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CBF Morning Run: The company that makes these anti-snoring devices said not a single customer in the United States had ever broken one of these things. It took me less than a month.

Lower development costs, proximity to the border and kids who can skate? Restaurant franchise companies continue to flock to Buffalo.

A few years after announcing plans to expand into Texas, FAT Brands has signed on another franchisee to help it open locations in the Lone Star State.

Sikes was named chief operating officer for the agribusiness giant in 2021, a signal that he was a likely choice to replace Dave MacLennan

A Japanese restaurant featuring a conveyor belt system on which sushi and other dishes travel from the kitchen directly to guests' tables, just opened at Mall of America.

Kura Revolving Sushi Bar offers an array of sushi, including specialty rolls, nigiri, gunkan maki and hand rolls, plus ramen, udon, sides and desserts. It's located on the third floor of the Bloomington mall, across from the Culinary on North food court.

Guests can grab sushi plates from the bottom level of the two-layered…

This story is part of a Portland Inno series on entrepreneurs under the age of 25.

Age: 20

Education: Philosophy and a computer science minor, Lewis & Clark College, 2023

Company: A DayDreamer’s Watches

Title: Founder

What your startup does: A microbrand watch company dedicated to reimagining analog wristwatches.

Founded: 2021

Have you received any outside funding? $2,000 seed grant from the Lewis & Clark College Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership.

How did your company…

This story is part of a Portland Inno series on entrepreneurs under the age of 25.

Age: 20

Education: Portland State University, Marketing

Age: 22

Education: Portland State University, Marketing with a certificate in Athletic and Outdoor Industry

Company: Bproud

Titles: Co-founders

What does your startup do: Bproud is a clothing brand from Portland, Oregon with a mission to create a difference in the world. We want every individual to be proud of themself and of what makes them…

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx announced on Monday that Post cereals will become the official cereal of the organization.

The agreement includes cereal brands like Fruity Pebbles, Honeycomb, and Honey Bunches of Oats, all of which are inclusive of the Wolves and Lynx partnership with the brand. Those cereals are products of Lakeville-based Post Consumer Brands, which is a unit of St. Louis-based Post Holdings Inc. (NYSE: POST).

According to a Monday press release, the partnership includes…