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Leslie Hale made history in 2018 when Bethesda-based RLJ Lodging Trust tapped her to become the first African-American woman to lead a real estate investment trust.

While new to the CEO role, Hale is no stranger to the company. She joined BET founder Robert Johnson’s company in 2005 as director of real estate and finance, back when it was still called RLJ Development. She became chief financial officer in 2007 and helped guide the company through an initial public offering in 2011. She added…

The bakery's customers include McDonald's, Chick-Fil-A, Nathan’s and Olive Garden.

Sink your teeth into an “Iron Maiden” or a “Pantera” burger come December.

“Redwood is the ideal group to acquire the Houston-area territory.”

A new application is asking for approval from the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment on a restaurant proposed for South Memphis.

The new, nonprofit establishment would be a walk-up restaurant and replace a vacant lot at 939 Walker Ave. The owner listed on the application is 275 Food Project, with an address of 1461 Genesis Circle.

The one-story restaurant will feature an enclosed kitchen as well as a variety of outdoor seating under a shade structure.

Its most novel feature: It proposes…

Cincinnati Reds Opening Day is an unofficial holiday in the Queen City, and this year the festivities will have some extra excitement added.

The Reds will celebrate their 150th season when they take the field at 4:10 p.m. Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade will step off for the 100th time at noon.

The milestones are expected to bring additional fans and fanfare to downtown Cincinnati this year. For tips on how to get around, click here.

Whether…

It's like Topgolf, but for baseball and softball players. A Texas startup has secured $2 million — including from a group founded by Nolan Ryan — for its augmented reality batting cages.

Bullock acquired the private, 9-parcel property in 2001. Three of the parcels are undeveloped, including an oceanfront lot.

McDonald's Corp. reversed its company policy on Tuesday and will not lobby against minimum-pay raises in the U.S.

“Going forward, McDonald’s Corp. will not use our resources, including lobbyists or staff, to oppose minimum wage increases at the federal, state or local levels,” Genna Gent, the company’s vice president of U.S. government relations, said in a letter sent Tuesday to the National Restaurant Association, per Bloomberg. “Nor will we participate in association advocacy efforts designed…

Three of America’s 50 fastest-growing craft breweries reside in Colorado — and are spread throughout very disparate places in the state.

According to the annual list released by the Boulder-Based Brewers Association, the national industry group for the craft-beer industry, the most quickly expanding privately owned breweries, as measured by production, include:

No. 10: Periodic Brewing LLC of Leadville, which also opened a taproom this year in Northglenn;
No. 29: Storm Peak Brewing of Steamboat…