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Concerns about the impact of business on local communities are exemplified in the articles about Sun Microsystems' plans to build new campuses in California and Colorado. Meanwhile, struggles with financial woes and public perception are evident in the stories about Boston Chicken Inc. and American Coin Merchandising Inc. Key
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Fast-food giants McDonald's and Burger King have implemented security measures at their Scottish restaurants, deploying bouncers to deter vandalism and ensure customer safety. The introduction of security personnel, often hired from private security firms, has been met with varying degrees of success, with some restaurants experiencing a significant
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Boston Chicken Inc. shares lost 37 percent of their value Friday after their independent auditor expressed doubts about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. This news came on a day when several major companies announced significant setbacks, including a shift in management at ABC News
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First Health Group Corp. has recently announced a 2-for-1 common stock split, set to be payable on June 23 to shareholders as of June 2. This move aims to increase shareholder value in the Downers Grove-based health insurance provider. Meanwhile, McDonald's Corp. has promoted Claire Babrowski to executive
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McDonald's restaurants have partnered with The Post-Dispatch to sponsor a Teenie Beanie Babies contest for area children. This contest is open to kids aged 5 to 12 and offers a chance to win a complete set of 12 Teenie Beanie Babies and a coupon for a free McDonald&
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Starting Friday, McDonald's will be serving up a dozen new Teenie Beanie Babies, the Golden Arches' latest promotion at over 470 restaurants in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. The introduction of new characters, including retired full-sized Beanie Babies, has sparked excitement among fans. The promotion follows last year&
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CNL, a recognized leader in providing net lease financing to the restaurant industry, has announced that it has provided $22.5 million in acquisitions financing for Ruby Tuesday's franchise partners in the Denver and Phoenix markets. This financing was crucial for the franchise partners to support their growth
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AmeriKing, Inc., the nation's second-largest franchisee of Burger King restaurants, announced its financial results for the first quarter of 1998 in a Quarterly report to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company reported impressive growth, with sales increasing 44% to $71.1 million from $49.9 million in
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Burger King's latest effort to overtake McDonald's market share is the Big King, touted as having 20% more beef and 30% less bread than the iconic Big Mac. With 466 restaurants and 91 million customers served annually, Burger King is taking on the might of McDonald&
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McDonald's latest ad campaign features an all-black cast, a bold move that breaks with the industry's trend of tokenizing black people in commercials. Even in the late 1990s, advertisers are still hesitant to cast black actors in their ads, with some clients requesting that black people
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McDonald's is set to kick off its crucial summer promotional season, a year after the failure of its Campaign 55 discounting program, with a reinvigorated partnership with Walt Disney Co. The burger chain has abandoned its previously scheduled tie-in to Disney's 'Mighty Joe Young'
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The Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville, a shelter for parents of sick children undergoing medical care, has initiated a campaign to raise $4 million for a new facility. The existing 10-bedroom house on Jefferson Street near University Medical Center will be replaced by a new, larger facility on the south
