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.
By year’s end, Racine may have not one or two — but three new Downtown hotels under construction. All three have been announced within the past year. The hotel trio in various stages of planning and/or moving toward construction. Read The Journal Times story here
Arts and crafts retailers Hobby Lobby, Michaels and Jo-Ann Stores are keeping stores open in some US markets, saying they should be classified as “essential” because their stores stock supplies people can use to make protective masks. Officials in Minnesota and other regions disagree, and
Kroger will soon test one-way aisles in its stores as another way to help with social distancing, protect its shoppers and employees and slow the spread of coronavirus. Kroger, which usually tries new ideas in select markets before rolling them out to all of its
A solid majority of travelers give a passing grade to the industry’s response to the coronavirus crisis, a new J.D. Power survey indicates. At least 60% of those interviewed were satisfied with the concern for health and safety shown by hotels, airlines and cruise lines,
Some US restaurants are transforming their typical business models to cater to the needs of a society coping with the coronavirus outbreak. Seattle fine-dining eatery Canlis has become a drive-thru selling bagels in the morning and casual fare later in the day, Chicago’s Alinea is
Faced with unprecedented disruption in demand following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for tasting rooms state-wide to close, many of Napa Valley’s wineries have been forced to rethink their business models. Read the Napa Valley Register story here
Darden Restaurants has created an emergency pay program for employees whose restaurants have been affected by closures and the CEO is foregoing his salary during the coronavirus crisis, the company said. The parent of chains including Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse has about 190,000 employees
Mall operator Simon Property Group closed its 200 US malls and outlet centers at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The move came as more than 110 US retailers, from Abercrombie & Fitch to Warby Parker, also made the decision to close their stores amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The lion’s share of US consumers live just a few minutes away from a convenience store, but changing consumer habits could disrupt the industry. Consumers are smoking less and using GPS instead of paper maps, slowing sales of two convenience store staples, and fuel-efficient cars
Pizza Hut and Papa John’s are hiring. Papa John’s said it is hiring up to 20,000 restaurant workers and delivery drivers as the chain looks to fill positions as the pool of available workers increases along with demand for pizza delivery. Read the Restaurant Business
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