This Labor Day, celebrate the work of property owners, too
Although Workers Day was conceived and instituted as a way to honor and promote the interests of the organized labor movement and the unions that control it, the day can take on much more significance than that if we view it as a day to commemorate the fundamental importance of work as an element of […]
Brandon Aiyuk deal removes worry for owners
The final week before the start of the new NFL season is always full of excitement for fantasy football owners. As teams finalize rosters, position battles are won and lost, and training camp draws to a close, it's starting to become clearer what to expect from stars this season. Of course, that means all the […]
Subway soda war forces owners to choose Pepsi over Coke or risk losing franchises
Many Subway franchisees are rebelling against the company's promotion of selling a footlong sub for $6.99 and risk losing business in a bitter skirmish over the company's change of soda supplier, The Washington Post has learned. Parent company Roark's, which bought the family-owned chain Subway in April, plans to switch its long-term agreement with Coca-Cola […]
California senior citizen facing eviction from Pacific Grove Senior Living community unless she coughs up $110K to new owners
A 96-year-old California woman was given a three-day eviction notice from her senior housing complex, given the choice between paying $110,000 or being evicted from the apartment she'd lived in for 22 years. Jean-Jacques said he signed a lifetime lease with California-Nevada Methodist Homes in 2002 and planned to live out the rest of his […]
Minneapolis business owners face ‘almost impossible’ challenges including crime, regulations
Early in the George Floyd riots, as police were busy responding, someone drove a car into Thurston Jewelers on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Looters flooded the store, smashing display cases. Lloyd Drilling said he was lucky his most valuable jewelry was in the safe. Everything else that could be taken out of the store was […]
Pulse nightclub owners will not face charges over 2016 mass shooting | Orlando terror attack
Orlando police have closed their investigation into the former owners of Pulse nightclub without filing any charges, despite calls from families and survivors of the shooting that killed 49 LGBTQ+ clubgoers for police to investigate them for criminal charges. Orlando police said in an emailed statement this week that no charges will be filed against […]
NFL owners allow private equity firms to buy up to 10% of clubs for first time
The National Football League approved new rules on Tuesday that will allow team owners to sell parts of their franchises to private equity firms, raising the possibility of a windfall that could add billions of dollars to the value of clubs. The NFL's 32 owners voted for the measure at a special league meeting in […]
Pulse Nightclub owners will not face involuntary manslaughter charges over 2016 shooting: Police
The former Pulse nightclub owners have been acquitted of manslaughter charges in connection with a June 2016 mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, according to a new report from the Orlando Police Department. Police began investigating possible criminal charges against Pulse's former owners, Barbara and Rosario Poma, more than a year ago. Fox 35 Reported. The […]
Temu owner’s shares plummet 30% as fast-fashion competition intensifies
Shares in PDD Holdings, the parent company of Chinese e-commerce giant Tem, fell nearly 30% on Monday after the company warned that growing competition in the fast fashion sector could cause profits to fall. PDD co-founder Lei stressed that the company’s current growth is not sustainable as it battles with rivals such as Shein, Bytedance’s […]
Immigrant hotel owners say NYC bill that bans outsourcing jobs would ‘destroy’ their American Dream
A new group of South Asian immigrant hoteliers is speaking out against proposed legislation they say would “destroy” New York’s hospitality industry and undermine their American dream. The Indian Americans behind the New York City Minority Hotel Association, which owns about 120 non-union hotels, mostly in suburban Manhattan, are opposed to a controversial plan that […]