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Houston ranked No. 7 on a recent list of the 50 U.S. cities with the most mosquitoes. Houston ranked behind Dallas, which ranked No. 2.

The list is compiled by Orkin, an Atlanta-based pest control company and subsidiary of Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL), which ranks metro areas by the number of new residential and commercial mosquito customers it has served from April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018.

Atlanta ranked No. 1. Other Texas cities to make the list include Austin at No. 20, San Antonio at No.…

Independent coffeehouse The Mill is expanding from midtown Sacramento to a location near California State University Sacramento.

The Falls Event Center in Elk Grove could be sold at auction at the end of this month in a trustee sale, according to a notice posted on the building’s front door.

A notice of trustee sale cites an unpaid balance of $8 million on a construction loan, which is secured by the property at 8280 Elk Grove Blvd. There are two buildings at that location.

The notice is alarming to people who have put down deposits to use the center, which is a venue for weddings and other small events.

“Wedding planners…

The locally owned Solomon's Delicatessen will open its Davis location at 7 a.m. on May 21, the business announced on Facebook.

The eatery replaces Hot Italian, which recently closed at 500 First St. in Davis. Hot Italian co-founder Andrea Lepore is also a co-founder of Solomon's Delicatessen.

A downtown Sacramento site on the 700 block of K Street is also in the works, though an opening date for that Solomon's location has not been announced.

In April, Solomon's co-founder Jami Goldstene said…

The owners of Haliimaile Distilling Co. have purchased Haliimaile Pineapple Co., producers of Maui Gold pineapple in Hawaii.

The acquisition of the pineapple company by LeVecke family includes its base yard in Haliimaile and 800 acres of fields in Makawao, Maui.

Joe LeVecke, president of LeVecke Corp., will continue to oversee all operations for Haliimaile Distilling and its flagship brand PAU Maui Vodka, and will now take on the operations of Maui Gold Pineapple Co.

“We saw an opportunity…

What's the largest Memphis-based restaurant chain? You might be surprised.

The largest Memphis-based restaurant chains account for nearly 700 eateries across the U.S. — and the largest has about 400 locations.

Today, we're giving you a sneak peek into those restaurants, with an inside look at one of our weekly lists.

To see what restaurants top MBJ's list of Memphis-based chains, click the slideshow.

The entire list appears in our weekly May 11 issue. The full list, which includes area locations,…

Capital improvements nvestments include computer and technology updates, a production room remodel and five new hires.

It still bites to live in Atlanta. And new techniques to lessen the pain still need EPA approval before coming to town.

For the fifth year in a row, the Atlanta area topped pest control company Orkin's Top 50 Mosquito Cities list. Atlanta is followed on the list by Dallas, New York and Washington, D.C.

Orkin, an Atlanta-based subsidiary of Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL), builds the list by ranking metro areas by the number of new residential and commercial mosquito customers it has served from April…

While Eatzi's doesn’t have a firm number of stores it expects to open this year, its CEO is actively looking for sites. And after the brand expands across DFW, it plans to take its first steps out of market into other Texas cities.

The 7,000-square-foot Italian restaurant will be Ethan and Angela Stowell's largest restaurant in the city, taking the old Sullivan's Steakhouse space downtown.