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It’s a new year and a new name for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated.

The Charlotte-based bottler of Coke products is dropping “Bottling” from its name to become Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. (NASDAQ: COKE), effective Jan. 1, 2019. The company announced the change in a news release issued on Wednesday.

A spokesman for the company says the news release speaks for itself.

During an October interview with the Charlotte Business Journal, Frank Harrison, Coke Consolidated CEO, acknowledged that…

A Georgia Chick-fil-A franchisee is flying into rarified air — adding a third chain to his resume.

University of Georgia alum Kevin Williams is set to open one of 10 new Chick-fil-A locations next week, a nearly 5,000-square-foot restaurant at 6114 Hickory Flat Highway in Canton, on Jan. 9. The 10 openings, plus a major renovation, are a company record in terms of expansion in one week, according to a news release. The other openings are scheduled to take place around the country — Texas, California,…

It’s a new year and a new name for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated.

The Charlotte-based bottler of Coke products is dropping “Bottling” from its name to become Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. (NASDAQ: COKE), effective Jan. 1, 2019. The company announced the change in a news release issued on Wednesday.

A spokesman for the company says the news release speaks for itself.

During an October interview with the Charlotte Business Journal, Frank Harrison, Coke Consolidated CEO, acknowledged that…

A former University of Cincinnati basketball player who built up a personal training business is opening a gym in the heart of Oakley.

Matthew Scott, a former UC shooting guard under coach Bob Huggins in the early 2000s, opened the Body Shop Fitness at 3458 Cardiff Ave. on Jan. 1. The 5,000-square-foot gym provides personal training services and group fitness classes.

Scott didn't set out to get into personal training. After graduating from UC with a degree in architectural engineering, he got…

Benderson, fast food chain wants to build Walden Avenue site.

Consumers may soon find its medicinal products and dietary supplements on the shelves of major retailers.

A Beaverton company that rolled out an innovative commercial cooktop five years ago has a new owner.

The Middleby Corp. (Nasdaq: MIDD), of Elgin, Ill., purchased EVO America Inc. for an undisclosed price. The Oregon company counts about $8 million in annual revenue.

The local outfit's customer base has included the Japanese restaurant chain Benihana. It was founded in 2001 by Bob Shingler, an avid outdoorsman and fisherman who crafted “an evenly heated circular cooktop after struggling to heat…

There’s no disputing that a huge crowd gathers in Times Square every New Year’s Eve to watch the ball drop.

But will tonight's crowd really be 2 million strong, like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio boasted on Friday?

Forget about it. Not even possible, one expert says.

The mayor said the city expects “up to 2 million people in Times Square itself” to ring in the new year, Fox News reports.

But New York University professor and mathematician Charles Seife says that the inflated number…