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November's weather and holiday distractions couldn't keep 11 restaurants or bars from opening across the Western New York region — or getting ready to take the plunge before year’s end.

Good morning, Boston. Today is National Eat A Red Apple Day (scroll down for a bonus, apple-related parting shot). Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Friday.

One year ago almost to the day, the Nissenbaum family was on the brink of becoming $150 million richer. Things did not go as planned. Greg Ryan reports on the falloff in lab demand that's hitting real estate firms and property owners across Greater Boston — a dip that comes at a particularly…

Over the years, the Essex Studios building in Walnut Hills has been the home of Hamilton Tailoring, which manufactures the iconic green blazers given to winners of the Masters golf tournament. It also housed the first iteration of Tod Swormstedt’s American Sign Museum, which now has its own building in Camp Washington.

These days, the industrial-looking exterior doesn’t hint at the creative process that hums daily inside the building that sits on McMillan Street hard by busy Interstate 71.

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“They were pretty confident that we would have the operations the way they wanted it and spread the mission and really have the core values at heart with our operation.”

The chain has one existing location in the region. Several years after it was forced to suspend its expansion plans because of the pandemic, it is resuming its search for franchisees.

Brandon and Arielle Hawthorne continue to expand the community's access to vegan food options with their Twisted Plants and Planted Vibes restaurants.

A Hawaii Island business owner shares how a class project turned into a farm with more than half a million dollars in annual gross revenue.

The last chance to nominate bars, restaurants and chefs for the prestigious James Beard Awards is Nov. 30. Recent Hawaii winners include Bar Leather Apron and Robynne Maii of Fête.

The holiday display has been running for three decades.

Restaurateur Mike Johnson says that having a healthy downtown is critically important to the St. Louis region, which is partly why he and partners are opening a new restaurant concept on Washington Avenue early next year.