Jersey Mike’s Subs, a leading franchisor of fast-casual submarine sandwich stores known for its fresh sliced and fresh grilled subs, announced on Tuesday it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Blackstone for approximately $8 billion.
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Starbucks has announced that starting November 7, customers in U.S. and Canada company-owned and operated stores will no longer pay extra for customizing their beverage with non-dairy milk – including soymilk, oatmilk, almondmilk and coconutmilk.
The Container Store Group and Beyond, Inc. (owner of Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock, Zulily, and other online retail brands) have announced that the companies have entered into a partnership that will bring back the Bed Bath and Beyond Brand through The Container Store. There are currently two Montgomery County locations of The Container Store– in Gaithersburg and Rockville.
Montgomery Parks’ Jennifer Scully, Regional Operations Manager and waterfowl aficionado has put her stamp of approval on the winner of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 Federal Duck Art Stamp Contest. Scully served as a judge for the prestigious national art contest, and with a panel of four peers selected this year’s winner, Adam Grimm of Wallace, South Dakota for his acrylic painting of a pair of spectacled eiders.
On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, a single-engine airplane crashed into a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport (FFA) in. Roth Carolina. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of the Cirrus SR-22 airplane. Among those killed in the crash was Montgomery County, MD man Shashwat Ajit Adhikari.
Amtrak has announced it’s launching the Floridian, a new temporary route offering a direct round-trip between Chicago and Miami that will take customers to these cities in “comfort and style.” It will include DC area stops, including one in Rockville.
BurgerFi International, Inc., owner of BurgerFi and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings announced on Wednesday that it has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Chickenjoy fans rejoice! Jollibee’s signature fried chicken, Chickenjoy, was ranked first in USA TODAY’s 10 Best Fast Food Fried Chicken this summer, edging out other major chains like Popeyes, Pollo Campero, and Bojangles to top the list.
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Update: LL Flooring signed a last minute agreement with F9 Investments for a going-concern sale of its business as part of its Chapter 11 process. The asset purchase agreement includes the acquisition of 219 stores, inventory, intellectual property, and other assets. The transaction is expected to close by the end of September, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval. The company will continue to operate normally, serving customers with a broad range of flooring products both online and in stores. LL Flooring is also proceeding with previously announced store closings at 211 locations.
“Closing sales are continuing at 211 store locations, including the recently initiated 117 store closings and the 94 store closings already in process that had been previously announced on August 11, 2014. These locations will remain open and serving customers through the store closing process.”Additional information can be found at the LL Flooring Restructuring website.
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Carter Scott has been named the winner of the Postal Service’s Driver of the Year Award. He is a Silver Spring resident, according to Source of the Spring, who works out of the Suburban Processing and Distribution Center in Gaithersburg.
The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is offering a reward of $10,000 for credible information leading to the recovery of Mrs. Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson. An update by the 25th Infantry Division on social media stated that Mischa Johnson’s husband, Private First Class Dewayne Arthur Johnson II (of Frederick, MD) is currently in military pretrial confinement in Hawaii.