Massachusetts seems to be getting more than its fair share of bad news lately. More specifically, a number of beloved chain restaurants are rapidly closing locations, reducing the number of choices residents have when eating out. The issues are, of course, not specific to Massachusetts - rising food and labor costs, worker shortages, uncertain consumer demand, and the rise of food delivery apps - but they certainly [...]

Arkansas’ theory for attracting factories was simple: Fewer regulations, no unions, low taxes. Unfortunately, even that incredibly factory-friendly environment won't save the state from mass layoffs, as it’s now facing 1,500+ jobs lost from three separate plants closing. What’s more - this is only the tip of the iceberg, as the national environment is arguably even worse. 3 lost plants The first - and biggest - [...]

Following a slew of factory closures around the United States, Pepsi is unfortunately at it again. This time, the impacted plant is in Detroit at 1555 Mack Avenue, with 84 jobs to be cut as of September 27th. Pepsi is closing down manufacturing operations, although “warehouse, fleet, delivery, sales and field service teams will continue to operate at this location,” per a company statement. It’s just the latest in [...]

Congratulations, Texas: You’re getting three new Chick-fil-As! (As if you didn’t already have enough great food options, from Whataburger to Buc-ee’s, HEB to, well, lots of Chick-fil-A locations already open.) While a chain restaurant expanding can sometimes be controversial…not so with Chick-fil-A, which is already America’s favorite fried chicken by a mile. And these three are just the tip of the iceberg, as [...]