new report from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors.
Closed sales also declined 10.3 percent when compared with the year before, the new report says. That's because of the shortage of inventory, which saw a 26.1 percent decrease in March to 8,289. That's the largest decline in more than a year, the report said. New listings by home sellers stood at 6,737 in March, a year-over-year decrease of 17.5 percent.
The…
Hard Rock Hotel Casino Atlantic City announces opening date
The much-anticipated Hard Rock Hotel Casino Atlantic City has an opening date, and Hard Rock International officials feel confident about that set-in-stone day.
The Hard Rock casino will open on June 28, months after parent company Hard Rock International invested hundreds of millions of dollars to overhaul the former Trump Taj Mahal.
Hard Rock plans to have a minimum of 100 “major acts” in its entertainment venue on an annual basis, Jim Allen, chairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole…
Longtime Cross Street Market tenant on $7.2M overhaul: ‘It’s progress and you can’t stop it’
A stretch of the market from Nunnally Brothers down to the Light Street entrance has been set apart from the rest of the market and will soon be closed so that construction can move forward unimpeded by foot traffic.
What whipped cream vodka can teach us about the bourbon business
Do you remember what the trendy beverage was before bourbon took off? Whipped cream-flavored vodka.
It was huge — and liquor companies wanted a part of it, according to Allan Latts, chief operating officer of Bardstown-based distiller Heaven Hill Brands.
Latts spoke this morning at the Kentucky Economic Forum, an event held at the Brown & Williamson Club at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.
Flavored vodka was so big around the turn of this decade that one of Heaven HIll's rivals, Beam Inc. (today,…
From “That Place on Banksville” to beyond Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Barbecue Co. sets up to market franchises of its restaurant beyond the region.
Video: Curtain rises on ‘lucrative opportunity’ for AMC in Saudi Arabia
On the day the first new movie theater opened in Saudi Arabia, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. CEO Adam Aron said he feels good about the future for that nation's moviegoers and his company's shareholders.
In an interview Wednesday on CNBC, Aron said Saudis are movie fans but have had to watch them at home. He said AMC officials think there is pent-up demand “to watch movies the way they're supposed to be seen — on the big screen.” That could translate into the Leawood-based theater operator opening…
The List: Dayton-Area Catering Companies
Our annual catering companies list is published in this week’s Dayton Business Journal. We’re ranking it by employment.
Livongo buys weight-loss startup Retrofit
Livongo Health, a startup led by Chicago entrepreneur Glen Tullman, has acquired Chicago startup Retrofit.
Livongo announced Tuesday that it has bought Retrofit, maker of weight-management and disease-prevention programs, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition comes on the heels of Livongo’s $105 million fundraise last week.
The consumer digital health company helps people manage diabetes and other chronic health conditions. Founded in 2014, the startup ihas a large and growing office…
OTR’s Please hosting ‘bake sale’ featuring renowned female pastry chefs
Upscale Over-the-Rhine restaurant Please is hosting what it's calling a “bake sale” from May to September featuring some of the country's most renowned pastry chefs.
Please, at 1405 Clay St. in Over-the-Rhine, is hosting its bake sale on select Sundays with one occurring each month.
The bake sales will feature Stella Parks of Bravetart in Lexington, Ky.; Sasha Piligian of sqirl in Los Angeles; Zoe Taylor of milktooth in Indianapolis; Anna Posey of Elske in Chicago, and May Erickson of Lan Baan…