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Cancer diagnosis not slowing down entrepreneur fueled by need to give back
Jan Hillman founded Hillman Associates in 1983 and provided fundraising and advancement services for over 35 years. She’s had a hand in helping to raise over $1 billion since her career started. Hillman is the new board chair of the Breast Wishes Foundation, a local nonprofit that grants wishes to patients going through breast cancer. Hillman, 70, is also on her own health care journey. She’s facing stage four metastatic breast cancer in her stomach.
Dia Bom chef Ramses Alvarez moves from Crossroads Collective to a space of his own
Dia Bom owner and executive chef Ramses Alvarez aims to open his first brick-and-mortar restaurant in mid-January after a 20-year career serving some of Milwaukee's most popular restaurants.
Riverside Resources may turn old condo sales office on Fifth St. into bar
Riverside Resources has a handful of projects planned that could transform areas of downtown Austin, and multiple filings suggest the real estate development firm has more planned on the west side of downtown. Click through to learn more about a bar project that appears to be linked to the company, and subscribers can access our list of commercial property development firms in the area.
Greene Turtle raises $6M to continue regional expansion plans
The equity round came from a group backed by a billionaire investor. Here's the local restaurant chain's plans for the money.
Middle River restaurant back on the market after failing to sell at auction
The online auction ran for about a week and had some interested parties.
Longtime Short North art gallery to close, citing crime and Covid among factors
A court-appointed receiver will help the 92-year-old owner “wind up” the business, according to a legal filing.
Restaurant Roundup: Cured at Pearl introduces new hours, refreshed menu
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South St. Louis bar and restaurant receives soccer rebrand
Tres Equis, a bar and restaurant at 3169 Morganford Road, is rebranding itself to SC Lounge.
Southern Minnesota restaurateur pleads guilty to tax fraud
Charges levied against Ocampo-Bunola in January alleged that he assisted three Mexican restaurants — Plaza Garibaldi in Redwood Falls, Plaza Garibaldi in New Ulm and La Terraza in Mankato — in underreporting their sales for multiple periods between January 2017 and December 2020.
Wichita-based Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers’ hits growth milestone
Chris Dull, president and CEO of Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, said in August that “without the city of Wichita behind it in its early days, we don't think we would have the brand that we have.”