Auburn, Ala. — Chicken Salad Chick, a Southern-inspired, fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept, will open its first Gainesville, Ga., location, marking its 70th location overall. The new restaurant will open on June 13, 2017.
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Saginaw, Mich. — Duro-Last, Inc. was recognized with the Excellence in Recycling Award by the Michigan Recycling Coalition at its annual conference in May. The award is given every year to one Michigan organization that shows leadership and excellence in recycling and waste diversion.
Houston — Transwestern has been retained by Zoës Kitchen, a Plano, Texas-based fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant group, as its exclusive real estate advisor in the Houston market. Currently, Zoës Kitchen has 15 Houston locations and has plans to more than double its footprint in the Houston market during the next few years.
Wyomissing, Pa. — Egan Sign, a recognized leader in national sign management and corporate rebranding, has made three new hires. Andrew Ross has joined the organization as graphic designer, and Jessica Paladino and Devon Loose have been hired as project coordinators.
Canton, Mass. — Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts (DD) and Baskin-Robbins (BR), has promoted Kate Jaspon, interim CFO, to the position of chief financial officer (CFO), effective June 5, 2017. She will report directly to Dunkin’ Brands’ CEO, Nigel Travis.
Fort Worth, Texas — This past Memorial Day Weekend, RadioShack closed more than 1,000 stores, leaving fewer than 70 corporate and 500 RadioShack dealer stores around the country. From its beginnings in Boston in 1921, over the past 96 years RadioShack established itself as the go-to retailer for consumer electronics.
Los Angeles — Taubman Centers, Inc. has named four new restaurants that will join Beverly Center’s culinary lineup as part of the shopping and dining destination’s $500 million reimagination. The restaurants — Cal Mare, Eggslut, FARMHOUSE and Yardbird — will be located on Level 1 and all are anticipated to open by the end of 2018.