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Mosaic District owner sues Mike Isabella for more than $700K
The landlord says Mike Isabella's restaurant group hasn’t paid Requin’s rent practically since it opened.
Boom times to closing time: How Charlotte’s restaurant scene is adjusting to market forces
Rising lease rates, a tight labor market and growing competition have left a number of restaurant owners here looking for the exit.
At 11, this Chillicothe resident has landed a business loan to grow her new company
For her 12th birthday, Khayta Salina Diongue is getting a small business loan.
This ‘smart’ kitchen device tells you when your food is about to expire
The average American family throws away more than $2,000 worth of food every year, totaling about $165 billion when accounted for the whole country. It’s wasteful and unnecessary, and a new Chicago startup wants to help mitigate the problem by reminding you what’s already in your fridge.
Ovie Smarterware, founded by Ty Thompson, makes circular smart tags designed to attach to food items in a fridge. With a sticky gel backing, they can attach to a piece of Tupperware, a milk carton or even…
On the Border’s new CEO has appetite for growth, innovation
Matt Hood wants to preserve the core of the Dallas restaurant chain while innovating to meet guest needs.
Brand crisis: when a namesake leaves a company
By the time of her death, Kate Spade New York had passed from owner to owner, transforming from an accessible luxury to an oft-counterfeited commodity and an outlet mall mainstay. But all the while, her identity — the smile, the beehive, the colorful dresses — remained a big part of the brand’s appeal to customers.
First Coast: The business of Girl Scout cookies
For many young women, selling Girl Scout cookies is their introduction to the world of business. On the First Coast, the number of cookies sold and the corresponding amount of money invested in the local community is on the rise. Here’s a look at how cookie sales stack up.
See who attended the BBJ’s 2018 Business of Pride Event
More than 100 people attended the Business Journal's second annual Business of Pride event at Tiger Mama restaurant in Boston's Fenway neighborhood on Thursday night. The event recognized LGBT-owned and LGBT-friendly businesses in the Boston area and their commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care was the recipient of the inaugural Corporate Ally Award, for its longstanding commitment to Greater Boston's LGBT community as manifested in the areas of mission, innovation,…
Downtown restaurant closes, leaving high-profile vacancy
Zoë's Kitchen closed its downtown Louisville location earlier this week, leaving an open restaurant space in the bottom of one of downtown's largest towers.
The Plano, Texas-based chain, which serves Mediterranean food, has had a store at the corner of West Jefferson and South Fifth streets for the last eight years. The space is 2,300 square feet.
All of the Louisville stores are owned by franchisee Trey Hornsby, who referred Business First's questions to Zoë's corporate office.
Olescia Hanson,…
TopGolf Crush event at Heinz Field previews what permanent location plans to offer
The Crush event gives a similar experience and serves as an example, on a different scale, about how TopGolf plans to become a part of the community, said the new location's director of operations.