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5 things: Rakkan Ramen opening Monday in Folsom, Rancho Cordova hopes to get big office development
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It's been more than a year since my colleague Jake Abbott told you that Rakkan Ramen would enter the area with a Folsom location.
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New burger joint, Burger Champ, sets opening date in Maplewood
The restaurant, located in the former home of an upscale restaurant concept by owner Chris Kelling, will offer a “casual and fun” atmosphere suited to families, with burgers, sandwiches, salads, milkshakes and cocktails.
Jason Momoa attracts thousands to Parker liquor store
Actor in town to promote new vodka.
Little Whale Swim School taking over former California Bank & Trust building on Broadway
The former California Bank & Trust building on Broadway has a new tenant in the works who is planning an entirely new use for the space.
Cirque du Soleil raises big top for Bazzar at Nelson Wolff Stadium
Cirque du Soleil is well-known for its contemporary circus shows featuring fantastical performances, from acrobatics displays to comedic clowns. What many people don't realize is the massive impact a big top show can have on the local economy.
First Cary, now Your Pie Pizza closing Raleigh, Durham restaurants
The Triangle will soon have no more locations for Your Pie Pizza as a local entrepreneur takes a step back from the restaurant business.
Food tech startup Bitewell to launch an AI-powered food ‘farmacy’
Albeit a relatively new term, a food “farmacy” provides patients with fresh or frozen food that aligns with a physician’s prescription. These outlets are often located in care centers or areas with food-insecure populations.
Denver-based Bitewell soon will launch one of its own. Bitewell said it is the first corporate food health benefits provider and will soon be the world’s first digital food farmacy. The company will be incorporating an AI pharmacist to help streamline delivery.
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Canadian snack food maker Leclerc lays off nearly 100, shuts down West Valley factory
A Canadian manufacturer of cookies and other sweet snacks that has been operating for more than a century has laid off 93 employees at its facility in the West Valley.
Wake Forest retail center expands to add more restaurants, services
The new phase of a Wake Forest shopping center will add around 10 new businesses in an area that's growing fast.
Life Time pilot program would offer GLP-1 weight loss drugs for gym members
Fitness club chain Life Time is working on a pilot test to offer GLP-1 weight loss drugs as part of its members' fitness programs.