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.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will focus on off-premise sales including catering, takeout and its heat-and-serve program to boost sales and market share. Off-premise accounted for 7% of Cracker Barrel’s 2016 sales, and the programs grew further in the first quarter of this year. Read
A bid by Grupo Barcelo to take over NH Hotel Group would create the largest hotel chain in Spain. Grupo Barcelo is attempting to buy a 60% stake in NH. Read the Reuters story here
A $158.5 million bridge between Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery, Maine, is under construction and will replace a 77-year-old span. Transportation officials believe the bridge is the first project to use “precast-concrete segmental towers on a vertical-lift bridge,” and all 88 tower segments were cast on-site.
Verts Mediterranean Grill changed its name to Noon Mediterranean, part of a larger rebranding and expansion plan following the 19-unit chain’s headquarters move from Austin to New York City this summer. Changes also include a new restaurant design and revamped logos, menus and signage. Read
London-based Yo! Sushi has paid about $78 million to buy Bento Sushi, which operates more than 600 restaurants in Canada and the US. Toronto-based Bento also supplies sushi to 1,700 other companies including supermarkets. Read the BBC story here
The Cheesecake Factory opened its first Canadian location last week in a Toronto mall that draws 18 million annual visitors. Calls for reservations began coming in when news of the planned restaurant broke last spring, and the chain’s popularity with Canadians visiting the United States
Best Western International is planning a multipurpose hotel near its Phoenix headquarters that will showcase the company’s range of brand offerings, while operating as a full-service property,. The new hotel will also function as a real-world training site. Read the Hotel Business story here
The city is hoping to get some new regulations in place after Savannah’s mayor and aldermen raised concerns about the pace of hotel development in the Historic District. Read the Savannah Morning News story here
Downtown Salinas, Calif., has been transformed in the past decade from rows of empty storefronts into a vibrant restaurant destination. Taylor Farms built its 100,000-square-foot headquarters in Oldtown Salinas, which includes a ground-floor restaurant called Portobello’s, with other new eateries including Farmers Union Pourhouse and
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay will start selling franchises and licensing deals for Bobby’s Burger Palace, the 17-unit fast-casual burger concept he launched in 2008. The company’s first licensing deal with Concessions International will put a restaurant in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport next year. Read the
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