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Editor's Note: The BBJ is introducing readers to the finalists in the Rise of the Rest pitch competition. You can see past features in this series here.

Company: Eugene’s Hot Chicken

We interviewed: Zebbie Carney, founder

What’s your 30-second elevator pitch? We’re a food truck and a restaurant, and what we want to do is open up a commissary kitchen for us to grow and (to help) other food trucks here in Birmingham to grow.

What led you to start your company? I had been working in…

The incredibly twisted path that Colorado is taking to try to regulate the coming onslaught of full-strength-beer sales in grocery and convenience stores took another round of mind-boggling turns on Friday, laying before the Colorado House a bill that previous opponents have begun to like and previous supporters have begun to hate.

House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee members — several of whom mentioned how surprised they were to have a beer-sales bill assigned to their committee…

Every day, the weather seems to make an argument in favor of a cold beer, and a spot opening in midtown Sacramento is making a bid to be the new place to get one. Here are some interesting points about the new Golden Road Brewing beer garden, opening May 10 at 1830 L St.

1. At 8,000 square feet, the Sacramento site is Golden Road’s first outdoor concept and first in Northern California, following four in Southern California. Its one vertical feature comes in the form of shipping containers, bracketing…

Here's looking at you, Derby Crowd.

Watchers of the 144th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs had plenty of reasons to show off Saturday afternoon: from floral hats to Donald Trump-inspired sport coats (two of them — we literally saw two different people with Donald Trump's face on their sport coats.)

That's in spite of some of the soggiest's weather we can remember at the Kentucky Derby. Many folks braved the rain and put ponchos over their colorful outfits, while we met plenty of others who…

Thousands of runners and spectators will fill Center City Philadelphia early Sunday ahead of the 8 a.m. start time of The 2018 Blue Cross Broad Street Run – the largest 10-mile race in the country.

Runners are advised to be in their assigned corrals by the starting line – located near Olney Avenue and North Broad Street – no later than 7:40 a.m. Nearby Central High School's athletic fields can be used as a warm-up area for participants.

Whether you are taking part in the run or cheering…

Another Kentucky Derby, another stable of Louisville business leaders and celebrities hitting Churchill Downs Racetrack.

With bad weather hitting Derby this year, more people were seeking shelter inside to wait out the rain before the signature race.

This afternoon, we visited a crowded Turf Club, where we found several celebrities mingling with prominent local business leaders as well as some local celebs in their own right.

Louisville athletics director Vince Tyra was showing new University…

It was a star-studded night at the Omni Louisville Hotel for the Bridgeman family's Trifecta Gala on Derby Eve.

This was the second year for the Trifecta event but the first year at the new Omni hotel downtown. It also marked the first year that Derby party veteran Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman transitioned the planning of his annual gala to his three children, Justin, Ryan and Eden.

The event raises funds for the West End School, a free college preparatory elementary and middle school for at-risk…

The rain falling early afternoon before the 144th Kentucky Derby didn't appear to deter the happy patrons of at Churchill Downs.

Maintaining the tradition of flashy and flamboyant fashions, men and women braved the rains in their Derby best on Saturday. Louisville Business First's staff have found a few looks that really popped so far. You can see them in the attached gallery, and check back later for more photos.

I was able to talk to a few of the people in the photos.

Binh Phan sported a matching…

It was a star-studded night at the Omni Louisville Hotel for the Bridgeman family's Trifecta Gala on Derby Eve.

This was the second year for the Trifecta event but the first year at the new Omni hotel downtown. It also marked the first year that Derby party veteran Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman transitioned the planning of his annual gala to his three children, Justin, Ryan and Eden.

The event raises funds for the West End School, a free college preparatory elementary and middle school for at-risk…