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.
Tampa-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants will build some of its new Checkers and Rally’s restaurants out of used metal shipping containers. The units will be more eco-friendly and less expensive to build than the company’s traditional restaurants, the franchisor said. Read the Detroit Free Press story
Forty-three states added construction jobs between February 2016 and February 2017 while 39 states added construction jobs between January and February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of recently released Labor Department data. Association officials noted that the despite the
Chicago-based Rebel Hospitality seeks to build a 178-room hotel next door to the Dana Hotel & Spa, which it owns, in the city’s River North area. Downtown occupancy and room rates have been on an upswing of late. Read the Crain’s Chicago Business story here
Growing tourism in the Anaheim, Calif., area has spawned 18 new hotels over the past four years, with three more projects recently winning city Planning Commission approval. Disneyland, two pro sports teams and the largest convention center on the West Coast anchor the area. Read
Publix is partnering with BayCare Health System to offer in-store medical clinics at select Tampa Bay area locations, which will include private areas for patient videoconferencing with physicians. As part of the deal, which is in its final negotiation stages, Publix will operate pharmacies located
Spain-based fast-fashion retailer Zara will start selling its styles online in India later this year, expanding its brand beyond the eight Indian cities where it operates brick-and-mortar stores. Zara, which opened its first Indian stores in 2010, is also launching online sales in other Asian
Wahlburgers, a hamburger chain founded by actors Mark and Donnie Wahlberg and led by their brother Paul as executive chef, plans to expand to the greater New Orleans area, opening two restaurants here in the coming months. Read the WWL-TV story here
Whole Foods Market is targeting loyal customers and focusing on the shopping experience at its new store opening in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood next week. The 75,600-square-foot store will include offerings such as a wine bar, juice bar, coffee shop and a large selection of in-store
Grocery chain Albertsons has had preliminary discussions about a potential merger with Sprouts Farmers Market, people familiar with the matter said. If the deal goes forward, they said, Albertsons, which is backed by Cerberus Capital Management, would take Sprouts private. Read the Bloomberg story here
Bibibop Asian Grill will acquire the leases on all 15 ShopHouse Asian Kitchen locations from Chipotle Mexican Grill, Ohio-based Bibibop parent Gosh Enterprises said last week. Bibibop will have 28 restaurants after converting the new units, which it expects to complete by summer. Read the
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