Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The former St. Regis Monarch Beach in California has been rebranded as Monarch Beach Resort following a $40 million renovation. Read the San Antonio Express-News story here
Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons is in growth mode in Minnesota after signing a master franchise agreement with Restaurant Development Partners. Tim Hortons operates around 800 restaurants in the United States and more than 3,600 in Canada. Read the Star Tribune story here
New York’s Waldorf Astoria reportedly will convert 1,000 rooms into condos, shrinking the hotel to 420 rooms, although owner Anbang Insurance Group won’t confirm the news. Read the New York Post story here
IKEA will invest $15 million to add nearly 27,000 square feet to its store in Calgary. The project, which is scheduled to be competed by the end of next year, is one of several set to kick off across the country this year, as the
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery will buy 25 former Wal-Mart Express stores in rural towns in Texas and Louisiana and open the stores under its new Spring Market banner, the company said. Brookshire, which operates 152 stores in the region, is looking to draw upon its
Hannaford Supermarkets will open a 68,000-square-foot concept store in Bedford, N.H., this weekend, featuring prepared foods for take-out or dine-in and a click-and-collect program for online shoppers. Read the Union Leader story here
Dream Hotel Group plans to double its Dream brand presence by adding six hotels by 2019 for an estimated $1.5 billion. The expansion to five U.S. sites and one in Qatar will accompany growth of the group’s three other brands. Read the Travel Weekly story
Hong Kong’s Swire Hotels has opened the East Hotel in Miami, the group’s first property outside of China. The number of Chinese visitors to Florida has intensified in recent years. Read the Skift/Jing Daily here
The first Margaritaville property outside the United States will open by year’s end in Grand Cayman. The 285-room Margaritaville Grand Cayman Beach Resort will include a License to Chill bar. Read the Travel Weekly story here
Makeup brand Nyx Cosmetics is making big moves into retail, growing from one to 11 U.S. mall stores in less than a year. Small selections from the 17-year-old brand’s 2,000-item product lines are available at retailers including Target and Ulta, and the brand’s aggressive social
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