Tag: Hospitality and leisure industry
He'll be the last meatpacker in the Meatpacking District. Here's how NYC's gritty 'hood got chic
NEW YORK -- When John Jobbagy’s grandfather immigrated from Budapest in 1900, he joined a throng of European butchers chopping up and shipping...
Atlantic City casino earnings fall nearly 14% in 3rd quarter
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Atlantic City's casinos saw their operating profits decline by nearly 14% in the third quarter of this year, figures...
Belem, host of next year's climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence
BELEM, Brazil -- For the last few years, climate scientists, environmentalists and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have been talking up...
Olav Thon, billionaire Norwegian real estate developer, dead at 101
OSLO, Norway -- Olav Thon, a billionaire entrepreneur recognizable for his bright red cap who went from selling leather and fox hides in...
TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy protection as sit-down restaurant struggles continue
DALLAS -- Restaurant chain TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy protection Saturday, saying it is looking for ways to “ensure the long-term viability” of...
Wendy's closing 140 more restaurants as part of push to update its locations
Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close...