Century-old NYC office building signs two deals to buck trend toward newer towers
While some older buildings are declining, others are thriving: Two new deals totaling 104,000 square feet have brought occupancy at George Comfort & Sons’ 960,000-square-foot 498 Seventh Ave. to 95 percent. Publicly traded technology company Pubmatic signed a direct lease for 60,000 square feet. The subtenant plans to nearly double its space in the first […]
Knott’s Berry Farm stops selling century-old favorite for jams, cookies in stores
Consumers will no longer be able to purchase Knott's Berry Farm brand jams, jellies, jams and cookies at grocery stores. “The Knott's Berry Farm® brand has been discontinued and is no longer sold.” Knott’s Berry Farm Foods Website MessageIt says it is operated by JM Smucker Company. The theme park of the same name in […]
New DNA method solves century-old ‘mystery’ disappearance of WWI veteran
Nearly a century after a World War I veteran disappeared, forensic advances have allowed his family to put him to rest. On Christmas Day 2017, a human skull was discovered by a snorkeller on a remote beach near Wilson's Prom on Victoria's South Gippsland coast. Police soon found a nearly intact skeleton under the water. […]