Finance & M&A — page 128

The Vitamin Shoppe has appointed Josh Burris, former CEO of rue21, as an Advisory Board Member.

Dream Vacations illuminates New York City with a digital billboard in Times Square, featuring a 15-second ad promoting a chance to win a dream vacation.

Closet Factory is a designer, supplier, and installer of custom storage solutions, with a focus on customer satisfaction and creating high-end products.

Spherion Staffing and Recruiting Opens in Des Plaines, IL to serve administrative and clerical, customer service, light industrial and non-clinical healthcare staffing needs.

Honest Lash is a beauty franchise with a network of locations across the US.

Crimp-Tech Hydraulics offers franchising opportunities in Florida, providing repair, rebuilding, and replacement services for hydraulic components.

Multi-unit franchisees can operate with the mindset of always preparing for sale, refining processes and procedures to make them efficient and repeatable.

Papa John's appoints John Miller to its Board of Directors, bringing 45 years of restaurant operations and management experience.

Todd Pfister, a top franchise broker, discussed how his professional history helps him understand franchisees better and his advice for prospective franchise owners.

Dumpster Dudez offers franchise opportunities, with 15 locations throughout seven states and big plans for growth.

RSVP Direct Mail Advertising expands its services to Las Vegas, offering luxury direct mail advertising services to local businesses.

Cold Stone Creamery was founded in 1988 by Donald and Susan Sutherland in Tempe, Arizona, and has since expanded to multiple locations through franchising.

Marnie Prince, owner of multiple Junk King locations, was recognized as a 2023 Franchise Rock Star by Franchise Business Review.

Illinois economic outlook for 2023 indicates job growth, improving labor market, but still higher unemployment rate compared to national average.

Farmer Boys is a West Coast fast-casual burger franchise known for its farm-fresh ingredients, made-to-order meals and multi-channel restaurant model that includes dine-in, drive-thru, delivery and mobile ordering.

TOUS les JOURS is an artisan bakery franchise with over 1,650 locations worldwide, offering French-Asian-inspired baked goods and handcrafted beverages.

A list of the best financing options for franchising a business is curated, including solutions for covering the entire franchise purchase or just a portion of it.

Franchise FastLane & Southfield Capital acquire Raintree, combining forces to offer full-circle approach to franchise development and growth acceleration.

Smoothie King, the world’s largest smoothie chain and the first health and fitness QSR brand of its kind, announced an 11 percent increase in same-store sales year over year at the end of Q2.

Steve Provost, executive vice president and president of Maggiano's Little Italy, will retire at the end of August 2023.

Research reveals Canadian business owners are prioritizing cost-cutting amid recession fears, with 80% planning to cut costs and 55% favoring a hybrid or remote workforce.

Massachusetts' economic outlook reveals opportunities for growth, with rankings in ALEC-Laffer's 'Rich States, Poor States' Economic Competitiveness Index.

1851 examines ALEC-Laffer's 16th annual 'Rich States, Poor States' Economic Competitiveness Index for Washington state's economic outlook and performance rankings.

KFC U.S. named Paul Tuscano as its new Chief Digital Officer to lead digital priorities and customer experience.