Big Union Loss At Amazon Warehouse Casts Shadow Over Labor Movement hppr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hppr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group, comprised of the iconic Ruby Slipper Café and sister concept, Ruby Sunshine, has announced continued expansion in the South Eastern region with locations in Charleston, SC and a second Birmingham, Al restaurant opening later this year. The restaurant group is positioning itself for rapid growth with plans to double in size over the next three years and have recently brought on industry veteran John McKay as their first Vice President of Real Estate and Development, effective immediately.
McKay most recently held the position of Director of Real Estate at Panera Bread. As VP of Real Estate and Development of Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group, McKay’s duties will include new restaurant growth of the Ruby Slipper and Ruby Sunshine brands, its development process, design and management of its development and facilities team.
Boxwood Partners Advises Big Easy Blends on Its Growth Investment from Clover Capital Partners and Granite Creek Capital Partners tennesseedaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tennesseedaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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New Orleans’ Busiest Musical Ambassadors Find Frustration, Inspiration During Pandemic Year
04/01/2021
Arriona “Tank” Ball
After a lavish musical introduction by her backing band, Tarriona “Tank” Ball – lead singer of Tank and the Bangas – playfully danced onto the stage to perform her song “Spaceships” to a rocking crowd.
Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say the fans were mildly heaving, swaying, rolling, pitching and/or “yawing,” since they were perched on the deck of a giant cruise ship.
The date was Jan. 9, 2020. The setting was a performance on an ocean liner hosting the 18th edition of Jam Cruise, a floating musical festival that features fleet-fingered talent from all over the world – often with plenty of New Orleanians represented.
The Mini-Midterms: Five Takeaways from Six Decades of House Special Elections
A Commentary By Kyle Kondik
Thursday, April 15, 2021
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE There have been nearly 300 U.S. House special elections since the mid-1950s. These elections more often flipped against the party that holds the White House just like what often happens to the president’s party in midterm House elections but the president’s party has scored some noteworthy wins, too, which can cloud the predictive value of special elections.
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Six decades of special House election trends
Almost exactly 47 years ago April 16, 1974 Republicans suffered what would be the fourth of five U.S. House special election losses in the first half of that year. Bob Traxler (D), who would go on to serve two decades in the U.S. House, defeated James Sparling Jr. (R) in MI-8.