— By Mike Rosen — How your parking lot can drive down operating costs. Of all the areas you’re responsible to maintain, the parking lot is one of the largest. And, in the fast-paced retail and restaurant industry, it isn’t always convenient to make repairs to it. This is a significant challenge for c-stores in particular where downtime is especially costly. How do I know? Recently, I had the privilege of attending the National Leadership Conference for a leading retailer of gasoline and convenience merchandise. My participation gave me …
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Oak Brook, Ill. — Let’s Pave, a leading national provider of specialized paving services and solutions, has hired Chicago-based paving entrepreneur and multi-business owner Alex Demos as joint partner. Demos will work with existing Let’s Pave partners C.B. Kuzlik, Mike Rosen and Michael Zator in determining overall strategy for the company.